Today is the 60th Anniversary of the bikini. We guess it all depends on who you ask because some people are saying the two piece garment has been around since Antiquity, appearing on Roman pottery depicting games.  The modern bikini, however, made its debut after World War II and was invented by two French guys, […]

Well the last 24 hours has literally been a world wind experience. After the entire summer was dedicated to filming Russell Simmons new reality docu -series  for Oxygen-‘Running Russell’ the entire cast got to get together a celebrate the work that has been put in! On October 19th in midtown Manhattan, the women behind the […]

Music

On Thursday night, Terminal 5 held the second concert of Unstaged, a live concert series presented by American Express. The first an Arcade Fire webcast from Madison Square Garden directed by Terry Gilliam (Monty Python, 12 Monkeys.) Spike Lee directed the webcast for John Legend & The Roots, which was streamed on YouTube through the […]

A mini bus plastered with the “Running Russell Simmons” sign, complete with the best and most beautiful women behind his empire, pulled up a couple blocks short of midtown’s busy Rockefeller street corner, to pick up fashion week worthy studs and stylistas. Right before the bus was about to take off Russell himself entered the […]

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Lady Gaga, I had come to believe, for the most part anyway, was ‘one of us.’ And by ‘us’ I mean, the enlightened ones- we who stand unwavering behind statements such as the title of her new record, ‘Born This Way’ (which appears to be yet another nod to her bi-sexuality), who fight hard against prejudiced policies such as […]

So word out of Cali is that they are about to make a biopic of legendary group NWA. This will definitely be a dope movie if made the right way. One thing about biopics are that if the story is not taken seriously, it can turn out to be very wack. Here at Global Grind, […]

As all of you know, I have no issues calling my boss a p*ssy, a##hole etc if I feel he is wrong. However, today I felt compelled to stand behind him strong. He and GG have been flooded with negative comments about Tila Tequila and many of you have made it quite clear that you […]

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Ok, maybe that headline is harsh. Let me start by saying when it comes to animal rights, Russell Simmons is a hero. He knows that his voice and the message it carries reaches far and wide. He truly cares about animals, their suffering and ultimate liberation. He is also a yogi so he treads lightly […]

Wow, I just read Kelis’ open letter to PETA and to be honest, its such BS I don’t even know where to start so let’s break it down one ignorant sentence at a time. She seems to like the word ‘rodent’- personally I have no issues with those little critters but if there’s a dirty pest here, it’s […]

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Wow, I just read Kelis’ open letter to PETA and to be honest, its such BS I don’t even know where to start so let’s break it down one ignorant sentence at a time. She seems to like the word ‘rodent’- personally I have no issues with those little critters but if there’s a dirty pest here, it’s […]

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One of the things I love and value about being an American is freedom of religion. Freedom of religion is considered by many people and nations to be a fundamental human right…as important to some as breathing. Of course, while many countries have accepted some form of religious freedom, this has also often been limited […]

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To be young, gifted and black, Oh what a lovely precious dream To be young, gifted and black, Open your heart to what I mean In the whole world you know There are billion boys and girls Who are young, gifted and black, And that’s a fact! Young, gifted and black We must begin to […]