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 ...
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.
Mr. February, David Jonathan Stanley, in his audition for the Mena Suvari role in American Beauty.
Mr. March, Dustyn Erik Williams, gets prerejected for a job at Chippendales.
Mr. April, Matthew John Lesniak, can't find any good emo videos on MTV2.
Mr. May, Marlon Sebastian Castillo, really only needed half a blue book for this exam.
Mr. June, Nathaniel Justin Kan, violates about nine different health codes.
Mr. September, Matthew Apechai Fong, got a call about a big chest that needed to be moved?
Mr. November, Daniel Edward St. Jean, bears a really unfortunate resemblance to the "Birth of Venus."
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steveholt! says:
I'm feeling some grade inflation... in my pants!
September 13, 2006 10:40 AM
mlb says:
Old news! Still funny, though.
September 16, 2006 9:31 PM
Justin says:
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.
January 31, 2007 4:09 PM
Haninah says:
For the record, all profits went to victims of the Asian tsunami. This was humanitarian beefcake! :P
February 1, 2007 9:59 AM