John Cassidy describes his idyllic summer break at The New Yorker
On the way back down to the city, we stopped off at the vacation rental of a friend who was engaged in evasive action. No Internet, no newspapers, and no television. She was, she explained, taking a “news-out.”
but concludes that you can't unplug from responsibility
News-outs are refreshing, but they don’t change the news.