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March 21, 2008: Illuminated Site of the Week: Aw, You Can Use Facts To Prove Anything

Illuminated Site of the Week: Years of movies and conspiracy theories have taught us the obvious, that if you want to protect your brainwaves you need a tinfoil beanie. But On the Effectiveness of Aluminium Foil Helmets: An Empirical Study would have us believe folks at MIT have done experiments proving this isn't the case. Hmm . . . then again, they have a lot of "equipment" and use "science," so maybe we'd better hear what they have to say.

-- Suggested by Digo Rodriguez

Warehouse 23 News: You Know What They Say . . .

"If you can't take the heat, get outta Phoenix." They do say that, right? Somebody get Phoenix on the phone, we've got a meme to start spreading. We need that phrase to work, or we'll never be able to sell Xcrawl: PhoenixCrawl. Or, at least, we won't be able to convince you to buy it. You'll be left to your own devices on whether or not to buy the book. And that simply will not do.

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