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A Goodbye to Frankie & Benny's, Glasgow Airport’s Jewel

May 13, 2025 by Chris Quilietti in Lifestyle

It can be hard to say goodbye to something that has meant a great deal to you across your life.

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May 13, 2025 /Chris Quilietti
op-ed
Lifestyle
Comment

InSeine - Cleaning Up for the Olympics

June 29, 2024 by Chris Quilietti in Lifestyle

If only it didn't take the eyes of the world, but the eyes of Parisians to clean up their historic rivière.

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June 29, 2024 /Chris Quilietti
op-ed, front
Lifestyle

Wonka Review - A Bad Musical Wrapped in a Good Film

January 28, 2024 by Chris Quilietti in Lifestyle, Review

I can review the film in one sentence. Wonka is a great, feel-good, family film, but it’s not a good musical.

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January 28, 2024 /Chris Quilietti
Review, musical, op-ed
Lifestyle, Review

Please Don’t Sing Along at the Theatre

April 17, 2023 by Chris Quilietti in Lifestyle

With discussion around theater etiquette and audience behavior, should you sing along when you go to see a show? No, probably not.

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April 17, 2023 /Chris Quilietti
theatre, op-ed
Lifestyle

Have we Forgotten the True Meaning of Pancake Tuesday?

February 20, 2023 by Chris Quilietti in Lifestyle

With supermarkets throwing more at us every year, have we forgotten the true meaning behind Pancake Tuesday?

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February 20, 2023 /Chris Quilietti
Food, op-ed
Lifestyle

Karen's Diners are a Terrible Idea

October 04, 2022 by Chris Quilietti in Lifestyle

They sound like a fun idea but hit headlines for all the wrong reasons.

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October 04, 2022 /Chris Quilietti
op-ed, long read
Lifestyle

Trump isn't Scottish

November 26, 2018 by Chris Quilietti in Lifestyle

Of all the things you might think he is, he’s not Scottish.

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November 26, 2018 /Chris Quilietti
trump, Lewis, op-ed, front
Lifestyle

An Opinion Piece

February 02, 2018 by Chris Quilietti in Blog

This is a strong opinion, you may not agree with it. 

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February 02, 2018 /Chris Quilietti
op-ed
Blog

Opinion - Hatred On The Train

October 15, 2017 by Chris Quilietti in Blog

I don’t hate a lot of things; hate’s a strong word.  I only come across the things I hate every now and again, so they don’t really bother me.

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October 15, 2017 /Chris Quilietti
op-ed
Blog

Big Brands and Pride are a Good Thing

July 07, 2017 by Chris Quilietti in LGBT, Lifestyle

I was in a Tesco recently – getting a £3 meal deal – and when heading to the counter, I walked past a stark white display that stood out from the rest of the shop. The cardboard shelves held rows of equally stark white and black packets of Skittles.

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July 07, 2017 /Chris Quilietti
op-ed, long read
LGBT, Lifestyle
Comment

My Kind Of Pride

June 19, 2017 by Chris Quilietti in LGBT, Lifestyle

I live in a Scottish town, not a small one, but small enough that I wouldn’t feel comfortable holding hands walking down the street. That can be a strange thing to explain to someone, that in certain places, I don’t feel comfortable holding hands with my other half, and that one of those places is my hometown.

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June 19, 2017 /Chris Quilietti
Pride, Edinburgh, LGBT, Glasgow, op-ed
LGBT, Lifestyle

Make it 2012 Again

July 13, 2016 by Chris Quilietti in Lifestyle, Blog

Remember 2012? It was a good year.

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July 13, 2016 /Chris Quilietti
op-ed, London
Lifestyle, Blog

Goodbye BBC 3... on TV

March 02, 2015 by Chris Quilietti

Will nobody think of the Family Guy

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March 02, 2015 /Chris Quilietti
Media, op-ed
Blog
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A Day Trip to Bratislava, Slovakia’s quirky capital
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Rocky Horror in Queens Park, Glasgow.
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The Cats of Athens
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The Mystery of the New York Sour

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