Parkrun is great for your pocket… and soul, says Lee Boyce

I’m going to start with two clichés: firstly, sometimes, the best things in life are free. Not often, but sometimes. Secondly, absence really does makes the heart fonder.   A case in point is Parkrun. Every Saturday morning, people gather at various locations in Britain at just before 9am to chat, potentially make friends and then … Read more

Married At First Sight couple Martha Kalifatidis and Michael Brunelli in Body and Soul magazine  

Married At First Sight couple Martha Kalifatidis and Michael Brunelli cuddle up in bed as they pose for stunning shoot in Body and Soul magazine By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 14:07 BST, 10 April 2021 | Updated: 14:30 BST, 10 April 2021 Martha Kalifatidis and Michael Brunelli look more loved up than … Read more

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Starsky & Hutch star David Soul was threatened with jail over Cuba car film 

No high octane adventure could have prepared Starsky & Hutch star David Soul for his latest assignment. His documentary, Cuban Soul, records the discovery of Ernest Hemingway’s long lost 1955 convertible Chrysler New Yorker, found in a garage in Cuba eight years ago, and its subsequent restoration. Yet what sounds a gentle project has exacted … Read more

Jamie Foxx celebrates his NAACP Image Award for Soul with a swanky evening meal in Malibu

Jamie Foxx hits Nobu Malibu for a celebratory dinner after winning his sixth NAACP Image Award for his role in Soul By Natasha Hooper For Mailonline Published: 08:34 GMT, 25 March 2021 | Updated: 09:11 GMT, 25 March 2021 He took home his sixth NAACP Image Award this week for his performance in the animated … Read more

Jamie Foxx earns his sixth NAACP Image Award for his role in Soul

Jamie Foxx earns his sixth NAACP Image Award for his role in Soul… after making history as the first African-American lead in a Disney Pixar movie By Deirdre Simonds For Dailymail.com Published: 07:25 GMT, 25 March 2021 | Updated: 07:25 GMT, 25 March 2021 Jamie Foxx took home his sixth NAACP Image Award for his performance … Read more

Australia’s ‘greatest soul voice’ Doug Parkinson dies suddenly aged 74 

‘Australia’s greatest soul voice’ Doug Parkinson dies suddenly aged 74 By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 13:15 GMT, 15 March 2021 | Updated: 13:35 GMT, 15 March 2021 Australian musician Doug Parkinson has died at the age of 74. Parkinson, who was widely regarded as ‘Australia’s greatest soul voice’, passed away at his Northern … Read more

ADRIAN THRILLS: Rasping redemption for a blue-eyed soul man 

TOM GRENNAN: Evering Road (Insanity) Verdict: On the right track  Rating: LAKE STREET DIVE:  Obviously (Nonesuch) Verdict: America’s best kept secret  Rating: GILLIAN WELCH AND DAVID RAWLINGS: All The Good Times (Acony)  Verdict: Grammy-worthy lockdown tunes  Rating: There’s no better vehicle for a budding blue-eyed soul singer than a break-up record, and Tom Grennan ticks … Read more

Genius: Aretha trailer follows Cynthia Erivo as the Queen of Soul as she makes her mark

The Queen of Soul’s iconic story is coming to the small screen with the new trailer for Genius: Aretha on National Geographic Channel. Aretha Franklin’s inimitable career will be put on display in the third season of Genius, which has previously explored the lives of Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso. Cynthia Erivo stars as Franklin … Read more

ADRIAN THRILLS: Bless her soul! A celestial debut bursting with big ballads

Celeste: Not Your Muse (Polydor) Rating: Verdict: Rich and soulful Weezer: OK Human (Atlantic) Rating: Verdict: Homespun pop symphonies Arlo Parks: Collapsed In Sunbeams (Transgressive) Rating: Verdict: Dazzling debut This time last year Celeste Waite was on the brink of stardom. The singer from Saltdean, near Brighton, had just won the BRITs Rising Star award, … Read more

Pixar’s Soul beats out The Office to be the number one streaming film over Christmas

Pixar’s Soul made history the week of Christmas when it came in at the number one spot on the Nielsen streaming ratings for the week of Christmas. The computer-animated film made history for Pixar and its parent company The Walt Disney Company by becoming the first feature film to ever top the streaming ratings, according … Read more