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BurntXOrange

Online news & entertainment magazine at UT Austin

BurntXOrange

Online news & entertainment magazine at UT Austin

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Season’s Eatings: Pastry Chefs Paint the Town Gingerbread

December 6, 2012

Story and Photos by Megan Smith [slideshow] The holidays have officially arrived once again in the lobby of the Four Seasons Hotel Austin. A Christmas tree towers in the corner, illuminated with twinkling...

Catch That Zumba Fitness Fever

December 6, 2012

By Megan Smith It’s Tuesday night and you slowly drag yourself off the couch, change into your workout gear and start making the trek to the gym, dreading the grueling exercise to come. Working out...

Remember the Alamo…Drafthouse

December 5, 2012

By Ahsika Sanders In 1997, Austin welcomed a new and innovative theater idea that Entertainment Weekly would later name "the best theater in the world.” Alamo Drafthouse theaters are quaint and unconventional...

Exclusive Q&A: 10 Minutes with Esquire’s Menswear Maven

December 3, 2012

By Sheri Alzeerah There’s much more to a coat and tie than, well, a coat and tie. Just ask Nic Screws, Esquire’s senior fashion market editor. Screws, representing the men's magazine tailored...

Fan Frenzy: Texas Bands You Should Know

December 3, 2012

By Victoria Patneaude Needless to say, Texas is a rather large state. One that produces many things: Every fried food imaginable, great football players, amazing actors and actresses and of course,...

The Fame Game: When Making a Viral Video is Homework

November 29, 2012

By Lauren Noonan YouTube is littered with them – viral videos with millions of views, most involving animals, babies or kids on Novocain after wisdom tooth surgery. It seems like a new one pops up...

They’re Coming Out: A History of Gay Musicians

November 27, 2012

By Victoria Patneaude What if your favorite musician announced that they were gay? Would that bother you? Would it make you sell the tickets you had for their upcoming tour or throw away the posters...

512 Fashion: Focusing the Lens on Gregg Cestaro

November 26, 2012

By Bri Thomas Born in Queens and raised in the Philippines before living in Belize, Gregg Cestaro got to Texas as fast as he could to pursue his photography career. How did you get your start? I was...

Broke and Skinny: Quick and Healthy Breakfast Smoothie

November 26, 2012

By Christine Imperatore Following a healthy and wholesome diet is a huge factor when it comes to staying fit. Eating a nutritious breakfast every day is even more important as it will kick start your...

A Look Back at Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Austin Thinks Pink

November 24, 2012

By Elizabeth Franey The month of October brought many things – cooler weather, autumn leaves, pumpkin patches – but more importantly, it was National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and an opportunity...

Longhorn Bucket List: Harry Ransom Center

November 24, 2012

By Sarah Pressley Despite having lived on 21st Street for four years and passing by the corner of Guadalupe and 21st mornings and afternoons five days a week, I didn't have any idea what the Harry...

Slideshow: A Peek Inside Art on 5th

November 24, 2012

Story and photos by Sylvia Medina [slideshow] Art on 5th, Austin’s largest contemporary gallery (the only commercial gallery ever voted “Best in Austin” by the Austin Chronicle), opened in 1998...