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
New York Magazine
Zimbabweans Are Using Social Media to Find Fuel During One of the Country’s Worst Gas Shortages
“At this rate we may have to park our kombis home because it is now three hours in this queue,” says Shingirirai Deza.
BBC
Why most rape victims never acknowledge what happened
She was 16, he was 40. She told herself it was a romantic affair.
But her body and mind would do strange things when they were together.
wellcomecollection.org
Reassuring ghosts and haunted houses
There’s a persistent belief that haunted houses are real.
hyperallergic
A BP Oil Protest Spills Through the British Museum’s Protest Exhibition
On October 27, a little after 2 pm, the British Museum saw a modest, yet affecting, protest.
daily.jstor.org
Do We Have to Tell Them the House Is Haunted?
When dealing with a reputedly haunted house, honesty is the best policy.
New York Magazine
Vaccines Are Hard to Transport to the Regions That Need Them Most. Solar-Powered Fridges Fix That.
Paule-Andrée Louis Byron, who heads the vaccine program of Haiti’s Ministry of Public Health and Population, pulls no punches when describing the problems with the conventional refrigeration options for storing vaccines.
wellcomecollection.org
How light pollution affects our circadian rhythms
Michael W Young feels the effects on his body whenever he spends time in Manhattan.
BBC
What dogs have to do with geopolitical tensions
Ever wondered how the chemical element strontium was named?
Book Riot
Great Women-Centered Space Comics
You wait ages for a women-centered space comic and then three come along at once.
Fodor's
12 Surprising and Notable Sights in Transylvania
Find gasp-worthy spots in Romania’s most fascinating region.
BBC
When the going gets tough, have a nap
When her daughter was preschool-aged, Rebecca Spencer experienced something familiar to many parents and childminders: the power of a nap.
BBC
Fascinating moments captured on film
A new book, Orlando/Photography, gathers around 200 intimate shots of well-known actors, politicians, musicians and other celebrities in their heyday, ranging from the 1950s to 1980s.
Book Riot
How THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE Has Shaped Our Ideas of Haunted Houses
The importance of the Hill House brand attests to the source material’s continued resonance.
BBC
Agatha Christie shaped how the world sees Britain
For many, Agatha Christie is as quintessentially English as queueing for Pimm’s at Wimbledon.