Entertaiment in a Digital Age

Entertaiment is a term that is used to refer to many forms of amusement or entertainment. It is often associated with pleasure, although some entertainments may have a more serious purpose, such as ceremony, celebration, religious festival or satire. Entertainment can be enjoyed by an individual alone through a variety of pre-recorded media or shared with a group, family or the whole world via the internet and other social networks. The word entertainment is derived from the medieval Latin intertenere, a contraction of ten and tenere, which means to hold inside. The Fall 2011 issue of T E News explores the changing nature and meaning of entertainment in a digital age.