Email Author Michael Musto

Awards

• 2012 - AAN AltWeekly Awards

  "Why I Hate Being Gay! 62 Reasons!"

• 2012 - AAN AltWeekly Awards

  "Help! Blandness Has Taken Over Our Culture!"

• 2012 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published August 31, 2011

  "Fame Is Better Than Drugs And I Want To Mainline That Shit"

• 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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2003 Stories by Michael Musto

• NY Mirror

  published July 22, 2003

  Hello, my name is Michael and I am a soundbite whore. I'm one of those talking heads you see on cable TV giving college-educated opinions about... More >>

• NY Mirror

  published July 15, 2003

  So, recent reports had Pamela Anderson spending more time with her ex, Tommy Lee, than with Kid Rock, and everyone was... More >>

• NY Mirror

  published July 8, 2003

  The gay-friendliest camp on TV is still The Nanny, whose reruns, thankfully enough, seem to have an eternal lifetime channel slot, right... More >>

• NY Mirror

  published July 1, 2003

  I got a pierced earful over at Buckingham, the Thursday-night bash at Plaid, where co-promoter Kenny Kenny told me he was plowed by a hot... More >>

• NY Mirror

  published June 24, 2003

  Drop your "God Hates Me" T-shirts and brace yourselves, kids: Chelsea has peaked—it's overinvaded, overpriced, and maybe just plain over.... More >>

• NY Mirror

  published June 17, 2003

  The night of the Tony Awards, I was sobbing from sheer joy, but the night after that, at the FiFi Awards for fragrance, my eyes were running from... More >>

• NY Mirror

  published June 10, 2003

  The third annual Tom of Finland Foundation Erotic Art Fair was a three-day phallic celebration, from a barbecue at the Eagle, where hot dogs were... More >>

• NY Mirror

  published June 3, 2003

  Mess with Michael Douglas and it might not be the war of the Roses, but it won't be pretty either. Paula Schwartz, who does legwork... More >>

• NY Mirror

  published May 20, 2003

  There are a few glaring omissions from the Tony nominees—where are Edie Falco, Kerry Butler, Jonathan Cake, Anne... More >>

• NY Mirror

  published May 13, 2003

  Sushi and stand-up make strange bedfellows over at Shiki's Japanese restaurant, "where the comedy is as raw as the fish." John Femia emcees... More >>

• NY Mirror

  published May 6, 2003

  "It's up to you to keep the Lower East Side sleazy!" director Lola Rock 'N' Rolla told the converted at the Arlene's Grocery Picture... More >>

• NY Mirror

  published April 29, 2003

  They said there was as much chance of it happening as Eminem winning an Oscar, but The New York Times has actually caught up with... More >>

• NY Mirror

  published April 22, 2003

  Despite that war thing, free restaurant tastings have kept coming in droves, and I've felt it impolite to say no to any of them—how would... More >>

• NY Mirror

  published April 15, 2003

  A drop-in at Beige—the Tuesday-night gay lounge at Bowery Bar—is a Groundhog Day experience, but with enough absurdist surprises... More >>

• NY Mirror

  published April 8, 2003

  On Broadway, it's the year of the screaming baby—the disadvantaged spawn that spasmically represents the forces that drive couples apart... More >>

• NY Mirror

  published April 1, 2003

  I've had bar snacks with Marv Albert's daughter and almost been knocked over by Jennifer Lopez's sister, but I can finally top that,... More >>

• NY Mirror

  published March 25, 2003

  As the war rages on with shock and awe, showbiz folk with shuck and jive need to submit to my own mandatory weapons inspection. Like country star... More >>

• NY Mirror

  published March 18, 2003

  The Writers Guild Awards at the Pierre went on for about four hours, proving beyond a doubt that they weren't the Editors Guild Awards. The... More >>

• NY Mirror

  published March 11, 2003

  Move over, Pollock. Get out of the way, Frida. The really wacky artists have come to town in shows that sing, dance, and pour a little... More >>

• NY Mirror

  published March 4, 2003

  You could never download wacky sound bites on Napster—just wacky music—but I can provide you with a free, illegal sampling of musicians'... More >>

• NY Mirror

  published February 25, 2003

  This week, I dragged my adorable ass to movies, plays, fashion shows, nightclubs, a dog party, and the opening of a veggie fast-food restaurant.... More >>

• NY Mirror

  published February 18, 2003

  Just in case Mayor Bloomberg decides to illegalize making noise in nightclubs, we'd better bite our tongues and start going to the Quiet... More >>

• NY Mirror

  published February 11, 2003

  There were so many beauty editors on the Las Vegas junket to the Celine Dion perfume launch that if the plane crashed, trolls might have... More >>

• NY Mirror

  published February 4, 2003

  With the Oscar nominations about to be announced on February 11, it's time for me to crystal-ball the nominees and then crawl under a giant podium... More >>

• NY Mirror

  published January 28, 2003

  The opening of the new OM Yoga Center (yes, I'm searching for new arenas of entertainment) brought out a you-can't-make-this-shit-up mix of pushy... More >>