Email Author Michael Musto

Awards

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published June 22, 2010

  "Kicked in the Groin at Every Glittery Turn"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published August 18, 2010

  "Where's My Book?"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published December 29, 2010

  "Year in Review"

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2012 Stories by Michael Musto

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  FEATURED STORY

  The Tree Of Life Wins Film Lovers Poll

  published Feb 22, 2012

  ​The poll was taken at a panel I was on last night at the Strand Bookstore. Slate's Dana Stevens, Salon's Andrew O'Hehir, and myself were there to gab about the Oscar race. (The New Yorker's More >>

• Adele And M.I.A. Bring Back The Middle Finger!

  published Feb 22, 2012

  ​At the Super Bowl Half Time show, famously enough, M.I.A. flipped the bird and uttered an "expletive," unbeknownst to star Madonna, who later expressed dismay that such a juvenile act disrupted More >>

• Meryl Will Lose Again, And Other Fail-Safe Oscar Predictions

  published Feb 22, 2012

  ​Check out my new column, in which I detail my exclusive, highly knowledgeable takes on who will win the major categories at the Oscars this Sunday, causing them to exude a kindly glow at least More >>

• Sherry Vine's Favorite Variety Shows Of All Time

  published Feb 22, 2012

  ​Drag star Sherry Vine--the Elizabeth Taylor of downtown and the Gaga-spoofing YouTube queen--is hosting a variety show for Here TV called She's Living For This. Well, I'm living for Sherry's f More >>

• Tyler Perry Was Spotted Out Of A Dress!

  published Feb 22, 2012

  In his new movie, Tyler Perry's Good Deeds! And it looks as shocking as Pee-wee Herman in a tuxedo! From the trailer, this one looks pretty serious and at times dour, with none of the wigs, frocks, More >>

• Every Movie Judy Garland Ever Made In 14 Minutes

  published Feb 22, 2012

  From her first entrance (in The Big Revue) to her final scene (in I Could Go On Singing).Not surprisingly, this was put together by Mark Milano, who also did those wonderful compilations revealing who More >>

• Christina Aguilera Is The New Liberace! Look At Her House!

  published Feb 21, 2012

  ​It's for sale for $13.5 million, and it must be because Liberace clearly came back from the dead to do all the decorating. Who knew Christina was possessed by a deceased gay manr Thanks to Ca More >>

• Britney's Acting Weird Again! Yay!

  published Feb 21, 2012

  ​Britney Spears curbed her bizarre public behavior a while ago and the result was that she pulled her act together while remaining a viable music star. Good for her. But an unfortunate side eff More >>

• Meryl Won't Win, and Other Surefire Oscar Predictions

  published February 22, 2012

  These are the only Oscar predictions you will need this year. Even if they're way off base—I mean even though they're way off... More >>

• I Had The Most Horribly Fabulous Friday Night In History

  published Feb 21, 2012

  ​Or maybe it was the most fabulously horrible Friday night in history. In either case, I definitely need a cancel-ectomy. Let me explain.A friend emailed me last Monday to say that he missed m More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  The Bodyguard, The Musical! It's Coming!

  published Feb 21, 2012

  ​It's opening this fall in London, and you can bet it will head to NYC stages too--especially since it's a veritable jukebox show into which they've crammed tons of Whitney Houston's hits, fewer More >>

• Rihanna And Chris Brown Together Again: Ugh

  published Feb 21, 2012

  ​Three years after he brutally attacked her in a way that made international headlines, Chris Brown sings on a new Rihanna remix, and she returns the favor by crooning on one of his. Could you More >>

• "Soap Operas Didn't Have To Die!" Says Head Writer

  published Feb 21, 2012

  ​At the Writers Guild Awards at B.B. King Blues Club the other night, one lady was really singin' the blues. It was Claire Labine, a renowned soap opera writer who was being honored with a care More >>

• Zelda Kaplan Died The Way I Want To Go!

  published Feb 20, 2012

  ​At a fashion show! In the front row! But I actually never wanted her to go, because her jazzy prints and big glasses had become zanily popular. And because now I'm the oldest one on the scen More >>

• So Much "God" Talk At Whitney's Memorial!

  published Feb 18, 2012

  ​ "Nothing separated her from God!" said an impassioned speaker. "She loved the Lord!"And lots of other people have been invoking God, the Lord, the heavens, the angels, and so on, insisting th More >>

• Should "Under God" Be In The Pledge Of Allegiancer

  published Feb 17, 2012

  ​ Some parents don't think so, and they're suing a school district in Acton, Massachusetts, over it. And I think they're right.Infusing a worship of God into group pronouncements at school assu More >>

• Fashion Week, The Movie! They Unveiled It Last Night

  published Feb 17, 2012

  ​ Last night was the end of Fashion Week, and Lincoln Center cleared of glitter, silk, and eating disorders so the emphasis can go back to opera for several months. But down at Tribeca Cinemas, More >>

• Newsies Shakes Off The Bluesies

  published Feb 17, 2012

  ​ Newsies the Musical -- coming to Broadway in a matter of moments -- is the well-received show based on the so-so 1992 film about "urchin peddlers" striking (and being striking). At a press ev More >>

• William Shatner's On Broadwayr

  published Feb 17, 2012

  No, he's not just walking up and down the street. He's actually in a show. His own show, called Shatner's World: We Just Live In It.I imagine he talks about his Twilight Zone episode with the gre More >>

• Whitney Houston's Funeral: Make Sure To Watch

  published Feb 17, 2012

  ​ This is the biggest must-see tragic viewing since Michael Jackson's memorial (though her family wants quite a different feeling -- something smallish and intimate). It will be poignant, tearf More >>

• Matt Bomer Gay Developments! Yay Gay!

  published Feb 17, 2012

  ​ As you know, Matt Bomer came out several days ago by thanking his lover, Simon Halls, and their kids while accepting an award. Yes, he did a Jodie (though he was more specific than she was an More >>

• I'm Playing Susan Lucci In Awards Show Spoof!

  published Feb 16, 2012

  ​ Well, I'm Italian! (And she's half.) It's part of You Like Me!, a wacky revue in which an assortment of wonderfully offbeat performers re-enact classic acceptance speeches in all their weepy More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Old Movie Stars On Their Bikes!

  published Feb 16, 2012

  ​ Way before I parked my butt on a two-wheeler, Hollywood biggies loved to do the same, whether in movies, for publicity, or just for fun. The following images are from the new book Hollywood R More >>

• Cuba Gooding Jr.'s Dad Asked Tom Cruise If He's Gay!

  published Feb 16, 2012

  ​ On the set of the 1996 hit Jerry Maguire, Cuba Gooding Jr. was mortified when his father went up to star Tom Cruise, hugged him, and said, "I love you, man. Now seriously, are you gay or notr" More >>

• Lil' Kim Walks All Over Me At The Blonds Show

  published Feb 16, 2012

  ​ And I loved it! The Blonds -- a/k/a Phillipe Blond (illustration below) and David Blond -- put on a dazzling show last night at Milk, full of biker chic updated to three centuries from now. More >>