I Feel Great About My Neck
It took me to my mid-40s to learn not to depend on anyone else’s approval of my appearance.
Credit.Michelle Mildenberg
May 25, 2021
Like many of you, I have spent the last 14 months staring at my neck. In all of human history, perhaps no necks (or eyes, or foreheads) have been inspected so relentlessly, and with such attention to detail, as ours collectively have since last March, while working and socializing from home. If Narcissus had been required to look into a high-definition camera, with or without a ring light, for hours each day, would he have been so enamored with his own appearance?
Many artists feel pressure to choose between a professional career and motherhood. But for those who do have kids, the boundaries between life and art can blur and that can be a good thing.
Kristen Clarke is the first Senate-confirmed woman of color to lead the Justice Dept.’s civil rights division.
Kristen Clarke spoke at the announcement of her nomination for attorney general for the civil rights division in Wilmington in January. Ms. Clarke’s nomination was confirmed on Tuesday.Credit.Doug Mills/The New York Times
May 25, 2021, 4:11 p.m. ET
The Senate on Tuesday voted to confirm Kristen Clarke to lead the Justice Department’s civil rights division, making her the first woman of color to be confirmed by the Senate to do so.
Her confirmation comes at a time when the Biden administration has vowed to revitalize the division as part of its promise to combat systemic racism, hate crimes and restrictive voter laws.
‘No One’s Ever Talked to Me About This Before’
Social media creators are helping women and people of color identify possible symptoms of A.D.H.D., a disorder most often diagnosed in white boys.
Rach Idowu runs a newsletter called Adulting With ADHD, in which she has described the difficulties she faced in receiving a diagnosis for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.Credit.Adama Jalloh for The New York Times
By Nicole Clark
May 24, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET
“When I was a kid, I had the sense things were more difficult for me,” Tiffany Bui recalled. It was hard for her to focus in school, and she was often forgetful. Throughout her life, she said, members of her family criticized these traits as faults.