a burgundy zine
February 11, 2019
56 years ago today, the renowned poet Sylvia Plath took her life. In honor of the poet, the following article is an essay written for an English class semester that compares the works of Emily Dickinson and Sylvia Plath to further understand how mental illness may have influenced their art.
February 10, 2019
This week, we began fashioning posts vaguely around the zine for this month’s theme of “passion” by taking a look at the modern American dream, tuning into Lucy, dishing out date ideas, and implementing HTML page jumps on our sites.
February 7, 2019
Page jumps use jump links – also known as anchor links – to bring visitors to different parts of the page, rather than directing them to different pages on your website.
February 6, 2019
President Donald Trump delivered the State of the Union Address on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Hawaii may raise the minimum smoking age to 100 years old by 2024, 21 Savage was taken into custody by ICE, Demi Lovato deactivated her Twitter, and a student in North Carolina found a man in her closet.
February 5, 2019
Chin up, buttercups. Feb 14 may be right around the corner, but that doesn’t mean you have to start busting open old piggy banks in order to celebrate Valentine’s Day.
February 5, 2019
You could describe Still Woozy’s music as poppy, dreamy, funky hip-hop, but there’s just one word that sums up his entire discography: fresh.
Lucy is the perfect introduction for new listeners to get lost in the captivating and colorful world of Still Woozy.
February 4, 2019
In the land of the free with its gold paved streets and home of the brave, the American Dream is ever changing. Although life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness remain our core values as a nation, our individual goals continue to evolve alongside our culture and economy.
February 3, 2019
Sleep disorders are a global epidemic, but they aren’t always the culprit behind why you might have trouble catching winks night after night.
February 3, 2019
This week, The Burgundy Zine saw the release of the first zine! Woohoo. We wrapped this month up with a review of Jose Antonio Vargas’ book Dear America, Notes of an Undocumented Citizen, Chamomile by atlas, and with a look at what was going on in the world.
February 1, 2019
This month, The Burgundy Zine celebrated the release of the first issue More Money, First Issues which centered around the theme of finance.
We also hit the ground running with regular blog posts and multiple series including Tune-In Tuesdays, What in the World Wednesdays, as well as coverage of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.