November 20, 2019
8 Tips for Affordable and Eco-Friendly Gift-Giving by Dark Blue Journal
Dark Blue Journal gives us advice for choosing affordable and eco-friendly gifts this holiday season.
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November 20, 2019
Dark Blue Journal gives us advice for choosing affordable and eco-friendly gifts this holiday season.
November 20, 2019
Streaming services killed the radio star, in our minds and in our car – or did they? Is radio broadcasting actually dead? Is it more of a… “one foot in the grave” sorta-thing?
November 19, 2019
Sätilä is a Finish indie-pop artist fueled by his life-long love for music and cultural seamlessness from living all around the globe. Last month, the musician touched audiences with his incredibly personal single, “Like You Do.”
Over the weekend, we reached out to Sätilä via email to learn more about his relationship with music as well as his current and upcoming releases.
November 17, 2019
Peter of Joyful Source gives us advice for hosting a Thanksgiving feast with friends.
November 17, 2019
Big wheels keep on turnin’, The Burgundy Zine keeps goin’, rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ on through cyberspace, rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ on through cyberspace.
November 16, 2019
William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, championed for liberty of conscience – or “religious freedom” – during an era of bitter religious conflicts that led to persecution throughout Europe.
Using his tolerant Quaker ideologies to form the basis of Pennsylvania’s government, Penn’s colony quickly became a melting pot of ethnicities and religious identities where settlers could seek refugee to embrace their beliefs.
Today, Pennsylvania remains a melting pot rich in culture, identity, and history.
November 15, 2019
Calling all contributors! If you’re a writer, artist, photographer, or musician interested in having your work featured in the Nov. 2019 issue of The Burgundy Zine, you’ve come to the right place.
November 15, 2019
A piercing blue gaze meets yours from the beads of a bracelet, pendant of a necklace, or key chain danging from a waist.
This symbol, the “evil eye,” can be traced back to 5,000-year-old Mesopotamian tablets and continues to prevail in modern fashion, according to a 2017 Indian Journal of Scientific Research study.
Today, many cultures still use it as a form of protection from envy – why? How did a blue eye translate into a protective symbol against a timeless, universal superstition about envy?