Naked
Students Stop Traffic in Philippine Capital
MANILA, Philippines -- A group of young male students ran naked around
a crowded Manila university block near the presidential palace Wednesday, saying
they wanted to "bare the government's shortcomings" in education funding. More...
Nudist
tourism puts on a layer of opulence
The
once bare-bones ambience of the archetypal U.S. nudist camp is turning posh
as owners add amenities from full-service spas to high-speed Internet. But
there's still no need to dress for dinner. More...
Authorities
inundated with inquiries about nudity
TOPSAIL BEACH, N.C. - Word that topless sunbathing is legal isn't really news
in Topsail Beach, but that hasn't stopped calls from arriving at the desk of
Police Chief Rickey Smith. More...
Dare
to go bare this summer
Summer is traditionally a time to shed a couple layers of clothing and play
in the sun. For the more adventurous, the warm temperatures offer an opportunity
to shed every layer of clothing while romping au naturel in various types of
nature settings, from topless beaches in Europe to clothing-optional resorts
in the Caribbean to nude resorts worldwide. But you don’t have to
travel far to find a safe place for a back-to-nature vacation where you can
work on an all-over tan. More...
Battle
of the nudes
IT'S not every day lawyers are called in to battle over who has the right to
go nude. But that's what's happened to Tasmanian wine retailer Nude Wine after
it received a letter from lawyers for national juice-maker nudie. Nudie has
demanded Nude Wine, which sells clean-skin wines, stop using its name. More...
Naked
Hunch
The
southern most tip of Maryland’s Atlantic seashore, famous for mosquitoes
and wild ponies, might not be the first place you’d look for a nude
beach. When naked, it seems best to keep your distance from things that bite
and cause inflammatory swelling. Still, legend has it that if you walk north
toward Ocean City from Assateague Island National Seashore, about a mile up
there’s a stretch of beach that has been considered clothing-optional
for decades. More...
Sheriff
Increase Patrols at Nudist Beach
During the Memorial Day weekend, hundreds of people cooled off at beaches along
the Southeast Texas coast, and that crowd included dozens of nudists. More...
Nudism:
is it time to grin and bare it?
Scottish beaches get rave reviews in a new book on naturism. A fully clothed
Adrian Turpin investigates. More...
PETA
Asks Donald Rumsfeld to Run Naked
Upon
finding out that Donald Rumsfeld has attended the Running of the Bulls in Spain
in the past, PETA President Ingrid Newkirk dashed off a letter inviting the
73-year-old defense secretary to come to PETA’s "Running of the Nudes," "an
alternative to the cruel spectacle that occurs three days later." More...
Naturists
want beach
Now nude sunbathers are looking for a place to call their own, and they're
eyeing another section of Higgs Beach. More...
Nudist
Realtor a bare in a bull market
Jen
Roberts, nudist Realtor, drove fast with her top down. You could see her hair
-- blond, tied up -- and shoulders -- glossy and tan. She was rubbing on sunblock
with her free hand and taking the long route to HauloverBeach, where clothes
are optional. More...
PETA
President Asks U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld to Run Naked
Upon finding out that Donald Rumsfeld has attended the Running of the Bulls
in Spain in the past, PETA President Ingrid Newkirk dashed off a letter inviting
the 73-year-old defense secretary to come to PETA’s "Running of the Nudes," "an
alternative to the cruel spectacle that occurs three days later." More...
Bare
truth: Naturists want beach
Perhaps they were inspired by dog owners, the vociferous ones who last year
convinced the Monroe County Commission to fence off a large chunk of the Higgs
Beach county park so dogs could run free. Now nude sunbathers are looking for
a place to call their own, and they're eyeing another section of Higgs Beach. More...
Hobbyists
shedding threads for fun, profit
It's
a natural business plan, with a definite bottom line. Getting naked is proving
an attractive way for some Canadian entrepreneurs to do business. But it's
not all about nude beaches and suntanned volleyball games. Tanya Listwin is
a veteran travel agent based in Vancouver and a naturist. She recently embarked
on a new endeavour with Clothing Optional Vacations, a travel agency aimed
primarily at Canadian naturists. More...
Guide
On Where To Bare
A
new guide is to be published revealing where is best to go bare in Britain.
Pevors Farm, a naturist cottage in Sible Hedingham, Essex, has been picked
out as one of the top five resorts for people to shed their clothes, according
to Bare Britain. The other four resorts are Broadlands in Nortfolk, South Hants
in Hampshire, Southleigh Manor in Cornwall and Tything Barn in Wales. More...
College
Play "Quills" Goes On Despite Nudity
The clothes came off and the show went on for Wright State University's production
of "Quills," which features extended scenes of full nudity. After threatening
to shut down the play, school officials relented and allowed the unfettered
performance of the show about the Marquis de Sade's efforts to express himself
despite being imprisoned for obscenity. More...
China
bans meals served on naked women
China's
State Administration of Industry and Commerce issued a notice this weekend
banning meals served on naked bodies, officially canceling the service offered
by a restaurant in southwestern China that served sushi on unclothed female
university students, a Beijing newspaper reported Sunday. More...
Golden
oldie goes nude
Hollywood great Tony Curtis is hoping to prove he can be a sex symbol even
at the ripe old age of 80. He will appear in his birthday suit in a photo spread
for Vanity Fair magazine to mark his 80th birthday. According to the magazine,
the Some Like It Hot star was photographed naked in his resort-style home in
Henderson, Nevada. More...
Bare
essentials
Very few newcomers showed up for an unusual day at Juniper Woods campground
in Catskill last weekend. Unusual was the "textile day" theme for the event.
The low turnout seemed to be more related to the weather, however, than the
pro-clothing theme, according to co-owner Peg Kercher. "The weather man kept
saying it was going to rain." More...
Artist
seeking naked volunteers
An
artist is searching for volunteers to pose naked in a series of outdoor installations
on Tyneside. Controversial American artist Spencer Tunick wants people from
across the UK to participate in his new work. The work will be created along
the banks of the River Tyne in Newcastle and Gateshead on 17 July and later
displayed in an arts centre. More...
Scientists
Say Sunshine May Prevent Cancer
Scientists
are excited about a vitamin again. But unlike fads that sizzled and fizzled,
the evidence this time is strong and keeps growing. If it bears out, it will
challenge one of medicine's most fundamental beliefs: that people need to coat
themselves with sunscreen whenever they're in the sun. Doing that may actually
contribute to far more cancer deaths than it prevents, some researchers think. More...
Dare
to bare in the open air
The once bare-bones ambience of the archetypal nudist camp is turning
posh as owners add amenities from full-service spas to high-speed Internet.
But there's still no need to dress for dinner. In fact, much of the
industry has cast off the term "camp" in favor of "resort" in the conviction
that it better reflects the growing number of upscale venues. More...
Brunswick
County beaches mixed on permitting topless sunbathing
Not all N.C. beaches allow topless sunbathing. Bird Island, which is attached
to Sunset Beach, is unincorporated and attracts nude sunbathers each summer.
Sunset Beach, Ocean Isle Beach and Holden Beach have ordinances against topless
sunbathing. A sign on the southern end of Sunset Beach marks the town limit
and warns sunbathers that clothing must be worn. More...
Streaking
Skaters In Trouble For Stunt
Two Waterville, Maine, teenagers are in hot water after one was arrested on
suspicion of skateboarding nude through the center of town as his friend videotaped
the stunt. Jason Bowbly, 18, allegedly skateboarded through a parking lot about
4 p.m. on Friday, May 13, clad only with a strategically placed sock puppet.
A worker in a nearby office said he went outside to see what the commotion
was all about. More... Watch
the News Video Here!!!
Naval
skinny-dippers convicted of assault
A Hania court yesterday handed down suspended jail sentences of up to 19 months
to three Spanish crew members of a NATO naval unit who stabbed two locals after
an argument on Friday night. Alvaro Fernandez, Yernar Muran and Antonio Santana,
aged 21-26, were found guilty of bodily harm with intent, illegal use of and
carrying a weapon and indecent behavior. Fernandez was given 19 months in jail
and his compatriots received five-month terms. Their sentences are suspended,
and they have the right to appeal. More...
Keiera
Chaplin Banned From Cannes Naked Horse Ride
Organisers
of France's Cannes Film Festival banned actress Kiera Chaplin from getting
naked and parading down the event's red carpet on horseback last week (ends13MAY05)
to promote her new movie Lady Godiva: Back in the Saddle. More...
Farmers
strip down in protest
Half
naked farmers of the state of Veracruz lie on the ground during a protest outside
of the federal police building, Wednesday, May 4, 2005, in Mexico City. The
farmers are demanding that the Institutional Revolutionary Party ( PRI) return
land seized between 1992-1998 by the government. More...
Bare
essentials
Very few newcomers showed up for an unusual day at Juniper Woods campground
in Catskill last weekend. Unusual was the "textile day" theme for the event.
That is to say those in attendance were wearing textile products (clothing).
The low turnout seemed to be more related to the weather, however, than the
pro-clothing theme, according to co-owner Peg Kercher. "The weather man kept
saying it was going to rain." More...
New
Naked Arts Freeze
Belgians
are not known for their outrageous sense of humour or daredevil antics. But
around 2,000 paraded naked amid near-freezing temperatures in the northern
city of Bruges, all for art. American photographer Spencer Tunick rounded up
the volunteers and persuaded them to shed their clothes for the latest in his
series of nudes from around the world. More...
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Questions with Colin Cunningham
How
has being a recognized actor changed your life? I can't go to a nude beach
anymore, in case somebody takes a picture of my willy. At your first convention,
what was your first thought and why didn't you think you were worthy to be
there? First thought was actually, "This is pretty cool." More...
Amarillo
student bares all for shock value and laughs
A Williams College student from Texas is attracting a lot of attention -- repeat,
a lot of attention. Blame it on streaking. "Springstreakers" is the brainchild
of and Andy "Tex" Whinery of Amarillo and Morgan Goodwin of Lake Placid, New
York. The freshmen say there's no bigger rush than dropping one's drawers and
getting maximum exposure by running through a crowd in Williamstown, Massachusetts. More...
Topless
Sunbathing OK At N.C. Beach
There's no need to call the police if you run across a woman sunbathing topless
at North Carolina's Topsail Beach. It's perfectly legal. Topsail Beach doesn't
have an ordinance prohibiting women from baring their breasts in public. Police
Chief Rickey Smith said officers patrolling the beach spot a topless woman
every few years. Smith said they just ask such sunbathers to move to the southern
end of the island, where there are fewer tourists. More...
Interactive
nudity
An imaginative exhibit by Cal State Long Beach art students includes a room
where you take off your clothes. Throughout the Cal State Long Beach University
Art Museum, the best work created on campus by graduate and undergraduate students
is on display for your enjoyment. Juried by faculty members in the Department
of Art, "Insights 2005' spotlights examples of work from each of the 11 disciplines
that CSULB offers. More...
The
end of ‘naked soccer’
What could be more innocent than a naked bout with a soccer ball? As this year’s
seniors depart, the tradition of what is known as naked soccer appears to be
over, as they are the last class to have experienced it first hand. Allegedly,
naked soccer began in 1991 with a few senior men during senior week. Ann Highum,
vice president and dean for Student Life, reports, “They’d leave
their clothes on the porch of campus house and just run around for a few minutes.” More...
Naked
tunnel protest cycles into strife
A pack of nude cyclists rode through Brisbane's city centre yesterday to
protest the Brisbane City Council's proposed north-south bypass tunnel. But the
group's ride was cut short when police arrested four people for wilful exposure.
A spokesman for the protest group Communities Against the Tunnel said it was
only the beginning of a long campaign to get ratepayers debating the tunnel's
benefits. More...
Confront
naked truth at clothes-free club
Visitors,
residents of Castro Valley retreat enjoy letting their skin breathe while they
socialize. Members and guests of the Sequoians Clothes Free club in Castro
Valley take a soak in the hot tub Saturday afternoon. Peggy got out of her
car in the hilly forest of undeveloped Castro Valley and self-consciously adjusted
her tank top and sarong. "I wondered if I was supposed to take my clothes (off)
then, or if I was supposed to wait," she later recounted. She didn't have to
wonder long. More...
Naked
Rambler's New Trek
A
man dubbed the "Naked Rambler" after he walked the length of Britain in the
nude is to undertake the 900-mile trek again. Stephen Gough started the trek
from Land's End to John O'Groats in the summer of 2003. He finished the following
January after being arrested on numerous occasions and jailed twice. More...
Why
I Run (Naked)
I look back now on my four years at Harvard with both fondness and regret.
I’ve made some great friends that will last a lifetime and grappled with
new ideas that continue to challenge me. Yet there are occasions when I can’t
help but feel like I wasted my precious time here. I could have worked harder,
could have been more involved in various activities, could have left Harvard
Square more than a half-dozen times per semester. More...
2,000
brave cold for nude art
Almost
2,000 people braved frigid weather early Saturday but didn't get cold feet
when they all went naked in the center of gothic Bruges in an art "happening" organized
by photographer Spencer Tunick. With temperatures closing in on freezing, winds
lashing the turrets of the city and rain putting a shine on the ancient cobblestones,
1,950 people shed their clothes at dawn, with many posing in a street close
to the medieval Belfry or touring the canals on boats. More...
British
navy punishes group for nude swim
The
British navy has punished a group of officers for apparently swimming naked
in the Caribbean, the Ministry of Defense said Tuesday. The group of about
six men and one woman belong to the crew of the destroyer HMS Liverpool, which
is helping rebuild the island of Grenada after Hurricane Ivan. After a meal
ashore, the group went for a swim. The female officer, a doctor, wore a bikini
and swam apart from her fellow officers, some of whom apparently were naked,
a ministry spokesman said. More...
Nude
artwork gets reprieve
The City Council dismissed Councilor Robert R. Moulton Jr.'s proposal to prohibit
public displays of nude artwork last night, after a reading of the city solicitor's
opinion on the issue. Councilors voted 9-0 to file John B. DeRosa's three-page
recommendation. DeRosa explained that federal and state constitutions do not
permit the restriction of free speech, which includes nude artwork. More...
Topless
Sunbathing OK At N.C. Beach
There's no need to call the police if you run across a woman sunbathing topless
at North Carolina's Topsail Beach. It's perfectly legal. Topsail Beach doesn't
have an ordinance prohibiting women from baring their breasts in public. Police
Chief Rickey Smith said officers patrolling the beach spot a topless woman
every few years. More...
Nudist
tourism puts on a layer of opulence
The
once bare-bones ambience of the archetypal U.S. nudist camp is turning posh
as owners add amenities from full-service spas to high-speed Internet. But
there's still no need to dress for dinner. In fact, much of the industry has
cast off the term "camp" in favor of "resort" in the conviction that it better
reflects the growing number of upscale venues. More...
Taking
the plunge as nature intended
A
pastime more suited to Spain than the Fens has taken off in Mildenhall since
starting two years ago. On average, 43 British Naturism members from East Anglia
and beyond shun their textiled ways for a night in their birthday suits at
the town's swimming pool and sauna. For some, it has taken 40 years to strip,
others have found it second nature.
John, 71, runs a transport firm in Huntingdon. He said: "It took me 40 years
to do it. More...
Nude
'David' offends neighbors
A man who put a replica of Michelangelo's nude "David" sculpture in his yard
responded to neighbors' objections by engaging in a cover-up. Christopher Schapker
last week used a strategically placed sheet to counteract concerns about the
male nude in the side yard of his home. Parents of students who attend a neighboring
center that provides services for disabled people had expressed concern over
the statue's nudity. More...
Princeton
Streaking Team Told To Cover Up
The
unofficial club was formed in November and its 30 members have managed several
nude dashes, including one in an abnormal psychology lecture. But things went
awry nearly two weeks ago when some foreign dignitaries visiting the Ivy League
campus spotted the naked coeds charging down Prospect Avenue. The visitors
alerted police. More...Watch
the Streaker News Video Here!!!
Naked
students turn up the heat in China
Beijing - University students in China have been defending their decision to
strip off for a naked art performance. A total of 41 university students, both
male and female, took part in the display at a golf course in Chengdu City.
According to Chongqing Morning Post, the performance art, named @41, is completed
by 41 young students standing naked in the shape of the "at" symbol (@) and
then falling down like dominos. More...
Nude
art ban proposal is an embarrassment
The proposed ordinance by North Adams City Councilor Robert R. Moulton Jr.
prohibiting downtown displays of nude artwork on "moral grounds" is doomed,
courtesy of the First Amendment, but that it would even be proposed reveals
that self-appointed arbiters of the public's morality don't reside entirely
in Washington, D.C. The sketch that offends the councilor, a black, white and
red outline of a woman's body hanging in a window display at Gallery Row and
Berkshire Gifts on Eagle Street, is totally benign. More...
The
Naked Truth Of Freehiking
A cool and breezy Sunday afternoon in May found me in Utah’s west desert
at an obscure and trail-less canyon in the Stansbury Mountains. A mere 50 minutes
from Salt Lake City, this place has provided me many times with all the solitude,
serenity, and scenery that a naturist hiker could want so close to the big
city. As far as equipment goes, I am about to participate in one of the most
cost effective adrenaline addictions since the Greeks invented the Olympics. More...
Naturists
win battle with council
Children will once again be able to join naturist swimming sessions at Whittlesey's
Manor Leisure Centre after Fenland District Council bowed to pressure to lift
the ban it imposed in January. Under 18s were initially forbidden to swim naked
in Club Soleil sessions following child protection advice by Cambridgeshire
County Council's social services team. More...
Stripping
off is a bid for freedom
Naturism can cause a stir. Several nudist clubs have hit the headlines recently,
casting a shadow over an activity enjoyed by many. As ever increasing amounts
of people seek relaxation without the restriction of clothing, we take a look
at clubs and societies catering for naturists in Fenland. Several Fenland based
groups and organisations are among about 180 venues in the UK catering for
naturists. More...
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