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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2009 Stories by Michael Musto

• Pantone Announces Color of the Year

  published Dec 09, 2009

  As the world economy continues to collapse and celebrities line up to off themselves, there's heartening news: Pantone has announced the color of the year! And it's Obama! I mean Sully! I mean burnt ... More >>

• Gay Clip of the Week: Keo Nozari's "Like Lightning"

  published Dec 09, 2009

  Club 57 downstairs DJ Keo Nozari has assembled all your favorite club freaks and gogo boys to surround him for his new video, "Like Lightning," which has him sporting facial hair and writhing around... More >>

• Queer as Folk Star Goes Lesbian!

  published December 8, 2009

  TV icon Sharon Gless is de-glammed but not devalued in Hannah Free, a film "about a lifelong love affair between an independent... More >>

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  Why Is The Blind Side So Bigr

  published Dec 08, 2009

  Sandra Bullock's based-on-a-true-story movie The Blind Side made more money than New Moon last weekend, and it's in way fewer theaters! It's a runaway smash for my girl Sandy, wiping away memories of... More >>

• I Hate Splitting the Check!

  published Dec 08, 2009

  My least favorite words to hear when out with friends at a restaurant are "Let's just split the check." It's not that I'm cheap--I mean it's not just that I'm cheap--it's that I don't drink and my cu... More >>

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  Another Casualty in the Tiger Woods Scandal

  published Dec 08, 2009

  As the women around him negotiate to get more moolah out of his philandering, Tiger Woods could easily start spiraling into an abyss of his own making. By the time the ninth "party hostess" came forw... More >>

• Peter Gatien's Latest Club Files For Bankruptcy

  published Dec 08, 2009

  Peter Gatien is the notorious club owner who brought us New York's unbridled playpen the Limelight until being deported to Canada for tax evasion. Well, my Canadian friend Grant Ramsay tells me abou... More >>

• A Gala Night at The Glammy Awards!

  published Dec 07, 2009

  Who cares about the Grammy awardsr More exciting were the Glammys--the nightclubbing honors given at Splash the other night, which brought out a crowd of drag queens, gogo boys, and their letchy ad... More >>

• Thoughts About The Suicide Attempt of Alexa Ray Joel, Billy Joel's Daughter

  published Dec 07, 2009

  How many times do I have to tell you peopler Do not become the child of famous parents! You live forever in their shadow, especially when they're too busy doing photo shoots and live appearances to b... More >>

• 'Spic' Controversy Puts Emanuel Xavier in the Spotlight

  published Dec 07, 2009

  Emanuel Xavier is a super fierce pier queen and poet who effortlessly turns his experience into literary emissions of pride and passion. And now, he writes me: "I've been plagued by controversy over... More >>

• Coco Before Tautou: Katharine Hepburn Sings!

  published Dec 07, 2009

  Get out your Tums, kids, because this one's gonna hurt. You see, in 1969, screen legend Katharine Hepburn played designer Coco Chanel in the splashy Broadway musical Coco.I always regretted having ... More >>

• Just Say "I Saw It!"

  published Dec 07, 2009

  It's so wearying to keep up with all the people buzzing at my face and asking me with penetrating eyes, "Have you seen such and such movier" and "Did you watch last Sunday's episode of blah blah blahr... More >>

• Gay Lap Dancing Is Bigger Than Ever!

  published Dec 04, 2009

  This breathless missive came in from a friend and reader--yes, some people are both--the second he got home from some debauching at the long-running bar Splash the other night."Another sign of the t... More >>

• Gay Clip of the Week: Adam Joseph's "Finally"

  published Dec 04, 2009

  Have you been craving a gay remake of "Finally" laced with a blaring message for marital equalityr So have I! And now, "Faggotty Attention" singer Adam Joseph comes through with a haunting cover vers... More >>

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  GLAAD Backs GMA For Dropping Adam Lambert

  published Dec 04, 2009

  UPDATE: Since I wrote the text below, GLAAD has adjusted (or maybe just clarified) its point of view. The gay watchdog group now says Adam WAS subjected to a double standard and people should express ... More >>

• Jim Sheridan Reveals His Only Setback

  published Dec 04, 2009

  Jim Sheridan is no slouch, having directed the powerful new film Brothers, in which Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal vie for honor and for Natalie Portman while dad Sam Shepard plays them like a deck... More >>

• When Did You Find Out Santa Claus Doesn't Existr

  published Dec 04, 2009

  Assuming you did find out, that is. I don't think I ever believed in the guy, so I never had to face that shattering Peggy Lee moment when my world turned existential. After all, Christmas generally... More >>

• The Year's 20 Worst Flicks!

  published Dec 03, 2009

  2009 isn't over yet, but rottentomatoes.com has come up with the 20 worst reviewed movies of the year--so far. (There's still a month of potential post-Thanksgiving turkeys to trot over to our local c... More >>

• The Best Western Ever!

  published Dec 03, 2009

  No, not the hotel--I mean the genre. To me, westerns have always been like spinach--ill-tasting and probably not even that good for you. But in my neurotic quest to see every movie ever made at least ... More >>

• Hotel Checkout Scamming Update!

  published Dec 03, 2009

  Remember my recent post about how a lot of hotels seem to arbitrarily add charges to your bill, so you have to be extra vigilant when you check out or you'll end up paying for minibars you never opene... More >>

• Snuggies Will Save Christmas

  published Dec 03, 2009

  I have the answer to all our economic woes! Buy Snuggies! You know Snuggies. They're those very chic wearable blankets that they advertise on TV and which have apparently fallen off so many trucks th... More >>

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  Questions About Tiger Woods

  published Dec 03, 2009

  Did the wife really shatter the car window to free her husband or was she more likely aiming for his headr If he really is the victim of spousal abuse, will people finally take seriously the fact th... More >>

• Why Is Lady Gaga Always Dying Onstager

  published Dec 02, 2009

  No, I don't mean bombing. She does quite well, actually. But why do so many of her numbers seem to climax with her falling down drenched in fake blood and bubblesr As the superstar tells Elle magazin... More >>

• The Oscars' "10 Nominees" Rule is Backfiring!

  published Dec 02, 2009

  In an attempt to jazz up the Academy Awards, the organizers decided a few months ago that there should be 10 nominees for Best Picture this year, not the usual paltry five. This was clearly a way to ... More >>

• Do You Have a "Divide and Conquer" Friendr

  published Dec 02, 2009

  Let's call him/her "Pat." Pat is the kind of friend who butters you up a lot, so you end up telling Pat about every little quirk and insecurity of yours in full trust. You eventually learn that Pat h... More >>