NEWS

Laboring under the illusion (no doubt hallucinogen induced) that Stranger readers actually vote, this paper's so-called ELECTION CONTROL BOARD prattles on for two and a half pages about which candidates it likes. File under: Delusions of Grandeur, Vanity Projects, and/or Hope Springing Eternal.

FEATURE: 2006 Stranger Genius Awards

Can the venom from 51 weeks of vicious Stranger criticism be sucked out of this city's arts establishment with one giant blowjob? For the fourth year in a row, the critics of this birdcage liner at least give it a try, momentarily trading in autofellatio for artist fellatio and naming five recipients of Stranger Genius Awards. Are these the same critics who normally recognize no brilliance but their own? Why, yes, they are.