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A Daily Nude in Your Living Room |
 Full frontal nudity! On Channel 4! Before lunch! You can imagine the knee-jerk reaction already but a wonderful new series on daytime television makes for some of the most unusual, thoughtful programme-making you're likely to experience... More... |
Colorado Springs Bicyclists Tone Down Nude Ride |
| Bicyclists who planned to ride naked through downtown Colorado Springs to protest oil dependency say they toned down their demonstration out of fear they'd get cited for indecent exposure. The more than a dozen riders wore skivvies and put... More... |
Area Nudist Resort Invites Public to Doff Duds for Record |
| A nudist resort in Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., 30 miles north of Myrtle Beach, is flinging open its gates and welcoming everyone to be part of a world record for the largest simultaneous skinny dip. Whispering Pines resort near Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., is ready... More... |
Nude Hike Not Likely Here Today |
 The annual tradition — Naked Hiking Day — coincides with the summer solstice, which happens to fall on Father's Day this year. Local hikers, however, say a nude hike in the desert heat today is unlikely. None of the local hiking groups... More... |
How to be a Nudist in Halifax |
| Whether you'll admit it or not, you've probably succumbed to the urge to rip your clothes off on a secluded beach---and if you haven't, you're missing out. While many conservative Nova Scotians are terrified of naked bodies, living a clothing-free... More... |
Nudist Tourism in Croatia Dwindling |
| C roatia’s once-booming nudist camps are facing extinction, due to both a general decline of interest in this type of tourism and a decrease of facilities catering to it in Croatia. Out of 24 nudist camps which Croatia boasted in the 1980s, only half are still... More... |
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Nude Kiwis Celebrate Test |
| We all know the Kiwis are weird about their rugby, but especially weird is the traditional nude Test season opening celebration in Dunedin. On the South Island, Dunedin is home to New Zealand's most photographed building (the railway station)... More... |
Warning: Nude Sunbathers Ahead |
| Video: Travel guru AnneLise Sorensen takes us to Gunnison Beach, the most populous nude beach in the US... More... |
SF's World Naked Bike Ride 2009 |
 On Saturday at noon, Justin Herman Plaza was sun-drenched and buzzing with the activity of particularly open-minded crowd, and passersby were beginning to take notice. "What the hell are all these people doing half-naked... More... |
Nudists Heed Call to Tidy Up Seashore |
| Nudists from all over New England will be covering up today to help clean up Herring Cove. Nudist clubs including the American Association for Nude Recreation, Sunchasers Travel Club, Marstons Mills-based Sandy Terraces Association... More... |
Mike Bares All For a Charity Calendar |
| Naturist Mike Gould is definitely happy in his own skin so has no qualms about stripping off for a charity calendar. The 67-year-old and friends can be seen in the 2010 calendar baring all in the snow, hanging out in gardens and getting all over body tans in the sun.... More... |
Where to Go When It's Too Hot To Wear Clothes |
| We got an alert the other day. Said it was gonna be a scorcher in every big city in Italy. Since it's a weekend, that means that the autostrade will be jammed with cars, especially near the beaches. So what do Europeans do when the weather turns steamy? Most spend the... More... |
Katie Price Could Be Jailed Over Nude Sunbathing in the Muslim Maldives |
 Lying naked on a sunbed, these are the images that could land Katie Price in hot water with the authorities on the Maldives. The 30-year-old flouted strict Muslim laws by stripping off to catch some rays - a crime that can end up with unsuspecting tourists flung into jail. Foreign Office travel... More... |
Survey Says: Nude Beach For Key West! |
| At least one segment of the Key West business community has spoken: Eighty percent of 225 tourism-based business owners surveyed say they support a clothing-optional beach in the Southernmost City. More specifically, of the supporters, 48 percent say "Key West needs a... More... |
Australian Topless Bathing Ban Urged
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 A group of conservative politicians is making headway towards a ban on topless bathing on some of Australia's best known beaches. Christian lawmaker and veteran morals campaigner Reverend Fred Nile has won backing from key politicians in New South Wales state, home to Sydney and its famed ocean beaches, to tighten existing laws covering nude... More... |
Debunking Myths About Child Nudity |
| Last July in this newspaper, I described what I now call Acts I and II of a sorry controversy in Australia. It raged over photographs of naked minors by Bill Henson and Polixeni Papapetrou, both well-known artists. Photos that had been exhibited with no problems before were now claimed... More... |
Naked Yoga: A Stripped Down Exercise |
 I am straight. I repeat that to myself as I walk into a dance studio, pull off my shirt, and drop my shorts and undies onto the wood floor. I'm surrounded by 17 other nude men — and mirrors. In a moment, we'll start practicing yoga. For 20 years, I've taken yoga classes in sweaty gyms... More... |
City Resolves to Ask State Parks to Enforce Nudity Laws |
| The Auburn City Council resolved to send a message to state parks officials regarding their enforcement of lewd acts along the American River. Councilman Kevin Hanley presented a resolution that was unanimously supported by all five council members at their regularly scheduled meeting Monday night. The resolution... More... |
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 Imagine there was no washing. It isn’t hard to do. Nothing to clean or iron, and no dryer too. Imagine all the people, living in the nude. Cairns’ only nudist club doesn’t need to imagine, as this year they will gear up, or more precisely gear off, for their 20th anniversary. And while the... More... |
Heat, Rules Can't Break Bay to Breakers Spirit |
| The centipedes were there along with the beauty queens, the cast of "The Wizard of Oz" and the Dolly Partons. And most behaved themselves. The Bay to Breakers is San Francisco's annual Mardi Gras in running shoes. Race organizers were hoping to avoid... More... |
Bare Necessities . . . Found on Irish Beaches |
| When you dream of the nicest beaches to lie scantily clad on absorbing some rays, Ireland would probably not even feature. Especially if you wanted to go topless, never mind completely nude. Well it seems the Irish are alone in thinking this because Hotels.com has... More... |
Nude Painting Exhibition Not Licenced |
 The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the central city of Hue refused to licence painter Nguyen Kim Dinh’s nude painting exhibition, reasoning low artistic quality and inappropriateness to Vietnamese habits and customs... More... |
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| It must be admitted that Departure Lounge has a certain prudishness when it comes to nude bathing and general disporting of one's naked bits in public places. At an early age she was traumatised in a Salzburg... More... |
Nudist Comedy Group Makes N.Y. Debut |
| It’s like some kind of glorious, awkward, hilarious candy store — of dicks. The monthly Naked Comedy Showcase at The Peoples Improv Theater, which consists of eight fluctuating members, has recently opened here in... More... |
Boutique Busts Out Topless Bikinis |
 Topless bathing suits are coming to Philly. And Jack & Jill Boutique will feature the eye-catching suits in their display window (If you have the kiddies along with you while strolling 22nd Street, be prepared for some topless mannequins).... More... |
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| Think you can run faster without the burden of clothing? You can find out at the Bare Buns 5K Run at Star Ranch in McDade. The nude race kicks off at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 18. Typically, it attracts between 80 and 125 runners. ... More... |
Down to Your Last Shirt? Strip Off at This Nudist Hotel |
| In these dire economic times, when tourists are down to their last shirt and hotels go bankrupt at the drop of a hat, only the most innovative and ingenious hotels can hope to get by on the bare essentials. The new Rosengarten Hotel... More... |
County Bare-ly Supports Clothing-Optional Beach |
| Had it gone to a vote Wednesday, there's a chance the Monroe County Commission would have approved allowing nudity on a portion of Higgs Beach in Key West. What began as a seemingly harmless discussion about how to use funding at... More... |
Don't Be So Quick to Judge Life Models |
 This summer, Channel 4 will screen a five-part series, likely to be called Life Class: Today's Nude, featuring naked models whom viewers will be invited to sketch at home. The pressure group Mediawatch-UK has predictably... More... |
Covering Up - Nudity and Denial |
| You may have seen the recent animated Red Bull commercial where a man goes to a nude beach and ignores the woman who tries to talk to him. There are censor bars over the usual parts of the characters. While watching it ... More... |
Cheeky Tweed Nudists Exposed |
| Cheeky nudists are risking sunburn and court appearances by stripping off at a secluded Tweed beach being promoted by a national naturist group. Wooyung Beach has been identified by the recently updated Australian ... More... |
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| Local governing bodies this week will consider matters regarding the Lake Edun nudist camp and meeting times for the Topeka City Council. Shawnee County commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. Monday in their chambers in ... More... |
Nudists Go on 220-Mile Charity Hike From London to Birmingham |
 A naturist couple have begun a naked 220-mile walk from London to Birmingham for charity. Mark Stephenson and Fiona Lincoln embarked on their naked expedition from Greenwich on Sunday. They plan to complete their journey... More... |
Australian Nudist Federation publishes guidelines for naturists |
 Nudists have issued a "no overt sex" edict for unofficial nude beaches in response to a rising backlash over public sex and swingers parties. The Australian Nudist Federation, in a website launched yesterday, has published... More... |
Brighton Naked Bike Riders Brave the Chill |
 The World Naked Bike Ride environmental protest is taking place in Brighton on Sunday 14 June 2009. As part of the official launch of preparations for the event, the planning group braved the chill for a short naked cycle along the... More... |
Forget the Lederhosen: Nude Hiking Alarms a Swiss Farm Town |
 The Swiss like their secrecy, particularly in banking. At other times, they are more open. Take hiking. In recent years, it has become fashionable for a growing number of Swiss and some foreigners to wander in the Alps clad in little... More... |
Prudery Link to Teenage Pregnancy |
| Nudists said that a more relaxed attitude to the naked body could reduce the number of teenage pregnancies. British Naturism said it was no coincidence that a high pregnancy level among teenagers was found in the "least liberal" countries.... More... |
On 'Nakation,' Forget Worries and Clothes |
 There's something about being naked that makes a person forget a layoff, pay cut or a shrunken retirement account. At least that's how the promoters of nude travel see it. The economic recession... More... |
Naked Riders Make Their Statement |
 Around 60 cyclists in various states of undress rode from Tarakohe to Pohara's Totally Roasted cafe in Golden Bay's sixth annual Naked Bike Ride on Saturday. Visitors from overseas joined cyclists from around the region to... More... |
Nudes 'Pretty Decent Guys and Gals' |
| Starting around April Fools Day, they'll be wearing orange vests and nothing else at all, picking up litter along Georgia's highways. They are members of Georgia Nude, a nude rights organization that adopted a one-mile... More... |
Phil Keoghan Blogs 'The Amazing Race': Episode 6 |
 Wow, who knew there could be so many questions about my underwear? Okay, for the record, here's the deal. Boxers...too much dingle dangle, briefs...too tighty whitey looking. Support is a necessity, looking like a overly tanned... More... |
Magazine Photos Test Child Nudity Protocols |
| RT Monthly Australia, the magazine criticised by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd last year for carrying a photo of a nude schoolgirl on its cover, has published more naked images to test the Government's guidelines aimed... More... |
Cyclists Ride Nude On 'World's Naked Bike Ride' |
 Melbourne's streets saw a trail of about 50 nude men to participate in the yearly World's Naked Bike Ride. According to the organiser Heidi Hill, the cyclists completed the stretch accompanied by police, who escorted them... More... |
Naturists Push for Legal Support for Beach Nudity |
| A campaign has been launched to have a section of the famous Inch beach in west Kerry designated an area where nudists can go. The Irish Naturist Association (INA) which has around 1,000 members, will be seeking support... More... |
Topless Cafe Gets Maine Town Planners' OK |
| Vassalboro's planning board has approved an application for a coffee shop with topless waitresses despite opposition of most residents who showed up. More than 50 residents showed up for Tuesday night's meeting and most of... More... |
Wearing Speedos Could Land You in Jail |
 Tourists wearing Speedos in town offend an island's police commissioner so much he is threatening to put them in jail. The Caribbean island of Grenada is enforcing an indecent exposure.... More... |
A Bit Too in Your Facebook |
| On the Saturday after Christmas the entrance to the headquarters in Palo Alto, California, of Facebook, the social networking site that has 140m users worldwide, was the venue for a supersized nativity scene as breastfeeding... More... |
Skimpy Swimwear Could Be Out at Fort De Soto |
| Responding to outraged Fort De Soto visitors who have come across men and women enjoying the beach in states of near-nudity, Pinellas County may toughen its swimwear rules. Skimpy thongs and G-strings... More... |
Nudist Resort Renting Rooms for Inauguration |
 How far would you go to get a hotel room in the Washington, D.C. area during the inauguration? Most hotels have been booked solid for months but one resort in Maryland that boasts reasonable rates... More... |
Council Considers Nude Beach Call |
| Nambucca council will today consider a request to establish a nude beach in the shire. The 20-strong Nambucca Valley Nudist Group has asked for a 300 metre stretch of South Valla Beach to be made clothing optional... More... |
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 Not sure if tonight’s Naked Comedy Showcase is right for you? Jessie Beers-Altman (COM’08) provided the BU community with a sneak preview of the all-nude review at the 2008... More... |
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| It’s flustering enough as a reporter to have your contact peeved at you for being late. It’s even more unnerving to be scolded when that contact is completely naked. But Cheri Alexander, executive director of the... More... |
Teens Send Nude Pics to One Other, Face Kiddie Porn Charges |
| There are a number of reasons to think twice (or three times, or four times, or fifty times) before sending a nude photo of yourself to someone electronically. But, if you're under the age of 18, there's... More... |
The Naked Truth About Teaching the Art of the Nude |
 The famous nude drawing Vitruvian Man did not spring from the baby Leonardo DaVinci. Neither did Matisse just dial up Blue Nude, nor did Botticelli start his career with Birth of Venus. Let's face... More... |
Facebook's War on Nipples |
 The breast-feeding wars have long followed a familiar pattern. A woman gets thrown off a plane for nursing her toddler; she sues Delta. Barbara Walters says sitting next to a breast-feeding... More... |
Irate Mothers Breastfeed Outside Facebook's Headquarters to Protest "Nudity Policy" |
 The AP is reporting that a Facebook group called "Hey, Facebook, breastfeeding is not obscene!" (with over 97,600 members) is outraged over a Facebook policy... More... |
Letting it All Hang Out at the Naturist Festival |
 Reading's easy, but naturist Pos Chute is more than willing to tackle more tricky activities in the buff. Asked if there was anything he wouldn't do, he said: "Maybe ice-caving," then quickly retracted... More... |
Students Wish You a Very Happy Nude Year |
 Fearless students at The University of Salford students have stripped off to raise money for charity. Salford Receive and Give (RAG) teamed up with local charity Henshaws Society for Blind ... More... |
Wis. Court: Nude People Still Have Privacy Rights |
| A state appeals court ruled Tuesday that a person who is voluntarily nude in the presence of another still has privacy rights against being secretly videotaped, in a decision that bolsters... More... |
Nile's Topless Ban Fails to Take Off |
 The New South Wales Government and Opposition say they will not be heeding the Reverend Fred Nile's call for a vote to ban topless sunbathing. The acting Premier Carmel Tebbutt says she... More... |
Nudist Resort Changes Hands |
| A Brunswick County resort that caters to an alternate lifestyle has closed its doors - for now. The Whispering Pines Nudist Resort opened near Ocean Isle Beach about 35 years ago.... More... |
The Naked Truth About Women's Lust |
 A call to ban topless bathing on NSW beaches may have been overwhelmingly rejected by the Australian state's politicians, but plenty of women I know think it's not such a bad idea. Not that... More... |
Winter Wake Boarding Brings Hundreds to Bethel Island |
| For the past four years, Josh Wolf has brought in the new year by baring it all. Wolf, 29, is known for wake boarding in the nude at Bethel Island's Frozen Bun Run and he did not disappoint the... More... |
Top 10 Travel Stories for 2008 |
 From nudist resorts in Mexico to sea-scented villages in Ireland and the bohemian scene in Buenos Aires, these are the top 10 stories, as viewed by readers, in 2008 from the New York... More... |
Paris Art Models Go Nude to Protest City Hall Law |
 Paris City Hall wants to strip art school models of the tips they receive from painters and sculptors — and the nude models decided they weren't going to take that with their clothes on... More... |
Top Five TV Programmes Involving Nudity |
| Getting naked on screen was very popular in 2008 - particularly in shows hosted by Gok Wan. The great pioneer of TV nudity for all is the spectacularly camp Gok Wan who advises women on make-up... More... |
Consultation Planned on Nudist Beach |
| Controversial plans to axe one of Britain's oldest nudist beaches have moved a step forward after councillors agreed to launch a public consultation exercise. Waveney District Council says coastal erosion has led... More... |
Bettie Page: Always Comfortable in Her Own Skin |
 The art critic John Berger once wrote: "To be naked is to be oneself. To be nude is to be seen naked by others and yet not recognized for oneself." I'm pretty certain he never met Bettie Page, naked, nude or... More... |
Brad Pitt Snaps Pic of Topless Sunbather in Cell Phone Commercial |
| Golden Globe nominee Brad Pitt stars in a cheeky new Japanese television commercial for Softbank Mobile's winter 2008 collection. In the 30-second spot, directed by Wes Anderson, Pitt has no speaking... More... |
Nude Doctors Not For Children |
| Makers of a calendar chock-full of naked doctors have turned to the Prostate Cancer Foundation after a children's charity refused to be linked with it. The calendar of 12 naked male doctors, organised by... More... |
Council Labelled Prudish Over Nude Beach Snub |
| Nudists have accused the Townsville City Council, in north Queensland, of being prudish after it rejected an application for a nudist beach. Townsville resident Eric Brown, 81, has been a nudist for 40... More... |
Naturist Swimmers Celebrate 40th Anniversary |
 Members of the Watford Naturist Swimming Club celebrated its 40th anniversary on Friday evening. The club was founded in 1968 by the then five naturist clubs in the area (Diogenes, Fiveacres,... More... |
Costumes Optional at Nudist Meal |
 David and June celebrate Thanksgiving like everyone else, gathering with loved ones around the traditional foods — but at a pre-holiday potluck last week, there was a difference.... More... |
Sexually Explicit Nude Calendars Backfire on Charities |
 Showing nipples or genitals or being too sexually explicit is the kiss of death for naked charity calendars, an expert on the topic says. New research by Dr Pamela Turton-Turner, of the... More... |
Naked Ambition: Inside the Curious World of Nude Modeling for Artists |
 Rex Troxell has this dream. "I can't get my clothes off," he says. "You're trying to get them off, and you can't." For most of us, being unable to get naked in public is hardly a nightmare... More... |
Christmas Light Show With 70,000 Lights Set |
| Star Ranch, a private family Naturist Club in McDade, will have a Christmas light show with over 70,000 lights set to music. Everyone is invited to watch as the lights dance to the music. The event will be... More... |
Nudity in Film: Why Bare Chests Do Not Equal Bare Breasts |
 A while back, I wrote a column here on whether female nudity in film is art or exploitation. One of the things I posited in that column was that the existence of female nudity as such in a film isn't... More... |
Nude Beaches Seen as Cover for Cash Gaps |
| Times are tough, maybe even tough enough to start paying more attention to one of the state's leading nudists. "It's time for the state of Florida to grow up," said Richard Mason, the president of the Florida Naturist Association... More... |
Confidence Soars When Traveler Grins and Bares it |
| Nudity did not come easily to me. But by age 24 I started vacationing regularly in Negril, Jamaica, at a resort that had a "textiled" beach and a nude beach. I kept suited up for my first three annual visits but always noticed that down... More... |
Lee R. Baxandall (January 26, 1935 - November 28, 2008) |
 Lee R. Baxandall died in Oshkosh, on November 28th. Like his uncle, Clyde Lee, an aviator who attempted one of the earliest non-stop transatlantic flights, Lee Baxandall pushed the boundaries... More... |
Naturists Threaten Legal Action to Stop Closure of Nudist Beach |
| Naturists are threatening legal action to stop the planned closure of Britain's first official nudist beach. The 200 yard stretch of beach at Corton near Lowestoft, Suffolk, faces being closed as so much... More... |
What Exactly Is Adult Content? Google Forces Ning Onto A Slippery Slope. |
 On Tuesday Ning changed its long standing policy on allowing networks that show pornography and adult material. “Adult social networks don’t pull their own weight,” Ning CEO Gina Bianchini said... More... |
Nudity Still In at Seattle Parks |
 When it comes to public nudity, Seattle may be the most liberal city in the country, but a number of organized, naked bike rides prompted the parks department to reconsider nudity on beaches and... More... |
Pack Light, Bring Sunscreen |
| Perhaps encouraged by the discreet nature of Internet travel inquiries and the abundance of anonymous message boards, nudist destinations continue to be a sunny spot in an otherwise cloudy travel industry... More... |
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| The fate of SLO County’s best-known clothing-optional beach, Pirate’s Cove, dangles pendulously in the breeze as it gets shifted from a notorious private hotspot to an official public beach... More... |
American Prudes and European Nudes |
 On a recent trip to Europe, I spent an afternoon relaxing at the German spa resort of Baden-Baden. In two hours, I saw more naked people than I've seen in the last two years... More... |
Rosario Dawson's Mum Took Her to Nude Beaches, Taught Her to Love Her Body |
| Actress Rosario Dawson, who used to be a regular at nude beaches from an early age, has her mom to thank for making her love her body. The singer, who is perhaps best known for her roles... More... |
France’s Nudist Mullahs ‘At War With Swingers’ |
| One of Europe’s most famous nudist colonies has become the subject of an unusual investigation by French detectives after the destruction of three nightclubs in fires blamed on naturist... More... |
Judge: Riding in the Buff is 'Tradition,' Man Cleared |
 A Multnomah County judge has cleared a nude Portland bicyclist of criminal indecent exposure charges, saying cycling naked has become a "well-established tradition" in Portland... More... |
Sun Coast Council Says No to Nude Beach Plan |
| Queensland's first legal nude beach appears to be some way off, with the Sunshine Coast Regional Council rejecting a bid for clothing optional bathing. The council has rejected a submission... More... |
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 Nudism generates big tourist dollars for Narrabri and it could help boost Dubbo’s economy if more people are willing to socialise with their gear off. That’s the belief of Dubbo Inland Nudist Group... More... |
Personal Journey: Dropping Inhibitions, and Towel, at Nude Beach |
| When I first heard about nude beaches as a young boy, I was intrigued. Not because I wanted to get naked myself - I wanted to see women's bodies, which were still a mystery to me. Taking off one's... More... |
SA Leads Nation in Naked Poll |
 South Australia is the nudism capital of Australia according to an online poll. Conducted by realholidays.com.au, the nudity poll found that 76 per cent of South Australian respondents were... More... |
Kapiti Bares Its Defiance on Nudity |
| Overwhelming opposition to nudity on Kapiti Coast beaches has sparked a flood of submissions on the district council's draft beach bylaw. Bernie Goedhart, Kapiti Coast District Council's group manager ... More... |
Nude Cycling Rally's Future In Jeopardy |
| For students at the University of Vermont, there is a tradition that involves bikes and bare bodies. But the Naked Bike Ride may no longer be a semester-end celebration. It's in jeopardy of being canceled... More... |
Nude Statue Earmarked For Tas Causes Upset |
 Visitors who arrive by sea will soon be welcomed to Tasmania by a massive nude statue. The five-metre high bronze statue will stand on the point where the Spirit of Tasmania ferries arrive at Devonport... More... |
High Court Defends Nude Sunbathing |
| On Wednesday the Eastern High Court upheld an earlier ruling from the Lyngby district court allowing nude sunbathing on all public beaches in Denmark. The case was originally filed in March, when a... More... |
Polish Court Reprimands Topless Sunbathers |
 A Polish court Friday reprimanded two Polish women, including a model who has appeared in men's magazines, for indecent exposure after they sunbathed topless, a rarity in the deeply... More... |
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| The rest of the guests blew in, three late-twenties women, a masseuse and two teachers, who stripped in front of the door and plopped down on the couches and floor. And a 30-ish Asian guy, who announced... More... |
Roddick Backtracks Over Naked Tennis Lesson Offer |
 Tennis ace Andy Roddick has reneged on a deal to give a tennis lesson in the nude after one woman bid $11,200 (GBP7,000) for the chance at a charity auction. The offer from Roddick... More... |
Rugby Players Tackle Embarrassment to Produce Nude Calendar |
 Just how do you explain to the police why you are in a field with a dozen or so naked men? Ask photographer Maddy Rogers. For she had to do just that when police turned up to a photo shoot for a... More... |
Top Places in World to 'Let It All Hang Out' |
 Those who frequent European beaches know that bare-bones bathing has been around since the time of the ancient Greeks, but in recent years things have been changing. No longer the domain... More... |
Announcing "Nude-A-Palooza" |
| Time to take a load off after another week of serious news about the economy and hard-fought presidential election. Cypress Cove Nudist Resort & Spa in Kissimmee, Fla., invites you to take off... More... |
Hundreds of Nude Runners Take to Streets |
 The 10th annual Naked Pumpkin Run in Boulder turned rowdy, as police began ticketing some participants for indecent exposure late Friday night and hundreds of other costumed revelers started... More... |
Another Nude Olympic Calendar |
 First, let's get out terminology straight. Just because you call someone a biathlete doesn't mean you're saying they're a switch-hitter. And the biathlon is an event that mixes cross-country skiing... More... |
Get Back to Nature Club Seeks New Members |
 A Southland group threw open its doors and and its members dropped their drawers for the first of two open days yesterday Southland's only naturist club, Southern Naturally, based near... More... |
Nude Painting Raises Cash For Cancer Centre |
 A Wigan cancer care centre has received a boost after two Isherwood paintings went under the hammer. The two paintings, the full nude of Susan Constantine, painted in 1955, and Mother's... More... |
Nude Sign Cops Spray From Vandals |
| The word "evil" was spray-painted twice on a billboard promoting the Art Gallery of Ballarat's exhibition "The Naked and the Nude", on Wednesday night. The billboard - which features a painting... More... |
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 The fig leaves of public outrage continue to find their way onto works depicting humanity stripped bare. Andrew Stephens wonders why. Fig leaves are large things. That is perhaps why... More... |
24 Beauties and Beasts Go Nude |
| ONE village and 24 villagers, baring all to raise money to help beat breast cancer and testicular cancer. The Beauty and the Beast 2009 Charity Calendar will feature both male and female... More... |
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 The very existence of an art museum in a place such as this is another instance of the enthusiasm for culture and education in the early history of Australia, when ordinary conditions of life must still... More... |
Nudists Want to Vote Naked |
| The largest nudist resort in the country sits behind large privacy walls. Once inside Caliente Resorts and Spa, "...they take off their clothes and the only time they put their clothes back on is... More... |
Nudists Won't Get Own Polling Site |
| The nudists at Caliente Resort have asked Pasco County elections officials to set up a clothing-optional polling place for their community. Brian Corley, Pasco's supervisor of elections, dismissed... More... |
Next U.S. President Could Learn From Finns |
| I wasn't surprised when I learned Friday that Finland's former President Martti Ahtisaari had won the Nobel Peace Prize. Not because I knew who he was -- actually, I didn't -- but because one of the things that impressed... More... |
Expat Life in Germany: Caution, Naked Cyclists Crossing Ahead |
 With its tranquil forests, picturesque lakes and Alpine views, it's hardly surprising that Bavaria is Germany's number one tourist destination. Last year the "Free State" attracted a record 26 million tourists... More... |
Nude Portait of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin Unveiled in Chicago |
 Bruce Elliott, 68, of Chicago, has unveiled a nude portrait of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin in his bar in the North Side of Chicago, the Old Town Ale House. The work is four feet tall and is drawing crowds to... More... |
'Nude Nite': Meeting Art In The Flesh |
| I'm not sure how many millions we've spent designing, redesigning and finally building a new art museum. It's a bundle, maybe enough to buy a bank or two. But now it's about to pay off as Tampa moves... More... |
Christian Pre-Fall-Fundamentalists Celebrate Naked Mass |
 Seriously, sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. This installment from the pre-fall-fundamentalist Christians of the Netherlands. Naked celebrants abandoned plans to hold a second service after media... More... |
Nude No More: Beachgoers May Soon Have to Cover Up |
| Visitors to Pirate's Cove, the small beach located between Avila and Shell Beach and best known for the nude beachgoers, may have to put on their bathing suits next time. San Luis Obispo... More... |
Nudist Ordered to Cover Up |
| An embarrassed Wairarapa man is the first nude beachgoer to be ordered to cover up on the Kapiti Coast because his behaviour was deemed offensive. Senior Sergeant Alasdair MacMillan said a member... More... |
Nudist Wants Naked Bike Ride in Crawley |
 A nudist has challenged town residents to ditch their clothes - and bring the World Naked Bike Ride to Crawley. Nina Turner, 35, told the News she would love to see the town centre packed with scantily... More... |
No More Free Lunch for Skinny Dippers at Maine Restaurant |
| Patrons of the Black Frog Restaurant in Greenville will no longer score a free Skinny Dip sandwich for plunging naked into Moosehead Lake. Owner Leigh Turner decided Thursday to end the restaurant’s giveaway... More... |
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| A local nudist group has asked Nambucca Shire Council to designate part of Valla Beach as a ‘clothing optional’ zone. The proposed 300m long stretch of beach, 100m south of the entrance to Deep Creek, would... More... |
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 She walked in the room in nothing but a blue bathrobe. When she reached the center of the group of about 20 people, she untied the robe and dropped it on the floor, baring all... More... |
Offended Neighbors Get Utah Park Statue Moved |
| A Utah state park moved an American Indian-inspired statue of a humpbacked flute player Thursday after objections that it was offensive because the male figure is anatomically correct. Officials at... More... |
Artist Bill Henson Scoured Schools For Models |
 Controversial artist Bill Henson's claim that he had a principal's approval to scout for young models in a Victorian primary school was met with outrage. Liberal Senator Bill Heffernan described... More... |
Inside an Award-Winning Naturist Camp |
 There is a common perception that New Zealanders do not favour naturism or nudist clubs and beaches. But a little place in Katikati has won over a very influential group with their way of life... More... |
A Fisherman I'd Like to Catch |
| Naturists defending the draft plan to allow nude fishing and swimming on Kapiti Coast beaches argue that nudity is not about sex but about freedom of expression, self- respect and living in harmony with nature... More... |
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 One hundred pages into “Clothing Optional,” the new book by “Saturday Night Live” writer alum Alan Zweibel, the author bravely reveals that he is the writer of “North,” a book made into one of the most critically... More... |
Clinton To Host Bi-Partisan Nude Summit |
 Former President Bill Clinton says that he's tired of the partisan rhetoric that has dominated the race for the White House, and that he's dedicated to doing his part to bring the candidates together to focus... More... |
Volleyball is the Key to a Good Nudist Camp |
| The owner of Tucson’s first nudist camp, Jardin del Sol, stated that volleyball was the nudist’s national sport. So, when he built his nudist camp about 35 miles northwest of Tucson, he made sure the volleyball... More... |
Huge Interest in Rare Nude |
| A rare "masterpiece" of New Zealand art to be auctioned next month has attracted huge interest from investors, even in a depressed economy, says the auction house. Renowned artist Evelyn Page was 74 when she... More... |
Upperclassmen Art Students Learn By Sketching Nude Models |
 David Stanz gets paid to take off his clothes. Stanz is one of six models hired by Texas Tech's School of Art, which employs models to pose nude for its upper-level drawing classes and clothed for its lower-level... More... |
Nudes Is Good News for Broadway Box-Office |
 Daniel Radcliffe and other actors who doff their clothing onstage are smart enough to acknowledge that doing so helps sell tickets. Take for example Hunter Parrish, a star of the hit Showtime series Weeds... More... |
San Francisco Clowns Pose Nude for MS |
| A group of San Francisco clown college graduates said they are raising money for victims of multiple sclerosis with a nude clown calendar. Twenty-one members of the Clown Conservatory Class of 2008 posed for... More... |
Public Art Display With Nude Cartoons Comes Down in San Mateo |
 A piece of art containing nude cartoons that generated controversy was forever removed from public view Friday at the art display in the downtown Caltrain station. The space will no longer be a public art venue... More... |
Endangered Bird Hops to Rescue of Nudist Beach |
 The nudists who have frequented Eastney beach in Portsmouth for more than a century thought they were on the way out. Qinetiq, a British defence technology company, wants to build 131 luxury apartments... More... |
No Cross to Bear as Judges Vote For Lighter Piece |
 A sculpture of four naked figures and a cow may not sound like a conservative winner for a religious art prize. But David Tucker's A Local Girl Comes Home, was a safer choice for the $20,000 Blake Prize ... More... |
Beached Dolphin Rescued by Nudists |
 Stranded dolphin saved by naked and clothed tourists Nudists and their rival clothed tourists put aside their dressing differences to help a dolphin in distress at a Formentera beach. Sebastian Lakwa ... More... |
Members At Woodstock Nudist Camp Attempt To Debunk Myths |
| Members of a nudist camp in Woodstock are attempting to debunk some of the myths about their lifestyle. The Solair Family Nudist Camp, a camp for those who shed their inhibitions by shedding their clothes, is a... More... |
Nude Illustration on Weekly Dig Cover 'Sparks Outrage' |
 Local CBS affiliate WBZ-TV says this week's cover is "raising quite a controversy in Boston," and in classic local TV news style, finds three (count 'em, three!) residents to prove it, their reactions ranging from ... More... |
Topless Protesters on South Beach |
 A couple of Saturdays ago, Donna Newman was walking the Miami Beach shoreline when she noticed a pretty ponytailed gal in a tight bikini and waved at her. "Free yourself, lady!" the tan, middle-age... More... |
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