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PEOPLE & ARTS Wednesday 20 november 2019
Baby Shark run continues with new tour dates

By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY Ramsey Naito, executive
Associated Press vice president of animation
NEW YORK (AP) — Most vi- production and develop-
ral videos have a finite shelf ment for Nickelodeon, said
life, but the "doo doo doo" the network sees "Baby
of "Baby Shark" shows no Shark" as an opportunity
sign of abating. to "develop bigger stories
The little ditty and dance around these characters
about a family of sharks that everyone is falling in
that captivated the tod- love with. "What's great
dler set and beyond will still is what we've seen with
be with us as we go into 'Baby Shark' is it appeals
the next decade, with a to everyone," she said. "It's
"Baby Shark" tour launching just an unexplained phe-
a new set of concert dates nomenon." The tour, which
after recently wrapping up played to crowds of about
dozens of performances in 3,000 during its initial run,
its first run in North America. was popular with some
The second leg of the tour dates selling out, said Ryan
kicks off in Independence, Borba, managing editor of
Missouri on March 1. the trade publication Poll-
"Our target demographic is star, which tracks the con-
2 years old all the way up cert industry.
to 6 years old. That's sort In this Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, Pinkfong and Baby Shark cheer on the Washington Nationals with fans Ticket sales only represent
of the main sweet spot. of all ages ahead of Game 3 of the World Series, while gifting WowWee's official Baby Shark toys a portion of the show's suc-
But it's family. It's a family at various landmarks in Washington. cess, with merchandise
show. It's parents with their Associated Press bought for little tykes anoth-
kids. It's grandparents with music beyond that song, ral with the nursery-school to be gaining steam," said er key component. There's
their grandchildren. It's a including nursery rhymes set, with little kids imitating Jonathan Linden, Round even a VIP package where
show for the whole fam- around for far longer than the handclapping dance Room Live's other co-presi- they can rub fins with Baby
ily," said Stephen Shaw, co- "Baby Shark." that went along with the dent. "It's a lot of fun. It's a Shark characters.
president of Round Room "`Baby Shark,' which is ob- video. Books, plush toys fun song that sort of brings The tour represents the
Live, which is putting on the viously the title and the and other merchandise people together and ev- continued growth of the
concert tour. "It's a great main song of the show, inspired by the song were erybody seems to know it." live music scene for chil-
night out. And we're really only sort of appears twice," hot-ticket items for the holi- Getting exposure during dren, said Borba.
pleased with the response said Shaw. "And the rest of days and the "Baby Shark" the World Series as Wash- "It's definitely becoming
we've seen and how broad the show is filled with great tour was soon hatched. ington Nationals fans ad- more sophisticated and
the actual audience has high-energy fun." "It's one of those that has opted it as their rally song the production quality ... is
been." And while the con- "Baby Shark" has been truly been a phenomenon certainly helped extend really ramping up in recent
cert, the first for most kids, around for a few years but it where I think there's any that shelf life. And more years," he said. "The appe-
may include the earworm took the world by storm last number of people who "Baby Shark" is on the way tite for live music is always
of "doo doo doo," the year when the song and suspected it might start to as Nickelodeon has a car- growing ... (and) kids shows
90-minute event features video by Pinkfong went vi- fade a little bit, and it seems toon series in the works. are along for the ride."q

Minter’s `Secondhand’ is argument for tempering acquisitions

By JEFF ROWE furniture, electronics, to rethink how they live. ate the mountains of no-
Associated Press kitchen appliances and And the facts of the sec- longer-wanted stuff that
“Secondhand: Travels in toys and other stuff no lon- ondhand industry are is clogging U.S. and other
the New Global Garage ger wanted by the origi- compelling. Two decades wealthy nations’ house-
Sale,” Bloomsbury, by nal owners. Moreover, the ago, China was a major holds, steps he shows will
Adam Minter declining birth rates in ad- importer of secondhand benefit people every-
Americans are an ac- vanced nations means the clothes; now it is an ex- where:
quisitive people and their markets for their discarded porter. Global clothing —Press for better qual-
craving for ever more stuff goods have shrunken at production doubled from ity, more durable goods,
ripples around the world, home. That’s why that T- 2000 to 2015 while the av- which will benefit consum-
not always to the benefit shirt given to Goodwill in erage number of times a ers and the environment.
of the receivers of their ex- Omaha may end up find- garment was worn before Minter notes that particle-
cess or the environment. ing its next owner in Africa disposal fell by a third. board furniture typically
Between 1967 and 2017, and the solid-wood cabi- A World Bank study says never makes a second
the amount of things net from England may find humanity is tracking to move intact.
Americans bought rose al- This cover image released its next home in Malaysia. generate waste at twice —Change laws and val-
by Bloomsbury shows "Sec-
most 20-fold, filling closets ondhand: Travels in the New Secondhand is an anthem the population growth ues that keep used goods
and garages and creating Global Garage Sale" by to decluttering, recycling, by 2050. Businesses have out of poor countries
the self-storage industry. Adam Minter. making better quality sprung up to clear out where people need them
But, as Minter notes, Amer- Associated Press goods and living a simpler the cluttered dwellings the most.
icans are only diverting to the rest goes to dumps life with less stuff. The book of the deceased. Televi- —Recognize that the
resale and reuse about 3 for another generation to is a compelling argument sion shows focus on the global trade in second-
percent of potentially us- worry about. for tempering acquisitions, values in used items from hand goods benefits the
able discarded clothing, As Minter writes, the world especially now that global yesteryear. Minter calls global economy and the
furniture and other goods; is overflowing with clothes, warming compels people for several steps to allevi- environment.q