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May 9, 2023 1:25 PM CDT

Researcher: Spoilers Don't Matter

Psychology study suggests people still enjoy shows if they know the ending

(Newser) - The next time you inadvertently let a spoiler slip about a popular show, just explain to your angry friend that science say it's fine. Yeshiva University psychology professor Anna-Lisa Cohen makes the case in a New York Times essay, one that draws from a study by her and others...

Man in HBO's
Sights for Leaking
Game of Thrones
Secrets

May 10, 2016 5:54 PM CDT

Man in HBO's Sights for Leaking Game of Thrones Secrets

They call him the 'Spanish Spoiler'

(Newser) - Prison is coming (perhaps) for a guy who has been spilling spoilers for upcoming Game of Thrones episodes, US News reports. The man, who IDed himself in an English-speaking YouTube video as 43-year-old Jose Senaris from Spain, says he's a digestive surgeon who also writes for a well-known Spanish...

Google Patent
Would Protect
You From Spoilers

Apr 8, 2015 6:18 PM CDT

Google Patent Would Protect You From Spoilers

System would flag potentially ruinous posts on social media

(Newser) - Google has received a patent designed to ease the pain of a modern malady: the spoiler. As Quartz reports, the system would sniff out potentially painful posts from people in your social network and warn you about them. You could then block those posts if you so choose. For it...

Family Guy
Hints at Big
Changes

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Dec 6, 2013 3:48 PM CST

Family Guy Hints at Big Changes

Future episodes suggest Brian's resurrection

(Newser) - Spoiler ahead: The apparent death of a favorite Family Guy character may not have marked his end. Brian the dog is set to appear in future episodes, Entertainment Weekly reports, including one Dec. 15 in which "Stewie devises a master plan to get the one and only thing he...

Whoomp! That's Not Obama in 1993 Rap Video

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Jun 7, 2010 4:15 PM CDT

Whoomp! That's Not Obama in 1993 Rap Video

Extra in 17-year-old video does resemble future president

(Newser) - You're about to have Tag Team's hit single, "Whoomp! (There It Is)," stuck in your head, and it's all because of a false alarm turned Internet meme. An extra who appears at 1:01 of the Atlanta rap group's 1993 video bears a striking resemblance to President Obama—...

Robert Pattinson's
New Film Ends With ...

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Mar 10, 2010 6:11 PM CST

Robert Pattinson's New Film Ends With ...

'Twilight' star's latest, 'Remember Me,' concludes with a twist

(Newser) - Twilight heartthrob Robert Pattinson has a movie coming out Friday, and the twist ending is already leaking out of theaters and onto the Internet. Don't keep reading if you don't want to know! Or continue to learn the secret of what Gawker blogger Richard Lawson calls "the film's exploitative...