In an effort to bring you interesting stories related to the art of magic, I spend time every day scouring the internet for stories in the mainstream media. Based on years of experience doing this for the Linking Page and Magic Newswire, it appears to me that the use of the word Houdini as an alliteration seems to be on the uptick. Here's the latest from the Economist which illustrated an article bearing the title "Barack Houdini Obama":
Illustration from the Economist