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

 Holy Ransom Note, Batman!
“Penguin Kidnaps Mortal Enemy”–headline, BBC Web site, May 13

 Bottom Story of the Day
“Chinese Space Debris Passes Shuttle Uneventfully: NASA”–headline, Agence France-Presse, May 14

Breaking News From 1864
“Yankees Get Retribution”–headline, Sarnia (Ontario) Observer, May 14

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