"Local Girlfriend Always Wants To Do Stuff"

This American Life just had an hour called "Tough Room" that included a report on the making of The Onion. (I know a guy who wrote for The Onion, incidentally.)

We get to hear the editorial staff reading out their ideas. There are hundreds every week and only 16 are chosen to be headlines. It was fascinating to hear the time and effort spent on getting it right. Of course, anyone who's written humor knows how you can spend an hour just figuring out the perfect word. Sort of the opposite of blogging, actually.