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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2013 Stories by Michael Musto

• FEATURED STORY

  Catching Up With Paul Iacono, Who Came Out On This Blog

  published May 02, 2013

  Last year, Paul Iacono, best known for MTV's The Hard Times of RJ Berger, came out on this blog to kudos and roses. And that's not the end of his gay news. A film Paul costars in, GBF (which just pl... More >>

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  Let Me Get One Thing Straight About The Gays

  published May 02, 2013

  There's controversy about there being a gay guy in major league sportsr But there have always been gays in major league sports. There's hoopla about whether gays can be in the military or the Boy Sco... More >>

• Ernest Borgnine's Last Film

  published May 02, 2013

  Oscar winner Ernie Borgnine (Marty) always brought heapings of zest to his roles, even when the film involved was absurd neo-drek like the generation-gap satire Bunny O'Hare, so I usually seek out his... More >>

• The World's Tiniest Gerbil

  published May 02, 2013

  Do you find your pet gerbil a tiny bit unmanageabler Is it just too large to do all the things with it you like to dor Well, here's one of the world's smallest animals, even littler than Dr. Ruth. It... More >>

• Dubya's Europe Trip Was Canceled After His Arrest Was Called For! UPDATE

  published May 02, 2013

  George W. Bush was all set to go and torture Switzerland with his views when several human rights groups spoke up, asking for him to be arrested and investigated on grounds that he propagated torture.... More >>

• Here's What Meryl Streep's Next Oscar Campaign Needs To Be

  published May 02, 2013

  Her last campaign--something on the order of "She's the greatest actress we have, but she hasn't won in 29 years"--worked wonders on voters' guilt, and Meryl went home with the golden man for The Iron... More >>

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  Ellen Page Brings Video Games Out Of The Closet

  published May 01, 2013

  It's no longer shameful for a major celebrity to be involved with a video game. Ellen Page appeared at the Tribeca Film Festival the other night to show 35 minutes of footage from Beyond: Two Souls, ... More >>

• Julianne Moore On Maisie, Carrie, And Sarah Palin

  published May 01, 2013

  After copping an Emmy as Sarah Palin, Julianne Moore is now playing a rambunctious rock performer in What Maisie Knew, an updated adaptation of the Henry James novel about a girl caught between two se... More >>

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  Why Everyone Hates Old People

  published May 01, 2013

  That's easy, especially now that I'm feeling the brunt of some of the hatred. *They don't look very good. Their skin sags, their hair disappears, their tummy swells, and lines and creases appear all ... More >>

• Bad Reviews For Sitcom About Two British Queens! Check It Out

  published May 01, 2013

  This might be your only chance to get a glimpse at Vicious, the Britcom with Sir Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi as squabbling old lovers with arms flailing and pinkies up. The critics hated these old ... More >>

• 10 Movies That Stars Don't Want You To See

  published May 01, 2013

  And that works out really well because you will have very little desire to see them once you hear what they are. We're talking about too-bad-to-even-be-culty items like an amateurish Kiss TV movie, a... More >>

• The Best And Worst Commentators On Jason Collins' Coming Out

  published May 01, 2013

  When NBA center Jason Collins announced that he's seven-feet, black, and gay, I knew there would be some extremely memorable responses, both pro and dumb. Among the worst of all was ESPN sportscaster... More >>

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  Jason Collins Called Ex-Boy Bander For Coming Out Advice

  published Apr 30, 2013

  The NBA star reached out to former N Sync member Lance Bass, as Bass described on his Sirius/XM show, Dirty Pop With Lance Bass. Said Lance, "Jason's been trying to plan this for a very long time, co... More >>

• Julianne Moore on Maisie, Carrie, and Sarah Palin

  published May 1, 2013

  Does Julianne Moore seek out all those aggressively eccentric parts she does so well, or do they just land in her lap courtesy of some... More >>

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  Saying "I Like Your Work" Isn't Good Enough Anymore

  published Apr 30, 2013

  As cliched as the saying is, I always enjoyed hearing people come up to me and exclaim "I like your work" or "I'm a fan." It fills you with a momentary glow of meaning, a validating sense that your t... More >>

• House Of Cupcakes Has Opened In The Village! Enter!

  published Apr 30, 2013

  From a bake shop in Princeton, New Jersey (which won the Food Network's Cupcake Wars in 2011), House of Cupcakes has now become a chain of yummy wowness. A branch just opened at 101-Seventh Avenue So... More >>

• Tony Randall Was Well Hung!

  published Apr 30, 2013

  So says Debbie Reynolds in her wonderful new memoir, Unsinkable. Debbie remembers hearing a thumping noise and some opera singing while she sat in her trailer on the set of the 1959 comedy The Matin... More >>

• Showgirls Star Will Marry You In Vegas if You Help Get Her To NYC!

  published Apr 30, 2013

  Or something like that. This came in from my inside source at Showgirls! The Musical!, which is coming to a gay club near you. "Rena Riffel (who played Penny/Hope in Showgirls) has been hired to mak... More >>

• No Tony Nomination For Bette Midler

  published Apr 30, 2013

  They must have thought her performance as agent Sue Mengers in I'll Eat You Last was just too frothily campy to count as capital-A Acting--especially when you have serious contenders like avant-garde ... More >>

• The 10 Most Popular Heterosexual Foods

  published Apr 30, 2013

  This list is from Jeffery Self's satirical new book called Straight People: A Spotter's Guide To The Fascinating World of Heterosexuals. It's a ranking of the top 10 foods enjoyed by straight people ... More >>

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  "I'm A 34-Year-Old NBA Center. I'm Black. And I'm Gay."

  published Apr 29, 2013

  With those words, Jason Collins starts his coming-out story, which has set the world on fire today like a burning hoop that shines a beacon for the future of honesty in sports. Collins talks about ne... More >>

• The Fabulous Place To Be This Saturday Night, Whoop Whoop

  published Apr 29, 2013

  Though I might be a tiny bit biased.... More >>

• Gore Vidal Didn't Believe In Sex Mixed With Love

  published Apr 29, 2013

  The fiery career of author, historian, wit, and "controversialist" Gore Vidal is chronicled in the documentary Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia, which I just caught (most of) at the Tribeca Fi... More >>

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  Tony Nomination Predictions! Come And Get 'Em!

  published Apr 29, 2013

  The nominations for the Tonys will be announced tomorrow, as anyone with a Playbill collection knows. For some educated guesses as to who the chosen will be, here are the predictions that have been ... More >>

• Walmart Worker Turned Tricks in Store Bathroom

  published Apr 29, 2013

  You got your housewares to the left, you'll find your appliqued sweater upstairs, and all the plastic flowers are way in the back. But what's thisr Some special offer in the bathroomr An employee tu... More >>