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BurntXOrange

Online news & entertainment magazine at UT Austin

BurntXOrange

Online news & entertainment magazine at UT Austin

BurntXOrange

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Why “Sex and the City” Will Never Go Out of Style

Sabine Snyder, Trending Writer October 31, 2024

Warning: this story contains spoilers. As the fall season is in full swing, so is “rot-in-bed-binging Netflix shows” season. It marks a critical time in every college girl’s life. This season...

Dear Comfort Character, Thank You

Dear Comfort Character, Thank You

Kim Andrade November 15, 2023

Picture this: you wake up in a frenzy in the morning because you snoozed your alarm one too many times. You missed breakfast, your outfit is a mess and you got to your first class a bit late. You spend...

‘Ugly Betty’ Review: The 2006 Comedy-Drama Deserves More Recognition

Kim Andrade October 31, 2023

(No Spoilers) After finishing the action-and-crime-packed drama “Gotham” on HBO Max, I was on the prowl for a new series to binge over the summer. This time, however, I was looking for a light-hearted...

Why You Should Watch HBO’s Succession

Why You Should Watch HBO’s Succession

Thalia Menchaca November 10, 2021

In the words of Keep It podcast host, Ira Madison III, HBO’s Succession is “white excellence.” Succession follows billionaire Logan Roy (Brian Cox), the head of a fictional global media and entertainment...

Why “Over the Garden Wall” Should Be On Your Fall Watchlist

Why “Over the Garden Wall” Should Be On Your Fall Watchlist

Liliana Garcia October 26, 2021

As we ease into the fall season, there’s nothing better than cozying up on a chilly night to watch your favorite movie or television show. While most of us will watch Coraline, Harry Potter or Gilmore...

Big Brother Season 23 Review and Finale Prediction

Big Brother Season 23 Review and Finale Prediction

Morgan Severson September 27, 2021

Season 23 of CBS’s “Big Brother” has been the most extraordinary season yet. With so many twists, an amazing cast and historic game play, this season was definitely worth the watch.    What...

Reality Dating Shows: Why Do We Like Them So Much?

Reality Dating Shows: Why Do We Like Them So Much?

Lucero Lopez September 23, 2021

Living vicariously through strangers’ lives and then judging them for it? Sign me up! Reality dating shows have started to take over mainstream television. Shows like Love Island, Too Hot to Handle,...

"Is your Favorite Character Hot?": Pretty Privilege in Media

“Is your Favorite Character Hot?”: Pretty Privilege in Media

Sloane Wick May 14, 2021

Does being beautiful make your life easier? More interesting? Have a dramatic soundtrack or endless close-up camera angles? Hollywood obviously thinks it does. It doesn’t take watching more than a few...

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...

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Netflix’s “Siempre Bruja” Trades Black Girl Magic for Tired, Racist Tropes

April 2, 2019

Netflix’s highly anticipated fantasy drama featuring a time-traveling Afro-Latina disappoints with painfully regressive depictions of tired racist tropes.

How to Keep a Positive Mindset in the Face of Stress

How to Keep a Positive Mindset in the Face of Stress

Emily Hyatt March 21, 2019

If you’re like me, not only are you a full time student, but you’re also juggling a job, being involved in organizations, homework, creative projects and somehow finding the time to have some iota...

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Television’s Most Iconic Fashionistas of the 2000s

January 1, 2019

Take a look at TV’s most stylish characters from the first few years of the new millennium.