A Stranger Donated Her Uterus to a Woman Who Couldn’t Get Pregnant — Now They Are ‘Soul Sisters’

Cheryl Urban and Chelsea Jovanovich Cheryl Urban Cheryl Urban and Chelsea Jovanovich Chelsea Jovanovich invited a special guest to her pregnancy shoot in June 2021. In addition to Jovanovich, her husband Jake and their future baby, there was also a woman who the couple had never met personally. Her name was Cheryl Urban and she … Read more

Saban Films Takes ‘Soul Assassin’ With Bruce Willis, Nomzamo Mbatha

In a statement buy, Saban Films has acquired the rights for North America – together with Australia, New Zealand, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, France, South Africa and Scandinavia – from Bruce Willis leading actor “Soul Assassin”. The revenge thriller, directed by Jesse Atlas, also stars Nomzamo Mbatha (“Coming 2 America”) and Barry Jay Minoff (“Exposure”). … Read more

Rodney Crowell: Triage review – brave and soul-baring | Country

A A few years ago, Nashville veteran Rodney Crowell responded with an album (Close Ties) that featured defiant, optimistic numbers like It Ain’t Over Yet. On Triage, his 18th album in a hit career, Crowell is more upbeat, subdued, with songs centered around mortality, sin, and redemption. One number speaks directly to a medical diagnosis … Read more

It’s 2032 and not a soul in the booming Olympic city is thinking about a premier’s Tokyo trip

It’s spring 2032 and I’m sitting on the couch for the opening ceremony of the XXXV Olympics. On this particular evening, cameras panned high up over a lighted cityscape for billions of awesome viewers around the world, just like me. What a wonderful city, say the commentators, pointing out the sights. Here is the new … Read more

Summer of Soul review – the best concert film ever made? | Music documentary

TIts Sundance Prize winner is an absolute delight as it uncovered a treasure trove of vibrant, breathtaking live music recordings (originally recorded by TV veteran Hal Tulchin) that have gone largely unseen for half a century. While Mike Wadleigh’s Woodstock and the Maysles’ Gimme Shelter have long been considered definitive documents of the ups and … Read more

Heart and Soul: Reconnecting with an old love

The current mood of depression has become persistent and contagious in a raging ongoing pandemic. At the individual level, we need to find the strength to deal with the daily emotional challenges of existence. We must purposely seek happiness in order to weather the current storm in our hearts and minds. Rummaging through my long-forgotten, … Read more

An Emirati mourns the death of his mother: Tears fill the emptiness of my soul as I enter your house

“May Allah have mercy on your mother. In life I loved you very much, in death I still love you. ‘ Image source: Abdulla Rasheed / Gulf News Almost a week has passed since your death and I have avoided it and am afraid to enter your house, may Allah have mercy on you. Again … Read more

Stevie, Gladys, Nina … Summer of Soul uncovers a festival greater than Woodstock | Music

It is June 29, 1969, and the 5th dimension is taking the stage at Mount Morris Park in Harlem (now Marcus Garvey Park). The Los Angeles group are already stars thanks to hits like Up, Up and Away and Aquarius from the musical Hair, which topped the Billboard charts this spring. But her pop-oriented repertoire, … Read more