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The Break-Up

The Break-Up

Nothing is worse than losing a friend

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Sammie Purcell
Mar 17, 2023
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Today’s newsletter is dedicated to a topic that means a great deal to me – the truly devastating feeling of friendship breakup.

I recently watched Elaine May’s Mikey and Nicky for the first time, a true masterpiece of a gangster movie focused on the guys they never make gangster movies about. Watching the film, I was struck by how cannily May pinpoints …

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