I figured I should get the semi-topical headline up before James Taranto sees it.
(the WSJ's OpinionJournal, Best of the Web Today):
Life Imitates the Onion
- "Many Cancer Deaths Preventable"--headline, Onion, April 6, 2005
- "Daily Onion May Deter Pancreatic Cancer"--headline, NewsMax.com, Oct. 29, 2007
Can You Hum a Few Bars?
"North Korea's Kim Knows Cooperation Key to Survival, Song Says"--headline, Bloomberg, Oct. 29
Thank Heaven for Little Girls
"Men Favor Marriage With Children"--headline, Gainesville (Fla.) Sun, Oct. 28
But 83 Other Reports Say the Opposite
"State Report Says Texas Has Too Many Reports"--headline, Associated Press, Oct. 29
There Must've Been a Dearth of Candidates
"Democratic Women's Club Elects Chair"--headline, Chronicle (Tallahassee, Fla.), Oct. 24
Help Wanted
"Portland Police Seek 'Prolific Tagger' "--headline, KPTV Web site (Portland, Ore.), Oct. 26
Breaking News From 1945
"NEW--Altoona Woman Pleads Guilty in Patton Traffic Fatality"--headline, Tribune-Democrat (Johnstown, Pa.), Oct. 30
News You Can Use
- "Boiled Nuts Help Fight Diseases, Study Says"--headline, FoxNews.com, Oct. 29
- "You Can Buy Excuse to Skip Work"--headline, CNN.com, Oct. 29
- "Squirrels Safe to Eat Again in New Jersey"--headline, Daily News (New York), Oct. 30
- "Belief in Witchcraft, Magic Serves 'Basic Human Need,' Professor Says"--headline, Science Daily, Oct. 25