Okay, jackals. You are always asking about contests, which ones matter and which ones don’t. Critical Mass is a good one. I should know because I’ve been a judge for years. I am tasked with viewing and scoring two hundred portfolios. This is NOT something I take lightly. I do an initial look at all two hundred, then I return to each one again, this time consuming the images, website, and artist statement before writing a note to each applicant. This takes just about forever. I curse myself. I curse the organization. I curse the applicants. And then, slowly, the…