The following is an excerpt from OpinionJournal.com’s “Best of the Web” written by the editor, James Taranto.
We Don’t Believe It
“Study: Most People Still Don’t Trust Online Info”–headline, Associated Press, Dec. 14
And the Bartender Says, ‘Why the Long Face?’
“Horse and Rider in Downtown Bar Sunday”–headline, TV18 website (Steamboat Springs, Colo.), Dec. 12
If Something Is Worth Damaging, It’s Worth Damaging Well
“City of Lodi Well Damaged”–headline, Lodi (Calif.) News-Sentinel, Dec. 14
Two Fashion Critics in One!
- “Pity the first lady [Michelle Obama]. Every time she pulls a frock from her closet, changes her hairstyle or raises a well-groomed eyebrow, someone somewhere not only parses her decision and weighs its symbolism but also attempts to give it a whiff of scandal, back-room tumult, or something equally unseemly.”–Robin Givhan, TheDailyBeast.com, Feb. 2
- “Style can be used to break down barriers. It can show stature and authority and also exude commonality. But when it is too perfect, too formal, too stiff, it sets one apart. In [Newt Gingrich’s wife Callista’s] case, style implies a social hierarchy that, far from exuding empathy, reflects the haughty airs of noblesse oblige.”–Robin Givhan, TheDailyBeast.com, Dec. 12
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.”
