This is going to be a cataloguing of stories about PowerPoint. We have David Byrne in one corner, and one my personal idols, Edward Tufte in the other. Is PowerPoint an artistic step closer to our creator or is it the anti-christ? David Byrne does Art, including "recombinant phrenology" in this article. Wired 11.09: Learning to Love PowerPoint Edward Tufte condemns the rigidity and stupidity of PowerPoint Wired 11.09: PowerPoint is Evil

"When information is stacked in time, it is difficult to understand context and evaluate relationships. Visual reasoning usually works more effectively when relevant information is shown side by side. Often, the more intense the detail, the greater the clarity and understanding. This is especially so for statistical data, where the fundamental analytical act is to make comparisons."