Richard Rushfield Metes Out More Movie Theater Justice

We’ve all been there. Some shmo’ or gal Friday starts texting away on a cell phone in a movie theater, distracting from the entertainment on the big screen.

It’s a recurring topic of conversation at Richard Rushfield’s blog, added to this week with a recounting of what we’re going to dub “the High Noon maneuver.” As Rushfield was being subjected to some iPhone glints, he hit upon a brilliant – and we do mean brilliant – techno-riposte:

Not saying a word, I turned my iPad on, opened the browser to a white screen and positioned it on my lap pointed directly at my neighbor’s face and away from mine.

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