‘The New Annotated Dracula’ (book)

“The New Annotated Dracula” (W.W. Norton & Co. 624 pages. $39.95), by Bram Stoker, edited by Leslie S. Klinger: Part trick and part treat, this weighty tome seeks to add another dimension to the famous vampire tale. To the complete text of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula,” Klinger adds copious notes, usually several a page, that offer facts and anecdotes to put the tale in the context of its Victorian England roots.

The trick of the book – his introduction describes as “gentle fiction” – is that he treats the text as if it were nonfiction, as though Stoker actually found the letters and clippings that make up the novel and as if existence of Dracula might be verified if the evidence is examined.

Klinger, who gave a similar, and award-winning, treatment to Sherlock Holmes, clearly relishes in the minutiae and history of the Victorian age. Many details on which he elaborates – for example, the specific books that were in Dracula’s library at the time – bring vivid context to the novel and make the story come alive to readers who might not be aware of many details of the era.

‘The Naked Brothers Band’ (TV)

If you are around the age of 12, and have a crush on either Alex or Nat Wolff, and you got your parents to shell out at least $25 for a ticket to see “Nat and Alex Wolff: Fully Clothed Tour,” you’ll want to see this Nickelodeon show.

“The Naked Brothers Band,” a mockumentary-style show about an adolescent pop group led by the Wolff Brothers, is no longer an actual TV series, but a handful of stand-alone “movies” (or one-hour episodes) and three holiday specials, including one that’s animated. Nick is still calling this a “third season” of the series, but that’s a bit of a stretch because, in effect, fans will have to wait three or four weeks between originals. The second season, which ended in April, actually was made up of 10 weekly half-hours, so the third season, which launched Oct. 18 with “Mystery Girl,” will actually have more total on-air time.

There will be 13 new songs this season, and more celeb cameos, including Whoopi Goldberg, Natasha Bedingfield, David Attell and a lot of musicians like David Desrosiers of Simple Plan.

‘Funhouse’ by Pink (music)

After the recent breakup of her marriage, Pink returned to the music scene in typical, tough-girl fashion with the song “So What”: The irreverent, in-your-face rocker oozes with attitude as she shouts lines like “So what! I’m still a rock star, I got my rock moves, and I don’t need you.”

But anyone who has listened to Pink over the years knows there’s more to her than her big voice or her familiar snarl, and with her new CD “Funhouse,” the singer explores broken relationships with a mixture of pain, frustration, bitterness and wistfulness, making for poignant collection of songs.

Pink reunites with Max Martin, who worked with her on the hit “Who Knew” and has created smashes for everyone from Britney Spears to Kelly Clarkson, on several of the album’s strongest tracks, from the rambunctious “So What” to “I Don’t Believe You” to the uptempo but ultimately heartbreaking rocker “Please Don’t Leave Me,” on which she confesses, “I can’t be without, you’re my perfect little punching bag, and I need you, I’m sorry.”