In late 1991, I was walking down the hallway of the hospital visiting a friend. I glanced in a room and saw a young man that I had briefly known, named Mark. He was lying quietly with his eyes closed ...

What, exactly, is "soul?" This word is used so often in discussions and writings about music, but I wonder if anybody can actually define its very essence and place in the musical universe? The ...

For decades, business success was measured by linear metrics: hustle harder, scale faster and outpace the competition. It was about power suits, spreadsheets and strategies that favored performance ...

In 1971, George Clinton, singing with his band Funkadelic, posed the musical question, "What Is Soul?" "A ham hock in your cornflakes," they sang, as one possible definition. Think about it. Today, as ...

The new Disney/Pixar film Soul boldly ventures into the afterlife, the great-before, and what gives life meaning, turning one man’s life into a psychedelic adventure. The film stars Joe (voiced by ...