Meet Your New Inner-city Teen MenaceS  We were alerted to the
existence of so-called 'party crews' by a breakdancing
enthusiast who wanted to shoot down speculation that his people
started the Philadelphia flash mobs. He said they were "party
crews." What are these "party crews"?  The Philadelphia Inquirer
has pinned "part of the flash mob phenomena" to "what kids call
'party groups'." As you might expect, these party groups throw
parties. Sometimes the parties get out of hand, and then the
media calls it a "flash mob." Because, why not? Sounds cool! But
these party groups also "sport hoodies bearing the group's
name"—just like gangs. And when they meet they "often clash over
everything from general dislike and envy to trash-talking that
starts on social-networking sites such as Facebook and
Tinychat." The goal of these party crews—aside from clashing
over everything—is to be voted Party Group of the Year "on a
social network page such as Facebook." They also have party
crews in Arizona. Uh oh: We smell an In