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Sideswipe: April 15: Buying a piece of internet and pop culture history 14 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM 2 minutes to read A viral video from the early days of YouTube is the latest piece of digital history to have a comeback. The Leave Britney Alone video from 2007 has gone on sale and has attracted a bid of around $21,000, Nylon reports. Its creator, Chris Crocker, helped launch the Free Britney movement, reports Mediaite. He describes the video as a piece of internet and pop culture history and says it was the first viral video to get mass mainstream coverage. I made this video as a gender-bending teenage high school dropout in my grandparents bedroom, Crocker writes in the listing. I had no idea the impact its message would have, years later. Maybe society is finally starting to get it. ....
- As per Trend report, the share of cotton yarn in Uzbekistanâs textile exports have increased to 50.7 per cent. The report refers to the State Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan for data. Uzbekistanâs textile exports increased 21.2 per cent to $1.86 billion in 2020. These exports accounted for 12.3 percent of the total volume of exports last year ($15.1 billion). The main share in the exports accounted for cotton yarn (50.7 per cent) followed by finished knitwear and garments (36.3 per cent). These products were exported to 70 countries across the world. Russia held the largest share in exports, with products worth $655.5 million. China was second and Kyrgyzstan followed at third position. In fact, the value of exports to Kyrgyzstan increased three times during the period. ....
- The yet to recover apparel business and fresh lockdowns in EU and US has led to a 40 per cent increase in Bangladeshâ yarn prices, says Md Fazlul Hoque, Managing Director, Plummy Fashions. As per Textile Today, prices are expected to stabilize in coming months with an increase in production. Demand is likely to rebound on recovery from the pandemic leading to a decline in cotton stocks, says an ICRA report. However, absolute cotton stocks, as well as cotton stock-to-use ratio, are expected to remain high. The rise in local yarn prices can be attributed to growing international cotton prices that also affected Bangladeshâs garment shipments, especially of knitwear, during the ongoing pandemic, says Monsoor Ahmed, Secretary, Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA). ....
Doug Smiley, New York Music Marketing Exec, Dies at 42 Doug Smiley, New York Music Marketing Exec, Dies at 42 Doug stands out as a pillar of the authenticity that I strove toward, said Santigold, one of the artists Smiley worked with. Chris Willman, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Doug Smiley, the marketing director for Verve Music Group, died Saturday, February 27. He had been diagnosed with Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer less than a month before dying at home in Maplewood, NJ, surrounded by family. He was 42. Smiley joined Universal Music Group’s Verve division last year as its marketing director. He was the founder and CEO of Intergalactic Outreach, which he started in 2019 as a strategy and marketing firm. He previously held marketing posts at Brilliant Corners Artist Management, Cornerstone/The Fader, Songs Music Publishing, MeanRed Productions, and Downtown Music. ....