Michael Musto
Writer and Commentator at Freelance
Writer, commentator, observer. Rides bike.
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2 months ago |
villagevoice.com | Michael Musto
A Republican demagogue wrecking lives via fearmongering and distortion is certainly a topical theme, as proven by Good Night, and Good Luck, a new play by George Clooney and Grant Heslov based on the 2005 Clooney-directed film by the same duo. That it also deals with a power figure who effectively fights back against the tyrant and gets him dethroned is perhaps what makes it seem novel in the dire political landscape of 2025, Cory Booker and various judges and DAs notwithstanding.
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2 months ago |
queerty.com | Michael Musto
Asking me for relationship advice would be a little bit like hitting Marjorie Taylor Greene up for her favorite Shakespeare sonnets. And yet, I do have some pungent ideas on the topic, and after all, “Those who can’t do, teach.” Besides, I turned to an expert to back up my feelings about what generally sinks same-sex relationships, and he gave me the benefit of his knowhow. He is Ric Mathews, a successful NYC-based psychotherapist with expertise in relationship issues.
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2 months ago |
villagevoice.com | Michael Musto |R.C. Baker
Good news for narcissists: The quest for eternal youth has easily become a New York Times–worthy trend, thanks to a spate of plays and movies reflecting a rabid obsession with staying young and lifted. Last year’s award-winning horror film The Substance had the titular stuff keeping show biz women youthful and employed, while the current Broadway musical version of the 1992 movie Death Becomes Her centers on a revivifying mystical potion that can even outdo the Substance; it’s forever.
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Mar 2, 2025 |
queerty.com | Michael Musto
Gay comedy writer Bruce Vilanch has known a lot of success, thanks to the many hilarious zingers he’s provided for variety shows, specials, celebrities (like Bette Midler) and the Academy Awards back in the day.
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Feb 24, 2025 |
villagevoice.com | Michael Musto |R.C. Baker |C.S. Muncy |Kalyn Corrigan
This year’s Academy Awards — set for March 2, on ABC — promise to be an unapologetic celebration of films that are MAGA’s worst nightmare. The movies being honored include works that are pro-immigrant, pro-woman, pro-trans, and pro-culture, not to mention anti-racism and anti-dictatorship. There’s even one (The Apprentice) that’s specifically anti-Trump!Of course Trump-hating on the Oscars — aka, the Liberal Olympics — is nothing new.
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