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

Review: Can a Vegan Boot Live Up to the Blundstone Name?

I tested the Australian brand's first vegan Chelsea boots against my old-school pair

Record-Breaking Porsche Sale Shows the Ascendancy of Online Auction Sites

Bring a Trailer sold a Porsche Carrera GT for $1.9 million, the highest amount ever at auction

Can Electric Cars Survive in Winter?

Here’s what happens to EV batteries in ice, snow and freezing temps

Review: Testing Askov Finlayson’s Climate-Positive Winter Parka

An outerwear brand you may have missed makes one of the most intriguing winter coats on the market

The Sony Car, Not the Apple Car, Is the Most Exciting Potential EV

At CES, the tech company made its intentions in the automotive space clear

Our Five Favorite Watches of All Price Points at Mr Porter's Sale

From a rugged Bremont to a timeless Timex, here's what we've got our eye on

How Tesla Nearly Doubled Deliveries in 2021 While Other Automakers Stagnated

Ford and GM saw sales slumps, but Elon Musk’s EV maker had its best year ever

Take Up to 50% Off Workout Gear at Under Armour's Semi-Annual Sale

Score deals on gym shirts, lifting shoes, cold-weather running tights and more

The Metaverse Wants to Mirror Real Life. Harassment Is Already Cropping Up.

Groping, sexual threats and other troubling incidents have been reported on multiple platforms

Blizzards, Breakdowns and Blue Ice: How a ’50s-Era Porsche Conquered Antarctica

Renée Brinkerhoff completed her goal of driving a Porsche 356 on all seven continents

Why "Don't Look Up" Used a Fake $700K Watch Instead of the Real Thing

No, that isn’t a real Richard Mille on Jonah Hill's wrist

Top Kitchen Brands Are Up to 70% Off at the Williams Sonoma Warehouse Sale

Shop the one-day clearance on All-Clad, Staub, Vitamix and more

The Year All Old Cars Became Classic Cars

There used to be good cars and losers. Now, nostalgia has made everything a collectible.

Joan Didion, Voice of a Generation and Beyond, Dies at 87 of Parkinson’s Disease

The enormously influential American author of “Slouching Towards Bethlehem” and “The Year of Magical Thinking” passed away Thursday

Can a Trio of Aging Explorers Complete "The Last Great Overland Journey"?

Jeff Willner drives Land Rovers where no one has gone before, like the English Channel, but he’s in it for the Scotch, toilet humor and camaraderie

Why Rivian Meeting Its Electric SUV Goal Isn’t That Impressive

The EV maker delivered the first two R1S SUVs, but not to just any customers