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    Image of Don Servillas Don Servillas
    11/03/09

    In reply to Anderson Cooper's Boyfriend: The Shirtless Edition
    I don't understand some gay men. Some are gifted like this one, a CUNY scholar with a 4.0 GPA, yet he got stuck in the chelsea gay stereotype of being a steroid queen and posing almost naked in gay magazines and owning a gay bar! I mean c'mon, if you are gifted with intelligence and talent, why not go out and change the world? I guess the superficial life of gay glitz, glamour and circuit parties is just too enticing for some. #benjaminmaisani
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    mostlymartian promoted this comment Don Servillas was starred Don Servillas was unstarred
    Image of mostlymartian mostlymartian
    11/03/09

    @Don Servillas: How many people are really changing the world at their job? There are lots of high flying lucrative careers that have lots of superficiality and don't make the world a better place.

    He's his own boss, he's not stuck in cubicle-land, he works with friends, and he's around cute gay guys. He and his partners maintain nice bodies they sometimes use in ways to help promote their small business. Maybe he put fun over ambition, but I'm not seeing how his life path is so horrible. #benjaminmaisani
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    Image of Alessar Alessar
    11/04/09

    @mostlymartian: I'm not either. If you're making a good living and enjoying life... that's fantastic. In comparison I took my near 4.0 gpa and got a dead end office job and a spare tire. #benjaminmaisani
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    Image of BettyCrocker BettyCrocker
    11/03/09

    In reply to Anderson Cooper's Boyfriend: The Shirtless Edition
    Schweaty! #benjaminmaisani
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    Image of jok695 jok695
    11/03/09

    In reply to Anderson Cooper's Boyfriend: The Shirtless Edition
    Hear, hear! to MessiahsHandle. As a fan of the Coop, I've been surprised at the choice of mates he's been associated with. Sounds totally snotty, but welcome to the real world. An Ivy Leaguer and so-called world respected journalist traipsing about with cookie cutter wine salesmen (Julio) and bartenders (Ben)? Is there such a shortage of gay men who can match him point for point in terms of refinement and education? Lucky boys these guys who get to marry WAY above their stations, and only because of the way they look. I supposed Andy is truly gay after all. Typical shallow looksist elitist queen.
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    11/03/09

    @jok695: AC has actually gone up a few notches in my book for this kinda thing. Hell, he's human. I think I'd be more apt to call him shallow/lookist/elitist if I had to open up the styles of the times and see his wedding photos to some other huge media freak such as the trump/kushner nuptials from a week ago. Slum on silver fox! #benjaminmaisani
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    11/03/09

    @jok695: Dating someone you're attracted to doesn't make you shallow. But I wonder how the Coop and Maisani can have a normal relationship when Maisani is tending bar into the wee hours of the night each night including weekends. They must be on totally different schedules. #benjaminmaisani
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    mostlymartian promoted this comment Zira was starred Zira was unstarred
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    11/03/09

    @Oryx Hearts Crake: Maisani has been doing very little of the bartending at his bar for months. He has bartending partners and staff bartenders. He's seen out all the time doing things with AC. #benjaminmaisani
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    11/03/09

    @jok695: You actually sound like the elitist one. "Above their stations"? Are we in the 1800s?

    Cooper is a well travelled guy who comes across as very down to earth for a wealthy famous Vanderbilt. What's the big deal what if he's attracted to immigrants working common jobs instead of American Ivy League captains of industry?

    Lookism? Julio and Ben look like cute and fit guys in their 30s but I doubt either one of them has been fighting off modelling contracts. #benjaminmaisani
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    Image of MincnglyWhrdL'mer MincnglyWhrdL'mer
    11/03/09

    In reply to Anderson Cooper's Boyfriend: The Shirtless Edition
    this is hysterical. he's actually much better looking in person, and (in my limited experience) surprisingly NICE #benjaminmaisani
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    Image of MessiahsHandle MessiahsHandle
    11/03/09

    In reply to Anderson Cooper's Boyfriend: The Shirtless Edition
    When I heard that the Coop was dating this guy it was as if something inside had died... forgive the melodrama, but I believe in this case it's warranted. You imagine that a smart, successful journalist would chose someone who was worthy of...at the very least, my intellectual fantasy. An equally smart and successful gay, quiet, maybe bookish, or perhaps a designer or artist - not tortured, but focused and independent. Someone who's able to stand on his own whilst Anderson is braving hurricanes on the gulf coast or dodging bullets in Waziristan...but alas Coop you consistently choose the stereotypical gays. Hunky boricuas, twinky latinos, and now a muscly beefcake beau hunk who straddles the line between Sean Cody and Honcho... more often shirtless than shirted..AND owner of a gay bar? Really, Andy? He can't even publicly declare he's gay, but chooses time and time again to shop at the Duplex? It's all so terribly cliché. Well enough is enough, my celebrity crush is officially over...That's "Se acabo" to you, Anderson. Ok Maisani was the valedictorian at CUNY, but I think the naked arm wrestling, the fondling of drag queens, the perpetual shirtlessness has nullified what little respect I may have had for the man. This guy had better be a fucking closeted Proust scholar before I regain any respect for the Coop. But somehow I fear that it's just too late, baby.
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    Image of MincnglyWhrdL'mer MincnglyWhrdL'mer
    11/03/09

    @MessiahsHandle: I'm sure coop is devistated to have lost you. really. #benjaminmaisani
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    Image of mostlymartian mostlymartian
    11/03/09

    @MessiahsHandle: Pretty much all the male celebrity gays choose partners substantially less successful than themselves, no? The closest thing to a power couple I can think of is Siegried and Roy, and I don't even know if they're actually a couple.

    Dating someone opposite to you in some ways can be good. Two repressed quiet whitebread WASPs would be one really repressed quiet whitebread household. And would a bookish designer be up for things like shark diving and the Real Housewives of Atlanta? #benjaminmaisani
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    Image of StonedAndDethroned StonedAndDethroned
    11/03/09

    @MessiahsHandle: Save it for your therapist, buddy. #benjaminmaisani
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    Image of Urbania Urbania
    11/03/09

    @MessiahsHandle: Yeah. That. All those words you typed. Or, you know, the guy might be an extraordinarily loving person, which is exactly what Anderson Cooper is looking for. #benjaminmaisani
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    Image of Mariallena Mariallena
    11/03/09

    @mostlymartian:
    " The closest thing to a power couple I can think of is Siegried and Roy, "

    The original American gay power couple were J Edgard Hoover and Clyde Tolson.

    They ruled (and completely transformed) law enforcement in this country for 4 decaddes. #benjaminmaisani
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    valet_of_the_dolls promoted this comment Mariallena was starred Mariallena was unstarred
    Image of Alessar Alessar
    11/04/09

    @MessiahsHandle: CUNY scholar with 4.0 GPA who owns his own business (albeit a bar/club) is not exactly a himbo. #benjaminmaisani
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    Image of Zira Zira
    11/02/09

    In reply to Anderson Cooper's Boyfriend: The Shirtless Edition
    The man dressed in drag in photo no. 5 in the original gallery is Anderson Cooper. (I'm surprised noone else noticed.) #benjaminmaisani
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    mostlymartian promoted this comment Zira was starred Zira was unstarred
    Image of mostlymartian mostlymartian
    11/02/09

    @Oryx Hearts Crake: No, it's not Anderson Cooper in no. 5. That would have made quite a story, though. #benjaminmaisani
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    Image of xyzpdq xyzpdq
    11/02/09


    @mostlymartian: i don't know...look at the 'chick's' nose and then at Anderson's nose in this pic #benjaminmaisani
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    mostlymartian promoted this comment xyzpdq was starred xyzpdq was unstarred
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    11/03/09

    @xyzpdq: AC has a thinner face, a more pointed nose tip, and much paler skin.

    More importantly the guy in the pic is man named Stephen (who posted about it here: [stephenrader.blogspot.com] ). #benjaminmaisani
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    Image of Spirit Fingers Spirit Fingers
    11/02/09

    In reply to Anderson Cooper's Boyfriend: The Shirtless Edition
    Sorry, I'm not feeling the hawt. He looks a little geeky, slightly cross-eyed, and uh, sweaty. Somehow I'm getting a post gym pitt-waft vibe from him. I'd much prefer a well cut, tailored shirt and pant, than the ubiquitous chippendales beefcake shot. #benjaminmaisani
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    Image of Elektra Elektra
    11/03/09

    @Spirit Fingers: "post gym pitt-waft": You say that as if it's a bad thing. #benjaminmaisani
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    Image of atlasfugged atlasfugged
    11/02/09

    In reply to Anderson Cooper's Boyfriend: The Shirtless Edition
    The dude has really big ... ears. #benjaminmaisani
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    Image of IpsoFacto IpsoFacto
    11/02/09

    In reply to Anderson Cooper's Boyfriend: The Shirtless Edition
    Total roid body. Not that there's anything wrong with that... #benjaminmaisani
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    Image of Colander Colander
    11/02/09

    @IpsoFacto: It's possible to work out for years and reach a point where you're a big guy, without taking steroids. That's why they make protein. #benjaminmaisani
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    Image of bluebears bluebears
    11/02/09

    @IpsoFacto: agreed. he would fit right in on one of the mtv challenges. #benjaminmaisani
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    Image of TheFuriousFive TheFuriousFive
    11/02/09

    @IpsoFacto: If that guy is on steroids, then he's wasting his money. As he, and many other men, can get to that size very naturally.

    Just because most lack the discipline to work on and take care of their body, doesn't mean that those who do, are mindlessly shooting up.

    Drop the excuses, pick up a piece of iron. You just may be surprised at the results. #benjaminmaisani
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    11/03/09

    @TheFuriousFive: Seriously. That is not a “roid body,” not at all. People who do not work out say that whenever they see anyone who has gone through the trouble.

    It has happened to me, and I find it insulting.

    If this guy were on steroids, his body would look totally different. I would expect more exaggerated proportions, more vascularity, and leaner, more angular forms generally.

    Personally, I think he looks good: he has a very strong, naturally developed build: not a kouros, but rather a young Hercules. #benjaminmaisani
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    Image of Eustace Silly Eustace Silly
    11/03/09

    @iplaudius: You know what's the worst? When your boyfriend/partner of 5 years asks if you're on steriods. (And then of course proceeds to tell you he doesn't care.) #benjaminmaisani
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    iplaudius promoted this comment Eustace Silly was starred Eustace Silly was unstarred
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    11/03/09

    @Eustace Silly: Yikes. I don’t know what’s worse, his thinking that you were on steroids or his being OK with your keeping that information from him. I would’ve been like, “No, AND DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY BODY SUDDENLY?” #benjaminmaisani
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    Image of Baroness Baroness
    11/02/09

    In reply to Anderson Cooper's Boyfriend: The Shirtless Edition

    Ah, he's all right. I can't believe you haven't covered the story that one of the men he's kissing is the actor who plays Mr. Shue on "Glee". It looks mightily like him. Dude was tap-dancing on Broadway before the show, just saying. Dlisted: #benjaminmaisani
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    Image of Matt Cherette Matt Cherette
    11/02/09


    @Baroness: This GIF pretty much proves that it isn't the same person (unfortunately).

    You'll probably have to click on the image to get the animation to work. #benjaminmaisani
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    Image of Baroness Baroness
    11/02/09

    @mattchew03: How so? He's making an exaggerated expression with the tongue out there, distorting his features. And in full profile..what exactly about the GIF?

    The one thing that makes me think it isn't him is the mole on Schue's cheek.

    It probably isn't him, but it's fun to speculate, no?
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    Edited by Baroness at 11/02/09 9:42 PM Baroness was starred Baroness was unstarred
    Image of Matt Cherette Matt Cherette
    11/02/09

    @Baroness: For me, the main (and critical) difference is the ear, and specifically attached earlobe vs. detached earlobe. #benjaminmaisani
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    Image of marin79 marin79
    11/02/09

    @Baroness: Mole & ear both look off... Michael K @ [www.dlisted.com] (hilariously) studied it & didn't think it was Schu (He cares since Maisani is getting in the way of him getting his Boo [Cooper]!) MK is fucking hilarious if you don't read him already!

    And of course, much fun to speculate!!!
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    Edited by marin79 at 11/02/09 9:47 PM marin79 was starred marin79 was unstarred
    Image of Baroness Baroness
    11/02/09

    @marin79: He had fancy Hollywood ear surgery because he knew this shocking picture would emerge someday! ¡Escandalo!
    Pass it on.. #benjaminmaisani
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    11/02/09

    @Baroness: ¡Dios mios! #benjaminmaisani
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    Image of lobstr lobstr
    11/02/09

    In reply to Anderson Cooper's Boyfriend: The Shirtless Edition
    You're only vindicating Rush Limbaugh's claim about this being a Rainbow-filled Homo-centric Left-leaning Llama-Breeding Blog-a-tron #benjaminmaisani
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    Image of Airvault Airvault
    11/02/09

    @lobstr: "... I think of us that way sometimes and I live here!" #benjaminmaisani
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    Image of deardearfriend deardearfriend
    11/02/09

    In reply to Anderson Cooper's Boyfriend: The Shirtless Edition

    I can't get over how much he looks like "Nick" from "Family Ties."
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    dieresis promoted this comment Edited by deardearfriend at 11/02/09 7:41 PM deardearfriend was starred deardearfriend was unstarred
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    11/02/09

    @deardearfriend: Aside from voluptuous breasts, I don’t see the resemblance. #benjaminmaisani
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    Image of bluebears bluebears
    11/02/09

    @dieresis: its around the eyes #benjaminmaisani
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    Image of mostlymartian mostlymartian
    11/02/09

    In reply to Anderson Cooper's Boyfriend: The Shirtless Edition
    Brian, your link here sends readers off to some website called trends.coolerchoice. I thought you might want to know. You guys get paid by the number of visitors to your articles, right? I'm guessing peddling beefcake pics of AC's boyfriend is supposed to be a big payday for you not for trendscoolerchoice. #benjaminmaisani
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    Image of Brian Moylan Brian Moylan
    11/02/09

    @mostlymartian: I don't know how that happened. And I'm not doing this to make more money, I'm doing it to share the joy of a shirtless Benjamin Maisani, because, really, just lust look at him! #benjaminmaisani
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    Image of AxolotlNeotenic AxolotlNeotenic
    11/02/09

    In reply to Anderson Cooper's Boyfriend: The Shirtless Edition
    Why don't hetero bars have half naked muscular guys behind the bar? Sexist! #benjaminmaisani
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    If_I_Had_a_Poodle promoted this comment AxolotlNeotenic was starred AxolotlNeotenic was unstarred
    Image of Perhaps Not Perhaps Not
    10/13/09

    In reply to Are Wes and Spike Headed for Boy Genius Dammerung?
    Are you kidding? "Mr. Fox" looks like I made it. That's some of the worst stop-motion I've seen outside of a Davey and Goliath cartoon.
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