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Nude Poet Cycles Hogsback Pass Well-known artist, poet and self-confessed naturist, Lara Kirsten, had the conservative community of Hogsback in the Eastern Cape in a spin on Friday as she cycled nude down Hogsback Pass. Moreover, it is not the first time that Miss Kirsten has bared her all on a bicycle down this Pass. Quoting Milan Kundera Lara explains: "nudity is the most cherished of all freedoms, the value most in danger"... More...  Nudity Not Necessarily an Offence People upset by a bit of beach nudity might just have to learn to lump it – nudists are apparently well within their rights to get their kit off for a dip. Opunake Beach was all a flutter on Wednesday afternoon after a pair of elderly breasts were seen taking a swim and then sunbathing. Police took two calls from the public concerning the exposure before visiting the beach and informing patrolling lifeguards a bare chest was not an offence... More...  Justices Finally Notice Naked Statues In The Supreme Court court fights over the right of the FCC to fine TV networks over indecency -- including "fleeting" expletives and nudity. The Supreme Court heard the latest case last week (we got behind on coverage due to CES), and it certainly sounds like the Supreme Court Justices are perfectly happy with censoring the public airwaves. Reading the quotes from the transcript, it's really quite ridiculous. The Justices seem to spend a lot more time prudishly discussing what they think is appropriate, rather than the actual legal issues.... More...  Top Welsh designer plans naked catwalk show for London Fashion Week TOP Welsh designer Robyn Coles has found a whole nude way of attracting attention to her fashion creations – by sending models down the catwalk completely naked! The saucy miliner is staging a show during London Fashion Week in which her models will be totally starkers – except for her hats. Robyn, a former fashion buyer, is showing her first ever collection as the world's fashion elite descend on the style capital of the world... More...  Judge gives 'Naturist' dressing down May 8, 2009 was Amanda Fernick's first day on the job working the window of a Tim Hortons drive-through in Bracebridge, 180 kilometres north of Toronto. She leaned out to provide change and was shocked to see Brian Coldin was not wearing a shirt or pants and his genitals were visible. Four days later, Mr. Coldin was a passenger in a car with two other men, all naked, that pulled up to an A&W drive-through. The clerk there, Jessica Cramer-Swift, was similarly startled. There was joking inside... More...  Colorado Cool If you think Ski Town USA is only about the skiing, think again. Winter in Steamboat Springs, Colo., can be a time to try everything from fly-fishing to hot-air ballooning to skinny dipping in a remote natural hot springs. Want some indoor activities? How about Pilates, knitting classes or throwing a bowl on a potter's wheel. All that variety exists because of the balance Steamboat has struck as a vacation destination and a town in its own right... More...  The latest nudist news reported by live newscasters. Watch Clothes Free TV with Nudes  in the News Streaming Video Webcast Watch Hi Res. Video Preview Now DSL, Cable, T1, etc. For low or extremely high res. versions, go HERE.

Art tours with a Bare Canvas

About 100 Tasmanians have signed up for two special naturist tours of David Walsh's Museum of Old and New Art this month. The tours are the brainchild of Melbourne-based artist Stuart Ringholt who presents the tour as an artwork in itself designed to explore themes of fear and embarrassmentMONA senior curator Nicole Durling invited Ringholt to hold the tours as part of MONA FOMA after participating in his piece Anger Workshop at the Sydney Biennale. Ms Durling said she encountered some scepticism from colleagues about whether people would be interested in signing up for naturist tours... More...

Nudists Hit Back at Complaints

Nudists using a popular beach in the Auckland suburb of St Heliers to sunbathe in the buff have defended the practice as ''harmless'' following complaints from the public. A tourist and a visitor to Auckland have complained of seeing nude sunbathers at Ladies Bay and want Auckland Council to put up warning signsThe tourist claimed two nudists even chased children who were part of his tour group. But a group of four nude men at the beach today said the practice was harmless and that Ladies Bay was a well known nudist spot... More...

Naked Twister

Yoga instructor Joey Barnes enters the room where his class is set to begin in just a few minutes. He drops his bag and opens his folded notes, making a last mental record of the movement and balance poses he has planned for this afternoon's session. After a quick scan he puts the paper in his pocket and removes his jacket, shoes and socks. He is left wearing a tank top and track pants. An agreeable uniform for the practice of yoga... More...

My Naked Yoga Class

I had enrolled in a naked yoga class on impulse. My husband was gone for two months that summer, and in my solitude, I began a spiritual exploration of sorts, signing up for Buddhist book groups, taking long, contemplative walks, and reading a good deal of Eckhart Tolle. I was in a normal, fully clothed yoga class when I struck up a conversation with the woman I'd been paired with for partner poses. She was incredibly flexible.... More...

Close-up Photos of Spencer Tunick Nude Photo Shoot Leaked Online

Close-up pictures from a massive nude photo shoot orchestrated by celebrated artist Spencer Tunick have reportedly leaked online in recent days, in what shoot organizers claim was done against their wishes. In September, 1,200 male and female volunteers participated in the mass nude photograph at the Dead Sea, including men and women ranging from 20 years old to somewhere in their sixties... More...

Naked Santas to Deck SF With Red Hats, Smiles!

From Big Wheel races down Vermont Street on Easter to costumes and floats during the famous Bay to Breakers foot race, San Franciscans can add another unique event to the list: naked Santas. As part of this year’s Santacon, one longtime participant is attempting to set a world record by gathering the most naked Santas in one place during the annual ritual of a day of drinking. Event organizer Tex Allen said the goal, though unorthodox, is meant to be a way of mixing up the almost two-decade-old San Francisco ... More...

Clubs of Marlborough Takes Top Honours

The home team stole the show at the Marlborough Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards, taking four awards including the Supreme Award at the dinner on Friday. Clubs of Marlborough won the Medium to Large Business Award, the Innovation Award and shared the Environment Award with Wai-Natur Naturist Park on its way to the top commendation at the formal dinner downstairs at the Marlborough Convention Centre ... More...

CNN proclaims Jerolim Beach on Hvar Island in Croatia World's Top Nudist Destination

Hvar is definitely becoming the world's hit destination. Having been ranked fifth on the Lonely Planet's list of top destinations for 2012, CNN have now placed it on the list of Top 15 nudist destinations. Jerolim Beach is located on one of Hvar Islands very own archipelago of islands - the Pakleni Islands and ranks first on CNN's list, which desrcibes it as having special qualities such as "untouched, rocky shores and crystal clear waters."... More...

Nudists Eye Youth Movement

“When people think of a nudist, they typically think of a man who is sixty-five years old and overweight, with a ponytail,” says Angye Fox, 40, who describes herself as “a tall, attractive, busty blonde”—and a nudist who frequents clothing-optional resorts in her home state of Florida. Or people believe that nude events no longer take place at all, says “Jordan,” 35, co-founder of Young Naturists America (YNA), a year-old New York-based ... More...

Save the Nudists! The Florida Young Naturists Keep the Clothes-Free Lifestyle Alive

Robbe White is a 27-year-old with a head of cherubic, golden curls. His girlfriend, 24-year-old Anna Phillips, is pretty and sun-kissed, with long, chestnut hair. Phillips is eight months pregnant, but otherwise, these two look like the stereotypical, All-American boy and girl next door. Except for one detail: They spend most of their time naked. White and Phillips both come from conservative Christian families ... More...

Egyptian Blogger Aliaa Elmahdy: Why I Posed Naked

Egyptian blogger Aliaa Magda Elmahdy has become a household name in the Middle East and sparked a global uproar after a friend posted a photo of her naked on Twitter. The photo, which the 20-year-old former student first posted on her blog, shows her naked apart from a pair of thigh-high stockings and some red patent leather shoes. It was later posted on Twitter with the hashtag #nudephotorevolutionary. The tweet was viewed over a million ... More...

Tori Spelling's Husband Dean McDermott Accidentally Tweets Her Breasts

Dean McDermott deleted a picture from his Twitter account that appeared to show his 4-year-old son with a topless Tori Spelling in the background, but not before everyone who got word of the gaffe stampeded the actor's profile to look at what he posted on Wednesday. Spelling, the 38-year-old star whose father Aaron Spelling produced "Beverly Hills, 90210" and gave her a prominent role in it, doesn't show her face in the image... More...

Artist Evades Nude Censorship With Smartphone

A photographer who specializes in nudes found a way around censorship of one of his art pieces at Fredericton city hall by using smartphone technology. Jeff Crawford was invited to contribute to an exhibit of artworks produced during the Fredericton Arts Alliance's Artists-in-Residence summer series. He submitted a photograph entitled Emersion, which shows a nude woman lying in a stream with one breast visible... More...

Ai Weiwei Investigated Over Nude Art

Ai Weiwei is under investigation for spreading pornography, the Chinese artist has said, as the authorities turned their attention from political subversion and tax evasion to online images of nudity. He said police had questioned his cameraman Zhao Zhao on Thursday over pictures Zhao had taken of the artist. "They clearly told him this is an investigation, now, they are doing on me, on pornography," Ai told the AFP news agency... More...

Nude Blogger Riles Egyptians of All Stripes

Aliaa Magda Elmahdy apparently thought she was striking a blow for sexual equality and free expression in Egypt when she posted nude photographs of herself on a blog. Instead Ms. Elmahdy set off a wave of outrage here, stoking conservative Islamist sentiments that many liberals fear will undermine their prospects in the country's parliamentary election next week. It is hard to overstate the shock at an Egyptian woman's posting nude... More...

The History of Nude Psychotherapy

It all started in 1933 with a paper by Howard Warren, a Princeton psychologist and president of the American Psychological Association, who spent a week at a German nudist camp a year earlier. According to Ian Nicholson, Professor of Psychology at St. Thomas University in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, in the Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, Warren's article, "Social Nudism and the Body Taboo," "was a... More...

Plan to Cancel Naked Bike Ride Riles UVM Students

The University of Vermont is known for many things, including the naked bike ride. Each semester on the last night of classes, students participate in a clothing-optional bike ride or run through campus. But this year the ride may be stripped away by the school. "The problem hasn't been the nakedness or bike riding, it's been the whole scene around it," said Thomas Gustafson, the vice president of student and campus life at... More...

Naked Santas Go For World Record In San Francisco

It always feels good to be part of something larger than yourself; it's why people march in protests, attend music festivals or voluntarily watch the World Cup. This being San Francisco, it's also why a large group of people, all dressed in Santa hats and little else, are planning on coming together in an effort to set the world record for the largest gathering of naked Santas ever recorded. This world record attempt, which will... More...

No More Naked Hiking In The Alps!

Hikers crossing the Alps in the nude may get more than just a chill after Switzerland's top court ruled they may be fined, validating a conservative region's bid to quash the practice. On Thursday, November 17, a court rejected the appeal of a man slapped with a 100 Swiss franc ($109) fine. The man had walked naked past a family with small children at a picnic area and a Christian rehabilitation center for... More...

Nudism Embraced by Younger Generation

Knock, knock. Chris, 26, peeks only his curly blond head around the door. He is naked except for his glasses and wedding ring. "C'mon in, you guys," he beckons to the couple, Phillip, 26, and Cora, 22, standing on the doorstep. A sweet and tangy aroma meets their nostrils as they step into the foyer and quickly undress by the door. Foster the People plays through the living room speakers, while two cats lounge on the couch... More...

Geroge Clooney Talks About Being Nude with Friends
You know it’s a good day when George Clooney is talking about getting naked. heat couldn’t quite contain our excitement when George Clooney announced his most bizarre confession yet. The handsome actor revealed that skinny dipping is a tradition at his Italian mansion. George Clooney in the buff? Now there’s something we’d all like to see. George says it is traditional... More...

Does my Bomb Look Big? Nudist Beach Contains 87 Explosives

Naturists have been stunned by some bare facts... 87 bombs have been found at a nudist beach. Advertisement >> Experts at the Royal Navy unearthed 61 of the explosives – some dating back to the late 19th century – during a two-day sweep of the sands. They were called in after 26 bombs – including two submarine depth charges and at least six 10lb mortars – washed up on the beach. The Navy’s elite team of bomb disposal officers... More...

French Nudist Beaches Evacuated as Mine Detonated
About 2,500 people, many of them tourists, were evacuated on Thursday after a diver found an unexploded mine near to nudist beaches on the Mediterranean coast. Mine-clearing divers destroyed the device at about 1.15 pm Thursday but campsites and beaches around Sérignan, in the Hérault region, had been cleared during the morning in case the operation went wrong... More...

Nude Awakening: Athletes Posing in ESPN's Body Issue

Gymnast Alicia Sacramone, snowboarder Gretchen Bleiler, socceer goalie Hope Solo, the NBA's Blake Griffin, MLB's Jose Reyes and the NFL's Steven Jackson lead the list of athletes posing nude in ESPN The Magazine's third annual "Body Issue." Over 20 athletes will appear in the buff (with private parts strategically covered) in the "Bodies We Want" section of the 2011 issue, said editor-in-chief Chad Millman... More...

Normalising Nudity

Exposing her books to the scrutiny of strangers is a harder task for Kay Hannam than exposing her body. But the owner of Wai-natur Valley Naturist Park hopes that by baring her business she'll encourage others to bare their skin. "The more recognition we can gain the better. So some of those one-in-four people who are comfortable about nudity might be more willing to get out there." The Wairau Valley naturist park is one of eight business entered in the Marlborough Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards, which reward innovation, among other categories... More...

Cathy Ladman Prepares for Naked Palm Springs Audience

On Monday, stand-up comic Cathy Ladman (pictured) ventured from LA to the Terra Cotta Clothing Optional Resort & Spa in Palm Springs to scout out the small room where she will be performing in front of a nude audience on Saturday October 22. The one-of-a-kind engagement is the starting point of a new documentary project tentatively titled The Naked Truth. “The movie is about me continuing to deal with... More...

Restaurant Nudity to be Debated in San Francisco

Nudist foodies in San Francisco may soon find themselves forced to cover up. Public nudity is legal in the Bay Area city, and no one is suggesting that residents will be barred from taking a stroll down the street or a picnic at the park in the buff. But restaurants may soon be off limits to the unattired, and San Francisco supervisors are also considering codifying a practice that nudists call "normal etiquette," by requiring those who bare it all in public to lay down a cover on public seating before they sit down... More...

The Joy of Nudity, Summer or Winter

It's just like any town and country club or Rotary meeting – except in the nude. Like most of the group – mostly farmers, and a few mechanics – Southern Naturally president Bevan Tait strips off and enjoys the vitamin D with the ten other club members several times a year, when sunshine is in abundance. Mr Tait's sheep farm is handy, being just down the road. In the winter, when the temperatures drop and the fire is roaring inside the... More...

Scarlett Johansson Naked on Los Angeles Street Corners

If your mother ever asked you "is this where you want to be when Jesus comes back?", then this is the situation she was referring to. Nude photos of an alleged Scarlett Johansson were recently leaked on the Internet, and now those same photos are popping up all over Hollywood. Appearing on street corners and boarded-up storefronts, the images are part of a street art installation by Xvala, and Scarlett Johansson is merely ... More...

The New York Topless Book Club
The New York Topless Book Club is in full form these days. Check out the photos of women reading in various places around the city. Do you think this will catch on in more places around the country? Be sure to leave your comments in the form at the bottom of the page... More...

Nude Blacks Back in Form

Larnach Castle was the venue for a clash between the Nude Blacks and the Romanian Vampires on Saturday, the third naked rugby game in Dunedin this year. Organiser Ralph Davies said about 250 people turned out to watch, which was "pretty good" considering people had to travel further. About 10 local and international media filmed and photographed the game, with images expected to be broadcast worldwide ... More...

Women Go Topless to Raise Attention to Breast Cancer

A good cause had area women flinging off their shirts and baring it all. The women went topless in an effort to bring heightened attention to breast cancer. About 250 women participated in the rooftop shoot in downtown Kansas City on Sunday. P.U.R.E. and the Young Survival Coalition of Kansas City sponsored the event. The hope is also to raise awareness about the positive impact of women supporting ... More...

Naked Ambition

Ever since an incident back in 1990, the thought of naturism has given me the willies. During a routine school swimming trip, the class clown decided to whip my Speedos down – exposing my 10-year-old todger to a sea of giggling schoolgirls. For the next 12 months – I was referred to as "Lunch Box" by classmates, kids from other schools and even a creepy caretaker…. yikes!!! For the next two decades, I've carried this ... More...

Nudists Rally in San Francisco After Proposed Laws

The proposition that naked people should be required to sit on a towel, piece of paper, or other such "guard" when sitting in public places was met with, well, nudity over the weekend in San Francisco. A few dozen naked men and at least one woman gathered in the Castro section of the city Saturday to raise support for nudists as proposed legislation makes its way through the city government to limit how and where ... More...

Matthew Morrison Likes Being Naked

Actor Matthew Morrison can get annoyed with fans waiting outside his house because he likes to walk around naked. The 32-year-old actor is best known for the role of Will Schuester in " Glee", reports femalefirst "I love walking around naked in my house. Who doesn't? But when I walk by the window I have to make sure there's no one outside," he said. "For me, the most absurd fans are the ones who camp outside my house. It's strange ... More...

'Butt Out,' Nude Beachers Told

Wreck Beach supporters warned Sunday a new anti-smoking bylaw across Metro Vancouver's 12 regional parks starting next year could "cause real trouble." The Wreck Beach Preservation Society, which had threatened "total rebellion" if the nudist beach were included in the bylaw, are angered by the increasing number of bans, including dogs, fires and camping. Their biggest issue is with being "hustled from the ... More...

AANR Eagerly Awaits Hope Solo in ESPN the Magazine's The Body
The American Association for Nude Recreation is celebrating its 80th birthday. praise ESPN the Magazine’s The Body issue, due to be released soon. Specifically, AANR is delighted that ESPN chooses to use all ages and body types in its annual naked issue. But the they also seem to have a fixation on Hope Solo ... More...

'Nude Blacks' Bare All for Rugby Fun

Stripping a defence took on a whole new meaning as an enthusiastic crowd gathered to watch the 'Nude Blacks' here on Saturday ahead of the World Cup clash between Argentina and England. The Nude Blacks, a side made up of amateur players from New Zealand, do, as their name suggests, play with no clothes on. "Our first game was in 2002 in the middle of a dunes on a beach. We were frozen. It started as a joke as part of a backpackers ... More...

Naked Ambitions on a Greek island

Naked people of varying ages and shapes sit conversing underneath shades made from white bed sheets and bamboo sticks, the only shelter from the heat. A dry wind sweeps across the beach, and the shades blow back and forth. An Australian man, wearing nothing but a sunhat, asks if anyone fancies a game of boccia, and immediately the most competitive Italian on the beach jumps up, excited at the prospect of winning the ... More...

Hundreds to get Naked in Dead Sea for Spencer Tunick photo
On the evening of September 16, an undisclosed number of buses will take an undisclosed number of people to the Dead Sea, where they will prepare for a mass nude photo shoot by artist Spencer Tunick the following morning. The Jewish American artist, famous for his installations featuring large crowds of naked people, has conducted group photo shoots of nudes ... More...

Dear nudists: Please Cover Up, the Seat at Least
San Francisco will once again be the butt of national ridicule - or a beacon of freedom of expression - depending on your point of view. The latest issue? Public nudity. Supervisor Scott Wiener introduced legislation Tuesday that would require nudists to put something under their bottoms if they take a ... More...

Foreign Bathhouse?
Have you ever been to a bathhouse overseas? Read Ben Groundwater's column on his oversea bathousing experiences! "...Despite the sweat, the pain and the half-naked Turkish bloke trying to separate my body into seven or eight different parts..." ... More...

Oasis and Cradle of Naturism
Foreign media often describe Croatia as a 'naturist paradise', it is therefore not surprising that CNN named island of Rab top destination for nudists. All those who believe that Croatia is a conservative country, will be surprised at the fact that the Adriatic coast is one of the most tolerant naturist destinations in the world, and Rab island cradle of ... More...

Topless Students Recreate Jacob’s Famous Walk Through Guelph
Helen Drew and Steph-Marie Szenasi were four and one, respectively, when Gwen Jacob took her now-famous topless stroll through Guelph in the summer of 1991. On Saturday the two current University of Guelph students largely retraced Jacob’s route, albeit in reverse, by walking topless from the Farmers’ Market to the university campus.... More...

Naked City Show-Off
Bawdy body painter Andy Golub drew a huge crowd of slack-jawed onlookers in Times Square yesterday as he painted the body of a topless woman, but the masses quickly dispersed when cops made him cover her up with a sports bra. Golub showed up a little before noon on Broadway near West 43rd Street and painted the body of 23-year-old topless model Marla Mera. The performance... More...

Copper Thefts Lead to Power Outages; Nudists Resort Peeved
Deputies say a copper theft at an electric substation resulted in power outages in Pasco County. Investigators say on August 4, at least three people stole about 200 feet of copper wire from a Withlachoochee River Electric Co-op substation, valued at about $1,196. The theft also caused about $15,000 in equipment damage and knocked out power to thousands of customers for... More...

Women Stage Topless Protest During Air Show
What would the Chicago Air & Water Show be without a topless protest? Men go topless all the time. So why not women? That was the message of a protest Sunday at North Avenue Beach, as a group of women fought for the right to bare their breasts. WBBM Newsradio’s John Cody reports that at noon Sunday, in the middle of the Air and Water Show, a group of women took... More...

Nudestock: Just Another Day in the Park, Clothing Optional
The Fraternity Snoqualmie Family Nudist Park presents its annual Nudestock celebration from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 27 at the park, 24050 127th St. S.E., on Tiger Mountain, about three miles outside of Issaquah. Nudestock is a regular day at the park, but with added music and some special events, according to the park’s Dawnzella Gearhart. Visitors are invited to swim or play... More...

Sunsport's Clothing Optional 5K Will Be a Breeze for Runners

Runners will be dropping the running gear for a good cause Saturday during South Florida's first clothing optional run, the Streak Sunsport Gardens 5K at Sunsport Gardens Family Naturist Resort, 14125 North Road, in Loxahatchee. "There are only 15 to 20 clothing optional runs in the country," race director Daniel Phillips said. "Although there are some runs in western and central Florida, this is the first... More...

National "Go Topless Day": Sunday, August 21st, 2011
According to the official website - Go topless.org -"During the protests, women will have the choice of going fully topless or wear red tape or something else to hide their (infamous!) nipples. They are also completely welcome to come and support this cause while being fully dressed if they prefer." Sunday, August 21st is a chance for women everywhere to "bare" ... More...

Exhibit Presents Essence of Nude Figurative Photography
A new exhibition has opened at Crowell's Fine Art and Fine Framing in downtown New Bedford. "Under the Influence: The Essence of Edward Weston in Contemporary Photography" presents the nude figurative photography of Ruth Bernhard, Kim Weston and Kate Levin, and will remain on view through Sept. 3... More...

Music-Lovers, Bands Strip Down for Summer Concert
The third annual Naked End of Summer Bash, which is staged by West Palm Beach group Florida Young Naturists, runs this Friday to Sunday at Sunsport Gardens Family Naturist Resort in Loxahatchee Groves... More...

Canada: “Naturist” Challenges Law
A breezy trip to the local drive-through has become a test of Canada’s 80-year-old law that makes it a crime to be naked in public. Brian Coldin is charged in connection with a series of incidents including one in which he allegedly drove nude to an A&W fast-food outlet near his rural Ontario hometown and reached into a non-existent back pocket for his wallet... More...

Nude Rugby Girl: Rachel Scott Joins Men, Blind Referee for Naked Rugby Match
Now this is a new one. In a nude rugby match that went down in New Zealand, there was both nude women participating and a blind referee. Yes, you read that correctly. A blind referee was in control on a nude rugby match. Bleacher Report is still attempting to figure out how well the ref did... More...

Nude Pedal Power Takes over Montreal Streets
A bunch of naked bicyclists invaded Montreal streets Saturday night in the first Midnight Naked Bike Ride. The six-kilometre ride hit sections of Rene Levesque, St-Catherine, Sherbrooke, and Berri as well as the crowded section of Crescent St. where onlookers got to peek at the riders cruising down the busy bar strip... More...

Cape nudist resort will be ‘high-class’
Tongues are wagging over the neatly trimmed hedges of Somerset West at the news that a nudist resort and spa will open its doors this summer for tourists who like to bare all. Responses in the Helderberg varied from absolute shock to giddy giggling, with one resident keeling over with laughter... More...

Cirencester Naturist Cleared by Magistrates for Behaving Indecently
The father-of-four, of City Bank View, Cirencester, did not dispute that he enjoyed the freedom of pottering about in his back garden naked but he vehemently denied a neighbour’s claim that he performed indecent acts. And after hearing the prosecution evidence, Cheltenham magistrates decided there was no case to answer... More...

Croatia Offers Nudists their own 'Piece of Paradise'
Three quarters of a century after a "royal skinny dip" made it a pioneering nudist destination, Croatia is striving to attract more of the world's growing army of "nakationers". "At Kandarola nudists can find their own piece of paradise, with peace and a little space just for themselves without being disturbed," Nedjeljko Mikelic, head of the tourist board... More...

Hundreds Bare it All at Nudestock
Hundreds of music-goers traveled to east of San Diego over the weekend for crafts, tie dye and to hang out at the pool. However, what made this music festival unique is that almost everyone was in the buff. The Nudestock Festival was held at the year round, clothing optional De Anza Springs Resort, nestled in the desert and... More...

Kate Moss Enjoys Topless Dive Into Ocean
Kate Moss left her bikini top on the yacht deck when she jumped into the ocean on Tuesday. The British supermodel is known to strip down while enjoying her time on the French Riviera. She's been vacationing in Saint-Tropez along with daughter Lila Grace. While some American audiences might think Kate's skinny dipping is a little scandalous, she... More...

Let's Get Naked! We Dare to Bare on Nudist Beaches in Sopelana, Spain
Strolling along a mountain path to a beach, my boyfriend and I are faced with an eye-popping scene. “Everyone's naked!“ I shriek, as I cop an eyeful of exposed bottoms and bosoms baking in the sun. “So they are, “smiles my boyfriend, spying a trio of raven-haired twenty-something girls slathering sun cream on to their nude bods. So, what... More...

Beating the Heat by Taking it All Off
We all have ways of dealing with the heat: staying in the shade, having a cool drink, maybe just not going outside at all. Behind a set of remote controlled iron gates gates in Colerain Township, a growing number of people have stripped down the art of keeping cool to the bare essentials. "I think everybody knows," says Kevin Stetson, manager of Paradise Garden Nudist... More...

Nudity at the Cape Cod National Seashore: ‘A Game of Hide-and-Seek
For plenty of people around here, “put on a swimsuit” are fighting words, and Cape Cod National Seashore has been the battleground for baring it all for more than half of its 50-year history. Over the years, nude sunbathers have quietly – and not so quietly – claimed some of the park’s more secluded beaches in Provincetown and Truro while maintaining... More...

Naked Performance Art on Wall St. Ends in Arrests
In this photo provided by newcriteria.wordpress.com, an unidentified man wears only a tie and socks as he participates in a performance art piece outside the New York Stock Exchange Monday morning, Aug 1, 2011, in New York. For the five-minute piece, dozens of volunteers disrobed and acted out the motions of people at work. Police say... More...

JKFedWay: Social Nudity Enjoyable
My wife and I have been nudists for quite some time, and thoroughly enjoy social nudity. For those who are interested, but think they’d be too shy to participate—trust me, nobody cares what you look like. Your shyness will disappear within ten minutes as you realize that you’re no different than anyone else. Contrary to what... More...

College Group Plans Naked 5K Run to Promote Nakedness
Convincing college kids to bare their naughty bits doesn't sound like a tough sell. But Daniel Phillips, 25, says some youngsters must be persuaded that nudists are "not just old hippies." That's why Phillips is helping to organize the Streak Sunsport Gardens 5K, a clothing-optional run/walk at the Sunsport Gardens Family Naturist Resort in... More...

Wine Consumption May Protect Against Nasty Sunburn
Drinking wine may protect against the harmful effects of sunburn, researchers from the University of Barcelon revealed in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. They explained that grapes and grape derivatives have a compound - a flavonoid - that helps protect human skin from the damaging effects of ultraviolet radiation. The authors explained that... More...

Naked Enthusiasm: Body-Painted Cyclists and a Pedal-Powered Cinema
They don’t call it the Rebel County for nothing. A day after the Dublin World Naked Bike Ride was blocked by the Garda, the Cork event went ahead. Ninety-three naked heroes pedalled through the city streets on Saturday night, a naked snaking convoy on wheels. Resplendent in a rainbow of body paint, the cyclists set off down Leitrim Street, on to... More...

Milestone of Women's Rights Marks 20th Anniversary
All it took was a pair of exposed breasts in public to set a milestone for Canadian women. Gwen Jacob was 19 when she arrested in Guelph for indecent exposure in 1991. She and a fellow university student noticed a group of guys naked from the waist up playing sports in the blistering sun and decided to take off her top after musing about the inequality of... More...

Nude Beaches Guide 2011
A few snippets from the year in nude beaches: TV installer Paul Jung enjoyed playing nude volleyball on the north end of Baker Beach. Stinson Beach local and attorney-teacher Fred Jaggi preferred to be naked while tossing a Frisbee on Red Rock Beach in the North Bay. And when he wasn't busy representing an area that stretches from Tomales south to... More...

Local Nudist Club Hosts Screening of Major Movie
On Saturday, July 16 Rock Lodge Club will be screening a major movie currently touring the country. “Act Naturally” is the story of two sisters who suddenly find they’ve inherited a nudist resort.There will be two showings, at 5 and 8 p.m. A Q&A with the director and a cast member will follow each showing. The movie screening was arranged by the Young Naturists and Nudists... More...

Is Bronze Beautiful?
Many people who live or holiday in Bulgaria cite the weather as a deciding factor. Bulgaria has four distinctive seasons: a warm autumn, a cold winter, a dry spring and a hot summer. In fact Bulgaria boasts on average between 2,200 and 2,500 hours of sunlight each year with an average temperature of 24 °C during the summer months. This makes for... More...

Shifting Demographics Are Causing A Shortage Of German Nudists
The German tradition of naked sunbathing is facing a crisis, reports Reuters (via MSNBC). "German society is changing and it's not easy to be a naturist anymore," says Kurt Fischer, president of the German Free Culture Society association (DFK). The number of nudists are dropping by 2% every year, according to reports. The reason?... More...

The Naked Truth is, We're Used to Public Nudity
I was laughing over the clever and quirky new ads for Zappos.com -- the ones that feature seemingly nude models jogging, hailing a cab and riding a motor bike -- when I realized something: Nudity isn't shocking or surprising or passion-provoking anymore. It's no big deal. Or, as Michael Bernacchi, a University of Detroit Mercy professor and marketing expert, said: "Nudity is tired."... More...

Art Fair 2011: At the Non-Profit Booths, Beliefs on Display
More than a half-million people will descend on the 2011 Ann Arbor Art Fairs (July 20-23). Between the four art fairs, hundreds of artists will sell thousands of works as everyone braves 100-degree temperatures. But on East Liberty between South Division and South Fifth Avenue, it is local non-profits, political parties, faith communities and... More...

Zappos Goes Nude and Adds QR Codes to its Fall Ad Campaign
Would you like a little nudity with your shoes? In an interesting turn of events, Zappos has decided to get saucy with its latest ad campaign. The New York Times has reported that the new Zappos Fall ad campaign will feature athletic activities while in the buff. I guess they couldn’t make their models go through airport security ... More...

800 Men and Women Take Part in Naked Pillow Fight for Art project
The latest nude photo installation by daring U.S. artist Spencer Tunick, has seen 800 volunteers shed their clothes in the name of art. The piece, entitled 'Sleeping Beauties' took place in the grounds of Gaasbeek's Castle in Belgium, 6 miles south of the capital Brussels. Tunick specialises in nude outdoor photography, and has been taking pictures in unusual ... More...

Prefer to Sun Bathe as Nature Intended?
Skyscanner introduces five great places to strip off, slap on (your sun cream), and let it all hang out. Vera Playa, Spain Claiming to be ‘the world’s best naturist beach resort’, Vera Playa is mainland Europe’s only all-year round nudist community.Vrbosak, Hvar, Croatia The town of Vrbosak, a deep cove surrounded by olive groves and pine forest, has a long history of naturism ... More...

Some Nudists Stay In The Closet, Others Do Not
I was talking once to a couple who was visiting Paradise Lakes about an incident in which they were on their way to Cypress Cove (a well known clothing optional resort in Kissimmee) for a weekend visit. On their way, they were pulled over by a deputy for a traffic violation. They said they were mortified that the deputy might have asked ... More...

Nudism Helped Me to Love My Body at Last
When friends told me about Britain’s first naturist spa hotel in Birmingham — Clover Spa, which opened in March — I couldn’t help but giggle as they expressed their horror at the very idea of holidaying naked. They pondered the discomfort of sunburned bits and shuddered at the thought of baring all for the world to see. Little did they know that I’d already been ... More...

Italy's Elite are Dismayed by Vanishing Beaches
The high cost and exclusive nature of Italy's best beaches cause regular disputes, but accelerating coastal erosion means some of them are now disappearing altogether. Italian actors, intellectuals and the titled rich setting off for the beach this summer have been shocked to find that one of their favourite spots has all but vanished, thanks to encroaching development and violent ... More...

Naked Yoga Stretches Self-Esteem, But Is It Healthy?
Yoga enthusiasts often turn to the exercise as a way to free their minds, but some are now seeking to free their bodies' as well — from clothes, that is. Yes, going au naturel is the latest yoga trend. And while being naked around other yogis might sound more anxiety-inducing than stress-reliving, those who've done it say it can boost self-confidence and help people to accept ... More...

No Shirts. No Pants. No Problems
There’s a skinny-dip planned. No rules necessary. Then there is the naked hula hoop. Walter Green III said there is only one rule there: “I guess you could say BYOH—bring your own hoop.” Green is a member of the Maryland Area Naturist Association, which will join with the Chesapeake Pagan Community to co-sponsor the annual gathering at ... More...

Heidi Klum: 'Topless Sunbathing is for Women of Any Age'
Heidi Klum has insisted that you can never be too old for topless sunbathing. The 38-year-old supermodel and Project Runway star said that she has no plans to cover-up, whatever her age. "I love tanning my body and I don't love tan lines necessarily," she told PopEater. "I don't think too much about what other people think or if they think this woman is... More...

Not For Never-Nudes: Celebrating National Nude Recreation Week
Nudity on LA County beaches is against the law, but that shouldn't prevent the bold among you from finding somewhere in SoCal to celebrate National Nude Recreation Week, which kicked off yesterday. According to msnbc, the week will be filled not just with happy nudists frolicking about, but with some nude resorts hoping to... More...

Latest Public Sculpture Installed in Downtown Champaign
Anyone who has taken an introductory art history course would immediately know the inspiration for the latest public sculpture to be installed in downtown Champaign. That would be the Venus of Willendorf, an icon of prehistoric art believed to be the oldest piece of artwork yet found and the first representation of a nude woman. Sculptor Will Cavanaugh's... More...

Bare Buns Fun Run — Preparation
Next Sunday, 10 July 201, is one of our annual events — Bare Buns Fun Run. This is a challenging, clothing optional 5K race straight up Tiger Mountain. On the mountain, we are getting ready for the crowds. Depending on the weather, we could get from 150 – 300+ participants. The event will last all weekend, with a wine and cheese party on Friday, then the day before... More...

Fighting to be Nude
Two men charged with baring it all in public have argued that it is OK to expose their genitals wherever they like because they have protection — the protection of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Brian Coldin, who operates a clothing-optional resort near Bracebridge, and Orillia's John Cropper, were in court Tuesday, both charged with... More...

Naked Indiana: Ponderosa Sun Club
Scarlett Kincade, 46, is a third-generation owner/operator of the Ponderosa Sun Club, a family nudist camp tucked a few miles off Interstate 65 at the Roselawn exit, about 40 miles south of Merrillville. Scarlett's parents, Tom Schmitt of Chicago and Pinky Schmitt of Arkansas, met in the sixties as teenagers at Zoro, another nudist camp near... More...

Get Naked! American Nudists Celebrate Summer Au Naturel
As Americans across the country take off for the holiday weekend, a select group will be going even farther. They’ll be taking it all off. National Nude Recreation Week kicks off with a metaphorical bang July 4, and nudists are inviting all of America to doff the duds, slap on the SPF 30 and join them for a skinny dip, a hike au naturel or an... More...

Appealing To A Younger Crowd: A Must For Area Nudist Resorts
Marketing to a younger demographic is important to all businesses, including Nudists. I have been enjoying living the Nudist lifestyle for over 16 years now, having my first visit to a Nudist swim in Ohio when I was 45. I can remember wanting to be part of the lifestyle since I was in my teens, but it never actually happened until I was in my 40s, partially due to... More...

Oar blimey! Barry Pair Plan to Row the Atlantic Naked
Oar blimey, what the rudder hell is going on here? Shipshape Jamie Windsor and pal John Haskell are readying to row the Atlantic – naked. John came up with the idea to raise £100,000 for charity. The 42-year-old, from Rhoose, near Barry, said: “I’ve been on rugby tours, so it’s not an issue! “It will probably be quite liberating – you don’t normally spend... More...

Bedfordshire Naturist Tells the Naked Truth
A Bedfordshire naturist says there is a common misconception that all naturists are exhibitionists. Roni Fine, who was first introduced to the lifestyle by her husband Deane, has been a naturist since 2004. The couple regularly practise their pastime at the Blackthorn Sun Club near Sharnbrook. "It's a wonderful feeling of freedom, to be outside on a warm day and... More...

Naked Jogger's Fitness Naturism Lifestyle
He caused a stir when he went for a naked jog at McLaren Falls Park and now the man known as the naked jogger wants designated areas where naturists can run and cycle in the buff. Andrew Pointon was served a trespass notice from McLaren Falls Park and given a police warning after he went for a 7km "intrepid nude run" around the park last week. The... More...

Rhossili Midsummer Skinny Dip Organisers Claim Record
Organisers of a mass skinny dip on a Gower beach have claimed a new world record after hundreds of naked swimmers took to the sea. Almost 400 people took part in the Midsummer Skinny Dip at Rhossili. They wanted to break the current record of 250, and raised £12,000 for Marie Curie Cancer Care and the National Trust. "It was fantastic, people... More...

Summer In Florida: No Better Reason To Be A Nudist

The summer season is in full force here in Tampa Bay. Whether you've been here for a while or it's your first summer in the area, you're probably asking yourself: "Can it get any hotter than this?" We all look for ways to cool off and stay cool. Of course, our air conditioners get a good workout (the electric company loves us for it), and some of us are lucky enough to have access to a pool... More...

Best Places to Get Naked
It’s not news to point out that the human body has been fetishized by advertising, consumerism, cinema, etc. There is, however, no better way to realize the folly of this fetishism than to get naked with others (in some non-sexual way) and see how quickly the symbolic becomes hyperbolic... More...

His (Naked) Body of Work
For artist Joe Clarke, bare chests are a canvas and beauty is proudly skin deep. Abstract artist Joe Clarke has a talent for painting naked women. More specifically, he paints on them. Clarke is a body painter. He looks at a naked chest and sees a canvas. Later this month, the Edmonton man will fly to... More...

Nudist Hands Out Flyers With an Image of Her Naked Body
A disgruntled nudist handed out flyers displaying her naked body at a school after trees bordering her home were chopped down. Naturist Anya Petrovic was furious at losing her privacy. She claimed that by removing the trees, the school was presenting young children with the opportunity to get a... More...

Size Matters in Nudist Portrait
A giant painting of a nudist beach on Corfu is thought to be the largest work ever shown at the BP Portrait Award. Paul Beel, 30, spent a month capturing residents and holidaymakers at Mirtiotissa after his idea won the £5,000 BP Travel Award from the National Portrait Gallery. The American arrived... More...

No Clothes, No Problem on Some BLM Tracts
The public lands offer something for everyone in Southern California, including those who prefer to recreate in their most natural state. The Bureau of Land Management's California Desert District this week issued new regulations for public nudity, drawing a line in the sand, so to speak, for where nudists may hike, camp and fish on... More...

Can Overweight Men and Plus Size Girls Enjoy Naturist Holidays?
Naturist Holidays are very popular but seem to be little talked about. Often naturists can find designated beaches where they can relax with likeminded people. Indeed, there are many locations where naturists can go to enjoy naturist holidays. France and Germany are popular naturist destinations as is... More...

Nudists Call for Coast Beach Sites
The embattled Couran Cove resort and secluded areas of The Spit have been identified as ideal locations for the Gold Coast's first official nude beach. One of Australia's leading nudist advocates, Runaway Bay's Les Rootsey, says the city is missing out on a lucrative tourist market because.... More...

Three File Suit Against City to Prevent Naked Bike Ride Citations
Three Madison residents who plan to participate in Saturday’s World Naked Bike Ride in Madison have filed a lawsuit against the city in hopes of avoiding a repeat of last year, when nine participants were cited for disorderly conduct. Although the city has 45 days to file an answer, the plaintiffs hope a judge will issue a... More...

Mexican Cyclists Bare It All to Demand Respect on the Road
The World Naked Bike Ride, or WNBR, a clothing-optional cycling event, drew hundreds of participants over the weekend in Mexico, where cyclists demanded respect on the road and called for expanded use of bicycles as an environmentally friendly mode of transportation. WNBR participants took to the streets of... More...

Naked Hikes? Germany One-ups the Pacific Northwest With Nude Trails
Sure, we love hiking in the Pacific Northwest. But we usually keep our clothes on. That’s not always the case in Germany, where nude hiking trails opened last year. Why would anyone want to do that? Apparently, nude hiking brings a “bodily freedom” and “fills you with happiness,” according to... More...

Hey, Houston! It’s Only a Naked Bike Ride if You’re Naked
Naked bikers in Houston could learn something from Seattle. First of all, it’s not a naked ride if you’re wearing underwear. Or shorts. Or a sundress. Secondly, don’t skimp on the body paint. If you’re going on a clothing-optional bike ride, you might as well be purple from head to toe. The Houston Chronicle... More...

Nude Gaming Party Trend Sweeps New York?
This afternoon, we received a tip with the subject line "Nude Gaming Party in NY," with the note, "had no idea this was going on in this city, but then again anything goes here." Instead of deleting the email, like we normally do when we see something with the word "nude" in the title, we decided... More...

The Naked Truth About Iceland
Adam and Eve pranced around the Garden of Eden in all their naked glory. Lucky them. In Iceland for practical reasons coats and wool sweaters adorn the human body but the stigma of the birthday suit in public is non-existent. I love the freedom that being bare exudes. In Iceland before entering the... More...

Delray Beach Man Advocates For Nude Beach
Dave Armstrong has been lobbying for a nude beach in Delray Beach for eight years. Armstrong said he has been harassed and arrested for indecent exposure, but he said the problems are worth it to be able to go to the beach nude legally. "I'm a naturist. I'm a nudist. That's the only form of recreation," Armstrong told ... More...

2011 Bay to Breakers 4: Serious Nudity
The "naturists," people who once confined themselves to old-fashioned Nudist Colonies and Nude Beaches have discovered the Bay to Breakers and made it something of their own. What's most amusing is how unflappable everyone around the nude people tend to be as if it's just another costume, which in a sense it is... More...

Burning Man Sculpture Of Dancing Naked Lady Lands On Treasure Island
A 40-foot dancing woman who towered over the Nevada desert at last year's Burning Man festival is the newest resident of Treasure Island. The installation of "Bliss Dance," a sculpture created by artist Marco Cochrane, was completed Wednesday as part of the Treasure Island... More...

World Naked Gardening Day: Ready the soil, plant Seeds and Take off Your Clothes
It was a perfect morning in Pat Brown's back yard -- temperature in the low 70s, no rain, sunny. She was itching to take off her clothes and start gardening. You heard right. "I do garden in the nude, and I enjoy it," admitted Brown, 69, a master gardener living near Eugene, Ore. I called Brown to learn more about Sixth Annual World Naked Gardening Day Saturday. On that day... More...

Nude Statue Of David Upsets Neighbors
A nude statue on display in a yard is causing quite a stir in one Texas neighborhood. The statue of David was put up by homeowners who recently moved into the neighborhood. No one has asked them to remove it -- yet -- though some families believe the statue is offensive and needs to go. "It's there. It's right there," neighbor Alina Hatcher said of the statue's ... More...

Four decades of nudists in the Bay Area (NSFW photos!)
The Chronicle photo morgue is no place for the short-attention-spanned. At least half the time I'm down in the basement searching for a topic, I accidentally run into something else infinitely more awesome. That's what happened the other day, when I discovered the Nudists file. And that is exactly what the folder says, in old school typewritten... More...

Israel 'good place for mass nude art'
Art photographer Spencer Tunick said on Wednesday that he believes Israel is the only country in the Middle East with the religious freedom for one of his trademark mass shoots of nude volunteers. Tunick, who creates tapestries of naked human bodies that he drapes over prominent landscapes and landmarks... More...

San Francisco's New Race Rules: Run Naked, Not Drunk
If there's one thing people here seem to agree on, it's that nudity during an athletic event isn't a problem. But the city's tolerance for other forms of debauchery during Bay to Breakers, its annual cross-town footrace, has finally run out. This Sunday, on the race's 100th anniversary, officials have banned... More...

Looking at a Stripped-Back Workout

I haven’t been to a gym in years. I drive past them all the time – sometimes while munching on a hamburger – and think “Gee, I’d love to go to the gym again”. There are many reasons why I don’t: time, money and the fact that the gyms around here just aren’t nude enough. Not like Spanish gyms. There’s one in northern Spain that’s just announced it’s going to offer naked workout sessions to target... More...

Naked Golfers Want A Course Of Their Own

France is known for fine food, high fashion and great wines, but, now, an 18-hole clothing-is-not-an-option golf course is giving America's naked golfers a real reason to be envious. La Jenny Naturist Course, on France's west coastline, is the only golf course in the world where nudity is not only allowed but a must. The 22-acre course has only six holes, but they include four par 3 holes and two par 4 holes and a water hazard... More...

Nudist Gym Opens in Spain’s Basque Country - 1st Ever in Spain

As a way to combat recession, a gym in the Basque region of Spain now offers sports and athletic programs for nudists. Arriorriaga’s Easy Gym, is the first if its kind in Spain. Owner Merche Laseca says “With this crisis, we realized there are fewer people using the gym […] I’m not a nudist, though I don’t have a problem with nudism; this initiative however, is about money.” After months of research... More...

Barcelona Authorities Ban Bikinis and Public Nudity
Local officials passed a law on Friday banning nudity and what they described as 'near nudity' in the city centre, with anyone ignoring the regulations risking a fine. Concerns had been expressed that too many locals and tourists were unable to distinguish where the beaches ended and the city started. Lawmakers and tourism bosses were worried Barcelona's image was being damaged by... More...

Photographer Plans Mass Nude Dead Sea Shoot

American art photographer Spencer Tunick is seeking funds and models for one of his trademark mass shoots of naked volunteers, this time at Israel's Dead Sea shoreline. A statement from online art fundraiser Kickstarter.com said that the goal was to raise $60,000 by June 6 to fund the project entitled "Naked Sea." Some of Tunick's previous shoots included one of 18,000 nudes in Mexico City's Zocalo Square and... More...

Florida Nudist Resorts Determined to Attract More Young Naked People
Have you ever been to a nudist resort? Those hoping to be amongst unclothed young things might be a little overwhelmed by the sight of wrinkled flesh. Apparently, America's nudist community is alarmed that its membership is graying and is now desperately trying to attract younger participants into its clothes-free lifestyle... More...

Australia to Hold Nude Olympics
Over 500 competitors will take part in a nude Olympics to be held in Australia during the weekend, Australian broadcaster ABC reported. A range of physical competitions including tug of war, marathon and beach sprint will test participants' prowess and capabilities. Less conventional event s like the "best bum" competition, conga lines and egg throwing will also take place... More...

Students Warned Not to Play Nerf Wars in the Nude

Lakota East students will have a better chance of winning “Nerf Wars” if they are naked, but doing so could also lead to a charge of indecent exposure. Nerf Wars, organized by students, revolves around teams using Nerf guns to “shoot” members of other teams with Nerf guns. Students pay an entry fee, and at the end, the last team standing takes the money. Game rules include not being able to be shot at school, at work, or if naked... More...

Naturist in Court
A naturist who cycled naked along a south coast seafront last summer has appeared in court charged with causing harassment, alarm or distress. Electrical engineer Richard Collins, 54, from Hardwick, Cambridge, denies committing a public order offence during his nude seven-mile cycle from a friend’s home in Bournemouth to Sandbanks on June 30. The court heard how... More...

UVM Students Throng to Naked Bike Ride

It’s called the Naked Bike Ride, but that’s a misnomer, really. Most of the participants in the early Thursday morning drizzle were on foot, hundreds of them. They were naked, yes, and indeed there were bicyclists bobbing in the fleshy river of humanity that coursed around the University Heights section of the University of Vermont campus. Scooters, skateboards, in-line skates and shopping carts punctuated the parade, too, but... More...

Wanted: Office Workers With Naked Ambition
Those who enjoy power dressing - or wearing clothes of any kind, for that matter - need not apply. A software company boss has placed an advertisement for female office staff to work in the nude. Chris Taylor, 63, is looking for naturists to apply for pounds 24,000-a-year roles as webcoders and sales executives at his office in... More...

County Asks to Restore Controversial Nude Painting to Marin Civic Center Exhibit
Marin County officials asked the Marin Arts Council to reinstall an oil painting of a female nude in the Civic Center building after it was removed two weeks ago following an employee complaint, according to county authorities. The painting, by San Rafael artist Sylvia Cossich Goodman, shows a woman seated on a chair, facing front with her legs... More...

Strip Club Legislation Worries Nudists
In March, it was revealed that some legislation working through the state capital revealed would allow cities to decide where strip clubs can operate. But now another business that thrives on the nude is calling foul. Folks involved at the Willamettans Family Nudist Resort say while the bills aimed at regulating strip clubs don't have language that includes... More...

No Clothes, No Chafing, No Problem
Readers, do you enjoy road racing but feel that shorts and singlets are just too… restricting? If so, you should meet Pete Williams. Pete is a triathlete and journalist who last year, in his words, "launched a business organizing clothing-optional runs in Florida." "Such races are not new, of course," says Pete, "but I teamed with training group friends who... More...

Nudists Find a Place to Call Their Own
Members who bitterly grieved the loss of the Crocus Grove nudist club after new campground owners discontinued nudism have landed on their bare feet. "We're building our new home -- our new playground! I'm champing at the bit to get there and see this place started," says longtime nudist Bob Migliore. Many of the 60 members pitched in to... More...

Church Where Pastor & Congregation Bare It All: Not Souls But Clothes. They Worship Naked
A church in Virginia has taken the phrases 'come as you are" and 'baring the soul" quite literally. Pastor and members of the White Tail Nudist Resort Church worship very different from the rest of us. How different, you may ask? Sans clothes different. The church and resort which opened it's doors since 1984 in Ivor, Virginia, welcomes its members... More...

They Paved Paradise And Put Up ... Paradise Lakes!
In 1981, Fred Bishoff had a vision and maybe even he didn't know what would happen over the next 30 years with the growth of the Nudist lifestyle. A lot of this growth was due to the Internet which made it easier for Nudists to access venues worldwide, but it was also due to people like Mr. Bishoff who saw the potential for that growth. I never knew... More...

Nudity on Stage – But How About Off?
A 'clothing-optional' performance in Toronto suggests theatres should reach out to non-traditional audiences – naturists included. You've probably heard this piece of advice dished out to a nervous performer before: to relax, picture the audience naked. Last week, however, actors Maev Beaty and Erin Shields went one step further – and actually... More...

Celebrating 70 Years Of Nudism in Florida
It's hard to believe that the Nudist lifestyle turns 70 years young this month, and it's still growing by leaps and bounds thanks to many different factors, from the Internet and organizations like AANR and TNS to the dedication of the members of the various resorts and clubs around the country that promote the lifestyle in a positive manner. One of the best examples... More...

It's Wholesome and Liberating ... How Cathedral Landed in Row Over Nudism
A Church of England cathedral is at the centre of a row after promoting nudism as ‘wholesome’ and ‘liberating’ on its website. The item was posted by Manchester Cathedral several weeks ago on its ‘Spirit of Life’ site, which has been advertising a Mind, Body, Spirit fair planned for next month. The fair includes card readings, dream interpretations and... More...

Theatre in The Buff? Tonight's Performance of Montparnasse is an All-Nude Affair
At tonight's performance, however, it's going involve more nudity than a week run of Hair. That's because tonight is nudist night at the show about artists and their nude models in 1920s Paris. Creators Erin Shields and Maev Beaty have teamed up with the Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park for a special clothing-optional performance... More...

A Mobile Mardi Gra: San Francisco's Bay to Breakers Race has a Legion of Followers
In a sense, Bay to Breakers is a serious race. As many as 50,000 people from all 50 states and 25 countries traverse the 7.46-mile course, which follows some of the city's most handsome neighborhoods and legendary peaks, including the long, sloping Hayes Street Hill. Bay to Breakers has been a qualifier for Olympic trial races... More...

Nearly Naked Mile Provides Clothes for Those in Need
Hundreds of Purdue University students chose to either dress up or strip down Wednesday night during Purdue's fourth annual Nearly Naked Mile clothing drive. The event, organized by the Purdue Alumni Student Experience, is a noncompetitive run or walk that gives students the opportunity to donate clothing to Lafayette Transitional Housing... More...

Photographer Exposes the NYC Experience, Herself
Begging for change on Houston Street nude, browsing books at the NYU Library nude, buying a street hot dog nude – photographer Erica Simone created this series of self-portraits exposing herself all over New York City doing typical New York City things. Twenty photographs from Nue York are presented at Damon Dash's gallery as evidence... More...

Naked Woman Saved from Cliffs
San Diego lifeguards Tuesday rescued a young woman who apparently became stranded on a cliff above Black's Beach without her clothes. Dozens of lifeguards and Fire Engine Company 9 were sent to the Torrey Pines Gliderport at about 2:15 p.m. in response to a 911 call, according to San Diego Fire and Rescue Department... More...

Top Nudist Beaches
Though 'naturism' (the preferred term for the clothing-optional philosophy and way of life), has been documented since the time of Alexander the Great, it didn't take hold in the modern world outside saunas and bathhouses until the early 20th century. At that time what started as a health and fitness lifestyle in Germany spread to the... More...

Naked Came the Florida Young Naturists
The smell of coconut suntan lotion fills the air as midmorning sunlight bounces around the pool area of Sunsport Gardens, a family-friendly naturist resort tucked off a dirt road in Loxahatchee. Six men and two women, all naked, slide onto benches in a partially shaded picnic spot beside the pool. The group includes members of the... More...

Enchanted Pools: Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia
Hot springs, any hot springs, are mythical. Many of us have crawled by headlamp along some forest path to a secret pool, or wandered from the hot pool to the really hot pool in a clothing-optional, funky environment. ?British Columbia's Harrison Hot Springs isn't funky and you won't need a headlamp to navigate... More...

Cyclists Get Nude in Melbourne
Organiser Dallas Goldburg said smiling onlookers applauded the riders and some newlyweds even invited them to pose for pictures in the central business district. The cyclists left Edinburgh Gardens, North Fitzroy, at 3.30pm (AEDT) on Sunday and made their way through the city... More...

A New Kind Of Oasis Right Here In Land O' Lakes
Although Pasco County has more nudists than anywhere else in the country (and probably the world) with 10 different venues to choose from, most of the people in the lifestyle don't live on the properties for many different reasons. One of the reasons, of course, is that we all have "textile"( non-nudist) friends and family who want to... More...

Court Likely to Uphold Constitutionality of ‘Nude’ Airport Scanners

Airline passengers in the United States understand they will be treated as suspected terrorists when going through airport security checkpoints. Yet nearly a decade after the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, airport security has become a lot more invasive with the rollout of the so-called “advanced imaging technology” scanners, paid for with $1 billion in stimulus funds. The scanners — now deployed at about 78 airports — use either millimeter wave or backscatter technology to create a virtual picture of the traveler’s naked body. The image is then viewed by a screener — usually with the Transportation Security Agencyi... More...

Is This 90-Year-Old Queens Statue Sexist?

This statue, known as Triumph of Civic Virtue, was unveiled in 1922 and placed in front of City Hall. In 1941, it was moved to the corner of Queens Boulevard and Union Turnpike in Kew Garden, Queens. And in 2011, Congressman Anthony Weiner and City Council member Julissa Ferreras want it sold off on Craigslist. As Weiner insists such symbolism is sexist and calls the statue an "eyesore." Others say the statue is a treasured work of art, and far from selling it off, want funding to get it restored. But... More...

Bare Buns for Birdies and A Cause

Money raised during Sunday's annual Ambrose golf tournament in the Wairau Valley will help the Wairau Valley School pay for maintenance with its swimming pool. Kay Hannam and Brian Williams, co-owners of Wai-natur Naturist Park, are organising the second annual Nude Golf International and they selected the pool upgrade as a good community project to support. Competitors already registered for Sunday's tournament are coming from... More...

Resident Continues Fight for Nude Beach

For nearly a decade, naturist Dave Armstrong has been eyeing a parcel on the north end of the city's municipal beach, hoping to create a clothing-optional family nudist beach that he says would bring the city extra revenue. Support for his endeavor has grown. In a recent WPBF Channel 25 poll, 82 percent of the 1,356 votes cast favored the nude beach proposal. Currently, the nude beach that is nearest the city is Haulover Beach in North Miami. Armstrong estimates that tourists... More...

Best Places to Get Naked in 2011

Global hotel rating website HotelsCombined.com has released a list of the top 10 places to flaunt your naked body in 2011 - and it's sure to inspire those on the hunt for an excuse to get nude. You could wander around without your clothes in a French city dedicated to naturalism, hop on board a naked cruise to take in the Croatian coast or relax on the beach in the buff. Alternatively you could participate in some outdoors action at a nude festival, or... More...

The life of a Nude Art Model

After Kent Van Dusseldorp turned 50, he wanted to shake up his life a little. Did he buy a cherry-red sports car? Did he sign up for the Peace Corps? Did he enter a profession that requires him to get buck-naked in front of total strangers? No, no and, well, yes. These days, Van Dusseldorp, now 56, works steadily as a nude art model at local colleges, including the Kansas City Art Institute, the University of Missouri-Kansas City and the University of Kansas, as well as for artists’ drawing groups. It just... More...

Fire and Police Join Nudists for Volleyball

It's not often you see fire and police staff enjoying a game of volleyball with naked opponents but that was exactly what happened yesterday in Canterbury. The Pineglades naturist club near Rolleston hosted their annual visitors day with a highlight being the fire brigade and police volleyball challenge. President Noel Thomas says in yesterday's scorching temperatures the naturists had the best uniform. "The police have shorts on usually and singlets, and the fire brigades they have their own... More...

10 Best places to get naked in 2011

A list of the ten best places where one can get naked in 2011 has been revealed, and it includes a French city dedicated to naturalism, a naked cruise, and a nude beach. The list by global hotel rating website HotelsCombined has also listed some nude outdoor activities, an art festival, a bike ride in the buff, and spa treatments or hot springs, News reported. First on the list is the World Naked Bike Ride, which is held annually on March 12 in cities around the world. People hop on their... More...

D'Acampo Cooks Nude on This Morning
Gino D'Acampo has become the naked chef - after cooking for viewers in the raw. This Morning hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield did not know where to look as the kitchen guru whipped off his pinny and a succession of "willy warmers" to prepare the food nude. Gino was honouring a pledge to cook in the buff if the ITV1 show landed a prize at the National... More...

Woes Tossed Away with Clothes
Squeezing into a tiny bikini and suffering the dreaded muffin-top is never an issue at one local club. The Manawatu Naturist Club is launching a marketing campaign in newspapers and on the radio for anyone not averse to taking their clothes off. The Oroua Downs seven-hectare camping ground boasts a swimming pool, minigolf, barbecue and miniten court. Miniten is a slower naturist... More...

Nudity Laws to be Subject of Constitutional Challenge

Canadian laws prohibiting public nudity are an infringement of constitutional rights, an Ontario court north of Toronto will hear Tuesday. Prominent defence lawyer Clayton Ruby was expected to argue current laws in Canada prohibiting nudity in public places, or on private property exposed to public view, are overly broad — thus they should be struck down and the laws under the Criminal Code updated... More...

Today’s Letters: ‘Nothing Morally Wrong About Going Through Life Without Clothing’

This article mentions a nudist colony. I never found one in all my years of looking. I have found nudists resorts, nudist camp sites and nudist swim clubs. People that frequent these go about a normal life sans clothing. I even found a city in the south of France where the whole city is clothing optional. To be honest there is nothing morally wrong with people going through life without clothing... More...

App for iPhone Tells You Where to Get Naked
Apple has for some reason seen fit to approve an iPhone app that helps nudists find one another. Developed by Simply Basic Software, AANRmobile is the official app for the American Association for Nude Recreation, which says it boasts up to 50,000 members and more than 260 resorts nationwide. That's a lot of skin. The app isn't that scandalous, really... More...

Nudist Demands Right to Go Free

Naturist Mark Hayter is tired of breaking the law every time he wants to have a swim at his favourite beach. Although it appears the State Government, local council, police and lifesavers have turned a blind eye to his criminal activity, this has not been good enough. Mr Hayter wants to be able to swim naked at Noosa’s popular Alexandria Bay legally. Alexandria Bay hosts the annual “nude Olympics”... More...

Nudism all Wrapped Up

Have you ever exited the shower, looked at your wardrobe and thought, "This isn't me?" Not just that floral blazer from '89 -- we mean clothing in general. If you're partial to the breezy birthday-suit feeling, but have cold feet about the nudist resort, Nakation in a Box is the perfect transition kit. Dreamed up by the American Association for Nude Recreation (which represents more than 240 resorts, clubs and campgrounds), the box includes... More...

Nudist Pushes to Make Delray Beach an Official Clothing-Optional City

Despite the moral panic that surrounds nudism and three bizarre cases of police tasering naked people recently in South Florida, nudists continue to fight to make the region their home. Naturist David Armstrong is lobbying the city to make Delray Beach clothing-optional, armed with a petition of 45,000 signatures from people who want to embrace a tan-line-free lifestyle. Armstrong and a group called the Delray Beach ... More...

What the #!%*?: Public Nudity

Most of us spend a great deal of our lives hoping to see someone else naked, but that goal usually involves a bedroom or a couch — not while ordering a double-double at Tim Hortons. Brian Coldin, a nudist resort operator in Bracebridge, Ont., was arrested numerous times for public nudity between April 2008 and May 2009. Lawyer Clayton Ruby was to argue in court Tuesday that Mr. Coldin’s constitutional rights are being... More...

Nude Students Spark Ski Trip Controversy
The students from Oxford and Cambridge stripped off in front of a crowd of 500 revellers to mark the end of their annual varsity ski trip. In one challenge, teams from both universities had to smash an egg ‘in the most bizarre manner possible’ at plush French resort Val Thorens in order to win a free holiday. Students from St Anne’s College in Oxford were named the winners after... More...

Naturists Find Freedom at Nelson Club

Three years ago, Jenny Conlon decided she wanted a new way of life. She wanted a change – a new beginning – and she wanted to be free. The former nurse aide found what she was looking for at the Nelson Sun Club, a naturist club in Upper Moutere. The club is having its open day tomorrow and Mrs Conlon said it was at such a day three years ago that she and her husband decided the naturist movement was for them. They now live at the club during summer and Mrs Conlon feels, well ... free. "You bare all and you have to have confidence to do that," she said. Naturists from all over the world... More...

Council Rejects Concerns Over Nudist Beach

Mayor Barry Sammels says the council has not received any complaints from residents or reports from rangers of indecent activity at Port Kennedy nudist beach. He said council rangers patrolled Rockingham beaches daily, using a four-wheel-drive utility and a quad bike that could access all beach areas. His comments come after South Metropolitan MLC Phil Edman last month called to have the beach – permitted for public nude bathing in 1988 – closed. Mr Edman said he was concerned over “continuing inappropriate and lewd behaviour” at the beach, including men engaging in sexual behaviour in the sand dunes... More...

Grueling Cyclocross Has a Relaxed Vibe – That Includes Some of Its Choices for Race Venues

They say cyclocross, a hybrid of road racing and mountain biking, is a hang-loose, laid-back sport in which competitors try not to take themselves too seriously. This, however, may be taking that notion to an extreme: Saturday's races will be held at Laguna del Sol, a clothing-optional spa and resort tucked away outside Wilton. Bike racing in the buff? Now there would be something different. "We've been joking about that," said Bruno Pitton, the points leader in the eight-race... More...

Strong Results for Naturist Park

“Achieving high customer return rates is the key to success for any business and we have achieved this by offering a mix of attractive customer service policies,” says park owner operator Kevin Sampson. “Our approach is not to maximise short-term turnover by extracting maximum revenue from each customer visit, but to regard customers as long-term assets who return regularly and contribute financially for many years. “Some people have been coming back every year since we opened and... More...

Spending Your Holiday In The Nude "Very Relaxing"

The uninitiated may snigger and crack jokes about barbequing au natural, but for the thousands of visitors to Katikati Naturist Park each year, it's all about chilling out and saying goodbye to body issues forever. Spending your holiday in the nude is very relaxing, says Kevin Sampson who owns and operates the Bay of Plenty Naturist Park with wife Joan. "Guests also get rid of a lot of hangs up about their body, especially women. They see that bodies come in... More...

Natural Win for Carly Udy

Bay of Plenty Times weekend features writer Carly Udy has won an award for her article "Naked truth about nudist lifestyle". The article won the New Zealand Naturist Foundation's prize for the best article written by a non-naturist. Judges said: "it takes a brave journalist to venture into such an unfamiliar environment, but that's just what Carly Udy did". "Naked truth about nudist lifestyle" was also the most popular story on bayofplentytimes.co.nz in 2010.... More...

Court Throws Out FCC Fine Against ABC For 'NYPD Blue'

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has thrown out the FCC's fine against ABC for a shot of Charlotte Ross' bare back and behind on NYPD Blue. That means the court finds the FCC's pursuit of scripted nudity just as unjustifiable as that of fleeting profanity. Another court--the third circuit--is still pondering the FCC's pursuit of fleeting nudity (see below). In a nonprecedential summary judgment, the Second Circuit held that since it found that the FCC's fine "for fleeting, unscripted utterances" in Fox music awards shows was unconstitutionally vague, and the NYPD... More...

Polar Bear Clubs in Toronto

Polar Bear Swims, Polar Bear Plunges, Polar Bear Dips, Dives or Dunks - whatever name you give it, the idea is the same. Every year crowds of people take a few moments out of New Year's Day to put reason aside and fling themselves into the nearest large body of very cold water. One session of shivering and splashing is all that's needed to consider yourself a part of the Polar Bear Club, and Toronto has no shortage of... More...

Hula Hooping in The Nude Can Help You Lose Lots of Weight

Claire French, 27, a 22-stone showgirl was driven to lose weight when a barman mistook her for 'You've Been Framed' presenter Riley, 34. When she joined the prestigious Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts she discovered a passion for hula hooping and started shedding the excess pounds. French, who is now 11-stone-lighter, and has a toned and curved body, appears on naked hula hopping shows, and even teaches her skills via... More...

Young Naturists America Response To AANR

Young Naturists & Nudists America was founded to promote the naturist movement and through this movement, body acceptance, especially among the 18-35 generation. Despite what our name might imply, we don't have an age limit, and we accept all people regardless of race, body jewelry, sexual orientation, single or not single, etc. We know about other young nudist groups, such as Vita Nuda; we've even been involved with Vita Nuda in Florida, but... More...

Exposed: Photography and the Classical Nude exhibition at the University of Sydney

The nude in photography is now a fraught artistic realm - and particularly so in the wake of the Bill Henson saga of 2008, when police arrived to remove the artist's work from Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery in Paddington. That incident sparked a furious debate about Henson's use of nude adolescents in his photographs.Even though Henson's work was subsequently put back on view and no charges were ever laid over his... More...

Call to Close Port Kennedy Nudist Beach

Phil Edman, MLC for the South Metropolitan Region, has expressed deep concern over the continuing inappropriate and lewd behaviour at the Port Kennedy nudist beach, and has called for the nudist beach to be closed completely. Recent complaints in local newspapers, describing men engaging in sexual behaviour, prompted Mr Edman to find a "solution'' to stop people carrying out indecent acts on a public beach near residential areas... More...

Goddess of Love Emerges into Foaming Cypriot Row

She may be the ancient Greek Goddess of Love, but a picture of a nude Aphrodite on the new passport of Cyprus has set more than hearts racing.Cypriot diplomats are furious with the interior ministry for failing to consult with the foreign ministry before issuing passports with a depiction of a naked immortal that might offend conservative foreign cultures."They are worried that civilians and diplomats could get into trouble, particularly traveling to very conservative... More...

Too Old to Bare All?

Maud Styles is having a good morning. Fresh from a win at bingo, the 90-year-old is en route to catching up with her daughter. You'd be forgiven for thinking the rest of her day would be low-key, punctuated by nothing more strenuous than lunch, a nap and afternoon telly. But this nonagenarian has other plans. Today, she's indulging in her favourite pastime - nudism. Both regular visitors to a nudist club in NSW's Watagan Mountains... More...

Sunsport Gardens Exposes Naked Truth About Nudism

The Sunsport Gardens Family Naturist Resort is tucked away from prying eyes. To get there, you have to drive down several dirt roads in the already remote western Palm Beach county town of Loxahatchee. Inside the gate, families and visitors are welcome to be free as jaybirds. The resort boasts 40 acres of naked freedom and includes amenities like a pool, hot tub, and sand volleyball pits. Don't be fooled by the drum circle pit -- this isn't... More...

Nudists Planning Airport TSA Protest. Cops Planning Arrests

The TSA might just get the chance to make good on its claim that the agency has no problem with people going through the airport security line nakedSan Francisco nudist Rusty Mills -- whom you may recall from our recent cover story -- told us he was heartened by the news the feds wouldn't detain him for traipsing through airport security sans apparel in a protest of the Transportation Safety Authority scans (or, perhaps, just because he enjoys being... More...

The Naked Truth: Meet a 90-Year-Old Nudist

Lester "Tex" Reutter, at 90 years old, is the oldest resident of Sunsport Gardens Family Naturist Resort. He moved in permanently after John D. MacArthur State Park's beach became a clothing-mandatory areaBut prior to the state-mandated clothing rule, the John D. MacArthur beach, also known as the Satellite or Air Force Beach, was run by Mr. MacArthur himself. MacArthur was an avid skinny-dipper and reportedly once invited Walt Disney for a swim... More...

Sidney and Berne Davis Art Center to Feature Nude Photography Exhibit

The beauty and the mystery of the female body will be on display at the Sidney and Berne Davis Art Center in Fort Myers during the month of January. The merging of works by both Doug Heslep and Jonathan Kane, two photographers from the Southwest Florida area, will provide a fascinating visual experience for art connoisseurs.Kane says he photographs the female figure because it is a beautiful form that is both complicated and... More...

Artist Asked to Remove Sculptures From Boca Raton Community Center

Artist Mary Eiland never heard complaints about her sculptures. Not until last week, when a Boca Raton city employee decided the artwork was "inappropriate for public display" at Patch Reef Park. Before Eiland could even retrieve her two pieces — depicting women's bodies from the neck to the thighs — they were stashed away behind a large painting, out of public view."When they told me to come and get these sculptures, especially after I got there and found that they'd hidden them, I was offended,"... More...

An Immodest Proposal-Everyone Should Have to Fly Naked

The Transportation Safety Administration (T.S.A.) is now finding out what it is like to be caught as the bad guy in a viral video. Corporations now take this sort of thing seriously, ever since an airline smashed a flier's guitar and got lambasted for it in an online video (which turned out to be wildly popular). But the T.S.A. is a government agency, meaning that the normal corporate defenses (a vast P.R. campaign, for starters) are not likely to do... More...

Principal Defends Nude Student Video

A Swedish high school principal said he sees "nothing wrong" with a video featuring nude students at a farm. Peter Gustavsson Natural Resource Use Program high school in Stromma, defended the video of nude students riding tractors and performing other farm duties on school grounds, The Local reported Tuesday. The video, which ensures no genitals or female nipples actually ever appear on screen, was created by... More...

TSA Anger Leads Nudist Airlines to Growth, Uprising

Nature Air CEO Calvin Klavan is quick to tell reporters he doesn’t like the term ‘nudist.’ “We’re not nudists; we’re naturists. When you cloth-backs go to the zoo, do you marvel at the ‘nude’ animals? No, of course you don’t. Yes, we’re a damned profitable business. But first and foremost we’re a movement whose time has arrived.” He spoke to Glossy News this week from Nature Air’s Vista Verdad, AZ corporate offices, about the fledgling carrier’s stunning... More...

Man, 60, Arrested Over Walking Naked in Yard

Police arrested a Merrimack man this week for allegedly walking naked in his own back yard earlier in the month. Peter Collins, 60, turned himself in to police Tuesday after officers issued a warrant for his arrest on charges of indecent exposure. Collins, of 62 Davis Road, allegedly was seen walking without clothes in his yard Nov. 17. Simply being naked within one’s own property does not constitute a criminal offense, but... More...

'Naked Rambler' Stephen Gough to Hear Latest Sentence Today

Stephen Gough (50) appeared unclothed in the dock before an unimpressed Sheriff Robert McCreadie at Perth Sheriff Court to unsuccessfully argue that he had no case to answer. The father of three from Eastleigh in Hampshire had been arrested on October 29, moments after being released from a 21-month sentence, served at Perth Prison. Leaving seven bags of possessions, including clothing, sitting... More...

Severn's Naturist Reminds Reader of UWO Cornfield Streaker

A nude hiker on a local trail is indeed peculiar, obviously a true "naturist." He evokes memories of a streaker, about 20 years ago, who for a few late summers lurked in a cornfield that fronted Brescia College at the University of Western Ontario, and amused/annoyed co-eds by dash- ing out and then vanishing behind a curtain of cornstalks. The Ursuline nuns who ran that ladies' college were... More...

Loxahatchee Groves to Decide What to Do About Overpopulated Nudist Camp

Sunsport Gardens could be stripped of some home sites. The nudist camp, well known in naturist circles nationwide, has been humming along with the same number of tent and trailer pads for at least nine years - well before Loxahatchee Groves incorporated in 2006. The count stands at 133, according to the resort. But a 1994 Palm Beach County resolution, which has been governing Sunsport Gardens while the town adopts its own... More...

Wet Floor Ends Nude Teen's European Tour

Caught in the buff, a drunken 19-year-old Australian man led German police on a chase through Munich’s main train station late Wednesday before slipping on a wet floor where he was later apprehended unhurt. The Sydney native wore only his shoes and held his underwear in his hand during the chase in freezing temperatures, a spokesman for the Bavarian state police said. The teenager quickly... More...

Nudists in Bernards Say Wholesome Activities Give Them Nothing to Hide

As a 17-year-old visiting a friend in Florida, he spied a man in the neighborhood where he was staying head for a local waterway, peel off his clothes and venture into the water with a bar of soap. He later learned she was taking a bath. "I said, "I'm going to try that that.' I was hooked." That was 40 years ago. Thiboutot, now 57 and married, is one of thousands of Americans regularly taking part in... More...

Nudists Pack Out Hinchinbrook Island

Hinchinbrook Island Wilderness Lodge has been closed for two years but over the past fortnight it has been packed with people on holiday – trail walking, snorkelling and soaking up the sun – sans clothes. While other Aussies take advantage of the high dollar and shoot off overseas, a group of 100 naturists enjoyed their annual holiday to Hinchinbrook. This is the sixth year they have booked out the... More...

Charges Against Naked Walker Dropped

The law has tried to stop an Ontario man from walking outside naked - but failed. "It's like total freedom. You can just feel the breeze, the sun, unless you try it you have no idea what it feels like," says the 60-year-old naturalist who frequents a recreational trail on the shores of Lake Simcoe, north of Toronto. "Other naturists are still fearful of being in the general public on out-of-the-way trails because of the fact they think they're going to get... More...

Jennifer Aniston Gets 'Friend'-ly With Nudists

In the upcoming flick Wanderlust, Jennifer Aniston and the uber-yummy Paul Rudd play a Manhattanite couple who chuck the city life in favor of a more liberal existence at a hippie-style commune. And what better way to go off the grid than by taking off your clothes? To do some "research" for the role, the former Mrs. Pitt spent some time during filming in Atlanta at nearby Paradise Valley Resort & Club, aka... More...

Ernst: Nude Beach Fight Puts Human Nature on Display

At Caspersen Beach in Venice, right below the Adopt-A-Park logo, it says, "Adopted by the Suncoast Naturists Inc." That's not too subtle code for the possibility that somewhere on Caspersen's long stretch of nearly isolated sand dunes, one might find a beachgoer in the buff, soaking in the rays. Naturists do that, and there's no way they're adopting a beach where they can't. For now, they're counting on law enforcement to... More...

Chile Promotes Nudism-Naturism Tourism; Holds Regional Conference in 2012
“This nomination allows us to promote Chile as a destination for the tourism business, just as we have focused campaigns in Latin America and Europe,” said Carolina Bugmann, head of the Chile Convention Bureau, which is part of the private business Turismo Chile. Over 5,000 people have registered with Chile’s Nudism-Naturism Association, headquartered in the Luna beach area near... More...

Nudists Join Chorus Against Full-Body Scanners

They're accustomed to baring it all, but even nudists think the stepped-up security measures being employed at many U.S. airports are overly invasive, the owner of Palm Springs' largest nudist resort said Wednesday. “It's an invasion of privacy,” Michael Patrick Williams, general manager of The Desert Sun Resort, told City News Service. “Naturists aren't really different from anyone else.” Many travelers across the country have expressed... More...

Flower Child Breathes New Life into Decrepit Club

When I first visited the Sunsport Gardens nudist resort in Loxahatchee, Florida back in 2001, the club had an air I could only describe as “Dukes of Hazzard”. The place was overgrown with weeds, there were abandoned vehicles strewn about, the “lake” was a swamp, the trails had turned to jungle, etc. Later that year, Morley Schloss, a self-confessed flower child who first discovered social nudity at Woodstock, bought the... More...

Men Like Cooking in The Nude

The extraordinary statistic was revealed Tuesday in a study of the cooking habits of 3,000 men and women across the country, Daily Express reported. Twelve percent of men said they prefer to do it in the buff, compared to just four percent of women. Even celebrities have cottoned on, with "Who Dares Wins" TV presenter Nick Knowles admitting he once burnt more than the dinner while cooking in the nude.... More...

Actors Strip Off on Brighton Beach to Get Into Character

Actors who will bare all on stage got into the swing of things by stripping outside. The men, who are starring in The Full Monty, left little to the imagination as they prepared for their latest role by standing naked on Brighton's nudist beach in Madeira Drive with only a bowler hat to cover their modesty, on Saturday morning. The play is at the Theatre Royal, New Road, Brighton, from November 23 to 27, and the men hope that by embracing nature they will... More...

Voters Say No to Topless Ballot Measure

Voters in a state representative district in Pittsfield have knocked down a ballot proposal that pushed for a woman’s right to go topless in public. The Third Berkshire District ballot question failed on Election Night by a more than 2-1 margin, with 2,934 votes in favor of the measure and 6,855 against. The proposal would have required the district’s state representative to support legislation amending the definition of... More...

London Naked Bike Ride

Not quite naked but what the hell. Its all in very good spirit.Cyclists take part in the annual "London World Naked Bike Ride" event in Westminster, central London on June 12, 2010. Now in it's seventh year, the event has seen participation grow from 58 in 2004 to 1,200 in 2009. Taking a route that passes many of London's most famous landmarks, the ride allows those participating to decorate their... More...

Getting 'Naked' at The Walker - For Art

In a marathon of sorts, performers Eiko & Koma will spend November naked in a Walker Art Center gallery. Aside from one 15-minute break per day, they'll be on view six hours a day, six days a week Tuesday through Nov. 30. During a preview Monday evening they lay, curled into semi-fetal positions, in a circle of straw and raven feathers behind a curtain in a softly lit Walker gallery. As viewers peered through... More...

Naked Truth About Nudist Lifestyle

The woman in front of me is not only a giant, she's starkers - if you don't count the running shoes and sunnies. She's looking right at me and beaming. A yellow sarong billows impressively behind her back. Her partner is standing beside me, keen to introduce me to the poster girl of the New Zealand Naturist Federation. But first we see this life-size poster of 60-year-old Glenne Findon, with the words above... More...

Naked People Hug at Sydney Opera House for Spencer Tunick

Tunick, who is famous for his massive nude group photos in public spaces, posed around 5,200 naked participants for more than an hour in a variety of positions on Monday morning - including getting them to embrace each other. 'It was difficult to get the straight participants to embrace the gay participants and vice versa,' Tunick said. 'So I was very happy that that last set up finally got done and everyone... More...

RSL Pin Ups Revealed

A NUDE fundraising calendar starring local servicemen will be launched on Friday. The Returned Services League (RSL) has created Age Shall Not Weary Them, a calendar featuring returned servicemen with strategically placed props like machine guns, hats and gas masks, to raise money to replace the RSL toilets and build outdoor decking for the barbecue area. Fundraising coordinator Jo Utting said there had already been... More...

Exposed: Young British Nudists

They sit in old-fashioned halls or play pétanque in the surreal other world of naturist clubs. Britain's young naturists may be an endangered breed, but Laura Pannack, who won their trust by agreeing to take her clothes off before she photographed them, discovered an astonishing diversity of subjects. Her quest to portray the secret lives of naturists under 30 has taken 18 months. After taking portraits in... More...

Naked Pumpkin Run Planned in Fremont This Halloween

Fremont is reprising its fourth-annual Naked Pumpkin Run Sunday for Halloween -- and yes, it's exactly how it sounds. Want to participate? You'll need a carved-out pumpkin and not much else. (A little courage couldn't hurt.) A poster advertising the somewhat secretive event describes it this way: "Without a pumpkin, it would just be streaking." I guess that's one way of looking at it. Fremont is known for... More...

Miami Beach Gets a Nudist Museum

Ellen Harvey’s Nudist Museum doesn’t have any actual live nudes roaming the galleries. But it does feature the British-born, Brooklyn-based artist’s interpretation of every single work of art depicting a nude in the collection of Miami Beach’s Bass Museum of Art, where the project is currently being exhibited. Based on reproductions rather than originals, Harvey’s renderings of paintings, drawings, and sculptures from the... More...

Sunny Weather Ahead - Time to Strip Off?
Drivers and everyone else can look forward to sunny weather over the long weekend and beyond. The MetService says a high is parked over the country, bringing warm conditions that could last for a week. The sunny weather has coincided with a group of naturists annual ‘go natural’ week. Glenne Findon from the NZ Naturist Federation is hoping the warm weather will encourage people to... More...

Pittsfield Voters To Consider Ballot Question on Public Nudity
When voters in the Third Berkshire District go to the polls Nov. 2, they’ll consider ballot questions on a repeal of the alcohol sales tax, a reduction in the sales and use tax rates, and a change in the permitting process for low- and moderate-income housing. And also: public nudity. A nonbinding ballot question asks voters whether the state’s laws should be revised to allow women... More...

Breastfeeding Photos 'Unsuitable for Children'
An Australian photographer whose pictures of breastfeeding women have been banned from Facebook says the social networking site is wrong to appoint itself arbiter of what constitutes art. Melbourne-based art dealer and photographer Christopher Rimmer travelled to Africa to shoot pictures for an upcoming exhibition documenting the continent's western aspirations, their affect... More...

The Right To Bare Breasts

If you’ve ever been out walking on a hot summer day, you know that sometimes clothes can make you unbearably sweaty and uncomfortable. If you’re a man, you can try to cope with this problem by taking your shirt off, and no one will complain. If you’re a woman and you do the same, you’re likely to get arrested. In most parts of the U.S., it is illegal for women to go topless in public. Women may legally do so only in... More...

Nudist 3D Film Show What’s Wrong With 3D In General

Last week, I got a press release about “The world’s first 3D nudist movie”. Get ready for three dimensional, non-erotic manjunk, people! The email accompanying the press release repeatedly stressed that this is not erotica: "It is important to note our sites do NOT have adult content (no close-ups of genitals, no sexual or erotic activity, etc.) and are not restricted to 18+. Any age may view... More...

Fla. Resort Hosting Nude-A-Palooza This Weekend

For those brave enough to bare it all and have a love for music, the Cypress Cove Nudist Resort & Spa in Kissimmee, Fla. is hosting Nude-A-Palooza this weekend. For the third straight year, the nudist resort is holding the clothing optional event that will feature tribute bands ranging from Frank Sinatra to KISS. They will also have dancing and food to enjoy. Cypress Cove Resort owner Ted Hadley said... More...

British Travel Agency Starting Nude Cruise Liners, Targeting Europeans Especially Germans

British travel company eWaterways, specializing in organizing the cruise tours, has announced an unusual cruise. As per The Daily Telegraph, the company has invited its customers for a seven-day cruise naked. This trip will cost about 500 pounds (about $800). As part of the “naturist” cruise on the Adriatic Sea tourists can visit the island of Rab near the Dalmatian coast in the Gulf of ... More...

Nudist Cruise Launched by Tour Operator

A London-based tour operator is searching for 22 bold holidaymakers to strip off for a seven-night naked cruise. eWaterways, which specialises in river and coastal cruises, will run its first cruise for naturists in August 2011, exploring the Croatian coastline. Highlights on the £500 holiday include a visit to Rab, often described by travel agents as “the island of love”, and a trip to Zadar – home to... More...

Cwmbran Naturist Club Marks 30th Birthday
A naturist club which began with three families hiring out a swimming pool for their sole use for an hour is celebrating its 30th birthday this weekend. Founder member and club chairman BRUCE HEYWOOD-BELL, 65, describes how Cwmbran Sun Group has changed over the years at Llantarnam Leisure Centre in Torfaen and looks forward. "We started out with three families getting... More...

Cameras on the Cards for A-Bay
Surveillance cameras are on the cards for the Sunshine Coast’s unofficial nudist beach as part of a planned roll-out at “black spots” along the Queensland coast. “A-Bay” is firmly in the sights of Surf Life Saving Queensland as one of two beaches in the state requiring the most immediate attention of cameras currently being trialled on the Gold Coast. Three people have lost... More...

Last Minute Plans: Get Naked With Walt Whitman
Or, rather, watch other people get naked while reciting Walt Whitman. After a several incarnations at The Cell Theatre in New York, Leaves of Grass, A Nude Choral Reading, is making an appearance at Links Hall tonight. If nudity and poetry isn't enough to sell you on this one, The New Yorker saw “something appropriately pure” about director Jeremy Bloom’s production, and... More...

No Harm in Exposure to Nudity
Yesterday, in his testimony on the 3rd day of the Coldin trial, Dr. Ronal Langevin testified that adults or children who are exposed to nudity do not suffer any psychological harm. While he agreed that people who see nudity unexpectedly might experience shock, embarrassment and even be offended, he indicated that there was no evidence that those people would suffer any permanent... More...

Alan Alda Joins Wanderlust and Tower Heist
Actor Alan Alda has signed onto two new Universal Pictures comedies, Wanderlust and Tower Heist, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Wanderlust is from producer Judd Apatow, which centers on a couple (Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston) who try to escape society by joining a nudist colony. Alan Alda will portray the leader of the commune. David Wain is directing the... More...

The Bare Essentials of Nakationing
Getting the latest top 10 or top “whatever” list is a common everyday occurrence in the news world, but there are some that take the cake — and even stand out in an uncomfortable sort of way. That’s why I find it difficult to not list my latest list, this one from the Kissimmee-based American Association for Nude Recreation that is called 10 Reasons To “Nakation” [Naked Vacation] on... More...

Boulder Nudist Causes Stir With Topless Gardening
A Boulder woman who was threatened with eviction last spring for gardening outside while wearing nothing but pasties and a thong took her au naturel look to the next level Wednesday, causing a stir with neighbors and police. Catharine Pierce, 52, took advantage of the nice weather by toplessly tending to her gardens in the front and back yards of her home in the 800 block of ... More...

Council Votes No on Nude
Keep your pants on in public in Santa Fe, whether you're a man or woman. And if you're a woman, keep your shirt on, too, unless you're breast-feeding. The Santa Fe City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a rewrite of its indecency ordinance. The 6-0 vote came in the absence of Councilors Patti Bushee and Rosemary Romero, both of whom had raised questions... More...

Oops! Facebook Mistakenly Censors Burning Man Art
One of the most popular pieces of art at Burning Man two weeks ago was Bliss Dance, a 40-foot-tall metal sculpture of a nude dancing woman. Think Michelangelo's David, only female and lit up spectacularly at night. A friend of mine, Dave Simon, posted one of his photos of the sculpture on his Facebook page in an album he set to be public. On Tuesday, after the photo had been... More...

Naturist Pensioner Says Council is Breaching His Human Rights
A pensioner who likes to do his gardening naked has claimed a council is breaching his human rights - by granting permission for three homes to be built overlooking the, er, bottom of his lawn. Leslie Howard, 70, thinks potential new neighbours will be able to see him as he bares all. And, after arranging his hedges so he is always out of sight even when... More...

Firehouse Chill: Firemen in Hot Water Over Nude Cooking
An investigation is under way after a naked Washington, D.C., firefighter was apparently caught on camera preparing food for a party in a firehouse. The photo was supplied by a source who says complaints have been made by female firefighters and paramedics who were there at the time. The D.C. Fire and EMS Department says there was a retirement celebration attended... More...

Nudists Fight for Bare Essentials as Swingers Invade Holiday Colony
To make a French nudist blush might appear to be a mission impossible. Not at Cap d'Agde, on the Languedoc coast, home to "naked city", Europe's largest nudist holiday colony. A long-simmering war between two tribes of the unclothed – "traditional" nudists and so-called "libertines" or exponents of free sex – exploded into a public protest at the town's council meeting this... More...

Nudist Retreat Among Finalists
Two Bay of Plenty companies are finalists in this year's Tourism Industry Awards. Waihi Beach Top 10 Holiday Resort and Katikati Naturist Park have been announced as finalists in the accommodation sector of the awards. They are among 34 companies and individuals in the running. The refreshed 2010 contest has the new theme of Innovating for Success. The awards aim to... More...

Nudist Beaches Replace Pet Friendly Holiday Homes
In a recent survey Compareaway, the home of cheap deals on holiday rentals, discovered that over a quarter of British holiday makers said that they would like to go naked in the sun. Of 1,000 people questioned by www.Compareaway.co.uk, 27 per cent said that they had either sunbathed naked or would like to do so. The survey revealed that over a third, (35 per cent) of under 30’s... More...

US Taxpayers Party of Michigan Reaches Out to Nudists
Two senior officials in the US Taxpayers Party of Michigan, the Michigan affiliate of the national Constitution Party, told Oakland County Independent Examiner Saturday, September 18th that divisions are sharpening among State Central Committee members. In the ongoing fallout from how Bill Mohr, State Central Committee Chairman, is managing the Stacey Mathia scandal... More...

Vote Nake Illinois
To highlight a change in Illinois election law (anyone eligible to vote can now do so by absentee ballot starting September 23) the advocacy group Equality Illinois has come up with a pretty amusing video as part of their new “Vote Naked Illinois” campaign. According to the group’s Facebook page, “For the first time ever, you may now vote by mail from home. No need to... More...

Naked Lunch - Mary Catherine O'Connor Loses Her Tan Lines on Nude Beaches
At St. Robert Bellarmine grade school, the original church had been converted into a gym and the girl’s locker room was the old sacristy. Whether it was the horror of revealing our flesh to each other or to a room that once held the body of Christ, we all did our best to conceal ourselves. By high school, I could whip my gym clothes on through my school uniform with aplomb. Then I... More...

Guide to Naturism Camping
The key to naturism, or naturist camping is always keeping in mind what your goals are. For most people naturist camping is a way to camp out in the woods, or far away from all other people, in ways that are most conducive to getting close to nature. The part about getting far away from other people is key; because sometimes naturist camping involves camping with no... More...

Brits break naked roller coaster riding record on the Green Scream
Why, why would you do this? For charity. One hundred and two nudists and roller coaster enthusiasts turned up in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, to board the Green Scream in the buff. The Press Association story starts off with: From bare nipples to white knuckles – more than 100 thrill-seekers have riden a rollercoaster naked. The group was raising money for Southend Hospital Charitable... More...

Topless Women Refuse to Take Ban Lying Down
The Wesley Mission charity has been accused of censorship after blocking a "tasteful" photo of two topless women from winning a prize in a photographic competition backed by the City of Sydney. Four of the five judges in the charity's MyPlace-MyFace contest are believed to have chosen the photo of the women, pictured on a hotel bed, for a second-place award. But the chief judge... More...

Year-Round Bathing in Northern Scandinavia?

In Scandinavia, a nice dip in the sea is never far. Scandinavia has so much coastline, there are no crowded beaches and having the beach to yourself makes for a truly nice change. Even skinny-dipping in Scandinavia is allowed in certain areas (more about nudism in Scandinavia). But why only go swimming in the summer? You're probably thinking that it's too cold in winter. Well, you do have a point there. But... More...

Naked Bike Riders Returning To Philly
Those naked bike riders who peacefully pedaled through Philadelphia last year will return next month for a repeat performance. Slideshows: Philly Naked Bike Ride | Celeb Nude Protests Organizers of the Philly Naked Bike Ride are promoting the September 5th event on the Internet, and praising Philadelphia police for ttheir efforts last year. Several hundred riders were at last... More...

A Picture and 1,000 Words: Naked in Public

It’s safe to say that Philip Carr-Gomm is the rare man of letters who would admit to reading Playboy for the centrefolds, rather than the articles. His new book, A Brief History of Nakedness, is exactly what it sounds like, complete with numerous photographs such as the one seen above. But rather than providing flimsy justifications for his ogling, the book instead offers a sustained mediation... More...

Chinese Professor Bares it All to Pose as Nude Model in Front of Class

A university president shocked everyone when he stripped bare in front of a classroom full of students so that they would have a live model to work from. Yang Linchuan of the Sun Yat-sen Academy of Arts and Sciences shed his clothes in front of his class when the female model he had scheduled for his class to paint didn't show up, reports Englishnews.cn. Parents and students alike suggested that even though... More...

Artist Defends Children's Right to Pose Nude
A police raid two years ago on a Sydney gallery exhibiting pictures of semi-naked girls by celebrated Australian photographer Bill Henson provoked an anguished debate about art versus pornography. Now Henson has spoken publicly for the first time - and his comments are likely to reignite the controversy. Addressing a 1000-strong audience at the Melbourne Art Foundation, Henson... More...

Nudist Movie to Get Screening

"Clothes-Minded Movie," a still-in-progress documentary about nude recreation and the impact living a clothing-free lifestyle can have on society, will get a free screening at 8 p.m. Friday at Lake Edun, 5501 S.W. Indian Hills Road. The filmmaker and his fiancee are longtime members of the American Association of Nude Recreation, and a large part of the documentary deals with the benefits of the nudist... More...

Survey: More Travelers Willing to Bare all on 'Nakations'
Staycations are so 2009. It's nakations in 2010. According to a recent unscientific TripAdvisor survey, there is one thing staying home more during vacations: clothing. The online travel community asked 22,091 of its U.S. readers if they would bare all at the beach and 48% said yes. This is up from last year's nude beach survey, in which 31% of respondents said they would... More...

Nude Race Series Promotes Naturism, Body Awareness
David Palermo ended Kevin McGuinness' three-year reign as the Wreck Beach Bare Bun's champion Sunday when he won the five-kilometer, clothing optional race in Vancouver under wet conditions. Competing in the race for the first time against a field of about 50 runners, Palermo, a 27-year-old massage therapist, completed the course over the sand on Canada's most famous nude beach in... More...

It's National Nude Day: Strip Down in Celebration
Years and years ago when I worked at Playgirl magazine, I wrote an article on nudist colonies. I explored (in writing) the activities and the atmosphere happening at a few different camps around the country. One of the owners of one of the places I wrote about got upset with me. It was one of the many pieces of hate mail I received while there (you'd be surprised how many... More...

Nudists at a California Resort Attempt Skinny Dipping Record
Nudists at a California resort lathered on the tanning oil, and not much else, as they took part in a world-record attempt. Their goal? They want to set the simultaneous skinny-dipping record. The Saturday event had participants nationwide, and was organized by a group calling itself the American Association for Nude Recreation. Skinny dippers in over 100 locations bared all to... More...

Where to Swim Naked in the Bay Area
Just in case walking around in short shorts is not enough to keep the summer heat from getting to you, the San Francisco Bay Guardian has put out its annual list of what beaches to strip naked and walk around. In the 36th edition of the annual report, amateur nudists are told where to find the best nude beach volleyball game (Baker beach in San Francisco) to where to sneak away for a... More...

Naked Rollercoaster Riders Needed to Help Fundraise for Hospital
Volunteers willing to ride a roller coaster in the nude are needed to set a new world record while also raising funds for hospital equipment in one Essex community in the UK. Fundraisers with Southend Hospital’s Bosom Pals Appeal are looking for 40 people interested in riding The Green Scream, at Adventure Island, in Southend. On the i–naked/i-nudist web site, Southend hospital's... More...

European Nudes and American Prudes
It was 1978. My vagabuddy Gene and I were heading for a Turkish bath. With tattered towel around my waist, I walked gingerly across slippery marble into a steamy world of shadowy Turks under Byzantine domes. I felt gawky ... and more naked than naked. After an awkward sit in the sauna, a muscular Turk, who doled out massages like cannery workers gut salmon, laid me onto... More...

Facebook Backflip: Porcelain Nipples Are OK
After a world-wide storm of protest, Facebook has finally seen the light and admitted a topless doll doesn't offend its terms of service. Last week, iTWire reported of a fight between a high-end Sydney Jeweller and Facebook over supposedly "inappropriate content." It would appear that proprietor Victoria Buckley's only sin was to display photos of a naked porcelain doll on... More...

Naked Asbury Park Isn’t So Lyrical

‘Come on up for the rising,’ Bruce Springsteen sings in the song “The Rising.” Well, that lyric from Asbury Park’s favorite son would’ve taken on a whole new meaning if the city by the sea passed their nude beach law the other night. Actually, now that I think about it, Springsteen, who made Asbury Park the center of the rock ’n’ roll universe for a spell there, might have changed some of... More...

Naked Lunch – and Naked Breakfast

The shortcoming of eating nude in public, so to speak, is pockets. There are none. It is not possible, after paying for one's breakfast of bacon and eggs in a nude restaurant, to slip one's credit card back into one's pocket, because one does not have a pocket. The upper cleft of one's behind, yes – the AmEx could go there. But it's not the first place that comes to mind. Your correspondent can... More...

Since God Created Them, Our Bodies Can't Be Shameful
Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts, the RCMP and the hysterical female body-shame proponent who went out of his way to be offended recently at Crescent Rock Beach need to give their heads a collective shake. Naturists/nudists are also members of the public. Under the Criminal Code it's up to each provincial attorney-general to consider prosecuting for nudity or for women choosing top freedom... More...

Tilley Endurables Sponsors Naturalists
What does a well-dressed nudist wear? Nothing — except maybe a Tilley Hat. Tilley Endurables, Canadian makers of the world-famous Tilley Hat, are an official sponsor of the Federation of Canadian Naturists/Federation quebecoise de naturism— nudists, to ordinary folks who wear clothes. The company proudly runs an ad on the federation's website and has even made a... More...

Antarctica's Nudist Club
A bizarre nudist subculture has taken shape on the inhospitable, snowswept plains of Antarctica. Visitors of all nationalities defy an average temperature of -50C and take part in variations of the traditional nudie run, independent scholar and author Chris Cormick revealed yesterday. Dr Cormick spoke about the trend to the Antarctic Visions: Cultural Perspectives on... More...

Women Plan Topless Protest in Key West

Hoping to make a statement about gender equality, a group of Key West women is planning a topless Fourth of July demonstration on Duval Street. Their point is that women should be able to be top-free any place that a man can, like at the beach, riding a bike or, as evidenced in the planned march, walking down Key West's main tourist corridor. Project organizer Tracy Leigh, affiliated with the naturist group Florida... More...

In the Nip on Irish Beaches
Let's face it, we Irish are a tad squeamish when it comes to public nudity. Most of us are insecure about putting our bodies on show, except, that is, for a few thousand Irish naturists who continue to use unofficial nudist beaches every summer. JOE speaks to the head of the Irish Naturist Association, Pat Gallagher, about the average Irish naturist and where we can find... More...

Firefighters Get an Eyeful After Blaze at Naturist Club
Firefighters got an eyeful when they were called to a blaze at a nudist club. The crews were greeted with the sight of dozens of naturists enjoying the sunny weather. Club members in Newcastle were evacuated up a nearby private road while the fire on some dumped gas cylinders was put out. Mike Daly, secretary of the Tynedale and Newcastle District Outdoor Club (TANDO), said: "One of... More...

Asbury Park Considers Creating Topless Beach
Women going topless at the beach may be the norm in Europe and the Caribbean. But a proposal to let women get half-naked at one well known local beach town is raising more than a few eyebrows. If men can go bare on top at the beach so should women says one proposal in Asbury Park, where a there's a push to create a topless area at the Eighth Avenue Beach... More...

Wisconsin Nudist Campground Joins Effort to Set Skinny-Dipping Record
A nude recreation area near Hixton, Wis., is joining with nudist organizations across the U.S. in an attempt to set a Guinness World Record for the largest single-day skinny dip. The event, dubbed "It's Hip to Skinny Dip," will take place at 2 p.m. July 10 at Aurora Gardens Retreat. Co-owner Bob Reinke said Aurora Gardens took part in the first event last year, and about 100 people... More...

Top 5 Date Ideas You Can Do Naked
Well, if you believe that old Seinfeld episode, there’s good naked and there’s bad naked. Frankly, we’re pretty happy with any kind of naked we can get! All of these date ideas will require you to be sans clothing to make it work, and we think you’ll be pretty happy with the ultimate results. Just to lay it bare from the start, these are not by any means date ideas you... More...

Naked Cyclists Protest Oil, Promote Positive Body Images
More than 75 bicyclists paraded through Madison on Saturday, most starting out naked but ending up clothed, saying they were bringing attention to the causes of energy independence and body acceptance. "We have to change the way we live to reduce our dependence on oil," said Nicholas Wootton, an organizer of the event called the World Naked Bike Ride... More...

Hikers Really Get Back to Nature

There are folks out taking a leisurely stroll through the woods of Vernon County -- in the nude. Vernon County officials have heard reports of individuals "freehiking" at county parks. "Freehiking" is an activity that has its own notation in Wikipedia. "Freehiking" basically means people are hiking in the nude, although they often wear footwear and take backpacks or other equipment. It was adopted by... More...

A Brief History of Nakedness by Philip Carr-Gomm: review
Philip Carr-Gomm is the author of nine books, many of them on the subject of druidry, though his interests also run to naturism, Jainism and Wicca. Perhaps it was the interest in naturism that suggested the subject for his most recent book, a handsomely illustrated history of nakedness. The English language, Carr-Gomm points out in his introduction, contains two... More...

Nude Snorkel Record Bid Fails
These skinny dippers left passers-by goggle-eyed after stripping off for the world record attempt - at nude snorkelling. Brit backpackers were among the 23 swimmers who bared their beach bums on Australia's east coast. The snorkelers peeled off and took the plunge in Nelly Bay, on Magnetic Island, near the Great Barrier Reef. But in the... More...

Barmaids Go Topless to Promote FIFA 2010 World Cup Website
Five barmaids walked the streets of Sydney, Australia, Thursday wearing pants and body paint to promote their employer's FIFA World Cup website. The Cargo Bar barmaids were painted in their favourite team colours and took to the Promenade, King Street Wharf, in Sydney to promote the Cargo Bar and its website... More...

Nudists Plan To Walk The Halls Of Congress In Lobbying Effort
Yes, there is, in fact, a contingent of lobbyists for the American Association for Nude Recreation, and they'll be taking their anti-clothes cause to Capitol Hill this week. The American Association for Nude Recreation issued a statement lamenting the lack of a "nude beach in Washington," but vowing to take full advantage of their well-established... More...

Naked Bikers File Suit To Overturn San Diego’s Anti-Nude Ordinance
Dozens of people are planning to bike in the buff next week in downtown San Diego as part of a World Naked Bike Ride. San Diego organizer Sarah Bush said the group is riding nude to protest oil dependence, and to show appreciation of the human body. San Diego Police warned that nude riders will be ticketed and possibly taken into custody. In response... More...

Open House at Rock Lodge Nudist Club Saturday
The Rock Lodge Club, a family-friendly, cooperative nudist club in Stockholm will hold its annual open house this Saturday, June 5 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission includes a BBQ lunch, a tour of the club, its historic buildings and grounds. All club facilities will be available for visitors use. The event is open to everyone, with a... More...

Nude Hotel Opens — Briefly — in Turkey
Turkey’s Datca peninsula is no stranger to nudity. Back in the 4th century, the formerly Greek city of Knidos — in Turkey's southwest — bought the first life-size female nude from the sculptor Praxiteles. The more prudish citizens of the city Kos had rejected the piece owing to Aphrodite’s state of undress. With Turkey’s first nudist hotel opening... More...

Police Beach Patrols to Stamp Out Lewd Behaviour
Police are preparing extra patrols to stamp out “lewd behaviour” on a nudist beach in north Norfolk. The expansive sands of Holkham Beach attract thousands of holidaymakers and walkers every year, but one secluded area has become a traditional favourite with naturists. The beach, about a mile's walk from the car park at... More...

Online Nudist Dating On The Rise
Online daters are baring it all these days – especially on nudist dating websites. According to Amana Farzin of Successful Match, a parent company that runs 38 dating websites including NudistFriends.com, online dating among nudists appears to be on the rise. Farzin says their nudist dating sites have seen a steady increase in traffic and... More...

Leeds Firm's Staff at Work - in Nude
For James Russell and his colleagues at Definitive Creative in Leeds, March 12 was just a normal day at the office. Except for one X-rated difference – the nine employees at the design agency in Kirkstall were all completely NAKED. And not only did they go through the daily grind wearing their birthday suits, they were being filmed for a new TV show... More...

For 65 Years It's Been a Place for Guests to Grin and Bare It
There are bares in the woods in Palmerton. Guests at Sunny Rest, a clothing optional resort, don't have pockets, but they do bring money. Sunny Rest grossed $1 million during its four-month season last year, the best in its 65-year history. Typically 500 to 600 guests visit on the weekends. The Fourth of July is busiest, with 1,200 guests... More...

When Is a Nude OK on Facebook?
Last month, after posting several recent paintings of nude female figures to his Facebook page, Daniel Sprick, an artist who lives in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, got a surprise in his e-mail box. It was a warning from Facebook, notifying him that several images, including a recent oil painting of a pregnant woman, had been removed from his profile for... More...

Morgan Co. Rejects Nude Campground Plan
Morgan County zoning officials rejected an application for nude campground in a secluded area. The Morgan County Board of Zoning Appeals Monday night denied the campground claim for two reasons. One, they said there's nothing like it in Morgan County and also, they said it would lower property values, WTHR (Channel 13), The Star's newsgathering partner.... More...

Topless Protest Planned
Proponents of a clothing-optional beach in Key West are challenging the city's anti-nudity law, claiming it is unconstitutional in its unequal treatment of men and women. Tracy Leigh, president of Florida Keys Free Beaches, is organizing a Gender Equality rally for July 4, and hopes to encourage women to appear topless within the city, and thus claim the... More...

Outlawing Nudist Beaches Needs Act of Parliament
Mosman Council would need to lobby a State MP to change legislation in the Local Government Act to ban nude bathing at Obelisk and Cobblers beaches. The two beaches are listed in section 633 of the Local Government Amendment (Nude Bathing) Act 1996 as “designated beaches for the purposes of nude bathing” alongside Lady Bay, Werrong and... More...

Council to Sell Former Nudist Resort
Port Stephens councillors have unanimously voted to sell off the controversial Samurai Beach Resort. Council purchased the former nudist resort in 2001 and has lost more than $10 million since that time. Council will now call for expressions of interest from potential buyers. Mayor Bruce Mackenzie says it has been a significant waste of ratepayers' money... More...

Mayor is Last-Minute Bay to Breakers Crasher
He wasn't in the hot tub or the pole dancing cage, but he did wind up right next to some naked dude. That'll happen when you decide to run the Bay to Breakers at the last minute, as the mayor of our fair city did in the wee hours before Sunday's street race and rolling block party. "I'm up very early every morning because of this scratchy baby... More...

Japan Photographer Charged Over Nude Photos
A renowned Japanese photographer was indicted Thursday after he allegedly shot photos of a naked woman posing on a tombstone at a public cemetery. Kishin Shinoyama, 69, was charged with public indecency and disrespect for a religious site for allegedly snapping the nude photographs in October 2008 at Tokyo's Aoyama cemetery, the Tokyo District... More...

Small Business Snapshot: Terra Cotta Inn Clothing Optional Resort and Spa
Description of business: “We are a clothing-optional resort and spa that caters to guests on vacation from around the world. We operate just like a regular nice small resort, except that our guests get better suntans. We're considered the most mainstream nudist resort in the U.S. and perfect for couples trying topless or nude sunbathing for the first time.”... More...

Model From Kingston Who Pushed Nudity Boundaries Dies, Aged 81
An iconic Kingston-born model, who pushed the boundaries of nudity in the 1950s, made her screen debut in the most notorious British film of its era and was the first woman to appear naked on British television, has died at the age of 81. Pamela Green left school at 14 and paid for her studies at St Martin’s School of Art by nude modelling for... More...

Tunick Tribute to Lowry With Nudes in Manchester
Hundreds of volunteers have stripped naked for a public photo shoot marking the 10th anniversary of the Lowry art gallery in Salford. Spencer Tunick is photographing the models in eight different locations across Manchester and Salford. Tunick's aim was to capture the movement of everyday people and reflect the work of artist LS Lowry... More...

TheGreatNude Invitational to Highlight Artworks Featuring the Nude Form
TheGreatNude.tv, a web-magazine founded in 2007, will present the TheGreatNude Invitational on the mezzanine level of the Roger Smith Hotel in NYC from May 13 to 16, 2010. The Invitational will highlight artworks featuring the nude form - from the academic to the cutting edge – with works from over 20 established and emerging... More...

Erykah Badu Pleaded Not Guilty of Controversial Video
See larger image © Johnny Louis/WENN Erykah Badu has pleaded not guilty to a charge of disorderly conduct after a female bystander made an official complaint about the singer's public nudity during a controversial video shoot. The R&B star performed a full striptease in front of stunned strangers as she walked along... More...

World's First-Ever Nudist Colony Discovered Near Mumbai
"The satellite city of Thane may have been the unlikeliest of places for such a recreation, but the world’s first-ever nudist colony, The Fellowship of the Naked Trust (FNT), was set up there in 1891 by Charles Edward Gordon Crawford, a District and Sessions Judge in British India," states a charming, funny little story in the Mumbai Mirror... More...

Canadian Nudists Shedding Clothes for Summer 'Nakations'
At a campground in Ontario, two young couples sit in a sauna, chatting and relaxing. Parents set up tents and a barbecue, while their kids ride bikes and play volleyball. Everyone is stark naked in this picture, although no one seems to notice — or even care. These campers are on a "nakation," engaging in the same activities as other... More...

KEY Assignment: Nude Beach Dilemma
A new movement is underway to make a portion of a local beach available for those who want to bare it all under the sun. But not everyone is taking to the idea of creating a nude beach. Those in favor say they should have the right, however law enforcement says other problems than just the nudity arise. Ryan Carmel has more in... More...

Bear Grylls Was 'Nude When He Met Wife'
Bear Grylls has said that he was naked when he first met his future wife. The adventurer had been skinny dipping off the Scottish coast, when a wave swept his clothes away. Fortunately, Shara, who he later married in 2000, was able to help him find his socks and pants. Grylls told The Guardian: "I was on the north coast of Scotland on... More...

Topless March Draws Crowd, Cameras, but Remains Peaceful
About two dozen bare-chested women marched in public Friday to promote gender equality as a crowd of more than 100 people, mostly men, watched and snapped photos. Before the march, organizer Andrea Simoneau, 22, of Farmington, arrived topless at Meetinghouse Park wearing a short plaid skirt with a cell phone tucked into the... More...

Naked Bowling — Good or Bad for Business?
A story was brought to my attention today that poses an interesting business question. Last Saturday, a family decided to go to Patterson Bowling Center in Baltimore for a fun afternoon out — until they arrived at the lanes and a nice, G-rated afternoon quickly turned X-rated. Turns out this family happened upon an event put on by the... More...

End of Nudist Campsite 'A Shame,' Member Says
The closing of Manitoba's last nudist camp is making for some unhappy campers who accuse owners of a "breach of trust." The Crocus Grove Sun Club, made up of local naturists, had pooled its talents and energies to help owners keep the nudist camp open, in exchange for keeping the site clothing-optional in 2010. Club members developed an... More...

Nudity Not the Point of Erykah Badu’s Message in “Window Seat”
In late March, Erykah Badu premiered the music video to her new single “Window Seat” on her website. In the video, she walks down the streets of Dallas, stripping off her clothes until she is completely naked and shot down by an unseen assassin. At the end of the video, there is a spoken message criticizing those that are “afraid to respect... More...

Londoners Love Getting Naked
Above the entrance to Old Street Tube station, model Yazzy Phillips is currently suspended midway through a nude leap across a billboard. She has been there since last week, and she's quite distracting. But before you all abandon your route home and jump on the Northern line, she is (and other models, male and female, are) doing... More...

Confront and Accept Your Nude Body
To be offended by the visual appearance of another person is prejudice, akin to racism. The right to exist, uncovered, should hold precedence over the right not to view this, for the objection is irrational. As an investigator of sexuality in our society, I often search for literature that offers insight into this intriguing world. In our society of... More...

In the Raw
The nude model in Vietnam is often hunched over, hiding her face and even parts of her figure. Many people equate nude art with erotica or pornography, and while artists steadfastly defend their craft against accusations of smut-peddling, it would be hard to discount the sensuality and sexuality of the art. Artist... More...

Japanese Women Reborn in the Nude Through Photography
One photograph shows Yoco sitting naked on a bed, smiling softly as she admires her ample breasts in her cupped hands. In the next picture one of her breasts has gone, the right side of her chest wrapped in a bandage. "I can't feel it anymore," the picture caption reads, as she blankly stares out of a window, bruises and... More...

Shed Your Clothes for Bare Buns 5K
Felt a little encumbered in the Capitol 10,000 last weekend? Peel off your clothes and join the Bare Buns 5K this Saturday at Star Ranch, a nudist camp 20 miles east of Austin. Yes, the runners are nude, for the most part. Some women wear jog bras. It’s part of a series of runs at nudist clubs in the southwest region of... More...

Nude York City
New York already called first dibs on the world’s tired, hungry and huddled masses, but now it’s demanding an entirely new demographic: nudes! On canvases at least. New York City is getting the world’s first and only nude art fair, The Great Nude Invitational, which sounds more like a weekend getaway special at a nudist colony... More...

Boulder Nudists Win Fight With Housing Authority
A Boulder nudist couple has won a fight against their landlord -- the city's housing authority -- which is backing off plans to prohibit residents from being topless when they're outside their homes. Officials with Boulder Housing Partners previously said they would change the rules for the Foothills Community in north Boulder, where... More...

The F Word: Reactions From the Topless March
Last Saturday, April 3, Portland hosted its first "Go Topless" walk downtown for women to strut their stuff in light of the fact that legally, they can. Many people were surprised to find out that female toplessness is legal in Maine, and in a celebration of women's bodies, made a whole event out of it... More...

The Topless Double Standard
I recently found out about the existence of a non-profit organization in the United States called GoTopless. This group fights for the right of women to be in the nude from the waist up the same as men. Sure, the group was originally started by a UFO cult (the Raelian Movement), but apparently people of all stripes... More...

Nude Travel: Holidays With Cheek
Andrew Bain reports on options for nudists, including a new trail where walkers are welcome to strip off. When hikers speak of exposure they are usually referring to open mountain slopes or cliff-top paths. But in Germany's Harz Mountains the concept is about to get a novel new definition, with a trail geared... More...

India Tells Topless Tourists to Cover Up in Goa
Tourism officials in the Indian resort state of Goa have begun distributing booklets to overseas visitors, asking them to refrain from nude sunbathing and wearing skimpy clothing in the streets. It comes after one Goa lawmaker accused Russian tourists of "corrupting the minds of locals" and leaving a "horrifying... More...

Ogle With Google Maps: Street View Captures Nude Taiwanese Girl
As the Google Street View car prowls Asian streets, it unwittingly captures a woman in her birthday suit. Google street maps captured a nude Taiwanese girl in Hualien city, Taiwan as she lounged just inside a second story apartment window. The risque nude shot was spotted last night by a Google maps user and ... More...

Naked Guy Joins Naked Gal in Village Gallery Window
You may recall that last month an exhibit at a small West Village gallery was shut down by the NYPD because the show featured a nude woman standing in the gallery window. (She was holding a jar of human testicles, by the way, but more on that later.) The NYCLU and famed civil rights lawyer... More...

Don't Touch the Nude Art - It's Alive
A new exhibit at The Museum of Modern Art is causing discomfort among some visitors by bringing them close to nude performers - some might say too close. Two nude performers stand inches apart in a narrow doorway of the exhibit of work by Yugoslavian-born artist Marina Abramovic, which opened on... More...

Nude Cyclists Protest in Lima, Peru
For the fifth year in a row, almost 300 nude and body-painted cyclists toured along several Limean streets, as a pintoresque demonstration against the mistreats they suffer from all kind of drivers. Men and women from several different age groups ran on their bycicles from Miraflores to... More...

Bayly's Naked - Sorry, Nude - Ambition
There aren't many 73 year old women who'll agree to strip off on stage in front of national audiences, but most 73 year old women aren't veteran actress Lorraine Bayly. "And by the way I won't really be naked, I'll be nude - there is a difference you know," says the star of the forthcoming Australian production of... More...

Photographer of Mass Nude Scenes May Scrap TA Visit
A premature headline exposing photographer Spencer Tunick’s plans may end up changing them. Yediot Aharonot reported Monday morning that Tunick, an American famous for photographing masses of nude volunteers at sites around the world, was considering Tel Aviv or the Dead Sea... More...

Anger as Beach is Closed Off in Row Over Flats Scheme
People have been banned from a stretch of Eastney beach by defence giant Qinetiq. The firm has put 'keep out' signs up on a section of beach it owns which is traditionally used by naturists. It is the latest move in a long-running battle between Qinetiq and Portsmouth City Council over a planned development of 131 homes... More...

Backpackers Streak Past Police HQ While Nude Cops Wait to Hear Their Fate
Four backpackers who streaked past police headquarters have been dealt with in a day while five police are still waiting to learn their fate for a similar stunt last September. The four tourists from Perth, Denmark and Spain were in ``high spirits'' after a friend's going away party, when they decided to photograph... More...

Naked Cyclist Not Offensive, Judge Rules
Naked cyclist Nick Lowe has successfully appealed against a conviction and fine for riding his bike nude near Upper Hutt. Mr Lowe was convicted of offensive behaviour and fined $200 and $130 court costs after he was stopped by police while riding his bike naked... More...

More Than 5,000 Australians Strip on the Steps of the Sydney Opera House in the Name of Art
More than 5,000 people turned up at the Sydney Opera House today to get naked in the name of art. Braving an early morning chill they shed their clothes, abandoned any embarrassment, and posed naked for renowned American nudist photographer Spencer Tunick... More...

Nudist Exposes Himself in Live TV Prank
A nudist exposed himself on live television this morning after convincing TODAY show producers he would keep his privates hidden. The man, known only as Damo, was one of thousands of people who bared all at the Sydney Opera House for a photo shoot by artist Spencer Tunick... More...

Danaher: Common Sense on Nudity
How about if we bring some common sense to the streaking and sex offender registration issue? On one hand we have some who claim that running around without any clothes on is a form of protected "speech," and on the other, current law requires that we brand those incarcerated for participating in the... More...

Where Your Birthday Suit is Your Church Clothes
Dressing up to go to church has long been out of fashion in many denominations. Most Sunday services at church now resemble like casual Fridays at the office. The trend in dressing down will likely continue, but one congregation in Virginia may be taking the “come as you are” ethic just a bit too literally... More...

An Insider's Perspective on Disrobing at the Opera House With Thousands of Strangers
Nudity, after reality television and Karl Stefanovic is the final frontier of human shame. Since childhood we're conditioned to associate nudity with a lack of morals or promiscuity and unless you're a stripper, model, streaker or Taylor Lautner's torso only a handful of people should... More...

Bridlington Singer Shirley's Inspiration Comes Straight From the Nudist Beach!
Bridlington songstress Shirley Higton will be taking to the airwaves to showcase a new song inspired by the nudists on Fraisthorpe Beach. The singer/songwriter has been invited to perform on the Late Show with Shourjo Sarkar at Radio Leeds on Tuesday March 2. The show... More...

Tsunami Cancels Nude Photo Shoot
Leisure activities around New Zealand were disrupted today by a nationwide tsunami alert. The alert was sparked by an 8.8 magnitude earthquake which struck with devastating and deadly force last night. One of the first events affected was a mass nude photo shoot at Wellington's Breaker Bay... More...

Art Model Spends Cold Afternoon Naked in Front of Window!
New York, Feb 28 (ANI): Snowfall failed to tone down the enthusiasm of art model Megan Hanford who posed nude in a window of a West Village art throughout the afternoon. Buzz up! "I'm art," the New York Post quoted the 25-year-old Hanford, as saying. She went on: "This is freedom of speech and... More...

2 Alarm Fire in Paradise Lakes Nudist Colony
Pasco fire officials battled a late night house fire in Paradise Lakes, the nudist colony in Lutz. Officials say the 2-alarm house fire broke out around 11:30p.mm at 1901 Brinson Road. Fire crews report that there were flames showing upon arrival. No injuries were reported and... More...

Body Painting Wisdom From a Local Artist
Georgette Pressler, owner of Devious Body Art in West Palm Beach, uses the human body as her canvas, painting everything from pregnant bellies to Playboy bunnies. As Valentine's Day approaches, she shares some advice about her extraordinarily sensual art... More...

Raw Talent on Wairau Course
Nude golfers will tee off in Marlborough's Wairau Valley this month to raise interest in the naturist cause. Naturist Kay Hannam and partner Brian Williams have already signed up more than 20 naturists from New Zealand and overseas to play in the Nude Golf International at the... More...

Nude Hiker Blasts Scots Justice As He Prepares For Court Date
Naked Rambler Stephen Gough has blasted the justice system as "insane" as he prepares for court again. Gough was warned by a court last month that he could spend the rest of his life behind bars if he fails to put his clothes on while in public. But in letters sent from... More...

Between a Rock and a Nude Place
"America is a Christian nation, and being nude has often been associated with being lewd," Pastor Jeff Bowman told me. He wants to change that attitude. That is why, as we stood facing each other, we were both completely naked. "The point of this spa is to help people... More...

Young, Gifted, Nude
On Feb. 3, a rundown house on Elm Street saw the observance of a social ritual peculiar to New England colleges: the late-night naked party. Lore has it that naked parties have been a Yale tradition since the late 1990s, when the idea was poached from nearby Brown University... More...

It's Time We Confronted Our Ambivalence Over Nudity
We've barely scratched the surface of 2010 and already it's shaping up to be The Year for Very Public Displays of Nudity. There's Foxtel's ''top-rating'' How to Look Good Naked, the runaway success of all-female nudity in the British stage play Trinity... More...

Queen Victoria's Passion For Nudity Goes on Display in New Art Exhibition
A new exhibition is set to challenge the prudish image of Queen Victoria by revealing she had a surprisingly keen interest in the naked body. She is portrayed as a repressed and melancholy widow who spent much of her life clad in black. But a new art exhibition... More...

Nudity at Diamond Fork Canyon, Locals, Police Split on Issues
Utah County Sheriffs says there is no shortage of criminal activity in and around the hot springs in Diamond Fork Canyon in Utah County. Others insist it is a peaceful environment to enjoy the great outdoors. Last October, eight men and women were cited for... More...

Theater Buffs: Actors' Insights Into Onstage Nudity
When "Hair" broke the nudity taboo on Broadway in 1968, it caused a sensation. And when it went on the road, it nearly caused a riot. Church groups picketed the show, and many cities tried to shut it down, sparking legal battles across the country. All this over 20 dimly lit seconds of... More...

Sauvie Island Sunbather
Collins Beach, Sauvie Island, clothing optional — that's all you've got to know on a day like this. Kyle, who didn't want to give his last name, although if you've been coming to this beach anytime in the last 17 years you know who Kyle is, said this is about the first... More...

Ageing Population Sees Decline in Naturists
The annual naturist summer festival was held at Te Marua Lodge in Upper Hutt over the weekend. Just 35 kilometres from the stress of Wellington City, the festival is the only place where people bring the bare necessities. “It’s a level playing field once we’ve all... More...

Russell Brand and Katy Perry's Wedding to be Clothing Optional
Russell Brand has absolutely no secrets to divulge about his upcoming wedding to Katy Perry. Well, maybe he can share a minor detail about the dress code. "We are going to do the wedding naked! All the families will be naked!" Brand joked to... More...

Enjoy Naturism - Clothed or Unclothed
Mid Cantabrians attending Pineglades Naturist Club’s open day next month will not have to remove their clothes. Spokesperson Peter Whalan said some of the club’s more than 200 members were from Ashburton, and it was hoped more from the town would attend the open day on... More...

Trilogy: A Nude Awakening
Odd to end an interview by watching your subject dance around naked on stage. I’d met Jenny Gaiawyn, 30, a humanitarian aid worker, in the dressing room of the Barbican theatre. One minute she’s telling me how she had a “negative body image”... More...

Sydney Opera House to Nude Up
The Sydney Opera House will be transformed into a picture of mass nudity when thousands of Australians bare all on the steps of the landmark in March. Renowned artist Spencer Tunick, famous for photographing masses of naked people in public, says his next... More...

Josh Duhamel Wants to Visit a Nudist Beach
FERGIE‘S husband Josh Duhamel wants to spend his next vacation on a nudist beach. The Transformers star — who was recently accused of cheating on the Black Eyed Peas star with a stripper — says he likes spending his free time naked. “My perfect... More...

Gallery Showcases Nude Art
Brad Carrier dropped his black religious robes and stood naked before a crowd packed into the MAda Shell Gallery on Ashland's plaza on Friday night. "This is what we are," he declared. However a person defines God, Carrier said it's a tragedy and an insult to define any part of creation, including the... More...

Listen Up, NBC: Here's An Idea To Boost Olympics Ratings
Most people think of the 1896 Olympics in Athens simply as the first Olympiad. Some people think of the 1896 Olympics in Athens as a shining beacon of nude recreation. Like? The American Association for Nude Recreation. Obviously. On Friday, the AANR ... More...

What's Wrong With Boobs on Beaches?
Toplessness on beaches. This topic, which has recently been brought to the fore by a piece on Campbell Live, makes me furious. Not because I am opposed to breasts being flaunted in the fresh air but because the Christchurch weather of late is simply not providing anyone... More...

MKG in Hamburg Opens Exhibition of 150 Years of Nude Photography
The representation of the unclothed human body has exuded a great fascination ever since time began. The exhibition Nude Visions invites visitors to embark on a journey through a collection of depictions of the human body spanning 150 years. More than 250 original photos... More...

Doctor Livingston, They Presumed
If you went for a hike in the Wawayanda Mountains above Vernon in the 1950s, you might have encountered a remarkable fellow. Deep in the woods, he’d be sitting in a chair that he’d carried on his back. He’d be reading the Bible, deep in thought. And he’d be stark... More...

Chile Dresses Down For Bicentennial Nudist Festival
All Chileans are invited to strip down for the Naked Bicentennial photo shoots later this month. Inspired by famous nudist photographer Spencer Tunick, Chilean Rene Rojas plans to replicate Tunick’s photographs across several cities in Chile. Rojas — one of the producers of Tunick’s... More...

Have Your Say: Clothes-Optional Sunnyside Beach Waits for Works
Sunnyside beach at Mt Eliza is being maintained but long-awaited improvement works have not been done. Mornington Peninsula Shire Council said last week it regularly monitored the condition of the only clothes-optional beach on the peninsula, its carpark and facilities. ... More...

ACLU Won’t Sue Ashland Over Nudity Ban
An American Civil Liberties Union representative said the civil rights group will not sue Ashland over a citywide nudity ban recently approved by the City Council. Ashland already had a ban on the display of genitals downtown and in parks before the City Council acted on Jan. 5 to ban the display of... More...

Boulder DA Wants State to Ease up on Streakers
If Boulder County District Attorney Stan Garnett gets his way, anyone convicted of streaking in Colorado -- including the unabashed Halloween revelers known for running naked with pumpkins on their heads in Boulder -- no longer will be forced to register as sex offenders. Garnett has proposed... More...

'Naked Rambler' Faces Life in Jail for Nudity
Talk about a bum rap! Stephen Gough, a 50-year-old Brit with a penchant for walking around naked, has been repeatedly busted for his in-the-buff ways, with Scottish officials telling him that he will spend his life in jail if he keeps refusing to get dressed, the Daily... More...

70 Ride Dallas Trains Sans Pants
Organizers of a pantless ride on the Dallas public train system said about 70 people turned out to drop their trousers in the cold and ride the rails. Brian Alguire and Chris Linville, organizers of Sunday's no-pants ride, said the event marked the first time Dallas Area... More...

Nudist Campaign: Stick it to the Airlines With a Naked Vacation
New year, new fees. United Airlines today joined Delta and Continental in raising fees for checked bags, and one tourism group has an interesting take on the issue. The American Association for Nude Recreation sent out a press release commenting on the fee hike – and suggesting that passengers... More...

Nude Cyclists Bear Up Despite Cold Weather
Birthday-suited naturists raised a few eyebrows as they jiggled along the Otago Central Rail Trail at the weekend. About 30 New Zealand Naturist Federation members wearing nothing but helmets cycled sections of the route. Federation spokeswoman Glenne Findon, of Napier... More...

Resort Gives Nudism a Bad Name
Sex romps at a Queensland resort are giving nudists a raw deal, say more serious naturists. The White Cockatoo resort at Mossman in north Queensland hit the headlines last week with reports of poolside sex and partner swapping, and that was from its owners... More...

Nude Cruising May be the Next Big Thing for Florida
"Mom, the people on that ship have no clothes on!" Could this be something you could hear from your four-year old on your next cruise as you dock next to another ship in port? According to Wesh 2 News, nude cruising in Florida may be launching in the near future... More...

Bike Riders Will Get Naked To Save The Bedford Ave. Lane
After a demonstration last weekend drew more police officers than protesters, cycling activists will rally again to show their support for the Bedford Avenue bike lane — but this time they'll do it in less clothing. On Saturday, upwards of 50 nude and... More...

Too Cold for Nude Protest, NYC Bikers Switch Gears
Bicyclists who planned to go topless to protest the removal of a Brooklyn bike lane switched gears Saturday, pinning plastic breasts to their jackets as they rolled into a snowstorm. Dozens of bikers joined a protest called the "Freedom Ride" to oppose the removal of a bike path in... More...

Skinny-Dipper Crackdown
The Utah County Sheriff’s Department sparked uproar among the naturist community after deputies issued lewdness citations against eight skinny dippers at the remote Diamond Fork hot springs near Spanish Fork. At least one of the individuals cited plans to challenge... More...

Have Your Say: Bid to Strip Away Rights at Mt Eliza Nudist Beach
Moves to boot nudists off Mt Eliza’s Sunnyside beach are bogged down in red tape. Mornington Peninsula Shire Council is determined to kick nudists off the beach due to antisocial behaviour, inadequate public facilities and poor access... More...

Bare Essentials
Families who flock to Melbourne's bayside beaches are likely to be the ones browned off, rather than the nude sunbathers who want their own beach closer to the city. As reported in today's Herald Sun, the Nudist Association of Victoria has named Sandringham as.... More...

Semi-Nude Mary and Joseph Spark Outrage in New Zealand
A New Zealand church has sparked outrage by erecting a billboard depicting Mary and Joseph lying semi-nude beneath the sheets. In an unorthodox take on the Christmas tale, the billboard depicts a forlorn Joseph and Mary looking to the sky with a caption... More...

Nude Bathers Frustrated with Poor Public Transport to Victorian Nude Beaches Demand One in Melbourne
He may be known for his adventurous lifestyle but Water Minister Tim Holding says he won’t be endorsing a nudist beach for Melbourne anytime soon. "We are always open to new ideas,” Mr Holding said. "But I have to say I won't be frequenting ... More...

'Intentionally Naked' Fairfax County Man Appealing His Conviction
The Fairfax County man who was arrested for being naked -- in his home -- was found guilty Friday of indecent exposure, but the judge did not fine him or sentence him to jail. Erick Williamson, 29, continued to believe that he had done nothing wrong... More...

Ashland Council Member to Hold Nude Show
City Councilman Eric Navickas and his partner, Amy Godard, will hold a nude show at their downtown gallery in January in response to an attempt to ban nudity in the city. "The Nude" exhibit will feature traditional nude portraits and conceptual art involving... More...

State Spent Over $40,000 to Fight Nudists
San Onofre State officials spent more than $42,000 battling a group of nudists who wanted to keep Trail 6 a clothing-optional beach, California Department of Parks and Recreation documents show. Also, a public records request for all reports and... More...

From Where I Sit: Northern Exposure
They say the best way to handle nerves when public speaking is to imagine your audience naked, but that wasn't much help when I gave a talk at the British Naturism winter bash somewhere in the north of England. Yes, it was indoors and centrally heated; and yes, I did... More...

Amazonia Pet Store Hosting Topless Sale
The Amazonia Tropical Fish and Aquarium store is trying to compete in these tough economic times, so they've decided to have a Topless Sale on Black Friday. According to a press release, the Amazonia will be having a fish happy hour from 7-10pm and topless sale... More...

Charis Wilson Dies at 95; Model, Muse and Last Wife of Photographer Edward Weston
Charis Wilson, the muse, model and last wife of art photographer Edward Weston and the author of several books including "California and the West," which the two co-wrote, has died. She was 95. Wilson, who had been suffering from various... More...

The Naked and the Nude
While the unclothed human figure is one of art’s oldest and most captured subjects, it still manages to attract great attention and ignite fervent debate. The Naked and the Nude brings together dozens of unclothed bodies from Christchurch Art Gallery’s collection, from languid academic...More...

Florida Keys Environmental Activists Pose Nude for a Good Cause
Environmental activists in the Keys have taken off their clothes to raise money for community gardens. When California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said the green movement needed to get sexier, this may not have been what he had in mind... More...

Nude Greek Spring Break
Students who have yet to make spring break plans should not despair because the Tallahassee Bare-Devils nudist park is hosting a "Nude College Greek Athletic Meet" on March 24 near Monticello, Fla. A beach towel, sunscreen and... More...

Nudist Beach Scheme Turned Down
Plans for a naturist area at the beach where back-from-the-dead canoeist John Darwin vanished have been rejected. Members of the Three Rivers Outdoor Club, who already use sand dunes at Seaton Carew for nude bathing, said... More...

Taking It All Off
I might be a closet nudist. The realization began this summer while I was in Montreal covering a story. I was producing a radio story on an all-nude yoga studio in the heart of the old city — much safer than a video, I thought... More...

Nude Photoexhibit Presents our "Natural Selves"
One of the world's most celebrated — and controversial — nude photographers returns to Toronto later this week: Colour Prints by Jock Sturges opens at the Stephen Bulger Gallery on Saturday. This marks the third time... More...

Anyone For Breast Stroke? Our Writer Loses Her Body Hang-ups to Compete in the Naturist Olympics
As I take my place on the starting block, a hush sweeps around the spectators at the side of the swimming pool. A race is about to begin. The Union Jack is emblazoned on my swimming cap and to my left - poised and at the ready ... More...

'Nudes in November': Blue Velvet Studio Opens Diverse Exhibit Devoted to the Human Form
All it took was a bit of exposed flesh to heighten anticipation for next weekend’s LoDa Artwalk. Well, Hello-Da. Downtown visitors who prefer something bold and new over the tried and true should have no complaints when Blue Velvet... More...

Dree Hemingway Is Topless On The Beach
Dree Hemingway, great-granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway and daughter of actress Mariel, gets topless in this month's V magazine, on newsstands now. The 22-year-old ballet dancer turned model... More...

5 Reasons to Bare it All on Your Next Vacation
These are hard times for clothing-optional travelers. Last summer, thanks to two highly-publicized incidents, naked became synonymous with crazy. In one, a passenger stripped during a US Airways flight... More...

Were Clothes On or Off?
IF Tony Gonzalez and his wife October are wearing clothes in the new anti-fur advertisement from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, it must be visible only to them. A day after the American media broke the news of ... More...

A Little Nudism in the Name of Animal Welfare...
Members of the SOB Motorcycle Club have stripped off their leather -- and everything else -- to help Pet Rescue of Maryland. Ken Shapiro, who winkingly calls himself king of the club, sent me a preview of ... More...

East German Nudists Let it All Hang Out, 20 Years On
"It has nothing to do with sex," insisted Udo Schumacher, 64, as he stood, stark naked, on a beautiful but bracing beach in Prerow in what was once communist East Germany. "If you go in and experience how lovely it is to swim... More...

Sub Rosa: Discreet Restaurant With A Nude, Indiscreet Dress Code
Previously, I came across a unique restaurant in Maine that offered people a free lunch in exchange for a nude dip in the lake. While naked restaurants just aren't common outside of nudist colonies, there are a few out there that, like Maine's... More...

Clothing Optional
My freshman year roommate liked to traipse about our Turner House residence hall room without any pants on. While averting my eyes, I would explain to him that he was free to go without trousers when... More...

I Once Turned Down Playboy … Now I Am Posing Naked For a Purpose
A breast cancer survivor who turned down Playboy as a teenager has posed nude to raise awareness of the disease. Pamina Brassey, 49, was photographed after undergoing a mastectomy and reconstructive surgery. The picture... More...

Co-ed Naked Hiking Gets Official
Nudists in Germany are getting pretty pumped about the hiking trail that will be officially designated as a clothing optional trail come next May. Heinz Ludwig, a campsite owner has pushed the trail forward, overcoming adverse reactions to hikers... More...

I Love Being in the Nude, Admits Christina Aguilera
You'd never guess it of a singer whose hit album was called Stripped - but Christina Aguilera loves to get naked. The Dirrty singer is married to Jordan Bratman and has a 20-month-old son, Max Liron. Asked what makes her feel sexy... More...

Photographer to Snap Topless Shots for Cancer Awareness
Since Rebecca Rosin was 9, she has been obsessed with photography. "Since my dad taught me with his manual camera, I haven't been able to put it down," she said. Her love of photography led to her to start her own business... More...

The Century Project At Bamboo Grove
It’s hard to believe that in 2009, the sight of a naked body can still provoke such a spectacular gamut of feelings, from arousal to repulsion. But it can, especially when the bodies in question aren’t the toned and airbrushed ideals we see in... More...

Hilary Swank: I Let Boyfriend’s Son See Me Nude
Hilary Swank isn’t known for doffing her duds on the big screen. But her revelation that she goes nude in real life — in front of her boyfriend’s 6-year-old son — has sparked such a controversy that it threatens to upstage her bid... More...

Surely You Joust: Nude Olympics Return to Baker Beach
No, there won't be a torch-lighting -- someone's short hairs might get singed -- but all the Olympic sports you love are coming to Baker Beach sans those pesky jerseys, leotards, or other articles of apparel. George Davis -- former nudist mayoral... More...

Skinny Dip for Post Appeal
Naturists are making a splash for the Post's £500,000 Maggie's appeal for a cancer care centre. Water Meadows Naturist Swimming Club hopes to raise £1,000 from skinny dipping at the pool in Mansfield. The next swim is... More...

No Shirts, No Shorts ... Lots of Service!
The Body Issue: Nude Volleyball ESPN The Magazine writers crash a nude volleyball tournament. The meal is just plain awkward. On a gray September Friday, we sit in a western Pennsylvania pizzeria, sharing appetizers and... More...

Activists Get Nude for Climate Change
Hundreds of Greenpeace activists have stripped down for a naked protest in a French vineyard. Yearning to illustrate how global warming doesn't only effect rainforests, the demonstrators aimed to alert people on how climate change is also... More...

Tyra Banks: I Always Feel Great in the Nude
Supermodel Tyra Banks has claimed that she always feels good in her own skin, regardless of changes in her weight or body shape. The 35-year-old host of America's Next Top Model recently told talk show presenter Larry King that a few extra pounds... More...

German Plans Country's First Nudist Trail
Nude hikers in Germany have a new place to indulge their hobby. One keen naturist has announced plans for a hiking trail exclusively for those who enjoy walking in the buff. Heinz Ludwig, who owns a campsite and restaurant in the small village... More...

Walmart Photo Policy Spurs Parents' Lawsuits
Walmart's policy on "unsuitable" photos is being blamed by a Peoria couple who say they lost custody of their three daughters after being falsely accused of sexual abuse. Now they are suing the retail chain and the state, saying a mix-up over innocent bath... More...

Sunday Best Birthday Suit
At some churches, you'll fit right in wearing a pair of jeans, and, at others, you'll look out of place without a suit a tie. But, a web site for an alleged church in Tyler is carrying a much less strict dress code. So, what are you supposed to wear to the church... More...

Dancing With the Stars Karina Smirnoff PETA Nude Ad
Dancer Karina Smirnoff, made famous for the aforementioned Dancing With the Stars, is the latest star to lend her name and body to PETA’s cause as she posed nude for a new PETA ad. She joins the ranks of (and this is off the top of my head here)... More...

Flaming Lips Want Nude Cyclists for Portland Video Shoot
As if Portland's bicyclists needed another reason to ride naked, prog-rockers The Flaming Lips have put out a call for a small army of two-wheeled nudists to star in a music video that will be shot near Mount Tabor next week. The shoot is set for Wednesday... More...

Celebrating New Zealand's Nude Art
The nude is the oldest and most controversial subject in art. A new exhibition in Wellington brings together 100 nude paintings, drawings and sculpture and proves that when it comes to being naked, there's still more than meets the eye. In 1958... More...

Foreign Runners to Compete at Sopelana's Naturist Race 09
The 2009 year edition of Sopelana's Nudist Race, or Patxi Ros Trophy, is being held on Saturday September 19th at 12.00 am. The already traditional naturist race of Sopelana will take place on Saturday 19th at 12:00 p.m. on Barinatxe beach... More...

Nothing But a Weed Whacker and a Smile
A Fort Worth man probably won't be standing outside with his weed whacker and nothing else again. A Fort Worth deputy city marshal on bike patrol near Lake Worth spotted the man wearing nothing but shoes doing yard work, according to a report... More...

Naked 91-Year-Old Lake Worth Man Holds Drunken Burglar at Gunpoint Until Deputies Arrive
A burglar early this morning clambered over a backyard fence on a quiet block on the city's west side. He picked the wrong house. He made it maybe a couple of steps before Rettt the dog, a mixture of Rottweiler and Doberman pinscher, charged, tearing... More...

By-law Change Allows Nude Bathing
Naturists who have lost a designated beach in Suffolk because of coastal erosion have been told they can use any other sands in the Waveney area. The sands at Corton in Lowestoft have eroded since the naturist beach was established by Waveney... More...

Bare Necessities
Greenwich couple I know revealed they've been going on what they call "nakations," or nude holidays, for more than 30 years, I've been trying to envision what it would be like to go on one of their travel excursions. Let me take a second here to say that... More...

Fashion World Unexpectedy Rocked by Beautiful, Nearly-Nude Model
I am THRILLED at the news of Glamour magazine’s photo of model Lizzi Miller nearly nude in their latest issue. Why? Because this gorgeous 20-year-old, 5’11”, 180-pound blonde beauty has a belly. It’s enough of a belly to hide the top of the little panties... More...

Wife Shies From Nude Lifestyle
Dear Abby: My husband, "Adam," and I bought a lovely, secluded home in the country. We have no children, and our nearest neighbor is a half-mile away. Now it seems like my husband plans to spend the rest of his life in the nude. He loves it and often tells... More...

Posh Southwold Beach Could Go Nudist Under New Plans
Shocked locals in one of Britain's poshest seaside town have vowed to fight plans for a nudist beach. Residents and traders believe that if a search for a new spot for naked bathers on the Suffolk coast selects fashionable Southwold it could spell the end of... More...

Nude Plinth Man Sparks Complaint
A complaint has been lodged after a man stood naked on a Trafalgar Square plinth as part of the ongoing One and Other art installation. Justin Holwell stripped and posed naked on the fourth plinth during his one-hour slot from 1400 BST on... More...

Naked Bike Riders Invade Philly
Hundreds of naked bicyclists have taken a four-mile cruise through Philadelphia. Slideshows: Philly Naked Bike Ride | Celeb Nude Protests Organizers of the Philly Naked Bike Ride say Sunday's event was intended to bring attention to bicyclists and raise... More...

The Science of Going Topless
One warm, sunny day this summer, Meghan Pleticha conducted a one-woman experiment in a New York public park. Under New York law, women are allowed to go topless, so long as they do not do so in a way that is lewd or intended to cause annoyance... More...

Naturist Tour Firm Seeks Funding
Travelzest, which owns the UK's biggest naturist tour operator, has had its shares suspended as it seeks funding to pay off its debts. The company was planning to sell shares worth £5.7m to investors to meet the costs of its debt and of closing its Holiday Express business... More...

Basic Nudists' Vocabulary
Nudism seems to be a topic that generates a wide range of emotions and reactions - curiosity, anger, glee, outrage. I hope, through my articles, to shed a little light on this somewhat poorly covered (excuse the pun) subject and to answer questions that others may have about what... More...

Silt Resident Would Prefer Sculpture if There Were No Butts About it
A newly unveiled art piece in the Silt roundabout is proving to be the butt of controversy for the town. And in hindsight, the town board should have seen it coming. However, it seems they chose to turn the other cheek. The backside in question... More...

Great Deals for 2010 Nudist Resort Vacations
As a new writer for this column dedicated to the interests of nudists, I feel that it’s important to tell you a little about myself and my beliefs about nudism. While I, personally, do not patronize resorts or campgrounds that condone promiscuity or public... More...

The 3-Minute Interview: Galen Burke
Galen Burke has worked as a nude model in University art classes for two years. Burke recently graduated from the University with a Bachelor of Science degree and is pursuing a career in photography. How did you get in to nude modeling? My mother is a ... More...

Nudist Group Fighting to Get Its Kit Off
A nudist group is poised to take legal action against El Ejido council after it banned baring all on its beaches. Naturist associaiton, La Asociación de Naturistas-Nudistas de Andalucía (ANNA) believes that the position taken by El Ejido council is “illegal”... More...

Harriet Harman Eyes Up Naturists’ Claim for Equality Protection
Harriet Harman is set to embrace yet another minority group who claim to be victims of discrimination – naturists. The Government Equalities Office, which is overseen by Labour’s deputy leader, is promoting claims that devotees of skinny dipping and nudist... More...

Sunny Rest Resort - A Nudist Experience in the Philly Area
The disappointing thing about nudist resorts north of the Mason-Dixon is that most of them close down (or may as well) around the middle of September. Before you write to tell me that I’m all wrong, I’ll concede that there are SOME northern resorts... More...

Naked Ramblers Cause a Stir on the Sussex Downs
Unsuspecting dog walkers and horseriders encountered the group of 28 nude walkers on the South Downs Way above the Sussex village of South Harting. Sheila Torrens, who was out with her six-month old border collie, Barney, said: “The chap in the lead said... More...

Skinny Dip '09 Numbers Announced
Long before Chevy Chase and Christie Brinkley took off their clothes and plunged into the hotel pool in National Lampoon's Vacation (1983), people have been skinny dipping world-wide and lovin' it! The AANR (American Association for Nude... More...

National Go Topless Protest Day
Sunday, August 23, 2009 is "National Go Topless Protest Day." According to GoTopless.org, "topless women will rally in great numbers across the USA to protest this gross inequality in the law and will demand that they be granted the fundamental... More...

Ashland's Best Bet: Back Off a Nudity Ban
What do the naked people wandering Ashland reveal — besides the obvious, of course? That there's good reason Oregon law allows nudity as long as it's not sexual. First Ashland decided it would ban nudity — described as the display of genitals... More...

Most NYC Subway Riders Unfazed by Nude Photo Shoot
A New York City photographer gives himself 30 seconds to take 10 shots of nude models on the subway. Fearing arrest, Zach Hyman also keeps bail money handy, takes along a lookout for police and keeps his lawyer on speed dial. He also takes nude photos in... More...

Two Florida Nudist Resorts No Longer AANR Members
A couple of weeks ago, a reader challenged my assertion that resorts endorsed by the American Association for Nude Recreation supported only family-friendly resorts and held those resorts to high standards of behavior. Her specific point was in regard to a resort... More...

Summer Nudity is Becoming Natural in Finland
When most people think of nudist colonies, Finland rarely comes to mind. But the sauna-loving Finns are beginning to embrace the idea of going au natural for a brief period at the height of summer. Juha Jonsson is one such naturist, as they call... More...

Naked Sports Booming in the Sizzling Summer Heat!
t's better naked: A nude couple enjoy a walk without their clothes around Grillensee near Leipzig. In hot weather thousands of nudists gather in the area. Those fancying a bit more a of workout can enjoy naked climbing like this man near Dresden in Saxony... More...

Alicia Silverstone Loves to Garden in the Nude
American actress Alicia Silverstone has revealed that she loves to tend her garden in the nude. Buzz up! Silverstone, 32, revealed to Health magazine that her affinity for getting naked probably started when she was doing her garden... More...

Nordic Naturism Requires a Thick Skin
A cold climate does not inspire nudity, although an interest does exist in Finland, too. Juha Jonsson, who has just begun his summer holiday, intends to spend the next three weeks wearing as little as possible, or preferably without a single... More...

Metro-Detroit's Nearest Nudist Experience: Whispering Oaks
Whispering Oaks Nudist Resort is, quite possibly, southeastern Michigan’s best kept secret. The resort is located just north of Oxford, Michigan, about an hour’s drive north of the city of Detroit via I-75. It isn’t difficult to find but, as is the case with many nudist resorts, you won’t just... More...

Anatomically correct sculptures irk a few, offer lessons for others
County code enforcement officers are a little stumped. Sure, they can deal with the calls about overgrown grass or clunkers in a yard. But naked statues? The set of three larger-than-life bronze sculptures at the entrance to Addison Plaza... More...

New Nude Order
Ban on clothing-optional beaches marks decline of Western civilization. The cultural advancement of any civilization can be gauged by the comfortableness of its citizens in their own skin. Thanks to a recent state appellate court decision upholding a ban... More...

In France, a New Generation of Women Says Non to Nude Sunbathing
For decades, the French have relished any opportunity to mock Americans for their supposed childish Yankee puritanism when it comes to matters of sex. These days, though, France is experiencing its own blush of youthful prudishness as an entire generation... More...

Watch Out For the New Age of Nudism
So would you call yourself a nudist? No? All right then, I’ll rephrase the question. Have you ever been skinny-dipping, sunbathed naked, hung out in a nude spa in Scandiland or stripped off at a festival “for fun”? If the answer is yes to any of the above... More...

Battle Over Topless Beaches in Australia Coming to Chicago's North Avenue Beach
An organization fighting to keep women’s rights to go topless on Australia’s beaches is bringing its argument to Chicago’s North Avenue Beach with a Go Topless Day Sunday, August 23. GoTopless.org is organizing the event, scheduled to begin... More...

Brighton's Famous First Nudist Dies
Brighton's first official nudist has died at the age of 89. Arthur Albrow became the first person to bare all when the city’s nudist beach opened in 1980. Mr Albrow, of Wilson Avenue, Whitehawk, was a plumber by trade and worked on major developments in the city including... More...

Naked Cyclists Spread Message and Fun
What can be more harmless and liberating than a bunch of naked people on bikes with an environmental message? I'm fairly sure my friends don't think I'm crazy. But after a recent escapade, some may at least wonder how an introverted character they thought they... More...

The Joy of Nude Musicals
There's nothing like winning a part in Naked Boys Singing! to get you down the gym. It's odd to perform in the buff – and must be pretty bizarre for the people watching us. When my agent called on April Fools' Day to ask if I'd like to audition for a nude... More...

Nudist Sparks Heli of a Rescue
A nudist's pile of abandoned beach clothes sparked a full scale emergency alert after rescuers feared she'd drowned. Worried tourists spotted the garments and called in the emergency services who scrambled a helicopter and sent... More...

A Fight for the Right to Bare Boobs
Women's bikinis will be half-off in Chicago next month. And we're not talking about sales. In January, U.S.-based GoTopless.org organized a topless protest at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. Up until recently, nudity was illegal except... More...

Nudists Set Guinness World Record For Largest Simultaneous Skinny Dip
Forget the bathing suit, this swim was all about the birthday suit. The Guinness World Record created a category for the “largest number of people skinny dipping at once,” and the American Association for Nude Recreation set up simultaneous... More...

Day Tripping 101: Essentials For a Successful Nakation
As you may have read in other articles, "nakationing" is naked vacationing. It is becoming more popular as the nudist industry grows and manufacturers, service providers, and travel professionals set their sights on nudists' dollars... More...

Cannes Bans Nudists After Yacht Club Complains
Authorities in Cannes have banned naturists from a public beach after the southern French town's yacht club complained the naked bathers had begun to get out of hand. Naturists have been tolerated for years on Palm Beach, which lies... More...

National Nude Day: Loving Your Body
July 14th is National Nude Day, where nudists around the world rejoice. For those of us non-nudists, it can be hard to imagine living in a nudist colony, running in a nudist race, going to a nudist beach or vacationing in a nudist resort... More...

Raucous Key West Lacks Nude Beach But Might Get One
The come-as-you-are island city of Key West features a nude rooftop bar, guest houses with clothing-optional pools and the 10-day, world-famous debauchery known as Fantasy Fest, where body paint passes as clothing. On the island's... More...

Beachgoers Aren't Giving Up on Nudity
Filled with surfers, volleyball players and sunbathers, Trail 6 looks just like any other Southern California beach – only with a lot fewer bathing suits. And despite several signs warning that nudity is prohibited, more than 150 beachgoers... More...

Off The Press
Question: What do you wear when you go to officially count naked people who are trying to set a world record? Answer: It really doesn’t matter what you wear when everyone else is naked. That’s one thing I discovered last weekend... More...

It's a Nude -- Nude Summer
A successful playwright once said that an order to get people to come to the theater, you need to provide the audience with comedy, music or nudity. Well this is America, damnit, and thanks to The Great American Nudie Spectacular... More...

Nude Recreation Camp: No Jacket Required
At Avatan Nude Recreation Camp in rural East Bethel, everybody knows your name -- and a lot more. As the Twin Cities' largest nude recreation camp prepared last week to take part in a cross-continent world-record attempt that barely... More...

Bummer Summer for San Onofre's Nude Sunbathers
As last summer was winding down, the Naturist Action Committee scored a legal victory in their fight to retain the right for nude sunbathers to go au natural on San Onofre State Beach's traditionally clothing-optional Trail 6 strand... More...

Nude Victoria Beckham Sends Dubai Tourist to Jail
Remember folks: nudity of any kind, including t-shirts depicting near-nudity by a famous designer, is illegal in Dubai. Last week, Lebanese tourist Raffi Nernekian was visiting the emirate and went for a little stroll down the street sporting the Victoria Beckham... More...

Clothing Optional Run is Today
Susan Lembcke needed some coaxing before she agreed to strip and wade into the water at a resort in New Hampshire. “I said, ‘Maybe if I had a float,’” Lembcke said. “And then (she snaps her fingers) the float was there.” Her husband, Bill Perreault, provided the float.... More...

Swiss Aerial Tram Company Touts Naked Attractions
An aerial tramway company in eastern Switzerland is advertising its Alpine rides with a new scenic attraction: there's a chance you might see a naked hiker. Toggenburger Bergbahnen AG says that, apart from the usual breathtaking panorama and mountain wildlife, tourists might catch sight of... More...

Red Centre Nudist Resort Bare
Nudists have been too shy to book any retreats to a remote homestead in Central Australia. The historic Ambalindum homestead, 130km east of Alice Springs, was mooted as a possible site for naturists to book retreats, reports the Northern Territory News. But after being... More...

Warsaw Offers Fig Leaf to Nudists
The capital city has decided not to legalize nudity on a Warsaw beach on the Vistula River, in an eastern suburb. The Miedzeszyn beach is known as a naturist heaven, providing those who enjoy naked sunbathing the opportunity to escape the city’s heat and catch some rays... More...

Going Nude the New 'Green'
Going nude, called naturism, has long been associated with a back-to-nature lifestyle. It's not surprising then that bopping around the buff is being promoted as a "green" lifestyle. Nakedness cuts waste and pollution in numerous ways... More...

Air New Zealand Crew Goes Nude for Ad
A new Air New Zealand marketing campaign has their flight crew and staff showing that they have nothing to hide. In a TV ad , flight attendants, pilots and crew members are shown with nothing more than body paint that mimics their uniforms. Passengers are shown... More...

Swedish City Votes to Let Women Go Topless
The sports and recreation committee in Malmo, Sweden, has voted to allow women to go topless in the city's swimming pools. The board struck down a motion that stated: "Women with two-piece swimsuits ought to wear a top piece," after controversy... More...

Lacto-intolerant
Is subtle discrimination against breast-feeding mothers enough to pass federal legislation? Lawmakers may soon decide. Societal norms help govern cultural behavior. There are some behaviors—even natural bodily functions—that are deemed rude, gross or... More...

Shocking: Nude Event NOT Taking Place in San Francisco
This Summer the American Association for Nude Recreation (Yes, there is one, and no, that link is so not safe for work -- but if pictures of naked people riding novelty bikes is your jam, click away. ) will be coordinating something called the World's Largest... More...

Future Perfect
But my daughters don’t know that. They can’t imagine me any other way -- this soft, paunchy creature they have come to refer to as “Mom.” I tell them to take a good look, that someday they are likely to look much like I do now. They laugh. Preposterous! I grew up in a household where everyone’s jiggly bits... More...

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...

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
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...

Nude Group Comes of Age
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...

Grim and Bare It
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...