Katy Kelleher
@katykelleher.bsky.social
The Ugly History of Beautiful Things. Writing about smells, sounds, tastes... you get it. Interested in you.
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It’s actually shocking the degree to which architecture is not implicated in the Epstein files
February 4, 2026 at 6:09 PM
It’s actually shocking the degree to which architecture is not implicated in the Epstein files
I'm teaching a John Jeremiah Sullivan piece tonight in my class and rereading it, I can't stop thinking... we need more of this kind of journalism. More writers given the freedom to play on the page, to report big weird cultural stories, to immerse themselves. The talent exists, the funding does not
February 4, 2026 at 6:36 PM
I'm teaching a John Jeremiah Sullivan piece tonight in my class and rereading it, I can't stop thinking... we need more of this kind of journalism. More writers given the freedom to play on the page, to report big weird cultural stories, to immerse themselves. The talent exists, the funding does not
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i know that this is an unpopular take, but everyone starting their own newsletter as a revenue stream is not a sustainable model for writing and reporting or for people who love and want to pay for media.
A lot of people cannot just start a paid newsletter or become freelancers to sustain their careers. The sports, metro, and international desks did work that requires *team* resources, like legal checks, documents, access to archives, and long-term beat experience.
February 4, 2026 at 2:50 PM
i know that this is an unpopular take, but everyone starting their own newsletter as a revenue stream is not a sustainable model for writing and reporting or for people who love and want to pay for media.
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"The team even re-created the scent of Christian 'Hell' as described in 16th century sermons, including notes of sulfur and brimstone and a whiff of 'a million dead dogs.'"
Kaja Šeruga for @knowablemag.bsky.social: knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
Kaja Šeruga for @knowablemag.bsky.social: knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
Recreating the smells of history
Using chemistry, archival records and AI, scientists are reviving the aromas of old libraries, mummies and battlefields
knowablemagazine.org
February 4, 2026 at 3:50 PM
"The team even re-created the scent of Christian 'Hell' as described in 16th century sermons, including notes of sulfur and brimstone and a whiff of 'a million dead dogs.'"
Kaja Šeruga for @knowablemag.bsky.social: knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
Kaja Šeruga for @knowablemag.bsky.social: knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
Why am I never on this site, it's great. Substack has been turning nasty lately and this seems like a nice respite. (I can only handle one social media app at a time, apparently.)
February 2, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Why am I never on this site, it's great. Substack has been turning nasty lately and this seems like a nice respite. (I can only handle one social media app at a time, apparently.)
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I love old photos so much and it's always heartbreaking to see vinegar syndrome win. Neat story by @katykelleher.bsky.social
A century ago, there was a race to make the first color photos. Now there’s a race to save them.
The revolutionary invention of autochromes changed photography. As those pictures decay, they're revealing a new kind of beauty.
www.nationalgeographic.com
August 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I love old photos so much and it's always heartbreaking to see vinegar syndrome win. Neat story by @katykelleher.bsky.social
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"Our lives are precarious and precious, built through years of wanting, waiting, choosing, changing, trying, failing, flying, failing." @katykelleher.bsky.social Love this.
I'd like to be more wild. open.substack.com/pub/colorsto...
I'd like to be more wild. open.substack.com/pub/colorsto...
I'd like to be more wild.
A blog post about dogs, foxes, weasels, and life in general.
open.substack.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:44 AM
"Our lives are precarious and precious, built through years of wanting, waiting, choosing, changing, trying, failing, flying, failing." @katykelleher.bsky.social Love this.
I'd like to be more wild. open.substack.com/pub/colorsto...
I'd like to be more wild. open.substack.com/pub/colorsto...
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A delightful read about the Pantone rage-bait and the color white
By @katykelleher.bsky.social
colorstories.substack.com/p/ushering-i...
By @katykelleher.bsky.social
colorstories.substack.com/p/ushering-i...
Ushering in the new year.
Okay, I'll bite. Let's talk about white.
colorstories.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:22 PM
A delightful read about the Pantone rage-bait and the color white
By @katykelleher.bsky.social
colorstories.substack.com/p/ushering-i...
By @katykelleher.bsky.social
colorstories.substack.com/p/ushering-i...
my @nautil.us piece on sea shanties was read out loud by Grumpy and I'm just honored www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuRb...
What Should We Do With an Old Sea Shanty? | Nautilus Narrations with Heaven Schmitt of Grumpy
YouTube video by Nautilus
www.youtube.com
February 8, 2025 at 3:22 AM
my @nautil.us piece on sea shanties was read out loud by Grumpy and I'm just honored www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuRb...
I wrote about light yellow. open.substack.com/pub/colorsto...
The bad vibes of lemon chiffon.
Art I like, a color I don't.
open.substack.com
February 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I wrote about light yellow. open.substack.com/pub/colorsto...
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This is great - I’ve been thinking a lot about this too, as a member of the extremely failed Gen X - how can I teach my daughter to do better and also literally survive in this new fucked up world www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Parenting In the Age of Trump
Like Sarah Connor, the heroine of the Terminator movies, Elie Mystal is trying to figure out how to prepare his children for the dystopian future.
www.thenation.com
February 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM
This is great - I’ve been thinking a lot about this too, as a member of the extremely failed Gen X - how can I teach my daughter to do better and also literally survive in this new fucked up world www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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“When I read about the ingredients used in perfumery many thousands of years ago, I’m always struck by how consistent our preferences have been.”
- @katykelleher.bsky.social
- @katykelleher.bsky.social
Worldly Things | Are.na Editorial
Are.na is a platform for connecting ideas and building knowledge
www.are.na
April 2, 2024 at 7:46 AM
“When I read about the ingredients used in perfumery many thousands of years ago, I’m always struck by how consistent our preferences have been.”
- @katykelleher.bsky.social
- @katykelleher.bsky.social
Migration actually happening this time. Hi.
I'm slowly migrating from Twitter... hello to all you people who don't follow me yet.
February 6, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Migration actually happening this time. Hi.
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4. "Scent Makes a Place" (@katykelleher.bsky.social)
"Kelleher turns her keen attention to smell, suggesting that the odors and aromas around us offer a richer experience of the world—if only we take time to notice them."
nautil.us/scent-makes-...
"Kelleher turns her keen attention to smell, suggesting that the odors and aromas around us offer a richer experience of the world—if only we take time to notice them."
nautil.us/scent-makes-...
Scent Makes a Place
How the desert taught me to smell
nautil.us
January 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
4. "Scent Makes a Place" (@katykelleher.bsky.social)
"Kelleher turns her keen attention to smell, suggesting that the odors and aromas around us offer a richer experience of the world—if only we take time to notice them."
nautil.us/scent-makes-...
"Kelleher turns her keen attention to smell, suggesting that the odors and aromas around us offer a richer experience of the world—if only we take time to notice them."
nautil.us/scent-makes-...
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I know everything blows and I'm literally trying not to cry 24 hours a day. But here, look at this cute little ca. 1790 malachite monkey pin.
www.butterlaneantiques.com/products/geo...
www.butterlaneantiques.com/products/geo...
February 5, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I know everything blows and I'm literally trying not to cry 24 hours a day. But here, look at this cute little ca. 1790 malachite monkey pin.
www.butterlaneantiques.com/products/geo...
www.butterlaneantiques.com/products/geo...
I'm working on something new
February 6, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I'm working on something new
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This week's newsletter points you to excellent stories from:
@monteiro.bsky.social
@katykelleher.bsky.social
@kottke.org
...and some other folks who aren't on Bsky. They deserve your attention! Link above or in bio.
@monteiro.bsky.social
@katykelleher.bsky.social
@kottke.org
...and some other folks who aren't on Bsky. They deserve your attention! Link above or in bio.
January 28, 2025 at 9:30 PM
This week's newsletter points you to excellent stories from:
@monteiro.bsky.social
@katykelleher.bsky.social
@kottke.org
...and some other folks who aren't on Bsky. They deserve your attention! Link above or in bio.
@monteiro.bsky.social
@katykelleher.bsky.social
@kottke.org
...and some other folks who aren't on Bsky. They deserve your attention! Link above or in bio.
Breakfast report: kimchi, soft boiled eggs, marinated cucumbers, big can of yerba mate. Perfect morning, no notes.
September 28, 2023 at 5:08 PM
Breakfast report: kimchi, soft boiled eggs, marinated cucumbers, big can of yerba mate. Perfect morning, no notes.
I'm writing again! Here's a piece I did for Koffler about roadside memorials, community values, folk art, and mourning. arcade.kofflerarts.org/article/hear...
September 28, 2023 at 5:01 PM
I'm writing again! Here's a piece I did for Koffler about roadside memorials, community values, folk art, and mourning. arcade.kofflerarts.org/article/hear...
Too many ELDO perfumes have rubber as a note & I'm not into it.
September 21, 2023 at 5:35 PM
Too many ELDO perfumes have rubber as a note & I'm not into it.
Robert W. Chambers DOES NOT GET HIS DUE. I feel strongly about this.
September 21, 2023 at 5:32 PM
Robert W. Chambers DOES NOT GET HIS DUE. I feel strongly about this.
I'm slowly migrating from Twitter... hello to all you people who don't follow me yet.
September 19, 2023 at 6:54 PM
I'm slowly migrating from Twitter... hello to all you people who don't follow me yet.