Sentences with phrase «speak as a critic»

I speak as a critic who has played more «open sandbox» games than any one human should and has grown so very weary of them.

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CNN analyst Van Jones, who gained a high profile for his strong and pointed commentary during election season, will speak about the current state of affairs, as will venture capitalist and guest Shark Tank investor Chris Sacca, who has been a vocal critic of Trump since long before he came president.

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

Speaking from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Nassetta said that his own conversations with Trump and his team have not led him to believe that the new administration is against free trade, as some critics have insinuated.

But Democratic critics of Senate Bill 4 have spoken out as well in the wake of the smuggling deaths, arguing that the fatalities and injuries were caused not by sanctuary policies, but by a the current broken immigration system.

Last October Anita Sarkeesian, the feminist pop culture critic and a notable target of Gamergate vitriol, canceled her talk at Utah State University after the school received a detailed threat promising a «Montreal style massacre» if she spoke as planned.

I can't speak for James Kugel, who as I observed in my essay tends to overdraw the contrast between what we can reliably know historically (as opposed to the often agenda - driven projects of modern critics) and the ways in which the Bible was read in the earlier traditions.

Although at times Hartshorne has spoken as though his account of experience rested on some intuition of its essence as exhibited in his own experience, 2 his predominant view and his philosophical practice advance a concept of experience that is generated by dialectical argument rather than by appeal to direct introspection or intuition: «The philosopher, as Whitehead says, is the «critic of abstractions.»

As a Catholic I might give some consideration to the comments of professors, priests, nuns, et al. who parade their Catholicism if any can show they came foward to critic Georgetown University when it bowed to President Obama when he decreed a religious symbol must be covered before he would speak there.

But as critics point out, speaking of a Russian World serves the state more than it serves the Church.

Some critics say the pope should refrain from speaking about scientific matters, while others laud his letter as a major contribution to the climate change debate.

In the mid-1880s, inheritances eased his finances and a few British critics began to speak of him as a neglected American genius.

That's why I am encouraged when I see leaders like Lee Grady speaking up on some of the dangers of such heretical and carnal expressions — Grady and others do so not as professional critics, but rather as respected insiders to the movement, and they explain the challenges well.

When modern literary critics speak of their task, they do not reject insights into the sources lying behind a text, but they place the emphasis on the text itself, as a finished literary construct.

I'm sure he gets angry letters, but as a generalization, this seems to me untrue, given how I've heard and read some critics speak of the stories.

I dream of the day when Arsenal are the club that every player wants to join, where every pundit, media, critic and so on speak of us as a force to always fear.

While discussing his «no» vote on Intro 182, Councilmember Jumaane Williams, a vocal critic of the compromises made to the bill, continued speaking after his two minutes of allotted talk time had expired, as Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and Public Advocate Letitia James urged him to stop.

Richard Brodsky, a former assemblyman and frequent Cuomo critic, has spoken out against what he sees as interference from the governor in the PSC.

Addressing a durbar of chiefs and residents of Tarkwa in the Western Region Tuesday, the President said critics of his government speak as though he has been in power for more than five years.

Critics, who are also scheduled to speak, say the governor should focus more on lower income New Yorkers, as well.

He was speaking as a report from the Lords constitutional committee warns that despite attempts to tighten the scope of the bill - dubbed the «parliamentary scrutiny (abolition) bill» by critics - it remains «over-broad and vaguely drawn».

Speaking in an exclusive video interview with Ghanapoliticsonline.com, at the time the debate is ongoing on why Mahama lost 2016 elections, he said he has heard people point figures at Montie FM political afternoon show as being part of the reasons why Mahama lost and he personally do agree with those critics.

Critics took exception to the presence of Confederate flags waving nearby as he spoke to a politically right - leaning crowd.

Speaking directly to critics who say Quinn is cozy with the city's developers, Figueroa praised Quinn as an independent fighter for the working class.

Two longtime Moskowitz critics, Billy Easton and Bertha Lewis stood with the press, listening as Moskowitz spoke and immediately stepping to the lectern when she was finished.

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If we look outside the scientific enterprise of his time to the culture in general, we discover that this same turn - of - the - century period in which Einstein conceived his theory of relativity put him in the national German - speaking Jewish company of such contemporaries as Sigmund Freud, Franz Kafka, the revolutionary atonalist composer Arnold Schoenberg, the critic Walter Benjamin, the great anthropologist Franz Boas, and the philosopher of symbolic forms Ernst Cassirer.

In a way, you can look at these awards as the first «critics awards» since, if you scroll down and look at the judges, you'll see that they are all the same critics, generally speaking, who pick films for the critics awards.

Deakins spoke to Variety about his work on the new film, which has been hailed by some critics as a masterpiece of genre filmmaking.

I fought in its corner fervently, against friends and against critics, but as it turns out, I probably wasn't paying attention in the first place, because when I rewatched it years later (long after that relationship was done, romantically speaking), I was horrified.

The New York Film Critics Circle are meeting as we speak.

The critics have spoken, and «Grown Ups 2» is the winner — as the worst movie of the summer so far.

Picking up an award from the London Film Critics» Circle, Winslet said, «there are directors, producers, and men of power who have for decades been awarded and applauded for their highly regarded work... As women around the world and from all walks of life marched last weekend, once again joining together to speak out against harassment, exploitation, and abuse, I realised that I wouldn't be able to stand here this evening and keep to myself some bitter regrets that I have about poor decisions to work with individuals with whom I wish I had not.»

Malick also spoke affectionately of the silent era and made special mention of Ménilmontant, the 1926 Dimitri Kirsanoff short which critic Pauline Kael named as her favourite film of all time.

As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Kate Winslet recently spoke out against the culture of sexual harassment in Hollywood, saying at the London Critics» Circle awards on Sunday that she has «bitter regrets» over the «poor decisions» she made in working with certain certain «directors, producers, and men of power.»

Some of the critics have spoken, and it's tempting to act as if they've told us important things about this year's Oscar race.

This scene speaks to the fortunate ability of art to bypass the inane sorts of censorship imposed by stodgy institutions like the MPAA (which gave this one an NC - 17, enraging such critics as Roger Ebert).

(Back Row L - R) Actors Trevor Jackson, Connor Jessup, Richard Cabral, Hope Davis, Andre Benjamin, Angelique Rivera, Joey Pollari, (front row L - R) executive producers John Ridley and Michael J. McDonald, actors Felicity Huffman, Timothy Hutton, Regina King, Lili Taylor and Elvis Nolasco speak onstage during ABC's American Crime panel as part of the ABC Networks portion of the 2016 Television Critics Association Winter Tour at Langham Hotel on January 9, 2016 in Pasadena, California.

Well, we might have spoken too soon this morning, as PBS kicked off its Television Critics Association afternoon session on scripted dramas with the Sherlock season four teaser, which recently made its debut at Comic - Con.

While the Association of Latin Entertainment Critics (ACE) has a distinguished history dating back to its inception in 1967, it has always functioned as a collective of Hispanic journalists who write for and about the Latin American scene for a mostly Spanish - speaking audience.

Suddenly, as a critic of the super, I went from goat to hero for «speaking out» in public against the superintendent.

Critics speak of high - priced preparatory schools as though they are the only, or at least the most common, type of private education in the United States.

There are several different strands in the piece worth thinking about (including the CCSS - as - a-stepping-stone strategy), but these two sentences speak volumes: «Still, (Common Core) supporters have struggled to counter the critics.

While several Hartford students spoke in support of their TFA teachers, many of the critics Monday, including Andrea Johnson, president of the Hartford Federation of Teachers, described the contract as paying a «headhunters fee» and argued that the money should be spent on improving school programs.

A topic that speaks to many educators» hearts because they see it as the reason they entered the profession, education for the whole child can be misunderstood by school critics as anti-accountability, anti-testing, and even, it seems, anti-reading.

Adler speaks to the often cited issue of publishers fearing piracy as a result of ebook lending, a concern pooh - poohed as a sham issue by many critics of publishers on this matter.

After almost three decades as a critic, he still speaks of gallery shows as extraordinary offerings.

Porter speaks of his family background and Harvard education; the Art Students League; his involvement with Marxism and his work as an art critic for «Art News» and «The Nation».

This summer, top artists, writers, and critics will speak as part of the Summer Residencies and Programs at Otis College of Art and Design.

Though we're not entirely sure what the renowned artist, critic, editor, and now Artspace contributor will be discussing during his speaking engagement in Bushwick, but it's bound to be at least as enjoyable as his most recent exhibition, «Indulgences,» which featured paintings of irresistible pop objects and foodstuffs.