Mmm, is there anyone out there, a white, male literary novelist, frequently on the receiving end of sharp commentary for the bufferish range of his interests, his excessive self-absorption, general snobbishness and high self-regard, who might, 10 years from now, translate into an annually frustrated expectation of a Nobel Prize for Literature?
The past week alone has seen typically sharp commentary on Sunday night's Presidential debate and a series of typically nutty, and newsmaking, tweets from Donald Trump.
Besides the criticism, there has also been sharp commentary about the campaign.
"M*A*S*H," at times with comedy and at times with sharp commentary, detailed life at the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital.
I read them both this morning, and, just for the record, they were both full of lively reporting, timely reviews, sharp commentary, arresting photography, and interesting graphics.
A fluent writer too, Wigglesworth has produced a series of sharp commentaries (see his website) on the composer.
Granted, there were spots where Loury provided some razor-sharp commentary on racism.
As always, we turn to Twitter for the sharpest commentary on these occurrences.
(It featured awed, sonorous commentary from Omar Sharif).
