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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Polanski awaits house arrest move
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:02:22 -0000
Film director Roman Polanski will not be released from prison until Monday at the earliest, the Swiss justice ministry confirms.
'Robbie is engaged' says mother
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:45:52 -0000
British singer Robbie Williams has proposed to his girlfriend, the pop star's mother confirms.
Rappers jailed over warning song
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:36:40 -0000
Two rappers are jailed for using an internet song to try to scare off witnesses to the murder of a 24-year-old man.

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Star-spotting: 25 offbeat places to impress the guests
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:00:49 -0800
So it's Friday, and you're facing the brutal truth: The relatives aren't going home any time soon. Now what?


'The Road' versus 'Old Dogs'
Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800
Serious films like 'The Lovely Bones' are in a fight with lighter fare like 'Alvin and the Chipmunks' this holiday season. Guess who's expected to win? As any husband or wife who has picked the wrong kind of spousal Christmas present knows -- a gym membership, for example, instead of a trip to Maui -- there's a big difference between earnest and enjoyable gifts. The same can be said when selecting a film to see this holiday season: Some moviegoers actually welcome challenging stories, but many more prefer untroubled fun.
Polanski's release from jail imminent, Swiss officials say
Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:34:45 -0800
He could be released from a Zurich jail any time now after Swiss justice officials said they would immediately comply with a court's ruling granting the famed director bail.

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Top 7 Stars Who've Bonded With Role's Reality
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:46:49 -0500
Angelina Jolie met Mariane Pearl before her role in "A Mighty Heart," and Kristen Stewart got to know Joan Jett before playing her in "The Runaways." Joan Jett - KristenStewart - Runaways - Twilight - Arts
Here's a Role for Lindsay Lohan: Herself
Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:54:13 -0500
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Lambert: 'I'm a Performer, Not a Babysitter'
Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:22:32 -0500
Openly gay pop star Adam Lambert defends his American Music Awards performance. Adam Lambert - Gay - Celebrity - Music - Arts

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Swiss: Polanski in jail until at least Monday
By BRADLEY S. KLAPPER Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:59:37 -0000
GENEVA (AP) -- Roman Polanski will remain in a jail outside Zurich for at least three more days until he meets the security conditions of his bail, a Swiss official said Friday....
R&B star Chris Brown to be interviewed on '20/20'
By FRAZIER MOORE Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:47:21 -0000
NEW YORK (AP) -- ABC says Chris Brown will appear on its "20/20" newsmagazine Dec. 11....
Arabian Horse Foundation begins Swayze scholarship
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:27:26 -0000
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- The Arabian Horse Foundation has established a scholarship in honor of late actor Patrick Swayze and his wife, who both owned Arabian horses and competed in shows for several years....

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Polanski Remains Locked Up For Now
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:45:50 -0500
Director Must Meet Security Conditions of His Bail before Leaving Jail, Swiss Official Says
Video: Susan Boyle: Fame is 'Humbling'
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:35:38 -0500
Harry Smith spoke with Susan Boyle about her new album and her whirlwind year.
Video: Susan Boyle's Signature Song
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:27:15 -0500
Singer Susan Boyle performed the song that made her famous, "I Dreamed A Dream."

chicagotribune.com - Entertainment

Chris Brown full of contradictions
Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600
"You know your boy's single, right?" This disarmingly simple question, posed by singer Chris Brown near the onset of his concert at a crowded House of Blues on Thursday, is as close as the singer got to discussing the troublesome events of the last year.
Ancient thrills at Medieval Times
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600
All hail Sir Mike! Gather 'round to hear of the knight of Schaumburg Castle, brave, resilient -- now in sales For more than 20 years, Sir Mike had been a knight at Medieval Times -- for the last six he was head knight, who lorded over all knights, who had to reorder jousting lances from Texas, who rarely had a Friday or Saturday off (or a even a holiday), who made up the schedule for the other knights, and decided who won and lost tournaments.
John Mayer plays the fame game like a champion
Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600
I don't own a single John Mayer CD or even a single single.

CNN.com - Entertainment

Blanchett: I love raising boys
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:23:10 -0500
Cate Blanchett may be a fashion icon but in her real life the actress is a mom who loves the daily chore of vacuuming.
Adam Lambert's album sells well
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:05:26 -0500
Adam Lambert's suggestive American Music Awards performance hasn't hurt sales of his first album.
Osmond's turkey with a side of win
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:45:27 -0500
The Osmond family Thanksgiving feast may have had something a little bit extra this year - a mirrored disco ball trophy.

E! Online (US) - Top Stories

Who's the Next Oprah?
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:50:00 -0000
Hey B!tch, I was totally shocked to hear that Oprah was ending her talk show in September 2011. Who, if anyone, do you think could become the next Oprah? How about Tyra Banks? —Abe...
Jimmy Fallon: Late Night Bartender
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:43:00 -0000
Relax, Jimmy Fallon, the ratings aren't that bad—you still have your night job. Even so, the energetic Late Night host decided to work an impromptu shift as a bartender at a TriBecCa...
This Isn't It for Michael Jackson, Others Not So Lucky
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:35:00 -0000
It's never too early to be out of the hunt. We've known since forever, for instance, that Michael Jackson's This Is It wouldn't make Oscar's short list for...

Newsweek Entertainment

A New Kind of Bollywood Film
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:07:59 -0000
Midway through Vishal Bhardwaj's 2009 movie (), the hero is captured by thugs looking to recover $2 million in stolen cocaine. As the goons torture him to find out where he's hidden the drugs, they run into a problem: he stammers so badly that they can't get a word out of him. So sing, they say. Out come his answers, to the tune of a popular song. Problem solved. Except the hero the thugs have captured isn't the thief. His twin brother, who lisps, stole the dope. And the twins haven't spoken to each other for years.
Orson Welles: Back From the Dead
Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:05:17 -0000
Welles's death in 1985 didn't rescue his reputation. "For the television generation," wrote frequent lunch companion Gore Vidal in 1989, "he is remembered as an enormously fat and garrulous man with a booming voice, seen most often on talk shows and in commercials where he somberly assured us that a certain wine would not be sold 'before its time,' whatever that meant." In 1993 the critic Jonathan Rosenbaum, one of Welles's most perceptive chroniclers and staunchest defenders, lamented that he is "mainly regarded in the U.S. today as a failed artist." Even now, YouTube serves as a repository of Welles's bad late-life behavior, like the gruesome clips that keep "Orson Welles drunk" and "Orson Welles frozen peas" among his most popular Google searches. (Look them up for yourself if you're cruel.)
Movie Review: 'Crazy Heart'
Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:56:04 -0000
First-time director Scott Cooper, who wrote the screenplay from a Thomas Cobb novel, gives his cast (which includes Duvall, in a small but tasty role) lots of breathing room. What he prizes in this character study is not originality, but authenticity. From the songs Blake sings (written by Stephen Bruton and T. Bone Burnett) to the light in the eyes of his aging groupies, the details feel right. gets to you like a good country song—not because it tells you something new, but because it tells it well. It's the singer, not the song.

Christian Science Monitor | Arts & Entertainment

Black Friday blues? Take a page from Oprah.
Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500
The author of 'Living Oprah,' Robyn Okrant, takes the self-help guru's advice for one year and learns that it can drain both your wallet and your psyche.
'The Private Lives of Pippa Lee': movie review
Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500
Adapted from Rebecca Miller's novel, 'The Private Lives of Pippa Lee' is an unconvincing exploration of one woman's complex past – and present.
'The Road': movie review
Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500
Based on Cormac McCarthy's novel, 'The Road' is a slow trek through the debris of a postapocalyptic world.

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