• more about #escapism
    Quirkykitten: Ah escapism, my old friend. I spend my time listening to Jimmy Buffett and wishing I was wasting away in Margaritaville when in fact I'm usually just ... more »
    Trashtastic: See also: Facebook game apps; I'm looking at you Sorority Life. more »
    katie.scarlett.o'hara: Does this mean I have to start reading those terrible Star Wars spin-off novels again? Because let me tell you, once they killed Chewbacca I swore of... more »
    merv: Also hot right now: the cupcake market! more »
    Eric Northman is mine: Have you seen the Amazon best seller list- The top selling books are Twilight, Sookie Stackhouse mystery series, The Watchmen, Pride and Prejudice and... more »
    Jello Mix: I escape to Dokapon Kingdom, where money flows like water, fish are deadlier than bandits, you draw on people's faces if they piss you off, sharks are... more »
    megnificent: As much as I loathe some of them (cough *meyer* cough), vampires, werewolves, and their ilk are keeping us in business. The only Serious Important Lit... more »
    pandorasmittens: That's because all of our current problems can be solved through the actualization of sci-fi and fantasies: Depression=soma Carbon emissions=transport... more »
    happysquid: It's always Time for Romance... more »
    YourScreenplaySucks: No argument here. I'm having a long day and a couple of throbbing Pirate members & heaving breasts would probably go a long way towards improving ... more »
    Whiskey and Popcorn: Oh hai people- SLEEP! Cheap, easy, unlimited, awesome. Good times. more »
    BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit): This is how I will attempt to sell my romance novel. "The people want to read my stupid novel! It's better than shooting yourself in the face. Not ... more »
    morninggloria: I've been escaping by searching Youtube for recut movie trailers. Like the one that puts clips from "The Shining" over a Peter Gabriel song and makes ... more »
    Santos L Halper: Escapism? Haven't we all wandered out of our houses, confused,clad in loincloths and carrying light sabers, only to pass out in the forest? Don't the... more »
    morninggloria: ... because imagination is free!!!!11!!! more »
    tomatoheart: My guy is in the process of opening a comic book shop...which has been his dream since he was a kid. While I don't necessarily think this is the most ... more »
    happysquid: Good! It's nice to know I'm not the only person juggling my X-files watching, sci-fi/fantasy/magical-realism novel reading, youtube-nostalgia-seeking ... more »
    HoooooooT: What? You mean no one wants to read about the shitty job market, the global AIDS epidemic, corruption in politics and Paris Hilton? I don't understand. more »
    tomatoheart: I just take a xanax and watch youtube. more »
    PIKITIS!!: What the hell is that glowing ray of light going into or out of that man's nipple? And why does he seem so pleased by it? more »
  • #romancenovels

    Escape!

    We don't like reality, and who can blame us? The escapism market is going strong and stronger as the romance, scifi and fantasy novel biz booms. [NYT]
  • #romancenovels

    Love Conquers All

    Desperate times call for...ripped bodices. The bad economy has been a boon for romance novels, whose brand of affordable escapism is thriving. Not shocking: the genre came into its own during the 1930s. [Independent]
  • #livingthedream

    "Time Warp Wives" Opt To Re-Enact Depression, War