Mark Ruffalo is nominated for an Oscar for best supporting actor for his role in Poor Things. He plays a hilarious debauched lawyer who seduces Emma Stone's character. Ruffalo has also appeared in Marvel movies as the Incredible Hulk. For that role he had to act in a motion capture suit. "It's the man-canceling suit. It makes you look big where you want to look small, and small where want to look big," he says. Also, we hear from Jeffrey Wright. He's up for an Oscar for best actor for his role in American Fiction, where he plays a novelist who's frustrated with the publishing industry's expectations of Black authors. He cynically writes a book under a pseudonym that's full of clichés, like violence and poverty — and it's a hit. Maureen Corrigan reviews an off-beat bestselling Japanese mystery series. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
On the Ted radio hour, linguist Ann Curzan says she gets a lot of complaints about people using the pronoun they to refer to one person.
I sometimes get into arguments with people where they will say to me, but it can't be singular.
And I will say, but it is.
The history behind words causing a lot of debate.
That's on the Ted radio hour from NPR.
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Mark Ruffalo.
Hes nominated for an Oscar for best supporting actor for his role in Poor Things.
He plays a hilarious, debauched lawyer who seduces Emma Stones character.
Ruffalo has also appeared in Marvel movies as the incredible Hulk.
For that role, he had to act in a motion capture suit.
Its the man canceling suit.
You know, it makes you look big everywhere you want to look small and small everywhere you want to look big.
Also, we hear from Jeffrey Wright.
Hes up for an Oscar for best actor for his role in american fiction, where he plays a novelist whos frustrated with the publishing industrys expectations of black authors.
He cynically writes a book under a pseudonym thats full of cliches like drugs, violence and poverty, and its a hit.
Plus, Maureen Corrigan reviews an offbeat, best selling japanese mystery series thats coming up on fresh air weekend.
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