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Seeking Arrangement: 50 shades of the oldest profession

Escort service sites like Seeking Arrangement pairs “sugar babies” and wealthy patrons for the kind of no-strings-attached relationship you would expect from a romance novel.

On Oct 26, 2012 by Aja Romano

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Cara’s candid and complicated commitment to “50 Shades of Grey”

The blogger is reading—and filming—her reaction to E.L. James's erotic bestseller on YouTube. 

On Oct 25, 2012 by Michelle Jaworski

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One Direction fanfiction author signed to book deal

Penguin is hoping Emily Baker's story about making out with two members of the boyband One Direction will be the next Fifty Shades of Grey.

On Oct 8, 2012 by Aja Romano

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Contest challenges “Twilight” fans to go pro

Guess which of these Twilight fanfics could be the next 50 Shades of Gray

On Oct 4, 2012 by Aja Romano

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50 shades of trademark infringement

Bestselling author E.L. James has pledged not to send cease-and-desist letters to creators of fanwork. 

On Sep 11, 2012 by Aja Romano

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“50 Shades of Grey” fanfiction disappears from the Web

After a revealing article compared her work to Fifty Shades of Grey, author Casea Major yanked all mentions of her book, Devil's Brand, for her site and others. 

On Aug 27, 2012 by Aja Romano

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Where to find the good fanfiction porn

As '50 Shades of Grey' has proven, readers need more quality, erotic fiction. Here's where to look. 

On Aug 17, 2012 by Aja Romano, Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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Crowdsourced novel “The Diamond Club” trolls “50 Shades of Grey” fans

Comedians Brian Brushwood and Justin Robert Young got the Internet to write a spoof of "Fifty Shades of Grey."

On Aug 1, 2012 by Aja Romano

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50 Shades Generator skewers more than bad writing

By focusing solely on bad writing, this site designed to mock Fifty Shades of Grey has lost the plot entirely.

On Jul 31, 2012 by Aja Romano

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The Morning GIF: 50 shades of Dreyfus

A GIF-filled review of Fifty Shades of Grey features this classic Elaine moment from Seinfeld.

On Jul 20, 2012 by Lorraine Murphy

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Twitter’s “50 Shades of Andy Gray” just made soccer a lot sexier

A popular soccer commentator meets the summer's hottest erotic novel, with hilarious results.

On Jul 16, 2012 by Kris Holt

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50 Shades of LOL

Canvas reimagines the cover of the hit novel Fifty Shades of Grey.

On Jul 13, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III

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The Hater: 3 memes that need to die

Kill them. Kill them with fire.

On May 23, 2012 by Jordan Valinsky

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YouTube right now! Gilbert Gottfried reads “50 Shades of Grey”

How do you turn an erotic novel into a turnoff? This stand-up comedian does the trick. 

On May 18, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini

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How fangirls uphold the Internet’s Rule 34

Porn exists for anything you can think of. And you can thank fangirls for that.

On May 1, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini