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escapist

[ih-skey-pist] / ɪˈskeɪ pɪst /
NOUN
dreamer
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For this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode, Emily, John, and David discuss consuming escapist vs. difficult art and the turmoil of modern marriage through The Drama and Beef Season 2.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

When a superhero satire’s guesses about how bad life could get are outdone by reality, then the fiction has lost its escapist function.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

Typically the Biennale is an escapist refuge where dozens of countries show off their homegrown artists in pavilions and palazzos citywide.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Or is there something chaotic in American culture that’s craving brutal, escapist and lore-driven rock again?

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2025

Whatever else Beethoven’s music may have been, it was certainly not intended to be escapist.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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