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

• A Complete History Of Gerbiling So Far

  published Nov 26, 2012

  Why am I not surprised that when a writer was recently pursuing a piece on the history of gerbil-shoving, they turned to yours truly for quotes and insightr And I was thrilled, especially since the r... More >>

• Two Department Store Xmas Windows Miss The Boat

  published Nov 26, 2012

  And by the boat, I don't mean the Titanic! I'm referring to another Leonardo DiCaprio vehicle, The Great Gatsby. The latest movie version of the classic F. Scott Fitzgerald "Roaring Twenties" novel ... More >>

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  Anne Hathaway's Version Vs. Susan Boyle's: Hathaway Weighs In

  published Nov 26, 2012

  I saw Les Miserables, and can report that Anne Hathaway should start rehearsing her acceptance... No, wait, I'm not allowed to critique the film just yet. Too soon! Too soon! So I'll just say she p... More >>

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  Lindsay Lohan as Liz Taylor! My Review

  published Nov 26, 2012

  Let me be brave and say that Lindsay Lohan is still a cute, appealing actress, even if her raspy voice betrays a prematurely hard-lived life. But casting her as Liz Taylor was almost as much of a fol... More >>

• Marsha P. Johnson Case Reopened!

  published Nov 26, 2012

  Marsha P. Johnson was the transgender performer and activist whose body was found in the Hudson in 1992, the police deciding it was a suicide, as various observers reacted in deep suspicion, certain t... More >>

• I'm Singing With Emmylou Harris!

  published Nov 26, 2012

  I'm on the same bill with her! I thought it was a joke when they told me, but now that there's an actual invite, it seems to be shaping up to be some sort of reality. And I'm both thrilled and a tee... More >>

• How To Become Really Famous In 2013!

  published Nov 20, 2012

  This week's column is a clairvoyant, witty, and useful guide to what it takes to make it really big a proverbial 15 minutes from now. Gone are the days when record labels nurtured talent into stardom... More >>

• How to Get Really Famous in 2013! A Handy Guide.

  published November 21, 2012

  Everyone is more desperate than ever to get famous because they need the money, so I've done some digging and found the up-to-the-minute ways... More >>

• Vacation Time For Me!

  published Nov 19, 2012

  Yes, I look more fabulous than ever (as evidenced by the above photo, which I'll tell you more about when it becomes a Michael Musto T-shirt. True story.) But that's all the more reason for me to sit... More >>

• Last Night's GLAM Awards Were Sensational!

  published Nov 19, 2012

  And I'm not just saying that because I won. (Yes, this is my fourth! I've beaten Meryl Streep! My shelf runneth over!) But anyway, Cherry Jubilee's GLAM awards for LGBT nightlife were slick, eye-p... More >>

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  Lincoln Writer: Maybe Abe WAS Gay!

  published Nov 16, 2012

  Pulitzer winning Tony Kushner (Angels in America) adapted the screenplay for Spielberg's Lincoln movie, so it was inevitable that he'd be asked what I once wondered about right here on this blog: Was... More >>

• "Butt Chugging" Is Sweeping The Nation

  published Nov 16, 2012

  So I learned from Justin Sayre, the raconteur who does a live, gay variety show called The Meeting. At last night's show at the Duplex, Sayre explained that "butt chugging" involves shoving an alcoho... More >>

• Lady Gaga Vs. Dietrich: Discuss

  published Nov 16, 2012

  I'm so tired of Lady Gaga-versus-Madonna comparisons that I was delighted to hear raconteur Justin Sayre compare the Lady to late film legend Marlene Dietrich at last night's installment of The Meetin... More >>

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  Guess What Gay Republicans Are Liker

  published Nov 16, 2012

  No, not Jewish Nazis. I've already gone with that analogy, to deafening response. I also called them black Klan members and roaches who moonlight as exterminators. In trying to label these self-loa... More >>

• The Art of Freezing Someone Out When You See Them

  published Nov 16, 2012

  Two years ago, I went to see a friend in a play and congratulated him in the lobby afterwards. Also hanging around there was a Tony nominated actor who I've known for years and who had always been su... More >>

• Scandalous Is Chaplin In Drag

  published Nov 15, 2012

  Broadway's new Scandalous: The Life and Trials of Aimee Semple McPherson might sound like a female Leap of Faith, but it's actually Chaplin The Musical with girls' clothes. Both shows attempt to dea... More >>

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  Mitt Romney Knows Why He Lost!

  published Nov 15, 2012

  And no, it's not because he lied, flip-flopped, patronized, changed colors, evaded, and came up with unworkable theories and hateful agendas. None of that had anything to do with it! It's because Ob... More >>

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  A Great Year For Makeup at the Movies

  published Nov 15, 2012

  Last year was pretty decent, makeupwise, with Margaret Thatcher going against the apes for the Oscar, and winning paws down. But this year, movieland has come up with an even more exciting batch of b... More >>

• Two Exciting New Stars On The Scene

  published Nov 15, 2012

  I regularly leave the house so you don't have to, and in doing so on Tuesday I encountered two bright lights sparkling up the NYC night. At Codependent Tuesdays at the gay bar Therapy, Natalie Joy Jo... More >>

• Kristen Stewart's New Costar Wasn't Intimidated By The Sex Scenes

  published Nov 15, 2012

  There's a lot of sex in On The Road, director Walter Salles' adaptation of Jack Kerouac's classic semi-autobiographical post-war drifter novel from the Beat generation. It's in cars, in fields, and e... More >>

• Congrats to Channing Tatum, But Here Are 59 Other Sexy Famous Guys

  published Nov 15, 2012

  Channing Tatum was a great choice for People's Sexiest Man Alive. Not only is he a walking fantasy on a stick, but he's smart, successful, and according to the accounts I've heard, a decent guy (exce... More >>

• I'm Narrating Pygmalion Next Monday!

  published Nov 15, 2012

  And if you dare to say "P'Shaw," let me just correct you with, "For shaw!" It's really happening--at the Players Club (16 Gramercy Park South). You see, Project Shaw is doing a loverly reading of th... More >>

• Porn Comes To Broadway With The Performers: My Review

  published Nov 14, 2012

  Like sex itself, David West Read's The Performers--about two couples colliding in the adult entertainment arena--is kind of guiltily enjoyable while it lasts, though by the end, you think, "Did I real... More >>

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  Pandemonium Coming To Herald Square This Saturday

  published Nov 14, 2012

  When the UK boy band phenomenon One Direction says "pop store," their fans say "pop up." And though the boys won't be at the store's opening this Saturday (from 9 AM to 8 PM at the old Borders site a... More >>

• Hot New Male Model Photographed By Andrew Werner

  published Nov 14, 2012

  Dianne Brill is the ex-nightclub "It Girl" who always knew how to brighten a room with cleavage and sass. And now her son, Keenan Brill, is making his own waves. Keenan was photographed by Andrew We... More >>