Alice Robb

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Alice Robb is the author of Why We Dream (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018) and Don't Think, Dear (HarperCollins, Feb 2023), which has been called "a beautiful, difficult, and compelling memoir" by Vanity Fair and "an elegantly incisive, meditative work" by Kirkus.

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Why Did I Spend 15 Years Pretending I Had Straight Hair?

After years of excessive straightening, writer Alice Robb charts her journey back to her natural curls.

Jan 30, 2024

Adults Are Rediscovering the Joy of Ballet

In these semi-post pandemic YOLO days, adults are pursuing hobbies like ballet, embarrassment be damned.

Feb 28, 2023

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What It's Like Growing Up in the Evangelical Purity Movement

A Q&A with Linda Kay Klein, the author of the new book 'Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free.'

Sep 11, 2018

Why Do We Hate People Who Try So Hard?

Jul 23, 2018

The Afterlife of a Ballerina

At age 16, Alexandra Ansanelli was anointed a prodigy. By 22, she was a principal for the New York City Ballet. At 26, she was a principal for the Royal Ballet. By 28, she had given it all up.

Oct 17, 2016

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