These Will Come in Handy at the Confirmation Hearings

by Nick Summers | September 13, 2006 at 11:03 am

These Will Come in Handy at the Confirmation Hearings
If you think we're making this up, you don't know Yale. It's a magical land where money grows on elm trees, where residential colleges have funding to burn -- and burn it on glossy 15-month pictorial calendars of nearly naked senior men.

There's honestly no explanation for this bizarre document, featuring 15 men from the Class of 2005 (and several of their female classmates) in varying states of undress. Yeah, it's an ironic lark -- hopefully -- but we just can't get over the production values of the photos, by one Maggie Wittlin. Including the fact that the back cover credits two makeup artists and a grip.

Plenty more Branford College beefcake after the jump. Note: We added text to the above image; the other shots (pics of nearly naked Yale '05 men, did we mention that?) are exactly as they appear in the calendar. Big thanks to our Yale tipster for the find!

UPDATE 2:08 p.m.: The YDN reveals more ...

These Will Come in Handy at the Confirmation Hearings
That's Branford master Steven Smith on the real cover, wearing his official cap, a leather blazer and stubble. Way to dignify the college crest, sir.

These Will Come in Handy at the Confirmation Hearings
Mr. February, David Jonathan Stanley, in his audition for the Mena Suvari role in American Beauty.

These Will Come in Handy at the Confirmation Hearings
Mr. March, Dustyn Erik Williams, gets prerejected for a job at Chippendales.

These Will Come in Handy at the Confirmation Hearings
Mr. April, Matthew John Lesniak, can't find any good emo videos on MTV2.

These Will Come in Handy at the Confirmation Hearings
Mr. May, Marlon Sebastian Castillo, really only needed half a blue book for this exam.

These Will Come in Handy at the Confirmation Hearings
Mr. June, Nathaniel Justin Kan, violates about nine different health codes.

These Will Come in Handy at the Confirmation Hearings
Mr. September, Matthew Apechai Fong, got a call about a big chest that needed to be moved?

These Will Come in Handy at the Confirmation Hearings
Mr. November, Daniel Edward St. Jean, bears a really unfortunate resemblance to the "Birth of Venus."

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4 Responses to “These Will Come in Handy at the Confirmation Hearings”

  1. steveholt! Says:
    September 13th, 2006 at 10:40 am

    I’m feeling some grade inflation… in my pants!

  2. mlb Says:
    September 16th, 2006 at 9:31 pm

    Old news! Still funny, though.

  3. Justin Says:
    January 31st, 2007 at 4:09 pm

    As the creative genius and publisher behind the Men of Branford 2005-2006 15 Month Calendar, I must say that I’m a little disappointed you choose not to include the picture of Chimere Mba-Jonas in your article. I think that was by far the best photo we took, which is why we made him Mr. January.

  4. Haninah Says:
    February 1st, 2007 at 9:59 am

    For the record, all profits went to victims of the Asian tsunami. This was humanitarian beefcake! :P