A lot of people probably think of John McEnroe as a tennis analyst on television, which makes sense. Approximately a quarter of the U.S. population was born after 9/11. Plenty more, including me, were in diapers when the former world number one was hoisting trophies at Wimbledon (three times in singles, five times in doubles) or winning big at the U.S. Open (four times in singles and doubles each). Which means a lot of us never got to witness the hall of famer yell at an umpire, play in a rock band, or host his own TV show—touchstones in what’s been one of the most varied careers that...…A lot of people probably think of John McEnroe as a tennis analyst on television, which makes sense. Approximately a quarter of the U.S. population was born after 9/11. Plenty more, including me, were in diapers when the former world number one was hoisting trophies at Wimbledon (three times in singles, five times in doubles) or winning big at the U.S. Open (four times in singles and doubles each). Which means a lot of us never got to witness the hall of famer yell at an umpire, play in a rock band, or host his own TV show—touchstones in what’s been one of the most varied careers that...WW…

Seven months ago, if you told me I would be bumming a cigarette from Sean Penn in a parking lot repurposed from Dodger Stadium for emergency use during a viral pandemic, the two of us surrounded by hundreds of cars full of nervous people afraid their bodies harbored an invisible predator that had attacked over seven million of their fellow Americans and killed almost a quarter million of them, all while the same contagion swept the world, shuttered countries, blew up the global economy—I would have said, Oh fuck, yeah, because clearly I'd be on set for a big-budget disaster film starring...…Seven months ago, if you told me I would be bumming a cigarette from Sean Penn in a parking lot repurposed from Dodger Stadium for emergency use during a viral pandemic, the two of us surrounded by hundreds of cars full of nervous people afraid their bodies harbored an invisible predator that had attacked over seven million of their fellow Americans and killed almost a quarter million of them, all while the same contagion swept the world, shuttered countries, blew up the global economy—I would have said, Oh fuck, yeah, because clearly I'd be on set for a big-budget disaster film starring...WW…

If you’ve felt something weird lately, regarding the speed of time, hear me out. If you feel like you’re “having a week” every week. If the days feel both fast and long. If your mindset feels shrunk. If the future no longer feels wide open; if the future feels confined to walking distance. If your parents turn defensive during a teleconference, or you get defensive around your kids. If you become crazed with blame. If you worry you’ll never take that trip to France. If you alternate between high-function grappling and a fog of attentional fatigue, what I've taken to calling “apocalypse...…If you’ve felt something weird lately, regarding the speed of time, hear me out. If you feel like you’re “having a week” every week. If the days feel both fast and long. If your mindset feels shrunk. If the future no longer feels wide open; if the future feels confined to walking distance. If your parents turn defensive during a teleconference, or you get defensive around your kids. If you become crazed with blame. If you worry you’ll never take that trip to France. If you alternate between high-function grappling and a fog of attentional fatigue, what I've taken to calling “apocalypse...WW…