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

Stand-Up Paddleboards Are Up to $330 Off at Body Glove

Your new favorite summer activity, right this way

What NPS Employees Want You to Know as National Parks Reopen

Rule #1: Make sure it’s actually open before hitting the road

Huckberry Is Slashing Prices on Summer Gear for Memorial Day

The five best deals include a super limited-edition Danner boot

Volvo Is Electronically Limiting the Top Speed of All Its Cars

The automaker followed through with its controversial safety feature

Jackbox Games Is the Great Big Quarantine Party You're Probably Missing Out On

No matter how long social distancing lasts, this is the antidote

America’s Small Farms Could Be Decimated by COVID-19

“If 30 to 40 percent of them go, that’s a generational catastrophe,” said chef Dan Barber

Our Favorite Throwback Timex Just Got a Vibrant Reissue

If history tells us anything, it’s that the Q Timex will sell out

Made In's New Sheet Pans Were Designed for a Barbecue Virtuoso

Because of the pandemic, you can get some for your own kitchen

The Bizarre, Unexpected, Neverending Life of Imogen Heap's "Hide and Seek"

Can “mmm whatcha say” escape “The O.C.” and become something timeless?

There Are Almost Too Many Deals at Rag & Bone's First Surplus Sale

With discounts up to 70% off, it’s time for a closet refresh

Men, It's Time to Finally Watch "Outlander"

The ideal quarantine show is a Scottish war epic that's been unfairly labeled as chick lit

Tesla to Unveil EV Batteries That Last a Million Miles

Elon Musk reportedly wants to rival power companies like PG&E

Why We're Partnering With Bookshop, the Anti-Amazon Bookseller

Support independent bookstores, get a discount. It’s a win-win.