March 13, 2017

The NFL has been dosing players with painkillers for years, using playing time as a threat to get players to comply with off-label levels of Vicodin. / Deadspin

A dismal 6 percent of Hollywood productions this year will be helmed by women at the six major studios (Fox, Warner Brothers, Sony, Universal, Disney, and Paramount). / thewrap.com

“There had been mental illness in my family. The destruction of the whole of the branch had to follow as a matter of course.” Peers sometimes failed to realize acclaimed mathematician Andre Bloch published his geometry from the insane asylum. / Providentia

“When you peel back the neon lights, the irreverent one-liners, the provocative pantsuits, and the elaborate branding, what has resonated with women is the unapologetic vulnerability, the potential in the unorthodox, and the entrepreneurial spirit that’s less rooted in the tactical than it is in generally motivating, no matter your geography or enterprise.” The cult of #Girlboss convenes after the failure of flagship brand Nasty Gal. / Racked

Brutality is common from officers who misinterpret ASL for gang signs or intransigence, and Miranda rights nonexistent because so few police officers know ASL. / thenewinquiry.com

“When audience members asked him if he would run for office, perhaps against Cuomo, in 2018, he grinned and answered, ‘I was not born to run.’” The main takeaway from this lengthy profile of now-ousted US Attorney Preet Bharara: At the heart of everything, he loves dad jokes. / The New Yorker

A truly dystopian House bill advanced through committee on party lines last week, but HHS Secretary Tom Price is concerned it would overrule current genetic privacy laws to allow employers access to your DNA. / STAT