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

GM Reveals Electric Hummer SUV and Chevy Pickup

The surprise unveiling came during an investor conference on Thursday

Stock Up on Cast Iron During Field Company's BOGO Sale

Hunker down for a winter of skillet pie, skillet pizza, skillet cornbread …

Who Wants 50% Off Shinola Watches and Leather Goods?

Wallets, duffels, briefcases and timepieces are all up for grabs

Targa Florio Is the Greatest, Most Dangerous Car Race You’ve Never Heard Of

Historians discuss the romantic and dangerous Sicilian mountain race that inspired the Porsche Targa

CREO Syndicate Is a Climate Investment Club for “the Richest of the Rich”

How "a small, secretive nonprofit" is fighting climate change

Baboon to the Moon Bags Are Tough as Hell, Rarely on Sale

Grab a discount on the Go-Bags while you can

How to Hack Your Night-Owl Brain and Become a Morning Person

You’ve got bad COVID-era sleeping habits. Fix them.

Italian Police Race Kidney 300 Miles to a Hospital in Lamborghini

Average speed for the organ transport: 145 miles per hour

How Do You Start a Copper Cookware Collection? With Made In.

One of our favorite direct to consumer companies is getting into copper

Porsche Designed a Revolutionary Sustainable Car … in the 1970s

Before sustainability was in vogue, there was the Porsche FLA

Yes, Alexander Hamilton Owned Slaves, According to New Research

He's an abolitionist in the musical "Hamilton." Reality is more complicated.