Dorie Greenspan had a lovely- and informative- article on macarons published in The Los Angeles Times today:
http://www.latimes.com/features/food/la-fo-macaron-20100401,0,6611000.story

Now, I really, really want some, but I'm sure I'm incapable of making them myself. I'm a HORRIBLE baker. Anyone had much luck with making macarons lately?