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

Tow This Tiny Barn Around and People Will Think You Bet the Ranch and Lost

Compost toilet and lack of shower won’t help your case

Taschen’s Blowout Sale Is One for the (Coffee Table) Books

175 gorgeous tomes. Up to 75% off. Here are 10 you'll love.

The Spectre Superyacht Was Built to Outrun James Bond

Can your evil lair do 54 knots per hour?

Book Airbnb ‘Experiences.’ Here Are 12 Worth Trying.

At least one recreation of a famous prison escape included

Fact: Nature Is More Sublime From a Spiraling Observation Tower

Where to find the 21st century's very own Tower of Babel

Nine Survival Experts Name the One Item They’d Want on Doomsday

Including a retired Navy SEAL and the guy who trains them

Professor Louis C.K. Will Teach You How to Tell a Joke Now

Being loud, drunk and unruly didn't make the cut, surprisingly

We Talked to the Guy Who Went Surfing Under the Northern Lights

Ever risked frostbite for a great Instagram? Chris Burkard has

Your New Reading Lamp Is Meta AF

Take a look, it’s in a book.

It’s a Record Player for People Who Listen to Spotify, Basically

Necessary? No. But will it impress people? Definitely.

Put This Sticker on Your Phone for 25% More Battery Life

Think of it as an air-conditioner that’s one atom thick

Five Reasons the New Wilmot Will Be the Midwest’s First Great Ski Resort

Vail Resort’s expertise (and $13 million) will do that for you