Curiosity Killed the Cat

Because seriously, how can you resist these cuties?

I first noticed this in the print version, but it's available in Wired online. There's a fairly detailed history and look into the present and possible future of Catan. Worth a read if you like trading 5 sheep for 3 sheep.
It also made me think of the discussion I had with Hank recently about custom Catan sets, and we ventured into the territory of a KKD-flavored Catan, where resources included volunteers and microphones and Polysics CDs, and you had to build up your convention rooms instead of cities.
It also made me think of what a Google-flavored set would feature. I think you'd end up with resources like engineers and server racks and have to link up your server rooms (upgraded into data centers) in order to conquer the internets.

This is what happens when you have too much wheat.