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Dream with me: the day harry styles invented sleeping

Dream with me: the day harry styles invented sleeping

Lauren Castro August 23, 2020

 Via @AngiTaylorKISS When I got to college, I noticed that you were either in tune with your mental health or you weren’t. With the mixture of new classes, a new campus and a completely new...

What you need to know about the MCU movies coming out next year

What you need to know about the MCU movies coming out next year

Kara Fields August 21, 2020

I don’t know about the rest of you, but I miss the movie theater experience. I miss the popcorn, the slightly-too-loud bass that vibrates in your chest, I even miss when people yell at the characters...

Photo Via: Anthony Peña, Pinterest

The Wasted Potential of Percy Jackson

Skyler King August 19, 2020

There is nothing more disheartening than seeing your favorite book series get turned into a disappointing movie franchise that wasted all of its potential.  Everyone remembers that week in 6th...

20 travel movies to get you through quarantine

20 travel movies to get you through quarantine

Rebecca Hernandez August 15, 2020

Got cabin fever? Take a fictional trip and live vicariously through these movies. While most of us are staying at home when possible, it doesn't have to feel that way. Here's a list of movies to watch...

Super. Dysfunctional. Representation.: The Women of “The Umbrella Academy”

Super. Dysfunctional. Representation.: The Women of “The Umbrella Academy”

Emily Hyatt July 30, 2020

Why I love “The Umbrella Academy” but not the way it treats women Illustration by Serena Rodriguez **WARNING! This post contains spoilers for the first season of Netflix’s “The Umbrella...

Things to Do Now That We’ve "Decided" the Pandemic is Over

Things to Do Now That We’ve “Decided” the Pandemic is Over

Emily Hyatt July 25, 2020

Not every country can ignore a pandemic because they simply got “bored” but Americans prove, yet again, that having freedom does not equate to having intelligence. Source: Kumail Nanjiani - Twitter “These...

The Stuck-at-home playlist

The Stuck-at-home playlist

Lauren Castro July 22, 2020

Here we are. Four months into quarantine and so much has happened. We’ve been witness to one of the biggest civil rights movements to date. We have seen celebrity breakups and tragic paparazzi photos...

5 Ways She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Represent LGBTQ Identities

5 Ways She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Represent LGBTQ Identities

Kara Fields July 10, 2020

As I’m sure most of you have experienced,  I have spent a large amount of my time stuck at home this corona-summer sniffing out hidden gems and bingeworthy TV shows on Netflix. Out of the countless...

10 Things to Look Forward to When We Return to the Forty Acres

10 Things to Look Forward to When We Return to the Forty Acres

Ren Breach July 7, 2020

Being away from campus can be hard. For those missing Austin, here are 10 things to look forward to in the Fall, complete with memes generated by the wonderful UT Austin online community. Getting to...

Gemini Season Playlist

Paige Pevsner May 17, 2020

Gemini Season – Playlist by Paige Pevsner Gemini season is finally here, so here's a playlist in honor of the Sign of the Twins! If you know a Gemini, you probably know just how brilliant, ambitious...

The People of "Tiger King": They're Not Great

The People of “Tiger King”: They’re Not Great

Emily Hyatt May 16, 2020

The Kingdom of “Tiger King”: Rated from Pretty Okay to the Absolute Worst *WARNING: This article contains spoilers for the Netflix docuseries “Tiger King.” Reader discretion advised. “I...

The Downfall of The Young Adult Film Genre

The Downfall of The Young Adult Film Genre

Skyler King May 9, 2020

It happened swiftly and quietly, what was once a box office hit became a box office flop, leaving those who can remember wondering -- what happened to those “Divergent” films? Following the global...