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
wellcomecollection.org
How to cure the eco-anxious
Should we look beyond individual therapy to community activism to help people experiencing eco-anxiety?
VICE
Why Do Some Women Like to Watch Guy-on-Guy Porn?
Nearly 40 percent of women who watch guy-on-guy porn are straight.
Book Riot
Recent Comics about Refugee Experiences
Comics are great for tackling difficult human rights issues.
outsideonline.com
Bringing Up Baby on the Road
It’s clear by now that for women, “having it all”―where “it” encompasses children, a partner, hobbies, a healthy social life, and a thriving career―is a fantasy.
hyperallergic
A Harrowing Memoir Illustrates Modern-Day Slavery on Sea and Land
Cambodian artist Vannak Anan Prum has an incredible story to tell ― even before being forced into slavery.
Book Riot
50 Must-Read Books about Modern Englishness
Hari Kunzru writes in The Impressionist, “there is something marvellous about English people. Their lives are structured like pieces of engineering, railway engines or steamers unpacked and bolted together at the heads of new rivers."
VICE
Why Breakups Motivate People to Get in Shape
Wanting a revenge body may say a lot about your personality.
High Country News
Why Compton said no to legal marijuana sales
“We just got raided two Thursdays ago,” says the tank top-wearing woman behind the counter, sounding nonchalant about it.
The Atlantic
How Cycling Clothing Opened Doors for Women
Advances in biking gear had an impact on advances in gender equality.
BBC
The increasingly realistic prospect of ‘extinct animal’ zoos
A traveller marvelling at snow leopards in a conservation park. A foodie who wants to taste pangolins without breaking the law. A game hunter tracking a black rhino which will be replenished after the kill.
Book Riot
Are You a Male Novelist Whose Female Characters Are Comically Underdeveloped?
Hey there, male novelist with an impressive eye for character detail.
Book Riot
The Appeal of Graphic Novels about Anthropomorphized Animals
There’s a long and proud tradition of turning non-human animals and hybrid animals into characters of graphic novels and comics.