
Toward the end of each day, Atlas Obscura’s editors get together online to workshop headlines for upcoming articles. These little brainstorm sessions can cover anything from sandwich-based rivalries to controversial practices such as “skull blasting.” The best headlines give a sense of the story to come, which might be unpacking a new scientific discovery, investigating an archaeological mystery, or recreating a long-lost recipe, and also might inspire a reader to go “Huh?” (And if they happen to have some clever wordplay, that’s an added bonus.) These are some of our…


