I have been sharing some really awesome stuff via Google Reader recently. You can see the last few things in the sidebar over here at en-dash.com, but you can also click here or subscribe to the feed. Lots of options.

Also, I’ve been trying out another of Google’s sharing systems, the results of which you can see here (or subscribe to the feed).

Someday, I’m hoping Google will combine these two tools so that you can ignore just one thing from me, instead of two.

And while I’m here, let me just let you guys know a few things.

1) 3:10 to Yuma was pretty good, but the end was stupid and borderline incoherent in terms of characters’ motivations.

2) Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift is in no way good. And yet I watched the whole thing anyway. There’s just something about drifting–I can’t look away. Also, the way it is so blatant about trying to cram in as much of what “the kids” are into as possible… it’s kind of adorable. Like when a politician mentions “the MindSpace.” Anyway, if you find yourself watching this you should keep an eye out for the ludicrous twist at the end.

3) Kanye’s new album is nice, especially the song that is just him rapping over a great Daft Punk song. I mean, that was a pretty easy day for Kanye the Producer. “I’m just going to… yeah, I’m just going to loop the chorus over and over. Let’s call it a day.”

4) I finally got around to reading The Omnivore’s Dilemma. This book was really amazing. I thought I knew everything about it without having to read it–organic food rules, corn is evil, meat is murder–but the book was fascinating. I give it a thousand thumbs up.

Not that I ever thought the Redskins would be dominant–they seem incapable of winning by more than a touchdown–but this was pretty alarming. Let’s just admit it: New York sucks. To lose a 14 point lead (and the game) to them is a serious problem. To be unable to keep the game out of reach with the running game (our supposed strength on offense) is a really serious problem. Campbell has talent but he’s still young and will keep making mistakes all season–we’ve got to support him with a reliable, powerful running game (not to mention a solid offensive line, preferably manned by the same guys each week). The defense folded in the second half, but they did their job in this game–forcing turnovers and stopping the run. The first priority has got to be getting the offense in sync.

The sad thing is not that they lost a game–they weren’t going to go undefeated this weekend. The sad thing is that they lost a very winnable game against a conference opponent, after opening up a two touchdown lead, and they did it because they couldn’t execute the running game. It’s not time to panic, of course, but I sure hope this turns out to be an aberration, rather than an early indicator of a chronic problem.

On the plus side, Rocky McIntosh had a pretty good game, though.

Another fairly lucky win. The defense is playing great, refusing to give up a TD to a kinda mediocre offense, but I’m not quite sold on the offense yet. Oddly enough, the passing game looks pretty decent for once, but the line isn’t consistently bolstering the run with good blocks. Maybe because they keep getting injured.

At any rate, my personal hero Rocky McIntosh had another solid game. He rules.

Next week, we get to play a seriously demoralized Giants team. I’m starting to feel pretty good about this season (cue the season-ending injuries to Campbell and London Fletcher…).

In other news, what’s up with Britney Spears? I’m starting to think she doesn’t have her life in order.

A friend of mine from middle and high school was the assistant director and producer of a movie called Manda Bala, and I went to a screening in Cambridge on Friday. It’s a documentary about Brazil, tying together government corruption, kidnapping, and frog farming in a thoughtful, powerful, and convincing way. It won a jury prize at Sundance earlier this year, and after seeing it myself I can definitely understand why. It’s funny at times, but is at its heart a serious and at times gruesome look at the effect of Brazil’s enormous economic inequality. If it’s showing in your city, I highly recommend that you get out there and see it.

[Movie Website]

Spoilers below.

Just read it. Here’s a tidbit:

And then she got so frustrated with that, because she came back with, “I take care of the kids and if you want the car cleaned, you have to clean it.” So we was on 16th and Constitution and she kicked me out of the car and I had to walk all the way to the gym. It was probably a mile, but I had on smaller shoes. You know, I wear 13s, but I had on 12s because they matched the outfit I was wearing so my feet were hurting and I didn’t have any cab money to take a cab and that all played a part.

So I went on a strike.

I think all men should do this when they have a disagreement. This is Relationship 101. When you have a fight with “the other,” don’t answer their calls and don’t answer their pages. That usually gets the point across that you’re not talking to them. So, I held out for seven days. I went on strike for seven days and stayed at the gym for seven days. I slept in the gym. They got nice couches in there and it just kept me in the gym working on my knee and stuff.

Unfortunately, the sports bar I went to wouldn’t show most of the game–something about me being “the only Redskins fan in Massachusetts”–but I caught Miami’s inevitable tying field goal and the surprisingly well-managed game-winning drive in OT.

I would have preferred it had the Redskins beaten the pitiful Dolphins by a wider margin than a field goal in overtime, but I’ll take it. Based on his game stats, this Campbell guy isn’t quite ready for the Pro Bowl–we really ought to be able to score more than 16 points against a mediocre opponent–but this is the kind of game I’m used to these guys losing, so you won’t catch me complaining about how they went about winning it.

What’s with all the complaining about the iPhone price cut? You knew it was $600 when you bought it. If you didn’t think that it was worth $600, you didn’t have to buy it. After you made that purchase, you had an iPhone and Apple had your money. You were okay with the universe at that point. So why does its availability to other people at a lower price point suddenly make it not okay for Apple to have sold it to you at a price you agreed to? Is your phone suddenly worth less now that other people can get it for less than you paid?

Apple knew it could get you to pay more. It set its price accordingly. Now it has lowered prices to make money off of other people who weren’t willing to pay before. That’s how business works, especially the high-margin business of consumer electronics.

You paid an extra $200 to have a cool toy a couple of months earlier than everyone else. Get over it.