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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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Nicola Miller @nicmiller.bsky.social · 4h

"What is it that you want from your waitress?"

Brilliant, @rachelhendry.bsky.social

Pellicle @pelliclemag.com · 4h

The Waitress, a million personas, fetishes and expectations in one woman. A look at what it means to serve, by @rachelhendry.bsky.social

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The Waitress — Pellicle

“The waitress is different; she is ignorant and coarse, but genial. She is often unwashed and her teeth are unfilled, but she knows life and she is not afraid of life, which is to her big, dramatic, b...

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Pellicle @pelliclemag.com · 4h

The Waitress, a million personas, fetishes and expectations in one woman. A look at what it means to serve, by @rachelhendry.bsky.social

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The Waitress — Pellicle

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Katie Mather @katiematherkm.bsky.social · 17h

How terrifying. Lead found in concerning levels in many protein supplements (and mostly in plant-based varieties like Huel Black)

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 20h

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

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Brew York 🗽🚖🌃🏳️‍🌈🍺🇺🇦 @brewyork.beer · 1d

Imagine citing Dogfish Head 120-Minute IPA, a beer that was first released in 2003, as an example that the beer industry has gone too far in the year of our Lord 2025.

Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 1d

This op-ed isn't the worst thing I've read about beer in the @nytimes.com, but it relies on some very facile ideas about how the craft beer market works that don't hold up to basic scrutiny.

Opinion | How to Save Beer

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F.L. Everett @fliceverett.bsky.social · 1d

Morning, #journorequest.. have you lost your job/work to AI? And is it doing a rubbish job? I'm looking for case studies for a broadsheet piece, who have been 'replaced' by AI, or find their work has dwindled. If you know anyone/that's you, please message me! Thanks very much. [email protected]

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Katie Mather @katiematherkm.bsky.social · 1d

I bought some sausages from The Company Bakery in Musselburgh earlier today and it is FINALLY time to cook and eat them

Katie Mather @katiematherkm.bsky.social · 1d

fantastic!!!!

Katie Mather @katiematherkm.bsky.social · 2d

TIS THE SEASON

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Katie Mather @katiematherkm.bsky.social · 2d

There have been some races already including an Exact Cross race at the start of the month but starts in earnest on the 18th at Exact Cross Essen cyclocross24.com/calendar/

UCI Cyclocross Calendar 2025-2026 - Cyclocross24.com

UCI Cyclocross Calendar 2025-2026. All about the races, World Championships, World Cups, results, start lists, TV info and livestream, videos and more.

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Katie Mather @katiematherkm.bsky.social · 2d

Super pleased to have received a bronze medal at the @nagbw.bsky.social awards for my piece on cyclocross and beer. More people should hear about cyclocross!

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Races Are Coming Your Way — Beer and Cyclocross in Belgium and The Netherlands — Pellicle

Near the startline of Namur’s citadel cyclocross course in Wallonian Belgium, two women with dark-dyed 80s bouffant mullets wander towards me, a beer apiece. It’s 10.30am. I take this as confirmation ...

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Joshi Herrmann @joshiherrmann.bsky.social · 3d

“Look at Jihad Al-Shamie and Salman Abedi,” one person from Manchester’s Muslim community, texted me last week referring to the Manchester arena bomber. “I can’t help but see the links.”

Really interesting piece by @jackdulhanty.bsky.social.

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Two Terrorists: How should Manchester decipher Jihad Al-Shamie and Salman Abedi?

‘I can’t help but see the links’

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Katie Mather @katiematherkm.bsky.social · 3d

Big fan of a big pint of Fell Brewery St. Sunday lager after a gruelling trip up Stickle Ghyll

A pint maß of St. Sunday lager on a wooden picnic table

The rocky landscape of Stickle Ghyll, with mountains in the distance

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Will Hawkes @willhawkes.bsky.social · 7d

I’ve written for @pelliclemag.com about the Dog and Bell, a unique pub whose evolution over the past 40 years nevertheless illustrates the story of modern London pubs. It’s here: www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/9/...

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 · 5d

Euston was invented to make sure every northerner who travels to London instantly regrets it

Katie Mather @katiematherkm.bsky.social · 5d

How mad will I look if I take my new heels to the gym to break them in on the treadmill?

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James @derpjames.bsky.social · 5d

I saw this on the same shelf as a load of slop-labelled beer. Pretty much guaranteed my purchase. 🙌

The front of a beer can entitled "AI is killing art!". The image is a skull wearing sunglasses with a pencil and pen through it.

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Katie Mather @katiematherkm.bsky.social · 5d

GOOD

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Katie Mather @katiematherkm.bsky.social · 5d

Have you ever been to Bonn? My latest blog post/newsletter is up now.

www.katiematherwrites.com/the-gulp/bonn

Bonn — Katie Mather Writes

A very good place

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josh (oldfriend99) @oldfriend99.bsky.social · 5d

Franz kafka ruined waking up as a giant bug. now if you wake up as a bug it's automatically "kafkaesque"

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Katie Mather @katiematherkm.bsky.social · 5d

My whole career

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 7d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

Katie Mather @katiematherkm.bsky.social · 5d

Lovely. She works at a place called Polari that I very much want to visit.

Katie Mather @katiematherkm.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks for your intimate knowledge of the place, it does fit some pieces into the puzzle. The old town is very fun to walk around, I need more time to explore it properly and pop into some kines

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Katie Mather @katiematherkm.bsky.social · 5d

Charlotte Church makes me want to write epic poetry

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Katie Mather @katiematherkm.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you!! So nice to hear you enjoyed it. I can't pinpoint it but I just felt comfortable there. It's a bit more easy-breezy and eccentric than the major cities. That's Rhineland I guess!

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Katie Mather @katiematherkm.bsky.social · 5d

Just don't class it as a beer destination — try the wine, or just visit other things instead.