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by Alex Billington June 6, 2021Source: Vimeo "I like being the center of attention." Janus Films has released a new trailer for the 4K restoration and re-release of the 1986 "controversial" film Working Girls, from writer / director Lizzie Borden. Inspired by the experiences of sex workers Borden met while making her iconic Born in Films, it was her second feature film first released in theaters in 1987. It originally premiered at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival, then won a Special Jury Prize playing at the Sundance Film Festival in 1987. The film takes us through a day in the life of several prostitutes working in an upscale Manhattan brothel. A stark portrayal of the women prostitutes, the male customers and the motivations of both. Watch as the madam manipulates her "girls". Watch as she answers the phone by saying "Hello John, what's new and different?" Watch as the "johns" try to manipulate the girls. "Part nudie exploitation, part sociological thesis." Ultimately offering "an empathetic, humanizing, often humorous depiction of women for whom this work is just another day at the office." Get a peek below. Here's the official 4K restoration trailer (+ two posters) for Lizzie Borden's Working Girls,…

TORONTO -- Canadian companies on the hunt for new leaders to fill their C-Suite or senior ranks during the COVID-19 pandemic are experiencing longer search times and more intense negotiations, corporate governance and hiring experts say. Since the health crisis first spread through Canada last March, they have noticed candidates are reluctant to make a switch and those that are willing to take on a new role are harder to vet without the usual in-person interviews or dinners. "Those roles are taking a lot longer to fill, and in my view, we are seeing that occur at perhaps the worst possible time," said Adam Dean, the founder of Dean Executive Search and a former investment banker. The usual search period stretching between nine months and a year is now being prolonged, he said, and the extensions are happening as companies are facing extreme upheaval. The pandemic has upended their business models, forced them to pivot on a moment's notice and sometimes, come amid both planned and unexpected retirements or departures in the top ranks.  » Read More

Clubhouse is making waves. The app, which as of May had 10 million weekly active users with more on the waitlist, recently became available on Android and was valued at $4 billion in April 2021. The idea is that users can listen to and participate in live audio chats on a huge range of topics; in practice, it became popular primarily due to Black creators, eventually attracting US tech elite such as Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk. It’s become the platform of choice to have frank political discussions for South Koreans, Hong Kongers, and Palestinians.Other social media companies want in on the action. (As usual, the path to monetization isn’t clear and will be sorted out later.) Between March and May 2021, six companies announced plans to launch Clubhouse competitors, and they’re not the only ones. ”Audio is seeing a huge renaissance overall right now,” a Facebook spokesperson tells Quartz.We’ve outlined many of these new live audio features below.  » Read More

Centre is fighting for blue tick. If you want a vaccine, then be self-reliant, Rahul Gandhi said. (File)New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday slammed the Centre for allegedly "fighting for blue ticks" on Twitter, while the country faces a shortage of COVID-19 vaccines.In a tweet, the Congress MP said that if one wanted a COVID-19 vaccine, they had to be ''atmanirbhar'' (self-reliant)."Modi government is fighting for blue tick. If you want a COVID-19 vaccine, then be self-reliant! #Priorities," he tweeted.This comes a day after Twitter removed ''blue ticks'', that indicate a verified account, from the Twitter handles of Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat and other leaders.Soon after, the government sent a final communication to Twitter asking them to comply immediately with the requirements of the new guidelines failing which resultant consequences as enjoined in the law shall follow.As per the Union Health Ministry, a total of 23,13,22,417 jabs of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered so far.

This is what the Twitter user shared along with the picture.(Twitter/@em____dash) The post has prompted some people to share all sorts of reactions. By Trisha Sengupta PUBLISHED ON JUN 06, 2021 02:06 PM IST Have you ever clicked a picture randomly without thinking too much about the setting or the light but it turned out to be amazing? Turns out, that is what happened with this delivery person. This person, while delivering a food package, clicked an image to send it to the customer to ensure proper delivery. And the picture they captured is now going all kinds of viral online.The image grabbed people's attention after the customer in question decided to share it on Twitter. "My delivery dude sent me the most beautiful photograph of the Chinese food I ordered??!!!!" they wrote. Since being posted, the share has gathered more than 2.6 lakh likes and counting. It is also an accumulated a ton of comments. A few also shared the images they received from the delivery persons. Some also took a hilarious route and shared memes. why this look like opening shot of an art movie based on millennials and covid lockdown bye— Sanjana (@fakeginalinetti) June 1, 2021 What…

Justin Kan is an American businessman and investor who, in 2007, created a live video streaming platform that later became Twitch. After becoming a success, he sold his idea for a billion dollars to Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon. Despite becoming a millionaire, the entrepreneur did not stop working and launched a ‘startup’ that, unexpectedly, was a failure. “People love to talk about success, but today I’m going to talk about failure. Time to be honest about Atrium “, begins by explaining Justin, who used his social networks to tell about his experience. Account that his second company, Atrium, lost $ 76 million in a span of three years. In fact, just a year ago it was announced that the company was bankrupt. As he explains, the objective of this new venture was to avoid bureaucracy. “I hated doing legal work for my startups and never really understood why I was paying. The whole experience was too complicated and opaque. I created Atrium to facilitate this task for the founders “explains Justin. Along these lines, he formed a team of 5 people to ensure that the problem could be solved. “With my name at the top, everyone was running towards…

- Advertisement - We are getting closer to E3 2021, and this year also, there will be no physical convention, which means free-for-all of press conferences and live streams will be conducted throughout June and July. But the big names like Microsoft, Ubisoft, and Nintendo mostly target an official E3 period this year, starting from June 12. But the publishers have decided to host their events whenever they see it perfect. Here is a list of so far announced summer gaming events. 1. June 9 (Wednesday): - Advertisement - Battlefield Reveal Start time: 7 am PT Watch: YouTube - Advertisement - EA is coming with this reveal event on Wednesday for the brand-new game. 2. June 10 (Thursday): Summer Game Fest Kickoff Live - Advertisement - Start time: 11 am PT Watch: YouTube Geoff Keighley hosts the start of his Summer Game Fest just before the official E3 events and he promises “more than a dozen world premieres and announcements.” 3. June 11 (Friday): Netflix Geeked Week Start time: 11 am PT Watch: Twitch Koch Primetime Start time: 12 pm PT Watch: Twitch 4. June 12 (Saturday): Ubisoft Forward Start time: 12 pm PT Watch: Twitch More to know about…

Here are today’s top news, analysis and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.'Why were Covid hospital beds reduced despite warning?': Priyanka attacks CentreCongress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Sunday questioned the Centre over its decision to reduce the number of oxygen, ICU and ventilator beds in hospitals, which she said came despite reports indicating the need for a large number of beds during the second wave of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) across the country. Read moreFarmers demand release of arrested fellow protesters, camp outside police station in HaryanaBharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait and several farmers continued with their demonstration in the Fatehabad district of Haryana on Sunday, demanding the release of their fellow protesters. Read moreOnly 7 countries have over 1 lakh Covid deaths. Maharashtra is close to the markMaharashtra, the state worst-affected by the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic in India, is close to crossing a grim milestone. The number of fatalities related to the disease are very close to the 1 lakh-mark in the state. Read moreCentre busts myths around Central Vista, says 'claims mischievously exaggerated'The Centre on Saturday released a document to bust the myths around the Central Vista project,…

Its billions of users might not be aware of these rules but a quick dig into WhatsApp's terms and conditions reveals that the Facebook-owned firm can delete accounts if they lay dormant for a set amount of time.WhatsApp says that anyone who doesn't use their account for 120 days could find that things get deleted.In a post on its website, the chat app says: "To maintain security, limit data retention, and protect the privacy of our users, WhatsApp accounts are generally deleted after 120 days of inactivity. Inactivity means the user hasn’t connected to WhatsApp."It's worth noting that even if you launch WhatsApp but your device isn't connected to the web, the company still assumes that you are inactive."An internet connection is required for an account to be active. If a user has WhatsApp open on their device, but they don't have an internet connection, then the account will be inactive," explained WhatsApp.

COLE, Mabel Ms. Mabel D. Cole of SW Atlanta passed away on June 1, 2021. Her Celebration of Life Service will be held on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at 1:00 PM at Murray Brothers Cascade Chapel. Due to COVID; Private Ceremony for Immediate Family only. Interment Westview Cemetery. She is survived by her son, Arthur M. Cole, Jr. (Margaret) of East Point, GA; two daughters, Valeria Anne Heard (Ronald) of Fayetteville, GA and Sibyl F. Cole Hudgens (Charles) of Atlanta, GA; sister, Mattie Davis of Queens, NY; eight grandchildren; and 14 great grandchildren. On Tuesday, public viewing will be from 1 - 6 PM at Murray Brothers Cascade Chapel, 1199 Utoy Springs Rd SW, Atlanta (404) 349-3000 www.mbfh.com. Services can be LIVE Streamed by viewing www.vimeo.com/murraybrothers.