Tag: escapist magazine. News Letter from the New Editor-in-Chief. Hey folks, I’m Nick Calandra and I’m excited to introduce myself as the new Editor-in-Chief of Escapist Magazine.

Escapism is a literary impulse, and escapist art is the highest art. I was thinking about this the other day, when I was watching Gene Roddenberry’s Genesis II TV movie.

Studies have also connected escapism to excessive gaming, gambling, and poor mental health. Michael Brein, a social psychologist who specializes in travel and intercultural communication, believes ...