Topic: Fifty shades of grey

What Is Inside The New Edition Of Fifty Shades Of Grey?

What Is Inside The New Edition Of Fifty Shades Of Grey?

A weird all new edition of Fifty Shades of Grey is flying right at your face, like a tie, or a noose, or whatever other stuff happens in that book that I could never take seriously enough to finish. Just in time for Valentine’s day! I seem equally unlikely to read the new edition of Fifty Shades of Grey as I was with the last version, but, well, I guess some people will. Here is what you are going to find inside it: More »

Fifty Shades Of Grey Eyeshadow Is Here

Fifty Shades Of Grey Eyeshadow Is Here

Recently, we were in an elevator with two women discussing Fifty Shades of Grey. One had finished it, we deduced, and the other was nearing the end. The one still torturing her brain admitted she’d been skipping pages, saying, “It just gets so repetitive. They keep doing the same stuff over and over.” To which her companion shook her head gravely, like fucking Socrates, and said, “You have to read between the lines.” This destroyed us for five solid minutes. More »

Why I Hate Fifty Shades Of Grey (It’s Not For The Reasons You Think)

Why I Hate Fifty Shades Of Grey (It’s Not For The Reasons You Think)

I want to talk about Fifty Shades of Grey. Not about the writing—plenty has already been said of that already. I admit that I hold bad writing in contempt, and E.L. James is a bad writer. The plot, characters, and dialogue could very well have been ripped from a low-budget porno. Or from Twilight (which, funnily enough, seems to be the case—the novel purportedly originated as a fanfiction based on Stephanie Meyers’ series). More »