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Burmese short story

The Burmese short story (wutthu to) is a prose fiction genre in the Burmese language, first established with Shwe U Daung's 1917 story in Thuriya magazine.

Burn (2019 film)

Burn (2019 film), also known as Burn – Hell of a Night, is Mike Gan's feature directorial debut, a psychological thriller starring Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Suki Waterhouse, and Josh Hutcherson, set during a gas station robbery; released August 23, 2019, Metascore 50.

Burn (Deep Purple album)

Burn (1974) is Deep Purple's eighth studio album and the debut of the Mark III lineup with David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes, recorded in Montreux, reaching US number 9.

Burn (炎上) (2026 film)

Burn (炎上, Enjo) is a 2026 Japanese drama by director Makoto Nagahisa starring Nana Mori as Ju-Ju, a runaway from a cult family in Kabukicho; released April 10, 2026, NAKACHIKA PICTURES, 103 min, PG12, Sundance NEXT nominee.

Burn After Reading

Burn After Reading is a 2008 dark comedy film written, directed, and produced by Joel and Ethan Coen, starring George Clooney, Frances McDormand, and Brad Pitt.

Burn Gorman

Burn Gorman (born 1974), English actor and musician born in Hollywood; known for Owen Harper in Torchwood, Karl Tanner in Game of Thrones, Hermann Gottlieb in Pacific Rim, and Father Damien in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.

Burn My Eyes

Burn My Eyes is Machine Head's 1994 debut album on Roadrunner Records, blending groove metal, thrash, and hip hop. Produced by Colin Richardson, it became the label's biggest-selling debut until Slipknot.

Burn Notice

Burn Notice is a Matt Nix-created American spy dramedy (2007-2013, USA Network, 7 seasons) starring Jeffrey Donovan as Michael Westen, a burned spy working as a Miami private investigator; 89% Tomatometer, four Emmy nominations.

Burn the Witch (manga)

Burn the Witch (バーンザウィッチ) is Tite Kubo's Bleach-universe manga about witches Noel Niihashi and Ninny Spangcole managing dragons in Reverse London for Wing Bind; one-shot 2018, four-chapter 2020 serialization, one volume, anime 2020 and #0.8 in 2023.

Burn!

Burn! (Queimada) is Gillo Pontecorvo's 1969 Italian-French political film starring Marlon Brando as British agent Sir William Walker, who incites and then suppresses a slave revolt on the fictional Caribbean island of Queimada, with Evaristo Márquez as José Dolores and a score by Ennio Morricone.

Burna Boy

Burna Boy (Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, born 1991, Port Harcourt) is a Nigerian Afrofusion singer-songwriter; Grammy winner for Twice as Tall, first African artist to sell out a U.S. stadium and the Stade de France.

Burney Relief

Burney Relief, also called Queen of the Night, an Old Babylonian terracotta plaque (c. 1800–1750 BCE, 49.5 x 37 cm) in the British Museum showing a winged, talon-footed goddess with owls and lions; her identity, Ishtar, Ereshkigal, or Lilith, remains disputed.

Burnie Burns

Burnie Burns (Michael Justin Burns, born 1973) is an American filmmaker and entrepreneur, creator of the machinima series Red vs. Blue and co-founder, former CEO and chief creative officer of Rooster Teeth, which he reacquired in 2025 through Box Canyon Productions.

Burning (버닝) (2018 film)

Burning (버닝, Beoning) is Lee Chang-dong's 2018 South Korean mystery drama adapted from Haruki Murakami's "Barn Burning," starring Yoo Ah-in, Steven Yeun, and Jeon Jong-seo; it premiered in competition at Cannes 2018, won the FIPRESCI and Vulcain prizes, and scored 91 on Metacritic.

Burning Blue (song)

"Burning Blue" is a 2025 contemporary R&B ballad by Mariah the Scientist (Mariah Amani Buckles), released May 2, 2025 on Buckles Laboratories/Epic; Prince-inspired, it hit Hot 100 No. 25, Rhythmic Airplay No. 1, and went platinum.

Burning Bright (film)

Burning Bright is a 2010 Carlos Brooks horror-thriller starring Briana Evigan, Garret Dillahunt, and Charlie Tahan, in which siblings are trapped in a hurricane-boarded house with a Bengal tiger bought by their stepfather; three real tigers were used, composited without actors on set.

Burning Down the House

"Burning Down the House" is a 1983 Talking Heads song from Speaking in Tongues, their only US Top 10 hit (No. 9 Billboard). Title from a Parliament-Funkadelic Madison Square Garden chant; lyrics built from nonsense syllables by David Byrne.

Burning Flames (烈焰 (电视剧))

Burning Flames (烈焰), also titled 烈焰之武庚纪, is a 2024 40-episode iQIYI Chinese fantasy drama adapted from the animation Wu Geng Ji and comic Feng Shen Ji, starring Ren Jialun as enslaved prince Wu Geng who leads humans against the god clan; aired March 13 to April 3, 2024, amid costume controversy and a script-theft accusation.

Burning Heart Records

Burning Heart Records, Swedish punk and hardcore label founded by Peter "Babs" Ahlqvist in Örebro (founding dated 1993 or 1991), home of Millencolin, Refused, and The Hives; majority-owned by Epitaph, closed 2010, revived 2014.

Burning Ice (无证之罪)

Burning Ice (无证之罪) is a 2017 iQIYI Chinese crime suspense web series, 12 episodes, adapted from Zijin Chen's novel, directed by Lü Xing, starring Qin Hao; China's first social-school reasoning web drama.

Burning Love

Burning Love is a 1972 Dennis Linde song first recorded by Arthur Alexander and made famous by Elvis Presley, who recorded it in March 1972; it peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 7 in the UK, his final US Top 10 hit.

Burning Love (2012 TV series)

Burning Love (2012-2013) is an American comedy web series parodying The Bachelor, created by Erica Oyama, directed by and starring Ken Marino as firefighter Mark Orlando, on Yahoo! Screen and E!, with Ben Stiller executive producing.

Burning Man

Burning Man is an annual weeklong arts and community event in Nevada's Black Rock Desert, building temporary Black Rock City since 1990 after starting on Baker Beach in 1986; guided by the Ten Principles, no vending except ice, about 80,000 attendees.

Burning Man Decompression 2026

Burning Man Decompression 2026, titled Oakland Edition! Vol II, is a one-day Burning Man community party at The Loom in Oakland on October 17, 2026.

Burning off

Burning off (also burn-off) is the American TV practice of quickly airing unaired episodes of a cancelled or soon-to-be-cancelled series in low-profile slots like Saturday nights and summer, to meet contracts, recover ad revenue, and clear accounting inventory.

Burning Orchards

Burning Orchards (Ayrvogh aygestanner) is the only novel of Armenian writer Gurgen Mahari, published in 1966 and set in Van before the 1915 Armenian defense.

Burning Paradise

Burning Paradise (火燒紅蓮寺, Huo shao hong lian si) is a 1994 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Ringo Lam, produced by Tsui Hark, starring Willie Chi as Fong Sai-yuk; a box-office flop loosely remaking the 1928 Red Lotus Temple serial.

Burning Spear

Burning Spear, stage name of Jamaican roots reggae singer Winston Rodney (born 1945, Saint Ann's Bay), defined roots reggae from Studio One and the 1975 Marcus Garvey album onward, winning Best Reggae Album Grammys for Calling Rastafari and Jah Is Real.

Burnout Syndrome (ภาวะรักคนหมดไฟ)

Burnout Syndrome (ภาวะรักคนหมดไฟ, Phawa Rak Khon Mot Fai) is a 2025 Thai BL series by GMMTV, adapted from JittiRain's novel, directed by Anucha Boonyawatana, starring Off Jumpol, Gun Atthaphan, and Dew Jirawat in a love triangle; 10 episodes on GMM25 and iQIYI, November 2025 to February 2026. Not the medical condition.

Burns supper

Burns supper, or Burns Night dinner: annual commemoration of Scottish poet Robert Burns, held on 25 January. First held 21 July 1801 at Burns Cottage, Alloway by nine friends led by Rev. Hamilton Paul; features haggis, the Immortal Memory toast, and Auld Lang Syne.