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Show MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 2008 Life F A S H I O N The year . THE COLLEGE TIMES B3 Night at the Museum Ray Cheatham , Life writer L Brandon Schelin Life writer I am not a dandy. Before actually coming to rest upon the topic of dandyism, I took the idea to a close friend, so as to get her take on it. After reading to her Miriam-Webster 's somewhat archaic definition of the word, she responded quite simply with, "so basically a metrosexual." I responded immediately with a delightfully unconvincing, "no." Realizing that 1 had no idea what I was talking about, I conceded my argument and buried myself in dandy-related literature. The sartorial blogosphere has been ripe with dandyism thus far in 2008. GQ's "Style Guy" Glenn O'Brien went as far as to title his first 2008 blog post, "A year made for dandies." So who the hell is a dandy and what makes them so? The aforementioned Miriam- Webster's Dictionary defines a dandy as L 'a man who gives exaggerated attention to personal appearance.1' More concisely put, a metrosexual. I still, however, refuse to allow the two to become synonyms. When 1 think dandy, 1 think Winston Chesterfield the third. When I thinkmetro, 1 think ^Jpg Hans;SthweTser. However? the world's foremost Web site on the subject, dandyism.net offers little help in answering the question'of who is a dandy, stating that dandyism is not only difficult to describe but as well difficult to definfe. Essentially the line between dandyism and metrosojualifcy cannot be seen. Without a clear definition of dandyism, it's impossible to say what exactly sartorial writers mean when they declare 2008 the year of the dandy. With that in mind, the year can be simply described as a year for the style conscious, perhaps even a year for the less than style conscious to broaden their horizons. Perhaps it could even see as an end to this absurd wide-leg-pant fiasco. There's something to be said about wishful thinking. TOP TEN TV icons that deserve to die and why 10. Tom Selleck - tiny shorts, disgusting hairy bodies and mustaches will never make a comeback 9. Simon Cowell - every season of his show is exactly the same 8. Calista Flockhart - no anorexic has ever lived this long 7. Bob Barker - controlling the pet population is playing God 6. Dennis Franz - we will never ever forget seeing his butt on primetimeTV 5. Joan Rivers - she looks dead; therefore, she should be dead 4. Charlie Brown - animated manic-depressive 3. All six FRIENDS-with all the sleeping around they did, they'd all have died from AIDS by now 2. Oprah Winfrey - she makes too many people cry 1. Dr. Phil - Jesus Christ to poor people and yuppies ooking for a way to escape this winter's cold temperatures? To quote little Jedediah from the 2006 film Night At The Museum, "No problemo, Gigantor." The Museum of Ancient Life in Lehi is the place to be on a cold winter night. During a recent visit to the museum, Randall Schut, museum supervisor, explained that the museum houses the world's largest collection of complete dinosaur skeletons. Visitors from around the world come to Lehi, Utah to see this impressive collection. At the museum, visitors can see kid favorites like the Stegosaurus and Triceratops. Additional exhibits include a working paleontology laboratory, a Supersaurus which measures 120 feet from head to tail and a display of two massive Tyranosaurus Rexes battling over a meal. Perhaps the most captivating exhibit of the museum is that of an Archelon, a sea turtle that measured 16 feet across from fin to fin. The Archelon hangs from the ceiling and greets visitors at eye level as they enter the north hall of the museum. The lighting and design of the room helps visitors feel as if they are swimming in an ancient sea. There are small treasures among the museum that most visitors pass without noticing. These include the skeleton of a young Protoceratops that died in a sandstorm millions of years ago. Ray Cheatham / College Times Dinosaurs greet visitors to museum. Still mostly buried in sandstone, this particular skeleton is unique because it is original bone and not rock like most dinosaur skeletons found today. Among the traditional "do not touch" exhibits are over fifty hands-on displays where visitors are encouraged to dig for fossils, build dinosaurs, and even play with sand and water to learn about erosion. These exhibits are interactive and fun for all visitors, not just children. Within the museum is a cafe, a great gift shop, and the Xango Mammoth Ray Cheatham / College Times The Great Hall room. Screen Theatre. Three different films about dinosaurs and ancient sea monsters are shown on the six story screen throughout the day. Previews for each of the films are viewable on the museum Web site. Unlike the film Night At The Museum, when the Museum of Ancient Life closes its doors, the dinosaurs do . not chase the night security • guard until he throws a bone. . But when the doors are open ; to visitors, history comes to life. Visitors to the museum leave with a greater appre- • ciation of the ancient. ,,", ^ The Museum of Ancient Life is located at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi. For,, more information about the museum including hours of -: operation and prices, visit •'{ www.thanksgiving.com •-_,; Photo credit: Yahoo! Movies r PROVO SHOPS from B2 to find good vintage clothing. Besides the clothing, Coal Umbrella offers contemporary vinyl records from many of the newest indie and other music artists. There is also another room with hand-made art that has been collected from around the world. In addition, the walls are decked with eccentric art, which Matt said has been an exciting aspect of the store. "Here people can see some creative art that is hard to find in the other art venues in the area" All in all, Coal Umbrella is an exciting addition to downtown Provo, and the prospect of having more eclectic stores like it is a welcome change to the strip-mall fever plaguing our cities. Most impressive about I N some of the downtown stores like Mode Boutique and Coal Umbrella are the communal and collaborative efforts. All store owners strive for win-win scenarios, rather than trying to viciously cut each other out as we often see in the; business world. Money comes secondary to displaying good art, selling good clothing, and promoting local music. Most of the owners are also friends and collaborate, particularly on the arts walk, which is held the first Friday of every month and has several businesses participating. For more information, visit www.downtownprovo.org For a good taste of P r o vo's unique budding downtown culture, take some time off homework and go for a stroll downtown to check some of these places out. Seeing that not everyone has bad haircuts and rents from clean flicks will make you feel better. At least being involved with downtown Provo culture will convince you that the arts do in fact exist and thrive in Provo, and its progress looks promising. For further information, visit www.modeboutique. net and http://coalumbrelIa.com7 Rambo-\n part four, John Rambo'sroidenhanced skeleton is brought back to life to kill some more Charlies. Meet The Spartans - Can somebody explain why these stupid-ass movies keep being made? If feels like homemade YouTube trash. Untraceable- Hopefully, the numb-skull who contrived this unoriginal story is untraceable too, because people will want to lynch him for making such crap. 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