BlogReader.cs

public static class BlogReader
{
    public static IEnumerable<Model.BlogPost> Read()
    {
        using (var rdr = System.Xml.XmlReader.Create("http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsazure/rss.aspx"))
        {
            foreach (var item in SyndicationFeed.Load(rdr).Items)
            {
                yield return new Model.BlogPost()
                {
                    Author = item.ElementExtensions.FirstOrDefault(o => o.OuterName == "creator").GetObject<string>(),
                    PublishedOn = item.PublishDate.UtcDateTime,
                    Title = item.Title.Text
                };
            }
        }
    }
}