Kelsey L. Hayes
@kelseylh.bsky.social
Chief subeditor, New Scientist. Ex-POLITICO. Kansan and Londoner. Traveler and reader, powered by coffee and sassmouth.
Happy Proms season to all who celebrate.
August 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Happy Proms season to all who celebrate.
When the sun is out, London is the greatest place on Earth
May 3, 2025 at 2:18 PM
When the sun is out, London is the greatest place on Earth
Greetings from Lugdunum.
April 19, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Greetings from Lugdunum.
When I say I’ve been looking forward to this for months. Finally time for Much Ado with Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell.
February 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
When I say I’ve been looking forward to this for months. Finally time for Much Ado with Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell.
One of the best parts of walking around London is seeing scattered ruins mixed in with modern architecture. The Elsyng Spital Church Tower is a remnant of a hospital (more like an almshouse) built almost 700 years ago.
January 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
One of the best parts of walking around London is seeing scattered ruins mixed in with modern architecture. The Elsyng Spital Church Tower is a remnant of a hospital (more like an almshouse) built almost 700 years ago.
Slightly distressed to say that the emo culture/tech scene from my high school and uni era is now part of a legit exhibition. It’s on for another couple of weeks at the Barbican if you’re in London and feeling nostalgic.
January 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Slightly distressed to say that the emo culture/tech scene from my high school and uni era is now part of a legit exhibition. It’s on for another couple of weeks at the Barbican if you’re in London and feeling nostalgic.
Farewell for now, old friend
January 15, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Farewell for now, old friend
I’m in the mosque. I’m in the cathedral. I’m in the mosque-cathedral. Ticking one off the bucket list in Cordoba.
January 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I’m in the mosque. I’m in the cathedral. I’m in the mosque-cathedral. Ticking one off the bucket list in Cordoba.
It’s pretty nice out in Cordoba today.
January 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
It’s pretty nice out in Cordoba today.
Hello from Cordoba, where most stuff is shut for Epiphany but the weather is beautiful.
January 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Hello from Cordoba, where most stuff is shut for Epiphany but the weather is beautiful.
First holiday of 2025 is underway.
January 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
First holiday of 2025 is underway.
Also, these covers, man. The D-Day Iliad cover gave me chills when I read it at uni ~16 years ago and it still does.
December 28, 2024 at 12:41 PM
Also, these covers, man. The D-Day Iliad cover gave me chills when I read it at uni ~16 years ago and it still does.
A concert at the Barbican in London featuring the music of John Williams. A post-Christmas treat.
December 27, 2024 at 10:21 PM
A concert at the Barbican in London featuring the music of John Williams. A post-Christmas treat.
Albert would like a slice of gingerbread cake pls.
December 14, 2024 at 6:01 PM
Albert would like a slice of gingerbread cake pls.
Baked a gingerbread cake to take up to my in-laws’ this weekend. Frosting will come tomorrow. It smells amazing.
December 12, 2024 at 8:24 PM
Baked a gingerbread cake to take up to my in-laws’ this weekend. Frosting will come tomorrow. It smells amazing.
This is all leading up to the Chiefs winning their third straight Super Bowl when someone miraculously recreates the Sanchez butt fumble.
December 9, 2024 at 2:56 PM
This is all leading up to the Chiefs winning their third straight Super Bowl when someone miraculously recreates the Sanchez butt fumble.
We went to the London Batman exhibit today and they included the Lego Batman head in a display with the rest of the movie cowls. Worth the admission tbh.
December 7, 2024 at 4:49 PM
We went to the London Batman exhibit today and they included the Lego Batman head in a display with the rest of the movie cowls. Worth the admission tbh.
At Covent Garden for an exhibit and it’s beautifully decorated for Christmas but lol no one seems to have a clue where they are, how they got here or where they’re going.
December 7, 2024 at 3:40 PM
At Covent Garden for an exhibit and it’s beautifully decorated for Christmas but lol no one seems to have a clue where they are, how they got here or where they’re going.
My parents’ dog Maisie got her own Advent calendar this year.
December 1, 2024 at 9:58 PM
My parents’ dog Maisie got her own Advent calendar this year.
Rec for my historical nonfiction-loving friends: I’m having a blast reading @bettanyhughes.bsky.social book on the Seven Wonders. Hits on so much interesting context: climate change, agriculture, religion, military history, gender roles, etymology, and of course architecture.
November 24, 2024 at 2:49 PM
Rec for my historical nonfiction-loving friends: I’m having a blast reading @bettanyhughes.bsky.social book on the Seven Wonders. Hits on so much interesting context: climate change, agriculture, religion, military history, gender roles, etymology, and of course architecture.
Was in the University Daily Kansan newsroom the night this happened in ‘08. Everyone yelled, celebrated and, when it was over, put out the next day’s paper. Rock chalk.
November 22, 2024 at 9:51 PM
Was in the University Daily Kansan newsroom the night this happened in ‘08. Everyone yelled, celebrated and, when it was over, put out the next day’s paper. Rock chalk.
A lot of pushback against this is from content creators/influencers mad at what this might mean for their business. Speaking for myself, that’s the whole point: What makes Threads insufferable is the brand/influencer humble-bragging/engagement farming bullshit.
November 22, 2024 at 12:22 PM
A lot of pushback against this is from content creators/influencers mad at what this might mean for their business. Speaking for myself, that’s the whole point: What makes Threads insufferable is the brand/influencer humble-bragging/engagement farming bullshit.
It’s a good abbey, Brent.
November 14, 2024 at 3:56 PM
It’s a good abbey, Brent.