BooksBooks just keep getting longerWhat’s behind literary inflation? Authors get more verbose as they garner success, but prestige TV has also changed readers’ habits
WorldFifty Shades of pathetic excuse-makingJust days after the film’s release, an alleged assailant in Chicago cited ’Fifty Shades’ as inspiration. But that’s no one’s fault but his.
PoliticsOn the eve of Fifty Shades, women in Canadian politics take actionConservative MP Joy Smith calls for a boycott of the film she says "glamourizes abuse and exploitation"
MoviesThe real shocker of ‘Fifty Shades’Never in cinematic romance has there been a leading man so utterly humourless, writes Emma Teitel
MoviesFifty Shades of Grey: Lots of sex, ropes—and way too much mathCan a hunky Jamie Dornan and beautiful Dakota Johnson carry a BDSM romance flick?
GeneralLondon Fire Brigade speculates ’Fifty Shades of Grey’ behind increased handcuff emergency callsA list of things people got stuck in
GeneralDirector Gus Van Sant really wants to direct Fifty Shades of GreyOscar-nomianted director Gus Van Sant has shot a sex scene with Magic Mike star Alex Pettyfer in a bid to direct the film...
GeneralEmma Watson says no way to role in Fifty Shades of Grey filmBritish actor Emma Watson has quelled rumours that she is going to play Anastasia Steele in a forthcoming film adaptation of the...
CultureFifty Shades of Grey gets in on with classical music10 did it for Boléro, now Fifty Shades is giving a 16th-century composition a bounce