Cheat Sheet - Britain’s War on Porn

Today: Gmail Priority Inbox Freakout: Calm Down, Guys, Opting Out Is Easy , Racial Split on Zimmerman Verdict , Parents Giving Kids Less Money For College July 23, 2013 XXX 1. Britain's War on Porn It's not just the royal baby that has the U.K. up in arms. Prime Minister David Cameron has sparked a furor with new rules that would block online porn unless specially requested by a household. The Daily Beast's Nico Hines reports. (Also, you can still get your royal-baby fix at our live blog.) Read it at The Daily Beast TECH 2. The Gmail Switcheroo, Explained One day life is normal. The next—why is all my email being sorted under tabs?! The Daily Beast's Winston Ross calms the hysteria over Gmail's new look—and offers quick fixes to go back to the way things were before. Read it at The Daily Beast BLACK AND WHITE 3. Racial Split on Zimmerman Verdict If you were wondering, race does matter in the Trayvon Martin case. A Washington Post–ABC News poll showed that reactions to the Zimmerman verdict were split across racial lines. Eight-six percent of African-Americans disapproved, while 51 percent of whites didn't have a problem with his acquittal. It's also divided across party lines: 22 percent of Democrats approved, while 65 percent of Republicans approved. The report that George Zimmerman saved someone from a truck crash did not factor into the poll. Read it at Politico CUTTING BACK 4. Parents Giving Kids Less Money For College Parents are spending less money on their kids' college education, according to a report by student-loan provider Sallie Mae. The share of college costs paid by parents fell to 27 percent from 37 percent 3 years ago. Instead they are relying more on scholarships. Americans are also trying to cut costs by forgoing dorms: 57 percent of families said a student was living at home or with a relative, up from 43 percent 3 years ago. The drop in spending was particularly sharp among African-Americans, partly because fewer are enrolling in four-year private schools: 14 percent of students in African-American families were enrolled in four-year private schools this year, compared with 30 percent last year. Read it at The Wall Street Journal RUMORS 5. Weiner Not Commenting on Alleged Sex Chats There's no way he went back to this after Weinergate, right?  Nightlife gossip site The Dirty has posted unverified images of sexual Facebook messages Anthony Weiner allegedly exchanged with a woman last summer. The screenshots haven't been confirmed and aren't dated, and the tipster is anonymous, so all this should be taken with copious heaps of salt, but BuzzFeed's Ben Smith asked Weiner's spokeswoman about the messages and has yet to receive a comment. The screenshots are of sexual messages on Facebook and another social network called Formspring, on which Wiener allegedly used the pseudonym Carlos Danger. Read it at BuzzFeed Prized 'Most Diverse' Man Booker Longlist Released Seven of 13 authors are women. HERE WE GO Amanda Bynes Hospitalized For a mental evaluation. STOCK OF CARDS Netflix Shares Fall Slow subscriber growth disappoints. R.I.P., RSS Google Reader Died of Neglect No one wanted to work on it. YANKIN' Beyoncé's Hair Gets Stuck in Fan Writes a note saying, 'I got snatched.' GET The Cheat Sheet A speedy, smart summary of news and must-reads from across the Web. You'll love the featured original stories on politics, entertainment, and more from The Daily Beast's diverse group of contributors. GET Culture Beast Weekly cultural recommendations from The Daily Beast. Bubba Sings 'Blurred Lines' There's something both fitting and off-putting about Bill Clinton singing the words 'I know you want it.' More Videos Internet LOLs at the Royal Baby by The Daily Beast 'Disney Dad' Gets in the Way by Brian Ries Aubrey Plaza's Sex Ed by Marlow Stern

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