The Week in Entertainment

DVD: The Tenth Kingdom, which had a bit more dumb humor in it than I like, but was quite enjoyable. And The Singing Detective which is peculiar but mesmerizing. When the consulting physicians on rounds broke into "Dem Bones" it was fantastic - in all senses of the word. And that was just the beginning. If you haven't seen this, you really should. It's the most extraordinary piece of television I've ever seen.

TV: Martian Child - more engaging than I had thought it would be. And (of course!) Torchwood - grr. Those little 'behind the scenes' things they do in the commercial breaks? All that "Adam did a horrible thing to Jack"? Well, yes, he did. But he did worse to Tosh. And much worse to Ianto.

Read: Words and Rules. Excellent look at how the mind works through the lens of irregular word forms in English. Fascinating stuff.