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
hyperallergic
Stark and Moving Illustrations of Refugee Journeys
The scale and horror of today’s migrant crisis can be hard to absorb.
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.
Book Riot
10 Realistic Quotes about Relationships
People love quotes about love. But what if love for you isn’t a linear, shiny thing, but something more gnarled and skewed?
Book Riot
Fascinating and Horrifying Facts from THE WOMEN’S ATLAS
The Women’s Atlas, now in its fifth edition, is a useful snapshot of women’s lives around the world.
Book Riot
WE CAN SAVE US ALL Is an Ivy League FIGHT CLUB
We Can Save Us All is wonderfully unhinged.
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.