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Bloggers became curators, defining specific sub-genres of masculinity (e.g., the "jock," the "outdoorsman") that mainstream media often overlooked. Digital Sanctuaries: From Tumblr to the "Post-Blog" Era Tumblr, launched in 2007, became the primary engine