Marc Almond: Final Soft Cell album will be fitting farewell to Dave Ball
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10 best books to read in June: New release from Dave Eggers, James Ellroy and more
Reading List 10 books for your June reading list If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. As beach season begins in earnest, so should beach-reading season be given its due. June’s new fiction releases include a darkly gothic novel, a totally charming novel and a novel filled with 1960s L.A. dread. Nonfiction features a cross-country road trip, an important celebrity memoir (yes, they exist!) and a buzzy account of corruption in chess. Happy reading! FICTION: The Children: A Novel By Melissa AlbertWilliam Morrow: 416 pp., $32(June 2) Famous artists who use their own children in their work include Henri Matisse, Sally Mann and here, a fictional children’s book author named Edith Sharpe — an excellent choice for YA author Albert in her first book for adults. Ennis and Guin Sharpe, now in their 30s, spent six idyllic years in Vermont before their mother’s death in a fire. The ways the siblings cope with their versions of reality are quite different, quite …
Marlon Wayans says he wouldn’t be friends with Dave Chappel
Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Marlon Wayans has opened up about supporting his transgender son while maintaining a close friendship with controversial comedian Dave Chappelle. The Scary Movie star, 53, announced in November 2023 that his eldest child, Kai, was trans and uses they/them pronouns. Years earlier, Chappelle had come under fire for jokes he made about the transgender community in his 2021 comedy special The Closer. However, according to Wayans, he would not “hang with Dave if he was full of hate.” “I don’t hang with people like that,” the White Chicks actor told Variety in a new interview. “I know Dave’s heart, and his intention isn’t to punch down. Dave wants to freely tell his jokes, and if you’re going to be anti-comedy, then he’s going to keep attacking you until you learn to have a sense of humor. He’s just standing there and …
Who is Violet Grohl? Meet Foo Fighters star Dave Grohl’s daughter following in his footsteps
Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl is a doting father to four children. The lead singer welcomed three daughters named Violet Maye Grohl, 20, Harper Willow Grohl, 17, and Ophelia Saint Grohl, 11, with his wife Jordyn Blum. He had a fourth daughter outside of his marriage in 2024, however, her name has not been disclosed. His daughter Violet is following in the singer’s footsteps as a rising musician herself. Learn all about her career and their family ties below. Who is Violet? © Getty Images Violet is a singer who recently announced her upcoming debut album titled, Be Sweet To Me, which will be released on May 29 through Republic Records, and she put out her new single “595” to tease her upcoming project. Violet will also headline the 2026 CBGB Festival in Brooklyn in September. Last year she released her singles, “THUM,” and “Applefish.” She is heavily influenced by ’80s and ’90s alternative music and shared some of the singers who inspire her, expressing: “There’s something so powerful about that period of music, from the …
Dave Coulier Says Cancer Treatment Has Affected His Speech, Appearance
Dave Coulier has shared a health update while addressing online users who have commented on changes to his voice and physical appearance. The Full House star took to Instagram on Thursday, where he told his followers that “what you’re seeing is the side effects of extensive radiation that I went through for carcinoma in my throat.” “Hi everyone, it’s me, Dave, and I haven’t posted in quite a while and the last time I did some of you said that I look differently and I sound differently, and I do,” he began. “And what you’re seeing is the side effects of extensive radiation that I went through for carcinoma in my throat.” Coulier announced he was diagnosed with stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma in Nov. 2024, later revealing in December that he had been diagnosed with p16 squamous carcinoma at the base of his tongue. The second diagnosis arrived a year after he finished treatment for lymphoma. Coulier continued, “I haven’t been able to eat solid food in months, and so I’ve lost 45 pounds, that’s what you’re seeing. And …
Dave Mason dead: The co-founder of Traffic dies at 79
Dave Mason, a founding member of the British psychedelic rock band Traffic who wrote some of their best-known songs including “Feelin’ Alright?” and “Hole in My Shoe,” has died. He was 79. The singer and guitarist died Sunday at his home in Gardnerville, Nev., his publicist confirmed to the Associated Press. No cause of death was given. “On Sunday, April 19, after cooking an amazing dinner with his beloved wife Winifred, [Mason] sat down to take a nap with sweet Star (the maltese) at his feet,” said a post shared Tuesday on the musician’s Instagram page. “He passed away peacefully, in his favorite chair, surrounded by the beautiful Carson Valley that he loved so much. A storybook ending. On his own terms. Which is how he lived his life right up until the end.” “He leaves a lasting imprint on the soundtrack of our lives and the hearts he has lifted. His legacy will be cherished forever,” the tribute concluded. Mason canceled his 2024 tour dates after doctors “detected a serious heart condition” during a …
Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, and Stevie Wonder Honor Eddie Murphy at AFI’s Lifetime Achievement Award
Kevin Hart opened up the tribute to Murphy, by talking about the influence he had over every comic’s career and the walls he broke down as a black comedian. This was a prevailing theme throughout the night. “He’s our power. He’s our friend,” Hart said. “And even you white people think he’s your friend, and he’s done a lot to show you different! He’s given us the gift of laughter across generations.” In video interstitials, Murphy reflected upon his career. He pointed out that in Beverly Hills Cop, his character flipped the script on the usual tropes by having a black man not just tolerated in a position of power, but to take charge. He cited Peter Sellers as an inspiration to play multiple roles in movies like The Nutty Professor and Coming to America. He also pointed out that the industry initially complained about the novelty of Boomerang‘s all-black cast when it first premiered. Stevie Wonder received a standing ovation when he took the stage. Murphy famously parodied Wonder on SNL, but the two …
South Carolina lawsuit says Dave & Buster’s games are illegal gambling
A South Carolina advocacy group has taken Dave & Buster’s to federal court, arguing the company’s arcade model crosses into illegal gambling. The case landed April 15 in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. The organization, SC Citizens for Equal Enforcement of Gambling Laws, LLC, says the company’s machines effectively let customers risk money for a shot at winning more. In the filing, the group argues the setup “permit patrons to deposit money for the purpose of trying to ‘win’ more by playing games of skill or chance.” It contends that structure fits the legal definition of gambling because players put money on the line for something of value. NEW: South Carolina lawsuit claims Dave & Buster’s games operate as illegal gambling under state law, seeking damages and penalties @RWW pic.twitter.com/cc4Xo3RQVx — Suswati Basu (@suswatibasu) April 15, 2026 The complaint focuses on locations in Myrtle Beach, Columbia, and Greenville. It aims to recover losses for customers who spent more than $50 in a single visit and didn’t bring their own claims …
The Most Important Thing Dave Chappelle Ever Did
Editor’s note: This article is a response to K. Austin Collins’s review “Who Is Black Comedy For?,” which focused on Black Out Loud: The Revolutionary History of Black Comedy From Vaudeville to ’90s Sitcoms, an excerpt of which you can read here. My book Black Out Loud started, like most books do, with a feeling I couldn’t shake—one that took hold when In Living Color first aired in the early 1990s and that, as I’ve written previously, only deepened. K. Austin Collins reviewed my book, which traces that history from vaudeville forward, and I’ve been sitting with his take. He’s a serious critic, and the review deserves an honest conversation. Let me start with what he got right. Collins argues that because I ended my book with Chappelle’s Show and framed the entire history of Black comedy as a march toward crossover fearlessness, I left out something essential: the comedy that never wanted to cross over at all. Def Comedy Jam. BET’s ComicView. Paul Mooney. Patrice O’Neal. Katt Williams. Tyler Perry’s House of Payne, which …
Dave Chappelle Helps Keep Ohio Radio Station Rooted in Hometown With Restored Building
YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio (AP) — Comedian Dave Chappelle stood on the front lawn of a newly restored 19th-century schoolhouse Thursday, joining neighbors and local officials as a small-town radio station secured its future in the community he calls home. The ribbon-cutting ceremony marked two historic moments: Chappelle’s restoration of the Union Schoolhouse and WYSO’s relocation of its new broadcast facility inside it, bringing together distinct efforts to keep the station rooted in Yellow Springs at a time when local media outlets face mounting challenges. “It’s like our lifeblood in the community,” Chappelle told The Associated Press about the station, recalling how its possible departure to nearby Dayton would have been “a crushing blow” for Yellow Springs. More than 200 people gathered outside the former Union Schoolhouse, where Chappelle attended along with his wife, mother, station leaders and village officials, including Yellow Springs Mayor Steve McQueen and Dayton Mayor Shenise Turner-Sloss, to celebrate the opening the schoolhouse and the 68-year-old station into its next chapter. The Union Schoolhouse was originally built in 1872 and once served …