Cheat Sheet - Inside China’s ‘Mistress Villages’

Today: Violence Erupts When You Tolerate Antisemitism , Obama Administration Preps New Sanctions Against Russia , How Being a Doctor Became the Most Miserable Profession April 14, 2014 HOT PROPERTY 1. Inside China's 'Mistress Villages' For Chinese men there's no status symbol like a mistress—or four. In some cities, China's highly paid concubines live together in neighborhoods known as "ernaicun" where they can socialize with the only women that understand them: other mistresses. Brendon Hong investigates the towns and the mini-economies that feed off the women's avarice. Read it at The Daily Beast BAD WORDS 2. Ignore Antisemitism: Get Violence After Frazier Glenn Miller allegedly killed three people outside two Jewish centers in Kansas on Sunday, he yelled "Heil Hitler!" This outburst should reminds us that violence—and even genocide like the Holocaust—begins with words, writes Dr. Charles Asher Small. We must respond with our own words in the face of antisemitism. Read it at The Daily Beast UPPING THE ANTE 3. Obama Preps Hit on Russian Markets Memo to Moscow: stop messing with Ukraine, or else. With pro-Russian occupying towns in the country's east, the Obama administration is set to announce new, tougher sanctions on Russia tomorrow, Josh Rogin reports. Read it at The Daily Beast BAD HEALTH 4. Why Your Doctor Hates His Job Nine of 10 doctors discourage others from joining the profession, and 300 physicians commit suicide every year. Being a doctor, writes Daniela Drake, is a miserable and humiliating undertaking. How did it get so bad? Read it at The Daily Beast GETTING THERE 5. Ohio to Accept Other Gay Marriages As anticipated, federal judge Timothy Black ruled Monday that Ohio authorities must recognize the marriages of gay couples performed in other states. Black said Ohio's current practice of denying marriage rights to same-sex couples constituted "ongoing arbitrary discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation." On the same day, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine certified that the Freedom to Marry and Religious Freedom Amendment could proceed with revised language to overturn the state's 2004 same-sex marriage ban. That proposal wouldn't be on the ballot this year, though. Read it at Associated Press NIGHTMARE Mother, Daughter of Victims Speaks Saying her dad and son are in Heaven now. HORRIBLE 71 Killed in Nigeria Bombing Explosion at bus station. 007 CIA Chief Went on Kiev Mission Met Ukrainian intelligence in person. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Rome 100 Years Older Than Thought New archeological evidence. IT'S TOASTED 'Mad Men' Premiere Bombs Lowest opener since 2008. GQ How Do You know You're a Hoarder? Esquire This Just In: Manny Pacquiao Still Has It The Cut What You Missed at the MTV Movie Awards 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. America's Abortion-Free Zone Grows by Robin Marty Life Inside a Syrian Refugee Camp by Christopher Looney Jon Hamm on the New Don Draper by Andrew Romano

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