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Meghan Kobza’s “The Masquerade” unmasks the festivities of 18th-century London, where the commercial “middling sort” acquired the numbers and money to emulate the private entertainments of kings and aristocrats.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

It is a property of adolescent entertainments from “Archie” to “Riverdale” that adults can be less than helpful — beside the point, if not actively dangerous.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2023

With page after page of eclectic games, challenges and entertainments, “I just think it’s a great book,” Miller said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2023

Mainstream moviegoers love franchise entertainments, but Oscar voters are more skeptical: Only seven sequels have ever been nominated for best picture.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2023

After all, once they have been loved, fed, clothed, and educated, most children are well able to fashion their own entertainments, and the wise Mater and Pater will let them.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood