While it’s true that That Movie launched the dinosaur obsessions of (possibly) millions in ’93, it’s always important to remember that it rode in on the peak of a wave of Dinomania inspired by the Dinosaur Renaissance. Dinosaurs were no longer the tail-dragging, swamp-hogging, brown dullards of the mid 20th century, but were now athletic, dynamic, colourful and exciting. Popular books and documentaries (like the Walter Cronkite-starring Dinosaur!), along with the latest generation of life-sized roaring museum robots and cool…
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Last week, Jennie and I took a trip to Pittsburgh, PA. Telling people you’re going to Pittsburgh in the middle of January elicits a lot of “what for?” reactions. Well, the “what for” was a good one, thank you very much. It was the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, a museum I’ve long wanted to visit, and it far exceeded my expectations. It was the best dinosaur hall I’ve ever visited, and though I had done a bit of research…




