Jason Diamond is a writer and editor who lives in New York City. He’s the founder of Vol. 1 Brooklyn, and the editor of Jewcy.com. His writing has been published by The New York Times, The Paris Review, Vice, NPR.org, the A.V. Club, Tablet, The Rumpus, Thought Catalog, Impose, Miami New Times, and the Chicago Tribune. He’s currently at work on a book. He thinks it’s going to be awesome, and hopes that the book buying public does also. These are a few of his favorite things.Tumblr (3.0; @imjasondiamond)http://www.imjasondiamond.com/<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzczpmqpdy1qhu9bno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://vol1brooklyn.tumblr.com/post/17582286988/the-chicagoan-rises-from-its-jazz-age-grave-and" target="_blank">vol1brooklyn</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://timeoutchicago.com/arts-culture/chicago-media-blog/15116763/introducing-the-chicagoan-a-bold-new-vision-in-print" target="_blank"><em>The Chicagoan</em> rises from its Jazz Age</a> grave and will feature a literature section edited by <a href="http://www.bookslut.com/blog/archives/2012_02.php#018659" target="_blank">The Book Slut</a>.  We posted a bunch of the magazine’s covers fromt he 1920s. <a href="http://www.vol1brooklyn.com/2011/06/27/when-jazz-age-chicago-had-a-new-yorker/" target="_blank">Check it out</a>. </p> <p>(Thanks <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/maudnewton/status/169225250041634818" target="_blank">Maud Newton for the tip</a>.)</p> </blockquote>http://www.imjasondiamond.com/post/17583649685http://www.imjasondiamond.com/post/17583649685Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:42:26 -0500Jazz agevintageGatsbyChicagoArt Deco<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ls43zxkohQ1qdi785o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://beatyourwings.tumblr.com/post/17552486284/if-youre-from-chicago-and-dont-remember-this" target="_blank">beatyourwings</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>if you’re from chicago and don’t remember this moment as if it were yesterday, don’t ever speak to me again (cc @imjasondiamond)</p> </blockquote>http://www.imjasondiamond.com/post/17552512045http://www.imjasondiamond.com/post/17552512045Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:14:16 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzafj6wr1f1qhwux3o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.imjasondiamond.com/post/17491171151http://www.imjasondiamond.com/post/17491171151Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:09:06 -0500The NunspunkKBDKilled by Death<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzabbcSJG11qhwux3o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzabbcSJG11qhwux3o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzabbcSJG11qhwux3o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzabbcSJG11qhwux3o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzabbcSJG11qhwux3o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzabbcSJG11qhwux3o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzabbcSJG11qhwux3o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzabbcSJG11qhwux3o8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzabbcSJG11qhwux3o9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzabbcSJG11qhwux3o10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>My friend <a href="http://www.juophoto.com/" target="_blank">Jesse Untracht-Oakner</a> did a photo shoot of <a href="http://shop.freemanssportingclub.com/" target="_blank">Freemans Sporting Club’s</a> former location in the West Village for my piece “<a href="http://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2012/01/02/the-book-club/" target="_blank">The Book Club</a>,” that came out at the start of the year.  Since FSC had changed locations by the time the piece was published, we didn’t want to use the photos, but they’re just so great, I figured I’d share them with you. </p>http://www.imjasondiamond.com/post/17487283785http://www.imjasondiamond.com/post/17487283785Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:37:00 -0500Menswearbooksdesignfreemans sporting clubvintagemade in the USAhandmadesuits<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz90khCClm1qzi6z7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mikkipedia.tumblr.com/post/17461457196/bradelterman-the-chicks-from-heart-with-stevie" target="_blank">mikkipedia</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://bradelterman.tumblr.com/post/17447716086/the-chicks-from-heart-with-stevie-nicks-from" target="_blank">bradelterman</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The chicks from Heart with Stevie Nicks from Fleetwood Mac at some record party around 1980. My hair was exactly like Stevie’s! </p> <p><a href="http://www.bradelterman.com" target="_blank">Photo by Brad Elterman</a></p> </blockquote> <p>THIS IS LIKE STARING INTO THE SUN</p> </blockquote>http://www.imjasondiamond.com/post/17461494750http://www.imjasondiamond.com/post/17461494750Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:01:19 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz9bmh6xmC1qhwux3o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My mom had this cassette when I was five.  </p>http://www.imjasondiamond.com/post/17460731388http://www.imjasondiamond.com/post/17460731388Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:47:05 -0500Whitney Houston<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz5b651mtu1r9d7rxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p>Egon Schiele, <em>Art Cannot be Modern, Art is Eternal</em>, 1912.</p> </blockquote>http://www.imjasondiamond.com/post/17456696385http://www.imjasondiamond.com/post/17456696385Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:30:39 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz8q9fBRtF1qgj6jvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://gqfashion.tumblr.com/post/17449933334/billy-reid-fall-2012-collection-gq-nyfw" target="_blank">gqfashion</a>:</p> <blockquote> <h3><a href="http://www.gq.com/fashion-shows/brief/F2012MEN-BREID" target="_blank">First Look: Billy Reid Fall 2012</a></h3> <p>See the full <a href="http://www.gq.com/fashion-shows/brief/F2012MEN-BREID" target="_blank">Billy Reid Fall 2012</a> men’s collection from New York right now at GQ.com.</p> </blockquote>http://www.imjasondiamond.com/post/17451126025http://www.imjasondiamond.com/post/17451126025Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:48:50 -0500Billy Reidmenswear<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz8cxosKFT1qhwux3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/02/the-high-low-levis-sta-prest-chinos/?ref=mens-fashion" target="_blank">The High Low | Levi’s Sta-Prest Chinos - NYTimes.com</a>)</p>http://www.imjasondiamond.com/post/17422741947http://www.imjasondiamond.com/post/17422741947Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:17:48 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz31qkfarU1qhwux3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I actually have proof that for a short time The Jesus and Mary Chain were, in fact, the greatest band on the planet. (via <a href="http://vol1brooklyn.com/2012/02/08/being-the-best-band-in-the-world-for-less-than-five-minutes/" target="_blank">Being the best band in the world for less than five minutes | Vol. 1 Brooklyn</a>)</p>http://www.imjasondiamond.com/post/17267332718http://www.imjasondiamond.com/post/17267332718Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:27:00 -0500JAMCThe Jesus and Mary ChainshoegazePsychocandy<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz1cvbgHTU1qhwux3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>All day Undertones. </p>http://www.imjasondiamond.com/post/17217201000http://www.imjasondiamond.com/post/17217201000Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:33:11 -0500The Undertones77<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyzgaqFuuq1qhwux3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ralph Lifshitz, a boy from the Bronx, started out as a salesman for Brooks Brothers (the one brand commonly associated with the Ivy look not founded or owned by Jews) and ended up climbing to the top of the fashion world with Polo Ralph Lauren by perfecting the ultimate symbol of modern trad style: his iconic polo shirt. If you walk into a J. Press store today, you will see that not much has changed since the brand’s inception; there are Yale pennants, pictures of bulldogs (Yale’s mascot), leather couches, and of course, suits. Gant has teamed up with popular young designer Michael Bastain, boosting its brand credibility with the young and chic. (via <a href="http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-life-and-religion/90220/school-ties-2/" target="_blank">Ivy League style, the WASPy look making a runway comeback, was invented by Jewish designers – Tablet Magazine</a>)</p>http://www.imjasondiamond.com/post/17159790770http://www.imjasondiamond.com/post/17159790770Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:52:00 -0500J. PressBrooks BrothersmenswearIvy StyleJewssuitsvintage<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lys97q2QSS1qhwux3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.imjasondiamond.com/post/16933142183http://www.imjasondiamond.com/post/16933142183Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:35:50 -0500Chippvintageold adsmenswear<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lys5s611zV1qhwux3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><div> <p>I heard a rumor that witchcraft destroys minds and reaps souls.  Can anybody confirm this? </p> </div>http://www.imjasondiamond.com/post/16929843602http://www.imjasondiamond.com/post/16929843602Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:21:42 -0500Covenwitchcraftevil stuff70sprog<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyqdj3Bk9q1qhwux3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Isaiah Berlin is my spirit animal.</p>http://www.imjasondiamond.com/post/16876222310http://www.imjasondiamond.com/post/16876222310Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:13:51 -0500“One guy’s wearing a Whiskeytown shirt and I am too shocked to not talk to him: “You like Ryan...http://www.imjasondiamond.com/post/16875687804http://www.imjasondiamond.com/post/16875687804Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:02:34 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly9iwlYBtC1r9hrxoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://newdesultorybaseball.tumblr.com/post/16355570088" target="_blank">newdesultorybaseball</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Random Baseball Card #160: </strong>Gary Sheffield, shortstop, Milwaukee Brewers, 1989, Topps.</p> </blockquote>http://www.imjasondiamond.com/post/16356146496http://www.imjasondiamond.com/post/16356146496Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:05:15 -0500<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xR5xGHPUEew?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Why yes, I am <em>quite</em> excited <a href="http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2012/01/pulp_radio_city_music_hall_april_11.php" target="_blank">about Pulp playing New York</a>.</p>http://www.imjasondiamond.com/post/16355897529http://www.imjasondiamond.com/post/16355897529Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:59:05 -0500Pulp<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly4a7aBCQJ1rngud3o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly4a7aBCQJ1rngud3o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fsgbooks.tumblr.com/post/16188416632/snapped-these-as-i-walked-past-the-club-monaco" target="_blank">fsgbooks</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Snapped these as I walked past the Club Monaco windows on 5th ave. I instantly recalled Jason Diamond’s <em>Paris Review</em> Daily piece “<a href="http://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2012/01/02/the-book-club/" target="_blank">The Book Club</a>” on the trend of faux-bibliophilic decor.</p> </blockquote>http://www.imjasondiamond.com/post/16226748880http://www.imjasondiamond.com/post/16226748880Sat, 21 Jan 2012 09:53:29 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly4q8pWWaz1qhwux3o1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>After somebody suggested it to me today, I’m curious about <em>Stover at Yale</em> by Owen Johnson. </p>http://www.imjasondiamond.com/post/16207392717http://www.imjasondiamond.com/post/16207392717Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:41:00 -0500