Articles about Entertaiment
Entertainment is an industry that keeps people amused, engaged, and diverted. It has become an important industry that influences and impacts a wide range of sectors including publishing, music, film, and games. It has also evolved into a multi-disciplinary industry that is influenced by narrative traditions and morality.
From the Middle French entretenement, from Old French entretener, combining elements of entertainment and amusement. Often the experience is lighthearted, but many forms of entertainment have a more serious purpose, such as ceremony, celebration, religious festival, or satire.
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