SZA’s Ruination Brought Her Everything

How “sad-girl energy” made a pop megastar. 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In this week’s issue: Danyel Smith on the musical megastar SZA; James Verini on the paradox of prosecuting domestic terrorism; Joshua Hunt on the Japanese novelist Mieko Kawakami; and more. FEATURES [[Article Image] Philip-Daniel Ducasse for The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLAlP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMi8wOC9tYWdhemluZS9zemEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MiZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYV8yMDIzMDIxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04NDk4MiZubD10aGUtbmV3LXlvcmstdGltZXMtbWFnYXppbmUmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyNDkxOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY-ElK-ZjRV63dlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [SZA’s Ruination Brought Her Everything Her moody, enigmatic music made her a megastar. Can she learn to live with success? 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Will the Japanese novelist Mieko Kawakami’s stark explorations of class translate to American readers? By Joshua Hunt](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLAlP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMi8wNy9tYWdhemluZS9taWVrby1rYXdha2FtaS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUyJmVtYz1lZGl0X21hXzIwMjMwMjEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg0OTgyJm5sPXRoZS1uZXcteW9yay10aW1lcy1tYWdhemluZSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI0OTE5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpj4SUr5mNFXrd2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [[Article Image] n/a](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLAlP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMjMvMDIvMDgvbWFnYXppbmUvZG9tZXN0aWMtdGVycm9yaXNtLXByb3NlY3V0aW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTImZW1jPWVkaXRfbWFfMjAyMzAyMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODQ5ODImbmw9dGhlLW5ldy15b3JrLXRpbWVzLW1hZ2F6aW5lJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjQ5MTkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmPhJSvmY0Vet3ZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [The Paradox of Prosecuting Domestic Terrorism The U.S. prosecuted Brian Lemley for threats, not violence. Is that what it takes to fight extremism? 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A few weeks after she twisted her ankle, the girl’s foot kept getting worse. Her hand movements cued the doctor to a mysterious disease. 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