Culture Spotlight On Turkey Jun 06, 2018 ... Government restrictions and the political climate stifle culture in Turkey, but youth embrace TV and nightlife as a means of escape.Turkey is experiencing a period of turmoil, but it continues to push ahead in both the entertainment and fashion industries. While businesses are willing to look abroad for success, the Turkish government has been on the defensive and has limited its international ties.Silver Screen Success: Turkish TV Dramas Soar Domestically & AbroadTurkey has become a ...
Culture Spotlight On Mexico Jun 05, 2018 ... Tradition and regional pride propel cultural trends in Mexico.Mexican culture is being celebrated on an international scale lately, with its heritage, music, and films crossing borders. Meanwhile, young people's passion for music makes it a major market for streaming.Come On Stream: Mexico Leads With Music StreamingMexico City has become a dominant force in the music streaming world, particularly on Spotify. High-profile artists like Adele, Radiohead, Harry Styles, and Dua Lipa all have Mexico ...
Culture Spotlight On The UK Jun 04, 2018 ... genre, reflects how modern jazz has no rules. The music leans on other genres, including hip-hop, neo-soul, and UK club sounds, so much so that it's even hitting dance clubs. Among the stars of this movement is Moses Boyd, whose 2017 solo EP "Absolute Zero" combines jazz and grime. Demonstrating the future of this genre, modern British jazz musicians are performing at summer music festivals, signing to indie labels, and starting to cross international borders. One For The ...
Global Music Trends Jun 03, 2018 ... Atlanta with editions booked internationally in China, Japan, and London. The 3-day event, claiming to be the biggest hip-hop festival in the world, has featured acts including Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne, A$AP Rocky, Travis Scott, Post Malone, and Migos. Co-founder of Rolling Loud Tariq Cherif told the Los Angeles Times, “Rappers are the new rock stars.”88 Rising The Brooklyn-based record label 88 Rising was started two years ago by Sean Miyashiro, a Japanese-Korean Brooklyn ...
Global TV Trends Jun 02, 2018 ... woman’s re-entrance into society after being held by a cult leader in an underground bunker for 15 years. American Horror Story, an FX series that features a different theme each season, based its latest season on a Manson-esque cult. While this type of story is more pronounced to date in American entertainment, the popularity of cult-themed series can be expected to rise in other countries as these programs are exported to international audiences. Cults are clearly in the zeitgeist, which is ...
Global Movie Trends Jun 01, 2018 ... face of culturally-ingrained adversity is happening in other countries as well. In South Africa, the controversial film The Wound, which depicts homosexuality set against the backdrop of a Xhosa tribal manhood rite, was taken out of theaters when it was slapped with an adult rating. After a triumphant fight in the courts the film was re-released and has since been shortlisted for an Academy Award as it garners international attention and acclaim. While the fight is far from over, each step towards ...
Global Gaming Trends May 31, 2018 ... Washington, D.C. metropolitan area since 2002. Getting bigger every year, ticket sales for the 2018 event were so high that registration was jammed, the auto-adjustment of prices based on demand backfired, and the number of tickets that sold in three days was equivalent to the number that took two months to sell the prior year.Video Games Live The international concert series Video Games Live launched in 2002, and it received two Guinness World Records in 2016: most video ...
Global Digital Trends May 30, 2018 ... campaign, the Coalition to Repeal the 8th, organized a march via social media on International Women’s Day to demonstrate solidarity and raise awareness about the upcoming vote. On May 26 of this year, 66.4% of Irish citizens voted to repeal the country’s abortion ban.#HometoVote Leading up to the Irish referendum to repeal the Eighth Amendment, the hashtag #HometoVote went viral in Australia. Irish citizens living abroad publically shared their decision to travel home to Ireland to participate in the ...
Global Analog Trends May 29, 2018 ... seeing a boom in sales. A growing interest in East African music and youth enthusiasm for vinyl records has given way to a music renaissance. James Rugami, record dealer and owner of stall 570 located in Nairobi’s Kenyatta Market, said that his business has doubled over the last decade, with interest from both domestic and international customers.Singapore’s New Record Shops Singapore’s new independent record stores, Choice Cuts + Good Coffee, Hear Records, and The Analog Vault to name a few ...
Global Fashion & Style Trends May 27, 2018 ... growth in this category, combined with the “new frontier” potential designers are exploring in order to the destroy the misconception that modest fashion is restrictive, offers an attractive whitespace for brands who look to empower their modest-minded young consumers.The Modist The Modist, a women’s fashion ecommerce platform that curates conservative designer products catered to the global Muslim clothing market (forecast to be worth $368 billion by 2021), launched on International Women’s Day in ...