And there is no figure in entertainment less powerful than the provincial actress who arrives in New York with big dreams, a tiny bankroll and no professional experience.
Once we orient fairy tales toward children, we forget that they were engineered for entertainment, less invested in sending messages than in producing shock effects so powerful that to this day we feel compelled to talk about them, reinvent them and pass them on.
If it seems like entertainment is less than superstarry in Atlantic City, even Las Vegas is a bit subdued in that department this New Year's Eve.
But a Goldfingers employee who would identify himself only as Frank said the club was obeying zoning regulations by providing adult entertainment in less than 40percentt of its space.
The letter that he sent last month, in which Mr. Booker called the plans "fiscally irresponsible" and "injurious" to the Prudential Center in Newark, reignited a big-league argument over the wisdom of having two sports and entertainment arenas less than 10 miles apart.
"Trainwreck" star Amy Schumer, who was barely known outside the entertainment industry less than two years ago, capped her breakout year with her first Emmy, for Comedy Central's variety sketch show "Inside Amy Schumer".
The wealthy use Facebook and Angry Birds, the two most downloaded apps of 2011, but overall, higher-income consumers use apps for entertainment far less than the average smartphone user, according to Pedraza.
As my daughter gets older, she'll learn that sometimes, great works of entertainment come from less-than-great people, and she'll decide for herself when she is and isn't able to separate Art from Artist.
Part soap opera, part musical, part comedy, part satire, part puppet show, part children's tale, "Runt" is intended for audiences from 7 up; adults who gag on the treacle that so often is served under the banner of children's entertainment may find the less-than-sunny family at the center of the story a refreshing breath of dysfunctional home.
