Small world
Fun was had here back in October, when a debate ensued regarding the City Pages treatment of “hookah bars” and smoking as a cultural issue. Who could have known at the time that the author of the story, Jonathan Kaminsky, would be working on a story about the city of Harris and the circus-like atmosphere that existed there in 2006. As part of his research, he and I spent an enjoyable afternoon discussing some of the issues Harris has had recently.
To his credit, when made aware of the arguments against his hookah piece, Kaminsky characterized it as “fair criticism.” Pretty fair-minded guy and a fine writer to boot. His story on Harris is worth a read.