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

News You Can Use

  • “Spring Gardening Is a Dangerous Sport, Claim Doctors”–headline, Daily Telegraph (London), March 18
  • “Shellfish and Inkjet Printers May Hold Key to Faster Healing From Surgeries”–headline, North Carolina State University press release, March 18
  • “IPhone 3.0 Update Cures Headaches”–headline, Los Angeles Times, March 18
  • “Have a Fried Tarantula in Cambodia”–headline, Pravda.ru, March 19

Bottom Stories of the Day

  • “John Mayer Not Writing Aniston Tell-All Book”–headline, Access Hollywood, March 18
  • “Green Bay’s School Day Will Be 3 Minutes Longer in 2009-10”–headline, Green Bay (Wis.) Press-Gazette, March 19
  • “Animal Rights, Circus Lawyers Differ on Elephants”–headline, Associated Press, March 18
  • “France Hit by New Wave of Nationwide Strikes”–headline, Associated Press, March 19
  • “Vancouver Awarded Major League Soccer Franchise for 2011 Season”–headline, Canadian Press, March 18

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.