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

From Poog to Soul Music, The Graham Norton Book Club and Philosophy Bites: The best podcasts

From Poog, a comedy making fun of Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop to Soul Music, The Graham Norton Book Club and Philosophy Bites, the best podcasts to listen to this week By Event Critics Published: 22:00 BST, 15 May 2021 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 15 May 2021 Poog  Comedy podcast hosted by American comedians Kate Berlant and … Read more

Micah Richards hopes social media boycott will draw attention to ‘soul destroying abuse’

Micah Richards hopes English football’s social media boycott will draw attention to the ‘soul destroying abuse’ as Gary Neville questions what governing bodies have done to help tackle racism and calls for education programmes to be put in place Micah Richards hopes social media boycott will start shining light on the issue Clubs and players … Read more

Oscars 2021: Jamie Foxx screams with joy as his film Soul picks up Oscar

 Best Director   Thomas Vinterberg – Another Round David Fincher – Mank Lee Isaac Chung – Minari Chloé Zhao – Nomadland – WINNER Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman   Best Actor in a Leading Role Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal   Anthony Hopkins – The Father – WINNER Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom  … 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

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 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