To the editor: Regarding the etymology of "spam": Anyone who has been in the business for a long time knows that "spam" as applied to unwanted bulk e-mail comes from the Monty Python "Spam" sketch, ...

We are not suggesting that coconuts migrate. Nor do we plan on having Spam, Spam, Spam, eggs, bacon, sausage and Spam for breakfast.To the uninitiated, you'd be forgiven for wondering why we would ...

How did the word for a tinned meat product become the basis for describing China’s most recent attempts to spew misinformation and foment discord in America? This requires an explanation. In 1937, Geo ...

To round out our look at comedians this month, I bring you the story of a television show that influenced generations of comedy. In October 1969, a new sketch comedy show aired on British television. ...

Monty Python's Spamalot lovingly lampoons the legend of King Arthur in a side-splitting musical extravaganza. Prepare for an irreverent and hilarious journey as we follow King Arthur (not quite your ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Checking your e-mail these days can bring to mind a chant from an old Monty Python sketch: "Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam." The overload of spam -- unsolicited and unwanted e-mail -- ...

Monty Python's Spamalot lovingly lampoons the legend of King Arthur in a side-splitting musical extravaganza. Prepare for an irreverent and hilarious journey as we follow King Arthur (not quite your ...

Open up your email on any given morning and you might get two or three notes from friends — and twice as many from people trying to sell you energy pills, offshore real estate or virility enhancers.