Bechdel Test

The Bechdel Test: Is It Time for Something New?
Thirty-five years ago, we set a low bar for women’s expected representation in literature, movies and TV shows. This bar ...

FUN HOME Shines at the Chance Theater
Fun Home, the musical adaptation of cartoonist Alison Bechdel‘s graphic memoir, opens with a number introducing the audience to the ...

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

Alison Bechdel’s Tony Winning FUN HOME is On Tour!
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
Let me start by saying that I was late viewing The Big Bang Theory tonight because I had to go see ...

THE BIG BANG THEORY Recap: (S10E13) The Romance Recalibration
I have a variety of pet peeves about television– especially sitcoms. I hate seeing characters on long-running shows devolve into ...

THE BIG BANG THEORY Recap: (S10E12) The Holiday Summation
The Big Bang Theory crew has spent the holidays apart, and now that they’re all back together for their first ...

THE BIG BANG THEORY Recap: (S10E11) The Birthday Synchronicity
Honestly, if The Big Bang Theory is going to skip weeks (like they did last week, for example), you’d think they’d ...

THE BIG BANG THEORY Recap: (S10E10) The Property Division Collision
It’s finally time for Leonard and Sheldon to divide their belongings, and for Sheldon and Amy to settle into the ...

STEVEN UNIVERSE Recap: (S04E09) Three Gems and a Baby
It’s a cold winter night, and Steven and the Gems are cozy around a fire with houseguest Greg during the ...

The Big Bang Theory Recap: (S10E09) The Geology Elevation
Oh my gosh, y’all. This episode of The Big Bang Theory deserves, and gets, a three sentence recap. Bert (Brian ...

The Big Bang Theory Recap: (S10E08) The Brain Bowl Incubation
Well, this episode of The Big Bang Theory was just delightful. We had two primary storylines: Sheldon and Amy mingling ...
Meet the Artist: Lindsay Ellis
In April of 2008, Channel Awesome launched That Guy With The Glasses. One of the most prolific and popular vlogs ...