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    <title>MASCU is about Masculine Men</title>
    
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    <updated>2010-03-10T12:27:23-08:00</updated>
    <subtitle>Mascu is about masculine men.  MASCU is a new blog by Michael A. Downs, with a focus on masculinity and avant garde themes.  MASCU is a prelude to a forthcoming coffee table book featuring some of the hottest men in modeling.</subtitle>
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        <title>Mystery model</title>
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        <published>2010-03-10T12:27:23-08:00</published>
        <updated>2010-03-10T12:27:23-08:00</updated>
        <summary>I might decide to reveal him at a future date. But figured i'd post these pics on Mascu.net. He's working on a few improvements before our next shoot.</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Mascu</name>
        </author>
        <category scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" term="Misc. Models" />
        
        
<content type="xhtml" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="http://www.mascu.net/mascu/"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>I might decide to reveal him at a future date.  But figured i'd post these pics on Mascu.net.  He's working on a few improvements before our next shoot.</p><p><a href="http://www.mascu.net/.a/6a011278fea26928a40120a9220cd5970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Michaels" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a011278fea26928a40120a9220cd5970b " src="http://www.mascu.net/.a/6a011278fea26928a40120a9220cd5970b-450wi" style="width: 450px; " /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.mascu.net/.a/6a011278fea26928a40120a9220d6d970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Michaels2" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a011278fea26928a40120a9220d6d970b " src="http://www.mascu.net/.a/6a011278fea26928a40120a9220d6d970b-450wi" style="width: 450px; " /></a> <br />  </p><xhtml:img xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MascuIsAboutMasculineMen/~4/Eg1tFJ0AzFI" height="1" width="1" /></div></content>


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    <entry>
        <title>New photos of Jayson</title>
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        <published>2010-03-01T13:27:40-08:00</published>
        <updated>2010-03-01T13:27:40-08:00</updated>
        <summary>Helping Jayson build up his portfolio. Here are two recent photos of him, shot in South Florida.</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Mascu</name>
        </author>
        <category scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" term="Jayson" />
        
        
<content type="xhtml" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="http://www.mascu.net/mascu/"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Helping Jayson build up his portfolio. Here are two recent photos of him, shot in South Florida.</p><p><a href="http://www.mascu.net/.a/6a011278fea26928a401310f4edbb7970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Jaysonbeach1" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a011278fea26928a401310f4edbb7970c " src="http://www.mascu.net/.a/6a011278fea26928a401310f4edbb7970c-450wi" style="width: 450px; " /></a> <br /> </p><p><a href="http://www.mascu.net/.a/6a011278fea26928a401310f4edb4b970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Jaysonbeach2" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a011278fea26928a401310f4edb4b970c " src="http://www.mascu.net/.a/6a011278fea26928a401310f4edb4b970c-450wi" style="width: 450px; " /></a> <br />  </p><xhtml:img xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MascuIsAboutMasculineMen/~4/bvbplt14SvI" height="1" width="1" /></div></content>


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    <entry>
        <title>More of Braeden</title>
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        <published>2010-02-28T13:28:00-08:00</published>
        <updated>2010-02-28T13:28:00-08:00</updated>
        <summary>Recent photos of Braeden. He will be completing school soon and promises to take the modeling world by storm. Jason is currently a college Lacrosse player.</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Mascu</name>
        </author>
        <category scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" term="Braeden" />
        
        
<content type="xhtml" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="http://www.mascu.net/mascu/"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Recent photos of Braeden.  He will be completing school soon and promises to take the modeling world by storm.  Jason is currently a college Lacrosse player.</p><p><a href="http://www.mascu.net/.a/6a011278fea26928a401310f4ede05970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Braeden-bwmisc" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a011278fea26928a401310f4ede05970c " src="http://www.mascu.net/.a/6a011278fea26928a401310f4ede05970c-450wi" style="width: 450px; " /></a> </p><p><a href="http://www.mascu.net/.a/6a011278fea26928a40120a8e8130a970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Braeden-car" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a011278fea26928a40120a8e8130a970b " src="http://www.mascu.net/.a/6a011278fea26928a40120a8e8130a970b-450wi" style="width: 450px; " /></a> </p><p><a href="http://www.mascu.net/.a/6a011278fea26928a401310f4ede7c970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Braeden-jcket" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a011278fea26928a401310f4ede7c970c " src="http://www.mascu.net/.a/6a011278fea26928a401310f4ede7c970c-450wi" style="width: 450px; " /></a> <br /> <br /> <br />  </p><xhtml:img xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MascuIsAboutMasculineMen/~4/TB3HuLCC77s" height="1" width="1" /></div></content>


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    <entry>
        <title>Model Michael R.</title>
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        <published>2010-02-23T22:56:12-08:00</published>
        <updated>2010-02-23T23:21:04-08:00</updated>
        <summary>Michael R. of Major Models NYC is totally rockin' a pair of Sauvage briefs. He's leaned down a bit over the years from his days as a collegiate football quarterback. More of Michael in the near future. But for now: (click to enlarge)</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Mascu</name>
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        <category scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" term="Michael R" />
        
        
<content type="xhtml" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="http://www.mascu.net/mascu/"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Michael R. of Major Models NYC is totally rockin' a pair of Sauvage briefs.  He's leaned down a bit over the years from his days as a collegiate football quarterback.  More of Michael in the near future. But for now:<br /><span> </span><em>(click to enlarge)</em></p>

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        <title>Photos of model CJ</title>
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        <published>2010-02-22T19:39:59-08:00</published>
        <updated>2010-02-22T19:39:59-08:00</updated>
        <summary>These are from a test shoot with model CJ, who's looking to break into the industry:</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Mascu</name>
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        <category scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" term="CJ" />
        
        
<content type="xhtml" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="http://www.mascu.net/mascu/"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>These are from a test shoot with model CJ, who's looking to break into the industry:</p><p><a href="http://www.mascu.net/.a/6a011278fea26928a401310f2d1d33970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Cj0" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a011278fea26928a401310f2d1d33970c " src="http://www.mascu.net/.a/6a011278fea26928a401310f2d1d33970c-450wi" style="width: 450px; " /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.mascu.net/.a/6a011278fea26928a40120a8c64aae970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Cj1" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a011278fea26928a40120a8c64aae970b " src="http://www.mascu.net/.a/6a011278fea26928a40120a8c64aae970b-450wi" style="width: 450px; " /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.mascu.net/.a/6a011278fea26928a401310f2d1d87970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Cj2" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a011278fea26928a401310f2d1d87970c " src="http://www.mascu.net/.a/6a011278fea26928a401310f2d1d87970c-450wi" style="width: 450px; " /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.mascu.net/.a/6a011278fea26928a401310f2d1dae970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Cj3" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a011278fea26928a401310f2d1dae970c " src="http://www.mascu.net/.a/6a011278fea26928a401310f2d1dae970c-450wi" style="width: 450px; " /></a> <br />    </p><xhtml:img xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MascuIsAboutMasculineMen/~4/6thG06zvo6E" height="1" width="1" /></div></content>


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        <title>More photos and Happy Lots of Things!</title>
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        <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a011278fea26928a40120a89df564970b</id>
        <published>2010-02-14T20:23:53-08:00</published>
        <updated>2010-02-15T12:16:26-08:00</updated>
        <summary>Merry Xmas, Happy New Year, and President's Day and Valentines Day! So, finally back to post some images. Been hella busy or on hiatus, vacation, etc. So without further... Introducing Doran, a brand new fashion model out of Miami. 6'0, Israeli background, great look. Agree? Doron has had many people approach him about modeling but he was never really sure he wanted to pursue it. I'm sure you'll agree he has loads of potential and will do just fine if he plays his cards right.</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Mascu</name>
        </author>
        <category scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" term="Doron" />
        
        
<content type="xhtml" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="http://www.mascu.net/mascu/"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Merry Xmas, Happy New Year, and President's Day and Valentines Day!  So, finally back to post some images.  Been hella busy or on hiatus, vacation, etc.  So without further... Introducing Doran, a brand new fashion model out of Miami.  6'0, Israeli background, great look. Agree?</p><p><a href="http://www.mascu.net/.a/6a011278fea26928a4012877a4d7a6970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="D2" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a011278fea26928a4012877a4d7a6970c " src="http://www.mascu.net/.a/6a011278fea26928a4012877a4d7a6970c-450wi" style="width: 450px; " /></a> <br /> <br />Doron has had many people approach him about modeling but he was never really sure he wanted to pursue it.  I'm sure you'll agree he has loads of potential and will do just fine if he plays his cards right.</p><p><a href="http://www.mascu.net/.a/6a011278fea26928a4012877a4d838970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="D5" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a011278fea26928a4012877a4d838970c " src="http://www.mascu.net/.a/6a011278fea26928a4012877a4d838970c-450wi" style="width: 450px; " /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.mascu.net/.a/6a011278fea26928a4012877a4d85a970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="D4" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a011278fea26928a4012877a4d85a970c " src="http://www.mascu.net/.a/6a011278fea26928a4012877a4d85a970c-450wi" style="width: 450px; " /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.mascu.net/.a/6a011278fea26928a4012877a4d8b0970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="D3" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a011278fea26928a4012877a4d8b0970c " src="http://www.mascu.net/.a/6a011278fea26928a4012877a4d8b0970c-450wi" style="width: 450px; " /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.mascu.net/.a/6a011278fea26928a40120a8a2393f970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="D1" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a011278fea26928a40120a8a2393f970b " src="http://www.mascu.net/.a/6a011278fea26928a40120a8a2393f970b-450wi" style="width: 450px; " /></a> <br />    </p><p><br />     </p><br /><p /><xhtml:img xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MascuIsAboutMasculineMen/~4/0wMoVmgRtWU" height="1" width="1" /></div></content>


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    <entry>
        <title>Newcomer Braeden</title>
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        <published>2009-12-06T23:02:48-08:00</published>
        <updated>2009-12-06T23:06:37-08:00</updated>
        <summary>These are photos from a new model I recently photographed, Braeden. Click on the images to view the full set. Click Here for More Braeden</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Mascu</name>
        </author>
        <category scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" term="Braeden" />
        
        
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