Topic: EL James

Robert Pattinson Totally Read Fifty Shades Of Grey Back When It Was A Twilight Fanfic

Translation: Robert Pattinson Googled himself and then sat down to read a BDSM porn fic. Little did he know how close he was to greatness! Watch the video inside. More »

Fifty Shades Of Mr. Darcy Might Be The Best E.L. James Parody Yet

“Lizzy learns that a riding crop isn’t just used for going for a canter on her pony.” William Codpiece Thwackery has written a pretty hilarious blend of Fifty Shades of Grey and Pride and Prejudice. More »

Like Anastasia Steele, The Screenwriter For The Fifty Shades Of Grey Movie Seems Pretty Inexperienced

E.L. James has decided that the Force is strong with this one. More »

Yet Another Fanfic Gets A Book Deal, But This Time It’s For One Direction

Yay for sixteen-year-old Emily Baker, whose One Direction fanfic about falling in love with two members of the band is being published as an ebook! But boo to everyone else involved in this story. More »

Alternate Uses For The Official Fifty Shades Of Grey Sex Toys This Christmas

Those “Inner Goddess – Silver Pleasure Balls” would look beautiful hanging from your Christmas tree, wouldn’t they? More »

Maybe The Best Man To Play Christian Grey Is Porn Star James Deen

Bret Easton Ellis claims that James Deen is a frontrunner to play Christian Grey, but many Fifty Shades of Grey fans are violently opposed and are tweeting negative responses to the porn star… who hasn’t even said if he’s interested or not! Would you want a porn star to play Christian? More »

Fifty Shades Of Grey Magazine Is The Best Thing To Come Out Of This Ridiculous Phenomenon

We were sure that this Fifty Shades of American Women magazine was a hoax, but it turns out we were wrong! Topix Media Lab has put out an intelligent, well-researched magazine that interrogates the world of E.L. James’ books and provides some tongue-in-cheek tips for playing Ana and Christian with your significant other. Click through for previews of the articles, and find out how to get your own copy! More »

Did We Scare Devil’s Brand Author Casea Major Into Yanking Her Fifty Shades Of Grey Fanfic Off The Internet?

Less than a week after we wrote about Casea Major‘s BDSM novel Devil’s Brand (which started its life as a Fifty Shades of Grey fanfic), she’s deleted all the excerpts from her blog and removed all promotion of it from other sites. Oops. More »

We Should Be More Outraged That Someone Is Publishing A Fifty Shades Of Grey Fanfic As An Original Novel

It’s like Inception with bad erotica: E.L. James wrote a Twilight fanfic called Master of the Universe that became the erotic bestseller Fifty Shades of Grey, and now an author named Casea Major is publishing her Fifty Shades fanfic The Darkest Shade as a paranormal erotic novel called Devil’s Brand. Confused yet? Outraged? You should be. More »

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E.L. James Wants Shailene Woodley To Play Anastasia Steele; Fortunately, She Already Has Experience Playing Weak-Willed Virgins

Check out this scene from the Secret Life of the American Teenager pilot, which proves that Shailene Woodley‘s character Amy Juergens is as hopelessly dumb as Anastasia Steele about how sex works. More »

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

Bad writing is not why I find Fifty Shades of Grey to be repulsive. I hate—hate—this book because it conflates BDSM with abuse. Because it features an emotionally abusive man preying upon an insecure young woman and calls it a relationship. Christian Grey is an abuser. He is emotionally unavailable, emotionally abusive, and sexually exploitative. His complete disregard for his partner’s comfort, experience, and emotional well being are contemptible: he gets his pleasure at the expense of his partner. More »

Remain Calm, But Emma Watson Could Be Cast As Anastasia Steele In 50 Shades Of Grey

Okay. Now panic. Emma Watson, everyone’s favorite unattainable girl next door who can easily pull off short hair, could be cast as Anastasia Steele in 50 Shades of Grey. According to New York Daily News via Showbiz Spy via rumor mills all across America, she’s perfect for the part and is currently in talks for the role. More »

Fifty Shades Of Grey Author Makes More In A Week Than You’ll Make In Your Lifetime

Want some uplifting news about the profitability of turning Twilight fan fiction into an erotic bestseller? It’s Friday morning so I’ll go ahead and assume the answer’s yes. More »

Fifty Shades Of Funny: The Best Of The 50 Shades Of Grey E-Cards

So, let’s say you just finished reading every book in the illustrious Babysitter’s Club collection and you’re looking for something a little more racy. Might I recommend the novel Fifty Shades of Grey by Charles Dickens? (He writes under the pen name EL James, but rest assured it’s him.) It’s a wonderful peek in medieval architecture and it how it impacted the peasant uprisings in Eastern Europe. Think Goosebumps, but scarier. There’s one fabulous chapter where a knight ties up a damsel and leaves her in “distress,” if you know what I mean.
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