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Soon after George W Bush was elected in 2000, David Kaplan published a biography called The Accidental President, its title alluding to the number of obstacles that the candidate had overcome to claim the highest office. These included the family’s plan that his brother Jeb should be the one to follow their father to the White House, and the need for the intervention of the Us supreme court to award the second President Bush victory over Al Gore.
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Soon after George W Bush was elected in 2000, David Kaplan published a biography called The Accidental President, its title alluding to the number of obstacles that the candidate had overcome to claim the highest office. These included the family’s plan that his brother Jeb should be the one to follow their father to the White House, and the need for the intervention of the Us supreme court to award the second President Bush victory over Al Gore.
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- 8/26/2016
- by Mark Lawson
- The Guardian - Film News
photo: Twitter
Anyone who follows Cm Punk on Twitter knows the love he has for his Chicago Blackhawks. Growing up in the city of Chicago, Punk’s love for his team goes back to his childhood in the 1980s. For many years, the Blackhawks were a dormant franchise, failing to compete for the Stanley Cup for decades. However, with their victory Monday night to clinch their third Stanley Cup championship in six years (2010, 2013, 2015), the Chicago Blackhawks have now officially become a modern day dynasty.
Punk has been one of the most vocal celebrity supporters of the team, especially this season now that he no longer has professional wrestling commitments taking him around the country. Punk has been a common sight at the United Center during Blackhawks home games.
Chicago’s regional sports network, Comcast Sportsnet Chicago, decided to bring Punk aboard for their coverage of Thursday’s Stanley Cup parade...
Anyone who follows Cm Punk on Twitter knows the love he has for his Chicago Blackhawks. Growing up in the city of Chicago, Punk’s love for his team goes back to his childhood in the 1980s. For many years, the Blackhawks were a dormant franchise, failing to compete for the Stanley Cup for decades. However, with their victory Monday night to clinch their third Stanley Cup championship in six years (2010, 2013, 2015), the Chicago Blackhawks have now officially become a modern day dynasty.
Punk has been one of the most vocal celebrity supporters of the team, especially this season now that he no longer has professional wrestling commitments taking him around the country. Punk has been a common sight at the United Center during Blackhawks home games.
Chicago’s regional sports network, Comcast Sportsnet Chicago, decided to bring Punk aboard for their coverage of Thursday’s Stanley Cup parade...
- 6/19/2015
- by Ryan Droste
- Obsessed with Film
In advance of the inaugural Eudora Welty Biennial, which opens in Jackson, Mississippi, 92Y's Unterberg Poetry Center presents a dramatic reading of Asphodel, a story of three women visiting a country estate in memory of an eccentric friend who recently passed away. The production features actresses Olympia Dukakis, Estelle Parsons and Brenda Currin David Kaplan is the director. The reading will take place tonight, March 11 at 8 Pm.
- 3/11/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Authors David Kaplan, Alex Day and Nick Fauchald announce the official launch of their national book tour for the recently announced inaugural book, Death & Co: Modern Classic Cocktails. When Death & Co burst onto the scene nearly a decade ago, the establishment and unrivaled talent behind the bar revolutionized the art of drink-making, ushering in a new era of cocktail culture. Now, the Death & Co family will bring the spirit of the famed cocktail bar across the country with a series of unique pop-up experiences. Death & Co: Modern Classic Cocktails is the official Death & Co book, and definitive guide to the contemporary craft cocktail movement. The book from the team behind one of the world’s most influential and lauded bars features hundreds of recipes for...
- 10/6/2014
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
When it comes to Southern playwrights, Tennessee Williams remains the quintessential example, and music is an inextricable element of both his cherished classics and lesser-known works. In a recent 90-minute concert, David Kaplan crafted a show that explores and celebrates the songbook of Tennessee Williams. Now, Ghostlight Records has released Tennessee Williams Words And Music, a CD that preserves the atmosphere and idea of the concert and features Alison Fraser's soulful and gravely alto.
- 4/9/2014
- by David Clarke
- BroadwayWorld.com
Chicago – What is the remedy for the holiday blues? How about a dose of “Liza with a ‘Z’!” The sparkling and funny “We Three Lizas” is back for the holiday season from About Face Theatre of Chicago, just in time for the lights and tinsel. Danielle Plisz, Mark David Kaplan and Bethany Thomas play the three title Liza Minellis, with a deft direction by Scott Ferguson.
Play Rating: 4.0/5.0
Premiering last holiday season, and back by popular demand, the musical play has a merry and bright crafting at the new Stage 773 in Chicago. This is a twist on “A Christmas Carol,” involving New York fashion and trends, with a dose of past, present and heavenly Liza Minnelli. All three Lizas add the pizazz, but it is the amazing Danielle Plisz – as young Liza – that heightens her every scene with an impression that is so amazing, you’ll believe that Ms. M...
Play Rating: 4.0/5.0
Premiering last holiday season, and back by popular demand, the musical play has a merry and bright crafting at the new Stage 773 in Chicago. This is a twist on “A Christmas Carol,” involving New York fashion and trends, with a dose of past, present and heavenly Liza Minnelli. All three Lizas add the pizazz, but it is the amazing Danielle Plisz – as young Liza – that heightens her every scene with an impression that is so amazing, you’ll believe that Ms. M...
- 12/7/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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