A clown at a birthday party, a Broadway show, the fight over the last potato chip—all are entertainment. From a social perspective, it keeps us amused and diverted; from an industry perspective, it has become a significant sector of the economy with a remarkable capacity to cross over different media. Entertaiment has also proven to be a storehouse of national values and a defining factor of civilizations. This collection includes many of the most familiar forms of entertainment in history: movies, TV, books, games, music, and much more.

These examples have been automatically selected and programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word ‘Entertainment.’