A few stray hyperlinks:

How SimCity inspired a generation of city planners – Loved this game so much growing up; it definitely had a lasting impact on how I view the world around me and contributed significantly to my griddy path in life.
The lab discovering DNA in old books – “It was in the archives of the Archbishop of York that he had an epiphany: he was surrounded by millions of animal skins.” Michael Collins is filling in the gaps of written history by studying what it’s written on.
Steven Heller talks to the New York Times For Kids art director Deborah Bishop about her work on one of the best looking magazines around.
Little bit obsessed with the art of Greg Ruth, particularly the film-based pieces. His artwork for Criterion’s release of Notorious is sublime. And keep your credit card handy: Mondo are selling prints of his Twin Peaks series later this month.
Regarding the thoughtful cultivation of the archived internet, in which Jason Kottke raises interesting questions about the problematic permanence of blogging. What do you do when you no longer agree with the you from twenty years ago?