Abstract: One of the best-motivated classes of dark-matter candidate is the Weakly-Interacting Massive Particle (WIMP).  In this talk, I will discuss WIMPs in the context of direct-detection experiments.  First, I will discuss a new signal for WIMP dark matter: gravitational focusing in direct-detection experiments.  This effect leads to an energy-dependent phase-shift in the peak direct-detection event rate throughout the year.  I will discuss this in light of current putative annual-modulation claims.  Second, I will discuss what we can learn about WIMPs in the "early-discovery" days once WIMPs are conclusively found in direct-detection experiments.  I will show that what we can learn about WIMPs depends sensitively on the ensemble of experiments that are running at the time of discovery.