Actress Molly Ringwald came to represent '80s teen angst after starring in Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and Pretty in Pink. She's now in the new series Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, about the high society women that Truman Capote loved and betrayed. Also, we hear from another actor who got her start as a teen — Busy Philipps. In the '90s, she played tough girl Kim Kelly in Freaks and Geeks. Philipps' latest project is the movie musical Mean Girls where she plays a mom trying to be young and cool. John Powers reviews the new Vim Venders film Perfect Days. 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.
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Actress Molly Ringwald.
She became the representation in the eighties of teen angst for a generation after starring in 16 candles, the breakfast club in pretty in pink.
I don't like to use the word iconic because I feel like it's overused, but they really are.
Those films are really iconic.
Ringwald is now in the new series feud Capote versus the Swans, about the high society women that Truman Capote loved and betrayed.
Also, we'll hear from another actor who got her start as a teen, busy Phillips.
In the nineties, she played tough girl Kim Kelly in freaks and geeks.
Phillips latest project is the movie musical Mean Girls, where she plays a mom trying to be young and cool.
I am cool and people think I'm cool.
By the way, I am famous.
But you are just never cool to your kids, ever.
It's coming up on fresh air weekend.
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