Wade Kelly

Deactivated Instagram, Threads, and, after nearly 20 years, FB. After I’m confident of my backups they’ll be deleted. I’ll be weening myself off Messenger and WhatsApp next. Zuck’s lost the plot and my business. I can choose to not be a cog in an unjust, unethical, and immoral machine. Facts matter.

Great work Alberta! Now begin treason charges for those who were trying to sell Alberta to America.

If you’re still using Meta’s social platforms ask yourself why. Zuckerberg has been poisoning society for too long.

Andrea Lam playing Tchaikovsky’s piano concerto no. 1 with the MSO was transcendent.

The Labor government in Australia is hostile to internationals. The graduate visa was $1500 when I got it in 2019 and a student visa was $500. Rather than getting the best applicants, Australia is hell bent on getting the richest ones. It’s disgraceful. From Future Campus:

Happy Canada Day. Here's a photo I took in Canada in May. Williston Reservoir in Northern BC.

It’s not okay that Tom Hanks and Steve Martin haven’t been in a movie together.

I wish people would stop using the phrase “real world impact”! If it’s not real world it’s not impact. I rant about it here. www.linkedin.com/posts/wade-k...

This is the view from my house. Every morning the line up starts around 9:45. Every. Morning. For the Lululemon outlet. Do what you wanna do but I can still find it utterly bizarre.

This is the kind of story we need right now. @latenightseth.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRNZ...

As a theatre nerd (buildings), I find this incredible. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S9F...

Not to brag, but I got 100% on the Australian Citizenship exam. I was delighted to see a question about gay marriage on it too. Here’s a picture of the state library just for fun.

Really happy with this shot of the General Post Office (GPO), which is now an H&M. The sun hitting just the tower while leaving the rest of this hulking #Melbourne landmark in shadow.

#MothersDay message from harried working mother multitasking in her car to other mothers. 📚❤️

Oh Oli. You’re the best.

Rarely has bathroom art made me think so much about some of the people I’ve worked with.

I haven’t watched the Star Wars prequels since they came out; I was bad, II was worse, III was great! Revenge of the Sith is the only one I’d watch again. Ewan. So good.

The MSO only deepened my love for this score. Jurassic Park in Concert was spectacular. Bum bum, bum bum.

Hot honey is everywhere right now. From fancy restaurants to Subway. Stop it.

@ronsexsmith.bsky.social didn’t play 90% of the songs I wanted to hear and 100% of the ones I did. Sadly, he didn’t have the stage for a week to get to Judee Sill covers. After all these years it was unexpectedly emotional to hear him here once again, in Australia.

Is it possible that because of the way Poilievre was parachuted in after losing his electorate, he’s burnt too many voters to be the leader of the party? That was rhetorical.

In Turkey, an elderly man who earns his living by shining shoes is visited every morning at the same time by a cat that asks to have its fur brushed. The man never turns down this little friend.😍👍💙

Can we just stay on daylight saving time in Australian (or at least the parts that still have to change). It’s so dark in Melbourne too early!

You don’t need an out of office for Easter weekend.

The scale of Australian universities managerial & governance surrender/capture is ASTOUNDING "Twelve of the 14 universities had council members, who had substantive roles as consultants from firms such as Ernst & Young, PwC, KPMG, Deloitte, McKinsey, and Boston Consulting Group"

Part 2 in "Just how big is the oil and gas industry". The private adult education sector pays almost as much in wages as does the gas industry. Profits are a tad different. live.thepoint.com.au/2026/03/the-...

‘The internet was once simply a place you visited to learn things. Now it learns you. …the algorithms study what you linger on and serve you more content like it.’ We Study Mass Shooters. Something Terrifying Is Happening Online. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/o...

From 1941 to 1952 in the UK, the top rate of income tax was 98%. A luxury goods purchase tax introduced in 1940 later rose to 100%. Result? The share of incomes captured by the richest 0.1% fell from 7% in 1937 to just over 1% in 1975. That's what we need today. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

More shameful nonsense from the people in charge of the province I lived in for 14 years. If you’re banning books, you’re one of the bad ones.

Two Gen Z’s in the last day have mentioned watching old Letterman clips. The kids are alright.

I saw a group post this and have to say that it is amazing.

Hello I would like to share with you my new-and-improved website that compiles 46 years' worth of baby-names data in Alberta: albertababynames.com It now includes the latest data (for 2025) and a similar-names function to easily browse through various spellings in naming trends.

We're thrilled to announce the Ctrl-Z Award, a US$2,500 prize for researchers “who discover substantial errors in their published work and take meaningful steps to correct the scientific record." Covered by @nature.com today; read more here: centerforscientificintegrity.org/2026/03/10/a...

Rewatch Schitts Creek. You’ll thank me.

Three moods in three seconds.

Finished the last Heated Rivalry book today. Started the first about 10 days ago. Absolutely devoured them. Now I need to find someone to talk to about them who hasn’t just seen the series.

The calm before the Victoria's Pride Street Party.

I’d like to add to the list painting tile or brick to the list of things that should be illegal.

It would be fascinating to know what the air frier usage on this 44 degrees day in Victoria was. Sous vide steak and air frier potatoes and garlic bread (out of frame) here. Avoided turning the oven on.

Corrected something in this post (ta, eagle-eyed librarian!) and counted all the zeroes properly this time. Elsevier's profit is not in the millions, it's billions. 😵‍💫 New at @therealrw.bsky.social this week: "Librarians versus the world"! researchwhisperer.org/2025/11/25/l... #academicsky #acwri

Nerds, comedy fans & curious humans: come to The Peer Revue – smart, silly, research-fuelled comedy in Carlton. I'll be their special, and final, guest after a four-year run 🎓🤣 📍 The Motley Bauhaus, Nov 28 🎟️ Info & tix: www.eventfinda.com.au/2025/the-pee...

More evidence that review articles are used more widely than original research articles to inform policy, and yet so the academic incentives are for original research journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Milford sounds was better than I ever expected it could be.

If you’re in Christchurch go see this. I had no expectations going in, but loved it. courttheatre.org.nz/shows/wolf-p...

I’m in Wanaka. The aurora looks promising. Where should I go to see it? Any help is appreciated.