angsty

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Kevin Williamson, who created the franchise with his script for the first “Scream,” cleverly directed by Wes Craven, went on to create the angsty teen TV soap “Dawson’s Creek.”

From The Wall Street Journal

When 17-time Oscar nominee Diane Warren agreed to be in a documentary about her life, she found herself back in her childhood home in Van Nuys — specifically the bathroom where she wrote songs as an angsty teen.

From Los Angeles Times

Pretty was undeniably in again, and often so anodyne that even lipstick lovers like myself longed for the days of an angsty anti-makeup manifesto.

From Salon

The hope seems to be that a vibe shift might be enough to assuage angsty voters.

From The Wall Street Journal

On AMC’s “Mad Men” we watched her, as Sally Draper, turn from an adorable little girl to an angsty youth, well aware of her father’s transgressions.

From Los Angeles Times