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Fog and Smog at it again: This time, cell phone addiction in the crosshairs

Loved the creative collective Fog and Smog’s lampoon of the absurd surreality of modern yoga-mania so much that I interviewed one of the founders back when it was going viral…

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By Lisa Napoli • Feb 1, 2012 • 1 min read

Fog and Smog’s lampoon of the absurd surreality of modern yoga-mania so much that I interviewed one of the founders back when it was going viral a few weeks ago about how the videos come together. (And then, behold, the NY Times followed suit and did its own story.)

Tonight Fog and Smog has written with news of a new video, this one spearing our maniacal addiction to ‘smart’ phones. (Video and audio of my interview below)

Check it out: (but I bet you won’t put down your phone. In fact, maybe you’ll even watch this on it….)

Listen to my interview with the group here:

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    Lisa Napoli

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