Desperately Seeking Schmaltz

The Melt is Jason Diamond's look at old, new, and evolving classics.

Reporting on the absurd world of beauty culture. / “The newsletter the beauty industry fears.” - the Herald.

A global weekly newsletter about how brands connect business with culture

Curated (stolen) bits and pieces adjacent to advertising. Sometimes accompanied by an original thought. More frequently an opinion or complaint. Also, monsters. There will almost certainly be typos.

Scribbling into the void!

When you walk into a room and everybody already knows what happened to you. Or something like that... Recently widowed and writing helps.

about mom things, green things, reading things, writing things, cool things, and food things. But honestly, I really just like telling people what to do.