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Students Perform Zombie-Themed Flashmob to Protest School Closings

Amanda Ferris — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:42:57 +0000

Students of the group Philadelphia Student Union, which is a part of a larger organization called the Philadelphia Coalition Advocacy of Public Schools, recently performed a zombie-themed flashmob to Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ in front of the school district’s headquarters. The students were protesting the new plan that would close 37 schools thanks to state budget cuts. They [...]

'No Pants Subway Ride' Strikes Again In the Big Apple

TheFW Staff — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 23:46:51 +0000

Sunday, January 13th, marked the 12th annual "No Pants Subway Ride," aka the day when people drop trou on the subway because...because no pants, that's why. Improv Everywhere, the pranksters behind this long-running event, organized a gathering of 4,000 participants in Brooklyn that quickly spread into Manhattan transit. In addition to major metropolitan areas like Boston and San Francisco, similar pants-less events took place all around the world in places like Mexico City and China.

Forget Flash Mobs — 'Flash Robs' Are the New Trend [VIDEO]

Nick Romano — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:00:18 +0000

It seems as though teens have taken the flash mob to a new and criminal level by planning events called “flash robs,” during which they run screaming into a store, steal things in a frenzied mass and run out as quickly as they came in.

Improv Everywhere Flash Mob Lights Up NYC With 3,500 Glowsticks and Flashlights [VIDEO]

Dylan Schenker — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 19:45:05 +0000

On July 16, New York’s Rockefeller Park was lit up like a Christmas tree when over 3,500 people converged for Improv Everywhere’s latest MP3 Experiment. The popular series of “missions,” as IE calls its stunts, asks participants to download an MP3 file, gather in one spot, hit play at the same time and follow the audio instructions for an awesome effect.

The eighth installment in the MP3 mission series included activities with flashlights and glowsticks, giving the phrase “flash mob” an entirely new meaning. Check out video of the mission below:

Merry Christmas Flash Mob

Tom McCarthy — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 15:21:53 +0000

With over 26M views in a little over one month, this video definitely caught my attention.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from 107.9 The River!