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BurntXOrange

Online news & entertainment magazine at UT Austin

BurntXOrange

Online news & entertainment magazine at UT Austin

BurntXOrange

Gen Z's Fascination with Video Edits

Gen Z’s Fascination with Video Edits

Kaitlin Castillo June 5, 2024

The culture surrounding fan edits has taken social media by storm, but the idea behind these edits is nothing new. Frequently, the first fan edit people cite as Kandy Fong’s 1975 slideshow of “Star...

Graphic by Sara Kinney

The TikTok Ban: A Simplified Breakdown

Madeline Dorjee June 5, 2024

Editor’s note: Since this story was written, the TikTok ban-or-sell bill was passed in the Senate and signed into law by President Joe Biden. In May, TikTok and ByteDance, its parent company, sued the...

Graphic by Sara Kinney

Yeast & Flour & Water, Oh My!

Emma Slaughter May 20, 2024

If you are concerned about your screen time, then chances are you’ve seen countless videos about sourdough starters while scrolling on TikTok or Instagram. So, why is everyone making sourdough and what...

Graphic by Sara Kinney

The Troubling Reality of Consumerism

Melanie Faz April 4, 2024

“Stop scrolling right now, you absolutely NEED this product,” rang in my ears for the fifth time after a short scroll through TikTok.  The bright orange shopping cart button illuminated the...

Fleetwood Mac’s “Silver Springs” and our Addiction to Lost Love

Fleetwood Mac’s “Silver Springs” and our Addiction to Lost Love

Mandira Ganti October 31, 2023

The success of miniseries “Daisy Jones and The Six,” based on the book by Taylor Jenkins Reid, has reignited the internet’s obsession with Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham....

The 2014 Tumblr Revival

The 2014 Tumblr Revival

Liliana Garcia November 29, 2021

Certain objects have the power to take us back to specific moments in our lives. Popsicles and grass stains may remind you of playing with your childhood friends in the summer, or the smell of chocolate...

Rhea Bhat: Taking on TikTok as @texasbrownie

Rhea Bhat: Taking on TikTok as @texasbrownie

Talisa Trevino September 29, 2021

We all know the “that girl” TikTok genre that showcases a day-in-the-life of “that girl” who seems to have her whole life together, broadcasted in all it’s perfection in a one-minute time frame....

Dog videos that distract me from the stresses of life

Dog videos that distract me from the stresses of life

CelesteRamirez May 10, 2021

The end of the school year is miserable and overwhelming. I wish I could give everyone a hug and remind them that all the hours spent studying for finals will pay off in the long run, but for now I can...

Tiktok-Famous Starbucks Drinks You Need To Try

Tiktok-Famous Starbucks Drinks You Need To Try

Maddie Coburn April 11, 2021

Mango Dragonfruit Slush - 7.5/10 “Mango dragonfruit with no water, blended with strawberry puree and topped with whipped cream” I am completely obsessed with the color of this drink. It...

Pudgywoke: your next favorite TikTok star

Pudgywoke: your next favorite TikTok star

Lucero Lopez March 18, 2021

Have you stumbled across online accounts talking about ‘OWA OWA’? Have you overheard talk about an old chihuahua on TikTok? Have you heard someone say ‘OWA OWA’ out loud? Well then you have...

The Road to Tiktok Fame

The Road to Tiktok Fame

Tara Phipps March 1, 2021

Tiktok has stormed into the social media world and become one of the most exciting and known apps on millions of people’s phones. Videos with everything from lip-syncing to obscure hobbies in the duration...

I Tried to Recreate TikTok’s Infamous Egg Sandwich

I Tried to Recreate TikTok’s Infamous Egg Sandwich

Amy Perez October 14, 2020

Imagine this: it is 1:00 am and I am mindlessly scrolling through a plethora of TikToks that have become the bane of my existence and the primary reason for why I cannot seem to shut off at night and...