REAL TALK
For the eighth consecutive year, we present to you the raw, uncensored thoughts from an Oscar voter. And there’s plenty to digest!
VERY LOUD, VERY PROUD
With lockdown on the lowdown, LGBTQ people in New York City took to the bars and streets during Pride weekend and celebrated being alive, double jabbed, and feistily hormonal.
EVERYBODY DANCE
Since May, legendary scene scribe Michael Musto has been to a plethora of in-person events, dinners, and clubland hangouts. As Susanne Bartsch exalted to him, “We’re back, baby!”
THE DARK SIDE
Legendary New York nightlife scribe Michael Musto recalls his long acquaintance with Michael Alig, the infamous “club kid” and killer who has died, aged 54.
BE A PART OF IT
As indoor dining in New York City is brought to an end, Michael Musto looks to the future—and a city returning to post-pandemic life with a burst of rowdy, unrestrained creativity.
opinion
NO WELCOME MAT
Ivanka Trump was seen in New York City last week, amid rumors the couple wants to make Manhattan their home again. After all they have said and done, the city doesn't want them.
BEHIND THE SCENES
An anonymous Oscar voter reveals all to Michael Musto, including which film they believe will win Best Picture, why only one person of color was nominated, and much more.
AND THE WINNER IS...
For the fifth consecutive year, an Oscar voter spills all to Michael Musto, from their thoughts on the ‘Green Book’ and ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ controversies to the hosting fiasco.
UNCENSORED
The Academy’s voting body is largely white, male, and over 65. With that in mind, we asked an anonymous Academy Awards voter for their honest thoughts on this year’s nominees.
R.I.P.
The print edition of the Village Voice will cease. But one of its most famous writers says the Voice still has a mission if it takes ‘fresh looks at emerging culture and politics.’