September 19, 2006
McElheny, Sikander, and Saunders win "genius" grants
Josiah McElheny and Shahzia Sikander are the visual artists among this year's MacArthur Fellows, otherwise known as the "genius grants." Short-story writer George Saunders and musician John Zorn also won the award, which takes the form of a no-strings-attached grant of $100,000 a year for five consecutive years. See the full list here and read the New York Times article here.