tooread.sh

#!/bin/bash

cat <<EOF
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<rss version="2.0">
  <channel>
    <title>Guy's Too Read</title>
    <link>example.com</link>
    <description>a too-read Guy's to-read list</description>
EOF

while read l; do
  t=`curl "$l" -so - | grep -iPo '(?<=<title>)(.*)(?=</title>)' || echo $l`
  echo "    <item>"
  echo "      <title>$t</title>"
  echo "      <link>$l</link>"
  echo "    </item>"
done <$1

cat <<EOF
  </channel>
</rss>
EOF