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Category: 2021

Tune-In Tuesdays #98: Ci Majr on Creating “Guillotine” and “Side Effects”

Vibrant, Atlanta-based pop artist Ci Majr has dazzled audiences once again with the release of her latest single, “Guillotine,” an amped-up pop anthem that explores vulnerability, love, and politics — all at once.

Earlier this month, we spoke with Ci Majr to learn more about “Guillotine,” as well as her upcoming debut EP “Side Effects,” which is scheduled for release on April 16, 2021.

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Tune-In Tuesdays #97: Ghost EP by Julia Klot

New York-based pianist and singer-songwriter Julia Klot is gearing up to release her jaw-dropping five-track EP “Ghost” this Friday.

Fortunately, my partner Xavier and I had the chance to give Klot’s upcoming EP a listen early — so grab your headphones and get ready to explore this exclusive sneak-preview of “Ghost” with us.

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Weekly Newsletter #97: Pi Day vs. Super Powered Sea Slugs

Happy Pi Day, bug buddies — or as we declared last year, happy ViHart day. And in case you were wondering, yes. The mathemusician YouTuber ViHart has already uploaded the 2021 installment of her infamous annual Pi Day series, which you can watch here.

Now that you’ve sampled a slice of pi, and you’re all cozied up at the screen, let’s start chowing down on some whacky science stories, virtual events, and Burgundy Zine community news.

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Calling All Contributors — April 2021

Calling all contributors! If you’re a writer, artist, photographer, model, or musician interested in having your work featured in “The Burgundy Zine #18: Imagination Recaptured,” you’ve come to the right place.

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Weekly Newsletter #96: Imagination Recaptured

We are BUGGING to announce the official name and theme of our next digital magazine, which is scheduled for release on April 28th.

“The Burgundy Zine 18: Imagination Recaptured” — has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it?

With a little over a month to go before the big release, that means you have just a few weeks left to submit content for this next issue of our digital magazine!

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How Cannabis Industry Leaders Like Curaleaf Will Serve New Jersey’s Recreational Market

After a three-year legislative battle, Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) signed three bills that legalize up to six ounces of cannabis in New Jersey last week.

“In addition to the estimated $126 million in annual tax revenue by the NJ State Legislature, the adult-use market will now open-up a lot of new economic opportunities across the state,” Patrik Jonsson, Curaleaf Regional President, Northeast, explained to us via email.

Although medical marijuana was initially legalized in the Garden State in 2010, Jonsson noted that this shift to the adult-use market will open these opportunities in a way that supports communities that have been negatively impacted by the War on Drugs.

“This legislation will establish an industry that brings equity and economic opportunity to our communities while establishing minimum standards for safe products and allowing law enforcement to focus their resources on real public safety matters,” Gov. Murphy said last week. “We’re taking a monumental step forward to reduce racial disparities in our criminal justice system, while building a promising new industry and standing on the right side of history.”

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Review: Sad Animal Facts by Brooke Barker

New York Times-bestselling author Brooke Barker delights and depresses readers simultaneously with the zany, punchy, cartoony book, “Sad Animal Facts.”

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