The other day a friend of my kids' was over at the house wearing the ultimate spoiler T-shirt--the front of the shirt was emblazoned with a litany of movie "spoilers" (Rosebud is a sled, the boy's analyst is a ghost, etc.). I was amused to find several spoilers that I did not already know, and it made me think how often these days I see the words "spoiler alert" in the press. It seems it's become harder and harder to discuss a variety of subject matter without first getting some critical, but secretive, piece of information out in the open, thus risking spoiling the surprise for the reader. These articles typically start off with some kind of setup to draw readers in, then issue a clear warning to read no further if they don't want the secret revealed--the so-called spoiler alert.
