Entries Tagged as 'Hookahs in the News'

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

Hookah Smoking Caterpillar

So as a hookah smoker, our little claim to fame is the Hookah Smoking Caterpillar that we all know and love from Alice in Wonderland. So, what better is there to do than to make a banner out of it and remind us all of when we were three years old and had no idea […]

Saturday, October 21st, 2006

Hookah Smokers Across the World Reading Here at The Hookah Lounge!

Alright, so I thought that you all might enjoy seeing where your hookah smoking friends that read on this website are reading from! Google supplies me this nifty little map, so I’m going to pass it along to you. Let’s just say that the USA is way in the lead, with the Middle-East […]

Thursday, October 19th, 2006

Search for Hookahs, Hookas, Hooka and Shisha on Flickr

If you want to waste a few minutes, you can surf on over to flickr and search for Hookahs, Hookas, Hooka, or Shisha. Trust me- you’ll find some truly fascinating stuff. I found some people who turned a watermelon into a hookah, some people who are making their own shisha (much like the people […]

Tuesday, July 18th, 2006

Sweet Smell of Traditional Hookah

This is a great article I just found from the Now Magazine in Toronto. Here’s hoping you enjoy this newbie’s little story about his first experience with the hookah.

Pipe Dreams
Sweet smell of shisha mixes with rush-hour traffic in Little Arabia
By GLENN WHEELER
The number 54 bus from Eglinton station rolls through sleepy single-family […]

Friday, June 30th, 2006

Hookah vs. Cigar

More than likely, you’ve seen a hookah in your lifetime. However, unless you’re a regular at a hookah bar, you’ve probably forgotten all about it. Do you still think you’ve never heard of a hookah? Think back. Way back. There you are, lying on your bed, while your Mother is reading the fantastic tale of […]

Friday, June 30th, 2006

Hookah Use Flares Up at Yale

Hookah use flares up at Yale
BY CARI TUNA
Staff Reporter
Friends sat together in a small, dimly lit dorm room in Calhoun College last weekend, chatting softly and passing a nargile hose from person to person. Each one took his turn inhaling the flavored smoke from the pipe as the familiar murmur of bubbling water […]

Friday, June 30th, 2006

Is Smoking a Hookah Bad for Your Health?

Below is an interview with Dr. Thomas Eissenberg, associate professor, department of psychology and Institute for Drug and Alcohol Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University:
Q: Is it true that hookah smoke is better than cigarette smoke because it’s filtered through water?
A: Unfortunately, there are no data by which we can compare directly the health effects of […]

Monday, June 19th, 2006

Avoid The Hookah And Save Your Teeth

When you are looking at health-realted articles about hookah use, you may find a great deal of differing information. Doctor’s still aren’t sure about the effects of smoking the Shisha, but here is one thing I found online that can give you a worst-case scenario:
Avoid The Hookah And Save Your Teeth
Smoking a hookah also […]

Monday, June 19th, 2006

He Died With a Felafel In His Hand


Wednesday, June 14th, 2006

Help This Poor Soul Start a Hookah Bar in Oregon

It’s hard enough to start a business. This excited young fella wants to start his own Hookah Bar in Eugene, Oregon and he wants to get a bit of support or words of encouragement. He is also wondering if it is a good idea to drop out of college to make the idea happen. Of […]