Check out the latest edition of A List Apart, featuring a fascinating article on automatic magazine layout of images. The technique utilizes server-side technology to calculate where the images should be placed, but of course, CSS had to be used for positioning within the rendered page. The potential for IE-related problems seemed to loom hugely on the horizon as I read the article, but once I got to the section that explained the CSS, I saw that Harvey Kane's solution is beautifully simple and effective.

Oh, and while you're at A List Apart? Bid a fond farewell to the <embed> element.