http://aroundthewatercooler.comOffice Gossip, Current Events and NewsenTue, 09 Mar 2010 12:50:27 PSTnoOffice Gossip, Current Events and Newsaroundthewatercooler/mDruhttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://aroundthewatercooler.com/chef-makes-cheese-from-his-wifes-breast-milk.htm“Chef Daniel Angerer is adding a new, apparently delicious ingredient to his homemade cheese that has guests at his Klee Brasserie in Chelsea smacking their lips in anticipation, and then, quiet satisfaction: His wife’s breast milk.   ‘It tastes like cow’s-milk cheese, kind of sweet,’ Angerer told The New York Post.   The chef says he has to add [...]http://aroundthewatercooler.com/why-are-the-narcocorridos-of-tucanes-de-tijuana-so-popular.htmMinstrels in the Court of the Kingpin by Josh Kun appeared (Arts & Leisure) in Sunday`s New York Times. The band, Los Tucanes de Tijuana, sing narcocorridos, which are songs extolling drug traffikers or romanticizing the lifestyle. “The people want to hear narcocorridos,” said Mario Quintero, the lead singer and songwriter of Los Tucanes. Quintero says in [...]http://aroundthewatercooler.com/reelworld-film-festival-10th-anniversary-press-conference.htmCANADA (Sasha Stoltz Publicity): Award-winning actress Tonya Lee Williams, ReelWorldFilm Festival executives, and others will be announcing the exciting line-up of films, industry panels, and special events for the 10th anniversary of the ReelWorld Film Festival. It will take place at the Canada Square Theatre (2200 Yonge Street; Toronto, ON) two weeks from Thursday on March [...]http://aroundthewatercooler.com/crazy-heart-wins-for-best-song-and-best-actor.htmWell I was very pleased that The Weary Kind got Best Song at the Oscars last night and Jeff Bridges got Best Actor for his portrait of a Country & Western singer/songwriter, who`s in the twilight of his career. If you haven`t seen this movie yet, you`re in for a treat. And even better is [...]http://aroundthewatercooler.com/patients-try-to-keep-appointments-with-jailed-shrink.htm“In Kentucky, patients of Douglas Rank — a psychiatrist accused of stabbing a patient with a sword — are still trying to keep their appointments with him, even though he’s in jail. The jailers, obviously, turn them away.”   http://blogs.kansascity.com/crime_scene/2010/03/the-doctor-is-in-jail.html   A general practitioner who allegedly stabs one of his patients with a sword will lose his license. But [...]http://aroundthewatercooler.com/never-on-sunday-my-five-favorite-songs-from-the-academy-awards.htmHere are my five favorite winning songs from the vaults of the Academy Awards. There were many great ones to choose from, but these five had unknown value, in terms of subjective sentimentality and/or historical connections. I was growing up during the 1960s, if this tells you anything… 1. Windmills of Your Mind-1968-Music: Michel Legrand Lyrics: Alan [...]http://aroundthewatercooler.com/singapore-keeps-ban-on-chewing-gum.htm “Singapore on Thursday stuck to its 18-year ban on the import and sale of chewing gum, which has become an international symbol of the city-state’s image as a strict society.”  AFP  Singapore’s ban may make its streets marginally cleaner, but it’s counterproductive because its given the island nation a reputation as an authoritarian society.   I’m a slob and [...]http://aroundthewatercooler.com/the-weary-kind-is-a-shoe-in-for-original-song.htmWell the Academy Awards are coming to town on Sunday night. Obviously, Avatar will sweep many of the categories. I`m looking at music related categories this morning, and I suspect that Avatar will win in Sound Editing and Sound Mixing. Inglourious Bastards, you might remember, pulled some punches to your eardrums too. Avatar will probably win in [...]http://aroundthewatercooler.com/dude-walks-dog-while-in-car.htm  “A British man is losing his driving privileges for six months after he was caught walking his dog from the driver’s seat of his car.   Police in Annfield Plain, England, said Paul Railton, 23, was driving along the street at 5 mph with his dog attached to a leash dangling out the window of his vehicle, [...]http://aroundthewatercooler.com/dude-jumps-from-building-falls-on-7-year-old-girl.htm“A court ruled that a Russian man must pay more than 100,000 rubles ($3,330) for medical bills and damages to the parents of a girl he hit when he jumped from a window in a suicide attempt.”   Reuters   I know that a suicidal person is despondent and not thinking clearly, but the man should have checked there [...]nonadult