Cheat Sheet - ISIS Shows Off Executions of Gays in Graphic Photos

Read This, Skip That .... January 16, 2015 EVIL EYE 1. ISIS Shows Off Executions of Gays in Graphic Photos Gay men thrown from towers. Women stoned to death. Two men crucified in public. Photos of all this and more are being published by ISIS on social media, Jacob Siegel reports, and it's the clearest look yet at the brutality of the Islamic State. Read it at The Daily Beast SCARY! 2. Twitter Hack Claims WWIII Begins On Friday, the Twitter accounts of the New York Post and United Press International were apparently hacked and claimed a Chinese anti-ship missile had struck the USS George Washington. The Post tweeted from another account that it was hacked. The Daily Beast's Nancy Youssef was with the Pentagon's Joint Staff, who reacted sarcastically to news the U.S. was at war with China. "Oh really? We are?" Read it at The Daily Beast THE EXPLAINER 3. Debunking the Oscar Conspiracy Theories Were the Selma snubs really because of race? Do the Oscars just hate Jennifer Aniston? Kevin Fallon dives into the real reasons behind the biggest Oscar surprises. Read it at The Daily Beast MALARKEY 4. Boy Admits He Didn't Go to Heaven The young boy at the center of bestselling book The Boy Who Came Back from Heaven has admitted that he made the whole story up. Alex Malarkey's story of visiting angels and heaven after being injured in a car crash when he was 6 years old was billed as "a supernatural encounter that will give you new insights on heaven, angels, and hearing the voice of God," but publisher Tyndale House is now taking the book "and all ancillary products" out of print. Malarkey wrote an open letter to retailer LifeWay explaining the situation: "I said I went to heaven because I thought it would get me attention. When I made the claims that I did, I had never read the Bible. People have profited from lies, and continue to. They should read the Bible, which is enough. The Bible is the only source of truth. Anything written by man cannot be infallible." Read it at NPR News COPS VS. COPS 5. The New York Police Union's Civil War Even as the largest police union in the nation ordered its members to slightly ease off the slowdown of arrests, scabrous infighting is roiling the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association behind the scenes. Jacob Siegel reports. Read it at The Daily Beast CRUEL Saudi Flogging Stopped for Medical Fears Blogger sentenced to 1,000 lashes. TAKING OVER Millennials to Surpass Boomers This Year As nation's largest living generation. HOT IN HERE 2014 Earth's Warmest Year on Record 1.8 degrees above last century's average. NOT NSA DoJ Collected International Phone Calls In secret for a decade. HIPPIE HEAVEN Grateful Dead to Reunite for Last Shows Trey Anastasio filling in for Jerry Garcia. HUFFINGTON POST Rick Snyder Vetoes Gun Bill Over Domestic Violence Concerns ROLLING STONE Cicada: Solving the Web's Deepest Mystery BUZZFEED 3 Important Things To Remember About The Academy 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. Apache Helicopter Attacked by Dragon Smithsonian Channel clip explains how Apache helicopter could take down fictional beast. More Videos The Brit Bromance Oscars Battle by Tim Teeman The Horrible History of Hacking by The Daily Beast Lord Grantham Shows Off His Cuddly Side by Kevin Fallon

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