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A live-streamed Turkish auction, or 'canlı mezat', is drawing tens of thousands of viewers by tagging itself with an eclectic range of hashtags spanning virtual reality, beauty products, beat-making, knitting and personal finance. The broadcast, also promoted as a live show ('canlı yayın'), uses the widely mismatched tags to reach browsing audiences, and its bell and knife emojis signal the rapid-fire selling style typical of these online auctions.

A photography enthusiast has repaired a camera strap that kept leaving black shreds on the back of their neck, adding a knitted cover to it. They admit the job is not perfect, saying they repeatedly lost track of whether they were knitting right or left and had to unpick and lengthen the threads a couple of times, but the strap now works and stops the shedding.

Maryland death metal veterans Dying Fetus are booked to perform at the Knitting Factory in Spokane, Washington, according to a local announcement. The band, known as one of the most enduring names in technical death metal, is drawing attention from fans in the region as tour details circulate. The announcement gives no further specifics on dates or supporting acts.