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Jim Ruland

  • May 12, 2005
    Things Heard During John Cage’s Folsom Prison Performance of “4’33”."
    by Chris Monks, Jim Ruland, Elizabeth Ellen, Aaron Burch, Melissa Bell, Jensen Whelan, Matthew Simmons, Steven Seighman, and Pasha Malla
  • April 4, 2004
    Titles of B-Movie Westerns that Give the Impression the West Was Wilder Than Previously Imagined
    by Jim Ruland
  • May 6, 2002
    Bad Names for Boats
    by Jim Ruland
  • February 28, 2002
    Seven Recurring Nightmares That Fail To Frighten
    by Jim Ruland
  • May 21, 2001
    Adventure Week: Shackleton’s Undeliverable E Mail
    by Jim Ruland
  • April 12, 2001
    Proposed Names for an Amateur Wrestler Unduly Influenced by the Work of Samuel Taylor Coleridge
    by Jim Ruland
  • March 16, 2001
    St Patrick’s Day Special: Lesser Known Irish Saints, Being A Brief Compendium Of Hibernian Heroes, Martyrs & Miracle Workers
    by Jim Ruland
  • December 29, 2000
    Secret New Year’s Resolutions From Washington
    by Jim Ruland
  • December 12, 2000
    Report From Belfast
    by Jim Ruland
  • November 10, 2000
    Blame Florida: Proposed Name Changes for the State of Florida
    by Jim Ruland
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