Entertainment & Leisure News

Literary and entertainment online news sites.

Resources in this category:

Anime Expo
http://www.anime-expo.org/

Provides information about the Anime Expo, including registration information, updated news regarding the expo and various other related tidbits one might want to find.

Anime Web Turnpike
http://www.anipike.com/

Offers forums for those interested in the various manga media to communicate, a gallery of manga-related images, as well as a magazine that contains reviews of recently released games, movies, books, etc.

AnimeOnDVD.com
http://www.animeondvd.com/

One of the largest sites for news and reviews of anime (Japanese animation; as the site name suggests, this confines itself to those titles released on DVD). Archives old news. Also has extensive and lively discussion forums for various topics.

AskCity Search
http://city.ask.com/city

Paint the town any color you'd like with Ask.com's City Search! Search for businesses, events and movies, and read reviews for restaurants and entertainment. Interactive maps make finding fun easier than ever, anywhere in the US.

Canadian Arts Net
http://www.canadianartsnet.com/arts

"Canadian Arts Net is a resource for those in the Canadian arts community and features an artists directory, arts event calendar, funding database, and web directory."

CNN Travel
http://www.cnn.com/TRAVEL/

The travel section on CNN.com provides traveling news, advisories, and snapshots of all the world's greatest vacation destinations.

CNN.com Entertainment
http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/

CNN news has a subcategory dedicated to the entertainment industry, providing up to the minute news and features. The site is composed of four categories: movies, music, tv, and books.

Comics.com
http://www.comics.com/

A directory of Comics. Hosts over 80 daily comics, and offers more than 30 Editorial cartoons. Useers can search and view comics posted over the last 30 days.

E! Online
http://www.eonline.com/

The cable channel devoted to biographies, news, and analysis on the entertainment industry has created an online information portal. E-online provides all the latest rumors and evens within the Entertainment World.

Ex: The Online World of Anime & Manga
http://www.ex.org/

Online magazine that contains columns, reviews of anime, manga, books and games and a shopping guide.

MTV News
http://www.mtv.com/news/

Entertainment news, chiefly about rock, pop and hip-hop music. Text stories and RealVideo clips are available. Searchable.

The New York Times Arts
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/arts/index.html

NYT Arts focuses on stories and features within the arts including design, dance, music, and television.

The New York Times Theater
http://theater.nytimes.com/pages/theater/index.html

The theater category of The New York Times is your source to features, reviews, and analysis of the current productions running on Broadway.

The Smoking Gun
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/

Contains an archive of scanned government documents and reports on law enforcement. More for entertainment purposes than informational, it still has useful documents, including a collection of original digitized documents from government, law, enforcement and court records.

Time Online Entertainment
http://www.time.com/time/arts/

The global news magazine Time has extended its service to the Internet. The enterntainment secton consist of daily news and features on entertainment subjects including arts, movies, music, and television.

TOKYOPOP
http://www.tokyopop.com/

Run by TOKYOPOP, a company dedicated to manga entertainment. Contains reviews, articles, news, and various other information relating to the many manga media.

Travel & Leisure
http://www.travelandleisure.com/

The magazine for the modern traveler provides insightful features and breathtaking visual images of exotic vacation hotspots. Lodging and travelling reviews are included as well.