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The Rewind: Mahershala Ali Motors Through Jim Crow’s America & Sade’s Got A New Track

Posted on November 16, 2018 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Source: Global Grind / Global Grind You already know what time it is! It’s time for another episode of Global Grind’s The Rewind  hosted by none other than DJ Franchise and Landon Lavarius. Like we do each and every week, The Rewind is going to break down some of the things you may have missed out on a week ago, recap, share our take and then wrap it all up with a 1 to 10 rating to let you know whether it was worth living under a rock over. On today’s episode, Landon Lavarius and DJ Franchise will discuss Mahershala Ali’s new movie Green Book which dropped today, November 16th. The film also stars Viggo Mortensen and is about Ali, who plays a world-class pianist who’s about to embark on a concert tour in the Deep South in 1962 and hires a tough-talking bouncer from an Italian-American neighborhood in the Bronx as his driver and bodyguard.  It’s like Driving Miss Daisy but in reverse. Landon and Franchise both got to watch the movie, however, they have conflicting views as to whether the film is hot or not. Landon Lavarius brings up a great point about Viggo Mortensen’s recent N-word controversy. During a question and answer session for the movie, Viggo dropped the N bomb while explaining racism in the 1960s. Ali actually discussed the incident during an appearance on The View. He said, “In this case and with Viggo who I absolutely love and adore, there’s a difference between racism, insensitivity and a lack of awareness. Any time a debate can be had in black culture about the appropriateness of the word, that should be left in black culture to have that debate, [in the] black community. But any time a non-black person says it in a space, there’s a mini-explosion that goes off within you because you suddenly haven’t processed the intention behind it, the relationship behind it.” Find out what Landon and DJ Franchise rate the film by clicking play. Have you been itching for some new music from Sade? Well, on November 10th, the songbird released a new track ‘The Big Unknown’ which appears on the soundtrack for the Steve McQueen-directed film Widows  starring Viola Davis. Did our girl Sade deliver a smash? Landon and DJ Franchise weigh in! Also, we couldn’t let an entire episode of The Rewind go by without wishing a heartfelt farewell to the creative genius that is Stan Lee. Check out the latest episode of The Rewind above!

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Donald Trump: I Will Accept the Election Results, IF…

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Oh, Donald Trump. You silly joker you. Following Wednesday night’s third Presidential debate, pundits from both sides of the aisle were left stunned and nauseated by one thing Donald Trump said on stage. The uninformed opinion on late-term abortions? The use of the word bigly again? His reference to Hillary Clinton as a nasty woman ? Actually… no, no and no. (Well… yes, yes and yes, but these quips are not the point at the moment.) About halfway through the debate, moderator Chris Wallace honed in on Trump’s ongoing remarks in his stump speech, asking the candidate why he continues to refer to this election as “rigged.” Trump responded by mentioning the “dishonest” media, rambling about “millions of people that are registered to vote that shouldn’t be registered to vote” and by saying that Clinton is a criminal who should not be allowed to run for President. Still, Wallace forged ahead. “There is a tradition in this country – in fact, one of the prides of this country is the peaceful transition of power,” the Fox News anchor explained. “No matter how hard-fought the campaign, at the end, the loser concedes to the winner … and the country comes together. “Are you saying you’re not prepared to adhere to that principle?” Exactly, Trump replied, saying specifically: “What I am saying is I’ll tell you at the time. I’ll keep you in suspense.” Donald Trump Insists: The Election Could Be Rigged! Yes, he’ll keep us in suspense. Like he’s some Goddamn game show host or something, not one of two main party candidates for the highest office in the land. So that brings up to a campaign stop in Ohio for Trump this afternoon. Did he apologize for his remarks at the debate? Did he walk back the most undemocratic stance any nominee could possibly take? Or did he double down on it and make a joke about all the backlash he’s received?  Do you really need us to tell you which route Trump chose? “Ladies and gentleman, I wanna make a major announcement today,” Trump told a boisterous crowd in Delaware, Ohio. “I would like to promise and pledge, to all of my voters and supporters and to all of the people of the United States, that I will totally accept the results of this great and historic presidential election.” He then paused and smiled and added: “If I win.” Watch how attendees responded to this vow in the following video: Donald Trump Makes Major Announcement Trump later said at the event he would accept “clear results,” although he did not specify what that means. The Republican nominee, of course, loses more and more support from fellow politicians within his party on a daily basis. Even Charles Krauthammer, a staunch conservative contributor to Fox News, said last night that Trump committed “political suicide” by claiming he might not accept the results of the election on November 8. Krauthammer added Americans want a “change agent,” but don’t want a “radical who will challenge the foundations of the republic.” We can only pray he’s right and that Trump loses. Bigly. View Slideshow: 12 Times Donald Trump Has Body-Shamed Celebrities

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Joe Jonas: My Pastor Dad Caught Me Watching Porn!

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Joe Jonas has come a long way since his squeaky clean days as a teenage product of the Disney machine. These days, Jonas enjoys candidly discussing his past sexual encounters, which is made more amusing by the fact that it seems he exclusively has sex with famous women. We’ve already seen Jonas play shag, marry, kill with his famous exes . And last week, he opened up about which celebrity he lost his virginity to . Better yet, he got into a petty feud with said celebrity over the appropriateness of discussing such matters publicly. Fortunately, it doesn’t look as though that’s dissuaded Jonas from publicly discussing his sexual past. Having grown up in the spotlight, Joe’s got a much more tabloid-friendly romantic past than most folks, but even for former boy band members, growing up isn’t all banging Taylor Swift and getting a song written about you. In a recent interview with Notion magazine, Joe opens up about an awkward incident that took place when he was in his teens. It seems Joe got caught watching porn by his devoutly religious minister father. However, this wasn’t a simple case of Joe forgetting to lock the door. No, it seems that in an act of Internet naivete, Joe gave out his address to a bunch of porn sites. Not surprisingly, he came to regret that decision: “I would use my address to log into the websites, and I did this for seven days straight,” Jonas tells the mag. “A month later – and by the way, my dad was a pastor at the time – for a week or two straight there was a postcard with a naked woman on it saying ‘Come join us again Joe’ or ‘We really miss you’ or ‘You naughty boy, come visit us again.’” Whoops. Joe says his parents’ strict religious views often resulted in harsh constraints being placed on him and his brothers: “We had to be careful with the certain things we wrote and said,” he recalls. “We couldn’t be too sexual or romantic in certain ways. And that’s tough because at the same time you’re growing up and you want to write about these experiences you’re having as a young adult.” View Slideshow: 8 Celebrities Who Lost Their Virginity to Other Celebrities Well, it certainly sounds like Joe is doing his damnedest to make up for lost time. Those Duggar kids could learn a lesson from this bold sexual trailblazer.

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In Barnyard Animal Swirling News : A Sheep Has Married A Deer in China

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Must be love? Three months or so ago, reports began to surface that a sheep and a deer were carrying on a love affair at a Chinese zoo: The two animals first drew the attention of the internet back in November when pictures of the two cuddling and then copulating circulated throughout China’s social media. The male sheep, “Long Hair,” and female deer, “Pure Child,” were treated to a wedding bath and a banquet of carrots and grass with other park animals and guests. Aside from a brief hiccup when Pure Child got nervous and momentarily left the “groom” at the altar, the two eventually made their way through an “I Do Gate” constructed by staff to affirm their “love.” Despite the feel-good nature of the story, many netizens continue to dispute the veracity of the relationship as well as the appropriateness of an inter-species mock-marriage in a country that as of yet forbids non-traditional marriages. Can you imagine what those babies are going taste look like?? SMH Source Yunnan zoo More On Bossip! Whitney Houston’s New Jersey Home, Where She Married Bobby Brown, Up For Sale: Take A Peek Inside [Photos] Strange Feelings: The Most Random Celebrity Crushes That Make Us Scratch Our Heads Represent! A History Of Beautiful Women Of Color That Graced Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Issues Guess Which Love & Hip-Hop Badazz Brawlin’ Banger Got The Boot At A Fashion Week Show In New York???

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Race Matters: 18 Year-Old Black Teenager Faces 8 Years In Prison For High School Prank In Indiana

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Soooo Casey Anthony is “not-guilty”, but this kid is facing 8 years?!? When 18-year-old Tyell Morton put a blow-up sex doll in a bathroom stall on the last day of school, he didn’t expect school officials to call a bomb squad or that he’d be facing up to eight years in prison and a possible felony record. The senior prank gone awry has raised questions of race, prosecutorial zeal and the post-Columbine mindset in a small Indiana town and around the country, The Indianapolis Star reported in its Tuesday editions. Legal experts question the appropriateness of the charges against Morton, and law professor Jonathan Turley at George Washington University posed a wider question about Morton’s case on his legal blog. “The question is what type of society we are creating when our children have to fear that a prank (could) lead them to jail for almost a decade. What type of citizens are we creating who fear the arbitrary use of criminal charges by their government?” There seems to be a overwhelming sense that the charges that Tyell are facing are completely off base. “I know there has been plenty of pranks done at that school,” said Morton’s mother, Cammie Morton. “I went to that school. When I heard what they was charging him for, my heart just dropped.” “Their reaction is understandable, but use the school disciplinary process,” he said. “Don’t try to label the kid a felon for the rest of his life.”- Joel Schumm, Indiana University School of Law professor Then there is the a**hole prosecutor, Philip J. Caviness “I’m pretty comfortable with the charges that we’ve filed,” Give this kid a fine and some community service. Stop with the grandstanding and trumped up charges. Source

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