Fatemeh Shams remembers Marjane Satrapi, Dan Chiasson defends the writing impasse, and Lit Hub’s June 15-19, 2026 week refuses easy conclusions.

The Knicks’ N.B.A. championship parade down Broadway was Mayor Mamdani’s moment — but NYC public-school students had Regents exams that day.

Vince Staples releases his first independent album, a sharp turn toward rock that keeps his matter-of-fact provocation fully intact.

NASA gave Katalyst Space Technologies $30M and ten months to build a satellite rescue vehicle for the $500M Swift telescope before it falls from orbit.