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56 days ago

Anora is nothing new – Hollywood has always been obsessed with sex workers

Mikey Madison is the latest in a line of actors dating back to Janet Gaynor to win Oscars depicting the sex trade. Why this is, and whether it lessens the stigma of such work, is an open question

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67 days ago

Why Anora should win the best picture Oscar

Mikey Madison’s open-spirited performance as a lapdancer who falls for a feckless young client ignites a film brimful of heart, and we ought to return the love

When future historians look back at thi…

87 days ago

Mikey Madison reveals why she didn't have an intimacy coordinator when filming scenes for raunchy Oscar-nominated film Anora

She spoke to BBC Woman's Hour about playing the titular main character, nicknamed Ani - a stripper from Brighton Beach, Brooklyn - who spontaneously marries an immature oligarch.

4 months ago

'I thought I didn't deserve my survival': Ani Naqvi who lived through the Boxing Day tsunami by clinging to a tree reveals her 20-year battle with survivor's guilt - and how tragedy ultimately led her to happiness

Ani Naqvi came within seconds of death on a Sri Lankan beach during the Boxing Day tsunami in 2004. Here, she reveals her struggle with survivor's guilt and how she draws on the past to help others.

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