Steady Mobbin'
February 24, 2006
In the summer of 2003, articles started popping up about a curious recurring phenomenon in New York City. Large crowds, organized via forwarded emails, were congregating in public places to perform absurd acts that were over almost as soon as they began. The so-called "Flash Mobs" were imitated in other cities, and countries. Through it all, the man who hatched the idea remained anonymous. Until now. Flash Mob inventor (and Harper's senior editor) Bill Wasik reveals to Brooke what the stunt was all about.
