Entertaiment is a collection of diverse and iconic representations from the worlds of motion picture, books, music, live performance, branded entertainment, and new media. These works have demonstrated the ability to cross-over and mutate across multiple forms of culture, demonstrating the endless potential for creative remix that will continue to propel entertainment into the future.
The word ‘entertain’ derives from the Medieval Latin inter tenere, which means “to hold inside.” The prefix inter combines with the suffix ten, which comes from the Indo-European root ten, meaning to stretch or extend.
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Despite its obvious association with amusement, the concept of entertainment has taken on a much broader scope in contemporary society, encompassing ceremonies, festivals, religious rituals and satire, among other things.