Strip away the sex and Fifty Shades is just about money and dubious merch
Two hours of wealth porn and endless chances to win a Fifty Shades mattress? Please, what’s the safe word?
Fifty Shades of Grey protests escalate
Domestic violence campaigners and religious groups are opposed to the BDSM-filled film, but it is anticipated to be one of the most successful releases of the year, with Imax screenings now planned
Great Railway Maps of the World by Mark Ovenden review – from steam travel to the modern age
Nicholas Lezard’s paperback of the week: A beautiful collection in which routes are illustrated with dogs, alligators, clowns and futuristic abstractions
The Rise of Islamic State review – the story of Isis
Patrick Cockburn’s intelligent account of the rise of Isis makes depressing reading
Hyenas of the Battlefield, Machines in the Garden review – Lisa Barnard’s disturbing photographs exploring remote warfare
Lisa Barnard’s images of drone weaponry, arms conventions and missile fragments suddenly make the remote seem close to home
Michaela DePrince: ‘There are practically no black dancers in ballet, so I need to speak out’
Ballerina Michaela DePrince on being a war orphan, challenging racial bias and inspiring the next generation of ballet dancers
Spraying the 70s: the pioneers of British graffiti
From Malcolm McLaren and the Angry Brigade to Madness and Heathcote Williams by way of George Melly’s garage, Alexis Petridis traces the story of Britain’s graffiti pioneers
The best books on Angola: start your reading here
Our literary tour of Angola explores the brutal fallout from independence, corruption and the resilience of the people
Meet the Muslim superhero fighting bigotry on San Francisco buses
Ms Marvel has been drafted in by culture jammers in San Francisco to protest against Islamophobic adverts – it’s the latest chapter in comic book diversity
Bryan Stevenson: ‘America’s Mandela’
Bryan Stevenson, whom Desmond Tutu calls ‘America’s Mandela’, has devoted his life to exposing racial bias in the US penal system. Tim Adams meets him at his Alabama HQ
Has the mystery of Shakespeare’s Sonnets finally been solved?
New evidence points to identity of enigmatic ‘Mr WH’ to whom the poems are dedicated
The first rule of dating: there are no rules
Own That Guy in 60 Days may have toppled The Rules, but the best relationship advice is still – ignore all bag-a-boyfriend bibles
Murdered Charlie Hebdo staff to be honoured at 42nd Angoulême comic book festival
The Festival de Bande Dessinée has opened and will award a Charlie Freedom of Speech prize among other honours
Reading on the rise among young Danes
Schoolchildren’s increased interest in books attributed to school campaigns and better targeting by publishers
The Spirit of Indian Painting by BN Goswamy review – an out-and-out masterpiece
A book that recovers and celebrates entire dynasties of forgotten painters will rank among the greatest works on Indian art ever written, says William Dalrymple