SPIN CYCLE Stars rise to higher degree of ‘Oh, duh’

Spin Cycle presents another installment of “All the News That’s Fit to Razz” ... Some Australian fans were outraged when they discovered Britney Spears was lip-synching during her recent Circus tour stop in Perth.

POP NOTES: Too many cooks in kitchen taint Kris Allen debut CD

We’re going to pretend for a minute that Kris Allen — Arkansas’ son and America’s Idol — isn’t from here.

LISTEN UP Jones shows her rowdy side; Amerie fires up some R&B

Norah Jones The Fall Blue Note AWhile it’s not exactly the Jack White-style rock ’n’ roll stomper that the early buzz suggested, The Fall (available Tuesday) is a surprisingly hot-blooded album from the preternaturally tasteful Norah Jones, who’s presumably stepping out on her own after divorcing herself from her regular band and ex-boyfriend /bassist Lee Alexander.

THE TV COLUMN WWII in HD is 10 hours of new color footage

Dedicated history buffs may believe they’ve seen every piece of movie footage taken during World War II. They’d be wrong.

TELL ME ABOUT IT Affair? It’s time to let it go

DEAR CAROLYN: I’m involved with a married man, which (1) I didn’t know until after we became involved, and (2) breaks one of my core values — so even though I love his company (we’re no longer physically involved), I hate that I’m in the middle of someone else’s marriage.

TV ON DVD Accountant becomes P.I. in hilarious Andy Barker

What is it? Andy Barker, P.I., six episodes on two discs from Shout! Factory.

LET’S TALK In regard to gift-giving, it’s the deviousness that counts

It’s mid-November and the Christmas-gift commercials are creeping in.

HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY

Happy birthday. This year brings you a slew of new friends. Act on creative and romantic ideas in December. A professional journey begins in January. Your inner promptings are strong and correct; however, it is still beneficial for you to listen to others. Yours is a big mission, and it will take a team of people to get you there. Aquarius and Taurus people adore you.

CLASSICAL MUSIC 2 obscure Dvorak concertos dusted off in new recordings

Vassily Primakov, piano; Odense Symphony Orchestra, Justin Brown, conductor Dvorak: Piano Concerto; Poetic Tone-Pictures Bridge AArabella Steinbacher, violin; Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Marek Janowski, conductor Dvorak: Violin Concerto; Romance; Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No. 1 Pentatone Classics B- Antonin Dvorak’s Cello Concerto is one of the staples of the cellist’s repertoire, but for one reason or another, his other two published works in this genre have languished in relative obscurity.

THEATER Unsinkable Murry’s sets Christmas show

On Oct. 29, Murry’s Dinner Playhouse was rained out. The stage was set afloat. Patrons, their tummies turned lead sinkers by the buffet offerings, were escorted to higher ground. Worse still, the murderer had yet to be revealed.

Not yet Gone With the Wind

Tomorrow is always another day for fans of the timeless movie as they anticipate the film’s 70th anniversary.

Wherever you are in the world, you could run into a “Windy.” “Windy” is affectionate code for fans of Gone With the Wind, and they are legion.

Latte with a dose of literature served here

I hear the waiter saying them, the first words of the story that brought me to this milk bar.

Thailand is golfer’s paradise

What’s it like to live in a far-off place most of us see only on a vacation ? Here’s someone who lives in a place you may want to visit.

TRAVEL IN EUROPE Traveling healthfully: Planning, pacing, sleep

It was my last day in Athens after spending several weeks producing two exciting television shows on Greece. My brain was fried. I was concerned I was getting a cold, and I felt that getting sick was God’s way of telling me to slow down. Instead of heading out on a shoot, I ditched work and spent the day lounging poolside on the rooftop of my hotel. Thankfully, it worked. The next day, I felt recharged.

Pianist educates kids with humor

Rudolf Budginas wants people to feel good about classical music.