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Topic: E. L. James

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BDSM without all the fun

Gary M. Kramer
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Jenny Kutner
Dakota Johnson in "Fifty Shades of Grey" (Universal Pictures)

Demon vs. virgin, served cool

Andrew O'Hehir
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Jenny Kutner
Dakota Johnson in "Fifty Shades of Grey" (Universal Pictures)

Reading "Fifty Shades" on film

Erin Keane

Prachi Gupta

Liz Fields
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Prachi Gupta
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Kera Bolonik
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Associated Press
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Prachi Gupta
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Prachi Gupta
The cast of "Law & Order: SVU." (NBC/Art Streiber)

Stripped from the headlines

Mary Elizabeth Williams