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A Kentucky middle school teacher was arrested after trying to arrange to buy drugs via text message. The woman mistakenly sent text messages about the buy to a police officer rather than a drug dealer. The officer, who began receiving messages on his cellphone about a marijuana purchase while out for dinner, responded to the woman and set up a meeting. When the woman arrived at the meeting, she was arrested.
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iPhone obsession?
Is your guy obsessed with his iPhone? Perhaps a pair of iPhone Thong Panties might capture his attention. The iPhone-emblazoned underthings, available in either black or white, are up for sale at Ebay. Bids start at $10.
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“Cell”uloid festival
Ithaca College is accepting entries for the second annual CellFlix Festival, a student cellphone film competition that became the first of its kind last year. The contest challenges wannabe filmmakers to create a 30-second film shot entirely on their cellphone. Similar competitions are now sprouting up all over, including the Toronto Film Festival.
The 2007 CellFlix competition comes with two cash prizes of $5,000. Ithaca College alumnus will determine the winner of one $5,000 prize while the second $5,000 will go to the fan favorite, courtesy of Texas Instruments Inc. Fans can view all the entries on the CellFlix Website at www.cellflixfestival.org and vote online.
“CellFlix was the first student film festival in the world for movies shot on cellphones. A year ago, that was revolutionary. Today, it’s just how things work,” said Dianne Lynch, dean of the Roy H. Park School of Communications at the college.
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Curtain call
The Alexandrinsky theater, Russia’s 250-year-old theater, is closing the curtain on cellphone usage.
The theater has installed mobile signal blocking equipment in an attempt to stop patrons from taking calls during performances, according to the Itar-Tass news agency. The agency reports that cellphone rings and chatting patrons have become routine at the theater despite warnings asking for phones to be switched off during performances.
