Lexie and Lindsay Kite started swimming at age 5. Their competitive swimming career began at age 6. Their first visible dimple in third grade triggered body image concerns
Created by Alison Bechdel in 1985 to assess female representation in media. Requires at least two women, one conversation, and something other than men. Sometimes includes named female characters as integral plot elements
The Bechdel test measures women's representation in fiction through dialogue between two female characters. Test was created by Alison Bechdel in 1985 for her comic strip "Dykes to Watch Out For". Test requires at least two female characters discussing something other than men
Benjamin was a Frankfurt School thinker who opposed cultural commodities. He wrote about new media's transformative power for the working class. Aura is defined as a unique physical and temporal sensation from artwork
Jim Carrey plays Truman Burbank, whose life is broadcast as a reality TV show. Truman discovers his entire life is controlled and documented. Christof, the show's creator, orchestrates Truman's life for ratings. Marlon represents Truman's conflicted best friend. Meryl embodies societal expectations as Truman's wife