the crossing and interplay of the life of media forms.

     The film imports of all nations, especially those from the 
United States, are very popular in Thailand, thanks in part to a 
deft Thai technique for getting round the foreign-language 
obstacle. In Bangkok, in place of subtitles, they use what is 
called “Adam-and-Eving.” This takes the form of live Thai 
dialogue read through a loudspeaker by Thai actors concealed 
from the audience. Split-second timing and great endurance 
enable these actors to demand more than the best-paid movie 
stars of Thailand.

     Everyone has at some time wished he were equipped with 
his own sound system during a movie performance, in order to 
make appropriate comments. In Thailand, one might achieve 
great heights of interpretive interpolation during the inane