Cheat Sheet - Inside Japan’s 30,000 Kinky ‘Love Hotels’

Read This, Skip That .... August 04, 2014 BEHIND THE CURTAIN 1. Inside Japan's 30,000 Kinky 'Love Hotels' Welcome to The Angel, one of 30,000 pay-by-the-hour lodgings in Japan offering a discreet haven for trysts and visits with dominatrixes. Despite a struggling economy, business is booming at these houses of sin. Lizzie Crocker writes that these abodes are more heartbreak hotel than love shack. Read it at The Daily Beast GROUND WAR 2. Terrorists Hit Israeli Bus, University Two apparent terrorist attacks occured inside Israel on Monday, though it's not clear if they were linked to Hamas. Israeli authorities said that a 25-year-old pedestrian was killed in Jerusalem when he was fatally struck by an excavator, which was trying to flip over a bus. Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch said the excavator driver was a "terrorist known to security forces from a separate incident." He was shot by police, and three others were injured. Shortly thereafter, an Israeli soldier was also shot and wounded near Hebrew University. The assailant was reportedly on a scooter and fled the scene. These incidences occurred hours into the ceasefire declared by Israel, but it has been broken by attacks from both sides. Read it at ABC News DROWNING 3. Will Tea Partiers Sink McConnell? Mitch McConnell has been through a nasty primary already, and the November election is going to be just as rough for the five-term Republican. Ben Jacobs reports that the Senate minority leader, long-reviled among many on the right for what they see as kowtowing to Democrats, is in a tough race for his seat—and in trouble with the Tea Party. Read it at The Daily Beast TAPED 4. How Nixon's Recording System Was Exposed Fred Thompson was chief counsel to the Republicans on the Watergate committee. One night, he hit pay dirt and uncovered that Richard Nixon was taping everything. Eleanor Clift gets the story behind the one question—"Mr. Butterfield, were you aware of the existence of any listening devices in the Oval Office of the President?"—that set it all off. Read it at The Daily Beast KA-CHING! 5. 'Big Bang' Stars to Earn $1M Per Episode Big Bang Theory stars Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki, and Kaley Cuoco cleaned up big in their negotiations with producers Warner Bros TV. According to Deadline, the three leading cast members of the hit sitcom will each making $1 million per episode for the next three seasons. Each was previously making $350,000 per episode. (An 11th season is possible.) And there are added incentives for the cast to sign on for more episdoes. The new contracts reportedly include an increase in show ownership for Parson, Galecki, and Cuoco from .25 to more than a full point. Each is set to make over $90 million during their lifetime because of the series. Read it at Deadline GRISLY SCENE Five Family Members Found Dead Believed to be murder-suicide. WONDER DRUG American Ebola Patients Got Secret Serum Previously used only on monkeys. UNCONSTITUIONAL Judge Strikes Down Alabama Abortion Law Required admitting privileges. UP IN ARMS Michigan Town Rebels Against Police Militarized cops beat man for public urination. SPOOKED Israel Reportedly Spied On Kerry Talks During peace negotiations. Political Wire Are Democrats Waging a War on Whites? The Cut Presidents, They're Just Like Us: Malia Goes to Prom UsWeekly Kim Kardashian is the New Angelina Jolie (Unfortunately) 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. Viral Video of the Day: Farmer Summons Cattle With 'Royals' Cover Farmer plays Lorde hit on trombone until the cows come home—literally. More Videos "Guardians" Won't Change Things for Women by Kevin Fallon A Camp Away From Terror by Nina Strochlic The Despicable Persistence of the Dowry by Nishita Jha

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