Katie Mather
@katiematherkm.bsky.social
Deputy Editor and Wine Content Lead, Pellicle. Drinks writer!! A Place To Be zine out now: https://www.pelliclemag.com/shop/a-place-to-be-a-zine-about-drinking-in-liminal-spaces-by-katie-mather
www.katiematherwrites.com
www.katiematherwrites.com
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Con Altura — Making Wine and Preserving Culture in Tenerife’s Vineyard Heartland — Pellicle
By the edge of Puerto de la Cruz’s tiny harbour in northern Tenerife, a seafood grill operates out of a converted shipping container. Boys fish from the harbour walls, and girls jump into the choppy w...
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Here it is, the story I've been burying myself in for months. The Canary islands are special to me but in Tenerife I found La Orotava, and local wine, and I fell in love all over again.
But can I go back knowing tourism is destroying, has destroyed, so much?
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/6/...
But can I go back knowing tourism is destroying, has destroyed, so much?
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/6/...
Reposted by Katie Mather
"Behind the façade of ‘responsibility’, zero-alcohol products are being used to reach new audiences, avoid advertising restrictions, and increase brand visibility," Fraser Edwardes, Alcohol Project Officer, Cancer Council Western Australia. @ias.org.uk
www.ias.org.uk/2025/11/26/z...
www.ias.org.uk/2025/11/26/z...
Zero-alcohol products: a tool for moderation or a tool for growth? - Institute of Alcohol Studies
How do alcohol industry public-facing and industry-facing communications differ regarding how they talk about zero alcohol drinks?
www.ias.org.uk
November 26, 2025 at 11:08 AM
"Behind the façade of ‘responsibility’, zero-alcohol products are being used to reach new audiences, avoid advertising restrictions, and increase brand visibility," Fraser Edwardes, Alcohol Project Officer, Cancer Council Western Australia. @ias.org.uk
www.ias.org.uk/2025/11/26/z...
www.ias.org.uk/2025/11/26/z...
I read on Tiktok that kids are starting to use "that's AI" to mean "that's dumb/stupid" or "yeah right/chinny reckon" and it's given me a warm glow inside
November 26, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I read on Tiktok that kids are starting to use "that's AI" to mean "that's dumb/stupid" or "yeah right/chinny reckon" and it's given me a warm glow inside
Reposted by Katie Mather
Every single person in Britain: "the chippy" or, if we're being fancy, "the chip shop"
The New York Times: "the french fry restaurant"
The New York Times: "the french fry restaurant"
new favourite New York Times term for a British thing just dropped
November 26, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Every single person in Britain: "the chippy" or, if we're being fancy, "the chip shop"
The New York Times: "the french fry restaurant"
The New York Times: "the french fry restaurant"
Reposted by Katie Mather
For the last in our November-long series of pieces on pubs and pub culture, @fred-gs.bsky.social visits The Fat Cat in Norwich, a pub that's close to his heart for many reasons. We hope you enjoy this beautiful salutation of an all-time great.
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/11...
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/11...
Cool for Cats — The Fat Cat in Norwich, Norfolk — Pellicle
Night has fallen over The Fat Cat in Norwich, and I’ve been here long enough to watch the clientele change. I saw the post-work crowd rush in; now, as it thins, I head to the bar to order a pint of Ti...
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November 26, 2025 at 11:56 AM
For the last in our November-long series of pieces on pubs and pub culture, @fred-gs.bsky.social visits The Fat Cat in Norwich, a pub that's close to his heart for many reasons. We hope you enjoy this beautiful salutation of an all-time great.
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/11...
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/11...
CMAT was excellent last night, I have no voice
November 26, 2025 at 8:14 AM
CMAT was excellent last night, I have no voice
Marked safe from missing out on the CMAT tour
November 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Marked safe from missing out on the CMAT tour
I really love Germany
* Haribo used to sell a gummi candy in Germany called "Asses With Ears."
I promise this image is 100% real and not AI.
I promise this image is 100% real and not AI.
November 25, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I really love Germany
Get me this for xmas
November 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Get me this for xmas
Today's listening. A uniquely terrible name, I hated the advent of the term "IDM" when what it really means is "proggy as fuck"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AQf...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AQf...
‘Intelligent’ Drum & Bass - Selected Works Part 2 (1994-2000)
YouTube video by Mr Fredericks.
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Today's listening. A uniquely terrible name, I hated the advent of the term "IDM" when what it really means is "proggy as fuck"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AQf...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AQf...
Loved the new Claire Danes as a writer interviewing a suspected murderer show The Beast In Me. And that's coming from me, a writer obsessed with In Cold Blood.
November 24, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Loved the new Claire Danes as a writer interviewing a suspected murderer show The Beast In Me. And that's coming from me, a writer obsessed with In Cold Blood.
Reposted by Katie Mather
Saying this but to a computer
November 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Saying this but to a computer
On that last RT, sometimes I don't drink because of my MH, sometimes I don't drink because I don't feel like it, sometimes I don't drink because I'm training the next day and want to sleep properly. Don't raise eyebrows, don't make it seem like I'm pregnant. Don't be a dick. Just say okay.
November 24, 2025 at 8:55 AM
On that last RT, sometimes I don't drink because of my MH, sometimes I don't drink because I don't feel like it, sometimes I don't drink because I'm training the next day and want to sleep properly. Don't raise eyebrows, don't make it seem like I'm pregnant. Don't be a dick. Just say okay.
Reposted by Katie Mather
It's so easy, if someone declines the offer of an alcoholic drink, to just move on to, "Well, is there something else I can get you, instead? Soft drink? Cup of tea?"
Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
November 24, 2025 at 8:39 AM
It's so easy, if someone declines the offer of an alcoholic drink, to just move on to, "Well, is there something else I can get you, instead? Soft drink? Cup of tea?"
Reposted by Katie Mather
Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
I can recommend the xmas cards, I bought some and they are BEAUTIFUL
anyway I could do with a bit more cash this month (lol who couldn't) & so here are a few things available on my website. as always super grateful for any shares!
shop.frankduffy.co.uk #art #printmaking #witchsky
shop.frankduffy.co.uk #art #printmaking #witchsky
November 22, 2025 at 11:33 AM
I can recommend the xmas cards, I bought some and they are BEAUTIFUL
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Would create a right-wing media giant under one owner. The Group could pivot to Reform UK following the odd glowing headline. Both titles have been viciously anti-BBC while it faces Trump's bn dollar lawsuit. Hope Competition & Markets, Ofcom & Lisa Nandy review carefully.
Daily Mail owner strikes £500mn deal for Telegraph on.ft.com/3JSdIFj
Daily Mail owner strikes £500mn deal for Telegraph
Tie-up would create one of the most powerful right-leaning media groups in Britain
on.ft.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Would create a right-wing media giant under one owner. The Group could pivot to Reform UK following the odd glowing headline. Both titles have been viciously anti-BBC while it faces Trump's bn dollar lawsuit. Hope Competition & Markets, Ofcom & Lisa Nandy review carefully.
This morning I am eating breakfast alone in a Spoons because Tom has a migraine and I don't know if you know this, but Spoons does the best OJ and lemonade in a glass
November 22, 2025 at 11:26 AM
This morning I am eating breakfast alone in a Spoons because Tom has a migraine and I don't know if you know this, but Spoons does the best OJ and lemonade in a glass
Off to Kendal Mountain Festival today, if you are also going, I'll probably see you knocking about the Berghaus afterparty tonight (that's a real thing, I'm not being facetious)
November 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Off to Kendal Mountain Festival today, if you are also going, I'll probably see you knocking about the Berghaus afterparty tonight (that's a real thing, I'm not being facetious)
I love the notes I leave myself on my phone and then forget about.
"Why not write like Adam Thorpe?"
Sure, also, why don't I flip through the air like Simone Biles
"Why not write like Adam Thorpe?"
Sure, also, why don't I flip through the air like Simone Biles
November 21, 2025 at 8:21 AM
I love the notes I leave myself on my phone and then forget about.
"Why not write like Adam Thorpe?"
Sure, also, why don't I flip through the air like Simone Biles
"Why not write like Adam Thorpe?"
Sure, also, why don't I flip through the air like Simone Biles
Should I finally write a blog post on how good The Americans is? Years and years out of date but it's still just as vital you all know
November 20, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Should I finally write a blog post on how good The Americans is? Years and years out of date but it's still just as vital you all know
Something beautiful for you to listen to this morning, Daniel Avery's shoegaze mix for RA
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4fL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4fL...
Daniel Avery - Dream Shoegaze Special | RA Greenhouse Sessions
YouTube video by Resident Advisor
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Something beautiful for you to listen to this morning, Daniel Avery's shoegaze mix for RA
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4fL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4fL...
Reposted by Katie Mather
It’s the exclusive everyone wanted, the story that will win next year’s Pulitzer…
I can reveal London’s giant AI generated Christmas artwork, the subject of much online mockery, is being torn down - and I honestly *genuinely* think you’ll never guess why. www.londoncentric.media/p/ai-artwork...
I can reveal London’s giant AI generated Christmas artwork, the subject of much online mockery, is being torn down - and I honestly *genuinely* think you’ll never guess why. www.londoncentric.media/p/ai-artwork...
London's giant AI artwork to be torn down
The bizarre story of why a much-talked-about creation is being torn down. Plus: Docklands Light Railway extension, giant laser stalks the night sky, and more tales of Android phone theft rejection.
www.londoncentric.media
November 20, 2025 at 7:18 AM
It’s the exclusive everyone wanted, the story that will win next year’s Pulitzer…
I can reveal London’s giant AI generated Christmas artwork, the subject of much online mockery, is being torn down - and I honestly *genuinely* think you’ll never guess why. www.londoncentric.media/p/ai-artwork...
I can reveal London’s giant AI generated Christmas artwork, the subject of much online mockery, is being torn down - and I honestly *genuinely* think you’ll never guess why. www.londoncentric.media/p/ai-artwork...
I dunno if any of you are familiar with the Jungle Bros. tune "I'll House You" but whenever I'm watching House and he says something sassy or does something awful to someone, Tom starts chanting "Girl, he'll House you! Girl, he'll house you!" and it's always 100% appropriate
November 20, 2025 at 8:06 AM
I dunno if any of you are familiar with the Jungle Bros. tune "I'll House You" but whenever I'm watching House and he says something sassy or does something awful to someone, Tom starts chanting "Girl, he'll House you! Girl, he'll house you!" and it's always 100% appropriate
One thing that triggers a BPD meltdown in me is not being listened to, because it makes me feel like I don't exist. Guess who melted down in a pharmacy today.
Plus side, I get my blue inhaler tomorrow for the price of a slap on the wrist for not ordering one before I needed it (??)
Plus side, I get my blue inhaler tomorrow for the price of a slap on the wrist for not ordering one before I needed it (??)
Now on day two of trying to get a blue inhaler. It would be easier to get my hands on quaaludes.
November 19, 2025 at 10:51 PM
One thing that triggers a BPD meltdown in me is not being listened to, because it makes me feel like I don't exist. Guess who melted down in a pharmacy today.
Plus side, I get my blue inhaler tomorrow for the price of a slap on the wrist for not ordering one before I needed it (??)
Plus side, I get my blue inhaler tomorrow for the price of a slap on the wrist for not ordering one before I needed it (??)