Darren Cohen

  • 🔗 Great Quote about Live Theatre

    Source: New York Times

    “Musical theater is always inherently emotional,” Jessie Eisenerg

    The article also contains a good list of Broadway songs.

  • Kyle Brandt Speaks For All Of Us

    You belong here @kylebrandtsky.bsky.social

    — CJ Fogler (@cjzero.bsky.social) 2026-04-22T19:08:21.908Z

  • LOL Mets

    Twelve losses in a row? So what, all part of being a fan of the Metropolitan baseball club of New York! Casey said it best.

    At the lowest points I will always say metsies metsies metsies….. let’s go mets!

    [image or embed]

    — Darren Cohen (@darrencohen.me) April 19, 2026 at 7:52 AM

  • Random Photos

    I have moved my site over to WordPress, so for now just putting up some photos that were on old site in one post.

    biking over the Williamsburg Bridge
    Riding a Citi Bike over the Williamsburg Bridge.
    spring flowers blooming on The High Line
    The colors of spring are coming out on the High Line
    Diner breakfast of two poached eggs, sliced tomato, rye bread, sausage, and coffee
    The perfect diner breakfast. Two poached eggs, sliced tomatoes, dry rye toast, sausage (split and well done), and the important unlimited coffee.
    Roof of entrance hall at MSG which has Knicks Win image
    Leaving MSG after a Knicks Win!
    sweetgreen salmon bowl
    Grab a good lunch, this time a salmon bowl from Sweetgreen, and head into one of the great bars where you can bring your own food!
    diner lunch, tuna on rye toast with tomato
    Any good diner knows how to do this right. Tuna on rye toast with tomato with coffee.
    an old fashioned served at Starbucks Roastery.
    a good looking old fashioned that shockingly is served at the Starbucks Roastery. They even have the right ice.
    nathans hot dog with mustard and sauerkraut at the original store
    The only place I will ever eat a Nathans hot dog. The original location on the boardwalk in Coney Island, and of course the dog has mustard and kraut.

  • 🔗 FaceID and TouchID Not Good Enough

    Source: Runa Sandvik-Twitter

    This issue has been talked about for years, courts have been saying that your face and/or fingerprint can be compelled to unlock your phone while they can’t force you to give up the pass code in your head. John Gruber wrote about this a few years ago, and the article contains some good advice that everyone should heed.

  • 🔗 2026 ZiPS Projections: New York Mets

    Source: Fangraphs

    Despite last season’s collapse, ZiPS projects the Mets as a highly competitive team in the NL East, and one the league shouldn’t dismiss

    I know it might not feel like it, but the Mets are better today than they were on the last day of the season.