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seeing is believing they say and if boundaries are limitless are we? or is existence twofold and doomed before the sights are set and if so does God really weep for humanity and must we continue to seek sustenance through escapism and do sporting events in all their microcosmic glory refute the tenets of nihilism or should we simply accept and wallow in our ignorance unbearable lightness of being creatures who feelwhat -- I don’t know – Scott C. Holstad	added by scottholstad 2 years ago
These stories offer comfort and escapism, it's something queer audiences haven't had a lot of. There has got to be room for fluff, for lack of a better term, and seeing queer representation in all genres, even where it hasn't been seen before. – Ben Lewis	Found on CNN 3 years ago
I think in many ways reality shows allow for a purer form of escapism than more' prestigious' scripted shows, one of the reasons shows like' The Sopranos' and' The Wire' are so acclaimed is that they actually demand quite a lot from their viewers : attention, emotional investment, critical thinking, etc. Most of the time reality shows or docuseries( particularly of the. – Jack Hamilton	Found on CNN 3 years ago
I think people who are living where places are opening up more are still probably experiencing considerable amounts of anxiety ; no one really knows what to expect, and probably people still have loved ones and family members in parts of the country where things are still pretty dire, so I think even if things are opening up more, people are going to be inclined to seek out some escapism. – Jack Hamilton	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Today is just a lovely thing to be able to do just given the current state of everything, you obviously think about the whole COVID thing and how it's affecting people ... But when you're out here, it's an escapism, isn't it? It's time to not think about other things. It's time to just enjoy yourself if you can - you know, sort of stolen moments. – Patrick Quelch	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
James Bond is James Bond, that takes audiences on this massive escapism journey. – Idris Elba	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Vogue is the place that we go to look at beautiful clothes and fancy places and escapism and so I feel like if the story reflects me and I happen to be wearing a beautiful Prada dress and surrounded by beautiful men and dogs, what's the problem? if they want to see what I really look like go watch the show that I make every single week. – Lena Dunham	Found on CNN 8 years ago
I'm kind of bored of every bar and restaurant opening in London that's down south American cooking, or Korean food, and it's staffed by waiters or chefs who've been on holiday somewhere and been inspired by it, and it having no real relationship to the local area or local history, or local meaning, so with' Alcoholic Architecture,' Alcoholic Architecture's about escapism and fun -- but at the same time Alcoholic Architecture's totally based on the local history. – Sam Bompas	Found on CNN 8 years ago
On a personal level, it's not easy although it's nothing compared to what Bart's family had to go through, i think of them first. But of course I'm driven by his memory, sometimes unhealthily, but being on the water is nice escapism. – Iain Percy	Found on CNN 8 years ago

seeing is believing they say and if boundaries are limitless are we? or is existence twofold and doomed before the sights are set and if so does God really weep for humanity and must we continue to seek sustenance through escapism and do sporting events in all their microcosmic glory refute the tenets of nihilism or should we simply accept and wallow in our ignorance unbearable lightness of being creatures who feelwhat -- I don’t know

– Scott C. Holstad

added by scottholstad
2 years ago

These stories offer comfort and escapism, it's something queer audiences haven't had a lot of. There has got to be room for fluff, for lack of a better term, and seeing queer representation in all genres, even where it hasn't been seen before.

– Ben Lewis

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I think in many ways reality shows allow for a purer form of escapism than more' prestigious' scripted shows, one of the reasons shows like' The Sopranos' and' The Wire' are so acclaimed is that they actually demand quite a lot from their viewers : attention, emotional investment, critical thinking, etc. Most of the time reality shows or docuseries( particularly of the.

– Jack Hamilton

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I think people who are living where places are opening up more are still probably experiencing considerable amounts of anxiety ; no one really knows what to expect, and probably people still have loved ones and family members in parts of the country where things are still pretty dire, so I think even if things are opening up more, people are going to be inclined to seek out some escapism.

– Jack Hamilton

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Today is just a lovely thing to be able to do just given the current state of everything, you obviously think about the whole COVID thing and how it's affecting people ... But when you're out here, it's an escapism, isn't it? It's time to not think about other things. It's time to just enjoy yourself if you can - you know, sort of stolen moments.

– Patrick Quelch

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

James Bond is James Bond, that takes audiences on this massive escapism journey.

– Idris Elba

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Vogue is the place that we go to look at beautiful clothes and fancy places and escapism and so I feel like if the story reflects me and I happen to be wearing a beautiful Prada dress and surrounded by beautiful men and dogs, what's the problem? if they want to see what I really look like go watch the show that I make every single week.

– Lena Dunham

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I'm kind of bored of every bar and restaurant opening in London that's down south American cooking, or Korean food, and it's staffed by waiters or chefs who've been on holiday somewhere and been inspired by it, and it having no real relationship to the local area or local history, or local meaning, so with' Alcoholic Architecture,' Alcoholic Architecture's about escapism and fun -- but at the same time Alcoholic Architecture's totally based on the local history.

– Sam Bompas

Found on CNN
8 years ago

On a personal level, it's not easy although it's nothing compared to what Bart's family had to go through, i think of them first. But of course I'm driven by his memory, sometimes unhealthily, but being on the water is nice escapism.

– Iain Percy

Found on CNN
8 years ago

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