Alex Lauer

Alex Lauer is the features editor at InsideHook. Since joining the company in 2016, he’s covered a wide range of topics, including cars, the environment, books and business. His reporting broke stories on the rise of Bookshop (the anti-Amazon online bookseller), the fall of Best Made Company (and sale to Duluth Trading) and the false promises of a supposedly “environmentally-friendly” NFT initiative. His hands-on methods — driving in a Sherp (of Kanye West fame) in northern Minnesota and idling in the electric Ford Mustang Mach-E for 12 hours in the middle of winter — offer a reliable and unique perspective on popular issues. Previously, he wrote for City Pages in the Twin Cities after graduating from the University of Minnesota. After starting at IH in New York City, he now lives in Minneapolis, MN. Follow him on Instagram: @alexlauer.

All Articles From Alex Lauer

Museum Hack Goes Rogue With One-of-a-Kind Art Institute Tours

Heists, Nazi treasure and other secrets of the Chicago museum

When You Want to Live on the Farm but Nah

Oven, fireplace, two lofts — in less than 300-square-feet

This Sneaky Little Gadget Can Turn Your Home Into a VR Playground

Million-dollar projection mapping for the price of a laptop

Meet the Man Resurrecting Frank Lloyd Wright’s Forgotten Masterpieces

He designed 1,114 structures. Only 532 were actually built.

25 Simple Rules for Maximizing Your Tax Refund

From swimming pools to steak dinners to breast implants

Hopefully the U.S. Takes a Cue From This Green Paris Apartment Building

If your Lincoln Log set got a degree in Environmental Studies