Christopher Walken in Hairspray; words fail me

Don't blame me, blame defamer!

blame it on Defamer. I’ll be scrubbing my eyes out with bleach!

Had you told us a photo would emerge from the set of Hairspray, currently shooting in Toronto, whose monstrous, bouffant-laden imagery could haunt our dreams more than this one, we likely would have thought you had been huffing on a paper bag full of Aqua Net. Of course, we hadn’t yet laid eyes on this portrait of Christopher Walken, whom we can best surmise plays the movie’s elderly, withered drag queen, pictured positively beaming as he takes in what will likely be one of his final few gay pride parades. We imagine it should be a week or so before flashbacks to drooping sock-garters on a pair of spindly, pallid calves fail to rouse us from our slumber in trembling nightsweats.

T3: the greatest action story ever told

I guess it’s religion day on the raincoaster blog. What next, Danish cartoons?

At least it’s pretty much impossible to rile Christians up by making fun of their God; check out what Mad TV and the Terminator have done for the story of Jesus.

Lagerfeld’s new lingerie: Seductive Baboon

From Gallery of the Absurd, via Defamer. I’m so incredibly relieved; for awhile I was thinking that the casting couch must have some very esoteric tastes. Assflaps? And that…thing that Lohan shared with the whole world in Venice. And Santa Monica. And Malibu. And…

The Truth Behind Starlet Crotch Photos

There has been an alarming increase in the frequency of starlet crotch photos across the blogosphere. You’d have to be from Jupiter if you’ve not yet seen photos of Paris Hilton’s weathered bits splashed all over the internet. If you’ve checked the gossip blogs lately, you’ve also been subjected to the regrettable vision of Lindsay Lohan’s “fire crotch” as she exits a vehicle while wearing a miniskirt sans underwear in front of a pack of eager paparazzi. Our reporters here at Gallery of the Absurd wanted to get to the bottom of this disturbing trend and we can now share with you what we learned:

We’re pleased to report that these young ladies are simply wearing Karl Lagerfeld‘s sizzlingly sexy new line of lingerie – Seductive Baboon. Lagerfeld noticed striking similarity between the mating behavior of the female baboon and that of certain free-wheeling Hollywood starlets and was inspired to create a line of underwear that resembles the swollen ass of a baboon.  We know, it’s hard to tell the difference, but that’s where Lagerfeld‘s genius is apparent. Sexy, no? Karl shares his insight with us:

Unka Karl on assflaps

Parisbaboon

We adore the Paris Hilton version of Seductive Baboon underwear! They even have a little pocket sewn on so that “Crabby” has a dark place to hide when there’s too much sunlight disturbing him.  Folks, there’s no longer any need to gouge out your eyeballs after you see yet another photo of Hilton’s crotch…rest assured, she’s wearing Seductive Baboon. Available at fine stores everywhere.

Lindzboon

blog o’ the day: New Yorker haiku

Ah, the literary life!Sort of like the Readers Digest version, but way more eruditer.

NYer Haiku via Gawker.

New Yorker Haiku

September 18, 2006

Annals of Economics: Mind Games
By John Cassidy

Economists want
To scan your brain, find why you
Aren’t more rational.

Reflections: In the Waiting Room
By David Sedaris

Forget learning French:
In Paris, “d’accord” means
Random fun (sans clothes)!

Profiles: The WandererThe New Yorker
By David Remnick

Now ex-Prez, Clinton
Working to save Africa
As Friend of Bill (Gates).

Fiction: Something That Needs Nothing
By Miranda July

Girl, not one she wants?
A wig and a peep-show gig
Might work for a spell.

On Television: Her Debut
By Tad Friend

Couric as anchor:
So much likability,
No time left for news.

A Critic At Large: War and Remembrance
By Ian Buruma

Grass’s great memoir:
Boy lost in heroic myths.
(Is the man as well?)

Books: Hugger-Mugger
By John Updike

Congo schemes, despair
From le Carre. No closure
In Ward Just’s dark tale.

The Current Cinema: Inescapable Pasts
By David Denby

“The Black Dahlia”
Is choked of life. “The Ground Truth”:
Feel Iraq vets’ shock.

The Vicious Circle

Chad Vader, Night Shift Manager (Episode 3)

Let’s see how Darth‘s younger brother Chad is getting on, now that he’s been demoted to Night Shift Manager.