Cheat Sheet - Is Shopping Addiction Real?

Today: Lanza Killed Victims in Five Minutes , The Daily Beast , S&P 500 Flirting With Record Close March 28, 2013 Retail Therapy 1. Is Shopping Addiction Real? On Tuesday, the Internet delighted in a GQ article penned by Daily Beast contributor Buzz Bissinger in which he confessed his shopping addiction—a Gucci-filled closet exploding with leather worth over $600,000. On Thursday, Bissinger entered shopping rehab. But is shopping addiction even a real disease? The Daily Beast's Isabel Wilkinson reports. Read it at The Daily Beast Haunting Details 2. Lanza Killed Victims in Five Minutes It only took five minutes for Adam Lanza to kill 26 children and teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary School, before turning the gun on himself and taking his own life. Search warrants issued after the massacre released Thursday offer grisly details of the event as well as further information about Lanza's gun-obsessed personal life. Massive amounts of ammunition in a gun safe, swords, and a bulletproof vest were found in Lanza's home—in what is believed to be his bedroom. A loaded shotgun was found in the passenger compartment of the car Lanza drove to the school. The documents also reveal that Lanza was wearing bulletproof and military-style clothes when he was found dead. Read it at NBC News Call to Action 3. This Is Your Rep. on Guns Pushing his gun-control package today, Obama asked all Americans to find out where their representatives stand on the issue. Well, we've got you covered. The Daily Beast created a tool that classifies every member of Congress according to their stance on gun control according to statements, voting records, ratings from the NRA and the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, and contributions from the gun lobby. Click through to get the lowdown. Read it at The Daily Beast Wall Street Rising 4. S&P 500 Flirting With Record Close It could be a record day for the S&P 500. The stock index hovered around—and even climbed above—the closing high it set in 2007. Around midmorning, the S&P 500 broke past the record close of 1565. If the index closes above there, it, like the Dow industrials, will have recouped its financial-crisis losses. The S&P has been flirting with the record for two weeks, but surged past it for the first time Thursday.   Read it at The Wall Street Journal END OF AN ERA? 5. Report: Barbara Walters Retiring Is Barbara Walters finally ready for a new view? The 83-year-old television host is poised to announce her retirement, according to multiple new reports. Deadline Hollywood, which broke the news, suggested that the View doyenne would leave in May. Then The New York Times's Brian Stelter tweeted that it will be May of next year, a report echoed by The Huffington Post's Jack Mirkinson. Whenever she does retire, Walters willl no doubt get a big sendoff worthy of her 52 years on broadcast television. A trailblazing female TV journalist, Walters was the first co-host of a news show when she debuted on Today in 1974, and later the first co-anchor of a network evening news show when she was on ABC's Evening News in 1976. Read it at Deadline Hollywood Future Bestseller Malala Seals $3 Million Book Deal To be released this fall. CRACKBERRY BlackBerry Turns Profit Staves off decline for now… NO GAIN Bacteria in Gut Linked to Weight Loss Non-surgical weight loss operation possible. HIPPITY FLOP Court Rejects Easter Bunny Trademark Lindt chocolate loses decade-long battle. Sybil Gets Sexy 'Downton' Star Regrets Topless Scene Jessica Brown Findlay says she was naïve. 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. 'Shame On Us If We've Forgotten' As gun control legislation moves slowly through Congress—without an assault weapons ban—President Obama urged lawmakers to join the 90 percent of Americans who support background checks, and pass tough laws. More Videos --> 'The Shining' Conspiracy by Jean Trinh What the GOP Autopsy Proves by Stuart Stevens Easter's Most Fattening Candy by The Daily Beast

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