{"id":3215,"date":"2021-10-11T14:36:02","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T12:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/11\/getting-over-a-breakup-critics-pick-music-books-games-and-more-to-help\/"},"modified":"2021-10-11T14:36:02","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T12:36:02","slug":"getting-over-a-breakup-critics-pick-music-books-games-and-more-to-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/11\/getting-over-a-breakup-critics-pick-music-books-games-and-more-to-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting over a breakup? Critics pick music, books, games and more to help"},"content":{"rendered":"

Heartbreak is the ailment, could culture be the cure? Our critics\u2019 suggestions to help ease your pain \u2013 or channel your angst<\/p>\n

The best method for getting through a breakup is watching Marc Webb\u2019s movie (500) Days of Summer<\/a><\/strong>, in which Joseph Gordon-Levitt gets dumped by the original Manic Pixie Dream Girl<\/a> Zooey Deschanel. For all its faults, this film has a killer rejection scene; it\u2019s so painful, especially for a man, that it should lance the boil of emotional pain all by itself. Gordon-Levitt stars as Tom, who shows up for a party to which he has been diplomatically invited by his now ex-girlfriend Summer. The poor dope is somehow hoping against hope that the old magic will be rekindled. The party is cleverly split on the screen between \u201cExpectations\u201d and \u201cReality\u201d: on the left we see his fantasy that they will start canoodling, on the right, the horrible reality of her distant, if polite interactions with him. Pure agony. Peter Bradshaw<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nHeartbreak is the ailment, could culture be the cure? Our critics\u2019 suggestions to help ease your pain \u2013 or channel your angst
\nThe best method for getting through a breakup is watching Marc Webb\u2019s movie (500) Days of Summer, in which Joseph Gordon-Levitt gets dumped by the original Manic Pixie Dream Girl Zooey Deschanel. For all its faults, this film has a killer rejection scene; it\u2019s so painful, especially for a man, that it should lance the boil of emotional pain all by itself. Gordon-Levitt stars as Tom, who shows up for a party to which he has been diplomatically invited by his now ex-girlfriend Summer. The poor dope is somehow hoping against hope that the old magic will be rekindled. The party is cleverly split on the screen between \u201cExpectations\u201d and \u201cReality\u201d: on the left we see his fantasy that they will start canoodling, on the right, the horrible reality of her distant, if polite interactions with him. Pure agony. Peter Bradshaw Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Heartbreak is the ailment, could culture be the cure? Our critics\u2019 suggestions to help ease your pain \u2013 or channel your angst The best method for getting through a breakup is watching Marc Webb\u2019s movie (500) Days of Summer, in which Joseph Gordon-Levitt gets dumped by the original Manic Pixie Dream Girl Zooey Deschanel. For …<\/p>\n

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