Are tables bad?
 

I can't remember if this is true.
Can somebody explain to me if I could use them and if not why they are so bad?
To me setting up a table arround the photo seems a better idea than nesting a whole lot of divs, but especially alignment in tables is much easier than layers.

Well, the general consensus tables are for presenting data in an orderly way. Just because you can (mis)use them for layout purposes shouldn't mean you should.

However, I do agree that tables are handy sometimes.