On the cover: Pulse advent. *Ocean swells travel separate paths for thousands of miles,~ says photographer Trent Mitchell. *I*m interested in the displays of chaos and synergy at this point of union.~ Features inside the flap rove from an urban surf-scape in the Middle East to an examination of artificial waves?and their existential impacts. A Hawaiian bodysurf Mecca, an archipelago in the South Pacific, two visual/spatial artists, and a horde of full-bleed surf imagery offer waypoints of interest.