Things we watched, read, listened to and streamed while lounging on the beach or relaxing at home during Spring Break.
"MY FAVORITE THINGS"
JOHN COLTRANE
It's nicer out these days, which means A.J. Newberry is outside, listening to classy music. Specifically, "My Favorite Things," by John Coltrane. He thinks it's a nice album to hum along with, and listening to it is far less pretentious than blaring "New York, New York" through his iPhone speakers. There are a few trumpeter biopic films premiering soon, which A.J. is also looking forward to, but, until then, he'll be playing John Coltrane in the newsroom.
"ONE TREE HILL"
With nine full days of Spring Break and no homework to do, Abbey Gingras did what any college student would do - watched Netflix. Instead of viewing "The Office" for the seventeenth time, she started fan fave "One Tree Hill." She thinks it's a little cheesy and a lot dramatic (pregnancies, proposals, basketball playoffs and any other cliched high school plot possible), but there's plenty of heart beneath all the drama. Abbey is officially addicted, but she's waiting until she gets through the next eight seasons before officially giving a thumbs up or down.
"CRIMINAL MINDS"
Like Abbey, Connor Moriarty turned to Netflix to fill his time off during Spring Break. He decided to binge-watch the hell out of "Criminal Minds" from the very beginning. He loves how the series doesn't fall victim to the cheesy crime show BS that most others do. Connor's still in the 2007 season, but give him a few days and he'll catch up on the 10 years he's behind. He'll just have to shamelessly push through the Netflix notifications asking, "Are you still there?"