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

• Liam Neeson Is A No-Bullshit Kinda Guy

  published Jan 18, 2012

  "You don't get actors like that who cut the bullshit," said director Joe Carnahan admiringly of his star Liam Neeson at their TimesTalk last night. "You get a lot of ego. You get a lot of hubris. "... More >>

• No Wikipedia Today In Protest!

  published Jan 18, 2012

  You may have noticed that there's no way to go to Wikipedia today and do all your convenient research. That's because they've yanked the site for 24 hours in protest over the possible passing of SOP... More >>

• Keira Knightley Spanks Me Into Submission!

  published Jan 18, 2012

  Check out my sassy column in which the gorgeous and talented co-star of A Dangerous Method tells me all about her hysteria-laden role, the assurances she needed before delving into it, and the realit... More >>

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  Gigantic New Gay Dance Club Opening Next Week!

  published Jan 18, 2012

  I was one of the first people to write about the Out NYC, the 127-room gay resort hotel that's been planned for West 42nd Street for several gay years now. I have no idea when that thing is going to... More >>

• The Road To Mecca Leads To Broadway

  published Jan 17, 2012

  You might know her as the old lady in the Spider-Man movies, but theater aficionados have long treasured Rosemary Harris as the Tony-winning presence from The Lion in Winter, Heartbreak House, two pr... More >>

• My Favorite New Channel Is Filled With Blood, Murder, And Susan Lucci

  published Jan 17, 2012

  I like it just as much as my other favorite relatively new channel I told you about. This one is Investigation Discovery (ID) -- it's 23 on my dial -- and it fills the void left by truTV not showing... More >>

• A Question About The Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Crash

  published Jan 17, 2012

  I've always turned down cruise-ship trips -- even free ones -- because I hate water and am always sure I'll turn green from the seasickness, not to mention the abject boredom.I also hate the feeling ... More >>

• Keira Knightley Reveals the Secret Behind Her Spanking Scene!

  published January 18, 2012

  From the second Keira Knightley shrieks her way into A Dangerous Method for a Carl Jung talking cure that ultimately leads... More >>

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  Antonio and Melanie: I Have A Question

  published Jan 17, 2012

  This is how they looked every single time they were shown on the Golden Globes. It was so bizarre to have them angled in different directions, making them look like a Jeff Koons statue of themselves... More >>

• Did Paula Deen's Diet Cause Her Diabetesr

  published Jan 17, 2012

  This article delves into the possibilities, wondering, "How can bacon-doughnut egg burgers possibly be good for your"Damned if I know, chomp slurp chomp! But the piece goes on to to note that expert... More >>

• Madonna Is Sizzling Hot Again!

  published Jan 17, 2012

  Madonna has done the impossible. Just by sticking it out, playing the game, and being simultaneously fabulous and appalling, she's made herself buzz-able again. Among her strokes of genius: *The a... More >>

• Johnny Ray Had Sex In Bathrooms!

  published Jan 17, 2012

  Surely you've seen There's No Business Like Show Business, the overstuffed but enjoyable 1954 movie musical with Ethel Merman and the gang as a traveling vaudeville clan with multiple outfit changes.... More >>

• Elton John's Husband Trashes Madonna For Golden Globe Win And Speech!

  published Jan 16, 2012

  Madonna had just won Best Song for co-writing something that pops up in the February release W.E. Sir Elton (who's British royalty just like Dame Madge herself) hadn't won for "Hello Hello" from the... More >>

• Angelina Admits To "Complete Emotional Breakdown"

  published Jan 13, 2012

  No, not out of residual guilt over Jennifer Aniston. And not over the pressure of mothering 350 kids and counting.It was over the pressure of being a movie director! Ange's new film, In the Land of... More >>

• Gay And Lesbian Review Caricatures Me!

  published Jan 13, 2012

  This rendering of my culinary self by Hefling II goes along with Matthew Hays's searing Q&A with me in the new issue of Gay & Lesbian Review. I've got my fork on the left and my knife's heading for ... More >>

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  There Are No Cabs In NYC!

  published Jan 13, 2012

  As a result of my recent foot surgeries, I haven't been able to ride my beloved bike while recuperating, so I've had to resort to the transportation mode that lots of other New Yorkers rely on: Cabs... More >>

• The Kardashians Are Krashing, According To The Post

  published Jan 13, 2012

  The trapdoor has opened up and they're falling into the abyss of showbiz footnotes, where they'll no doubt join Topo Gigio and KC and the Sunshine Band. Says the article, public sentiment has turned... More >>

• No Gays In The Dolly Parton/Latifah Film!

  published Jan 13, 2012

  In the script, that is. Let me first say that Joyful Noise -- with rival chantoozies Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton warring over how to run their small-town choir -- is corny and formulaic, but a ki... More >>

• Porgy And Bess Has Arrived Amidst Controversy

  published Jan 12, 2012

  This is not a review. I'll let far more erudite scholars than myself go into lengthy analyses about exactly what's been trimmed out of the new revisal being called DuBose Heyward's Porgy and Bess. ... More >>

• Calvin Klein And The Boyfriend Are "On a Break"

  published Jan 12, 2012

  From each other. I just ran the story that Nick Gruber wants to pursue training/nutrition and other options à la seminude posing -- and now we know why.And we thought this would last forever!... More >>

• Fried Turkey Legs! WTFr

  published Jan 12, 2012

  Why did no one tell me about this beforer Apparently, people unself-consciously run around Disney World -- and in fact, the entire state of Florida -- chomping on gigantic fried turkey legs!!!They a... More >>

• Urination Video Appalls The U.S. Military!

  published Jan 12, 2012

  A supposed video of marines urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters in Afghanistan has pushed all the copper buttons of the military -- an organization that is conducted in the height of taste, ... More >>

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  Jay-Z And Beyonce: The Height Of Gallr

  published Jan 12, 2012

  As you know, megastars Jay-Z and Beyoncé spent $1.3 million to turn six rooms at Lenox Hill Hospital into two luxury suites so Beyoncé could pop out her baby in some real style. That's... More >>

• The Best Comebacks In Showbiz History

  published Jan 12, 2012

  They were washed up, kaput, as ovah as the macarena! And then they rose up from the ashes of disdain and said, "Ha!' And we applauded like madmen. The best comebacks ever are: ... More >>

• How Much Do I Love The Ovation Channelr

  published Jan 12, 2012

  Ovation generally shows a lot of documentaries about creative artist types, which is a huge notch above reality shows and absolutely fine with me. But lately, every time I click on it, they're airin... More >>