Much of this book's entertainment value exists on a lower plane.
Unlike in the US, where a thriving black entertainment industry exists, the UK is both more integrated and, in a way, more stifling, industry insiders say.
The good news: the enabling technology to make this entertainment possible exists today.
White entertainment television exists, and it's called television.
This was a time before mandatory building and fire codes for hotels and entertainment venues existed, so the Silveren Seepaerd had no fireproofing, no dedicated fire exits, no fire alarm to alert the 86 guests and precious few fire extinguishers.
Since the number of users outstrips the number of computers, Chinese youth spends much of its time browsing the web and playing games in Internet cafes, particularly in less dense parts of the country where few alternative entertainment options exist.
And I cannot imagine a reality where neither one of the two giant entertainment franchises exist.
But such an entertainment nirvana already exists — at least for owners of a silver and black gadget called the Slingbox.
Torture and public execution by torture were once instruments of power and popular mass entertainment: now torture exists only in secret, and hides behind political euphemism.
You could call her the face of soulless corporate entertainment, but she exists because her fans will her to, which totally flips the equation.
