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Women That I Find Really Sexy, I Swear

Don't let this get out because it could ruin my career! There are some women that I happen to find terribly sexy, even now in Gay Pride month. But these dames needn't worry about me--I'll just admire them from afar, as well as in this glorious photo tribute.

What Constitutes Overacting? Janeane Garofalo Breaks It Down For You!

At last night's hilarious Assdance awards (for outrageous short films) at Bowery Poetry Club, Janeane Garofalo took the stage to present an honor for Best Overacting By A Female Lead. She told the crowd: "Think Elizabeth Berkley. "Or Jennifer Lopez when she's trying to laugh like a human would la ... More >>

Oscars 2012: Best Dresses With the Meh Factor

Dear Ladies of the Red Carpet: Where's the shock of the swan dress or the pizzazz of the goth showgirl of yesteryear? Come on, ladies, this is the Oscars, and it's 2012! Why are so many of you million dollar actresses playing the Grace Kelly card? We are fully aware that all of you can't pull off ... More >>

My Thoughts On The Oscars As They Happen!

The show started with great dignity. Morgan Freeman came out and a friend of mine said, "Is that the one who fucks the granddaughter?"

53 More Great Songs From 2011

Earlier today, Maura offered a list of the 47 songs on her "2011 Awesomeness" Spotify playlist; to complement that, here are the 53 songs from my less cleverly named playlist, "2011." As is the usually the case with these mega-lists, I compiled mine a bit haphazardly, throwing together a substantial ... More >>

100 & Single: A Dozen Contenders For Billboard's Year-End Top 10, And Their Fight Against The "Last Christmas Effect"

​Later this week, Billboard is expected to announce its tallies for the biggest hits of 2011. And what a year for music it's been. Remember all those big hits: "Like a G6," "We R Who We R," "Raise Your Glass," "Fuck You!" and "What's My Name?" What's that—you say the songs I just rattle ... More >>

Four Potential Special Guests For Taylor Swift's Two New York Shows

As you might have heard, Taylor Swift has been crossing the country touring behind 2010's Speak Now and performing a new cover song, often with a surprise guest, at each city along the way, leaving in a trail of camera phone YouTube videos and exclamation point-filled tweets in her wake. In Atlanta ... More >>

Will.I.Am Kickstarts The Perhaps-Inevitable Trend Of Naming Albums After Hashtags

​The forthcoming album from will.i.am, lead Black Eyed Pea and tireless trend-rider, is called #WILLPOWER, and yes, the pound sign is intentional; apparently he's so interested in willing (ha!) himself into the Internet-enabled public consciousness, he's named his album in the style of Twitter ... More >>

Six Songs With "Night" In The Title That Might Have Inspired Lady Gaga's "Marry The Night"

​The fifth single from Lady Gaga's Born This Way is "Marry The Night," an ode to the time of day that's seized the imaginations of countless pop stars—it's got darkness, mystery, cooler temperatures, more opportunties for steam-borne drama, and so forth. Gaga has proven herself to be a m ... More >>

Radio Hits One: Raising The Bar For "YouTube Platinum"

Justin Bieber and Ludacris: Congratulations. A lot of people watched your video.​On August 28, MTV will throw the 2011 installment of its Video Music Awards, honoring achievements in the art form that used to make up the majority of its programming. While it's all too tempting to note the iron ... More >>

My Weirdest Pitches Of The Week

​Think the life of a gossip columnist/blogger is all sawdust and tinsel? Well, here are some of the pitches I've gotten this week, to give you a hint of the reality behind the glitterdome: *"Andrea Bocelli rides the East River ferry"

Radio Hits One: The Long, Long Legs Of Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday

​A few weeks ago, my colleague Chris Molanphy broke down how "Super Bass," the late-breaking crossover smash from Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday, presented a rare example of a hit album taking months to yield a top 10 single after moving major units out of the gate. But at the time, I was patiently ... More >>

Fashion's Night Out Was Last Night, It Seems

​Kanye West had a better Fashion's Night Out than you. He called it "the best night" of his life "uuuum so far." The New York Times, in a more staid description, called it "the unofficial start of fall fashion." But according to Times writer Stuart Emmrich, "it did one more thing on Friday nig ... More >>

Millions Flood New York City Streets For National Puerto Rican Day Parade

​Either you're a part of it or you're in their way. Beginning this morning at 11 a.m., the National Puerto Rican Day Parade started crawling up Manhattan's Fifth Avenue with equal, if not more, fervor than your average World Cup goal celebration. Scheduled for the second Sunday in June of ever ... More >>

The Next Central Park Coyote May be a Moose: Young Bull Heading South Via I-95

As New Yorkers, we're used to dealing with our own brand of wildlife. We've got an extended family of pigeons holed up in our air shaft, rats in our garbage cans, and a feral human population like whoa. But in recent months encounters with less-than-urban creatures have been all up in our news sourc ... More >>

Michael Musto's Top Three Top Ten Lists, Because Why Not?

And Now, A Lovely Tuesday Night Out At Greenhouse, APT, And Highline Ballroom, Featuring The Roots, Of Course

Somebody tell Puja how to do this. Greenhouse is one of those places that make us normal folks nervous. While some revel in the exclusivity of red-roped clubs, the thought of waiting in a felt-carpeted line doesn't exactly thrill me--over-glammed Jersey girls, statuesque Chelsea boys, and men with ... More >>

Letters 11.19.08

Gay Nightlife: Parties With a Boy Flavor

Hey, sailor, looking for a good time?

Tribeca's MidEast Fixation

From Iran to Pakistan, a region's stories come to downtown fest

TABLOIDED: Who Got the NYPD Drug Scandal Exclusive?

Diddy's Confessional Rap?

Dean Johnson's Legacy, Anna Nicole's Lunacy

Devout banter about a very different Bible class, plus sleuthing about Sleuth and ragging on Rita

End Run

How a few black publishers are making a play for the Maxim man

And I Am Telling You…DIE!

Fergie Is a Man

And other shocking revelations from this year's Video Music Awards

2003

Diwali goes Diddley as dancehall diva signals Di DJ

Tough Advice for Ellen, Angelina, and the Olsens

Got Blood? Or Seek the Original

Dark Comedy Flails as Its Reindeer Games Go Horribly Awry

A Dry White Season

Whoever wins in November, Republican looks swept the Fashion Week runways

New No More

Wacky profs and aunts celebrate their 25-year-old prophecy

Star Trek

Shopping With Reese and Beyoncé

NY Mirror

Black Women!

NY Mirror

Film

Celebs Take Manhattan

NY Mirror

’Motown Soul

Young Fresh Fellows Seek Same

Bad Boy Shyne

The Gangsta Life and Times of Jamal Barrow

Learning from Queer as Folk

This Series Is Not Just About Gay Sex. It’s About the Bond Gay Sex Creates.

Daddy Under the Gun

Publicly, Rap Mogul Won’t Beg; Quietly, He Pleads

NY Mirror

Copy Shops

Wretched Excess on the Cheap

Booger High

Five Hit Singles Linked by No Concept Whatsoever!

Letters