Tag Archives: 50 Shades of Grey

The 50 Greatest Unrequited Love Stories Ever

The perfect Valentine: Lisa A. Phillips curates the 50 greatest (most heart-rending?) unrequited love stories ever. Continue reading

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Seven Things We Don’t Care About This Week: 50 Shades of Meh

It’s been a bad week for stuff we’re sick to death of. Continue reading

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“Blue is the Warmest Color” and Cinema’s Sex Revolution

How should sex be depicted in film? Are there boundaries that simply shouldn’t be crossed? Jeremy Polacek untangles these questions and more, in a discussion of the ever-divisive movie Blue is the Warmest Color. Continue reading

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Mario Puzo and Harold Robbins Wave their Dicks at James Patterson from Beyond the Grave

Mark R. Brand laments the death of sex in mass market fiction. Continue reading

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13 Predictions for 2013

Greg Olear puts on his Nostradamus hat and foretells the best and worst of the year to come. Continue reading

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