The Norse Worshipped Assholes - The New Yorker reviews Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology which came out in paperback recently. If you wanted more proof of genre fiction's ascendency, Neil Gaiman discussed in the New Yorker is about as good as it gets.

Typography Of Astronomy - I Love Typography looks at the designs in classical astronomy texts. They do have a unique feel, one that hasn't been mined by modern design. The design of the books does lend them a more arcane quality than scientific, just because the works have been replaced and recontextualized in different ways.

You May Find Yourself Off The Beaten Track - Ahead of his upcoming tour for American Utopia, David Byrne details his travel tips and memories. Nothing revelatory in here, other than a guy that has toured the world as a musician still has places he wants to see. Bonus points for calling Central Asia "all the 'stans."

Saving The Disposable Past - I don't think that Tiger or any other handheld game maker spent much time thinking about how their work was being preserved. Most often, these games were quick cash-ins on popular franchises, though they weren't all bad games. In the era before Game Boy, these were your only non-TV gaming option.