Entertaiment is a symbiotic relationship between individuals, groups and institutions. A theme or image that is popular in one medium is easily reworked into other forms of entertainment and has demonstrated a nearly unlimited potential for creative remix. What is entertaining to one person or group may be considered a work of cruelty by another.
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This word is derived from the Latin intertenere, from the Indo-European root tenere, meaning to hold inside.
This article originally appeared in the fall 2011 issue of Transformation Entertainment News.