Entertainment is a leisure activity consisting of an event and an audience that views the event and participates. This participation can be subtle, as in Theatres: Film, Opera or stageshows, or Orchestral symphony concerts wherein the applause due the performance or performing artists would be bad manners. In contrast, the sports entertainment industry feeds off audience participation— who can imagine the strange event attending a pro-wrestling bout, basketball or baseball game without cheering or booing the participants would experentially being happy.

The industry that provides entertainment is called the entertainment industry, and one distinction between what is meant by the term is the voluntary participation of the party being entertained, which may be passive (Opera) or active (Frantic shoot-em-up computer games) and the whole gamut of industry supported diversions in between (Baseball, Concerts, Football, Books, Television, film , striptease, and events like Karaoke).

Recreation, play, reading, and art appreciation may in some instances be confused with entertainment, but the difference is elementary—entertainments take two or more— even if one of the participants is a programmer for the obsolescent Amiga computer system who now happens to be deceased. Without the 'performance' of the artist and the participation of the viewer the event would and could not occur.

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Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:19:27 -0000
There are no plans for a big-screen version of hit US sitcom Friends, film studio Warner Bros tells the BBC.
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Noel Gallagher calls on the UK government to take action on knife crime as Oasis pick up a lifetime achievement award.
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Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:30:47 -0000
Larry Harmon, the man who popularised the show business character Bozo the Clown, dies of heart failure aged 83.

L.A. Times - Entertainment News

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ABC News: Entertainment

Man in the Middle of Madonna, A-Rod, Lenny
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Manager Guy Oseary is the common link in a rumored A-list triangle.
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Inspired by celeb do-gooders, Bloch auctions his clothes on eBay for charity.
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Winehouse sings in Spain, glass of wine in hand
By VICTOR CAIVANO Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:29:48 -0000
ARGANDA DEL REY, Spain (AP) -- Soul diva Amy Winehouse sipped from a glass of red wine and looked a bit unsteady on her feet as she appeared in front of a large audience at the Rock in Rio music festival southeast of Madrid on Friday....
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Lost scenes shown from sci-fi classic 'Metropolis'
By NICHOLAS KUSNETZ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:05:49 -0000
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Lost scenes from the sci-fi classic "Metropolis," recently discovered in the archives of a Buenos Aires museum, were shown to journalists for the first time in decades on Thursday....

Entertainment News: CBSNews.com

Original "Metropolis" Found After 80 Years
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:00:02 -0400
Lost scenes from an original cut of the sci-fi classic "Metropolis," recently discovered in the archives of a Buenos Aires museum, were shown to journalists for the first time in decades.
Sigourney Weaver Back In Sci-Fi Mode
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:30:04 -0400
This time around she's the voice of a spaceship's computer in the Pixar animated feature "WALL*E."
Buzz Briefs: S. Johansson, B. Brown
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:30:04 -0400
Scarlett Johnasson dishes on monogamy. New Edition celebrates 25 years of success. Kylie Minogue honored by British royals. New Steven Spielberg film company in the works. Val Kilmer and Xzibit to star in the "Bad Lieutenant."

chicagotribune.com - Entertainment

Why are the same movies showing everywhere?
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:14:37 -0500
Pop Machine: So many theaters, but so few movies.
Spy secrets from 'Burn Notice' star
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:10:11 -0500
The Watcher interviews Jeffrey Donovan in advance of the USA Network series' return July 10.
Rachael Ray employee claims anorexia bias, sues
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:29:00 -0500
A former accountant for Rachael Ray's TV cooking show has filed a $1 million lawsuit saying he was forced out of his job because he has an eating disorder.

CNN.com - Entertainment

LEGO creations worth a fortune
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:08:20 -0400
Who said LEGO is just child's play? Nathan Sawaya has made a whole career out of building LEGO sculptures, and he's now done commissions for some big names. It's a living built brick by brick.
Winehouse sings, sips wine onstage
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Kitsch is magic in Australian comedy
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:19:55 -0400
"Hey, Hey It's Esther Blueburger" is the latest comic creation to emerge from the Australian film market.

E! Online - Top Stories

Miley Cyrus: "Coolest. Person. Ev-er!"
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:30:00 -0700
If only every 15-year-old could have Miley Cyrus' self-esteem. "Coolest. Person. Ev-er!" she joked to People in a recent interview when asked how she would describe...
Burning Q's: Dean's Other Girl & More Hills Haters
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:01:00 -0700
I've been watching the third season of Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott on Oxygen. They keep saying their new daughter is their first little girl. Didn't Dean have a girl with his first...
Tinseltown's European Vacation
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:00:00 -0700
As our country takes time out today—in between scarfing down hot dogs and dips in the pool—to remember its independence from England, we thought we'd take a...

Newsweek Entertainment

Madonna's Producer Speaks
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:26:55 -0000
What do Madonna, Britney and Gwen have in common? Pharrell Williams.
Television Shows to Watch This Summer
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:29:22 -0000
Who says there's nothing on? Our critic finds plenty of new material to cure the summertime blues.
Fans' memories of 'N Sync, Sting, Bobby Sherman
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:21:03 -0000
After a NEWSWEEK writer described her letters to celebrity crushes, readers offered their own confessions.

Christian Science Monitor | Arts & Entertainment

Review: 'Hancock'
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:00:00 -0400
Another reluctant superhero takes to the screen with Will Smith in full comedy mode, but plot swerves undermine second half.
Prison baseball team gives inmates a focus beyond their cells
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0500
The San Quentin Giants, one of the only prison teams in the nation to compete against outside clubs, play on a diamond surrounded by guard towers.
If the first lady is a pop star, French media melt like Boursin
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0500
A new CD from Carla Bruni may produce another boost for Nicolas Sarkozy's presidency. Meanwhile, the French media struggle with objectivity.

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