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