The owner of Oz Cycles in Minneapolis restores "pretty much anything on two wheels."

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Alexa Kocinski is a standup comedian in Minneapolis who navigates irony and controversial topics with just the right amount of recklessness. Her writing has been featured in several publications, including McSweeney&#8217;s, where she has penned humorous pieces on various topics.
Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alexakocinski/">@alexakocinski </a>

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Culture

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Michaelangelo Matos is the author of three books, writes <a href="https://michaelangelo.substack.com/">Beat Connection</a>, a DJ-mixes newsletter on Substack, plays music every month for <a href="https://www.particle.fm/show/needles-in-the-haystack">Particle FM</a>, and lives in St. Paul.

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Deborah Copperud is a Minneapolis-based writer and podcaster with work published in Glamour, The Rumpus, HuffPost, Good Tape, Another Chicago Magazine, and Door Is A Jar, among other publications. She co-hosts the It&#8217;s My Screen Time Too and Spock Talk podcasts. <a href="https://deborahcopperud.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://deborahcopperud.substack.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1740582614503000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3WYL0MUssDh5ek1quLpIwk">Follow her on Substack</a>.

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I Waited 11 Years (and Then a Few Hours) to Visit the Apostle Islands Ice Caves

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