The following is an excerpt from OpinionJournal.com’s “Best of the Web” written by the editor, James Taranto.

Out on a Limb
“Phone Data Shows Romance ‘Driven by Women’ “–headline, BBC website, April 19

Suspect Eating Bobcat–Now That Would Be News
“Bobcat Eating Suspect in Court Next Week”–headline, Gilroy (Calif.) Dispatch, April 17

News You Can Use

  • “How to Be a Better Flosser’–headline, The Wall Street Journal, April 17
  • “The California Nail Polish Scandal and What It Means for Your Manicure”–headline, Puffington Host, April 18

Bottom Story of the Day
“D.C. United Announces Earth Day Initiatives”–headline, DCUnited.com, April 18

For more “Best of the Web” click here and look for the “Best of the Web Today” link in the middle column below “Today’s Columnists.”