Bechdel Test

Bechdel test creator Alison Bechdel, in official portraiture.

The Bechdel Test: Is It Time for Something New?

Kathy Spangler

Thirty-five years ago, we set a low bar for women’s expected representation in literature, movies and TV shows. This bar ...

Ashlee Espinosa as Alison Bechdel and Holly Reichert as Small Alison in the Tony Award-winning musical FUN HOME, playing thru March 1st at Chance Theater.

FUN HOME Shines at the Chance Theater

Leona Laurie

Fun Home, the musical adaptation of cartoonist Alison Bechdel‘s graphic memoir, opens with a number introducing the audience to the ...

The cast of Fun Home at Anaheim's Chance Theater

FUN HOME Opens at Anaheim’s Chance Theater This Weekend

Leona Laurie

Fun Home, the musical adaptation of Alison Bechdel‘s 2006 graphic memoir, opens at Anaheim’s Chance Theater this weekend. When I saw ...

FunHome National Tour Company Joan Marcus

FUN HOME at Segerstrom: What Art Is For.

Leona Laurie

I’m so lucky. I get to see a lot of theatre. When I am offered the chance to see something ...

Fun Home Luke Barbato Smith Henry Boshart Carly Gold Joan Marcus

Alison Bechdel’s Tony Winning FUN HOME is On Tour!

Leona Laurie

If there’s one piece of media I’m planning to consume this year that stands a pretty good chance of passing ...

THE BIG BANG THEORY Recap: (S10E15) The Locomotion Reverberation

THE BIG BANG THEORY Recap: (S10E15) The Locomotion Reverberation

Leona Laurie

Let me start by saying that I was late viewing The Big Bang Theory tonight because I had to go see ...

Big Bang Theory Season 10 Episode 12

THE BIG BANG THEORY Recap: (S10E13) The Romance Recalibration

Leona Laurie

I have a variety of pet peeves about television– especially sitcoms. I hate seeing characters on long-running shows devolve into ...

big bang theory season 10 episode 12

THE BIG BANG THEORY Recap: (S10E12) The Holiday Summation

Leona Laurie

The Big Bang Theory crew has spent the holidays apart, and now that they’re all back together for their first ...

Big Bang Theory Season 10 Episode 11

THE BIG BANG THEORY Recap: (S10E11) The Birthday Synchronicity

Leona Laurie

Honestly, if The Big Bang Theory is going to skip weeks (like they did last week, for example), you’d think they’d ...

big bang theory season 10 episode 10

THE BIG BANG THEORY Recap: (S10E10) The Property Division Collision

Leona Laurie

It’s finally time for Leonard and Sheldon to divide their belongings, and for Sheldon and Amy to settle into the ...

steven universe season 4 episode 9

STEVEN UNIVERSE Recap: (S04E09) Three Gems and a Baby

Leona Laurie

It’s a cold winter night, and Steven and the Gems are cozy around a fire with houseguest Greg during the ...

steven universe season 4 episode 8

Steven Universe Recap: (S04E08) Gem Harvest

Leona Laurie

Steven Universe is critically acclaimed for its unprecedented depictions of diversity in a children’s cartoon. The program has gently addressed ...

big bang theory season 10 episode 9

The Big Bang Theory Recap: (S10E09) The Geology Elevation

Leona Laurie

Oh my gosh, y’all. This episode of The Big Bang Theory deserves, and gets, a three sentence recap. Bert (Brian ...

Meet the Artist: Lindsay Ellis

Stephanie Bramson

In April of 2008, Channel Awesome launched That Guy With The Glasses. One of the most prolific and popular vlogs ...

big bang theory season 10 episode 8

The Big Bang Theory Recap: (S10E08) The Brain Bowl Incubation

Leona Laurie

Well, this episode of The Big Bang Theory was just delightful. We had two primary storylines: Sheldon and Amy mingling ...