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.

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk (left) with Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess in Berlin in 2019

The Tesla-Volkswagen Bromance Should Be a Model for the Electric Car Industry

While other automakers fight, CEOs Elon Musk and Herbert Diess show a better way forward

All-Clad Copper Core, stainless steel and nonstick pots and pans on a grey background. All of them are on sale at the Home & Cook website.

The All-Clad Factory Seconds Sale Is Back With Discounts Up to 78% Off

Pick up all kinds of cookware at unbeatable prices

The new Hike 100 travel trailer from Winnebago sitting on a gravel plot in the woods

Meet the Hike 100, Winnebago’s Smallest, Most Adorable Camper Yet

Wait until you see the inside

An array of eight glass food storage containers from OXO's Smart Seal line, all on sale through the end of October 2021

Your Kitchen Isn't Complete Without OXO's Glass Food Containers

Get the entire Smart Seal line on sale through the end of October

A grid of rainbow sweatpants from the brand Entireworld, which Scott Sternberg announced is closing

The Sweatpants Era Is Officially Over

Entireworld is closing, citing a "nuclear apocalypse of an ending," while we attempt a return to normal

The 2022 Lexus LX 600 SUV with a large front grille driving through the desert on sand during the day

Can Lexus's New Off-Road Behemoth Replace the Land Cruiser?

The new LX 600 wants to appease Toyota fans and win the big-grille wars

French Cristel stainless steel skillets and nonstick pans on a table with a cutting board and some assorted vegetables

Sur La Table's Anniversary Sale Has Up to 60% Off Everything for Your Kitchen

Pots and pans? Check. Blenders and food processors? Those too.

Jay Leno driving and GM Defense President Steve duMont riding in a military ISV version of the Chevy Colorado ZR2 off-road pickup truck

Jay Leno Offers a Close-Up of the Chevy Pickup Turned Army Truck. Well, Not Too Close.

The new Infantry Squad Vehicle is a military version of the Colorado ZR2

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, holding microphones onstage at Global Citizen Live on September 25, 2021 in New York City

What Is Ethic, The Sustainable Investing Firm Harry and Meghan Are Promoting?

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are getting in on ESG investing. Should you?

A grid showing three different pairs of men's R.M. Williams boots, including the Gardener, Craftsman and Comfort Turnout Chelsea boots

Take $100 Off R.M. Williams's Best-in-Class Chelsea Boots

If you buy yourself one new pair of fall boots, make it these

The front end of an electric Amazon delivery van built by EV startup Rivian. The so-called Rivian Prime Vans will reportedly hit the streets in 2021 after testing.

Amazon Is Betting Big on Rivian, But It Doesn’t Care About the Electric Trucks

Behind the R1T is a much more consequential EV

A grey stripe performance flannel from Mizzen + Main worn by a man. The shirts are on sale in October 2021.

Mizzen + Main Makes the Best Fall Shirt You’ve Never Heard of. And It's on Sale.

Everyone needs a performance flannel, and this one's our favorite

Daniel Craig pointing a gun as James Bond in the latest 007 movie "No Time to Die"

The Most Unhinged Interview Answers From Daniel Craig’s Bond Farewell Tour

In the lead-up to "No Time to Die," Craig doesn’t seem to care about your questions

No Time to Die cinematographer Linus Sandgren holding the Oscar he won for La La Land, with James Bond's Aston Martin DB5 driving in the background

How to Shoot James Bond: A Chat With Cinematographer Linus Sandgren

"No Time to Die" and "La La Land" have more in common than the Oscar-winning director of photography

The new automatic watch from The James Brand and Timex lying on a table next to a map, pocketknife, keychain and coffee cup

The Best Timex Collab in Recent Memory, Courtesy of a Portland Knifemaker

The James Brand makes exquisite, purposeful tools. This watch is no different.

A row of tables and two rows of chairs from Design Within Reach, all discounted during the shop's Dining Sale

Redo Your Dining Room During This Design Within Reach Sale

Whatever your furniture or aesthetic needs, get yourself a hefty discount