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film-classics · 3 months

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Helen Hayes - First Lady of American Theater

Helen Hayes MacArthur (born in Washington, D.C. on October 10, 1900 – March 17, 1993) was an American actress of Irish, Dutch, and English descent whose career spanned eighty-two years and regarded as the "First Lady of American Theatre."

Hayes made her stage debut at the age of five with her mother's encouragement. At age nine, she made her Broadway debut, and a year later, she was cast in the one-reel Vitagraph film.

She moved to Hollywood in 1931 when her husband became a screenwriter for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, where she also became a contract player. She made her film debut in The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1932), for which she received an Academy Award. Although she made a number of later films, within four years she returned to Broadway for the greatest success of her career: Gilbert Miller's production of Victoria Regina.

Hayes would return intermittently to Hollywood with featured roles in films, television, and radio, including a film comeback in disaster film Airport (1970), earning her a second Oscar. She retired in 1985 and spent her remaining years in her longtime home of Pretty Penny, in Nyack, New York, where she died of congestive heart failure at 92.

Legacy:

Was the first woman and second person to have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award (an EGOT).

Was also the first person to win the Triple Crown of Acting - the highest awards recognized in American film, television, and theater

Won two Academy Awards: Best Actress for The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931) and Best Supporting Actress for Airport (1970)

Won one Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actress in 1953 and nominated for for nine more

Has three Tony Awards: two for Best Actress in a Play for Happy Birthday (1947) and Time Remembered (1958); and the Lawrence Langer Award for Distinguished Lifetime Achievement in the American Theatre

Won the Grammy Awards for Best Spoken Word Album for Great American Documents (1977)

Won the Distinguished Performance Award from the Drama League of New York Awards in 1936

Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Ronald Reagan in 1986

Selected as one of 10 artists to be commemorated with the American Arts Commemorative Series gold medallions issued by the Treasury Department in 1980

Awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1988

Is one of the original inductees in the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 1972

Received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement in 1972

Inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1973

Won the Award for Greatest Public Service Benefiting the Disadvantaged, given annually by Jefferson Awards, in 1983

Honored with a US postage stamp in 2011

Has a Broadway theatre named after her: the Helen Hayes Theatre on 44th Street

Is the namesake for the annual Helen Hayes Awards, which has recognized excellence in professional theatre in Washington, D.C. since 1984

Served for 49 years on the Board of Visitors for the Helen Hayes Hospital, a physical rehabilitation hospital

Is a founding member of the Board of Advisors of the Riverside Shakespeare Company of New York City in 1981

Co-founded the National Wildflower Research Center in 1982 with Lady Bird Johnson

Wrote three memoirs: A Gift of Joy, On Reflection: An Autobiography, and My Life in Three Acts

Has had two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame since 1960: for motion pictures at 6258 Hollywood Boulevard, and for radio at 6549 Hollywood Boulevard

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urbanhermit · 1 year

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Ordinary People is the theme for Holocaust Memorial Day 2023.

Genocide is facilitated by ordinary people. Ordinary people turn a blind eye, believe propaganda, join murderous regimes. And those who are persecuted, oppressed and murdered in genocide aren’t persecuted because of crimes they’ve committed – they are persecuted simply because they are ordinary people who belong to a particular group (eg, Roma, Jewish community, Tutsi). Ordinary people were involved in all aspects of the Holocaust, Nazi persecution of other groups, and in the genocides that took place in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur. Ordinary people were perpetrators, bystanders, rescuers, witnesses – and ordinary people were victims. In every genocide, those targeted faced limited choices – ‘choiceless choices’ (Lawrence Langer) but in every genocide the perpetrators have choices, ordinary people have choices. Sometimes, these choices were limited too, sometimes they had to make life-threatening decisions. And ordinary people were the ones who made brave decisions to rescue, to hide or stand up. But ordinary people also made decisions to ignore what was going on around them, to be bystanders, to allow the genocide to continue. There are also extraordinary people in every genocide, remarkable and unusual people, who went to extreme lengths to help, to rescue, to save, and in every genocide there were extraordinary people, who went to extreme depths to cause harm, to persecute, to murder. Our theme this year, though, highlights the ordinary people who let genocide happen, the ordinary people who actively perpetrated genocide, and the ordinary people who were persecuted. Our theme will also prompt us to consider how ordinary people, such as ourselves, can perhaps play a bigger part than we might imagine in challenging prejudice today.

More at: https://www.hmd.org.uk/what-is-holocaust-memorial-day/this-years-theme/

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alexbkrieger13 · 1 year

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A regular RM fan is worst than the most annoyed chelsea fan tbf if you see the players they think will join RM it’s like Pernille, Diani, Russo, Lawrence, Lena, Magda all in one window but now they are saying Magda isn’t better of any of their CBs and there is no way Lyon and Bayern being following her LMAAAAO those ppl aren’t normal sorry

as my nan would say their langers

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pandabytes · 6 months

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Na Kritiek op Tweedelige Mockingjay: Lawrence Kiest voor Één Langere Film voor The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. #TheHungerGames, #FrancisLawrence, #Mockingjay, #TheBalladOfSongbirdsAndSnakes,...

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lxryland · 1 year

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The first excerpt is from Lawrence L. Langer. In the next Occasional Excerpt, you’ll get to hear Mamphela Ramphele, from me.

#artificial intelligence

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vocalfolds · 4 years

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“Who can find a proper grave for such damaged mosaics of the mind, where they may rest in pieces? Life goes on, but in two temporal directions at once, the future unable to escape the grip of a memory laden with grief.”

Lawrence Langer in Holocaust Testimonies: The Ruins of Memory (1991)

#lawrence langer #holocaust #trauma #memory

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drinkingpinkrabbits · 4 years

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#quotes #trauma #lawrence langer #the body keeps the score #bessel van der kolk #holocaust testimonies #memory #ptsd #recovery #psychology #personal

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cutesynamehere · 6 years

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#william zabka #billy zabka #cobra kai #ralph macchio #johnny lawrence #daniel larusso #my so called life #angela chase #rayanne graff #claire danes #aj langer #he leans great

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historicity-was-already-taken · 4 months

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just perused the wiki of treblinka and holy shit. I wish I believed in Hell so I could take solace that those fuckers are screaming and burning. I'll have to close my eyes and use my imagination if faith won't suffice.

i just skimmed the wikipedia article and bad news: it was worse than that. not like, WAY worse, but worse. tho i see they used jankiel wiernik's testimony so they KNOW how bad it was.

god that testimony fucked me all the way up. i couldn't write for a whole day after reading it. like, even you consider the fact that wankiel only wrote it after being urged to do so by people who knew how valuable it was for propaganda purposes, it's still SO AWFUL (said testimony is printed in lawrence langer's art from the ashes, pgs 18-53)

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idratherdreamofjune · 7 years

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Salmen Lewental has recorded an epigraph for all writing about victims of the Holocaust, whether as art or history—and it may serve as epitaph too: “On account of you my pain is so great that I am dying when I think of it.” The memory of 6 million dead echoes as a symphony of pain: in that denial of final triumph lies our acceptance and understanding of the Holocaust experience.

Lawrence L. Langer, “The Americanization of the Holocaust on Stage and Screen” from Admitting the Holocaust: Collected Essays

#The Holocaust #this was a bleak but very thought provoking read #I don't thoroughly agree but he makes some good points #quote #Lawrence L. Langer

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zacksnydersjusticeleaguede · 3 years

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Zack Snyder's Justice League Stream Deutsch Film Ganzer Online 2021

Film stream - https://zack-snyders-justice-league-de.blogspot.com/

Der Director's Cut der Justice League von Zach Snyder, in dem Darkseid der Hauptgegner ist.

Manchmal ist der Name eines Regisseurs im Titel nur ein Akt des Ego, aber im Fall von Zack Snyders Justice League ist er durchaus für einen Film geeignet, der nicht das Werk eines anderen als des Autors hinter 300 sein könnte. Ein fehlerhafter Blockbuster Diese erweiterte Version der Superhelden-Extravaganz von 2017 wird in einem neuen Schnitt wieder veröffentlicht, der vom ursprünglichen Filmemacher Jahre nach seinem Ausscheiden aus dem Projekt betreut wird. Sie wird durch Snyders fein kalibrierte Vorliebe für mythische Pop-Größe sowohl gestärkt als auch behindert. Das Bild läuft vier Stunden und bietet einen weitreichenden Rahmen, während Batman und seine Kohorten um die Rettung der Erde kämpfen. Obwohl der Kampf um eine zufriedenstellendere und endgültigere Darstellung der Justice League sicherlich atemberaubend sein kann, wird Snyders Version sicherlich durch seine Exzesse und die zugrunde liegenden Mängel einer überfüllten Geschichte zunichte gemacht. Zack Snyders Justice League trifft HBO Max und internationale Partner am 18. März dank einer von Fans inszenierten Kampagne, in der Snyder gebeten wird, seine ursprüngliche Vision zu verwirklichen, nachdem der Avengers-Filmemacher Joss Whedon ihn während der Produktion ersetzt hatte. Abgesehen von Wonder Woman 1984 war das Superheldenkino während der Pandemie Mangelware. Erwarten Sie daher ein beträchtliches Interesse - ganz zu schweigen von der krankhaften Neugier auf diese zweite Einstellung bei einem kritischen und kommerziellen Misserfolg.

Batman (Ben Affleck), der noch immer vom Tod von Superman (Henry Cavill) betroffen ist, versammelt ein Team von Superhelden - Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), Aquaman (Jason Momoa), Cyborg (Ray Fisher) und Flash (Ezra Miller) Konfrontieren Sie einen interstellaren Feind, Steppenwolf (von Ciaran Hinds geäußert), der gekommen ist, um die Mutterkisten zu sammeln, mystische Geräte, die, wenn sie zusammengefügt werden, den Planeten zerstören werden. Aber ohne den Mann aus Stahl sind unsere Helden möglicherweise nicht mächtig genug, um ihn aufzuhalten.

Es wurde viel darüber gesagt, dass Snyder den Film 2017 verlassen hat (teilweise wegen des Selbstmordes seiner Tochter Autumn) und durch Whedon ersetzt wurde, der einen Großteil des Bildes neu geschrieben und neu aufgenommen hat. Mit einem geschätzten Budget von 70 Millionen US-Dollar enthält Zack Snyders Justice League kein Filmmaterial von Whedon, stellt Snyders Material wieder her und enthält neu gefilmte Szenen. (Diese neue Version wird im 4: 3-Format und nicht im herkömmlichen Breitbildformat angezeigt, falls der Film jemals in IMAX abgespielt wird.)

Im Gegensatz zu Whedons witziger, hektischer zweistündiger Version nimmt sich Zack Snyders Justice League Zeit, um jeden ihrer Charaktere - einschließlich Steppenwolf (dessen CG erheblich verbessert ist) - zu etablieren und die Einsätze für den vorhersehbaren Kampf um Leben und Tod zwischen Gut und Böse zu legen böse. In einer Zeit, in der es dem Publikum leichter fällt, Streaming-Serien zu spielen, ist die vierstündige Laufzeit von Zack Snyders Justice League möglicherweise nicht so entmutigend, und der Filmemacher leistet gute Arbeit, um das Verfahren in einem gleichmäßigen, selbstbewussten Tempo zu halten.

Im Laufe seiner Karriere hat Snyder stets übergroße Brillen mit einem dunklen Ton und einem stilisierten visuellen Flair hergestellt, das sich an Graphic Novels und Videospielen orientiert, und tatsächlich schwelgt der Film in seinem operativen Ehrgeiz. Die traurige Farbpalette des Kameramanns Fabian Wagner und die brütende Partitur von Tom Holkenborg verleihen der Geschichte, in der diese DC-Helden - im Gegensatz zu ihren sonnigeren Marvel-Kollegen - als gefolterte Personen behandelt werden, die durch die Verantwortung belastet sind, als letzter Kampf der Erde gegen den scheinbar unbesiegbaren Steppenwolf zu dienen. Trotz der klugen Comic-Erleichterung von The Flash fühlt sich Snyders Vision wirklich düster und episch an - nicht nur wegen Supermans Tod, sondern auch, weil dieser alternde Batman befürchtet, dass er es nicht wert ist, seine Mitstreiter zu führen.

Die längere Erzählung hilft bei einigen Aufführungen - insbesondere bei Fisher als jungem Mann, der mit seiner neuen Realität als kybernetischem Wesen ringt. Aber Affleck bleibt ein bisschen zu mürrisch, und Gadot hat nicht den gleichen Funken wie in ihren eigenen Wonder Woman-Filmen - ein Hinweis darauf, dass diese Charaktere selbst nach vier Stunden in eine weitläufige Erzählung eingebettet werden, die nicht immer jeden zulässt von ihnen zu glänzen.

So bewegend Snyders auffällige Theaterstücke auch sein mögen, der Film sackt schließlich unter dem Gewicht seiner eigenen Selbstbedeutung ab. (Während Zack Snyders Justice League der ursprünglichen Kinofassung überlegen ist, weiß man zu schätzen, warum Whedon versucht hat, Leichtsinn einzufügen.) Und im Vergleich zum weitaus geschickteren Jonglieren von Charakteren und Vorfällen in den Avengers-Bildern bleibt Chris Terrios Drehbuch bei der Suche nach Mother Boxes sowie die Adressierung unzähliger Nebencharaktere, darunter Amy Adams 'triste Lois Lane.

Am tödlichsten ist jedoch, dass Snyder nach dem letzten Showdown mit Steppenwolf einen langwierigen Epilog aufgreift, der noch mehr Charaktere einführt, was zu dem Gefühl beiträgt, dass seine Besessenheit dieses Mammutunternehmen zwar befeuert, ihn aber auch anfällig für Overkill macht. Dieses oft absorbierende Werk kann so mächtig sein wie Superman selbst, aber ein Mangel an Zurückhaltung erweist sich als sein Kryptonit.

Es sollte leicht sein, Zack Snyders Justice League als Unsinn abzutun. Es geht um eine Gruppe von Superhelden - einige gekappt, andere nicht -, die zusammenarbeiten, um einen intergalaktischen genozidalen Alien zu besiegen. Dies ist auch die gleiche Handlung wie bei einem Avengers-Film, daher liegt der Hauptunterschied in der Ausführung. Während sich die Marvel-Filme für eine allgemein ansprechende Pop-Sensibilität entscheiden, ist diese Justice League bedeutungsvoll und manchmal nachdenklich, ein Werk eines einzigartigen Regisseurs, der eine einzigartige Interpretation von Superhelden hat. All dies wäre interessant, sogar provokativ, wenn Snyders Talent seiner Vision entsprechen würde. Leider untergraben das Aufblähen des Storytelling und die bombastische Aktion sein endgültiges Update des Originalfilms. Aufgrund beruflicher Unterschiede und familiärer Tragödien konnte Zack Snyder die Justice League 2017 nicht beenden. Joss Whedon übernahm die Zügel und lieferte dann einen zweistündigen Beiljob, der Snyders mythischen Ehrgeiz unbehaglich mit seinen eigenen witzigen Instinkten verband. Diese aktualisierte Justice League ist zugegebenermaßen eine Verbesserung: Snyder hat viele Szenen, die nicht funktionierten, abgeworfen und einige andere hinzugefügt, um sie (grenzwertig) kohärent zu machen. Das Ergebnis ist ein maximalistisches vierstündiges Epos (ja, dieser Film ist länger als Lawrence von Arabien und Vom Winde verweht). Sind alle vier Stunden notwendig, um diese Geschichte zu erzählen? Absolut nicht. Werden diejenigen, die #releasethesnydercut-Trends haben, mit dem, was ihnen gegeben wird, zufrieden sein? Wahrscheinlich, obwohl sie eher erschöpft als berauscht sein könnten.

Snyder fügt so viel Aufblähung hinzu, dass sich sein Film so anfühlt, als würde er sich über vier Tage und nicht über vier Stunden entfalten. An einem längeren Film ist an sich nichts auszusetzen - Der Ire ist fast dreieinhalb Stunden alt und verdient seine Laufzeit -, also liegt das Problem hier im Detail. Mehrere Charaktere werden mehr als einmal vorgestellt, während die Ursprungsgeschichten von Cyborg (Ray Fisher) und The Flash (Ezra Miller) die größere Erzählung verlangsamen. In sechs Teilen und einem Epilog erzeugt und löscht die Justice League erzählerische Impulse, bis nur noch eigenständige Szenen oder Bilder übrig bleiben. Einige einzelne Szenen sind faszinierend, wie ein langer Rückblick, in dem sich alte Helden gegen einen gemeinsamen Feind vereinen. Sie bieten Snyder die Möglichkeit, sein Lieblingsthema zu erkunden - das Nebeneinander von Superhelden und ursprünglicher Mythologie -, außer dass sich seine Helden nicht so entwickeln, wie er es wünscht. In Snyders Herzen gibt es eine resonante Version dieser Geschichte, aber egal wie viel er versucht, er will es nie ganz in unsere hinein.

Anstelle eines Seitenverhältnisses „Briefkasten“ wählt Snyder Boxer-4: 3-Dimensionen, die fast quadratisch sind. Dafür gibt es zwei Gründe: Er kann die Höhe eines hoch aufragenden IMAX-Bildschirms ausfüllen, obwohl der Heimbetrachter auf der linken und rechten Seite vertikale schwarze Balken sieht. Noch wichtiger ist, dass dieses Seitenverhältnis es ihm ermöglicht, Bilder und Menschen auf unterschiedliche Weise zu betrachten. Hier ist die Justice League etwas Einzigartiges. Der quadratische Rahmen betont Gesichter und Körper, eine formale Einschränkung, die das Thema „Götter auf Erden“ vertieft, das den Film dominiert. Vielleicht ist die IMAX-Version des Films wirklich beeindruckend, ein Gonzo-Superhelden-Experiment, das etwas Dringenderes und Ursprünglicheres erschließt. Manchmal sind die Bilder großartig, wie eine Einstellung von Superman (Henry Cavill), der eine messianische Pose einnimmt, während er über dem Planeten schwebt. Trotzdem besteht eine ständige Inkongruenz zwischen der formalen Schönheit und jeder tieferen Verbindung.

Diese Herangehensweise an das Spülen von Küchenspülen ist letztendlich statisch, fast wie eine Urlaubs-Diashow, die jedes erschöpfende Detail abdeckt. Ohne jeglichen Impuls leiden die Aufführungen entsprechend. Es gibt keine Spannung zwischen Batman (Ben Affleck) und den anderen Helden, als er versucht, sie zu rekrutieren, weil wir wissen, dass es eine lange, charakterbasierte Szene gibt, die das Verfahren bald in die Länge ziehen wird. Aquaman (Jason Momoa) und Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) sind wie nachträgliche Gedanken, ein vergessenes menschliches Element in einer Geschichte, die nur Raum für intergalaktische Zerstörung bietet. Der Bösewicht Steppenwolf hat leichte ästhetische Verbesserungen erfahren, aber er hat immer noch die Bedrohung eines mittleren Managers, dessen Hauptziel es ist, magische Kisten zu sammeln (bei aller Feierlichkeit verlässt sich die Justice League immer noch auf dieselben müden McGuffins wie ihre Marvel-Äquivalente ). Bei so vielem, was hier passiert, geht es um Verpflichtung - eine, die Snyder den Charakteren und seinen Fans gegenüber empfindet -, dass wichtigere Elemente wie Charakter / Leistung zweitrangig sind.

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chaoskirin2 · 4 years

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As a long time Queen fan, is there anything you know about John Deacon that most fans are unaware of or forgotten? Any misconceptions? There is a lot about him but I hear all sorts of rumors like the stripper story.

I wish I could answer this with actual information. It would be great if I had something to bring to the fandom. Cool facts. Amusing anecdotes. But I don’t.

What I can say is this:

You can sense a lot about a person by how they present themselves. I think on some level, everyone has an empathic connection with the people they admire. Sometimes we find kindred spirits or people we look up to. We always want to say “My fave would never!” but the truth is, the people we look up to are human, too. They have their flaws and vices just like everyone else does.

Because people aren’t just black and white. We’re not all separated into “hero” and “villain.” There’s no alignment chart that encompasses whole populations. Sometimes bad people do good things. And sometimes good people do bad things. We should always look at the whole, and see any individual as a complete, balanced person.

We can identify and praise the good, but we can also examine and denounce the bad.

It’s important to not turn a blind eye to the bad things. But I think we also have a responsibility, before we attack, demean, or cast someone out, to verify that those things about them are true. The internet brings us into a world where published accusations have no filter, reach masses, and spread like wildfire. Before rumors can be contained and lies extinguished, too many people get absorbed into a groupthink mentality and lock themselves in an echo chamber where reality doesn’t shine.

I looked into the story of John and the adult club with an open mind. I knew I might find that it was all true in the end, and that would have been disappointing. But the important thing is that I didn’t trust the writings of an infamous, sensationalist tabloid and did the necessary work to uncover its veracity. I didn’t want to pry into John Deacon’s private life, but I think as his fans, we owe it to him not to spread false information.

And it wasn’t an easy process. In my original conversations with Sophisticats, I was told they wouldn’t talk to me unless I was seeking an audition. In fact, I didn’t hear back on the answers to my questions until months later, long after I published the original debunking. (I’ll post that under a read more below.)

In the end, I think Deacon has given us an indescribable part of himself that can’t be quantified or be given a price tag. And we owe him his privacy. We also owe him the courtesy to not seek out scandal just because he is a quiet, private man.

My original debunking of the Sophisticats Bullshit:

After carefulconsideration, I've decided to fact-check the story about John Deacon's forayinto strip clubs, titled "Queen's Boring Bassist," published in theDaily Mail on January 30, 2005.

First, looking at theDaily Mail's track record, it is considered to be an unreliable, far-right(conservative) newspaper. According to readers on Quora, it "has zerocredibility" and is "sensationalist nonsense." User GraemeShimmin states that he uses the Daily Mail as a reverse fact-check: "if the Daily Mail says something is true thenI assume it is untrue."According to Media Bias/Fact Check (mediabiasfactcheck.com/daily-mail/) thepaper has a "poor track record with fact-checkers.) The Wikipedia articleabout the Daily Mail states that it is unreliable and biased, and has also beencriticized for instances of copyright violation.

It has also come underfire in the past for its powerful bias. In the 1930s, the Daily Mail ranseveral articles praising Nazism and Fascism. Virgin Trains recently stoppedstocking the Daily Mail due to its strong-right stance as beinganti-immigration and anti-LGBT, among other things.

Most notably, severalcelebrities, including Diana Rigg, Elton John, and J. K. Rowling, have brought successfullawsuits against the Daily Mail for publishing false information. Of particularinterest, and almost directly related to the subject matter of this fact-check,Melania Trump received a settlement based on allegations published in the DailyMail stating that she had been an "escort" in the 1990s.

Wikipedia will also notallow the Daily Mail to be used as a source.

The article itself ispoorly-written, is riddled with grammatical and punctuation errors, andcontains a general lack of impartiality. Any publication with integrity willhave a preference for neutral language which does not lead its readers to aparticular conclusion. It also contains heavy speculation pertaining toDeacon's decision to not tour or give interviews related to Queen.

It makes the medicallyinaccurate statement that Freddie Mercury "died of AIDS." (it isimpossible to die from AIDS. People who suffer the disease die due tocomplications from AIDS' attack on the immune system. In Mercury's case, hepassed away due to bronchopneumonia related to AIDS.)

Lastly, there are nocorroborating sources - no other articles in any publications mention that JohnDeacon ever visited a strip club or had an affair. Compare this to theextensive coverage of Brian May's marriage problems with his current wife,Anita Dobson. Needless to say, it is extremely important that multiple sourcesverify any information for it to be considered true. Of note, other far-rightsources that publish articles with no corroborating sources include BreitbartNews and the Westboro Baptist Church.

It was very interestingthat the Daily Mail has a quote by Opposition dancer Jenny Fewins, but it isnot attributed. I found the quote's source by accident, when looking forinformation about her and her credibility. The quote in the Daily Mail wasstolen from a book called Queen: TheEarly Years by Mark Hodkinson, with no credit given. This was a surprising,but welcome, confirmation of the sources that state that the Daily Mail hasbeen cited for copyright infringement. The part about Freddie Mercury arrivingat the wedding wearing a feather boa, as well as Roger Taylor's assessment ofDeacon's personality, are also from the same book, and also uncredited.

Both anecdotes are alsotruncated and incomplete, and spliced with false paraphrasing. For example,Roger Taylor did not say, "We were so over-the-top, we thought thatbecause he was quiet, he would fit in with us without too much upheaval."The correct quote from the original source is, "We thought he was great.We were all so used to each other, and so over the top. We thought that becausehe was quiet, he would fit in with us without too much upheaval. He was a greatbass player, too -- and the fact that he was a wizard with electronics was alsoa deciding factor."

I cannot find any sourcefor the quote by Robert Ahwai, nor much about him, other than the fact that itseems he is a real person. His quote in the article, if it is real, is alsospeculative, and from a person who only knew Deacon from college and had noassociation with him at the time of Freddie Mercury's death.

Unfortunately, whilesearching for information about whether or not Deacon's relationship withdancer Emma Shelley was, indeed, an affair (as well as whether or not sheexisted) I had to compare information about the affairs of Brian May and RogerTaylor. The reason behind this endeavor is to set the bar for how much information ispublished about the personal lives of Queen members. In my search, I foundseveral articles about May's affair with secretary Julie Glover, as well as ahandful of candid photographs. I also found a few articles, and one picture,about Roger Taylor's affair with Fay Lawrence. Despite celebrities' attempts tokeep extramarital affairs secret, there are always a few photographs thatappear, especially in the UK, where tabloid press is viciously always on thelookout for gossip. Paparazzi can earn quite a bit of money from an exclusivephoto.

When Simon Langer and hispartner, John McKeown, took over the Sophisticats strip club in 2001, heestablished several club rules, which directly conflict with information fromthe article. First, that clients in the strip club are not allowed to have anycontact whatsoever with the dancers. The article states that Shelley was a"lap dancer," which would, of course, require some pretty close contact.

Second, dancers are notpermitted to accept addresses or phone numbers from clients. Clients whoacquire personal information are not permitted back into the club, and thedancers are terminated.

I attempted to findcontact information for Mr. Langer or Mr. McKeown, however, I was unable tofind any current addresses or phone numbers. In hopes that an email would reachthe proper entities, I sent a message to the account set up for bookings andauditions, which was the only email address listed on the site.

I wished to ask about howstrictly the rules are enforced. I also found it odd that apparently Mr. Langerhad no problem with giving out client information to the Daily Mail,specifically stating that he knew Deacon visited the establishment. Even more shocking,he gave out information about his employees - someone named "Olga"with no last name given, as well as Emma Shelley. This seemed like a breach oftrust to me.

The strip club that Johnis said to have attended, Sophisticats, does indeed exist. As Sophisticats hasno contact information on their website, I messaged their page on Facebook,asking as to whether they employed any women named "Olga" or"Emma Shelley" circa 2000-2001. I also located an email address aftersome extensive searching, and sent the same question to that email, as well.

Unfortunately,Sophisticats declined comment to my inquiry. The only response I received askedwhether or not I planned on auditioning.

The strangest thing aboutJohn Deacon's alleged affair with Emma Shelley is that one particular photo isposed, as if taken with his permission. Considering the fact that multiplesources (including the Daily Mail, which published the photo) state that Deaconis secretive and reclusive, he would not pose for a photo with a mistress if hewished to keep the affair secret. This photo is also blurry, which is atechnique of photomanipulators who have severely edited a photo. Had Deaconactually posed for this photo, there would be no need for it to be blurry, asthe photographer wouldn't have had to rush to take it. Interestingly, it isalso impossible to tell whether or not the man in the photo is actually JohnDeacon.

The answer to this point might seem obvious - the photos were taken in secret.However, with the saturation and contrast in these photos (a point I willexplore in more detail shortly) they must have been taken with a flash. Whileit might have been possible to take such a photo with a high ISO, the entirepicture would have been extremely bright and grainy. If you check the photos,you'll see that there is absolutely no grain indicative of a high ISO, nor isthere enough blurriness to support a conclusion that any grain was removed. Thebrightness of the subject matter and the extreme black background can only meanthat a flash was used.

Which Deacon would havenoticed. As would have the dancer in the photos. The person who took the photoslikely would have had his camera confiscated, and would have been escorted outof the club - they would not have had the opportunity to take one photo, thenmove, and take a second photo.

And... This is as far as Igot with the research before I stopped working on it. As I was unable to getany further information (including from another club that may have beeninvolved - Stringfellows) I could not continue my research. Take from this whatyou will.Sorry about the incompleteness of this. It's all I was able to accomplish.

#queen #queen band #john deacon #that fucking article that won't fucking die #Anonymous

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