EPSTEIN’S LAST LEGACY: FROZEN MANHOOD
Jeffrey Epstein may be gone, but his backup plans, like so much modern bureaucracy, remain on ice. Newly released Justice Department records say he had been storing sperm with California Cryobank for years and signed a 2016 contract spelling out that, if he died, control of the samples would go to his estate or another legal representative instead of the sperm bank, because even in matters of biology, nothing says dignity like paperwork. The arrangement sat quietly out of public view until the files surfaced this year, and now nobody seems sure whether the samples still exist or where they went, which is about the most on-brand fate imaginable for an infamous man whose legacy is apparently part scandal, part filing cabinet. CooperCompanies says it holds no Epstein samples and won’t elaborate; the estate won’t comment; and legal experts are left to ponder Virgin Islands law as if the real mystery were not the man but the chain of custody. Bioethicists, meanwhile, get the noble task of asking whether fertility clinics should accept genetic material from convicted sex offenders, which is one of those questions that sounds
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Wallis Simpson (1896)June 19, 2026
Simpson was an American socialite for whom English King Edward VIII voluntarily abdicated the throne. Their relationship caused a furor in England because the Church of England at the time did not allow people with living ex-spouses to marry, and, as king, Edward was also head of the church. Simpson's two ex-husbands were still alive when she married Edward on June 3, 1937, just six months after he relinquished his title. How did Wallis and Edward spend the rest of their lives together?
Simpson was an American socialite for whom English King Edward VIII voluntarily abdicated the throne. Their relationship caused a furor in England because the Church of England at the time did not allow people with living ex-spouses to marry, and, as king, Edward was also head of the church. Simpson's two ex-husbands were still alive when she married Edward on June 3, 1937, just six months after he relinquished his title. How did Wallis and Edward spend the rest of their lives together?Today’s Holiday
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New Church DayJune 19, 2026
New Church Day refers to the Church of the New Jerusalem, founded in London in the late 18th century by the disciples of Emanuel Swedenborg. Swedenborg's followers believe that in 1757 there was a great judgment in the spiritual world, and that as a result the evil spirits were separated from the good and a new heaven was established. June 19 is the date on which Swedenborg's disciples met in 1770 to organize the New Church. Every year on this day, members of the New Church, called Swedenborgians, meet to conduct important church business and to commemorate the church's founding.
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CyberpunkJune 19, 2026
Cyberpunk is a subgenre of science fiction involving futuristic, dystopian, computer-based societies. Borrowing elements from hard-boiled detective novels, film noir, and postmodern prose, cyberpunk details the often nihilistic underground of electronic societies marked by rapid technological change. Typically set in the near future, cyberpunk plots often center on conflicts among hackers, artificial intelligences, and corporations. What are some of the most well-known cyberpunk novels?
Cyberpunk is a subgenre of science fiction involving futuristic, dystopian, computer-based societies. Borrowing elements from hard-boiled detective novels, film noir, and postmodern prose, cyberpunk details the often nihilistic underground of electronic societies marked by rapid technological change. Typically set in the near future, cyberpunk plots often center on conflicts among hackers, artificial intelligences, and corporations. What are some of the most well-known cyberpunk novels?
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