Speak Easy

By Jasmine LiuJune 14, 2026

Katie Thornton on cynicism, language learning, and Esperanto’s ban on slang The post Speak Easy appeared first on Harper's Magazine.

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The Brooklyn Bridge briefly caught fire during a fireworks display; two Russian nationals scaled to the top of the spire of the Empire State building in supposed demonstration of the power of love and peace; a British Premier League soccer team donated more than 40 pairs of game-worn socks to a group of horses and donkeys who would wear them as protection from the bites of flies. The post Weekly Review appeared first on Harper's Magazine.

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It was reported that several San Francisco gay bars use biometric facial-recognition devices, resembling those used by the TSA, to scan entering customers; the Fresno County Board of Supervisors voted to name June “Traditional Nuclear Family” month; and a set of couples reached a custody agreement after one mistakenly carried and birthed the other’s embryo due to a mix-up at the clinic where both received fertility treatment. The post Weekly Review appeared first on Harper's Magazine.

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At least eight people were sentenced to a minimum combined 450 years in prison for actions during an anti-ICE protest; in Europe, a major heat wave caused more than 1,000 excess deaths in France, including those of more than 40 swimmers who drowned while trying to beat the heat; and Canadians saw a 38.5 percent increase in confirmed tick reports as more species migrate from the United States. The post Weekly Review appeared first on Harper's Magazine.

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The president entered the UFC crowd to the AC/DC song “Thunderstruck”; members of the Iranian men’s soccer team disembarked in North America wearing pins to commemorate the 168 people killed by a U.S. military strike on an elementary school in southern Iran earlier this year; and “Right hand of God,” said a power forward of the New York Knicks after his teammate scored a basket that would take them to what would become the final game of the NBA championship. The post Weekly Review appeared first on Harper's Magazine.

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The United States House of Representatives passed a bill to allocate aid to Ukraine and impose new sanctions on the Russian economy; Senator Dan Sullivan enjoined voters not to vote for his rival, also named Dan Sullivan, in the bid for his congressional seat; The U.S. president endorsed a New Jersey representative whose whereabouts have been unknown for months. The post Weekly Review appeared first on Harper's Magazine.

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