Topical pegs! We've all gotta face newsfeeds full of them. But when something comes along that's as culturally dominating as Fifty Shades of Grey has been for the last three fucking years, they sure can get grating.
Following are fifty of those stories, each of which is tied to the Fifty Shades of Grey book or film with varying levels of tenuousness. Enjoy, and get ready for years more of this.
There are two sequels on the way, allegedly. Why doesn't reality have a safe word? :(
- 'Fifty Shades of Hay,' the story so far
- Fifty Shades of S'mores
- Fifty Shades of Racist
- Fifty Shades of Grape
- More than Fifty Shades of Red
- Fifty Shades of Beige: Staking Stylish Ground in Pre-Fall's Neutral Territory
- Fifty Shades of Saffron
- Fifty Shades of Frustration: Why do Women Hate Best Buy?
- Fifty Shades of Full Value
- Review: The Great Gatsby: Fifty Shades of Jay
- Fifty Shades of Zef
- Fifty Shades of Duality
- Fifty Shades of Danish
- The Hebrew Hillbilly: Fifty Shades of Oy Vey!
- Fifty Shades of Blue
- Fifty Shades of Purple
- Fifty Shades of Gold
- Fifty Shades of Darkness
- Don't Miss This! Fifty Shades of Bambi
- 'Fifty Shades of Grain' Features Artistic Woodwork
- A Party That's Fifty Shades of Pink: What Japan's Cherry Blossom Festival is Really Like
- Fifty Shades of Tarot: The Cups
- Fifty Shades of Lava Cake
- Fifty Shades of Melody
- Tamarac Corruption Trial: Fifty Shades of Green
- Fifty Shades of Dog
- Fifty Shades of CNG
- Fifty Shades of Fire Service Leadership
- Fifty Shades of Snova Scotia Snow
- Fifty Shades of Sunny Leone
- Fifty Shades of Jealousy: Dogs Have a Variety of Emotions, Thanks Mostly to Us
- Fifty Shades of Tan
- Statitudes: Fifty Shades of Green and Yellow
- Fifty Shades of Nuclear Energy
- Rita Ora is Fifty Shades of Flawless on the cover of Cosmopolitan
- 2015 One Act Festival Promises 'Fifty Shades of Funny'
- Fifty Shades of FMCSA
- Fifty Shades of Social Media Measurement Tools
- Fifty Shades of Black
- Fifty Shades of White And a Touch of Red; Red Foxes in The Snow
- Fifty Shades of Griechenland
- Top Dog: PetSet Hosts Fifty Shades of Masquerade Halloween Party
- Fifty Shades of Len Brown and Democracy
- Hot Mess Alert! Heidi Klum in Fifty Shades of Red on Fashion Police
- Fifty Shades of Autumn: Your Autumnal Pictures
- Fifty Shades of... Blame? Common Excuses for Not Succeeding at Work
- Fifty Shades of Stalin
- Fifty Shades of Shady
- Brave New Workshop's New Show Fifty Shades of Gravy to Begin February 6th
- Facebook 'news' is Fifty Shades of Truth
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