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Katie Mather

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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

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Katie Mather @katiematherkm.bsky.social · Jul 2

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?

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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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Camper English @alcademics.bsky.social · 1h

not to sound too San Francisco, but the disco cowboy who won this year’s Hunky Jesus posed on his mirror ball bison behind Steph Curry at the opening party of his reservations-only whiskey bar last night

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Katie Mather @katiematherkm.bsky.social · 1h

Ever closer to being the sort of person who owns an Acid Running tshirt (derogatory)

Katie Mather @katiematherkm.bsky.social · 9h

You fucking know it

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Katie Mather @katiematherkm.bsky.social · 10h

Trainline sending me a push notification like "nice one guv!! What a bargain you just snapped up!" like it didn't try to make my life harder every step of the way

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Katie Mather @katiematherkm.bsky.social · 11h

My plan of bringing her around with kindness obviously isn't working, time for a new plan

Katie Mather @katiematherkm.bsky.social · 11h

If only I could reach hahah

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Katie Mather @katiematherkm.bsky.social · 12h

My neighbour has an England flag hanging out of her bedroom window and used to have a photo of Nigel Farage sellotaped to her living room window. Obvious nutter but harmless. I said her window box was looking lovely, because it is, and she glared at me like I shat in it. So much for English values.

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Pellicle @pelliclemag.com · 14h

When someone calls a pub an institution, there are always detractors. But we can't think of a single person who wouldn't agree that The Dog & Bell is exactly that.

Will Hawkes joins us again for an insight into Deptford's most beloved pub.

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There Is A Light That Never Goes Out — The Dog and Bell in Deptford, London — Pellicle

On a Friday night in early December, Deptford’s Dog and Bell is Christmas as imagined by a Haribo-addled toddler.  A huge resin Santa, grinning merrily in his sleigh, squats in Prince Street out...

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Katie Mather @katiematherkm.bsky.social · 13h

The most important and sacred of the pints.

Adrian Tierney-Jones @atjbeer.bsky.social · 13h

Funeral pints and the contemplation of mortality atjpubs.substack.com/p/funeral-pi...

Funeral pints

The contemplation of mortality in the pub

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Present & Correct @presentcorrect.bsky.social · 15h

Cakes and candy, hotdogs and cheese.

The paintings of Wayne Thiebaud are on show at The Courtauld from Friday.

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Katie Mather @katiematherkm.bsky.social · 1d

Cycling fans get a grip challenge

Cycling Weekly @cyclingweekly.com · 1d

Tadej Pogačar harassed and 'stickered' at European Championships: is this the start of a backlash against the world champion?

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Tadej Pogačar harassed and 'stickered' at European Championships: is this the start of a backlash against the world champion?

The Slovenian faced fan hostility on the way to another emphatic victory

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Shawn Hennessey ☀️🍷 @sevillatapas.bsky.social · 1d

Same in Sevilla. No neighbours = no neighbourhoods.

“The historic center of Naples is dead. Those streets aren’t neighbourhoods anymore. There are no Neapolitans left, no real life left. They’ve become playgrounds, open-air shopping malls.”

Otis B. Driftwood @obdriftwood.bsky.social · 8d

www.politico.eu/article/napl...

‘Naples is dead’: How overtourism is hollowing out Italian cities

Rising numbers of visitors are swamping the locals, making housing scarce, increasing pollution and even emptying churches.

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Katie Mather @katiematherkm.bsky.social · 2d

That's good, keep up with the boring stretches and stuff, it's all working!

Katie Mather @katiematherkm.bsky.social · 2d

omg congrats and hurray 🏆 how did it feel?

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Katie Mather @katiematherkm.bsky.social · 2d

👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻

Katie Mather @katiematherkm.bsky.social · 2d

Excellent job, it's such a great asset

Katie Mather @katiematherkm.bsky.social · 2d

That too!!!!

Katie Mather @katiematherkm.bsky.social · 2d

😂😂

Katie Mather @katiematherkm.bsky.social · 2d

This just...is so rad???

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 2d

New Yorkers deserve change they can measure in their own lives.

Our new Affordability Calculator shows exactly how much our plans would save your family on childcare, rent, and bus fare.

Check your savings → zohranfornyc.com/calculator

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Katie Mather @katiematherkm.bsky.social · 2d

Desperately require a trip to Chef Diao, my monthly dumpling requirements are not being met

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Katie Mather @katiematherkm.bsky.social · 2d

My friend Scott says the new AFI album is a super slapper and he's never been wrong about a music recommendation since I was 13

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3d

I'm Jewish. I'm also Mancunian.

Every other national party leader was interviewed by Laura Kunesberg during their conference.

Maybe the BBC thought as someone who also supports Palestine - I had nothing to say?

Let's keep growing: join.greenparty.org.uk

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Katie Mather @katiematherkm.bsky.social · 2d

Here I am in DR talking about real ale's newest fans - the youth

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Real ale finds favour with younger crowd - Drinks Retailing

Katie Mather discovers why a new generation of drinkers are choosing cask beer Beer is hard to predict. In an industry where trends have been a major driver for change and growth, consumer desire for ...

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Katie Mather @katiematherkm.bsky.social · 2d

BIG NEWS IN KATIE TOWN

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it's frank-en-SCHTEEN 🏳️‍⚧️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @mxfrankduffy.bsky.social · 2d

IDK you cycle into town to run some errands, burn off some adrenaline & have a chat with @sgrechycoed.bsky.social & you get home to discover ur kickstarter has passed the 33% mark already & Kickstarter have made it a "project we love" which means they'll be promoting it themselves 🤯

it's frank-en-SCHTEEN 🏳️‍⚧️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @mxfrankduffy.bsky.social · 2d

🚨 It's launched! you have until midnight on Hallowe'en / Noson Calan Gaeaf / Samhain to pledge! very grateful for any sharing x🎃

Check out Queer Crow Death Magic Tarot by Frank Duffy on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/fra... #tarot #tarotsky

Queer Crow Death Magic Tarot

A 78-card potent jewel-coloured tarot deck created with linoprinting. Artwork is complete & project is ready to print.

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