Suggestion for MT home page

I referred a friend to MT recently, and it got me to thinking about the impression that a new user might have when the front page loads.

I think having the most recent blogs on the front page work for established MT-heads - we're coming back to an ongoing conversation that we've been part of for some time.

But a new user might take a while to figure out how to approach the site.

Seems to me that a front page that contains something like an introduction to the philosophy of MT, along with direct links to key areas of the site (such as the 'basics' podcasts), would be a worthwhile endeavour.