Cheat Sheet - Your Cruise Ship Is Just a Floating Bathroom

Today: Report: Cops Started Dorner Fire , Time Warner in Talks to Sell Time Inc. , Brits Raid Suspected Horsemeat Sellers February 13, 2013 WHAT'S THAT SMELL? 1. Your Cruise Ship Is Just a Floating Bathroom Shocked by news that Carnival's Triumph had sewage oozing out of the walls? Try visiting the crew's quarters on your next cruise vacation. It's just one big, floating backed-up toilet, writes Cruise Confidential author Brian David Bruns. Read it at The Daily Beast SUSPICIOUS 2. Report: Cops Started Dorner Fire Unconfirmed audio from a police scanner indicates officers started the fire at the Big Bear cabin where Richard Dorner holed himself up and likely died. Dorner, a former LAPD officer, stole a car, and then shot two officers, one fatally, in a shootout before barricading himself in the cabin, which then went up in flames. The cause of the cabin fire is unconfirmed, but according to audio believed to be from the police scanner, officers said "seven burners deployed and we have a fire." Police have confirmed charred remains have been found inside the cabin, as well as a driver's license belonging to Dorner, but have not yet confirmed the remains are his. Dorner had held Southern California hostage for six days after killing an engaged couple and a cop and disappearing in Big Bear. Read it at Guardian Media 3. Time Warner in Talks to Sell Time Inc. Who is trying to buy Time Inc.? Fortune reports that Time Warner is discussing selling off Time Inc., the largest magazine publisher in the U.S., to a mysterious buyer. It's not clear which magazines would be sold: one scenario has Time Warner combining People, InStyle, and other titles into a single company and selling it off, while keeping Time, Sports Illustrated, and Fortune. Time Inc.'s revenue fell 6.6 percent last year, and last month it announced that it would lay off 6 percent of its workforce. Time Warner CEO Jeffrey Bewkes would be following the lead of Rupert Murdoch, who decided to separate News Corporation's publishing arm from its film and television business. Read it at Fortune SCANDAL 4. Brits Raid Suspected Horsemeat Sellers British police and meat regulators on Tuesday night raided a slaughterhouse and a processing plant suspected of selling horsemeat as beef while French prosecutors opened a judicial investigation into whether the horsemeat was sold fraudulently. In Britain, selling horsemeat is not illegal, but eating it is taboo. The British regulator, Food Standards Agency, said it had suspended operations at a slaughterhouse in northern England and a processor in Wales, and the head of the agency is due to meet with European Union regulators in Brussels. The scandal began when burgers packaged as beef in Ireland were discovered to actually be horsemeat, and it has since spread to as many as 16 other countries. On Tuesday upscale British supermarket chain Waitrose pulled frozen meatballs from the shelves. Read it at Reuters SISTERHOOD 5. American Nuns Hopeful for Sister-Friendly Pope American nuns—fiercely condemned under Pope Benedict for being too "radical"—are looking forward to a fresh start with a new pontiff. The Daily Beast's Barbie Latza Nadeau reports. Read it at The Daily Beast Protest Tutu Compares Drones to Apartheid Says they threaten America's humanity. Nature Sea Slug's Disposable Penis Surprises Scientists Falls off after mating, then grows back. Best in Show Banana Joe Heads to Broadway Will appear in "The Mystery of Edwin Drood." Yo Quiero Taco Bell Adds Cool Ranch Doritos Taco After hit nacho cheese version. CONGRATULATIONS Alec Baldwin's Wife Pregnant First child for him and Hilaria Thomas. 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. Boehner: Bored And Bothered Speaker John Boehner could barely be bothered to stand up and clap, let alone shake the grimace from his face during the State of the Union. More Videos The Voters Rubio Ignored by Peter Beinart Sex Toys for V-Day by Lizzie Crocker Stay Naked, Lena Dunham! by Kate Spencer

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