My Favorite Mistake is a twice monthly column where columnist Seema Kalia asks public figures about the mistake that taught them the most. In this post, she talks to Michael Musto about being the "Mario Cuomo of Gay Gossip Columnists".

Seema Kalia: I was thinking about the...

This week in My Favorite Mistake, newlywed Andy Borowitz talks about how he regrets giving away his email address too early in a (political) relationship, and the perils of trying to break it off.
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Andy Borowitz: So my biggest mistake actually does involve politics.

Seema Kalia: How...

What has been your favorite mistake?

I've made so many!

What crossed your mind when you were first asked about this interview?

When I was asked, I wondered "What is the biggest professional mistake I've made in my life?" I mean, I've made many personal mistakes, like marrying a...

"My Favorite Mistake" is a biweekly series in which writer Seema Kalia asks various luminaries about the one mistake that taught them the most. Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and horse lover Jane Smiley reveals how her favorite mistake taught her that you can't love 'em all.

SK: What is your favorite...

"My Favorite Mistake" is a biweekly series in which writer Seema Kalia asks various luminaries about the one mistake that taught them the most.

This week's MFM interview subject shares her perspective on a highly public and still raw professional mistake. Naomi Wolf talks about the frustrating consequences of accepting...

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"My Favorite Mistake" is a new biweekly series in which writer Seema Kalia interviews various luminaries about the one mistake that taught them the most.

We asked journalist Helen Thomas to be our first interview subject for this column so we could learn something about her professional past that was...