The Big Chill
You can have love, you can keep your money --
when summer comes, it's air conditioning we want. From central air to window units,
from frosty movie theaters to icy blasts from the dashboard of a properly tuned
automobile, we seek coolness in all its forms.
In this issue, we salute our summertime obsession. Eileen Loh
Harrist spends an afternoon with Neil, who after 20 years of repair work refuses
to touch another air conditioner. He tells us why fixing a friend's AC is even
more aggravating than owning and operating the Saturn Bar. Bunny Matthews draws
out the history of air conditioning, and Shala Carlson revisits Henry Miller's
classic American travelogue The Air-Conditioned Nightmare. Finally, Constance
Adler phones up a man who invented a method of bringing your air conditioner
outdoors.
When you're done with these stories, you can fold up Gambit
Weekly and use it as a fan. Whatever you do, just keep your cool.
Continued ...
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