Michael Kaplan

Fashion Diary: 'Snow White's' Colleen Atwood to launch HSN line

2012-04-29 00:00:00

"Annie Hall"inspired women to learn how to tie a tie. "Flashdance" set off a craze for ripped sweat shirts. And "Pulp Fiction" made the classic white shirt a hot fashion item. But how many people know the names of the costume designers who inspired these...

Coffee-table books

2011-12-04 00:00:00

Art Nouveau Norbert Wolf Prestel, $75 The Art Nouveau movement covered it all — decorative arts, architecture, fashion, dance, advertising and more — and this book seeks to restore the movement's prominence in the discussion of modern art....

All that glitters: the costumes of 'Burlesque'

2010-11-23 16:34:33

Health-related books

2009-12-14 00:00:00

The folks on your shopping list are likely an eclectic mix, with various interests and opinions and points of view. But all of them have some interest in some aspect of health -- if not their own, certainly a loved one's. By no small coincidence, the...

'Avatar,' 'Star Trek,' 'Sherlock Holmes' and 'Bruno' among Costume Designers Guild nominees

2010-01-26 16:33:01

The Costume Designers Guild Awards' 2009 nominees come with some surprises

2010-02-03 21:32:13

Starting at the beginning

2013-02-01 15:08:00

On a recent January night, about 100 people gathered in the Tribune Tower to discuss the art of the short story and to kick off the 2013 Nelson Algren Short Story Award contest. Five Algren Award winners — David Michael Kaplan, Joe Meno, Billy...

Nelson Algren contest 2013: Celebrate short story writing; join the ranks

2013-01-21 08:35:00

The Nelson Algren contest has discovered writers, including Stuart Dybek and Louise Erdrich, who have gone on to distinguished careers. This year, we’ve also expanded the awards to 10, with plans to publish these new stories in Printers Row Journal....

Nelson Algren Short Story Awards: A look back at a rich history

2013-01-18 14:14:00

An honor like the Nelson Algren Short Story Award can be a boon to a writer. It can give him or her the confidence to slog through rejections and trudge forward with literary endeavors. When we asked former Nelson Algren Award recipients what winning...

Judicial legend Stanton Kaplan honored

2012-08-23 00:48:00

When the late Broward Circuit Judge Stanton Kaplan wanted quiet in his courtroom, there was no need to bang the gavel — he commanded such respect that he'd tap his pen on the bench and the required hush would descend. On Wednesday evening,...

Costume Designer Guild goes for â€˜Black Swanâ€™

2011-01-20 16:36:02

Get 'Tangled' up in these this weekend

2010-12-02 07:30:52

OPENED WEDNESDAY Burlesque Think of �Burlesque� as one ginormous music video theme party thrown by Christina Aguilera, with Cher in the house, plus boas, bustiers and dancing girls and about a thousand humongous Broadway-style showstoppers. Which is a...

Joe Meno, second from left, listens as fellow author David Michael Kaplan, speaks during the Printers Row Short Story Night Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013 at Tribune Tower in Chicago. Kaplan and Meno, along with fellow authors Billy Lombardo, Baird Harper and Jeremy T.

2013-01-21 00:00:00

David Michael Kaplan author photo. Photo credit to Sharon Solwitz. ..OUTSIDE TRIBUNE CO.- NO MAGS, NO SALES, NO INTERNET, NO TV, CHICAGO OUT, NO DIGITAL MANIPULATION

2012-09-12 00:00:00

Family photo of Broward Circuit Judge Stanton Kaplan, center, with his two eldest sons, Michael Kaplan, left, who is now a Broward Circuit Judge also, and at right middle son Steve Kaplan. The photo was taken while he was running for Judge for Small claims court in 1966.

2012-08-22 00:00:00