“Get Married” contrasted with “You’ll Do”: two recent books about marriage
Posted Wednesday, July 24th, 2024 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Book, Film or Music Reviews, Divorce and Marriage, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
For both professional reasons [family law attorney for 30 years] and personal reasons [husband for 34 years], I find the sociology of marriage a fascinating
May 9th Q&A with Professor Marcia Zug about You’ll Do at Blue Bicycle Books
Posted Friday, May 3rd, 2024 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Book, Film or Music Reviews, Divorce and Marriage, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Specific
On May 9, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. I will be doing a Q&A with Marcia Zug, the Miles and Ann Loadholt Professor of Family Law
What Challengers gets right about modern marriage
Posted Friday, April 26th, 2024 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Book, Film or Music Reviews, Divorce and Marriage, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
Before I started law school, I was one of two film reviewers for what is now the Philadelphia Weekly. My wife’s and my first date[1]
Posted Sunday, February 12th, 2023 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Book, Film or Music Reviews, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
While I was in high school in the late-1970’s, my mother, Ruth Lindeck Forman, attended and obtained a Master of Arts Degree in Communicative Disorders
Harry Styles for Prime Minister
Posted Tuesday, October 25th, 2022 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Book, Film or Music Reviews, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
Having recently returned from an extended vacation in Europe, I intended to turn sixty last Sunday staying local and having dinner with friends. However, the
Three recent books about the state of marriage
Posted Saturday, December 2nd, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Book, Film or Music Reviews, Divorce and Marriage, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
Both personal and professional curiosity have engendered a fascination with books about the sociology of marriage. Frustrated spouses come to me looking for a divorce
Are Sully’s views of masculine emotional intimacy outdated?
Posted Tuesday, September 13th, 2016 by Gregory Forman
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Clint Eastwood’s just-released Sully clearly admires its titular character, Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, played by Tom Hanks. It presents Sully as an icon of competence, integrity,
The Fantastic Mr. Fox and the allure of risk-taking masculinity
Posted Friday, October 18th, 2013 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Book, Film or Music Reviews, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
Practice family law with any degree of passion and intellectual curiosity and you will naturally turn into an amateur marriage counselor and sociologist. One cannot
Don Jon’s refreshingly mature take on male sexuality
Posted Thursday, October 10th, 2013 by Gregory Forman
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SPOILER ALERTS Don Jon, Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s directorial debut, has been getting solid reviews for its portrayal of the maturation of a twenty-something, working-class Jersey guy.
Posted Friday, April 26th, 2013 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Book, Film or Music Reviews, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
I consider myself lucky to have seen P!nk for the second time last month in Charlotte, this time from the center of the VIP mosh
