April 28, 2017

“If soccer was invented today, heading would be outlawed until pretty much the professional level.” It’s not so much that headers in soccer cause concussions, as that attempting a header makes a player vulnerable to head and neck injuries. / The Ringer

A Muslim weightlifter convinces Nike to enter the $97 million market for hijabi sportswear. / Fast Company

When you unsubscribe from a business’s newsletter, the unsubscribe service sells your email to a competitor. / Lifehacker

This quiz shows whether you and your inheritance will be affected by Trump’s tax plan. / The New York Times

The Trump Inaugural Committee scanned its FEC filing—here’s how journalists collaborated to parse and distribute it. / OpenNews

Of all the great work by director Jonathan Demme, who died this week, one of our favorites is his live video for New Order’s “The Perfect Kiss,” where he captured the excitement of an unexcited band. / The New York Times

“This is how they take everything from you: one thing at a time. Perhaps each change is inconvenient, uncomfortable, even upsetting, but for the most part, the world kept turning. As long as you can go about your business, most people will.” A recap of the past 100 days, er, the latest episode of The Handmaid’s Tale. / Vulture

From inauguration crowd size to sanctuary cities, 100 lies from 100 days of the Trump administration. / BuzzFeed

“Protecting the 16,000 or so critically endangered species on Earth today would cost $76 billion, annually—about 52 times what the U.S. spends each year.” Coming soon, a controversial ranking system to help us decide which critically endangered species should be saved, and which we should let die. / Outside Magazine

Diversity is an asset in medicine, but women and minorities recount med school interviews inflected with bias. / STAT

“Nobody gives two shits about the black people in North Philadelphia if nobody gives two craps about the white kids in Sandy Hook.” Amy Goldberg, chair of Temple’s Dept. of Surgery, from “What Bullets do to Bodies.” / Highline

Stadiums built in Brazil for the World Cup and Olympics are being investigated for bribery and corruption. / The Guardian

“Addiction has been such a persistent problem in the restaurant industry—and for so long—that chefs, bartenders, even owners, are starting to wave their white flags.” Cocaine used to be the kitchen’s drug of choice, but the opioid crisis has spurred action in an industry loath to lose skilled employees. / Washington City Paper

If you judge the Man Booker shortlist by their covers, the winner is obvious. / Shortlist