Michael Kaplan
Michael Kaplan is a senior news feature writer at the New Yo♉rk Post.
Background
Michael covers a wide range of subjects including entertainment, crime, art, power players and technology. Over the course of eight years at The Post, his favorite stories include a piece on illicit auto racing through the streets of New York Ci♎ty, an investigation into the life of a teenage cryptocurrency thief and a look into David Blaine's secret magic-lab. Kaplan is the author of four books with ꦬa fifth on the way. In addition to The Post, he’s written for publications that include Wired, GQ and Cigar Aficionado. One article of his, about a woman who won $70 million playing baccarat, is being developed into a feature film and is set to star Awkwafina. Kaplan was born in the Bronx, grew up in New Jersey and currently resides in New York City. A graduate of Glassboro State College, he was a runner-up for a Rolling Stone College Journalism Award.
Latest Articles
✤ Billionaires are bidding on dinosaur bones as the ultimate status symbol — see how much a T. Rex costs
As to what draws major guys to the major beasts, the pa💃leontologist belieﷺves that it’s largely about bragging rights and sheer awesomeness: “You can own a 3’ x 3’ painting...
♑ The LA millionaires cleaned out by the wildfires, and their ultra-rich neighbors who were able to escape
In a city with 205,400 millionaires, managing a net worth in the low seven figur👍es does not necessarily make you feel rich. After the fires, being aff🌺luent meant only so...
Ronald Reagan Washington 'one of the most demanding airports' for pilots, who face 'helicopter alley'
""DCA is one of the most demanding airports in the world. It also has what’s known as ‘helicopter 𓄧alley’ with hundreds of police, militar🌄y, news and rescue helicopters criss-crossing the...
ꩵ Tech titans Zuckerberg, Bezos, Cook, Pichai chose to band together ahead of Trump inauguration
Whenไ the leaders of Meta, Google, Amazon and Apple were spotted together at church on the morning of Donald Trump's inauguration, it was no ac🍬cident.
The Al♈exander brothers fall from grace intensifies as sex assault claims mount against real estate rock stars
“The reason they’re not getting bond federally is because of the times we’re living in. They’re ꦍbeing treated 🥀unfairly,” one of their lawyers told The Post.
Real-estate magnate brothers will await rape charges in NYC jail, where they'll stay with Diddy, SBF and Luigi Mangione
Sources close to the Alexanders said they were going to be hauled from their native🍰 Miami all the way to New York by bus, a trip set to last up...
Bezos vs. Musk billionaire space race gets seri🅺ous with launches on ඣsame day – who will win?
This time it’s not USA vs the Soviets, but a 🐬home-grown billionaire vs billionaire face-of🉐f.
There's 'political calculus' to Mark Zuckerberg's 'MAGA makeover' — but it's also 'letting him be him': source
"He has gone through a transformation and has become a cool looking dude with the gold necklace and [affinity for] the UFC. It’s the new Zuckerberg," Ben Mezrich, whose boo✱k...
NYC congestion toll inspires sales of illegal DIY kits that let drivers obscure their license plates 🧸
Traffic officials hope to clamp down on speedy scamsters w🌼ho fꦆlout the law by blocking their license plate numbers from traffic cameras.
Timothée Chalamet has already won this awards season — and in 'low drama' love with Kylie Jenner
As Hollyw💯ood insiders weigh in on Chalamet's big year, sources also reveal the surprising thing the actor and Kylie Jenner ha🌸ve in common.
Real story of 'twerp' Bob Dylan's romance with 'Sylvie' — what you don't see in 'A Complete Unknown'
🧸 The mom and sister of Suze Rotolo — known as Sylvie Russo in "A Complete Unknown" — hated her boyfriend Bob Dylan, and he got revenge on one of them in song...
How tangling with Putin and Brad Pitt helped doom a famedꦚ vodka brand
Considering the degree to which Shefler has gotten under Putin’s skin, the knowledgeab💃le source said, “It’s surprising he's lasted this long.”
Menendez brothers prison release not looking so certain under new DA — family lawyer ♛
Former Los A🌌ngeles County District Attorney George Gascon was full steam ahead on freeing Lyle and Erik Menedez. His replacement, Nathan Hochman, appears more circumspect. 🏅
FBI demands footage from doc about ex-Green Beret who plotted Venezuela coup— but director plans to fight🐲 back
"They're legally notও entitled to it under journalist🌠ic privilege," Jen Gatien, co-director of "Men of War," said of refusing to give the feds her footage.
Crypto investors reaping the rewards of 'Trump Bump' and spending big on jets, cars and watches
The true believers of cryptocurrency are improbably optimistic when their coins crash and euphorically sp꧟endy when they thrust. ꦰ
Sean 'Diddy' Combs' son 'banned' from renting Los Angeles party homes after wrecking them: source
“He would say, ‘I’m having 20 people over.’ But there would be 200 and then they would wreck the house,' said one LA realtor who ha🌱s now learned their lesson.
'Morning Joe' host blasted as 'hypocrite' for waffling on Trump to chase 'success and social status'
Joe Scarborough made a career out of trashing Trump -- and now he's visꩲiting him to apparently make amends.
Mike Tyson plans to ge📖t h✃is whole face tattooed after Jake Paul fight
“I’m thinking about some tattoos,” he told The Post Thursday night, hours before the showdown with Paul, 27, adding: “I think I just want to dꦺo my face, my whole...
Here's why Tyson slapped 'f--king a--hole' Paul in insane weigh-in moment
Seemingly out of nowhere, Tyson smacked Paul in the face at the L🌜as Colinas, Texas, event ahead of their Friday boxing match.
Mike Tyson slaps Jake Paul in wild weigh-in moment: 'Talk is over'
💝 After official weigh-ins Thursday night at the Toyota Music F🦩actory, Tyson slapped Paul during their final face-off before they meet in the ring Friday night.