An App To Help You Avoid Spoilers

Posted on October 6, 2013 at 3:57 pm

You’ve DVRed the latest episode of your favorite show but haven’t watched it yet.  Or you were out of town and haven’t made it to the theater to see the latest blockbuster.  There are a lot of arguments on both sides of the spoiler debate.  But if  you want to protect yourself from spoilers, there’s an app for that!  It’s called Spoiler Shield.  It blocks all the social media mentions of the movie, TV show, or sporting event you don’t want to know about until you’ve had a chance to enjoy it.

Even Spoiler Shield can’t protect you from your friends or overheard conversations.  Maybe in version 2.0.

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Your Chance to Ask Paul McCartney a Question

Posted on October 2, 2013 at 3:59 pm

To mark the launch of his New album, Paul McCartney will to give his first-ever live Twitter Q&A tomorrow. NEW, his first studio album of brand new solo material in six years, will be released in the US on October 15.  The title song is featured in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2.

Paul will answer questions about his forthcoming release and the recording process on Thursday, starting at 2:40 pm UK time (9:40 am US Eastern time). Fans can send in questions now via Twitter by using the hashtag #AskMacca and see his answers at @paulmccartney.

Beatles fans will also enjoy Love Me Do: Behind the Scenes at the Recording of the Beatles’ First Single.

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What 2013 Movies Are Most Viral on Social Media?

Posted on September 24, 2013 at 3:59 pm

We’re used to measuring movie success by box office.  But it’s intriguing to look at the data on social media.  Before you click — which movie of 2013 so far do you think has had the most viral impact?

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Chipotle’s New Ad Has a Haunting Beauty

Posted on September 15, 2013 at 3:45 pm

This beautiful animated film promoting Chipotle’s new game features Fiona Apple singing a haunting version of the “Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” song, “Pure Imagination.”  So, a song that once paid tribute to a candy factory is now being used in an understated and creative way to promote healthy, non-GMO food.  Nicely done, Chipotle.

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A New Comedy About a Church Choir from Issa Rae

Posted on September 7, 2013 at 8:00 am

Issa Rae is the subversively funny mind who created the web series The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl.  She’s now working on writing an HBO series she will also star in.  But she is still creating content for the web, including a new comedy series about a choir at a black church, called simply “Choir.”

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