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Real vs. ideal: watch 5 illuminating films about beauty standards

Real vs. ideal: watch 5 illuminating films about beauty standards

No matter what, we all sometimes feel like we don't quite fit in. Watch these 5 films about contemporary beauty standards and the social pressures to fit into them.

In the Flesh: Watch I Was a Ninety-pound Weakling on NFB.ca

In the Flesh: Watch I Was a Ninety-pound Weakling on NFB.ca

This intriguing and at times hilarious vintage film suggests tactics for "beefing up", living long, and living strong. Suggesting that our sedentary lives are killing us, I Was A Ninety-Pound Weakling offers some particularly mid-20th-century solutions for success.