What Challengers gets right about modern marriage
April 26, 2024
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]
Harry Styles for Prime Minister
October 25, 2022
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
The Cat Lawyer has been Milkshake Ducked
February 14, 2021
This cultural tendency to search for everyone’s feet of clay is well captured by the 2016 Milkshake Duck meme. The meme is a reference to
If you like it, put a ring on it
February 14, 2018
Within popular culture, the viewpoint on marriage is that it’s something women intensely desire and something men have to be dragged into reluctantly. In this
The smartest client I ever had
April 7, 2017
I went to a top tier liberal arts college to obtain my undergraduate degree. Many of my classes there involved reading and discussion on the
The more things change…. (ode to the Fish House Punch)
October 5, 2016
1732 Philadelphia: A gentlemen’s boating club on the Schuylkill River is planning its annual Christmas party. For the first time in its history ladies will
WTF is irreconcilable differences?
September 22, 2016
A friend and colleague of mine suggested I blog about Angelina Jolie’s recent filing for divorce from Brad Pitt on the ground of “irreconcilable differences,”
Are Sully’s views of masculine emotional intimacy outdated?
September 13, 2016
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,
