Christine Ro
https://www.christinero.com
Interested in international development, social justice, environmentalism, language, and pop culture. Would love to throw all those things into a blender.
PROJECTS
BBC
The saboteurs you can hire to end your relationship
In Japan, you can pay private agents called ‘wakaresaseya’ to seduce your spouse or their partner.
Book Riot
Which Version of THE PLAGUE Is More Relevant to COVID-19?
If Contagion is The Movie of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Plague is The Novel.
Forbes
Why Health Workers In Sudan Have Been Leaving Their Posts Amid Covid-19
Khartoum-based translator Suhaila Awaad worries not about herself, but about her octogenarian mother.
Forbes
3 Scientific Success Stories From The UK’s Soon-To-Be-Shuttered Global Aid Office
this move cements the idea that international development matters less than international power
Forbes
An Economist Is In Hot Water For Suggesting That Chinese Women Take Multiple Husbands. A 2017 Novel Imagined This.
Yew-Kwang Ng has proposed a controversial solution to China’s skewed gender ratio.
BBC
Why litter is surging as lockdowns ease
Recent visitors have left mounds of rubbish at public spaces and beauty spots across the UK and beyond. What’s driving this behaviour?
BBC
Vegan seafood: The next plant-based meat trend?
Seafood is difficult to veganise well, but some companies are betting on new technologies and customers to overcome the challenges.
BBC
Why we’ve created new language for coronavirus
From ‘covidiots’ to ‘quarantine and chill’, the pandemic has led to many terms that help people to laugh and commiserate.
Book Riot
Contemporary Censorship in New Zealand
New Zealand might not be the first country to come to mind when considering literary censorship. But its long, ongoing tradition of highly organized censorship throws up interesting questions around responsibility, taste, and expression.
Book Riot
4 Moving Books About Caring for Aging Relatives
As with every other topic under the sun, authors have spun this into tender, challenging, incredibly moving narratives of being the younger caretaker.
BBC
Can price hikes by businesses ever be justified?
People hate price gouging. Can businesses navigate supply chain stress and changing consumer behaviour without raising prices – and should they?
Forbes
The English-Language Advantage In African Health Research
For a number of professions, technical expertise isn’t enough unless it’s accompanied by English speaking ability.
BBC
Coronavirus: Why some racial groups are more vulnerable
From discrimination to language, a variety of factors are affecting different groups’ vulnerability to coronavirus — with sometimes devastating results.
Forbes
Is Coronavirus Reducing Noise Pollution?
One (tiny) benefit of social distancing in cities is the newfound quiet that has urbanites reporting that birdsong, for instance, seems louder than ever before.