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

NOTE: James Taranto is traveling. The excerpt below is from the April 30th BOTW archives.

News of the Tautological
“Hub EMT Delivers Baby on His B-Day!”–headline, Boston Herald, April 30

News You Can Use

  • “Airline Seats to Mexico Easy to Come By”–headline, Associated Press, April 30
  • “Red Face May Be a Warning”–headline, Honolulu Advertiser, April 30
  • “Choose the Best Auto Mechanic”–headline, Detroit News, April 30
  • “Eastern German Women Considered ‘Less Ditzy’ “–headline, Local (Germany), April 27
  • “Places to Find Meteors: 1. The Moon. 2. Newmarket”–headline, Toronto Star, April 30

Bottom Stories of the Day

  • “Lynn Yeakel Isn’t Angry Anymore”–headline, PolitickerNY.com, April 29
  • “Lance Briggs Says He’s Fine”–headline, Chicago Tribune, April 29
  • “Putting On the War Paint: Now Susan Boyle Treats Herself to a New Lipstick”–headline, Daily Mail (London), April 29
  • “Bill Clinton to Attend Hollywood Fundraiser”–headline, Los Angeles Daily News, April 30
  • “Celeb Magazines Loved Obama’s First 100 Days”–headline, MSNBC.com, April 29

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