Fifty Shades of Grey

Irvine Welsh Blown Off Course by His 'Guiding Force', David Bowie

Jane Graham | Posted 25.04.2013 | UK Entertainment
Jane Graham

Irvine Welsh says he's so consumed by David Bowie album The Next Day it's 'totally fucked up my work.'

How Women Are Daring to Live Out Their Sex Fantasies a Year on From Fifty Shades

Tracey Cox | Posted 12.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Tracey Cox

Whatever you think of Fifty Shades (and does it really matter if it's not written terribly well?), it woke millions of women from a bored, sexual stupor and reminded them of how astonishingly good great sex can be.

Emma Watson Speaks Out About '50 Shades' Role

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 18.03.2013 | UK Entertainment

Emma Watson has denied she's signed up to play Anastasia Steele in the '50 Shades Of Grey' film adaptation. The 'Harry Potter' star tweeted: "Who h...

Why Aren't We Teaching Cinema in Schools?

India Ross | Posted 12.05.2013 | UK Universities & Education
India Ross

We must ask ourselves what we are trying to achieve by educating in the arts. Are we growing recital-bots, who store Western culture's greatest hits on some internal Dictaphone, to be replayed on request at interviews and after-dinner appearances? Probably. But no culture swot is complete without a Fellini to his Flaubert. He just doesn't know it yet.

Women Want 'A Little More Pain' In The Bedroom

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 12.02.2013 | UK Lifestyle

Women are opening their minds to the world of S&M, a survey has revealed, as 71% of women confess they wouldn’t mind “a little more pain” to tur...

Duchess Of Cambridge Pregnancy Sparks Boom In Sales Of Fertility Products

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 31.01.2013 | UK

Sales of home fertility monitors and pregnancy tests have soared by 60 per cent since the Duchess of Cambridge announced her baby news. As Kate an...

Could This Be Christian Grey?

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 25.01.2013 | UK Entertainment

Porn star James Deen has become the latest actor to express a desire to play erotic novel favourite Christian Grey on the silver screen. Deen, who ...

Man Cleared Of Assault After 'Fifty Shades Of Grey' Sex Session

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 22.01.2013 | UK

A man has been cleared of assault after a a "master-slave" sex session inspired by erotic novel Fifty Shades Of Grey. Steven Lock, 43, and a woman ...

The Present No One Wants This Year...

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 20.02.2013 | Home

The Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy is the most unpopular Christmas gift this year, according to a survey. More than a quarter of people (26%) said th...

Fifty Shades Spanks The Opposition

PA | Posted 04.12.2012 | Home

EL James's bestselling sensation Fifty Shades Of Grey has been named one of the books of the year at a literary awards ceremony. The book, the firs...

Would Fifty Shades Have Seen the Light of Day if E.L. James Had Been Forced to Find a Print Publisher First?

Alex Leger | Posted 28.01.2013 | Home
Alex Leger

The rise of the ebook is crucial to the emerging success of Indie Authors. By cutting out the middlemen - agents, publishers, traditional bookshops - authors can realise better returns and connect more directly with their readers. Most notable, of course, is the phenomenon of E.L. James' Fifty Shades of Grey - now the best-selling book in British history.

WATCH: 50 Impressions Of Grey

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 15.11.2012 | UK Comedy

And today's tip of the hat goes to the self-styled Man Of A Kajillion Voices, impressionist Brock Baker. Mr Baker, you see, has read 'Fifty Shades ...

Spell It Out: The Many Shades of English Spelling

Annie Martirosyan | Posted 02.01.2013 | Home
Annie Martirosyan

'Spell It Out' is more than a reader-friendly, comprehensible and comprehensive story of the history and evolvement of English spelling - Professor Crystal gives practical advice in Teaching Appendix as well as throughout the book.

'Fifty Shades Of Grey Is The Best Thing I've Ever Read'

Posted 30.10.2012 | Home

As if vamping it up in a leopard print dress for a new photoshoot wasn't enough, Holly Willoughby has also revealed that she's a big fan of saucy nove...

Do You Live In The UK's Sexiest City?

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 18.10.2012 | UK

New York may be synonymous with Sex and The City, and Seattle is the home of the 50 Shades of Grey love dungeon but Carrie, Samantha and Christian Gre...

Who Does Leona Lewis Want To Play Christian Grey?

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 10.10.2012 | Home

Remember the backlash Cheryl Cole faced when she stuck up for Chris Brown? Well Leona Lewis now faces the same fate after revealing she would cast the...

Fifty Shades Pleasure Collection Launched

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 05.10.2012 | UK Lifestyle

If the steamy tale of Ana and Christian in Fifty Shades of Grey aroused your inner fantasies, you'll be delighted to know that EL James has launched a...

Fifty Shades - Is Jake Gyllenhaal Right For It? Here's What He Thinks...

The Huffington Post UK | HuffPost Staff | Posted 19.11.2012 | UK Entertainment

Fifty Shades of Grey is nowhere near the big screen yet, but already rumours are running like wildfire around Hollywood as to which actor will be pick...

Author Wants Cameo In 'Fifty Shades' Film

WENN | Posted 19.09.2012 | UK Entertainment

Author E.L. James is hoping to land a cameo in the film adaptation of her hit erotic novel Fifty Shades Of Grey after revealing one of the smaller ch...

Bieber 'Approached' for 50 Shades Film

WENN | Posted 15.09.2012 | UK Entertainment

Justin Bieber revealed to Jonathan Ross he has been approached to appear in 50 Shades of Grey, but isn't he a little bit young? Justin may be most ...

What's Black And White And Read All Over?

Caragh Little | Posted 10.11.2012 | Home
Caragh Little

Fifty Shades is basically Twilight with added S&M. This is not just romance, this is S&M romance, to paraphrase an advertising campaign familiar to yummy mummies everywhere.

Does it Take a Controversy to Create a Bestseller?

Laxmi Hariharan | Posted 07.11.2012 | Home
Laxmi Hariharan

Does it take a controversy for an Indie novel to become a bestseller in today's crowded electronic era? Of course if your novel is provocative enough, and both the above are extremely so, it will rub many the wrong way, sufficiently enough to generate that much-needed word-of-mouth buzz, which any marketer worth his/her salt will tell you is invaluable.

A Reclamation of Reading

Stephanie Allen | Posted 02.11.2012 | Home
Stephanie Allen

Things are getting rather steamy on the literature scene right now. Wherever I go, it seems that I can't escape the endless chatter about Fifty Shades of Grey. Struggling to close my ears and fight what seems to be a sudden modern classic, I thought I might as well join the debate.

The Hidden Story of Cameron's Reshuffle- A Rejuvenation of the Whips Office

Alan Wager | Posted 31.10.2012 | UK Politics
Alan Wager

The collapse of the ministerial careers of Davis and Fox show the stark influence Cameron's reshuffle will have. Lyndon Johnson once said of J. Edgar Hoover that 'it's probably better to have him inside the tent pissing out, than outside the tent pissing in'. Giving an increased number of new MPs a stake in the coalition government's future looks set to be the wisest feature of this upcoming reshuffle.

New Research Uncovers the Character Traits Which Predict Sexual Success

Dr Raj Persaud | Posted 31.10.2012 | UK
Dr Raj Persaud

The 'hypersexual' have more sexual partners than the rest of the population, fantasise more about others than their current partner, and tend to favour more sex without love. They take greater pleasure in casual sex with different partners, and don't need attachment to enjoy lovemaking.