A while ago I wrote a blog entry called Perl is dead. Long Live Perl! It got quite a bit of attention in the Perl world and was even translated and cross published on in various languages on various sites. That article talked about the fact that not only is Perl not a dead language, but that it's not even dying.  

Recently Tim Bunce has created a presentation called "Perl: Baseless Myths and Startling Realities" and he's put it up on slide share so we can all take a look. If you're interested in the reality of Perl, I suggest giving it a look.