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Online news & entertainment magazine at UT Austin

BurntXOrange

Online news & entertainment magazine at UT Austin

BurntXOrange

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a shrill call for acceptance instead of idealization

a shrill call for acceptance instead of idealization

Tara Phipps May 23, 2019

Media has always been the main source for creating and standardizing social norms. Whether it be a magazine displaying photoshopped women at sizes that are impossible to achieve, or eight-pack abs in...

With Drag and justice for all

With Drag and justice for all

Emily Hyatt April 1, 2019

Chris Barboza / Justice Bob the Drag Queen. Miz Cracker. Bianca Del Rio. Katya Zamolodchikova. If you recognize these names, you’re likely a fan of Rupaul’s Drag Race. If these names are extravagant...

The Black Eyed Children: Don’t Let Them In

The Black Eyed Children: Don’t Let Them In

Tara Phipps March 28, 2019

Honestly, kids are terrifying. I’ll be the first to admit that if I had to choose between being stuck in a room with a shark, or a room full of eight year olds, I’d pick the shark. Children are full...

Cultural Cuisine goes mobile

Cultural Cuisine goes mobile

Burnt X March 15, 2019

Food trucks have become inextricably entwined with Austin’s food culture. The choices of food they offer range so broadly that whatever gastronomic experience you seek is more than likely available....

my google docs breakup

my google docs breakup

Burnt X February 14, 2019

Nothing is worse than a break up. Google docs is supposed to be for collaborating on projects and papers, not for breaking up with people. That’s right I said it, I was broken up with on google docs....

Everything wrong with your tinder profile

Everything wrong with your tinder profile

Kara Fields February 12, 2019

It’s that special time of year again: plastic roses are in full bloom next to the cashier and a whole aisle at our campus CVS is littered with teddy bears and “be mine” candies, all in boisterous...

Austin Mural Crawl

Austin Mural Crawl

Kara Fields January 8, 2019

Looking for a cool photo-op? A cheap date idea? A low budget outdoor adventure? Well look no further, BurntX has got you covered! Austin is artsy to almost a fault. Everywhere you look there is color,...

Five steps to making your new years resolutions stick

Five steps to making your new years resolutions stick

Kara Fields January 1, 2019

It’s the start of the spring semester and I, like the hundreds of other Longhorns mentally chanting “new year, new me,” find myself looking for any free space in the weight room at Greg Gym. It’s...

4 things to do at ut before the fall semester ends

4 things to do at ut before the fall semester ends

Burnt X November 20, 2018

With so many new adventures and opportunities available at the beginning of the semester, deciding how to spend your free time can be an incredibly overwhelming decision. From balancing midterms, extracurriculars...

ut a cappella groups rock hogg auditorium

ut a cappella groups rock hogg auditorium

Kara Fields November 14, 2018

Nobody could contain their smiles or stop their toes from tapping along to the beats of UT’s best student a cappella groups on  Nov. 2nd at Acapalooza. Each group performed about three songs and left...