Archive - The Melt by Jason Diamond

You'll Live Longer With a Lunch Gang

Lessons from a Boca Raton Denny's and Mel Brooks

Apr 17 •

Diamond's Allegory of the Gyro

No more dry lamb!

Apr 12 •

Talking Mozzarella Sticks With a Poet

Frankie Baby is still searching for that life-changing stick

Apr 9 •

Garbage Baseball Uniforms Point to a Bigger Problem

Does anybody remember quality?

Apr 4 •

Street Steam and Funny Novels

Ghostbusters and Sam Lipsyte

Apr 2 •

March 2024

In Praise of Mid Chicken Parmesan

Sometimes "Just OK" is Perfect

Mar 25 •

Polka Clubs and Becoming a Pots and Pans Guy

Diamond Concierge Service #013

Mar 15 •

Francis Ford Coppola's Magazine Fail

Looking back at "City"

Mar 5 •

February 2024

Prepare for Jazz Guy Summer

Be the hep cat you want to see in the world

Feb 29 •

Louis Vuitton and The Death of Aspirational Restaurants

Diamond Concierge Service #012

Feb 22 •

Personal Essay Industrial Complex and Keith McNally's Swiftie Turn

Diamond Concierge Service #011

Feb 19 •

Playing Freud With Capote

Swans, W.A.S.P. gossip, and too much truth

Feb 13 •

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