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Editor’s Note: Is anything ailing, torturing, or nagging at you? Are you beset by existential worries? Every Tuesday, James Parker tackles readers’ questions. Tell him about your lifelong or ...

British singer-songwriter and producer Shura has announced her third album, I Got Too Sad For My Friends, alongside the first single, "Recognise". "Arthur Russell sang 'being sad is not a crime' and ...