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Improv group comes to rescue of texting pedestrians with Seeing-eye People
The scene-making Improv Everywhere troupe has released a pair of videos in which it pokes fun at people who can't take their eyes off their texting devices even while navigating busy streets in New York City. Improv Everywhere's solution for safeguarding oblivious walking/texting zombies: Seeing-eye People. Read More

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