MTV.com It goes without saying that the record-breaking sales of the “Fifty Shades of Grey” series are the publishing industry’s success story of the year. In addition to the millions upon millions of books sold, E L James’ racy and buzzworthy novels sparked a studio bidding war for movie rights …
Philadelphia City Paper E.L. James’ 50 Shades of Grey series has sold an astounding 20 million copies in the U.S. alone. We asked Passional Boutique and Sexploratorium’s resident sex educator Andrea Renae, who’s hosting a more realistic workshop on BDSM play titled “50 Shades Safer” this weekend, to help us …
Daily Beast Profit-minded people are rushing to capitalize on the erotic trilogy’s huge success. From allegedly real-life versions of Anastasia Steele to Fifty Shades vacations to a kind of Fifty Shades Kama Sutra, see nine attempts to rip off the global phenom. …
The Trentonian Right now — at least for Comcast subscribers — you can get Showtime for $9.95 a month. Not a terrible deal. And worth it if only for the most jaw-dropping (and pants-dropping) reality show to yet hit American airwaves. It’s called “Polyamory: Married and Dating” and it’s about …
Opposing Views In Gone With the Wind, Rhett Butler tells Scarlett O’Hara he won’t be refused and carries her up a velvet staircase to thrust—err, drive—Ashley Wilkes out of her mind. This famous scene leaves many female readers with their hearts racing. But at the same time, many people hear …
Barrister Simon Walsh, 50, acquitted over images that prosecution argued showed activities likely to cause injury The Guardian A barrister has been acquitted of possessing extreme pornography in a landmark case over the boundaries of what can be described as “extreme”. The jury was unanimous and took less than 90 …
Police say ‘ ‘fetishes’ motive for Killgore killers Fallbrook The disappearance and gruesome slaying of Brittany Killgore, 22, whose naked body was dumped in a ditch in April while her Marine husband was fighting in Afghanistan, has drawn worldwide attention —- largely because of the sexual kinks of her three …
E.L. James’s novel 50 Shades of Grey has taken the U.S. by storm and its erotic nature, including a steamy BDSM contract, has caused quite the buzz. Reuters Love it or hate it, the book is big news, selling millions of copies. If you haven’t read it yet, there might …
Gawker Just as the concept of polyamory is many things to many people, so is Showtime’s current series Polyamory: Married & Dating. It’s alternately hilarious, shocking, poignant, titillating and cringe-inducing. But it’s also important. Polyamory and the range of ways it can manifest itself in its practicing groups, and then …
Denver Westword The Fifty Shades trilogy — often called “mommy porn” — appears to be changing the face of the adult toy business, one pink whip at a time. In fact, ever since E.L. James‘s novel Fifty Shades of Grey rose to fame as the fastest-selling paperback of all time, …