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

NOTE: James Taranto is traveling today. The excerpts below are from 5/18’s BOTW.

News You Can Use

  • “To Prevent Faux Pas in Foreign Countries, Do a Little Studying”–headline, Indianapolis Star, May 17
  • “Hint to Teens: Don’t Throw Drinking Party Next Door to Sheriff’s House”–headline, Star Press (Muncie, Ind.), May 17

Bottom Stories of the Day

  • “Scary Powder Turns Out to Be Corn Meal”–headline, Bismarck (N.D.) Tribune, May 18
  • “Thinning Bat Population Not Solely Limited to New Jersey”–headline, Press of Atlantic City, May 15
  • “Pope Ends Pilgrimage With Call for Peace”–headline, Washington Times, May 16
  • “Navajos Largely Unscathed by Recession”–headline, Associated Press, May 17
  • “Obama Breaks Major Campaign Promise as Military Commissions Resume, Says Amnesty International”–headline, Amnesty International press release, May 15
  • “Al Gore’s Hypocrisy Astounding”–headline, RealClearPolitics.com, May 16

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.