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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2012 Stories by Michael Musto

• 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. It star... More >>

• In Defense of Nightclub Doorpeople

  published Feb 16, 2012

  They're not all the devil -- they're just doing their job! And you can actually help your own chances of getting in by humoring them a little. These thoughts just came in from Calen David -- a/k/a ... More >>

• The Six Stupidest Things About Our Society

  published Feb 16, 2012

  In ascending order of stupidity. 6. Fashion Who cares what you wear as long as you wear somethingr Watching rich people carry on about designer labels that they amass with reckless expenditure is ... More >>

• Gossip Session About Calvin's Boyfriend

  published Feb 15, 2012

  It was a quickie conversation -- a "Goss Sesh," as it were -- with me in The Daily Front Row publication, which is given out all over Fashion Week along with water and lip gloss. I was asked: (1) H... More >>

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  Did Whitney Houston Kill Herselfr

  published Feb 15, 2012

  Gene Simmons reportedly said so on CNBC, though I'm not sure how renowned an expert he is in forensics. And while Simmons meant he thinks Whitney literally offed herself in the tub, that other noted... More >>

• Facebook And Twitter Are Destroying Our Brains!

  published Feb 15, 2012

  Check out my devastating new column in which I talk about the shocking levels of mental detritus that have resulted from our communal obsession with those two depth-depleting social-networking media... More >>

• I Made Keith Olbermann Laugh!

  published Feb 15, 2012

  On last night's Countdown show, Keith and I had tons of fun dissecting the Republicans' pledge to ban "hard-core, offensive porn" and -- on a whole other plane -- we also managed to chew over their p... More >>

• Lady Gaga's Next Career Move! Urgent!

  published Feb 15, 2012

  I'm quite certain of what it is.To change the look! I know she changes the look all the time, but I mean change the whole gist of it in general! The constant parade of outrageous costumes has got t... More >>

• Best Cheap Indian Food In NYC

  published Feb 15, 2012

  Curry Hut isn't spectacular-looking in the slightest. The eat-in or take-out restaurant on Ninth Avenue between 39th and 40th streets is small and not that remarkable, with nothing more than counter ... More >>

• A Cancer Benefit With Drag Queens

  published Feb 14, 2012

  "You heard that Whitney Houston died, rightr" said emcee Judy Gold at "Encore for Hope," the American Cancer Society benefit last night at Club Providence. She was actually going there. And to set u... More >>

• Who's Your Favorite My Strange Addiction Starr

  published Feb 14, 2012

  The TLC show highlights people with highly unusual obsessions and habits. Here are the four most fascinating I just caught getting their prime-time break: (1) Nathaniel He's in love with his car,... More >>

• Facebook and Twitter Have Rotted Our Brains!

  published February 15, 2012

  Facebook and Twitter have turned our erudite minds into cocky doody! Once the floodgates opened for everyone on earth to emit short, quick... More >>

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  Raquel Welch And That Famous Strap-On! (Photo NSFW)

  published Feb 14, 2012

  Raquel Welch has been having a wonderful Film Society of Lincoln Center tribute series consisting of highlights from her saucy and diverse career. The other night, they showed The Three Musketeers -... More >>

• Favorite Whitney Houston Songsr I'll Tell You Mine

  published Feb 14, 2012

  Of many incredible recordings, here are the ones I'm personally fondest of: "The Star-Spangled Banner" No, she didn't write it. And she didn't even sing it live -- it was famously lip-synched. But... More >>

• Happy Anti-Valentine's Day! Here's What To Do-Do!

  published Feb 14, 2012

  You're not actually going to celebrate today with a smile and a cuddle just because chocolate makers, florists, and greeting-card companies want you to, are your Are you that much of a corprorate dr... More >>

• The Lamest Attempt To Get Press Off Whitney Houston's Death

  published Feb 14, 2012

  This press release came in, moments after the body turned cold: "CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY AVAILABLE ON WHITNEY HOUSTON "So-and-so, NY based leading criminal defense attorney, is available for co... More >>

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  Isabella Rossellini Is The Queen Of The Bees

  published Feb 13, 2012

  Screen and glamour icon Isabella Rossellini played a bee when she did those award-winning Green Pornos for the Sundance Channel, in which she personally enacted the mating rituals of the animal kingd... More >>

• Fashion Week Lifts Me Up, Then Shoots Me Down Like A Spanx

  published Feb 13, 2012

  Fashion Week has been such an incredible whirlwind for me! I went to one whole show! (Charlotte Ronson, which was fabulous.) But the 40 minutes before the show was enough to fill a lifetime of fash... More >>

• Adele Brings Snot Out Of The Closet

  published Feb 13, 2012

  Adele's speech as she was presented with the Grammy for Album of the Year last night was adorable, fun, real, honest, and mucusy. The singer extraordinaire held up her statuette and exulted, "Mom,... More >>

• Raquel Welch Was Hot For Costar Who Turned Out To Be Gay

  published Feb 13, 2012

  At her Film Society of Lincoln Center series on Saturday night, the ever luscious Raquel Welch admitted that on the set of the 1966 sci-fi film Fantastic Voyage, she developed the hots for Stephen Bo... More >>

• Whitney Houston's Lesbianism: Let's Discuss

  published Feb 13, 2012

  Not surprisingly, the one thing that's being left out of the vast majority of Whitney Houston obits is the L word! I got so caught up in writing about the way her musical legacy got besmirched by he... More >>

• Whitney Houston, RIP: My Thoughts

  published Feb 11, 2012

  I first saw Whitney Houston perform when she was a mere teen, though she exuded the professionalism and power of someone three times her age. In a Central Park concert, her mother, Cissy Houston -- ... More >>

• Victoria Beckham, Fashion Icon

  published Feb 10, 2012

  While her husband hawks underwear -- as well he should -- Victoria Beckham has become a rising star in the high-end fashion world. She's bringing her stuff back to New York's own Fashion Week in a m... More >>

• My Skin Care Regimen Makes The Years Fly Away!

  published Feb 10, 2012

  I may look old, but not nearly as old as I really am! So I'm finally going public with my skin care secrets in order to help others in their battle with Mr. Crow's Feet.True, I happen to have really... More >>

• "Mindful Eating" Is The Hot New Thing For Your Mouth

  published Feb 10, 2012

  Today's New York Times has an interesting article about a trend called "mindful eating," which is based on Buddhist principles and which will teach your taste buds a thing or two while making you les... More >>