Dan Armstrong, 35, has been a fan of Spam since he was a youngster. In fact, he and a friend, Dustin Black, 33, both advertising executives, like it so much they wrote "The Book of Spam: A Most ...

Objects can talk in cartoons and fairy tales: toys tell their stories. Now our domestic appliances have begun to speak, and they would like to sell us pills and porn, and for us to give them our bank ...

For many Filipino Americans, SPAM isn’t just a beloved ingredient in a popular breakfast dish: It is a marker of Filipino identity. But after months of reporting on the canned meat and its cultural ...

While you might think of Spam as a basic canned meat, it’s actually one of the greatest business success stories of all time: Since Hormel Foods Corporation launched the affordable, canned pork ...

The product was launched in 1937. The name came from a Broadway actor at a New Year’s Eve party in 1936, won a $100 prize, and may or may not have stood for “Spiced Ham” — Hormel won’t officially say.

AUSTIN, Minn. — Spam is just canned meat with a catchy name. Yet its cultural legacy rivals any of Minnesota’s other famous exports. It fueled countless soldiers during World War II, inspired new ...

Each year, the U.S. consumes 80 million pounds of Spam. Barry Batchelor - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images With tensions rising even higher between the United States and North Korea, I’ve been ...

From a confidence trick originating in the late 19th century, to sophisticated AI that can manipulate reality, recreating anyone's face or voice with almost pinpoint accuracy--spam has come a long way ...

AUSTIN, Minn. (Tribune News Service) — Spam is just canned meat with a catchy name. Yet its cultural legacy rivals any of Minnesota's other famous exports. It fueled countless soldiers during World ...