The following is an excerpt from OpinionJournal.com’s “Best of the Web” written by the editor, James Taranto.
Other Than That, the Story Was Accurate
“Because of editing errors, an article on Thursday about a duo that has its first Top 10 single and its first No. 1 album on the Billboard album chart misstated its name at two points. As the article correctly noted elsewhere, it is Daft Punk–not Daft Puck or Daft Pink.”–New York Times, May 31
World’s Slowest Missiles “Reports: Russian Missiles Unlikely to Reach Syria for Months”–headline, Voice of America website, May 31
News of the Oxymoronic
“Can Humans Survive Mass Extinction?”–headline, ScientificAmerican.com, May 31
Breaking News From 1941
“Japan’s Military Moves Toward Pre-Emptive Strike Capability’–headline, WSJ.com, May 30
News You Can Use
- “The Best Way to Win an Argument? Shout Louder Than Everyone Else and People Will Simply Assume You’re Right”–headline, Daily Mail (London), May
- “Life Boils Down to This: Eat or Be Eaten”–headline, Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg, Va.), May 31
Bottom Story of the Day
- “Flurry of Train Crashes Not New National Trend”–headline, Federal Times, May 30
- “Editorial: Illinois Legislature Keeps Spending More Money”–headilne, Chicago Tribune, May 31
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