We’re deep into preparation for TED2009. Here are some curtain-raisers:

Alan Saracevic from the San Francisco Chronicle has a Q&A with TED curator Chris Anderson >>

AFP previews the “mind-poking melange” on offer this year >>

Steve Rosenbaum compares TED and Davos in the Huffington Post >>

And Kara Swisher from All Things Digital writes about the new location and the amazing TED Fellows >>

Bookmark Wired’s “TED at 25” page to follow Kim Zetter’s reporting all week >>

Above, the Long Beach stage on Monday morning. See our “Pre-TED2009” Flickr set for more.