Today's GNOME pathologies

[Jonathan Corbet]

So I just updated my Rawhide system.  Items noticed in the first few
minutes:

 - Blinking cursors are on everything and cannot be turned off.  I *hate*
   blinking cursors.  They make me Grumpy.

 - Lots of icons are missing.  The "system settings" dialog is now mostly
   text.

 - Setting the background no longer works; it is pure black.

Obviously something has gone a little funky somewhere; or is it only me?

Thanks,

jon