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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2010 Stories by Michael Musto

• I'm In the 'Out 100'

  published Nov 15, 2010

  Yes, I'm one of the hundred powerful and compelling LGBTs who made a difference this year, according to Out magazine, and this is great, mainly because I get to go to the party and eat the hors d'oe... More >>

• The Best Sex You Ever Hadr

  published Nov 15, 2010

  Think back on the dozens and hundreds and, in fact, billions of sexual experiences you've had so far and tell me: Was there a finest, most gloriously enrapturing one out of all of themr The one you ... More >>

• Barbara Eden at Disco 2000

  published Nov 15, 2010

  OMG. This just went up on YouTube. It's a clip of I Dream of Jeannie star Barbara Eden receiving a "Nightlife Achievement award" from yours truly, dressed as a gay genie, while drag star Lahoma Van Z... More >>

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  Is "Tranny" So Badr

  published Nov 12, 2010

  Gay activists seem to have a problem with the use of the word "tranny" to connote a transsexual person. They feel it's demeaning and derogatory -- it's basically "the t word." But I've never heard a... More >>

• Conan's Show Is Like All the Others

  published Nov 12, 2010

  As the linked article states, it took months for Conan O'Brien to launch his new talk show on TBS, and then it turned out to be just like everyone else's, format-wise. Monologue, house band, actors, ... More >>

• Bad Gift Idea: Cordial Cherries

  published Nov 12, 2010

  We've all done it. You need a quickie gift to grab for someone you don't care about -- or something to add to the stack of shit for someone you do care about -- so you throw in a box of the inevitabl... More >>

• Laurence Harvey: An Actress's Best Friend

  published Nov 12, 2010

  Thin, dry, and sexy, 1960s British actor Laurence Harvey may be best remembered as the guy who helped various actresses to Oscar glory. Something about his minimal acting and sardonic presence obviou... More >>

• Christina Aguilera Will End Up With Chaz Bono

  published Nov 11, 2010

  I make that bold assertion in this brand-new interview with me on GPhilly. After all, they have that Cher connection. End of story. But that's not really what the interview (done by writer Natalie H... More >>

• The A-List Guys Need to Defend Themselves Better

  published Nov 11, 2010

  In this week's column, I wrote about the A List: New York cast members being ambushed on a chat show by a drag queen who greeted them with, "People hate y'all." And they pretty much squirmed and sput... More >>

• Who Should Play Hazel in the New Musicalr

  published Nov 11, 2010

  A press release went out yesterday saying that Hazel, the maid immortalized by Shirley Booth in a '60s sitcom, is being turned into a stage musical, and they're in talks with a Broadway actress to pla... More >>

• Don't Ever Try to Impress Someone!

  published Nov 11, 2010

  It generally backfires bigger than a Republican's anti-gay speech to rabbis. It's always when I'm trying hardest to show off that I get hit in the face with a giant pie of meringue and mockery. For ... More >>

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  My Foolproof Rules for Bicycle Safety

  published Nov 11, 2010

  And I oughta know! *Main thing: Be aware of parked cars flinging their doors open. If you get hit, you will be propelled into traffic and die. This is not advisable. *Also be aware of the traffic ... More >>

• Courtney Love Tells Me Her Hopes and Dreams

  published Nov 10, 2010

  CLICK HERE for my new column in which Courtney Love tells me that she wants to get out of "movie prison" just like Robert Downey Jr did. Anyone have the keysr Also in the column: *The A-List boys ar... More >>

• My Flea Market Appearance as Queen of the Nile

  published Nov 10, 2010

  Did it really happenr This photo by Eva Lucien would seem to suggest it did. And it goes to show that the great thing about flea markets is the instant gratification attained by trying on items tha... More >>

• "Energy Pizza" Comes to Murray Hill!

  published Nov 10, 2010

  Does your regular pizza make you feel too rundown and lackadaisicalr Are you longing for a slice that'll make you antsier than a six-pack of Red Bulls wouldr Then go to rev'd up (451 Third Avenue at... More >>

• Lauren Bacall Checks Into a Nursing Homer

  published Nov 10, 2010

  That's what a source just told me. Supposedly the legend of screen and stage felt she couldn't live alone anymore, so she headed to a Jewish home in Westchester. We love you, Lauren, and we'll alw... More >>

• Epiphany Interview, Part Deux

  published Nov 10, 2010

  Epiphany is the mouthy drag performer with a great voice and lots to say with it. Here's more of just what that might be: Me: "Hey, Epiphany. First of all, what in your childhood affected the way you... More >>

• Memphis Has the Dumbest and Ugliest People in America

  published Nov 09, 2010

  The city, not the Broadway show. According to a survey on TravelandLeisure.com, which rated 35 cities, Memphis came in dead last for both "Attractive People" and "Intelligent People," though it came ... More >>

• Courtney Love: "Get Me Out of Movie Prison!"

  published November 10, 2010

  At a Lavo party for Due Date—about an ultimately likable mess who attaches himself to an uptight urban... More >>

• Who Did a Better Drag Version of Madonna's Sex Bookr

  published Nov 09, 2010

  There are two that I know of--that people are admitting to. Greg Scarnici is coming out with an ebook in which he recreates the whole Sex book in drag.(Click on sexindrag.com for a preview.) And o... More >>

• Pee-wee Herman Irked His L.A. Fans

  published Nov 09, 2010

  My new best friend Pee-wee Herman inadvertently ticked off some of his La-La-land supporters when he moved his show (the same one that's now on Broadway) to a larger theater. A pretty major comic tel... More >>

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  Who Will Be People's "Sexiest Man Alive"r

  published Nov 09, 2010

  The annual, much ballyhooed issue is slated for November 17th, and tongues are wagging. (All of them publicists', of course.) I suspect it'll be someone like James Franco, Matthew Morrison, Johnny De... More >>

• "Eat It, Michael Musto" Is Now A Video

  published Nov 08, 2010

  LCD Soundsystem, whose song "Pow Pow" features the immortal line "Eat it, Michael Musto/You're no Bruce Vilanch," has just come up with a video for the song, starring Oscar nominated actress Anna Kend... More >>

• A Report From The Violet Tendencies Premiere Party

  published Nov 08, 2010

  That's the new romantic comedy with The Facts of Life's Mindy Cohn as a fruit fly trying to find a suitable partner. Says writer/costar Jesse Archer: "Fag hag attendance was off the charts--a 98% ch... More >>

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  Epiphany: A Sassy Drag Queen Who Can Sing

  published Nov 08, 2010

  Glamour queen Epiphany is a popular performer/hostess who tells it like it is--and she has a great voice too. I recently cornered her at a bar for some nocturnal chat worth repeating. Me: "Hi, Epi... More >>