Good insider perspective on the process - for better or for worse. I'm sure we'll get used to the new layout, I can already see how his will save me from moving my mouse around too much.
Relevant project "Long News" - http://longnow.org/ - "How many of today's headlines will matter in 100 years? 1000? Kirk Citron's "Long News" project collects stories that not only matter today, but will resonate for decades -- even centuries -- to come." via TED Talks - http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/kirk_citron_and_now_the_re...
Now only if we could get IMDb.com redesigned!