Wall for Amethyst (page 192)

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WINDSOR, ENGLAND—Wiping joyful tears away from the corners of her eyes, local woman Tricia Ramsey reportedly gushed “Just like a fairy tale” Saturday while watching Prince Philip’s royal corpse being tossed into a furnace. “Oh, wow, this is just like every little girl’s dream,” said Ramsey, who was overcome by awe with just a tinge of longing as she witnessed a team of royal staffers shove the Duke of Edinburgh’s body roughly inside the incinerator while scores of cheering, jubilant Britons across the nation raised pints while watching the televised event in pubs and waved Union Jack flags in the streets. “Look at that smoke! I can only hope one day my cadaver will go up in flames like that. What a day! I’m just so emotional, I know we won’t forget about this one soon.” At press time, Ramsey was singing “God Save The Queen” while trying to catch a piece of falling ash in her mouth.

"Blank Space" is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, taken from her fifth studio album, 1989. The song was released to US radio stations as the second single from 1989 on November 10, 2014, by Republic Records in partnership with Swift's label at the time, Big Machine. Swift co-wrote "Blank Space" with its producers Max Martin and Shellback. For the lyrics, she conceived the song as a satirical self-referential nod to her reputation as a flirtatious woman with a series of romantic attachments, which blemished her once-wholesome girl next door image. Musically, it is an electropop song with minimal hip hop-influenced beats.

"Blank Space" spent seven weeks atop the US Billboard Hot 100. It was certified eight times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and had sold 4.6 million copies in the US by July 2019. It also topped charts in Australia, Canada, Iceland, Scotland, and South Africa. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) reported that "Blank Space" was one of the best-selling singles of 2015, with 9.2 million track-equivalent units. Critics praised the song's production and Swift's songwriting; some picked it as 1989's highlight. The song earned three nominations at the 58th Grammy Awards, including two general categories: Record of the Year and Song of the Year. It featured on decade-end lists by such publications as Billboard, Rolling Stone, and Slant Magazine.

Joseph Kahn directed the music video for "Blank Space", which depicts Swift as a jealous woman who acts erratically upon suspecting her boyfriend's infidelity. Photography took place mostly at Oheka Castle, with a few additional scenes shot at Woolworth Estate. The video won Best Pop Video and Best Female Video at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards. Swift included "Blank Space" on the set lists for two of her concert tours: the 1989 World Tour (2015) and Reputation Stadium Tour (2018). The song has been adapted into cover versions of different genres by several rock musicians, including I Prevail and Ryan Adams.

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Introduction
You may have seen, while browsing around the Internet, bizarre memes or GIFs of anthropomorphic dinosaurs. You may have come across a purple dinosaur and were confused. And further still, you may have been bewildered to hear the dinosaur sing “I love you, you love me, we’re a happy family.” What may this purple, singing dinosaur be from? None other than the television show “Barney & Friends”! “Barney & Friends” was an incredibly successful children’s television show; it ran from 1992 to 2010, airing on the Public Broadcasting Service. The show left a lasting legacy, remaining a remnant of the 1990s and 2000s even after its unexpected shutdown in 2010. The show had a roster of familiar characters up to its closing, becoming well-known in households across the country. Indeed, the show grossed millions of dollars from its millions of views across the United States. The show “Barney & Friends” is incredibly expansive, but all of it will be explained thoroughly, from its surprising origins to its unexpected demise. Additionally, the Barney franchise beyond the show itself will be explained, as the characters – and money-making – of the Barney franchise go far beyond just the television show.

Origins
Some may be surprised to discover that the television show was not the first incarnation of the characters at all; in fact, the characters popularized by the television show did not originate from the show at all. Instead, the cast of characters originated from a 1993 video game, titled “Barney’s Hide & Seek Game.” The game itself was never particularly successful (receiving mixed reviews for its “simplistic” gameplay), but served nevertheless as the sole inspiration for the popular TV show. Before it was discontinued, the game had a 4/10 rating on the Sega-16, the device it was featured on. The game has, as recently as 2020, served as a point of interest for the speedrunning community – the current completion record is nine minutes and nine seconds. It should be noted that one cannot actually fail this game, as Barney refuses to state that a player has lost, instead forcing them to continue a given level until they emerge victorious. Unlike other video games of its type, Barney cannot actually “die” in-game; instead, he will give players a “safety lecture” about falling from high heights.

Premise and Rise to Fame
    Despite the video game not being popular, a television show was made out of it – and the show was popular. The show rose to meteoric fame very shortly after its premiere on April 6, 1992. It featured a cast of little-known actors and actresses not-so-subtly disguised in dinosaur costumes. The dinosaurs – prehistoric creatures – were shown to be encountering and interacting with human children. This temporal juxtaposition between ancient animals and modern children proved a significant reason for the show’s success. “Barney & Friends” acquired notability through its choice to cast children with no prior acting experience – amateurs, essentially. Most of the children who appeared on the show lost any and all notability after their respective guest appearances; however, some became much more popular after their appearances, including the likes of Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato (Bergado, 2017). Both acted in the show, and thereafter received immense fame. The dinosaurs themselves were beloved creatures – the main characters were Barney, a purple tyrannosaurus rex who often sang and danced; Baby Bop, a short-tempered triceratops best known for her tendencies to clean up and sing; lastly, B.J., Baby Bop’s brother, a protoceratops who was particularly fond of pizza (Campbell & Gissen, 2020).

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