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Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience, or gives pleasure and delight. It can be an idea or a task, but is more likely to be one of the activities or events that have developed over thousands of years specifically for the purpose of keeping an audience’s attention.[1]
The arts represent an outlet of expression that is usually influenced by culture and which in turn helps to change culture. As such, the arts are a physical manifestation of the internal creative impulse.
Collins’ annual list of “new” words are meant to highlight and acknowledge the changing culture. They are often words that have been around, but have raised their profile recently.
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Director Lee Chang-dong’s film centers on two young men and the woman who brings them together. Critic Justin Chang calls Burning the most absorbing — and enigmatic — new movie he’s seen all year.
Author Andrew Delbanco says the 1850 law paved the way for the Civil War by endangering the lives of both escaped slaves and free black men and women in the North. His book is The War Before The War.
Through the arc of the poet’s career, Craig Morgan Teicher shows that while we are often too distracted to appreciate each other and our universe — poetry demands that we pause and listen.
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Idra Novey’s taut second novel focuses on the silencing of assault victims and the remorse that comes from not speaking up to power. It’s not as winning as her first, but there’s plenty to admire.
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