Entertaiment is a broad subject matter with the potential for endless remix. Its familiar forms are so familiar that they’ve become a kind of cultural DNA that allows for the recycling and reinterpretation of themes, images, and structures across media. The word entertainment itself has a fascinating etymology: the medieval Latin intertenere, derived from the Indo-European root ten, meaning to stretch out. This article, from the fall 2011 issue of Transformational Entertainment News, traces the evolution of a concept that has spanned centuries and countless media.
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