Cover Story: Mark Ulriksen’s “Something in the Air”

“I’ve always loved the Olympics, especially the Summer Games,” Mark Ulriksen says of his cover for the new issue. “But the upcoming Rio Olympics already feature the inevitable cost overruns and crucial infrastructure that may or may not be completed in time, polluted waters for the rowing events, and doping allegations against the Russian Federation. And, yes, to top it all, that mosquito-born virus that is scaring the bejeebers out of spectators and the athletes alike. It feels like a perfect microcosm for the age of anxiety we’re living through.”