LL
@wilsonleeds.bsky.social
Posting about the things I’m interested in: Food 🥘 , Drink 🍷 🍻 European Football & Leeds United. No Politics unless related to the above. Just good reads, independently produced if possible.
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On the 50th anniversary of Franco's death, I discuss the contested legacy of his dictatorial regime in Spain and abroad with @sebasfaber.bsky.social on @sobremesapod.bsky.social
Apple:
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Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5LrQ...
Apple:
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Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5LrQ...
The Sobremesa Podcast
Podcast de Cultura y sociedad · Bimensual · The Sobremesa Podcast is about modern-day Spanish society, politics and history, without the stereotypes. Please donate at to make the podcast sustainable:...
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November 20, 2025 at 10:54 AM
On the 50th anniversary of Franco's death, I discuss the contested legacy of his dictatorial regime in Spain and abroad with @sebasfaber.bsky.social on @sobremesapod.bsky.social
Apple:
podcasts.apple.com/es/podcast/t...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5LrQ...
Apple:
podcasts.apple.com/es/podcast/t...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5LrQ...
Previous message refers. Emery had our number from the minute they conceded. He knew we’d refresh late and therefore, jumped in there first, and the rest is history.
Emery answering questions.
"Very happy because we were challenged in this match after the break. First half was not the rhythm we wanted. Did not play brilliant. Second half, they got tired and we dominated more." #lufc
"Very happy because we were challenged in this match after the break. First half was not the rhythm we wanted. Did not play brilliant. Second half, they got tired and we dominated more." #lufc
November 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Previous message refers. Emery had our number from the minute they conceded. He knew we’d refresh late and therefore, jumped in there first, and the rest is history.
This, too
The Hidden Business Behind Every Football Shirt
Unpacking the money, marketing, and meaning stitched into every jersey.
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November 23, 2025 at 1:28 PM
This, too
This is fun #Sundayread
🫓🫒🐟🍅 The Clotxa and Oil Festival.
Every November, the Ribera d'Ebre, in Tarragona, hosts the Clotxa and Oil Festival and Gastronomic Days to celebrate the local dish and its rich history of oil and wine production.
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November 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM
This is fun #Sundayread
‘’The problem with milking donkeys,” Agustín says ruefully, as he shows me an instagram picture of a long-lashed mare with impossibly soft looking ears ….“is that they can kick in every direction”
Why does donkey cheese sound rude?
A dispatch from the World Cheese Awards in Bern
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November 23, 2025 at 1:17 PM
‘’The problem with milking donkeys,” Agustín says ruefully, as he shows me an instagram picture of a long-lashed mare with impossibly soft looking ears ….“is that they can kick in every direction”
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"Doing precisely what we've done 18 times before is exactly the last thing they'll expect us to do this time."
November 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
"Doing precisely what we've done 18 times before is exactly the last thing they'll expect us to do this time."
Looking forward to being very ‘emotional’ come 1600 today. Buendia nailed on to score, no?
November 23, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Looking forward to being very ‘emotional’ come 1600 today. Buendia nailed on to score, no?
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I'm a tremendous fan of @Duralex products and I'm overjoyed by this news. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n... #crowdfunding #homewares #glassworks
‘The French people want to save us’: help pours in for glassmaker Duralex
The brand, which evokes nostalgia and pride, hit its €5m fundraising target within hours and orders have soared
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I'm a tremendous fan of @Duralex products and I'm overjoyed by this news. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n... #crowdfunding #homewares #glassworks
Is it:
1. The squad
2. Coaching of said squad?
1. The squad
2. Coaching of said squad?
Two big issues in need of resolution v Aston Villa.
#lufc
www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/footba...
#lufc
www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/footba...
Inside Leeds preparations for Villa as work and talk surrounds two issues
Leeds United sit just one point clear of the dropzone ahead of Sunday’s return to Premier League action at home to high-flying Aston Villa.
www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Is it:
1. The squad
2. Coaching of said squad?
1. The squad
2. Coaching of said squad?
We are now, Dan. Pressure’s on.
DF: "I see why there is criticism after the last two games. We were pretty self-critical too, but over the last 11 games, we have not once dropped into the relegation zone." #lufc
November 22, 2025 at 5:09 PM
We are now, Dan. Pressure’s on.
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My favorite moon landing conspiracy is that it was faked but they hired Stanley Kubrick to direct it and he was so dedicated to make it look real he demanded that they shoot on location.
November 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM
My favorite moon landing conspiracy is that it was faked but they hired Stanley Kubrick to direct it and he was so dedicated to make it look real he demanded that they shoot on location.
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Sindre Walle Egeli's first taste of English football was heartbreaking: at seven, he travelled to Anfield but found family's tickets were fake. Now he aims for better memories at Ipswich. Interview with Norway's highest youth scorer & Championship record signing: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
‘I wouldn’t compare us’: Sindre Walle Egeli, the Ipswich teenager who has outscored Haaland
Record scorer for Norway’s age-group sides tells Nick Ames about his World Cup hope, being frozen out at 15 and fake tickets heartbreak at Anfield
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Sindre Walle Egeli's first taste of English football was heartbreaking: at seven, he travelled to Anfield but found family's tickets were fake. Now he aims for better memories at Ipswich. Interview with Norway's highest youth scorer & Championship record signing: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Incredible state of affairs just that this is something you’d need to search for.
For CNN I'm looking to talk to young men (feel free to interpret "young" broadly) who are actively sports betting sober—as in, you made a conscious decision to abstain for your wellbeing or you quit gambling—but are still sports fans. If that's you: Hannah[dot]keyser[at]cnn[dot]com
November 21, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Incredible state of affairs just that this is something you’d need to search for.
And the Kitmas initiative sounds good, too. In other news, there’s some discourse here about LUFC if you want to step outside our bubble: (plot spoiler-it’s ain’t great)
👏 Curaçao make history as the smallest countryto have ever qualified for the World Cup.
😬 The draw for the World Cup playoffs is here.
👀 The panel preview the return of the Premier League
@maxrushden.bsky.social @barryglendenning.bsky.social , @paul-c-watson.bsky.social
😬 The draw for the World Cup playoffs is here.
👀 The panel preview the return of the Premier League
@maxrushden.bsky.social @barryglendenning.bsky.social , @paul-c-watson.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 10:26 AM
And the Kitmas initiative sounds good, too. In other news, there’s some discourse here about LUFC if you want to step outside our bubble: (plot spoiler-it’s ain’t great)
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If Red Bull GmbH are going to use my football club to advertise their brand, I’m sure as hell going to talk about what else they get up to. #lufc
The Devil Inside
While anxiety exists over what the future may bring, looming large over our football club is a brand that already overshadows and undermines much of what #LUFC is, and the great work that it does.
by @btngnrtn.bsky.social
While anxiety exists over what the future may bring, looming large over our football club is a brand that already overshadows and undermines much of what #LUFC is, and the great work that it does.
by @btngnrtn.bsky.social
The Devil Inside • The Square Ball
While anxiety exists over what the future may bring, looming large over our football club is a brand that already overshadows and undermines what LUFC is.
thesquareball.net
November 20, 2025 at 6:44 PM
If Red Bull GmbH are going to use my football club to advertise their brand, I’m sure as hell going to talk about what else they get up to. #lufc
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‘The English person with a Chinese stomach’: how Fuchsia Dunlop became a Sichuan food hero
‘The English person with a Chinese stomach’: how Fuchsia Dunlop became a Sichuan food hero
The long read: The author has been explaining Sichuan cuisine to westerners for decades. But ‘Fu Xia’, as she’s known, has had a profound effect on food lovers in China, too
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:54 AM
‘The English person with a Chinese stomach’: how Fuchsia Dunlop became a Sichuan food hero
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‘An impossibility made possible’: how tiny Curaçao made World Cup history
‘An impossibility made possible’: how tiny Curaçao made World Cup history
Caribbean island nation is the smallest to reach the finals tournament after appointing the wily coach and drawing on diaspora
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:18 AM
‘An impossibility made possible’: how tiny Curaçao made World Cup history
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Gale beer, #Yorkshire bog myrtle beer. No, we hadn't either.
"Gale beer provides an example of how radically changing lifestyles and environmental conditions can alter our food and drink in only a few decades of historical change." www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/9/...
"Gale beer provides an example of how radically changing lifestyles and environmental conditions can alter our food and drink in only a few decades of historical change." www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/9/...
The Going Through — Gale Beer, Saison’s Lost Yorkshire Cousin — Pellicle
It pours from an unmarked swing-necked brown bottle, a clear liquid with a light effervescence which disappears quickly in the glass. It smells like gingerbread, but tastes either sweet when young or ...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Gale beer, #Yorkshire bog myrtle beer. No, we hadn't either.
"Gale beer provides an example of how radically changing lifestyles and environmental conditions can alter our food and drink in only a few decades of historical change." www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/9/...
"Gale beer provides an example of how radically changing lifestyles and environmental conditions can alter our food and drink in only a few decades of historical change." www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/9/...
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Ultra-processed food linked to harm in every major human organ, study finds
Ultra-processed food linked to harm in every major human organ, study finds
World’s largest scientific review warns consumption of UPFs poses seismic threat to global health and wellbeing
Ultra-processed food (UPF) is linked to harm in every major organ system of the human body and poses a seismic threat to global health, according to the world’s largest review.
UPF is also rapidly displacing fresh food in the diets of children and adults on every continent, and is associated with an increased risk of a dozen health conditions, including obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease and depression. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Ultra-processed food linked to harm in every major human organ, study finds
Also, bonus points for lobbing - from some way - that smug bastard Schmeichel
Scotland. Bloody hell.
November 19, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Also, bonus points for lobbing - from some way - that smug bastard Schmeichel
Scotland. Bloody hell.
November 18, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Scotland. Bloody hell.
Leeds, generally
What’s the most chaotic place you’ve ever secretly opened a bottle of wine? #wine
November 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Leeds, generally
Voting aside, this was a very moving, well crafted piece of work. My accomplice for the evening was a Chelsea fan- and he was moved to tears. Bravo and good luck. 🤞
November 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Voting aside, this was a very moving, well crafted piece of work. My accomplice for the evening was a Chelsea fan- and he was moved to tears. Bravo and good luck. 🤞