5 Fly Jobs That Serve Up a Change of Scene

Being a cop, lawyer or chef might seem glamorous—but don't be fooled

(NEWSER) - Cops might look cool on TV, but they do a lot of paperwork off screen. Most chefs churn out the same dishes nightly in assembly-line fashion. Before hopping onto the latest career fad, see US News & World Report's list of most overrated lines of work:

1. A great commercial idea shouldn’t attract you to ad executive jobs, which are more about selling than creating.

Bill gives domestic workers overtime pay, weekly day off

(NEWSER) - New York is about to become the first state to recognize nannies and domestic workers as workers with rights. A bill passed by the state Senate this week guarantees full-time domestic workers overtime pay and one day off a week, as well as sick days and vacation days. It will take effect at the start of next year if it is reconciled with a less comprehensive bill passed by the state assembly and signed by the governor, the New York Times reports. More»

They fall in love with the 'other woman'

(NEWSER) - Nannies introduce the idea of the "other woman" into the psyche of baby boys and make them more likely to be womanizers when they're grown, a psychiatrist claims. Even after marriage, he'll have "at the back of his mind the notion of this other woman, who knows and caters to all his needs," shrink Dennis Friedman, 85, explains to the Telegraph . "It creates a division in his mind between the woman he knows to be his natural mother and the woman with whom he has a real hands-on relationship." More»

Of course Curtis Stone, and his dreamy accent, make the list

(NEWSER) - As if the kitchen isn't hot enough, Slashfood rounds up the 10 spiciest men in the food industry—most of whom have the double honor of heating up our living rooms, too:

1. Sam Talbot: He may not have won season 2 of Top Chef, but this newly single Manhattanite takes the top prize for hotness.
2. Curtis Stone: He's a blond-haired blue-eyed Aussie with an accent that could melt butter; will he be able to withstand the heat when he hits Celebrity Apprentice?

From 'grilled to perfection' to 'garden fresh'

(NEWSER) - Tired of menus that use the same old phrases over and over? So are the food critics at the Chicago Tribune. They nominated nine menu clichés for the compost pile:

• "Grilled to perfection": Subjective to the point of meaninglessness. And why always grilled, and not “boiled” or “baked”? Can only grilling reach perfection?
• "World famous": Almost always an empty boast.
• "Kobe burger": “Kobe” is becoming a general synonym for “high quality”; it doesn't apply unless the beef actually came from Japan.