Posts on Darren Cohen

🎵 Two New Albums I have on Repeat

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 07:52:21 +0400

🔗 IPSOS Poll on American Sports Fandom

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The folks at Ipsos chose a perfect time to get a handle on how Americans feel about different sports.

They polled more than 1,000 people during the ongoing World Cup and asked them “Do you consider yourself to be a fan of the following sports?”

The answers could be considered somewhat surprising once you get below the NFL. Has baseball recouped and is now the second-most popular sport in the USA? That won’t make NBA commissioner Adam Silver happy.

🔗 Two People Who Need to be Heard

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 06:30:36 -0400

Charlie Taney is the great-great-grandnephew of former Chief Justice Roger Taney, the man who wrote the infamous Dred Scott opinion that helped provoke the Civil War.

“You know, I hope their grandchildren don’t go through what I went through,” he said. “[Having] to slide down on my seat when the Dred Scott case came up because my name was Taney. So the people that would like to be part of getting rid of your birthright citizenship, they might want to keep that in mind, what they’ll do to their own family for the future.”

The Knicks are Champs!!!!

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

I am at a loss for words, but it really happened! Game 4 will be one of those things you never forget.

📷️ The Best Dive Bar in NYC does it Right

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

A free hot dog with every drink (cheap too) is just one of the reason Rudy’s remains the best dive bar in the city

📷️ The OG Hot Dog

Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Where it all began, A Nathan’s hot dog from the original location. Of course you go with mustard and kraut as it’s the only way.

📷️ Spring has Sprung on The High Line

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

2026 MLB Predictions

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

American League

East	Central	West
Yankees	Guardians	Mariners
Blue Jays	Tigers	Rangers
Rays	Royals	Astros
Red Sox	Twins	A’s
Orioles	White Sox	Angels

National League

East	Central	West
Phillies	Brewers	Dodgers
Mets	Cubs	Padres
Braves	Pirates	Dbacks
Marlins	Reds	Giants
Nationals	Cardinals	Rockies

*playoff team

AL Champs: Yankees

NL Champs: Dodgers

World Series Champions: Dodgers

📷️ Great Beer at a Great Brewery

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Fifth Hammer is a very good small brewery in Long Island City that has great beer in a really cool enviroment.

🔗 2026 ZiPS Projections

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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

via Source: Fangraphs

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

📚 BOOK REVIEW: The Power Broker

Sat, 21 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

📷️ The Perfect Diner Breakfast

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

🔗 Downside of Using Biometrics to Unock Device

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

New court record from the FBI details the state of the devices seized from Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson: phone was on w/Lockdown Mode; personal laptop was off; work laptop was on w/Touch ID; several Signal chats used disappearing messages. https://t.co/YqLahtQihR pic.twitter.com/cMAEXBXLnD
— Runa Sandvik (@runasand) January 31, 2026

via Source: Runa Sandvik (@runasand) - 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 passcode in your head. John Gruber wroteabout this a few years ago, and the article contains some good advice that everyone should heed.

🔗 Coffee is Great, duh

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The study has not yet been published. But MindBio’s CEO Justin Hanka recently released the top-line results on his LinkedIn, eager to show that his company was “in front of the curve in microdosing research.” He called it “the most vigorous placebo controlled trial ever performed in microdosing.” It found that patients dosed with a small amount of LSD (ranging from 4 to 20μg, or micrograms, well below the threshold of a mind-blowing hallucinogenic dose) showed observable upticks in feelings of well-being, but worse MADRS scores, compared to patients given a placebo in the form of a caffeine pill. (Because patients in psychedelic trials typically expect some kind of mind-altering effect, studies are often blinded using so-called “active placebos,” like caffeine or methylphenidate, which have their own observable psychoactive properties.)

📷️ A Cortado and a Book on a Cold Day

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

📷️ Goodbye Old Friend

Sun, 22 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000

We had to say goodbye to Mookie this morning…. this little guy gave me 15 years and 1 week of unfettered joy.