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Articles by

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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by Ben Parker, Stephanie Steinbrecher, Kelsey Ronan, John McMurtrie, Sophia DuRose, Rachel Villa, and Amy Sumerton
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