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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2013 Stories by Michael Musto

• Celebrities That Look Like Each Other!

  published Mar 18, 2013

  No, not just the Olsen twins. How about... And that separated-at-birth duo isn't even on this list, which is pretty startling unto itself. The link supplies shocking photographic proof that the fol... More >>

• World's Largest Gay Club To Open On June 15!

  published Mar 15, 2013

  With the Liberace Museum, Siegfried & Roy, Bette Midler, and many other glitzy attractions, Las Vegas has had a gayish appeal for decades. But I always felt there should be an actual gay club--one th... More >>

• Hot Photo Of James Franco And I Last Night

  published Mar 15, 2013

  I went bar hopping dressed like a pretty, young girl, and was thrilled to run into the sexy, gay-friendly movie star, especially when he started chatting me up while caressing me with his bedroom eyes... More >>

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  Phil Spector Movie With Pacino Contends He May Have Been Wrongly Convicted

  published Mar 15, 2013

  Spector, that is, not Pacino. Phil Spector, by David Mamet--airing on HBO on March 24--tells of the music legend's conviction for the second-degree murder of actress Lana Clarkson in his mansion in 2... More >>

• Nicki Minaj's New Face

  published Mar 15, 2013

  She's totally entitled to it, mind you. But I'm just sayin'.... More >>

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  The Five Worst Kinds Of Party Hosts

  published Mar 15, 2013

  I didn't get this out of one of Joan Crawford's old books. I got it from experience--years and years of experience. Here are the hostesses with the leastest, IMHO: (1) The ones that don't say hell... More >>

• Yummiest Food Combo Ever!

  published Mar 15, 2013

  No, it's not chicken wings with quinoa. Or Jell-O and caviar. Or Lucky Charms with pesto sauce. Or foie gras chow mein. It's that old standby, Genoa salami and provolone cheese. I sauntered into an ... More >>

• Taylor Swift Nose Jobr Penelope Cruz "Diastatsis Recti"r Expert Available!

  published Mar 15, 2013

  One of the joys of my job is being continually pitched experts who want to talk on the record about some hoohaha in the gossip news so they can offer their wisdoms while enhancing their brands. Here ... More >>

• Vanya And Sonia And... My Review

  published Mar 14, 2013

  Christopher Durang's Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike is a comic tour de force about a bunch of Chekhovian characters full of yearning, who are simply waiting for the blue heron to appear to give t... More >>

• The Best Crack About The New Pope So Far

  published Mar 14, 2013

  A regular on the All That Chat board (filled with Broadway dishers) had this to say: "The last time an Argentinian came out on a big balcony in a white dress, she sang 'Don't Cry For Me, Argentina'.... More >>

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  Guess Who's Going To Play Fire Island This Summerr

  published Mar 14, 2013

  I'm hearing that stars who'll be gracing Cherry Grove's Ice Palace with performances this summer will include... Chita Rivera Margaret Cho John WatersPaula Poundstone, Lorna Luft, Lynda Carter, Bri... More >>

• Liza And Alan Cumming At Town Hall: My Review

  published Mar 14, 2013

  "I think this is the only time a show from Cherry Grove, Fire Island has transferred to Broadway!" cracked Alan Cumming at Town Hall last night. Last summer, he and Liza Minnelli did a joint show on ... More >>

• Night of A Thousand Gowns Is Legendarily Coming!

  published Mar 14, 2013

  Start getting your legendary tickets.... More >>

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  An Argentine Gay Reacts In Horror To The New Pope

  published Mar 14, 2013

  A source of mine is an Argentinian gay male. And when he heard about the appointment of Jorge Mario Bergoglio as Pope, he didn't exactly swell with nationalistic pride. Says the guy: "Bergoglio app... More >>

• Gayest Movie Ever!

  published Mar 14, 2013

  It's 1982's The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas, which they show in seeming constant rotation at the HK gay country bar Flaming Saddles. Here's the cast: Burt Reynolds. Dolly Parton. Dom DeLuise. Ji... More >>

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  Is A Legendary West Village Piano Bar Having An Identity Crisisr

  published Mar 13, 2013

  That's what the Observer's Drew Grant found when she visited the rollicking Grove Street hangout Marie's Crisis with a longtime regular--yours truly--for some show tunes and schmoozing. Drew reports ... More >>

• Bartsch And Arias Create A New Living Room Ambience

  published Mar 13, 2013

  "Think of this as my apartment," black-chiffon-laden hostess Susanne Bartsch told guests at the weekly, unnamed Tuesday night soiree at Soho Grand's lounge last night. "Make yourselves comfortable. Ha... More >>

• Visitors Tour An Inflatable Simulated Colon, Complete With Polyps

  published Mar 13, 2013

  That's the caption on the above New York Times photo of people doing just that, and I was so excited I didn't even read the article. This is obviously the new DisneyLand! "Hey, kids, want go tour an... More >>

• "Fag Hag"r "Fruit Fly"r By Any Name, They're Bigger Than Ever

  published Mar 13, 2013

  This week's column dissects whether the term "fag hag" is acceptable. And how about "fruit fly"r And whatever you want to call it, I discuss what drives women into this phenomenon, where they feel sa... More >>

• Get A Load Of Gaga's 24-Karat Wheelchair

  published Mar 13, 2013

  While she recovers from hip-related surgery, Lady Gaga is rolling around in a 24-karat gold-plated wheelchair she had personally designed for her. The Lady contacted a noted jewelry designer and aske... More >>

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  Adam Sandler Is A Genius, IMHO

  published Mar 13, 2013

  Bear in mind I loved Sofia Coppola in The Godfather III and enjoyed Pierce Brosnan's singing in Mamma Mia! But still, hear me out. Adam Sandler is roundly derided for putting out crappy, unfunny com... More >>

• Manuel Labor And Other Great Names For Drag Kings

  published Mar 13, 2013

  If you're a lady who dresses like a man in order to entertain, that's lovely, but it's definitely not enough. You need a name! One that's funny and punny and attention-getting and smart. Here are my... More >>

• "Fag Hag"? "Fruit Fly"? By Any Name, They're Bigger Than Ever

  published March 13, 2013

  Is the term "fag hag" ever OK? Probably not, because two bad words don't make for one good phrase. And yet it falls so trippingly from the... More >>

• Rhoda Morgenstern's Best Lines

  published Mar 12, 2013

  As part of the worldwide surge of love for ailing Valerie Harper, the kids on datalounge.com have come up with a compilation of the best lines she uttered as feistily endearing Bronx baby Rhoda Morgen... More >>

• Will The Cinderella Writer Talk To Mer

  published Mar 12, 2013

  Douglas Carter Beane and I were getting along pretty well--I did a nice interview with him, which was included in my last book--but when I didn't rave about Sister Act, calling it "rote but pretty enj... More >>