Katy Kelleher

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

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.

Recreating the smells of history Using chemistry, archival records and AI, scientists are reviving the aromas of old libraries, mummies and battlefields

"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...

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.)

Oh, thank you so much for reading and linking! I really enjoy your work in The Atlantic. Your 2024 piece on whale civilization is something I think about often.

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.

I love old photos so much and it's always heartbreaking to see vinegar syndrome win. Neat story by @katykelleher.bsky.social

I'd like to be more wild. A blog post about dogs, foxes, weasels, and life in general.

"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...

Ushering in the new year. Okay, I'll bite. Let's talk about white.

A delightful read about the Pantone rage-bait and the color white

By @katykelleher.bsky.social

colorstories.substack.com/p/ushering-i...

What Should We Do With an Old Sea Shanty? | Nautilus Narrations with Heaven Schmitt of Grumpy YouTube video by Nautilus

my @nautil.us piece on sea shanties was read out loud by Grumpy and I'm just honored www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuRb...

The bad vibes of lemon chiffon. Art I like, a color I don't.

I wrote about light yellow. open.substack.com/pub/colorsto...

Ahh thank you!!!!

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.

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...

Worldly Things | Are.na Editorial Are.na is a platform for connecting ideas and building knowledge

“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

Migration actually happening this time. Hi.

Scent Makes a Place How the desert taught me to smell

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."

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Late 18th century stickpin in 15k gold capped with the head of a monkey carved out of mottled green malachite. He's got cabochon ruby eyes and a bright-eyed and bemused expression.

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.
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I'm working on something new

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.

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...

Too many ELDO perfumes have rubber as a note & I'm not into it.

So much scarier than Lovecraft. By a mile!

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.