This week, I talk about Tolkien's essay On Fairy Stories, and why some of today's relentlessly dark entertainment fails to measure up. Is escapism a fool's errand?The bleakness of Game of Thrones and The Last of Us Part 2The jail cell of materialismThe eucatastropheThe fairy tale that is actually real Article Link: "In The Age of Trump, Escapist Entertainment Has Become An Impossibility"