Every now and again a film comes along that is dismissed by critics, goes widely unseen by the general public, and yet is still considered a great film by those who have seen it. I am here to tell you ...

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 ...

Before the 1975 release of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the British comedy troupe Monty Python was barely known overseas. People in Britain knew the group, made up of Graham Chapman, John Cleese, ...

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