Writing On The Wall: Ben Brantley Considers Supertitles In Live Theater

“A movie (or television or computer) screen is a self-contained space, and the subtitles generally appear within that frame. … Supertitles for plays are usually projected on separate screens, above or to the side of the stage. And if the stage is large, your eyes are forced to leave the live action to read the words.” (There are compensations, however.)

How Weird Al Yankovic Comes Up With His Song Parodies

“I’m very analytical, I’m very precise. I make charts of songs that are good candidates, good targets, so to speak. Then I try to come up with ideas for parodies. And 99% of those ideas are horrible. But every once in awhile I come up with an idea and I think, ‘Mmmm. That just might work.’ And if the next morning it still seems like a good idea, then I try to flesh [it] out.”