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, ...

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 ...

* According to Internet lore, the term "spam" for repetitive unwanted e-mail refers to the Monty Python sketch set in a cafe where every dish comes with Spam, a tinned meat product, and a group of ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Lord Renton: My Lords, will the Minister explain how it is that an inedible tinned food that lasted for ever and was supplied to those on active service can become an unsolicited e-mail, bearing in ...