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

This Is the World’s Lightest Hammock

Packs down smaller than a beer. Meaning: more room for beers.

You Only Need Two Things to Take Off and Land This Aircraft: Your Feet

Meet the Archaeopteryx. Don't worry, there's no spelling test.

If You Like Sustainable Architecture, Welcome to Your Utopia

Honey, grab the kids. We're moving to Turkey.'

Secret Wisconsin Getaway Involves Campfires, Hot Tubs

This is Wisdom Woods. You’d be wise to visit.

Washing Your Laundry in This Bag Could Help Save Our Oceans

A fix for the pollution that's hiding in plain sight

Lucid Motors’ New Electric Car Is Built for IRL Vikings

Watch the 1,000-hp car drift in northern Minnesota

Let Us Fondly Remember Spike TV’s One True Gift to the World: MXC

The soon-defunct network forgot one rule: Don't get eliminated

This Old-School Audio Setup Deserves a Grammy

It plays tape. It plays records. And it's f*cking gorgeous.

Turns Out $60 Gets You a Watch for Every Occasion

Don’t know quartz from mechanical? Get this.

LibreTaxi Is the Free, Open-Source Alternative to Lyft and Uber

Go where no ride-sharing app has gone before, literally