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

There's Never Been a Better Time to Buy a Stetson

Huckberry’s got a sale and you’ve got appropriately long hair

Longtime Activist Bill McKibben Responds to "Bad Journalist" Michael Moore

The filmmaker's new environmental doc, “Planet of the Humans,” has invited tons of controversy

Georgia Teens Can Skip the Driver’s License Road Test During Pandemic

The one instance where kids these days do have it easier

Yeti Updated Its Classic Cooler With All Your Gripes Addressed

Take a closer look at the ingenious Roadie 24

Elon Musk Is the Ultimate Armchair Epidemiologist

“FREE AMERICA NOW” … from Elon Musk’s tweets

Stop Looking for the Perfect Leather Jacket, We Found It for $270 Off

The Taylor Stitch Moto Jacket is stimulus check worthy

Photographer Chris Burkard Wants You to Travel Differently After Quarantine

A conversation about his new book with writer Matt McDonald, "At Glacier’s End"

Will Gap Be a Casualty of the Pandemic?

The retail icon was in trouble before COVID-19 reached the U.S.

The Consummate Office Chair Is $460 Off

Yes, the Aeron is better than what you're currently sitting in

JetBlue Becomes First Airline to Require Face Masks for Entire Flight

“This is the new flying etiquette,” said president Joanna Geraghty

These Quintessential Chelsea Boots Are $200 Off

You can’t talk Chelsea without R.M. Williams

The Ideal Doomsday Vehicles, According to Car Experts

Your Ford Focus just isn’t going to cut it

Bill Gates Foundation Shifts "Total Attention" to COVID-19

In an interview, Gates said even non-health branches would change focus

China’s Lotus-Shaped Soccer Stadium Will Be the World’s Largest

Despite the pandemic, Guangzhou Evergrande broke ground last week

Double-Header Sale Has Patagonia and North Face Up to 70% Off

Here are the best gear deals, from retro vests to sherpa fleece