Let’s face it, midlife has never traditionally been seen as a sexy time – for women, anyway. Concerns about ageing, caring for kids or older parents, and perimenopause don’t exactly get you in the moo

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Last year, sex work had another Pretty Woman moment. Like Julia Roberts in 1990, the prostitute played by Mikey Madison finds love, of a sort, in Anora – the big winner at last year’s Oscars. Director

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The sound of a belt unbuckling. A quiet moan. A close-up of a thigh, a stomach or a nipple. The mechanics of the best sex scenes have a lot in common, but what sets our favourites apart is what they teach us about ourselves