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Online news & entertainment magazine at UT Austin

BurntXOrange

Online news & entertainment magazine at UT Austin

BurntXOrange

Online news & entertainment magazine at UT Austin

BurntXOrange

Tangy Takes

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Shadows in Silver Linings: The Effects of Toxic Positivity

April 8, 2021

I have always been the type to view the glass as half-empty rather than half-full.

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Same Fight, New Era: anti-Asian Racism during COVID-19

March 24, 2021

It’s 2012. I’m in middle school, and I ride the bus home every day.

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A Love Letter About Love

January 13, 2021

When I’m being delusional love looks like this: love confessions atop the Notre Dame and other romantic locations, being chased across cities and airports, being torn apart only to be brought back together years later, lots of angst and miscommunication, and lots of sweet moments to make up for it all.

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An Asian-American Account in Middle-of-Nowhere, America

October 27, 2020

Pine trees. Country music. Friday night football. Welcome to Lufkin, a small city in the “heart of East Texas.”

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The Suppression of Feminine Anger and Other Outrageous Stories

October 22, 2020

Story by Samantha Chavez/ @sam_denisse/ pronouns: she/herPhotographs by María Sureda / @mariasuredas / pronouns: she/herModel: Clara Sánchez / @clara.spContent Warning: discussions of catcalling and...

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Uphill Battle for Reproductive Health in 2020

October 13, 2020

One, two, three. I remember lying in bed and counting. Four, five, six. If I could make it to ten, the pain would usually stop. Seven, eight, nine. It came in waves, feeling like a knife was ripping through my stomach and severing me to my knees. Ten.