Make a new To Do in Things, based on the name and URL of the currently selected item in NetNewsWire.

Add to Things.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby
# coding: utf-8

# Ian Haigh - thejoyofappscript.com

# Make a new To Do in Things, based on the name and URL of the currently
# selected item in NetNewsWire. The new To Do goes slap bang into the "Someday"
# category. Handy for temporary bookmarks for things that you want to check
# out later but aren't suitable for Instapaper, like video.

# Based on this script by Mike Hall: 
# http://mph.puddingbowl.org/2010/07/creating-links-in-the-body-of-a-note-in-things/

TAGS = "nnw, watch"
# tags that get added to the new To Do

def create_to_do(name, source, link)
	if link == ""
		note = name
	else 
		note = "[url=#{link}]#{name} - #{source}[/url]"
	end

	task = @things.make(:at => app.lists["Someday"].beginning, :new => :to_do, :with_properties => {
		:name => "#{source} – #{name}",
		:tag_names => TAGS,
		:notes => note,
	})
end

require 'rubygems'
require 'appscript'
include Appscript

nnw = app("NetNewsWire")
@things = app("Things")

name = nnw.selectedHeadline.title.get
link = nnw.selectedHeadline.URL.get
source = nnw.selectedHeadline.subscription.givenName.get

create_to_do(name, source, link)

#`growlnotify -p 1 -m "Added \"#{name}\" to things."`

# uncomment the previous line if you've got Growl installed
# and you want a pretty message to pop up.