Cheat Sheet - Exit Interview: Walking Dead’s Beth Tells All

Read This, Skip That .... December 02, 2014 APOCALYPSE OVER 1. Exit Interview: The Walking Dead's Beth Tells All In a shocking mid-season finale, The Walking Dead's Beth Greene met a fate no one expected. Actress Emily Kinney, who has portrayed the tough teen since the second season, spoke to The Daily Beast's Melissa Leon about her favorite moments from the series and the surprising moments that transpired on camera. (Warning: spoilers.) Read it at The Daily Beast WAR GAME 2. The Wonk Who Would Lead the Pentagon Obama is widely expected to tap an ex-physicist who has cut military waste like a laser to become the next secretary of defense. But will Ashton Carter's pragmatic views of budgets and policies be enough to divert criticism away from the president's foreign policy? Shane Harris and Tim Mak discuss. Read it at The Daily Beast JUNGLE JUICE 3. UVA Prez: Alcohol Is 'Tool' of Rapists University of Virginia President Teresa Sullivan targeted the school's drinking culture in her response to the rape and sexual abuse reported in a Nov. 19 Rolling Stone article. "Binge drinking is a problem for us," she said in her Monday address. "Women and men should know what they are drinking and who is serving it to them. Alcohol does not cause rape, but alcohol is often the tool of a predator." She also responded to criticism for not banning Greek life on campus. "In any crisis, it can be far too easy to paint with a broad brush, and blindly attack entire groups of individuals," said Sullivan. "It is not fair to fraternity men here who are good and decent people." Read it at The Cavalier Daily BREACH 4. Hackers Took More Than Movies From Sony The hackers—believed to be North Korean—who broke into Sony Pictures' computers got their hands on more than 3,800 employees' personal information, including their Social Security numbers and birthdays. The hackers also got hold of different departments' payrolls and individual salaries, as well as the script for an embarrassingly cheesy employee-recruitment video. Sony forced its employees to move off  computers and on to paper and pencils as a security measure. The FBI is investigating the cyberattack. Read it at Fusion U MAD, VLAD? 5. Russia Headed for Recession Falling oil prices and global sanctions are pushing Russia's economy into recession. On Tuesday in Moscow, the Ministry of Economic Development predicted the economy would shrink 0.8 percent next year, instead of growing by a previously estimated 1.2 percent. Oil and natural gas make up about 60 percent of Russia's export earnings, and the price of crude is off by a third since June. So far this year, the ruble has fallen 40 percent against the dollar. Read it at The New York Times MOTHER NATURE Massive Rainstorm to Hit California Biggest storm of the season. SNIP, SNIP CDC Pushes Teens to Get Circumcised Cuts HIV risk by as much as 60 percent. PRIORITIES Fewer Hospital Mistakes Saved 50k Lives And roughly $12 billion. GOOD NEWS HIV Is Getting Weaker Causing AIDS slower. GETTIN' CRUNKED Humans Have Been Boozing for 10M Years Enzymes evolved in response to our drinking. HUFFINGTON POST GOP Staffer Elizabeth Lauten Resigns Following Comments About Obama's Daughters MEN'S JOURNAL How Jake Gyllenhaal Transformed into a Southpaw Boxing Champ BUZZFEED Why Austin, TX Thinks Single-Sex Ed. Is the Answer 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. Watch Jane Krakowski's Secret 'Peter Pan Live!' Audition Tape The actress shows she can sing, dance, and act—and that she should have gotten the part. More Videos Aristocrat Used Big Game Hunter's Sperm by Tom Sykes Damien Hirst's Army of Geppettos by Tim Teeman When Cosby N-Bombed the Black Caucus by Asawin Suebsaeng

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