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...column, but the incident is likely to end with a slap on the wrist. Even as the outrage over her column continues, there's a growing backlash against her leading critics. Comedic actor, writer and Twitter pioneer Stephen Fry has come in for the most censure. Columnist Brendan O'Neill wrote that Fry had used Twitter as a "virtual lynch mob" that had set press and speech freedoms back...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Should Bigoted Speech Be Free? A Debate in Britain | 10/22/2009 | See Source »

...late 18th century, early editions of American medical journals recommend hemp seeds and roots for the treatment of inflamed skin, incontinence and venereal disease. Irish doctor William O'Shaughnessy first popularized marijuana's medical use in England and America. As a physician with the British East India Company, he found marijuana eased the pain of rheumatism and was helpful against discomfort and nausea in cases of rabies, cholera and tetanus...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medical Marijuana | 10/21/2009 | See Source »

...unusually cold and snowy weather in store for this winter is caused an abnormally weak El Niño, a warming current in the Pacific Ocean that is can be used to predict weather patterns, according to the National Weather Service’s website. Strong El Niño currents are often correlated with warmer-than-average winters in the New England region...

Author: By Jose Delreal, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Coat Fund Expanded to Meet Cold | 10/21/2009 | See Source »

...Originally planned to go to medical school, but grew interested in space exploration as a career during high school in the early 1970s through reading the works of the American physicist Gerard K. O'Neill...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Accused Spy Stewart Nozette | 10/21/2009 | See Source »

Best moment: Nate's face, when Serena loses his steep, steep wager. O_O...

Author: By June Q. Wu | Title: Recap: "Enough About Eve" and Vanessa too, please! | 10/20/2009 | See Source »

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