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Nudity netc probation
A Hanover Township, Northampton County, man who was naked in his back yard will spend six months on probation. Mark David Schwartz, 32, of 2380 Jacksonville Road pleaded guilty Thursday to disorderly conduct. Indecent exposure, public drunkenness and open lewdness charges were dropped before Northampton County Judge Leonard Zito.More...City Cancels Nude Swim Party
ESCONDIDO, Calif. -- A monthly nudist swimming party held at an Escondido pool was canceled after a Christian activist complained to city and police officials. Naturally California, a San Diego nudist club, has held the private swimming parties for its members for five years at the Iceoplex facility. City Councilwoman Marie Waldron asked the police chief and the city attorney to investigate Wednesday after receiving e-mails from several people, including Mission Valley Christian Fellowship member James Hartline. More...Nude Portrait of Model Kate Moss Fetches $7.3 Million
A nude portrait of pregnant supermodel Kate Moss by one of Britain's most renowned artists, Lucian Freud, sold for 3.93 million pounds ($7.32 million) at a London auction on Wednesday. Auction house Christie's said an anonymous telephone bidder bought the near-lifesize painting, "Naked Portrait 2002," which had been estimated to fetch up to 3.5 million pounds. More...
Prosecutor gets naked -- and arrested
KEY WEST, Fla. -- A prosecutor who may have had a little too much to drink thought it would be funny to run naked across a parking lot and hop into a friend's car. It was funny, until he jumped into the wrong car. Albert Tasker, who works for the Monroe County State Attorney's Office, apparently got in the back seat of a car occupied by a woman waiting for her boyfriend. More...Hong Kong says 'no way' to nudists
Hong Kong: Nudists have been frozen out in their plans to set up a naturist colony on a desert island off Hong Kong. A 440-member nudist association wanted to set up Hong Kong's first nudist colony on Kau Tung Wan, an island off the eastern coast of the rural New Territories. However, villagers living near the island opposed the plan. Nudist group chairman Simon Cheung said his group would continue efforts to find somewhere to set up a colony. More...Game maker sues over nude volleyball
Game publisher Tecmo announced Wednesday that it has sued users of an Internet message board that distributes hacks for its games, including several that remove the bikinis from players in a popular volleyball game. The lawsuit, filed in a federal court in Chicago, accuses Web site administrators Mike Greiling of Eden Prairie, Minn., Will Glynn of Davie, Fla., and others of knowingly infringing on Tecmo's proprietary software for the games, which run on Microsoft's Xbox console. More...New Zealand Man Arrives Naked to Court
An environmental protester facing indecent exposure charges arrived at Auckland's District Court naked but dressed before he entered the courtroom Thursday. Computer technician Simon Oosterman, 24, was charged during the Auckland Naked Bike Ride last Sunday, an event he organized to protest society's dependence on the car. When Oosterman was stopped by police during the naked bike ride, other protest riders covered the lower parts of their bodies to avoid arrest. More...Right to nurse in public pursued
A bill that would protect a woman's right to breast-feed in public places is advancing in the Kansas Legislature. Amy Swan didn't intend to start a political movement. She just wanted to feed her baby. In the nursery of a Lawrence health club after a workout in November 2003, Swan sat on a couch and breast-fed her 9-month-old daughter. As she got up to leave, a male employee stopped her. More...Naked cyclists treat motorists to "21-bum" salute
Police ordered naked cyclists to get their gear back on in Auckland yesterday, after arresting their leader for alleged indecent exposure. Even so, motorists were treated to a "21-bum" salute, equating to the number of scantily-clad but helmeted cyclists who rode from Symonds St to Karangahape Rd to protest against the world's dependency on oil-fuelled transport. More...
Bar Wins Right To Hold 'Naked Karaoke Night'
It takes a little nerve to sing at a karaoke club, but it takes a lot of nerve to do it in the nude. Connecticut bar owner says he has 120 people signed up to participate in a "Naked Karaoke" event Saturday night. The idea began as a joke. The owner of the Berlin Station Cafe said he wasn't serious when he advertised the event a year ago. More...Bare facts for nudists
A cover-up policy by a South Island leisure park has nudists hot under the collar. One of only two public clothes-optional parks in the country, Mapua Leisure Park near Nelson, has decided this will be the last time naturists can be nude on the beach all of summer. Park manager June Dunn says the dress-optional policy will now be available at the Park only in February and March. More...Environmentalists protest in the nude
Environmental activists launched a rare nude protest in Taiwan on Tuesday against what they say is the government's failure to abide by the terms of the Kyoto treaty. Six members of the Taiwan Environmental Protection Alliance stripped off outside the cabinet office here, chanting "Save our environment!" and "Protect the earth!" along with about a dozen fellow protesters. More...Artist Sentenced For Violating 'Private Parts' Rule
A Roseville artist learned in court Thursday his fate for a painting a mural that contained nudity. Edward "Gonzo" Stross (pictured, left) was sentenced to pay a $500 fine and spend 30 days in jail. Stross painted a mural on the side of his studio at Utica and Gratiot that shows God reaching out with his hand, surrounded by cherubs and a naked woman that represents the biblical Eve, according to a report from The Macomb Daily. More...
NYC's clothing-optional restaurant
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The diners arrived at a nice Manhattan restaurant on a cold February night and stripped off coats, hats, gloves and scarves. They didn't stop there. Skirts, shirts, pants, underwear and stockings all ended up stashed in plastic bags by the bar as the patrons got naked for the monthly "Clothing Optional Dinner." "It's exciting to be in a restaurant nude," said George Keyes, 65, a retired junior high school English teacher. More...America is turning into one big nudist colony
More women are taking off their clothes in public these days. Everyone remembers Janet Jackson and her "wardrobe malfunction" at the Super Bowl halftime show. Forty million people saw her bare her breast. Almost every night, Howard Stern gets smiling women to strip for his national TV program. Even college girls are undressing for pornographers who pay them a few dollars. They say they get a good deal when they show skin for money to pay for books and tuition. More...Tecmo sees red over nude volleyball
Game maker Tecmo, is, apparently, livid that a couple of hackers have released a patch for its volleyball game which enables you to make the players play in the nude. The outfit has filed a lawsuit in federal court in Chicago accusing Mike Greiling, Will Glynn and others of infringing on Tecmo's proprietary software. The patch for the Microsoft's Xbox console removes the bikini tops of the already scantily clad players in Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball. More...Learning About Islam
FRANKLINTON n "Many of us fear what we don't know," Imam Jehad Mahmoud said yesterday to members and guests of the Franklinton Rotary Club. Mahmoud, who serves as president of the Islamic Center of Baton Rouge, spoke to the Rotarians yesterday to provide a brief lesson on the foundations of the Islamic faith n and in hopes of putting common myths and misconceptions of the faith to rest. More...Legislator Files Bill To Ban Youth Nudist Camps In Texas
Rep. Bryan Hughes, a Republican from Mineola, has filed a bill that would outlaw nudist youth camps in Texas. No such camps currently exist in Texas, Hughes said, but a constituent who read a 2003 New York Times article in which a nudist group said it planned to start one here in 2005 asked him to make a pre-emptive strike to prevent that from happening. More...
Cate gets a dressing down
State Government MP Cate Molloy has been given a dressing-down over her new push for nudist beaches in Queensland. She has been accused of being more interested in nude bathing than her Noosa electorate. The self-avowed skinny-dipper has reignited the nudist debate after writing to Premier Peter Beattie, calling on him to consider clothing-optional beaches. More...
Taking it off for charity is old hat
Seminude calendars with, shall we say, the very imperfect bodies of everyday folks are being used in fundraisers everywhere. One day your neighbor, your dentist, your city commissioner is wearing khakis and a button-down shirt. The next, his bare hairy chest and flabby muscles are highlights in a charity calendar. More...Why do bare breasts on the beach make some people's flesh crawl?
Dave, a good friend of mine, was on a topless beach in Spain last summer with his wife and Martha, his 78-year-old mom who decided that she too would join in the healthy fun. "No," said a horrified Dave. "Yes," insisted Martha, rolling down her venerable one-piece. More...Sunshine might stop skin cancers
Sunshine might stop certain cancers from growing, including skin cancers, according to two new studies. One found it helped beat the deadly skin cancer malignant melanoma. The other found the sun helped with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. More...
Keating's video hijacked by naked women
RONAN KEATING was forced to abandon a recent filming session for his latest single - after a group of naked ladies crowded around the Irish pop hunk and refused to leave. The ex-BOYZONE star was recording the demo for his new song I HOPE YOU DANCE in the Thai resort of Phuket. More...
Underwear Police? Virginians May Be Fined For Low-Cut Pants
A Norfolk, Va., legislator says the droopy-drawers bill may be his legacy. The Virginia House of Delegates has tentatively approved a bill to crack down on people who wear low-riding pants. Freshman Norfolk Delegate Algie Howell Jr. introduced the bill at the urging of constituents who are offended by the exposed underwear. Howell said, "That's why they're called undergarments. They're supposed to be worn under something else." More...Topless Sunbathing in California?
"A bill encouraging women and girls to go topless at California beaches and parks could be introduced this week in the California Legislature," a conservative group is warning. The Campaign for Children and Families is lobbying against the "drop your top" proposal -- even before the legislation is introduced. More...Carrico takes on nudists
True to his pledge last year, 5th District Del. Bill Carrico, R-Fries, has introduced a bill in the General Assembly that would ban juveniles from nudist camps. He said last year that he never expected nude recreation to become one of his core issues, but he took some heat when his was the sole vote in the House of Delegates against a bill that would ban juveniles from nudist camps unless accompanied by a parent, grandparent or guardian. More...Uncovering the naked truth
Performer, writer and gay rights activist Tim Miller was at ease while sitting in his hotel room chair drinking hot tea and discussing what haunts him day and night. "Me having to go into exile from my country with my partner because America is the only Western country that does not allow their partner to sponsor citizenship hurts me and shocks me," Miller said. More...
You Can Always Trust a Naked Carpenter
All this fine artist and master craftsman was doing was trying to keep cool in the blistering heat of an Arizona Summer. His sense of humor in response to an embarrassing situation has endeared him even more to his patrons and spawned a new metaphor for life. More...Rural Florida community fights to preserve lifestyle
There are no identical tract houses, no golf courses, chain restaurants or other hallmarks of suburban southern Florida. Even the name, from a Seminole word meaning Turtle Creek, stands out from its more conventional neighbors, Royal Palm Beach and Wellington. More...Police Going Nude to Bust Prostitution Spas
Some suspects in prostitution investigations are confronting naked justice. A prosecutor says police are now allowed to undress in an effort to persuade suspected prostitutes to negotiate sex acts. During a four-month sting operation that ended with 56 arrests in November, some undercover vice officers dropped their covers altogether. More...Muslim group targets poster nudity
Billboard adverts featuring partial nudity are being defaced by Muslim activists who are offended by displays of flesh. The advertising watchdog has confirmed that increasing numbers of posters are being torn down or painted over in predominantly Islamic areas. More...Walkers go nude for ship trust
Brixham Coastguard cliff rescue teams took part in a sponsored Coastwalk event around the UK's shores to raise £25,000 for a disabled sailing charity. To mark their commitment to the cause, several even stripped off to caps and boots when they trekked across the nation's official naturist beaches. More...Halftime stars won’t be half-naked this year
Go Eagles! And, the halftime show? Well, nothing can top last year’s debacle. You remember, I’m sure. Nipplegate? My mind, always adjacent to the gutter, can think of a few things that would top Nipplegate. And yes, some of them do include Justin Timberlake. But even with the imminent departure of FCC Chairman Michael "Darth Vader" Powell, I don’t think there’ll be much hot flashing pop star action at halftime this year. More...Filming nude scene is 'cool' for Keira Knightley!
Keira Knightley appears in her first nude scene opposite Adrien Brody in new movie 'The Jacket'. The petite beauty arranged with director John Maybury to make sure that minimum crew was present on the set during the filming of her first nude scene. More...PBS cuts nude scene from HBO film
In yet another example of network skittishness in the wake of Janet Jackson's Super Bowl flashing, PBS says it will alter a movie scene to avoid showing the front of a nude woman being scrubbed down after a fictional chemical attack. Extra footage in the movie "Dirty War" will be used that depicts the woman from a more discreet angle, PBS senior programming executive Jacoba Atlas said on Saturday. More...FCC denies 36 indecency complaints
Federal regulators on Monday denied 36 complaints of broadcast indecency in connection with popular TV shows like "Friends," "The Simpsons," and "Gilmore Girls." The complaints to the Federal Communications Commission were all filed by the Parents Television Council, a conservative watchdog group which frequently complains about sex and violence on television. More...Breastfeeding and the law
Basically breastfeeding in public IS legal in the United States, though sometimes people simply don't know it and therefore might complain about it. This means you can nurse your baby anywhere that you are allowed to be with the baby. About 20 states have additionally passed a law that explicitly states that fact. More...
Athens chief fumes at US lewdness claims
A clutch of complaints by U.S. viewers that the Athens Olympics opening ceremony featured lewd nudity has incensed the Games chief, who warned American regulators to back off from policing ancient Greek culture. More...
Hong Kong nudists want their own colony
Nudists in Hong Kong are asking for permission to take over a deserted outlying island to open the territory's first naturist colony, a news report said on Tuesday. More...FCC fears force Fox to pixelate cartoon nudity
Fox says it covered up the naked rear end of a cartoon character recently because of nervousness over what the Federal Communications Commission will find objectionable. The latest example of TV network self-censorship because of FCC concerns came a few weeks ago during a rerun of a "Family Guy" cartoon.More...Man donates money to city for naked statue
An art lover left his hometown about $1 million to buy a new fountain, but with a stipulation. The late Stu Smailes made clear the work must include the figure of at least one life-size naked man. Smailes, a retired computer analyst, died in 2002 at the age of 69. More...B.C. protesters get naked over fur coats
British Columbians experienced unusual sub-zero temperatures on Saturday, but that didn't stop protesters from stripping down to the buff. Three women and four men braved -5C weather to protest against Sears selling fur-trimmed coats.More...After Months Of Complaints, Naked Jogger Arrested
Officers in West Memphis have been getting reports for months about a man jogging in the buff. They finally arrested the guy Tuesday night, after subduing him with a Taser gun. Assistant chief Mike Allen said Fate Patterson was naked when he ran past a police car. Allen added that Patterson refused to obey an order from officers to stop. That's when he was given a jolt with the Taser gun. More...Nudists bare their arts
LEAVE your clothes at home - that's the directive for Australia's first Nude Performing Arts Festival. Next weekend's event at Elephant Rock, near Brisbane, is a brainchild of the Australian Nudist Federation. More...ACLU Says Texas Police Violated Art Gallery Owner’s Freedom of Expression
The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas today announced that it has filed a lawsuit against the city of Pilot Point and its police department, charging that police officers violated an art gallery owner’s freedom of expression by coercing him to remove a mural depicting the biblical story of Eve. More...Parents are bringing the kids to Burning Man
That's more than 600 kids, a number organizers say has increased steadily every year since the festival moved 120 miles north of Reno in 1990 after four years at San Francisco's Baker Beach. Kidsville, a camp devoted to families, grew from eight families seven years ago to more than 50 families with 100 children last year. More...
Police Forced Artist to Cover Classical Image of Eve
Because Eve’s breasts were bare in the mural, the Pilot Point Police Department repeatedly threatened, in writing, to prosecute Miller under a criminal statute aimed at those who would victimize children. More...
Monolitten vandalized
Police are investigating the incident but have few clues. Instead of the usual signature at the scene of a conventional tagging the Monolith figures appear to be simply painted black. A crew from a maintenance company removed the black paint on Tuesday and the Vigeland Museum is still not sure how much the incident will cost them. More...
Europe laid bare
There was my school penfriend Dominique, lying on a beach towel next to me as we talked in cobbled together sentences of French and English. Years had passed since our letters stopped, but this was quite literally our first meeting in the flesh. My thoughts flicked on and off like a neon sign - was this bizarre? Both of us were stark naked. More...
All-nude, all-music, all the time
Sydney - Organisers of Australia's first nudist music festival are promising to turn away single people and eject those who start dancing. More...Page 17
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