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Beach User Groups

The BN Eastney Naturist Beach Liaison Group

The website for the user group set up following the success of saving the beach for naturists in 2006

Clubs

BN Caravan and Camping

The new BN Caravan and Camping website.

Miscellaneous

Green Sauce

'Sex and the eco-warrior - we're all at it. Sexy green films - not for the easily shocked or those under 18.' Actually, some of the films use non-sexual nudity, e.g. Elements.

Kent and South East Region

Website specific for BN's Kent and South East Region, giving news of events, beaches etc.

Motorcycle Nudes

The site for British bikers who dare to be bare

Naturist Webcast

The White Rabbit, a new talk show, decided on naturism as the subject for their first webcast on Thursday 30th March 2006. Commercial Manager, Andrew Welch, was the main guest.

Road Traffic Reports

Traffic & Road information

Songs For Nudists

We have just released a CD call Songs For Nudists we are a Australian band base in Queensland. It is a CD of 11 songs about being a nudist etc and is to help promote the nudist/Naturist lifestyle.

Steve's Nudesletter

A personal website with discussion points and regularly updated items from the press and TV

Naturist Information Websites

Greek Naturist Site

Information on naturism in Greece.

NatCorn

Naturist information for Cornwall

Naturist Holiday Guide

Personal recommendations and experiences of a British naturist couple

New Website for Cornwall

A new website to promote responsible naturism in Cornwall.

Nudist beaches in the Netherlands

Website showing nudist beaches in the Netherlands, with photographs and maps.

NUFF

An excellent resource for all sorts of naturist information

Young Naturist Association International (YNAI)

'An effort to encourage worldwide youth naturism. Why? Because frankly nudism/naturism must be encouraged for fear it will die out. We at YNAI will work to keep nude beaches open. In fact any area that attracts nude recreation should be defended by organized nudist groups. . . .'

Nudes in the News

[33519.1] Nudist group stripped of service claims PayPal exposes ignorance

24/03/2008: The Canadian Press (Vancouver) - '…The federation [of Canadian Naturists], which publishes the magazine Going Natural, says after four years of processing subscription payments for the magazine, PayPal has abruptly cancelled its service. According to the federation, PayPal has ruled Going Natural sells sexually oriented goods or services involving minors or services which facilitate meetings for sexually oriented activities.…'

[33522.1] Members eliminate the consequences of Kyrill

21/03/2008: Mindener Tagesblatt (Germany) - 'The past year did not begin well for the nudist friends of the Familien-Sportbund Minden. Hurricane Kyrill devastated the sports, leisure and nudist area and caused more than 50000 euros' worth of damage.…' (German, translated by Google)

[33528.1] The Harlequin was naked

15/03/2008: El País (Madrid, Spain) - 'Go to the theatre as you would go to the (nudist) beach. Arrive, undress, spread the towel on the chair and voilà!, to enjoy the performance. Thus dozens of nudists filled the Harlequin [Theatre].…' (Spanish, translated by Google)

[33528.2] Naked Britons Ski in Bulgaria's Borovets Winter Resort

15/03/2008: Novini.bg/news.bg (Bulgaria) - 'UK citizens from a British ski club had ski naked on a ski run in Borovets mountain resort in Bulgaria.…'

[33528.3] Our Naturist Lifestyle

15/03/2008: OpEdNews (Pennsylvania, USA) - 'Imagine, after an exhausting week of the daily facade everyone puts on every morning before we step out our doors, the ability to go to a place where none of that defines the person you are. Where you are not judged by the car you drive, the type of job that you have, or the clothes on your back.…'

[33528.4] Madrid audience take off their clothes

15/03/2008: Typically Spanish (Spain) - '…The audience got into the spirit of a piece of theatre in Madrid on Friday night. The show was called ‘Naked Boys Singing', and it was not long before the audience was as naked as those on stage.…'

[33531.1] Naked casting at the opera?

12/03/2008: MDR (Saxony, Germany) - 'At the Erfurt Opera rehearsals are currently running for Giuseppe Verdi's "A Masked Ball". The production by Johann Kresnik will have its première on 12 April. The Austrian director is famous for his passionate, intense performances. And part of that for him are always some naked performers.…' (German, translated by Google)

[33531.2] The Harlequin Theatre will invite more than 150 nudists go to a special musical

12/03/2008: Hispanidad (Spain) - 'Madrid - The Harlequin Theatre next Friday will invite to a special performance of the musical 'Singing naked! more than 150 people belonging to various naturist associations.…' (Spanish, translated by Google)

[33532.1] Nude bathing dispute continues in court

11/03/2008: The Copenhagen Post – 'A couple in the wealthy district of Skodsborg north of Copenhagen has issued a summons to the city of Rudersdal to forbid nude bathing on the beach in front of their house. The city council denied the request and the couple has now taken the case to court.…'

[33533.1] The Italian Naturist Federation & Grillini mayor of Rome

10/03/2008: IMGpress (Messina, Italy) - 'The FENAIT welcomes the candidacy of On. [the Honourable?] Franco Grillini of the Partito Socialista [Socialist Party] as Mayor [or delegate?] of Rome. The naturists recall the commitment over many years of On. Grillini in favour of a national law to regulate the practice of naturism in our country, thereby meeting through a 'European' vision the demands of the more than 500,000 Italian naturists.…' (Italian, translated by Google)

[33534.1] Naked cyclists cop grief from security

09/03/2008: The Age (Melbourne, Australia) - 'Nude cyclists riding through Sydney's streets for the World Naked Bike Ride were expecting trouble from police. But it was security staff at Sydney University who gave them the most grief, forcing them off the campus while they were painting their naked bodies.…'

[33534.2] Naked bike riders, police clash

09/03/2008: The Register-Guard (Eugene, Oregon, USA) - 'A mass naked bike ride through the streets of Eugene — an event intended as a whimsical demonstration against oil dependency and a celebration of the human body — briefly turned into a fracas when police tried to stop the parade and arrest some of the participants.…'

[33534.3] If art becomes too naked

09/03/2008: sueddeutsche.de (Germany) - 'Must that be? Asks a city council. The woman on a poster is too naked for them. It advertises an exhibition at the Villa Stuck. The title: "Hair".…' (German, translated by Google)

[33535.1] Naked cyclists brave hot weather

08/03/2008: Advertiser Adelaide (South Australia) - '…Five riders assembled in North Adelaide for the inaugural World Naked Bike Ride today before it was called off when the mercury climbed to 39 degrees.…'

[33536.1] Nudity: Un-covering a bashful American

07/03/2008: Prague Daily Monitor (Czech Republic) - 'For the first year I lived in Prague, I found myself blushing whenever I glimpsed a bare body. Between the communal gym showers, topless sunbathing and popular therapeutic spas, it occurred more often than I expected.…'

[33538.1] Why we were so happy naked

05/03/2008: Bild.de (Germany) - 'We see a gallery of free movement - recorded in a country that knew few freedoms: naked GDR citizens intoxicated with naturism! There are private photos which show the exposed life on the 59 "naturist beaches" of the "workers' and farmers' state". See them in the new book "Sommer Sonne Nackedeis" (Eulenspiegel Verlag, 160 pages, 14.90 euros, on sale from 11 March).…' (German, translated by Google)

[33538.2] Vienna event to feature two thousand naked people

05/03/2008: Wiener Zeitung (Austria) - 'New York artist Spence Tunick is looking for a total of 2,008 nudes for his project that will feature them in various colours and different "set-ups." He is warning, however, that he doesn't want any nudists or exhibitionists to participate.…'

[33538.3] Dear Abby: Teen gives a fig about his nudity

05/03/2008: Kansas City Star (Missouri, USA) - '…My neighbor complained that when my 15-year-old son (now 17) changed clothes in his room, she could see through her kitchen window into his bedroom.… My son’s solution? He drew a fig leaf and taped it to his window so her view of his “offensive nudity” would be blocked.…'

[33539.1] Naked guest-house: Suite in pigsty

04/03/2008: OÖNachrichten (Austria) - 'Commissioner Wallander is probably rummaging for his binoculars: In Hylteberga in Ystad a resourceful couple wants to open in the summer what is probably the first naked-Bed-and-breakfast in Sweden. There is also a "suite" planned - in the former pig farm.…' (German, translated by Google)

[33539.2] Actor complains over 'distorted' naked billboard

04/03/2008: Telegraph.co.uk - 'An actor who appears naked on a poster for the Royal Opera House is considering legal action because he claims the image has been distorted to shrink a certain part of his anatomy.…'

[33539.3] Exclusive: Naturist Society Picks TV's Top Nudes

04/03/2008: Fancast (USA) - '…What shows have included nudity in a manner the Naturist Society approves as tasteful and promoting healthy, appropriate nakedness? Hoffman provided Fancast with relevant top 10 lists.…'

[33540.1] Nudity no longer compulsory in bathhouse

03/03/2008: Sydney Morning Herald (New South Wales, Australia) - '…when the Ginseng Bathhouse - known to most as the Korean Baths - opened its doors around 20 years ago in Sydney's Kings Cross, it was where aspiring nudists flocked. Nudity was not just permitted, it was required - apart from a small face washer that many covered their heads with.…But like most of Kings Cross and the old Crest Hotel, the batthouse has been given as the new management, Body Inc, describes it a "little TLC". Now part of the new Chifley Potts Point Hotel, the Body Inc Bathhouse - as it's to be known - is to open in April and will maintain an Asian theme. And in what no doubt will be a relief to many and a disappointment to others, there's no need to leave your inhibitions and your clothes at the door.…'

[33540.2] Would you go to work naked?

03/03/2008: Liverpool Echo - 'The champagne is on ice, the canapes are standing by and, best of all, they’re being served by a hunky butler wearing nothing but a tiny apron and an enormous smile. No, it’s not a dream I had last night; it’s the idea behind ‘male order’ firm Butlers In The Buff…'

[33540.3] Concerns scupper naked surfers ad

03/03/2008: BBC News - 'Tourism bosses have abandoned a plan to post a promotional video on the internet which featured naked surfers, after complaints from islanders.…'

[33540.4] Nudity needn't be deal breaker

03/03/2008: Minneapolis Star Tribune (Minnesota, USA) - '…Can you imagine that it's not damaging to children to know that their parents are happy, in love and discreetly naked?…'

[33541.1] Nudism in Córdoba, a practice that is gaining followers

02/03/2008: Clarín.com (Buenos Aires, Argentina) - '["]Being naked is a symbol of transparency, freedom. The body perceives sensations clothing cancels. The slight breeze that is rising, was caressing me fully": that's how Pablo Ursomarso, manager of Águila Blanca, sums up the merits and pleasures that nudism-naturism awoke in his life.…' (Spanish, translated by Google)

[33542.1] Naturism and its ideology

01/03/2008: Diario Uno (Mendoza, Argentina) - 'They now prefer to be called naturalists because among its precepts are respect and communion with the natural environment where they meet.…' (Spanish, translated by Google)

[33543.1] Tourist tax dollars hit peak

29/02/2008: St. Petersburg Times (Florida, USA) - 'Pasco [County] collected a record amount of tourist tax dollars in January, and if you believe anecdotal suggestions, sports and naked people are part of the explanation.…'

[33547.1] Jumpers get naked for charity

25/02/2008: Nanaimo Daily News (British Columbia, Canada) - '…Nearly 200 people flocked to WildPlay at the Bungy Zone south of Nanaimo to take extreme sports to a raw new level during the weekend. The annual naked bungy jump, which raises money for the B.C. Schizophrenia Society, attracted men and women from as far as New York and Wisconsin.…'

[33550.1] Nudists clean up dirty beach acts

22/02/2008: Geelong Advertiser (Victoria, Australia) - '…Point Impossible's nudists will lend their support to this year's Clean Up Australia Day, pledging to do their bit on March 2. The clothing optional crew registered their environmentally significant area after reaching an agreement with Surf Coast Shire about actions to protect the beach from damage by inappropriate use.…'

[33550.2] Bare as you dare for annual naked bike ride

22/02/2008: The Westender (Brisbane, Australia) - 'Have you ever fancied the idea of riding through a bikeway wearing nothing but your helmet and a smile? That is what a number of naked social activists and revelers will be doing on March 8th for the Brisbane leg of the World Naked Bike Ride.…'

[33551.1] What will happen to my nudist beach?

21/02/2008: Lübecker Nachrichten (Schleswig-Holstein, Germany) - 'In Scharbeutz, in addition to the Baltic Sea spa, the wellness hotel "Belveder" is being built. Something which delights prospective hotel guests doesn't suit adherents of nudism. They are losing their stretch of beach.…' (German, translated by Google)

[33552.1] Weddings exposed: Bride and groom bare it all

20/02/2008: AZ Central.com (Arizona, USA) - 'On a sunny, August day in the Berkshire Mountains, 600 guests stood waiting to witness Pamela and Lee tie the knot. But as the bride walked down the aisle, no one marveled at her wedding dress. She wasn't wearing one.…'

[33552.2] Resort: Get naked or get lost

20/02/2008: USA Today - '…Unlike other nudist properties where guests can choose to cover their privates all the time, the message here is go bare or stay elsewhere. "It’s not clothing optional — you must be nude every day for at least some period of time,” resort spokeswoman Jenn Myres says.…'

[33552.3] Corsodyl Daily Defence Field (ad)

20/02/2008: Visit4info - 'Ad Story: As sun sets a [naked] woman is walking through a field and when she smiles at the camera she is missing a tooth, the narrator introduces Corsodyl Daily Defence to help prevent gum disorders.'

[33554.1] Beach nudists stalked by pervert

18/02/2008: Lismore Northern Star (Australia) - '…A Sydney man and his wife have spoken out about the safety of Tyagarah Beach after being ‘aggressively sexually harassed’ while visiting the nude beach last month. They fear the man could strike again.…'

[33557.1] Tube makes U-turn on nude ad

15/02/2008: Financial Times - '…A poster featuring the character in semi-naked pose, advertising a forthcoming street dance version of the novel at Sadler’s Wells Peacock Theatre, was initially banned from Tube stations for fear it would offend commuters.…Transport for London, which operates the network, said: “Having taken another look at the Sadler’s Wells poster, we think we were wrong to turn this one down and have now approved the ad to be carried on the Tube.”…'

[33557.2] Time called on Valentine's Day nudist night

15/02/2008: Northampton Chronicle & Echo - 'Naturism campaigners will complain to Chief Constable Peter Maddison after police stepped in at the 11th hour to warn against a Valentine's Day "nude corner" taking place at a Northamptonshire pub. Malcolm Boura, a research and liaison officer at Northampton-based British Naturism, said his organisation would be making a formal approach to Mr Maddison after The White Horse pub in Stocks Hill, Silverstone, was served a notice by police that the one-off event – reported in Wednesday's Chronicle & Echo – could be an offence under section 66 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003. …'

[33558.1] Police block pub's nudist evening for Valentine's Day

14/02/2008: Northampton Chronicle & Echo - 'A pub's plans to let naturists celebrate Valentine's Day in the nude has been abandoned - on police orders. Landlord Les Adams of the White Horse pub in Stocks Hill, Silverstone, was today handed an official notice telling him a planned nude corner of the pub was against the law.…'

[33559.1] Nude vacations provide light travel options

13/02/2008: BostonNOW (Massachusetts, USA) - '…Actually, nude travel or "clothes-free vacations" is big business. There are 270 clubs and resorts in the United States, Canada, Mexico offering clothes free vacations of all kinds. And the American Association for Nude Recreation's 50,000 members spend $400 million on nude travel.…'

[33559.2] Nudists can celebrate Valentine's Day nude in pub

13/02/2008: Northampton Chronicle & Echo - 'Naturists will be able to celebrate Valentine's Day in a Northamptonshire pub tomorrow...but some regulars fear the stunt is a bare-faced cheek. Heads will be turned at The White Horse, in Silverstone, where a corner of the restaurant will be designated to people who want to celebrate Valentine's Day in the nude. Conifers have been strategically positioned to screen-off an area with an 'Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden' theme.…'

[33561.1] ABC Affils Defend 'Blue' Buttocks

11/02/2008: Broadcast Newsroom – 'The half a hundred ABC affiliates hit with indecency fines over a February 2003 episode of NYPD Blue have filed an appeal with the FCC, telling it why it should rescind the fines, no buts about it. According to a copy of the filing obtained by B&C, the stations argue that the bare female behind that prompted those fines--which totalled about $1.4 million--was a "simple depiction of non-sexual nudity," and that mere nudity is not indecent either as a matter of law or as a matter of community standards.…'

[33562.1] 'Dirty blokes' ruining bare-all bay

10/02/2008: New Zealand Herald - 'Perverts and predators have invaded one of Auckland's prime all-tide beaches.…David Wallis from Whenuapai, and Pete, a regular nudist in his mid-60s, said they wished the exhibitionists would go away. "Some people are using nudism for their own excitement," he said.…'

[33563.1] Nudity in the home

09/02/2008: Telegraph.co.uk - '…Some of us wander quite happily about in nothing but our birthday suits. Others view nakedness as a brief but necessary state between, say, a bath and pyjamas. But all of us have quite distinct opinions about whether or not we are comfortable stripping off in front of our children.…'

[33564.1] Nude Wedding for Radio: Oddly emotional

08/02/2008: The Age (Melbourne, Australia) - 'Tomorrow is the final day for the collection of radio ratings for the first survey of the year. Stations have been promoting and pranking like crazy to get people's attention, but the winner must surely be Fox FM's Nude Wedding for The Matt and Jo Show.…'

[33564.2] Nudists claim harassment at Playalinda

08/02/2008: Florida Today (Melbourne, Florida, USA) - 'Some called it a waste of tax dollars. Other said it blocked their religious beliefs. But a group of naturists — those who prefer to be nude — want Brevard County Commissioners to help stop what they consider police harassment at sections of Playalinda Beach.…'

[33564.3] The hot springs of Oga

08/02/2008: Le Monde (France) - '…What the West has christened 'nudism' is unknown in Japan. There are no beaches reserved for its followers, let alone a movement claiming the right to nudity. By contrast, the mixture of sexes in the bathhouse there is a 2,000-year-old practice…' (French, translated by Google)

[33564.4] Travel providers now with nudist cruise and nudist tours in South Africa

08/02/2008: openPR.de (Hamburg, Germany) - 'After the naturist flights of the travel agent OssiUrlaub.de met with worldwide media interest and led within a week to more than one hundred thousand accesses to the Internet portal of the travel agency, the company is now expanding its offering of naturist travel. "We have now put together with our partner tour operators a real nudist assortment, beginning with nudist hotels all over the world."…' (German, translated by Google)

[33565.1] Firefighters prevail over nude volleyballers

07/02/2008: Stuff.co.nz (New Zealand) - 'Firefighters Sam Rosewall and Marty Teir were determined to keep their eye on the ball to ensure Rolleston Fire Brigade won the annual volleyball challenge against the Pineglades Naturist Club in Rolleston.…'

[33565.2] Nudist Resort To Host Open House For New Park

07/02/2008: Tampa Tribune (Florida, USA) - 'Lake Como Family Nudist Resort has opened its new RV and mobile home park, South Grove Village, the product of a four-year redevelopment project. To showcase the park, Lake Como will have a free open house from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.…'

[33565.3] Traveling nude?

07/02/2008: Austin American-Statesman (Texas, USA) - 'My favorite e-mail today is one from the American Association for Nude Recreation, which says it has 50,000 members.…The e-mail informs me that it has coined a new word: nakation — as in naked vacation.…'

[33565.4] Brit designs the most politically correct Valentine's Day card!

07/02/2008: DailyIndia.com - 'A 26-year-old British man is hoping for a safe and inoffensive Valentine's Day this year, by designing the most 'politically correct' Valentine card. …There is a single mum cupid with a pram, a chav cupid, Orthodox Jew cupid, naturist cupid, albino cupid and even Siamese Sikh cupids.…'

[33567.1] Foreigners dance to Carnival tunes, nude!

05/02/2008: Herald Publications (Goa, India) - 'Goa’s carnival may have very little resemblance to the one in Brazil, but it is the foreigners at Arambol beach who showed what Rio is all about.…The reporter, who reached the place after learning of the event, said there must have been many foreigners, some among them being totally nude with their bodies painted in colours.…'

[33568.1] London Naked Bike Ride

04/02/2008: View London - 'Not many people can say that they have cycled naked through the streets of the capital, but this year more than 1,000 people are again expected to take part in the London naked bike ride to raise awareness of the need for more tolerance of bicycles on the road in the city.…'

[33568.2] Bare-oplane flight

04/02/2008: Dorset Echo - '…David first thought about naturism after struggling with a towel on the beach while changing into swimming trunks. "I thought: This is stupid. We all know what males and females look like, so why am I striving to cover myself up?…'

[33569.1] La Palma: top banana for winter sunshine

03/02/2008: Guardian Unlimited - '…In delightful December temperatures of 25C, we landed on time in La Palma at Santa Cruz airport (also not to be confused with Santa Cruz in Tenerife), and were swiftly transported by coach to the La Palma Princess hotel in the south-west of the island.…The hotel boasts several saunas and steam rooms. With first-day enthusiasm we skipped over to investigate, walking straight into the nudist area by one particular pool (missing the 'adults only' sign).…'

[33570.1] Take off and strip off

02/02/2008: BBC News - '…Mind you, not all Germans are so keen to see other people's bodies. "I was fined whenever I walked naked through the woods," complains Germany's most famous nudist, Dr Peter Niehenke.…"Even when I'm deep in the wood, the police will follow me and pick me up," he says.…'

[33572.1] Nudity, sex acts prompt trail closing

31/01/2008: News & Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina, USA) - 'The state will close a mile of nature trails and a bird-watching area at Jordan Lake because of complaints about public nudity and sexual activity.…Last summer, uniformed commission enforcement officers issued 30 citations for public nudity alone…'

[33573.1] Prepare for take-off

30/01/2008: Guardian Unlimited Travel - '…I have no desire to deposit my nervously sweaty bum on the unforgiving fabric of an aircraft seat or expose myself to the risk of a horrific scalding when turbulence intervenes as tea is served. But Andrew Welch of British Naturism can see the logic…'

[33574.1] Even in Campania a naturist association

29/01/2008: Caserta News (Caserta, Italy) - 'It is about time that the naturists of Campania were worthily represented by an association. In fact, a few days ago the Association UNI Campania (Italian union naturist Campani) was formed, already committed in the past to defend the naturist beach Spiaggia dell'Arenauta, with the aim not only to represent naturist Campania, but also to promote and disseminate the naturist idea, too often subject to distortions and misinformation.…' (Italian, translated by Google)

[33575.1] Wacky scholarships

28/01/2008: Cadillac News (Missouri, USA) - '…These days, it seems there is a college scholarship for just about everyone.…The American Nudist Research Library Scholarship offers scholarships for young nudists.…'

[33575.2] Clothes off for take-off as German naturism takes flight

28/01/2008: Inquirer.net (Philippines) - 'German holidaymakers will be able to indulge their love of naturism by taking to the skies nude on special flights being launched this year, a travel company said on Monday.…'

[33577.1] Nudity may cost ABC $1.4 million

26/01/2008: Los Angeles Times (California, USA) - 'The Federal Communications Commission said Friday that it planned to fine Walt Disney Co.'s ABC network $1.4 million for airing an episode of "NYPD Blue" in 2003 that showed a woman's nude buttocks.…'

[33578.1] M&S boss says he was a nudist

25/01/2008: The Sun - 'Marks & Spencer boss Sir Stuart Rose has laid bare his secret past as a NUDIST in a joke letter to a customer. The 58-year-old chief executive fondly recalled the days when he walked down the street “as naked as the day I was born” – and said he used to be chairman of the local naturists’ club.…'

[33578.2] Nudism: A Healthier Lifestyle or a Bunch of Hype?

25/01/2008: AlterNet (USA) - 'Two travelers bare it all in Australia but fall short of finding naked bliss.…'

[33578.3] Naked jogger nabbed in Plantation

25/01/2008: Sun-Sentinel.com (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) - 'A man who went for a morning jog without a stitch of clothing on him was taken into custody Friday morning, authorities said. The man was seen running naked along Nob Hill Road sometime before 7:30 a.m., said Plantation police spokesman Detective Robert Rettig.…'

[33579.1] Naked ambition luring tourists to NZ

24/01/2008: Homes Worldwide - 'One woman's naked ambition to lure more tourists to New Zealand by offering naturist adventures is taking flight. Naturist Kay Hannam said Europe's naturists, particularly from Germany, had traditionally travelled to United States and Canada for their holidays, attracted by low exchange rates. But they were now looking more widely afield and were impressed with what New Zealand had to offer.…'

[33579.2] Eva Mendes is naked gardener

24/01/2008: PR-Inside.com (Austria) - '…The Stuck on You star admits she thinks nothing of tending to her plants with no clothes on, but insists she is not doing it for attention.…'

[33580.1] Penticton ordered to pay artist over nude statue

23/01/2008: Globe and Mail (Canada) - 'An artist who created a nude statue called the Baggage Handler that caused so much controversy that it made international headlines will be awarded nearly $15,000 in damages. Artist Michael Hermesh sued the City of Penticton [British Columbia] and the Art Gallery of the South Okanagan after they refused to pay for the damage done to his piece, which was also known as Frank.…'

[33580.2] Should I Let Kids See Partner Naked?

23/01/2008: Glasgow Daily Record - 'Q : My new partner moved in with me and my two kids - a boy aged six and my daughter who is three.…But there's one problem, my partner walks about the house naked.…'

[33580.3] County takes aim at swingers

23/01/2008: St. Petersburg Times (Florida, USA) - 'One by one, people opined Tuesday about the proposed stricter definitions for sexually oriented businesses in Pasco, avoiding the impetus for the discussion like it was an elephant in the room.…[Assistant county attorney Kristi] Wooden and Commissioner Pat Mulieri stressed that the new definitions of prohibited activities would not apply to nudist communities and resorts, which are allowed in county code.'

[33581.1] Naked rider launches film premiere

22/01/2008: Oxford Mail - 'Part of Oxford city centre came to a standstill tonight as a naked woman rode on horseback through the streets. The stunt marked the premiere of the film Lady Godiva - the debut by Oxford filmmaker Vicky Jewson.…'

[33582.1] Get your kit off

21/01/2008: iAfrica.com (Cape Town, South Africa) - '…The South African Naturist Federation, which serves as an organisation for like-minded individuals, acknowledges that the lifestyle still carries a bit of a stigma, but reminds visitors to the website that “there is nothing lewd, crude or distasteful about the unclothed body.”…'

[33583.1] The paradise where the rich and famous go naked

20/01/2008: Perfil.com (Argentina) - 'Chihahua, in Punta del Este, is the place chosen by Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Dolores Barreiro, Matías Camisani and Daniela Cardone, among others, to enjoy a suntan "with no lines"…'

[33584.1] Quite Interesting

19/01/2008: Telegraph.co.uk - 'Like morris dancing, Miniten is a niche leisure activity, but played exclusively by naturists.…'

[33584.2] Naked Truth For A Fugitve

19/01/2008: Glasgow Daily Record - 'Kingdom Sunday, Stv, 9.30pm: No nudes is good news so far as local residents are concerned in the second episode of the returning legal drama. While solicitor Peter Kingdom (Steven Fry) is trying to keep his fugitive brother (Dominic Mafham) under wraps, junior sidekick Lyle (Karl Davies) has to represent a group of nudists who like to cavort naked from their cars to their favourite beach.…' Episode reviewed in The Scotsman.

[33585.1] Naked Rambler locked up - again

18/01/2008: Edinburgh Evening News - 'The Naked Rambler today passed up a chance of freedom by emerging naked from Edinburgh Sheriff Court and immediately being arrested.…Sheriff Maciver said the view of court, including the High Court, was that members of the public should not have to tolerate completely naked persons in full view on public streets.…'

[33589.1] Viggo was Robbed! The Best Fight Scene Ever! Naked!

14/01/2008: LAist (Los Angeles,USA) - 'The Golden Globe winners have been announced, and unbelievably, Viggo Mortensen did NOT win "Best Actor" for Eastern Promises.…But what really made Viggo award-worthy was that steamroom fight.…He fought off TWO knife-weilding Russian mobsters, including one who rose from the dead Carrie-style, all while completely naked.…'

[33590.1] Mens sana in corpore sano with naturism: through nature, physical health and mental health

13/01/2008: 7 Magazine (Italy) - 'It is shown that taking off clothes helps to keep the body healthy and to cancel some disorders, including cellulite.…' (Italian, translated by Google)

[33590.2] Enough is Enough, Time to Act

13/01/2008: Gather.com (Boston, Massachusetts, USA) - 'In the last ten years there have no less then 200 new laws passed to restrict what we learn,what we can earn,what we eat,what we teach our children,…Nudist have been aware of this trend for a long time. After all remember when skinny-dipping was a laughable situation . Now in most states its not laffable anymore its a SEX CRIME!!!!…'

[33590.3] Naked not news at college productions

13/01/2008: Press-Enterprise (California, USA) - 'Nudity in college campus productions barely raises eyebrows anymore.…Edelnant said his school probably received more mail the time they performed a comedy involving a character who wore a bandage on his head, prompting outrage from the local head-injury association.'

[33591.1] Bare facts about the Caribbean

12/01/2008: Toronto Star (Canada) - 'Maybe you're a confirmed, card-carrying naturist (the politically correct term for "nudist.") Maybe you'd just like to try out a clothing-optional vacation – but as far away from home as possible. This winter, the Caribbean will beckon many sun-hungry Canadians.…'

[33593.1] Naked News Franchises Worldwide

10/01/2008: Broadcaster (Toronto, Canada) - 'Naked News is expanding on the global stage as a multilingual organization. The saucy program that took the world by storm in 1999 will now also be produced in Spanish, Italian and Korean for Internet, Television and Mobile distribution.…'

[33593.2] Westfield WI

10/01/2008: Rye & Battle Observer - 'President Pat Mohamed welcomed 33 members to our January meeting.…Next came Carol Paige with an account of a particularly interesting visit to some lovely gardens on an optional Naturist Day!…'

[33594.1] Welcome to no wear

09/01/2008: Sydney Morning Herald (New South Wales, Australia) - 'Why is skinny-dipping a prevalent but largely unsung part of the Australian summer? Keith Austin threw caution to the wind to find out.…'

[33594.2] New nude laws out

09/01/2008: Mosman Daily (Sydney, Australia) - 'Nudists at Middle Head are being warned if they undress outside the legal and designated areas at Obelisk and Cobblers Beach they will face the full force of the law. The National Parks and Wildlife Service has erected new signs around Middle Head designed to define the gazetted nude bathing areas at the two beaches.…'

[33595.1] Victory for topless bathers

08/01/2008: The Local, Sweden - 'A swimming pool in northern Sweden has said it will allow women to bathe topless, following a campaign by feminists. A spokesman for the pool, part of Sundsvall's municipal leisure centre, said that employees there had decided they would not act if women tried to bathe semi-naked.…'

[33596.1] Major cable TV changes this year

07/01/2008: Inquirer.net (Philippines) - '…One of the most unusual quiz shows on TV these days is “Distraction.”…The most distracting ploy of them all was recently played on the show: The contestants were really thrown off when some 10 nudists paraded in front of them! To add insult to visual injury, the nudists were all grossly overweight or very gaunt senior citizens!…'

[33597.1] Strictly come naked: Kelly Brook and Billy Zane wander onto nudist beach

06/01/2008: Daily Mail - 'For their latest outing on holiday in the French West Indies, Kelly Brook and fiance Billy Zane were somewhat over-dressed. The couple strolled across a nudist beach on the island of Saint Barthelemy looking content in their swimsuits while their fellow beach hitters were in the nude.…'

[33598.1] It's not your mother's Florida

05/01/2008: Montreal Gazette (Canada) - '…The Cypress Cove Nudist Resort & Spa has been a nudist camp since 1964 and recently added the Silver Lining Massage Spa. Cypress Cove is a sprawling inland resort surrounded by lush landscaping and groves of palm and cypress trees. About one-half of the guests are families with children.…'

[33598.2] Argentine tourists populate nudist beach in Brazil

05/01/2008: InfoBAE.com (Buenos Aires, Argentina) - ' Located about 78 kilometres from Florianópolis, the seaside resort is a great attraction for local vacationers. They constitute 20 per cent of total visitors.…' (Spanish, translated by Google)

[33599.1] naked jumpers take the plunge

04/01/2008: Nanaimo Daily News (British Columbia, Canada) - 'Jumpers at a popular annual nude bungy jump will be removing a stigma as they remove their clothes. The event, set for Feb. 23 and Feb. 24 at WildPlay at the Bungy Zone south of Nanaimo, will raise awareness and money for the B.C. Schizophrenia Society.…'

[33601.1] A Naked Call for Indigenous Peoples’ Right to Land

02/01/2008: IPS (Italy) - 'Every year, some 300 indigenous people from the eastern Mexican state of Veracruz march naked through the streets of the capital to demand land. But while their unusual form of protest certainly attracts attention, there is little chance that it will achieve their goals.…'

[33602.1] City faces legal action over release of land

01/01/2008: Portsmouth News - 'Portsmouth City Council has been threatened with court action if it does not back down over a row concerning public land.…Delicate negotiations were almost derailed at a recent meeting of Portsmouth City Council's executive committee. Qinetiq put down a last-minute offer to allow full public access to Eastney nudist beach, which it owns, in return for a quick resolution to the issue. Naturists have been worried that Qinetiq bosses will kick them off. But Lib Dem councillor Eleanor Scott questioned the ultimatum which was on offer for one day only.…'

[33603.1] Boy's casual nudity perplexes neighbor

31/12/2007: Aiken Standard (S Carolina, USA) - 'Dear Abby: I have lived next door to the "Smiths" for 18 years.…Is it normal for a 16-year-old boy to walk around the house naked, in plain view of family members? No one seems to notice or care.…'

[33604.1] Escondido once again faces nudity-as-social-problem

30/12/2007: North County Times (Escondido, California) - '…As to nudity itself. Finding sin in the human form has always seemed to me more revealing of the beholder than of the beheld; beyond that, a mystery. The body is a glorious vessel, breathtaking to see in a state of clotheslessness, from the east or west, south or north.…'

[33605.1] Greens celebrate New Year with a nude swim to demand naturism

29/12/2007: Terra España (Spain) - '…The Greens wanted to "celebrate today the start of the New Year by bathing nude on the beach of Las Canteras in defiance of the municipal ban on nudism" as a way of rejecting the commitment by the City Council of the capital [Las Palmas de Gran Canaria] to "criminalizing" the practice, which is permitted in bathing zones in other municipalities of the island, as announced through a press release.…' (Spanish, translated by Google) See also further story, with picture, here.

[33607.1] Kiwi Naturist Promoting New Zealand in the Netherlands

27/12/2007: fourcorners.co.nz (New Zealand) - '…An invitation from Internatuur, a Dutch naturist tour company, and financial assistance within the New Zealand naturist network, has provided Ms Hannam the opportunity to attend Vakantiebeurs 2008, to be held in Utrecht 8-13 January. This is the first time naturism ‘down-under’ will be promoted at an international holiday exhibition. The invitation has been extended due to personal contacts built up over the past few years.…'

[33610.1] Brazen nudist upsets visitor

24/12/2007: Northern Advocate (Whangarei, New Zealand) - 'What are like meerkats, standing up proud and tall every time someone walks past? Nudists on Uretiti Beach, Bream Bay, according to Auckland woman Sara Nevison.…'

[33612.1] Nude painting revives debate about regulating art

22/12/2007: North County Times (Escondido, California) - 'Complaints about a nude painting displayed outdoors last Sunday on Second Avenue have revived the debate whether the city of Escondido should regulate where galleries place such art. Critics say the city should prohibit nude paintings on sidewalks or in display windows, because that forces people, especially children, to look at them. Supporters say nude paintings are not pornography and that the city must honor the First Amendment rights of artists.…'

[33615.1] Naked swimmers lose their cover

19/12/2007: Sunderland Echo - 'All dressed down but with nowhere to go, naturists fear they will be left out in the cold after struggling to keep their swimming club afloat. The Friday Club has been meeting for the past 27 years, allowing members to enjoy a relaxing dip – au naturale. But, the closure of pools across the North East has meant the group have been forced to shift from place to place.…'

[33615.2] Public vote on website genitals

19/12/2007: BBC News - 'The NHS is asking patients whether a new interactive body map should be correct in every detail - or whether the genitals should be left off. The state-of-the-art body maps have been developed for the NHS Choices website.…'

[33617.1] Want to get nude on a cruise? Click here

17/12/2007: USA Today - 'Tired of all those dressy evenings on cruise ships? How about a cruise where you don't have to get dressed at all? It's called nude cruising, and it's alive and well, with clothing-optional tour organizers such as Bare Necessities and Castaways Travel offering quite a few cruise departures for 2008 (as in the past, the firms have chartered mainstream cruise ships to offer the trips).…'

[33619.1] Dozens pose naked for photo shoot along St. John's, N.L., waterfront

15/12/2007: The Canadian Press - 'For most, standing naked facing the North Atlantic in the middle of December would be cruel and unusual punishment. But for about 50 brave Newfoundlanders, baring it all for the cameras along the St. John's waterfront at the crack of dawn Saturday was an opportunity they couldn't resist.…The unusual photo shoot, arranged by actor-director Mary Walsh, was intended to show people in their natural form without the riches and luxuries that separate them.…'

[33621.1] Is the Naked Fun Run fair game?

13/12/2007: Poynter.org (St. Petersburg, Florida, USA) - '…Seems for 30 years the students at Tufts University have been racing around the Quad naked to celebrate -- who knows, they just do it. This year, journalist Auditi Guha was there to report and videotape the event. The story, two photos and a video appeared online Tuesday. That led to more than 100 comments, including a request by one of the women in a photo to have her picture removed.…'

[33622.1] Nude footballers wear court action

12/12/2007: Bathhurst Western Advocate (New South Wales, Australia) - 'Charles Sturt University Rugby players who took the field for a game of naked football at the university ground on Friday, October 26 have pleaded guilty to offensive behaviour.…'

[33623.1] Jessica Alba nude spa encounter

11/12/2007: Sunday Times.au (Perth, Australia) - 'Jessica Alba was left traumatised when she visited a spa and all the other clients were naked. The 'Fantastic Four' beauty was too disgusted to get in the Jacuzzi when she realised everyone else was in the nude.…'

[33624.1] Nude scene causes student theater strife

10/12/2007: GW Hatchet (Washington, DC, USA) - 'Claude, a young man who has been drafted to serve in the Vietnam War, stands center stage in the GW production of "Hair" as a bright light shines upon him. The audience is frozen in his thoughts as he waffles between going to war or remaining in a hippie counterculture in New York City. Six of his friends stand behind him shedding layers of their clothes. The cast and director of "Hair" decided to show this nude scene, which lasts for about 10 to 15 seconds, even though Forbidden Planet Productions, the student-run company that funded the show, forbid the nudity.…'

[33624.2] The Naked Truth | NQR's history marred in rumor and conjecture

10/12/2007: Tufts Daily (Massachusetts, USA) - 'As the semester comes to a close and students get ready to take off for winter break, they may first find themselves taking off something else: their clothing. Every student - even the purest, most innocent freshman - has heard of Tufts' Naked Quad Run, known by university officials as the Nighttime Quad Reception (NQR).…'

[33625.1] Big storm in a D-cup

09/12/2007: New Zealand Herald - 'The subject of good taste is on the menu at a Whangarei cafe which took down a nude painting after receiving complaints.…'

[33626.1] Sienna Miller Wins Damages For Nude Pics

08/12/2007: Entertainmentwise - '…The Sun and News of the World agreed to pay the actress after Miller sued them for invasion of privacy following the publication of on-set shots from new movie 'Hippie Hippie Shake' in October.…'

[33626.2] Comedian hopes city will allow nude photo shoot

08/12/2007: Times Colonist (Canada) - 'Newfoundland comedian Mary Walsh is hoping St. John's City Hall will give her a break and allow her to round up hundreds of nude bodies to pose for a film shoot on the city's waterfront.…'

[33629.1] Adam and Eve have free admission

05/12/2007: Kultur-in-Bonn.de (Bonn, Germany) - 'As in paradise: nude swimming and saunas in Kurfürstenbad. An apple for free for everybody.…' (German, translated by Google)

[33629.2] Brattleboro Select Board Votes To Prohibit Public Nudity

05/12/2007: WNNE-TV (Vermont, USA) - 'The Brattleboro Select Board has voted to prohibit nudity in public areas of the town. The town has struggled with the issue of outlawing nudity since a handful of people appeared naked in town.…'

[33630.1] Naked shoppers make moon shine in Chevron

04/12/2007: KPNX-12 (Arizona, USA) - 'No shirt. No pants. No problem. At least not for two men at a Chevron in Scottsdale. The cashier on duty said the two popped their heads in the door and asked to come in. Theresa Dockstader-Carter said yes without thinking a thing of it. At least until she realized they came to buy food in the nude.…'

[33630.2] Nude painting sparks controversy

04/12/2007: Valley Morning Star (Texas, USA) - 'A painting that depicts naked shipwreck survivors will remain on display at the Raymondville Historical Center despite the protest of a former art teacher, museum board members said.…' (Site includes a link to the painting in question, via a series of disclaimers. Here is the direct link (large file).

[33631.1] Nudism doesn't suit some

03/12/2007: Florida Today - 'Brevard 'naturists' feel sting of rising police presence… Dickens and scores of "naturists" who visit Playalinda's last northern access point -- historically, but not officially, known as clothing-optional -- could find themselves facing possible fines and arrest after an increase in complaints about nudity.…'

[33633.1] Hollywood's nude double standard?

01/12/2007: Los Angeles Times (USA) - 'Why is it that out of shape and aging actors show no reluctance in doffing their duds while actresses who take it all off are criticized, scrutinized and even ridiculed unless they boast a pinup-perfect body?…'

[33634.1] Naked rambler jailed for contempt

30/11/2007: BBC News - '…The sheriff said the decision of the five judges clearly showed that her initial finding of contempt had been correct. It was a matter of regret, she said, that Gough persisted in his contemptuous behaviour. Gough has spent nearly 19 months in Saughton Prison since May 2006.…'

[33635.1] Former San Francisco mayoral candidate arrested for playing guitar naked on van

29/11/2007: San Jose Mercury News (California, USA) - 'The former San Francisco mayoral candidate and homeless taxi driver Grasshopper Alec Kaplan was scheduled to be arraigned today for climbing naked on top of his van and playing his guitar in the nude outside the San Mateo Convention Center. Prosecutors are charging Kaplan, 37, with misdemeanor public nuisance.…'

[33635.2] Review: British Ad Awards return to the Walker

29/11/2007: Minneapolis Star Tribune (Minnesota, USA) - '…Now in its 19th year as a holiday tradition at Walker Art Center, the 2007 British Television Advertising Awards program is a parade of ambitious, inventive, enthralling, ingenious ad work, awesome fusions of artistry and ballyhoo.…There's a spot of mass nudism, with endearingly imperfect bodies of all shapes and ages congregating in woodlands and city squares, moving through mass choreography as a smooth-voiced narrator sings the praises of that often-ignored organ, our skin.…'

[33638.1] Nothing to hide

26/11/2007: Pittsburg Morning Sun (Kansas, USA) - '…I am a little miffed…that I was never told about Christian Nudists. Didn't find out about them until last week, in fact, when I happened upon a reference to a story about the Christian Nudist Convocation in Funny Times.…'

[33638.2] Valentina Quintero speaks: “Nudist beaches could attract more tourists

26/11/2007: Diario el Tiempo (Venezuela) - '…- Do you support the idea of nudist beaches, as hooks to attract more tourists? - That has been raised before and I agree with that proposal. There are beaches, some solitary, which could serve that purpose and, in fact, are used by tourist groups to undress without a problem.…' (Spanish, translated by Google)

[33638.3] “Despite that family atmosphere if my parents knew, they would die”

26/11/2007: La Cuarta (Santiago, Chile) - 'María is a secretary and for the first time yesterday visited a nudist beach, the experience fulfilled all her expectations…'

[33638.4] Students bare it all as nude models

26/11/2007: The Brown Daily Herald (Rhode Island, USA) - 'Some Brown students, looking to make extra money, have entered the world of nude art modeling. “It sounded kind of absurd, so I decided to try it,” said Matt Novick '08, who models at Brown. “Basically you're on a pedestal under spotlights surrounded by people, and you're naked, and it sounds like such a ridiculous thing to do that you might as well try it.”…'

[33639.1] Clevelander's naked yoga classes a hit

25/11/2007: The Plain Dealer/cleveland.com (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) - 'A decade after launching the first commercial gay radio talk show in the country -- "The Gay '90s" on the former WHK -- Buck Harris is blazing another trail. The 59-year-old Cleveland native is offering the first naked yoga classes in Ohio, out of his studio on the West Side. In the few months since offering clothing-free yoga, he's had to expand to three classes a week. His nude students now number more than 50 a week. Harris recently answered a few questions from PDQ's John Campanelli. The first question has to be, why naked?…'

[33640.1] Naturists to cover up for public open day

24/11/2007: The Nelson Mail (New Zealand) - 'Nelson Sun Club naturists [say] it's not lewd to be nude but its members will still be covered up, for a few hours at least, on Sunday when they hold their annual open day at the Sunrise Valley Rd resort in Upper Moutere.…'

[33640.2] Doctors: the bottom line

24/11/2007: The Sun - 'Treating a nudist for windburn also exposes the cracks in the oddball’s marriage! Lysette Anthony guests as Joanne, whose husband Clive insists on hiking across the countryside naked. He is brought into The Mill to have his sore bits tended to.…'

[33640.3] Naked News presents a new style of news

24/11/2007: Afrique en ligne (France) - 'Naked News' slogan reads “The Program With Nothing to Hide,” and everything holds true to that. The Canadian-based programme presents the news completely bare, with little exception, including a segment they present outside naked.…'

[33641.1] Goodbye to all that

23/11/2007: Guardian Unlimited - '…The Euro 2008 final handily clashes with the climax of Glastonbury, which will at least distract 150,000 of us. But what about poor old McClaren? How should he spend his summer? It's tempting to suggest he pass Euro 2008 at CrimeFest in Bristol, or Nudefest, British Naturism's summer event at Newperran in Cornwall. But they could be too much fun.…'

[33641.2] Uruguay, a "naturist" country

23/11/2007: El Espectador Uruguay - 'A Latin American meeting to be held in Argentina and the presence of advocates of the practice globally, seeking to consolidate the region as an option for nudists. And Uruguay, in addition to being a natural destination, can be a naturist destination. The already installed Playa Chihuahua, near Punta del Este, was joined two years ago by the still nascent Playa La Sirena, two kilometers from Aguas Dulces, in Rocha.…' (Spanish, translated by Google)

[33642.1] Board closes in on nudity

22/11/2007: Brattleboro Reformer (Vermont, USA) - 'The local Selectboard took the first step toward enacting a law prohibiting nudity in Brattleboro's public areas when it conducted its first public hearing of the proposed ordinance at its Tuesday night meeting. The Selectboard has been debating a proposed ordinance since the summer when a handful of nudists walked the streets, played guitars and rode skateboards in the buff to the consternation of more than a few town residents.… One man in attendance compared prohibiting nudity to the fight for civil and gay rights. "The nudists are the last group who are pushed around," said John Lockwood.…'

[33642.2] Elliott Erwitt's best shot

22/11/2007: Guardian Unlimited - 'I took this picture in Bakersfield, California, where Mr and Mrs Nude California 1983 was taking place. I spent maybe eight or nine days there making a film called Good Nudes, during which I was able to take some snaps on the side with an unobtrusive 35mm Leica.…'

[33643.1] Nudity is art talking point at Compton Verney

21/11/2007: ic Coventry - 'Psychiatrist Dr Raj Persaud will be discussing the importance of nude paintings as part of a south Warwickshire art gallery exhibition.…He will be joined by former BBC arts correspondent Rosie Millard and Vogue photographer Polly Borland, to look at how attitudes to nudity have changed.…'

[33643.2] Seek out the offbeat sites

21/11/2007: Seattle Times (USA) - 'No one planning a trip to Europe needs to be reminded to see Big Ben and the Leaning Tower. But it's the unusual experiences that are often the most memorable part of a trip.…Skinny-dipping in downtown Munich…'

[33643.3] Nude beaches to stay

21/11/2007: Mosman Daily (Sydney, Australia) - 'Attempts to close Obelisk and Cobblers beaches in Mosman as nudist venues and return them to the community have failed. Instead visitors to the area will be greeted with new signs reconfirming the area as nudist precinct and advising of greater police patrols.…'

[33643.4] Window model's cover-up order

21/11/2007: BBC News Wales - 'The owners of a clothes shop have been ordered by police to cover up a window display depicting a naked man for fear it may cause "distress" to the public.…Wardens working for Newport City Council were initially approached by shoppers about the naked figure before the complaint was passed to police. The shop was then told it faced prosecution under section 5 of the Public Order Act for causing "alarm or distress" unless the art work was censored.…'

[33644.1] Interview: Keith Chegwin

20/11/2007: Digital Spy - '…You know this question's been coming... Do you regret Naked Jungle?…'

[33645.1] Autumn Kate sheds her kit

19/11/2007: The Sun - 'Telly’s Autumnwatch star Kate Humble has revealed she loves getting back to nature — by prancing around the countryside NAKED.…'

[33646.1] Don’t look down

18/11/2007: The Times (Johannesburg, South Africa) - 'For naturists, stripping down to a Sunday lunch with fellow nudes is the ultimate escape from everyday life.…The occasion was a lunch for 110 naturists at a restaurant deep in the hills of Muldersdrift, away from the prying eyes of “textiles” (the term for people who wear clothes). Wolfgang Weinrich, president of the International Naturist Federation, was on a visit from his headquarters in Belgium; other guests included tour operators from Holland and Germany who specialise in holiday packages for naturists.…'

[33646.2] First nudist transatlantic flight frustrated

18/11/2007: Madridiario (Madrid, Spain) - 'The suspension of flights by the Brazilian company BRA has "grounded" the 280 passengers on the first transatlantic nudist flight that the International Naturist Federation (INF) intends to charter to take the European partners to Brazil to participate in the 53rd Congress of the association.…' (Spanish, translated by Google)

[33647.1] No one hurt in nudist resort fire

17/11/2007: St. Petersburg Times (Florida, USA) - 'A two-story home in the Caliente nudist resort caught fire Friday afternoon. It took 27 firefighters 90 minutes to extinguish the three-alarm blaze.…'

[33648.1] Ten strangers find themselves in 'Park'

16/11/2007: NYU Washington Square News (New York) - '…During the span of one lunch hour in a secluded public park in Los Angeles, 10 strangers who have driven there for various purposes end up discovering a new facet of their own personalities and rethinking their lives in entertaining and poignant ways.…Nearby a van carries four twenty-something coworkers: Meredith (Anne Dudek) and Sheryl (Melanie Lynskey) are convinced that Babar (Maulik Pancholy) and Nathan (Trent Ford) are gay, but they discover that the two men actually spend their lunch hours in the park naked because they are nudists.…'

[33648.2] Clothing-optional life suits ex-councilman

16/11/2007: San Diego Union Tribune (USA) - 'Jay Goldby, a former Poway councilman and ex-president of that city's Chamber of Commerce, usually greets his visitors completely naked. “I've gone through some changes since I left,” said Goldby, who quit politics in 2004 after serving two terms on the Poway City Council. The most obvious change would be Goldby's lack of clothing.…'

[33648.3] Naked Rambler to undergo psychiatric tests

16/11/2007: Scotsman - 'The Naked Rambler is set to be checked out by psychiatrists after picking up his 12th straight conviction for breach of the peace.…Sheriff Kenneth McIver said: "It may be he should be in hospital not a prison. His solicitor has revealed Gough was assessed by mental health professionals last month who reported 'no concerns of any significance'.'

[33649.1] Woman says she'll protest nudity law

15/11/2007: Daytona Beach News-Journal (Florida USA) - 'Daytona Beach strengthened its ordinance against public nudity last week, but breast-baring protester Elizabeth Book says that won't stop her from staging another protest on March 8 -- International Women's Day. In fact, she's hoping the city will help her pull off the protest by assisting with traffic and crowd control.…'

[33651.1] Full Exposure at Oak Grove Photo Shoot

13/11/2007: Daily Californian (Berkeley, California, USA) - 'About 50 nudists and supporters of the tree-sitters gathered at the oak grove near Memorial Stadium Saturday for a nude photo shoot in response to the campus’s construction of fences around the grove and plans to construct an athletic center on the site.…'

[33652.1] Alfie Allen prepares for naked role

12/11/2007: ITN - 'Actor Alfie Allen has revealed he has been working hard in the gym in preparation for his upcoming nude scenes on stage. Lily Allen's little brother, will take the lead in classic play Equus, previously featuring Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe.…'

[33654.1] Can they bare it?

10/11/2007: Townsville Bulletin (Queensland, Australia) - 'It was a matter of life in the raw this week as sun worshippers from all over Australia took over the Hinchinbrook Island Wilderness Lodge for their annual 'clothes off'.…'

[33655.1] B.C. Supreme Court rules nudists can't be prevented from renting Surrey pool

09/11/2007: The Province (British Columbia, Canada) - 'Nudists have won the first round in their bid to bare all at Surrey's Newton Wave Pool.…The B.C. Supreme Court ruled yesterday that the City of Surrey could not prevent the nudists from renting the wave pool.…'

[33655.2] What not to bare: backlash over toplessness on Trinny and Susannah show

09/11/2007: Daily Mail - 'ITV has been bombarded with complaints after a programme in which presenters Trinny and Susannah persuaded women to bare their breasts was screened before the 9pm watershed. The first in a new series of Trinny and Susannah Undress the Nation featured topless women - including the two presenters - from the outset of its broadcast at 8pm.…'

[33655.3] Getting naked with strangers

09/11/2007: Northern News Services (Yellowknife, Canada) - 'I found myself naked and surrounded by strangers who were - quite literally - sizing me up. It was one of Terry Pamplin's life drawing classes. Instead of drawing, I decided I would contribute by posing in the nude for the artists.…'

[33656.1] Sunshine Coast nudist takes battle to court

08/11/2007: Sunshine Coast Daily (Queensland, Australia) - 'Maleny nudist Kenneth Wenzel could have just paid the $75 fine for wilful exposure. But the 77-year-old artist, who has used the unofficial nude beach at Third Bay at Coolum for 30-odd years, has instead spent thousands of dollars in legal fees to fight the charge.…'

[33656.2] Naked Rambler refuses to dress for court.. again

08/11/2007: Scotsman - 'The Naked Rambler refused to put clothes on for a court appearance again today, a day after senior judges ruled human rights law did not entitle him to appear naked in court. Stephen Gough was not brought into the dock from cells at Edinburgh Sheriff Court because he would not get dressed.…'

[33657.1] Have we the right to impose…?

07/11/2007: Libération (France) - 'It is a subject close to the heart of Isabelle Schmid, co-founder of Radio Parenthèse: "Do people have the right to make their children walk around naked in society?…' (French, translated by Google)

[33657.2] Naked Rambler loses appeal

07/11/2007: Scotsman - '…Lord Justice Clerk, Lord Gill, said: "The appearance of anyone in court naked, whatever crimes that may constitute, is unquestionably a contempt."…'

[33658.1] Board to reconsider anti-nudity ordinance

06/11/2007: Brattleboro Reformer (Vermont, USA) - 'The Selectboard will once again discuss passing an anti-nudity ordinance at its meeting tonight. Meanwhile, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals offered a fig leaf of sorts to Brattleboro in a letter to Town Manager Barb Sondag in which it offered to not send any more naked protesters to town if the board will pass an ordinance outlawing the sale of furs.…'

[33659.1] Jolie embarrassed over nudity

05/11/2007: InTheNews.co.uk - 'Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has said she was embarrassed to see a naked computer-generated image of herself in her new film.…'

[33659.2] Jolly nude show

05/11/2007: Glasgow Evening Times - 'A mum-of-four has told how she danced nude on stage at the age of 43 - to take a stand against the so-called size zero culture.…Pauline, a sales advisor, was among 20 women who appeared naked in front of a packed audience the Centre for Contemporary Arts in Glasgow as part of a show by artist Nic Green.…'

[33659.3] European Naturist Swimming Championships in Evreux, France

05/11/2007: GayNews (Italy) - '2 gold medals and 2 bronze to the Italian representative. Germany first in the classification by nation…' (Italian, translated by Google)

[33662.1] Giving naturists a bad name? What bare-faced cheek

02/11/2007: Daily Post (Llandudno Junction) - '…In Australia bus drivers launched a Buses and Bottoms calendar, while down in Tasmania a group of grannies aged between 65 and 82 won a local business award for initiative after raising $100,000 for charity with their “Bare to be Different” calendar. Now everybody’s at it. So much so that the Association of British Naturist Clubs has sniffily been complaining it’s giving nudity a bad name. Yep, that’s right, people who prance about beaches playing volley-ball in their pot-bellied birthday suits complaining about others getting their kit off to raise money for good causes!…'

[33662.2] Why the dressing-down, officers?

02/11/2007: Guardian Unlimited - 'When I took part in a coastal walk with some fellow naturists, the police turned out in force - and some brought their prejudices with them.…'

[33662.3] Palm Springs Nudist Resort Files Chapter 11

02/11/2007: CBS 2 (Los Angeles, USA) - 'The owners of a Palm Springs nudist resort that gained worldwide attention when it opened a naked "Bridge of Thighs" across a major roadway have filed for bankruptcy protection, federal court papers showed Friday. Linsu Corporation, parent of Desert Shadows Resort and Spa, 1533 Chaparral Road, made the Chapter 11 filing in federal bankruptcy court in Riverside.…'

[33662.4] Breastfeeding Woman Says Theme Park Employees Humiliated Her

02/11/2007: WFtv.com (Florida, USA) - '…"We were just in the park sitting down and I was breastfeeding Kalli and a park employee, Meahgn, came over and said to me I have to cover up or I will be escorted out of Universal Studios," Cruz told Eyewitness News.…'

[33663.1] Naked rambler feels sting of Operation Thistle

01/11/2007: Telegraph.co.uk - 'Police sent 10 officers, patrol cars and even a helicopter to marshal a charity walk by naturists. Only 20 ramblers took part in the hike along a coast path in Dorset. But police decided they presented a risk to the public and began a carefully planned operation codenamed Thistle.…'

[33667.1] Naked rambler case is dropped

28/10/2007: Dorset Echo - 'A naked rambler has been cleared of causing distress to a fellow cliff-top walker after his case was thrown out of court. A Weymouth judge ruled there wasn't enough evidence to prosecute naturist Bernard Vivian Boase, following his arrest in June. Mr Boase, 63, was one of a group of 20 male nudists who stripped off for a summer cliff-top walk for charity.…'

[33668.1] Naturists have no secrets to hide

27/10/2007: Stuff.co.nz (New Zealand) - ' Getting butt naked in front of others to swim, picnic or play petanque may not be everyone's idea of fun. But ask a naturist about its appeal and words such as soothing, relaxing and liberating are offered up as reasons to go a la naturale.…'

[33668.2] Nude Shopper Re-Enacts Advert

27/10/2007: Glasgow Daily Record - 'A brave shopper shocked store staff when he stripped off and began browsing in the nude. The phantom flasher re-enacted Holland & Barrett's latest TV advert, which features a starkers customer, at their branch in St Andrews.…'

[33670.1] Weather a bit frisky yet for `club uniform'

25/10/2007: Waikato Times (New Zealand) - 'Gonatural week began on Saturday but, sitting in the pale Waikato sunshine, naturists John and Christine Bowers admit their "club uniform" may have to wait a few more weeks.…'

[33670.2] Hotels train staff for naked sleepwalkers

25/10/2007: Telegraph.co.uk - 'Workers at a leading chain of budget hotels are being given advice on how to deal with naked sleepwalkers after an increase in the number of guests found wandering around in the night with no clothes on.…'

[33670.3] Naked lunch, and breakfast, and dinner

25/10/2007: McGill Daily (Montreal, Canada) - 'Naturist resorts help families get closer to nature through desexualized nudity…'

[33670.4] Diary (part 3)

25/10/2007: The Guardian - '…More excitements in the world of naturism, where the activists of a faction called BN Change have mounted a power grab.…'

[33671.1] Skin deep

24/10/2007: The Age (Melbourne, Australia) - 'Ever wanted to bare all in public? You're not alone. Thousands of Australians enjoy nude beaches, nude sports and nude clubs. One family recalls many years of happy family holidays - naked of course.…'

[33671.2] Top places in world to 'let it all hang out'

24/10/2007: Canada.com - 'From nude beaches to nude cruises and nude towns, we're on the threshold of the New Nude Tourism…'

[33671.3] A judge sentences a nudist to pay 80 euros for disobeying policemen…

24/10/2007: El Periódico (Catalonia, Spain) - ' A judge has sentenced to pay a fine of 80 euros a pedestrian who was walking down the Calle Dr. Aiguader in Barcelona completely naked and refused to get dressed, as warned by two officers of the Guardia Urbana, considering that the attitude of the man violated the civic ordinance of the city.…' Also reported in English by Think Spain

[33674.1] Nudist tourism: no thanks

21/10/2007: Cyprus Mail - 'The police have warned that anybody caught naked at a public beach could face up to two years in prison. The issue came to light after a German couple complained that they could not find any official nudist beaches on the island while here on holiday.…'

[33676.1] Diary (continued)

19/10/2007: The Guardian - 'Returning again to leadership, we hear from Richard Daniels, the chair of British Naturism, on why the picture byline he uses shows him clothed while others in the movement's magazine are clearly naked.…["]Does that mean the HQ staff of the British Sub Aqua Club are similarly letting the side down by not wearing masks and snorkels on their main webpage?["]…' (See [33678.1])

[33677.1] Call for nude ban at Maslins

18/10/2007: Advertiser Adelaide (Australia) - 'Nudists should be banned from Maslin Beach to protect families from the sight of naked bodies, according to Family First.…'

[33677.2] Feeling exposed

18/10/2007: Missoula Independent (Montana, USA) - 'Intrepid reporter Skylar Browning bares all to uncover the appeal of Montana’s only formal nudist group…'

[33678.1] Diary

17/10/2007: The Guardian - '…It's scarcely better in the naturist world, where there is intense debate about altering the name of the flagship magazine of British naturism, also called British Naturism.…Perusing the magazine, one cannot but notice that Richard Daniels, the chairman of the parent organisation, persists with a picture byline that shows him clothed while all the other writers are clearly au naturel, and we continue to wonder what kind of example he is setting. People want firm leadership, and there is sedition in the air.…'

[33678.2] Town to consider nudity ban again

17/10/2007: WCAX (Burlington, Vermont, USA) - 'Although cold weather is approaching, officials in Brattleboro are considering adopting another ban on nudity. The board agreed last night to discuss a permanent ordinance prohibiting nudity downtown after one resident requested it.…'

[33679.1] Rijkswaterstaat to screen off nude beach

16/10/2007: Expatica Netherlands - 'The Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management (RWS) will screen off the nudist beach at Hollandsebrug, a bridge, in Almere to ensure that passengers using the temporary ferry cannot see the nudists.…'

[33680.1] Helsinki's saunas: full steam ahead

15/10/2007: Telegraph.co.uk - 'A visit to the local sauna is part of everyday life in Helsinki. Sarah Shuckburgh flings off her clothes and – eventually – her inhibitions.…'

[33681.1] Eva Mendes does her gardening in the nude

14/10/2007: Showbiz Spy - 'Actress Eva Mendes has said that she is so comfortable in her own skin, she even weekds her flowerbeds and trims her bushes while she’s completely naked.…'

[33683.1] The long farewell to nudity

12/10/2007: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger (Cologne, Germany) - 'Hennef - It's all over for nudity. On the Allner See (lake) you may only swim and sunbathe if you cover the vital parts of the body with textiles.…' (German, translated by Google)

[33683.2] ANISCAN encourages Lanzarote to create their own association of nudists

12/10/2007: Crónicas de Lanzarote (Spain) - 'The president of the Naturist Association of the Canary Islands gambles on each Canary Island creating its own society so that they all share a headquarters and concerns in Grand Canary…' (Spanish, translated by Google)

[33684.1] Trident’s obscene, says naked protester

11/10/2007: Camden New Journal (Middlesex) - '…Mr Gould, who is organising a climate change bike ride with his partner Paula Hollings, said: “Apparently it’s OK to show your Trident missile, but not nature’s normality.…'

[33686.1] Park Rangers Anger Nude Sunbathers

09/10/2007: WESH.com (Florida, USA) - 'Nude sunbathers at Playalinda Beach in Brevard County are upset. They said park rangers have been harassing them and giving them tickets.…'

[33687.1] Paradise

08/10/2007: Clarín.com (Buenos Aires, Argentina) - 'Naturism. The Second Latin American Gathering will take place in Córdoba. The idea is to spread this practice as being synonymous with nudism and a healthy life, but not exhibitionism or orgies.…' (Spanish, translated by Google)

[33687.2] SoBe Volunteers Bare It All For Art's Sake

08/10/2007: Local10.com (Miami, Florida) - 'Hundreds of people took their clothes off in the name of art in South Beach Monday. Spencer Tunick, a photographer and artist of the human form, put out the call last month for 600 volunteers to be part of his upcoming art installation at South Beach's Sagamore Hotel.…'

[33688.1] What is ... a nude vacation spa?

07/10/2007: The Observer - 'The term 'nudist resort' conjures up images of pot-bellied Germans playing ping-pong in their birthday suits at caravan parks or camp sites - not exactly the kind of luxury travelling to which we all aspire. But American celebrities and fashionable folk are flocking to a new breed of 'nude recreation vacation spas' that offer five-star service in luxurious surroundings.…'

[33690.1] Naked truth of beaches

05/10/2007: South Wales Evening Post (Swansea) - 'During a recent visit to Spain, I was reminded of how backward the UK is, especially here in Wales, in its provision for naturists. On a council notice board placed on a rocky promontory at Denia, there was information about plant life, a mediaeval watchtower and the naturist beach close by.…'

[33690.2] Greenville Eatery's Naked Lunch May Be Banned

05/10/2007: WCSH-TV (Portland, Maine, USA) - '…The Black Frog Restaurant has offered a sandwich called the Skinny Dip, featuring sliced prime rib in a baguette roll, free of charge to anyone willing to plunge naked from the eatery's dock into Moosehead Lake.…'

[33691.1] Local nudists discuss their lifestyle

04/10/2007: The Post Online (Athens, Ohio, USA) - 'Those looking to embark on a free-spirited lifestyle should start by simply taking off their clothes. Dating back to the hippie era of the 1960s, nudism tends to be thought of in a negative light. Americans often associate nudism with sex and think of nudist “colonies” as places for sexual activity. But practicing nudists — or naturists, as some prefer to be called — prefer this all-natural lifestyle for more spiritual and social reasons, not for nudity’s sexual stigma.…'

[33691.2] Happy Valley declares end to nude gardening

04/10/2007: The Oregonian (Portland, Oregon, USA) - 'Rights - The City Council responds to neighbors' complaints with a tentative nudity ordinance…A few Happy Valley residents wrote to the council in support of Howatt. "I hate to see more of our rights taken away because a few people are uncomfortable," said one e-mail.…'

[33691.3] Positive exposure helps nudist resort

04/10/2007: CBC Prince Edward Island (Canada) - 'P.E.I.'s only nudist resort is reporting its busiest summer ever and the owner credits good reviews in an international guide.…'

[33692.1] From opposite sides of Atlantic: nudity and body image

03/10/2007: Danbury News Times (Connecticut, USA) - '…Back in March, on my first day at the spa hotel in Austria, while changing into my bathing suit in the locker room, I noticed a naked man in the shower. (Either I was in the wrong place or this was a co-ed locker room.) It was the latter and I soon learned that this was the norm.…'

[33692.2] Nude golfer's beach wanderings 'bothersome'

03/10/2007: AZ Central.com (Arizona, USA) - 'The trial of a man who enjoys whacking golf balls in the nude at a New Brunswick beach heard evidence Wednesday that several people are offended by his behaviour.…'

[33696.1] GOP activist is proud of his nudism, party

29/09/2007: Arizona Republic (USA) - '…"As a self-thinking individual, like most nudists are, they want the government to stay out of their way," Kraus said, "and the Republican Party is that for the most part."…'

[33697.1] Reporter shows off his naked ambition

28/09/2007: HoldTheFrontPage.co.uk - 'Sheerness Times Guardian reporter Stuart Somers showed his naked ambition to mark the end of a regular feature.…Braving 10 degree temperatures, he got his kit off and spent an afternoon at the remote Swale Naturist Beach.…'

[33697.2] Coming Soon, to a Theater Near You: Naked People

28/09/2007: NPR (USA) - '…Movie nudity has a long history in Hollywood, going back to the silent era, so it's hardly shocking at this point. But there's been a lot of it lately.…'

[33698.1] Stripped for Action

27/09/2007: Bongo Fury - 'Andrew Welch (pictured above during his dinner break) is the Commercial Manager for British Naturism (www.british-naturism.org.uk). He quite obviously doesn't live in Yorkshire! This is his tale.…'

[33699.1] Mirren vows to keep stripping off

26/09/2007: Contactmusic.com - '…She says, "I am a nudist at heart. I have been on many nudist beaches. It is amazing how quickly feelings of self-consciousness disappear.…'

[33700.1] Nepal to keep nudes off Everest

25/09/2007: AFP - 'Mountaineering authorities in Nepal say they are fed up with nudity on Mount Everest and are taking measures to put an end to "disrepectful" stunts on the world's highest peak.…'

[33700.2] Couple's naked ambition

25/09/2007: Ananova - 'A Bedfordshire couple are braving the elements by attempting to climb nearly 300 mountains - naked. The naturists, known only as Stuart and Karla, want to reach the peak of Scotland's 284 Munros, which are mountains more than 3,000ft high.…'

[33701.1] Here at last: a pool for stripping and dipping

24/09/2007: Halifax Today - 'Skinny dipping has finally become a reality for naturists in Calderdale. Ashdene Naturist Club, Elland, has built a small pool for its 140 members.…'

[33702.1] The naked truth

23/09/2007: Scotsman - 'They say there are 365 beaches in Antigua. It's a neat bit of arithmetic - one beach for each day of the year - but has anyone actually counted them? Either way, we did quite well at the Hawksbill Beach Resort which claims four of them, including Eden Beach, the only official 'clothes optional' stretch of sand on the island.…'

[33702.2] Leave your troubles (and clothes) behind

23/09/2007: Pocono Record (Pennsylvania, USA) - 'At Sunny Rest nudist resort, vacationers unload their stress along with their threads…'

[33702.3] Nude Old Firm fans tackle bigotry

23/09/2007: BBC News - 'About 100 naked Old Firm fans have joined together to pose for a photograph at Hampden Park. Alistair Devine said the image would show how far Scottish football has come in tackling sectarian violence.…'

[33705.1] Women fight for right to bare breasts

20/09/2007: The Local (Sweden) - 'Two female students are demanding their rights after they were banned from bathing topless at a swimming pool in Uppsala. If girls are forced to wear bikinis, boys should be too, one of the women told The Local.…'

[33705.2] Taking It Off For Art

20/09/2007: CBS 4 (Miami, Florida) - 'A world renowned photographer is looking for hundreds of people to go ‘au naturel’ on South Beach for the sake of art.…Exhibitionists and nudists need not apply. "We have flight attendants signing up, doctors, we are waiting for our first firemen to be brave to pose we have all different types of people posing there are no nudists, no exhibitionists, they are every day people," said Tunick.…'

[33706.1] Polish party posts nude posters for upcoming election

19/09/2007: AFP - 'A new Polish women's political party risks shocking the majority Catholic country by plastering nude posters of their female candidates for the upcoming October 21 parliamentary election.…'

[33706.2] Naked robber caught on CCTV

19/09/2007: BBC News - 'A naked man was filmed robbing a mini mart in Pennsylvania wearing nothing but a hat.'

[33707.1] He'll go to jail if necessary: notorious naked rambler is fined

18/09/2007: DCRS Online (Germany) - 'A 50-year-old naked rambler was sentenced on Monday by the Weißenburg district court to a 500-euro fine. Seven times the man was found by walkers naked in the forest and thereupon reported for provoking public annoyance.…' (German, translated by Google)

[33708.1] In suit of Adam

17/09/2007: La Nueva España (Asturias, Spain) - 'Bathing in public places without any attire is possible at the present time in several sites in Gijón. At the beach of Peñarrubia, for example, and also in some of the municipal swimming pools on certain days and times; specifically in the Panchano pool, which was the first sport installation in Asturias, and the fourth in Spain, to allow, years ago, the practice of nudism.…' (Spanish, translated by Google)

[33709.1] Record turnout for nude beach race

16/09/2007: Think Spain - 'A total of 136 men, women and children took part in the annual Sopelana nude race yesterday on Barinatxe Beach. Organisers said that the continued good weather was a major factor in achieving the highest turnout since the event was first staged in 1999.…'

[33710.1] Photographer Ouka Lele will make the first Naturist Federation artistic calendar

15/09/2007: Terra España (Spain) - 'Photographer Ouka Leele will make the first artistic calendar of the Spanish Naturist Federation (FEN) in which all the people who wish to do so will be able to pose between 27 and 30 September during the “Encuentro Entrefotos”, that will be celebrated in Madrid.…' (Spanish, translated by Google)

[33710.2] Nudist race

15/09/2007: ABC (Madrid, Spain) - 'The race has become an annual tradition. La Salvaje, a beach in the district of Sotelana in Bilbao, already welcomed this morning the 2007 edition of the traditional nudist race.…' (Spanish, translated by Google)

[33711.1] Justice Not Blind To Public Nudity

14/09/2007: Hartford Courant (Connecticut, USA) - 'Some Vermonters May Differ, But Here, Unclad Is Unlawful…'

[33712.1] Taking it off in Austria - Or Not

13/09/2007: About - News & Issues (USA) - 'So you're walking beside a placid, Austrian lake, admiring the clear waters at the base of tree covered mountains, when you see the letters "FKK" stenciled into the sidewalk. Depending on your point of view, this may be a signal for you to stop, or you might decide to race ahead, ripping the dreaded textiles off your perfectly free body.…'

[33712.2] Revealing photos are becoming passe?

13/09/2007: Yahoo! News - 'Two decades after a nude photo scandal helped cost a Miss America her title, Americans may be adopting a more ho-hum attitude toward people who bare it all for the cameras. Some experts say the Internet and more explicit TV are fostering a more relaxed response by Americans to public displays of bare flesh, even if many people profess to be more conservative.…'

[33714.1] How dare the council close the beach!

11/09/2007: The Argus.co.uk (Brighton) - '…On one of the hottest days of the year we decided to travel down to Brighton from stinky London for a day on the naturist beach.…[T]he entire beach from there to the marina, including the naturists' beach, was blocked off. And why?…'

[33714.2] Mortensen on 'Eastern Promises': 'I have to play this naked'

11/09/2007: Los Angeles Times - 'As Viggo Mortensen and director David Cronenberg plotted the unforgettable bathhouse knife fight in their new crime thriller, "Eastern Promises," Cronenberg told the actor he wanted realism and "body-ness."…"Well, it's obvious," Mortensen told him, "I have to play this naked."…'

[33714.3] Naked: Big Bap star Carole

11/09/2007: The Sun - 'Big Brother finalist Carole Vincent gets her Big Boobies out – and a lot more besides. The 53-year-old reality star has posed naked for Closer magazine to promote the fuller-figured woman.…'

[33715.1] Journalists pose naked in a field for charity calendar

10/09/2007: HoldTheFrontPage.co.uk - '…"When we chucked our towels aside we all felt so self-conscious and I didn't really know where to look. But pretty soon we were chatting and laughing and telling the Channel 5 cameraman - the only man there - to strip off and join us. There was a great atmosphere and everyone was so brave - now I know how naturists feel."…'

[33716.1] Let it all hang out

09/09/2007: Times Online - 'We don’t mind having nudists next door – as long as they’re buff…'

[33716.2] More than 10,000 families support the creation in Andalusia of the “family” beach category

09/09/2007: Consumer (Spain) - '…The objective of this initiative is that the Council of Tourism of the Andalusian Government creates the category of “Family Beach” for all those beaches of the coast that fulfill certain requirements, like the absence of nudists and “indecorous” clothes or attitudes.…' (Spanish, translated by Google)

[33716.3] Judge: Oakland carpenter has legal right to work nude

09/09/2007: San Jose Mercury News (California, USA) - '—A carpenter caught hammering nails and sawing wood in the nude can legally work without wearing any clothes, a judge has ruled.…'

[33721.1] The naked truth: Nudes, nudity and going commando

04/09/2007: The Age (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) - 'Are you comfortable in the nude? That was the question recently posed on dating portal RedHotPie to their swarm of amorous readers.…'

[33721.2] Revealing secrets of Naturist magazine

04/09/2007: Telegraph.co.uk - 'The Naturist magazine was once examined by British intelligence for signs that a spy was using invisible ink to send information to the Germans, according to documents disclosed on Tuesday. The publication was seized in May 1945 when Hans Larsen, a Norwegian whaler was arrested and questioned at Camp 020 - the interrogation centre for captured spies at Latchmere House, south London.…'

[33721.3] 83 more days behind bars for Naked Rambler

04/09/2007: Scotsman - 'The Naked Rambler has been ordered to serve a further 83 days in prison after picking up his 11th breach of the peace conviction.…'

[33722.1] Nudes wanted for Old Firm shoot

03/09/2007: BBC News - 'A photographer has unveiled plans to recreate a classic Old Firm moment at Hampden - using nudes. Alistair Devine is looking for nude volunteers to pose for the image which will celebrate a historic clash between Rangers and Celtic.…'

[33723.1] ‘I'd rather go nude than Y-fronts’

02/09/2007: Sunday Mirror - '…‘In real life you get out of the shower naked, so why wouldn’t you do it on screen? It’s just a normal thing,’ he tells us.…'

[33723.2] Nudie Newbies

02/09/2007: Hartford Courant (USA) - 'The icon of nudist recreation, volleyball still remains the most popular sport at Solair, where the evening volleyball! yell echos through the trees, summoning regular players and beckoning curious first-timers.…'

[33725.1] Nicholson's nude past revealed in new book

31/08/2007: Contactmusic.com - 'Jack Nicholson was once so committed to nudity he refused to wear clothes when welcoming guests into his home, according to a revealing new biography.…'

[33725.2] Cachez ce nu que je ne saurais voir

31/08/2007: Courrier International (Paris, France) - '…In the Netherlands, a law that came into effect in 1986 authorizes nudity everywhere, except on the public highway or when it constitutes an embarrassment for others.…'

[33725.3] World's best nude resorts

31/08/2007: USA Today - 'Beach season may be ending in much of the USA come Labor Day. But a new book keeps sun worship alive by spotlighting clothing-optional stretches of sand and lodgings around the world.…'

[33726.1] Rising sons and daughters get naked as J-bird

30/08/2007: Mainichi Daily News (Japan) - 'Increasing numbers of Japanese are doing their bit to combat global warming by getting all their gear off, according to Sunday Mainichi (9/9).…'

[33727.1] Attorney to sue if Daytona continues nudity appeal

29/08/2007: Daytona Beach News-Journal - 'The attorney for topless demonstrator Elizabeth Book has put the city on notice that he intends to seek more than $100,000 in attorneys fees and damages for civil rights violations.…The letter seeking damages follows the city's latest effort to appeal a 2005 court ruling that found Book's topless Bike Week protest on the Main Street Bridge was protected free speech, and not a violation of the city's nudity ordinance.…'

[33727.2] Local tourism through nudity

29/08/2007: Brattleboro Reformer (Vermont, United States) - 'I saw your article online on the Brattleboro Reformer, and I'm actually EXCITED to find a town where public nudity is allowed. I never knew a place like that existed, and of course, I've known a lot of nudists and it has nothing to do with being sexual and everything to do with being yourself and understanding that nudity is not a bad thing.…'

[33727.3] In Epesses, the naturists bare their teeth

29/08/2007: Le Régional.ch (Pully, Switzerland) - 'Petition - In a document which has been just given to the communal Council, 495 signatories claim a two years moratorium in favour of the nudists.…' (French, translated by Google)

[33727.4] El Confital is outlined as possible space for naturist leisure

29/08/2007: Gaceta de Canarias (Canary Islands, Spain) - 'Grand Canary - The councillor responsible for Beaches explains that the municipal government does not rate Las Canteras as a location for the nudism / The opposition reproaches Héctor Núñez for not taking care of “more important subjects”…' (Spanish, translated by Google)

[33727.5] Naked cuppa lands man in hot water

29/08/2007: Southend Echo - 'A man has been brought before court accused of exposure - for sitting naked in his own back garden. Paul Claxton, 59, of Thundersley Park Road, Benfleet, was enjoying a quiet cuppa in the nude when a shocked neighbour saw him and decided to call the police.…'

[33733.1] Charges dropped against sunbathers who flashed their breasts at CCTV camera

23/08/2007: This is London - '…Abbi-Louise Maple and Rachel Marchant, both 21, were accused of exposing their chests on Worthing seafront, West Sussex, on July 16. A CCTV operator summoned police and the pair were charged with outraging public decency.…'

[33734.1] Board defeats nudity ruling

22/08/2007: Brattleboro Reformer, United States - 'After an emergency ordinance banning nudity expires next month, public nudity in town will again be legal. The Selectboard voted down a permanent ordinance that would have prohibited public nudity downtown and along the Routes 5 and 9 corridors Tuesday night.…'

[33734.2] It's not nude, it's naked

22/08/2007: San Diego CityBEAT (California) - 'DeAnza Springs Resort sits in the middle of a desolate, dusty desert about an hour east of San Diego. Pavement turns to dirt as the road winds, ending abruptly at a protective gate guarding the entrance. It could be just another remote campground, but that possibility shatters as the gate opens, revealing a wooden sign depicting a naked couple and the words "Relax, You're Home Now."…'

[33734.3] “To cover them” only a fine of 102 euro

22/08/2007: RomaONE.it (Italy) - '…To take the sun naked costs dear. In the dunes of Sabaudia some thirty nudists are fined for obscene acts in a public place. The amount of fine: 102 euro.…' (Italian, translated by Google)

[33734.4] Naked Ambition

22/08/2007: SF Weekly (San Francisco) - 'S.F. taxpayers might be underwriting the nudist agenda of one wacky mayoral candidate…'

[33735.1] Young nudists don't hang out

21/08/2007: Courier Mail (Australia) - 'The next issue of The Australian Naturist magazine - TAN for short - looks at some of the clothes-free movement's newest pastimes. "We are looking at some of the more alternative new features of naturism, like fire dancing," says Les Rootsey, the magazine's publisher based at Runaway Bay on the Gold Coast.…'

[33737.1] Are no nudes good news?

19/08/2007: The Economist - 'Public nudity is losing its power to shock…'

[33739.1] Gardening in the buff takes off

17/08/2007: BBC News - 'A couple who garden in the buff are holding more open days when the public can walk around their garden naked.…'

[33739.2] Alps host mass naked photo shoot

17/08/2007: BBC News - 'Nearly 600 men and women volunteers have stripped naked to pose for US photographer Spencer Tunick on the slope of a melting Swiss glacier.…'

[33740.1] Nudists Parade to Take Place in Yekaterinburg

16/08/2007: Russia-InfoCenter - 'A unique event will take place in Yekaterinburg in August: 10 thousand nudists are going to marsh along the central avenue of the city. The parade is annually held in different countries all over the world and this year Russia was chosen to host it.…'

[33740.2] Censored films recover their naughty bits

16/08/2007: Times Online Entertainment - 'Films that have been banned or cut by Britain’s official censor over the past century are to be screened in their complete, original versions for the first time as part of a new festival.…Garden of Eden, about a war widow who leaves the home of her despotic father-in-law for a community of nudists, was banned in 1955.…'

[33740.3] Dare to bare

16/08/2007: Ryanair Inflight Magazine - 'Cast your cares and your clothes aside – naturist Nick Mayhew shares his top 10 European nude beaches for you to enjoy…'

[33741.1] Naked sunbather, 63, faces prison

15/08/2007: The Argus.co.uk (Brighton) - '…Stofer was arrested at his home on Sunday afternoon after being seen sunbathing naked earlier that day on Holywell beach in Eastbourne.…'

[33752.1] Nudist tourism in Mexico is increasing

04/08/2007: El Financiero (Mexico City) - '…Although there are no official numbers with respect to tourism of this type in Mexico, just two nudist hotel chains located on beaches of Cancún and Los Cabos receive about 70 thousand visitors a year, the majority foreign.…' (Spanish, translated by Google)

[33753.1] Nudist club gears up for convention

03/08/2007: Regina Leader-Post (Saskatchewan, Canada) - 'Towels are a fashion must for all nudists. It's the only textile requirement at Greenhaven Sun Club. The nudist campground, roughly 30 minutes east of Regina, is playing host to 300 nudists this weekend for the 2007 Western Canadian Association of Nude Recreation (WCANR) convention.…'

[33753.2] Empire Haven to host Naturist Fest next week

03/08/2007: Ithaca Journal (New York State, USA) - 'The Empire Haven Nudist Park presents the Northeast Naturist Festival from Tuesday, Aug. 7 to Saturday, Aug. 11 at the park grounds in Moravia. The event will feature over 190 activities for adults and children, as well as workshops on health, relationships, ecology and arts.…'

[33753.3] Nudists in the pink

03/08/2007: Journal de Montréal (Quebec, Canada) - 'Fleeing the air conditioning, the nudists consider that there is no greater happiness at the time of major heatwaves than to enjoy the sun in their birthday suits.…' (French, translated by Google)

[33754.1] Naked Before God

02/08/2007: Nashville Scene (USA) - 'Christian nudists hit the church—and the hot tub—for three days of wet and wild worship in the backwoods of Tennessee…'

[33755.1] Volunteers needed for cleanup at nude beaches

01/08/2007: OregonLive.com - 'The American Association for Nude Recreation is recruiting volunteers for its annual cleanup projects this weekend at the metro area's two nude beaches: Rooster Rock State Park east of Portland and Collins Beach on Sauvie Island.…'

[33755.2] Socialists demand more monitoring on naturist beaches

01/08/2007: La Verdad (Alicante, Spain) - 'The socialist councilman in charge of the area of Tourism and Beaches, Maria Jose Adsuar, showed yesterday his support for the requests of the naturist group that demand more monitoring, cleaning and accessibility for the two nudist beaches that Alicante has…' (Spanish, translated by Google)

[33756.1] In 39 Years, There’s Little a Lifeguard Doesn’t See

31/07/2007: New York Times - 'In his 39 summers as a lifeguard at the Sandy Hook beach on the New Jersey shore, Tom McLaughlin has always had a fascinating vantage point from his stand.…But it was with the creation of Gunnison Beach, the only clothing-optional section of New Jersey’s shoreline, that it became safe to say that Tom McLaughlin had seen everything.…'

[33761.1] James and Ali on the Beach...Naked!

26/07/2007: Invicta FM (Kent) - 'The council have banned nude sunbathing at Foreness Point off Palm Bay, and the naturists are up in arms. Sympathetic to their cause, James and Ali headed down there to experience a little naturism for themselves.…'

[33768.1] Nudist beaches spring up on banks of Tisza

19/07/2007: Caboodle.hu (Budapest, Hungary) - 'Two unofficial nudist beaches have been established on the Tisza river at Foka and at the foot of Algyő Railway Bridge. Both have visitors and their own sets of rules, reports Délmagyarország.…'

[33769.1] Vermont town bans public nudity after brash displays

18/07/2007: Reuters - 'A Vermont town that is gaining national attention for brash displays of nudity -- from teens in the buff to naked elderly people -- awoke on Wednesday to an emergency ban on nakedness in most public places. Officials in Brattleboro voted 3 to 2 on Tuesday night for a temporary 30-day ordinance prohibiting people from going about in the nude.…'

[33769.2] Greenpeace wants you to get naked on a glacier

18/07/2007: Reuters - 'Greenpeace is seeking hundreds of volunteers willing to strip naked on a shrinking Swiss glacier next month for a photo shoot meant to raise alarm about global warming.…'

[33770.1] The most beautiful naturist beaches of Europe

17/07/2007: Web.de (Germany) - 'For some it is the high point of the beach visit and for others inconceivable - the subject is naturism.…' (German, translated by Google)

[33770.2] Ban on nudists attracts attention

17/07/2007: 24 heures (Switzerland) - 'The municipality of Epesses had hoped to drive away "naturists" from its Lake Geneva beach at the foot of the vineyards, but publicity about an enforced dress code has had an unintended effect.…'

[33771.1] Nude visitors test Brattleboro's blind eye policy

16/07/2007: Telegraph.co.uk - 'A town in Vermont famous for turning a blind eye to public nudity is planning to ban it tomorrow amid concern it is attracting unwelcome attention and offending local people.…'

[33771.2] Seattle police arrest naked bike riders

16/07/2007: Seattle Post Intelligencer (USA) - '…Three of the 57 participants in the Seattle Naked Bike Ride -- including one stripped, stripy Oak Harbor woman -- were arrested Saturday as they streaked into Seward Park.…During Saturday's ride, police received complaints from several people, including a 12-year-old girl, who'd seen the stream of brightly painted bodies rolling through Seattle streets and trails, according to police statements.…'

[33772.1] Gerry plans nude nominations

15/07/2007: Digital Spy - 'Gerry has decided to punish Big Brother for the fake eviction, by planning to make his nominations in the nude.…' See also Big Brother boys get naked and Nude Brian's a little bear.

[33772.2] Vermont town can bare it no longer, mulls nudity ban

15/07/2007: Boston Globe (USA) - '…After years of winking at public nudity, the town famous for its strip-and-let-strip attitude is now considering whether to ban it, saying the nudity has begun drawing people to the town and is offending locals.…'

[33772.3] "Getting naked is easier now," says Dame Helen Mirren

15/07/2007: DailyIndia.com - '…"As you get older, the naked stuff gets easier because it's more to do with the role than what the men in the audience are thinking. There's a liberation about it," the Daily Mail quoted her, as saying.…'

[33772.4] Alton Towers Bares All Again

15/07/2007: Towers Times - 'After the success of last years event, British Naturism has announced their second naturist weekend at Alton Towers, on the weekend of 16 – 18 November, 2007.…'

[33773.1] Paradise nudist resort is sold

14/07/2007: St. Petersburg Times (Florida, USA) - 'A Pasco nudist resort will be changing owners soon. Joe Lettelleir owns Paradise Lakes Resort, a 72-acre, clothing-optional haven with about 400 residents in Lutz.…'

[33774.1] Gerry looks forward to stripping off

13/07/2007: Digital Spy - 'Gerry told Ziggy [two Big Brother housemates] about a nudist beach he will visit when he returns to Greece, as the pair chatted about Gerry's plans tonight.…'

[33774.2] Council considers nudity ban

13/07/2007: Orange County Register (California) - 'Huntington Beach - Forget the towel. Don't even bother with a swimsuit. Residents can walk around town naked because as the law stands now, they don't have to worry about tan-lines or tickets. But City Council members might change that soon. On Monday, Huntington Beach Police Chief Kenneth Small is scheduled to ask City Council members to change city law to ban public nudity.…'

[33774.3] Enjoying the summertime sun au naturel

13/07/2007: 24 Hours Vancouver (Canada) - ' A few Vancouverites are planning to beat the heat by being in the buff and on the beach this Saturday for Wreck Beach Day. The celebration, in its 26th year, is a family oriented event for naturists who prefer life without tan lines.…'

[33775.1] Store staff to bare all for the environment

12/07/2007: Scotsman - '…Staff from the Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics store will protest on Princes Street while wearing nothing but aprons as they highlight the damaging effect that packaged goods have on the environment.…' Also reported from Swindon, Wimbledon, Oxford, Bournemouth, Cambridge, Coventry, and Watford.

[33776.1] Nudist beaches cleaner than textile

11/07/2007: 20 minutos (Spain) - '…Unlike on textile beaches, on naturist ones nobody throws butts in the sand, or leaves chidren's nappies, forgets their softdrink cans; in summary, they do not leave any thing behind when they leave, the beach goes back to being as virgin and splendid as when they arrived…'

[33776.2] Nudism - Historical Development

11/07/2007: Javno.hr (Croatia) - 'Organized nudism appeared for the first time in Germany under the name Freikörperkultur, which means “the culture of the free body,” at the beginning of the 20th century. At the time, the need emerged for a more natural lifestyle and a less strict way of dressing. Freilichtpark, the first famous nudist club, was opened near Hamburg in 1903.…'

[33777.1] Board mulls law on nudity

10/07/2007: Brattleboro Reformer (Vermont, USA) - 'A nudist's decision to practice his hobby during Gallery Walk July 6 was the last straw, said one Selectboard member. "It was absolutely appalling," said Selectboard Vice Chairman Dick DeGray, about Arizona resident Clayton Crowe's naked stroll on Main Street.… Because she has received so many complaints, she recommended that the Selectboard "look at language on how to limit some of this behavior."…'

[33777.2] Times Square Ad With Naked Derrières Faces a Judge’s Scrutiny

10/07/2007: New York Times - 'At what point do buttocks — no matter how cheerfully presented, and in the service of selling a bathroom fixture moreover — become too tasteless for public display? That is the question facing a Manhattan judge, as Anemona Hartocollis reports today.…'

[33777.3] Those in the buff often aren't

10/07/2007: The Denver Post (USA) - 'There are two inarguable truths about nudity. One: I am ashamed of my body. Two: Adults who seem most inclined to take their clothing off in public should be ashamed of theirs. Which brings me to Nude Recreation Week.…'

[33779.1] These people have bare-faced cheek!

08/07/2007: Sunday Life (Belfast) - 'Sun-Lovers could be in for a real eye-opener on beaches on both sides of the border this summer. For naturists are planning to strip off in protest at the lack of designated nude sunbathing zones.…'

[33779.2] Naturists to hold bash in the buff

08/07/2007: Chapel Hill News (North Carolina, USA) - 'Today marks the beginning of national Nude Recreation Week. And to celebrate, the Triangle Area Naturists will hold a pancake brunch and swim party at the Chapel Hill home of member Kirby Zeman.…'

[33780.1] Author to hold 'clothing-optional' signing

07/07/2007: Rutland Herald (Vermont, USA) - 'Jim Cunningham's book signing at a Waitsfield book store Tuesday night promises to be as unlikely as the topic of the book itself, "Nudity & Christianity." Cunningham is inviting customers to disrobe at the door. "The reason for this is to 'put our bodies where our mouths are,' living what we preach," Cunningham said.…'

[33781.1] An example of coexistence between nudists and “textiles”

06/07/2007: La Voz de Galicia (Spain) - 'On the borders of Nigrán and Vigo is one of the wildest beaches that the city can offer. Wild not by the nudism that is practiced there but by the setting that surrounds it.…' (Spanish, translated by Google)

[33781.2] Bart shows fans the unexpected as Simpsons film beats censor with a yellow streak

06/07/2007: Times Online - '…The most disturbing image involves Bart eagerly accepting Homer’s dare to skateboard at high speed to Krusty Burger, stark naked.…Fortunately for the producers, Fox, the British Board of Film Classification has taken a liberal approach. A spokeswoman said: “Natural nudity with no sexual content is acceptable in PG films.”…'

[33781.3] No Small Parts? Nude 'Macbeth' Is Packing Them In

06/07/2007: CBS 2 (USA) - 'Audience reactions to the Washington Shakespeare Company's "Macbeth" are telling: Folks in the front sometimes cringe and move back a few rows during intermission. One man watched the play with a program in front of his eyes, blocking out the lower half of his field of vision. Clearly, an all-nude production of the Shakespearean tragedy is not for everyone.…'

[33781.4] Just the bare essentials

06/07/2007: FT Travel - 'So where does a frazzled New Yorker go to escape it all? Easy. He flies off to a modest seaside resort in St. Martin. Although the atmosphere is poetic, the place bears a prosaic name, Club Orient.…'

[33782.1] Naked Spain

05/07/2007: Olive Press (Granada, Spain) - 'The Olive Press guides you around some of Spain’s best naturist resorts. Factor 30 sun cream a must!…'

[33783.1] A home where the nudists can roam

04/07/2007: The Spokesman Review (Spokane, Washington, USA) - 'Behind an electronic gate off a country road near Worley lies a community of individuals who share an uncommon state of mind, and an unusual state of undress. The Sun Meadow nudist resort, now in its fourth year, this week hosts about 200 vacationers who like to recreate in the buff.…'

[33784.1] Naturists bare all for Prospect Hospice

03/07/2007: Swindon Advertiser - '…A group of naturists have collected snaps from their personal photo albums to form an unofficial 2008 calendar to raise money for the Wroughton-based organisation. Mike Gould features on the majority of the pages in the calendar, including posing in the snow as Mr December, and is responsible for rallying his naturist friends together for a good cause.…'

[33784.2] Nude Recreation Week 'takes off' July 9-15

03/07/2007: Battle Creek Enquirer (Michigan, USA) - '…Learn about social nudism / naturist, at a beautiful nudist park that was founded in 1942 by the Adams Family, who often refer to SGR as their "Garden of Eden." SGR is the oldest nudist park in the United States to be operated by the same family.…'

[33786.1] Barcelona's PP requests that the decree prohibits going naked in the street

01/07/2007: ABC Cataluña (Catalonia, Spain) - 'The president of the municipal group of the P[artido] P[opular] in the City council of Barcelona, Alberto Fernandez Diaz, demanded yesterday that “a prohibition should be included in the Decree of Coexistence on going naked in the streets and public spaces of the city”, except in places that are signposted and authorized.…' (Spanish, translated by Google)

[33786.2] Naturist paradise

01/07/2007: La Voz de Asturias (Asturias, Spain) - 'Already there are more than 10,000 Asturians that practice nudism. Naked tourism has increased exponentially in recent years.…' (Spanish, translated by Google)

[33786.3] White Tail Resort Announces 2nd Annual Cool Car Show and Open House

01/07/2007: PR Web (press release) - 'White Tail Resort, Virginia's only year round clothes free resort, hosts its Biannual Open House on July 14 & 15, 2007, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day, coinciding with Nude Recreation Week, celebrated July 9-15, 2007.…'

[33786.4] For blind author, "Nudity & Christianity" marries two passions

01/07/2007: Boston Globe (USA) - 'Nakedness is next to Godliness -- in Jim Cunningham's view. After 20 years preaching the gospel of nudity, the author of skinny-dipping guidebooks, coloring books and take-it-all-off "naturist" magazines is using an old ally in his bid to spread the naked truth -- the Bible.…'

[33786.5] Camp-site of the month: Valalta

01/07/2007: Caravaning (Germany) - 'Directly on the Limski channel lies the best naturist resort in Croatia: Valalta naturist camp-site.…' (German, translated by Google)

[33787.1] The “politically correct” buttocks of Mirabel-Jonage

30/06/2007: LyonCapitale.fr (France) - 'The Grand Parc in Miribel-Jonage officializes a naturist beach that's a little less conspicuous, and drives out the hidden “wild” nudists.…' (French, translated by Google)

[33787.2] P.E.I. nudist resort makes global list

30/06/2007: ChronicleHerald.ca (Halifax, Nova Scotia) - 'A nudist resort in Cavendish, P.E.I. is getting international exposure. The World Guide to Nudist Beaches and Resorts pronounced The Oasis among the top four nudist resorts in Canada.…'

[33787.3] SAS No Butts On the Beach campaign hitting Brighton

30/06/2007: Global Surf News (USA) - 'No butts on the beach! On Saturday 30th June, the Marine Conservation Society (MCS), Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) and British Naturism will team up on Brighton naturist beach to promote the No Butts on the Beach! message, asking smokers to dispose of their cigarette ends responsibly and keep our beaches ‘butt-free’.…'

[33788.1] Beach groups declare war on cigarette butts

29/06/2007: The Argus (Brighton) - 'A bid to persuade smokers to keep the country's beaches "butt free" gets under way today. The Marine Conservation Society, Surfers Against Sewage and British Naturism will team up on Brighton naturist beach to promote the "No Butts on the Beach" message.…'

[33789.1] To bathe naked in Paris

28/06/2007: Carbelle (Paris, France) - 'Yes, it is possible, and this thanks to the association of the naturists of Paris (ANP).…' French, translated by Google)

[33789.2] Something Naked This Way Comes

28/06/2007: Washington City Paper (Washington, DC) - 'Twenty minutes. That’s about how long it takes to get used to the nudity in José Carrasquillo’s eerie, intelligent, and visually arresting Macbeth out at Clark Street. Sure, the novelty of seeing actors clad only in daubs of dried mud wears off after awhile, but a lot of the credit goes to what Carrasquillo’s done with the porter scene.…'

[33789.3] Beachgoers in the buff better behave

28/07/2006: USA Today - 'It's a warm weekday afternoon at Mazo Beach. The sky is cloudless, the Wisconsin River sparkles and every sunbather on the white sand is nude.…'

[33790.1] Nude recreation more popular than golf

27/06/2007: AZ Central.com (Arizona, USA) - '…A new survey by Yesawich, Pepperdine, Brown & Russell/Yankelovich Partners indicates that 12 percent of adults consider a resort that offers a nude recreation experience extremely desirable. Only 10 percent said the same about golf, and 6 percent said they prefer tennis.…'

[33790.2] Ask our expert: naked spas

27/06/2007: Times Online - 'Miranda Allard advises a reader on whether you can spa naked in London as a couple…'

[33791.1] Naked journo's nudes report

26/06/2007: The Sun - 'You've heard of The Naked Chef - now meet The Naked Journalist. This weekend brave Sun man Lee Walpole stripped and took part in one of the UK's biggest ever naturist events at Cornwall's Eden Project.…'

[33791.2] £60K bill as Naked Rambler is jailed

26/06/2007: Glasgow Daily Record - 'The Naked Rambler was behind bars again yesterday - as his cost to the taxpayer rose to more than £60,000.…'

[33791.3] Offending Canadian nudes to be removed

26/06/2007: United Press International - ' After a decade of debate, the nude Native Americans depicted in four murals in the grand rotunda of the British Columbia Legislature will be removed. The four scenes from colonial history, painted in the 1930s by George Southwell, were meant to represent courage, enterprise, labor and justice. But that's not how descendants of the nation's native people view them, the Toronto Start reported Monday.…'

[33791.4] Paying The Price For Nudity In Scotland

26/06/2007: Anorak - 'Steven Gough likes to feel the wind on his, erm, body, and while we are indeed all naked underneath our clothes, the law is still rather prissy when it comes to nudists, naturists and their ilk.…'

[33791.5] Sunbathing In The Buff

26/06/2007: Resident Publications (USA) - 'Though Americans are sometimes derided for sporting prim bathing suits that cover too much when vacationing at foreign beaches, not all of us are so proper. The naturalist movement is alive and well in the U.S., though you might have to travel abroad to find some of the more interesting enclaves. Here are four top nude beach destinations where you can bare it…'

[33791.6] Nudists not allowed to call colony year-round home

26/06/2007: The Vancouver Sun (Canada) - 'A Vancouver Island couple who are members of a nudist colony located on 68 hectares of prime Cobble Hill real estate won't be calling the Sol Sante Club their year-round home any more. But at least they won't be banned from the colony for a couple years as punishment for outing other nudists and disclosing their identities to members of the public.…'

[33792.1] Adams and Eves in Eden again

25/06/2007: Times Online - '[Picture] A naturist looks at the new seed sculpture at the Eden Project in Cornwall, where hundreds of nudists enjoyed a day of exploring the biodomes, relaxing in the warm and steamy indoor rainforest.…'

[33792.2] Fifty run nude on Midsummer

25/06/2007: Baltic Times (Riga, Latvia) - 'A traditional Midsummer Night nude run attracted about 50 participants in the western Latvian town of Kuldiga. Participants represented both genders and different ages. Some were completely nude, while some were wearing traditional oak wreaths or hats.…'

[33792.3] Naturism at Eden huge success

25/06/2007: Bridgwater News - 'More than 700 people attended Eden on Saturday to celebrate mid-summer eve - and all were naked. The naturists bared all to enjoy the Garden of Eden celebration - the first time the attraction has been used for such a gathering. Enthusiasts from all parts of the country and representing all age groups, attended and all claimed it to be a great success.…'

[33795.1] Nudist resort to add time shares

22/06/2007: Arizona Daily Star - 'A guest ranch-turned-clothing-optional resort is planning to expand ninefold by getting into the time-share business.…'

[33795.2] Naked ambition of hikers on the Appalachian

22/06/2007: Baltimore Sun (USA) - '…Hike Naked Day marks the summer solstice on the 2,000-plus mile trail and gives the boldest adventurers a chance to walk -- not to mention scale boulders and gain summits -- on the wild side. The bad news for us is that the solstice falls at the time when backpackers are passing en masse through the Maryland area.…'

[33795.3] If not Glastonbury, where?

22/06/2007: Guardian Unlimited - 'Sigh. We're not at Glastonbury.…But never fear, there are other things we can do.…[Y]ou might like to head to Cornwall for the UK's biggest naturist event. The Eden Project is expecting up to 2,500 people to undress for the Garden of Eden party on Saturday night.…'

[33796.1] Welsh 'least inhibited' on the beach

21/06/2007: icWales - '…Just 11% of men and only 3% of women would be happy to go naked…Welsh holidaymakers appear to be the most uninhibited, with 17% happy to go naked.…'

[33796.2] Why Should Public Nudity Be Illegal?

21/06/2007: Blogger News Network (USA) - '…If you don’t like to look at a naked or partially naked human body, YOU may be the one with the problem and if you teach your children that they should be ashamed of their body you’re passing that problem on to the next generation.…'

[33796.3] Young naturists say pastime not dying out

21/06/2007: Edmonton Sun (Canada) - 'There is a strawberry social at the club on the weekend, but the last thing 18-year-old Ayesha Mitchell is worried about is what to wear. That’s because the dress code in effect for the party is absolutely nothing.…'

[33797.1] Letting it all hang out: my life as a naked artist

20/06/2007: Times Online - '…The Neo-Naturists, who since 1980 have been performing rigorously amateur rituals in — as their name suggests — the nude, are the subject of a long overdue exhibition at England & Co in Notting Hill.…'

[33797.2] Latvian town to mark summer solstice with naked run

20/06/2007: AFP - 'Revellers will be able to streak with impunity in a Latvian town this weekend, as the community holds a naked run to mark the midsummer festival, organisers said Wednesday.…'

[33797.3] Complaints cancelled naked swims: City

20/06/2007: The Leader (Surrey, British Columbia, Canada) - 'Nude swims at the Newton Wave Pool four years ago were cancelled because of public complaints and problems getting lifeguards to work the event, according to Jeff Holland, the pool’s community services coordinator.…The Surrey response to the lawsuit also includes an affidavit by human resources general manager Nicola Webb stating that “a patron using a city facility who chooses to attend in the nude is also contributing to a disrespectful workplace for City of Surrey Employees.”'

[33797.4] Nudism goes global: Haulover Beach, USA

20/06/2007: AOL UK Travel - 'We've previously clued you up on the top spots to bare it all in the UK and in Europe but now, inspired by the publication of The World's Best Nude Beaches And Resorts, we're casting our net further afield and looking at the rest of the world...'

[33798.1] Potluck dinner at the Rock Lodge Nudist Club in Stockholm, N.J.

19/06/2007: New York Times - 'The club, which traces nudism on the site back to the Depression, draws members from New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania and allows visitors only on weekends.…'

[33799.1] I'm Happiest Dressed In My Birthday Suit

18/06/2007: MSNBC - 'The world would be a better place if we could all take off our clothes and look each other in the eye.…'

[33799.2] 'Fame is quite scary'

18/06/2007: Media Guardian - '…She appeared alongside Webb in semi-improvised Brit-flick Confetti. They played naturists and spent much of the film wandering around with their bums out. The experience, according to an uncharacteristically grumpy Colman, remains a source of broiling horror.…'

[33799.3] Grin and bare it: For nudists, Lenox gathering is chance to hang out

18/06/2007: Boston Herald (USA) - 'Hundreds of fun-loving nudists eager to let it all hang out this week in the breathtaking Berkshires will also be noodling around the threat that their aging ilk are becoming an endangered species. “We’re looking to get younger people into it, but they just don’t see the advantage. They say, ‘Why should I pay to join a club when I can go to the beach for free?’ ” said George Winlock, 65, of Everett, a nude with ’tude since 1994 and board member of the national Naturist Action Committee. …'

[33799.4] On your bike for naked film

18/06/2007: Edinburgh Evening News - 'A film documenting the travels of 700 naked cyclists will be unveiled at an Edinburgh premiere.…'

[33799.5] All the nudes that's fit to print

18/06/2007: Metro (London) - 'Hundreds of naturists will descend on one of the UK's premier tourist attractions this weekend as part of Nudefest 2007. Organised by British Naturism, Nudefest 2007 is the UK's biggest naturist weekend and will see around 300 travel to a holiday resort in Cornwall for a series of activities and workshops.…'

[33799.6] Hundreds strip off for Nudefest

18/06/2007: The Sun - 'Hundreds of naturists will shed their clothes this weekend as Nudefest 2007 gets underway. Around 300 people are expected to get naked at the festival - the UK’s biggest nudest weekend - at Newperran Holiday Park in Newquay, Cornwall.…'

[33800.1] Where can I ... try nude parasailing?

17/06/2007: Guardian Unlimited - 'According to Mike Charles, publisher and co-author of new naturist bible The World's Best Nude Beaches and Resorts, the only place on the planet to offer naked parasailing is Orient Bay on the French side of St Martin. Here you can air your dangly bits in the warm Caribbean breeze, gliding high above the resort's nudist beach, which is one of the book's 1,000 recommended places worldwide for naturists.…'

[33800.2] Bernards nudist club's history anything but modest

17/06/2007: Courier News (New Jersey, USA) - 'As oldest active nudist club in the U.S., Sky Farm's history goes back 75 years…'

[33800.3] D.C. Notes: Nudes weeks away

17/06/2007: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (USA) - '…Speaking of important summertime moments to mark: Nude Recreation Week this year will be held from July 9-15, say the American Association for Nude Recreation and The Naturist Society.…'

[33800.4] Surrey cites reasons for refusing nude swims

17/06/2007: CKNW (Vancouver, Canada) - '…In a statement of defence, the City says allowing nude swims would contravene workplace harassment policies for lifeguards who work there.…'

[33802.1] McKellen's Lear told to button up

15/06/2007: Daily Telegraph - '…The Royal Shakespeare Company's critically acclaimed production of Shakespeare's play will appear in the Asian country next month, but at the request of his hosts Sir Ian will not reveal himself in full.…'

[33803.1] Writer bares all as he explores Portland's culture of public nudity

14/06/2007: Katu.com (Portland, Oregon, USA) - 'Mark Twain once said - "Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society." - but his observation might not be completely accurate, at least in Portland.…'

[33803.2] Alsace Township man accused of nude stroll in neighborhood

14/06/2007: Reading Eagle (Pennsylvania, USA) - 'A 53-year-old Alsace Township man, accused of walking around nude in his neighborhood, was committed to Berks County Prison Wednesday.…When police interviewed Drews at his home, he admitted walking outside naked but explained that he is a nudist.'

[33803.3] Nude camping gives new meaning to 'fanny pack'

14/06/2007: knox.VillageSoup.com (Rockland, Maine, USA) - '…In all my 30 years of covering the great outdoors, I have never had an offer like the one I was presented with this week. I received an e-mail from Marie (last name withheld) who works for a public relations firm, asking if I would be interested in conducting an interview and doing some research into a nationwide outdoor organization. At first I thought — why not?…'

[33803.4] They will debate subjects related to holidays, like nudism and sex tourism

14/06/2007: EiTB (Basque Country, Spain) - '…Once weather forecast has been given, the collaborators of the programme will address questions related to holidays. On the one hand they will speak about nudism and they will ask the following question: Can nudism be practised anywhere or must it be in a designated zone?…' (Spanish, translated by Google)

[33803.5] If you go down to Bricket Wood today

14/06/2007: Advertiser 24 (Hertfordshire) - '…One of the most interesting features of Bricket Wood's colourful past is the fairground which was opened in 1889 and attracted thousands of visitors from London and the surrounding areas. It closed in 1929 and was then followed by an upsurge in naturism due to the extensive remaining woodland and open space.…'

[33804.1] Demand for new family areas on Spanish beaches

13/06/2007: Typically Spanish (Malaga, Spain) - 'They want going topless to be banned... The Alicante group, Playas Familiares, has written to the Town Halls of Alicante, El Campello and Santa Pola, demanding that there be family areas set up on local beaches, in the same way that there are separate areas for nudists.…'

[33804.2] Naked cycling movie launches Le Tour celebration

13/06/2007: Kent News - 'A season of films on a cycling theme to celebrate the Tour de France coming to Canterbury takes place at the University of Kent this month.… It kicks off with a showing of "The World Naked Bike Ride" at 8.50pm.…'

[33806.1] Summer: there will be a nudist boom, 1/3 Italians prepared to 'strip off'

11/06/2007: Prenotazioni-oggi (Rome) - 'Summer is approaching, and while the sun and the sultriness become unremitting thoughts turns inevitably to holidays: possibly, without clothes.…' (Italian, translated by Google)

[33806.2] Andreu Buenafuente, verdict in his favour

11/06/2007: Todo Corazón (Spain) - 'Roger Yerro. The presenter and humourist Andreu Buenafuente demanded that the magazines "Sorpresa" and "Diez Minutos" remove photos of him on a nudist beach in Eivissa [Ibiza]. In them Buenafuente could seen completely naked. The protagonist of the story made demands of the magazines and now the courts have backed him up.…' (Spanish, translated by Google)

[33807.2] 'A family kind of place' for nudists

10/06/2007: Morris County Daily Record (New Jersey, USA) - 'Howard Lentner was giving tours Saturday at the Rock Lodge Club during its annual open house. "It's really a family kind of place," said Lentner, a retired businessman from Yonkers. "We're trying to tap its potential."…'

[33808.1] World-wide day of naturism

09/06/2007: Liguria Notizie (Genoa, Italy) - 'The Union of Italian Naturists announces that “today at 12 a minute of silence will be made on all the Italian beaches frequented by naturists in order to speed up the fast approval of a national law that brings an end to the current situation of uncertainty that sees every summer numerous Italian and foreign naturists charged or heavily fined.…' (Italian, translated by Google)

[33808.2] Naked riders promote pedal power

09/06/2007: BBC News - 'About 700 cyclists in various states of undress have cycled through central London in another leg of the World Naked Bike Ride.…'

[33808.3] May the flesh be with you!

09/06/2007: Southern Daily Echo - 'What a sight! Southampton had never seen anything quite like it before. Dozens of cyclists donned nothing but their birthday suits - and helmets - to take to the streets with a very serious message.…'

[33809.1] Army wants beach nudists banned

08/06/2007: BBC News - 'A Cornish parish council is considering leasing part of a beach to the Ministry of Defence to stop nudists going there. The MoD banned nudists on nearby sand dunes in Penhale, Perranporth, last year over fears the area was attracting people looking for sex. Perranzabuloe Council owns the beach itself and the MoD would like a similar ban implemented.…'

[33810.1] We don't need permission, say naked cyclists

07/06/2007: Independent Online (Cape Town, S Africa) - 'About 160 naked cyclists plan to take to the streets of Cape Town on Saturday as part of an international movement to raise awareness of global climate change - but the city council has canned the ride because it says there are not enough security staff to police the event.…'

[33810.2] Wreck Beach beautiful to the naked eye

07/06/2007: Vancouver Province (British Columbia, Canada) - 'The True North may be even more "free" than our national anthem implies, if a new list of the world's best clothing-optional beaches is any indication. According to the list, commissioned by USA Today and compiled by the American Association for Nude Recreation, Canada is one of the Top-10 greatest places to "leave the swimsuit at home."…'

[33810.3] Impromptu Swan Lake skinny-dip draws attention of neighbour, police

07/06/2007: Victoria Times Colonist (British Columbia, Canada) - '…Saanich police were called to Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary after a man decided this was a good place to get in touch with nature au naturel. "The complainant called 911 while watching through his binoculars a man getting naked in the park," said Sgt. John Price. "He reported the sighting of not birds, but a nudist, in Swan Lake."…'

[33810.4] Bare Oaks naturalist camp gets new owners, facelift

07/06/2007: York Region Era Banner (Ontario, Canada) - 'If you want to know how long Stephane Deschenes has been a nudist, the answer is simple. “I was born one,” the owner of East Gwillimbury’s 50-acre nudist/naturalist camp stressed.…'

[33811.1] Nudity can be erotic and naturists should not have to deny it

06/06/2007: Guardian Unlimited - 'Patrick Barkham seemed unaware that the main reason younger people are not becoming naturists is the inability of modern naturism to engage with the issue of sexuality (A Stitch in Time, May 31). While it is true that "naturism became popular in Germany...as a healthy outdoor lifestyle", this lifestyle also included a recognition that, socially, nudity could sometimes be erotic.…'

[33811.2] York prepares for invasion of the naturists

06/06/2007: York Press - 'Get ready to avert your eyes! For following last year's controversy, York's naked bike ride is back and the event is again set to divide residents, between those in favour of mass nudity and those who believe it infringes on the moral code.…'

[33811.3] Balls Out:: Naked Activists Fight for Right to Bare All

06/06/2007: The Stranger (Seattle, USA) - 'When the Body Freedom Collaborative (BFC)—a group that promotes nonsexual nude socializing—asked the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation if they could rent Colman Pool, an outdoor pool in West Seattle, they were turned down flat. Parks department spokeswoman Dewey Potter says that while "it's not inherently against the law to be without clothes," the nude swimmers would be visible to park users, which could violate the state's indecent-exposure laws.…'

[33812.1] Naked truth of the confident over-50s

05/06/2007: The Scotsman - 'The over-50s are now so confident about their bodies that at least one in ten would pose nude for a photograph, new figures show.…'

[33812.10] Buff triathletes in the buff!

05/06/2007: Transition Times (USA) - '…At 9 a.m. Aug. 11, 2007, the Bar-S-Ranch Nudist Resort in Reidsville, N.C. will host the first-ever "Clothing Optional-Must be 18+" Bare Hare Sprint Triathlon. Yes, buff triathletes...in the buff!…'

[33812.11] God DID create Adam & Steve

05/06/2007: Gay.com - '…Coming up soon is the opportunity to let it all hang out in what has to be the most ideal environment. Red Letter Days, the UK’s leading experiences company, is set to host the UK's biggest-ever naturist event at the world renowned Eden Project in Cornwall on Saturday 23rd June.…To celebrate this truly modern Eden event, Red Letter Days will be offering free entry to a number of couples. Not only will Adam and Eve be able to attend free of charge, but also Adam & Steve or Eve & Eve!…For those nudist couples with these lucky names, all they need to do is ensure they have photo ID (passport or photo driving license) when they arrive at the event to ensure free entrance.…'

[33812.2] 'Naked Gardeners' open up for the public

05/06/2007: Evening Standard - 'When Ian and Barbara Pollard let it be known that they enjoyed gardening in the nude, they attracted a fair amount of coverage. What they didn't expect, however, was to discover that their enthusiasm for clothes-free horticulture was shared by so many others.…'

[33812.3] Nude Recreation Week Takes Off

05/06/2007: PR Web (USA) - 'The American Association for Nude Recreation (AANR) and The Naturist Society (TNS) are teaming up this summer to encourage Americans to take off their clothes during the annual Nude Recreation Week celebration, held July 9-15, 2007. Nude Recreation Week gives first-timers the chance to give clothes-free recreation a try at home or at one of the many AANR-affiliated clubs that open their doors to the public during this week.…' (press release)

[33812.4] Restoration of nudist beach sought

05/06/2007: Ventura County Star (California) - 'Wearing a thong bikini bottom and loose T-shirt over her deeply tanned body, Sonya Robinson felt overdressed. If the 59-year-old Ventura woman had had her way, she'd be sunbathing au naturel on Bates Beach, working on the perfect tan she's been seeking since first shedding her clothes in the name of nudity almost 20 years ago.…'

[33812.5] 'Pervert' alert website to warn visitors

05/06/2007: Weston & Somerset Mercury (Weston-super-Mare) - 'Naked beachgoers who have been dubbed 'perverts' by residents are raising concerns in the Burnham area. Residents in Burnham, Berrow and Brean have discussed the nudists on an internet chat forum.…'

[33812.6] Groups set to derail hazardous-goods shipments

05/06/2007: Vancouver Province (Canada) - 'When the Sunday-morning Amtrak passenger train from Seattle to Vancouver reaches the isolated sea-level stretch of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway's line between White Rock and Crescent Beach on June 24, its occupants will see more than pristine oceanfront. They'll also receive a "mass mooning" by the Surrey United Naturists, who for years have utilized the beach as a place to acquire that complete suntan.…'

[33812.7] Naked cyclists aim to tackle climate change

05/06/2007: Wandsworth Guardian - 'A Battersea man will bare all to help save the planet by taking part in a mass naked bike ride. Martin Ireland will be shedding his threads along with thousands of others to take part in London's fourth annual World Naked Bike Ride on Saturday.…'

[33812.8] Naked bike-ride protest gets thumbs-down

05/06/2007: Mail & Guardian Online (Johannesburg, S Africa) - 'Plans for South Africa's first public naked bicycle ride, to protest against global warming, have fallen foul of the public-service strike.…'

[33812.9] The new gardening: all naked in the park

05/06/2007: Corriere della Sera (Italy) - 'The “Naked gardeners” Ian and Barbara Pollard love nature and nudism. In their garden people stroll about among the flowers without veils…' (Italian, translated by Google)

[33813.1] Bums and poses

04/06/2007: Sunday Herald - 'The naked human form has inspired artists throughout history. But what is it really like to be a nude model? Paul Dalgarno meets the people behind the paintings ... then bares all himself.…'

[33813.2] Nude retreats on the market as interest sags

04/06/2007: Toronto Star - 'Nestled among the rolling hills and lush forests of the Oak Ridges Moraine, 100 acres of Eden is up for sale, on the northern tip of the GTA.…There's just one catch – to buy it, ideally, you'd be a nudist.…'

[33813.3] Police patrol path as naked ramblers pass

04/06/2007: Dorset Echo - 'There was a heavy police presence over the weekend as a group of naturists stripped off and embarked on a cliff-top walk for charity. The nudists made a plea to be unmolested by the authorities before their trek along the scenic route on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset. But about 10 uniformed officers met the walkers in Swanage on Saturday morning - and a helicopter hovered above to track their progress.…'

[33813.4] A step-by-step guide to help naturism get its mojo back

04/06/2007: Toronto Star - 'Stéphane Deschenes, owner of Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park has the following strategy on how to save the nudist movement.…'

[33813.5] Why I like to bike in the buff . . .

04/06/2007: Cambridge Evening News - 'Police love to stop naturist Richard Collins, 50, from Hardwick, when they see him riding about town naked. Having been a naturist for almost 30 years, Richard knows his rights, and he's patient when the police stop him because they're convinced he's breaking the law.…'

[33813.6] Topless, Bottomless and Fee-less

04/06/2007: First Amendment Center (USA) - 'The Supreme Court this morning handed down its decision in Sole v. Wyner, the nude beach protest case that had nothing to do with the First Amendment. It was all about attorney fee-shifting, and the attorneys lost.…'

[33814.1] Amsterdam goes nude for Spencer Tunick

03/06/2007: EiTB (Spain) - 'They were among 2,000 men and women who participated in a series of four nude group photos in Amsterdam in the early hours of the morning as part of the latest project of U.S. photographer Spencer Tunick.…'

[33814.2] Maximum exposure

03/06/2007: The Scotsman - '…The naked portrait is the subject of a new exhibition at Edinburgh's National Portrait Gallery…The results of our survey into the nation's attitudes towards nudity reveal that most of us are happy to let it all hang out in front of our nearest and dearest, and just over half of us would be happy to display a naked picture of ourselves in our homes. Put us on a beach, though, and we'll dive for cover behind the nearest windbreak.…'

[33816.1] The naked truth

01/06/2007: Scotsman - 'WHEN are we most truly ourselves? Dressed for office or weekend? Dolled up for a date? Wearing a masquerade costume expressing our secret self? Or wearing nothing at all? After all, if you believe the new wine advert, "the more you see of someone, the more of someone you see".…'

[33817.1] A stitch in time

31/05/2007: The Guardian - 'The world of naturism is in trouble. Membership is falling, and fewer young people than ever are getting involved. Has the great nude adventure run its course? Patrick Barkham visits the International Naturists' Federation Youth Rally in Norfolk…'

[33817.2] How do you feel about naturism?

31/05/2007: Irish Independent - 'As the rest of us scramble to cover up our lumps and bumps, one group of Irish people is determined to let it all hang out this summer. The Irish Naturist Association (INA) is gearing up for a season of sun, sea and stripping off. And if you're planning on hitting the seaside this Sunday, the scenery might not be the only thing to catch your eye.…'

[33817.3] Councilor in Elvis flares promises nude pool and pink town hall

31/05/2007: EiTB (Spain) - 'Ariel Santamaria stood for a small independent party dressed in full Elvis regalia complete with sideburns and won enough votes last weekend to take a council seat. He wants to turn the square into a nudist pool.…'

[33817.4] Oh! Naturel: Taking it all off

31/05/2007: NEXTnc (Colorado, USA) - '…The thing is, there’s just something intriguing about nudity. It’s controversial. It’s provocative. It’s beautiful. It’s natural.…'

[33819.1] Bathe also in Adam costume

29/05/2007: Norddeutsche Neueste Nachrichten (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany) - 'Warin is one of the few cities to possess a lake in which one can bathe in the way Mother Nature created man - that is to say, naked.…' (German, translated by Google)

[33819.2] Where nothing but skin is still in

29/05/2007: Newark Star-Ledger (New Jersey, USA) - 'Oldest nudist camp tries to maintain its low profile in suburbs of Somerset…'

[33819.3] Naked rambler back in custody

29/05/2007: The Scotsman - 'Stephen Gough, 47, the so-called Naked Rambler, appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court yesterday.…'

[33819.4] The naked truth

29/05/2007: Brattleboro Reformer (Vermont, USA) - '…Some may say that "there oughta be a law." One should avoid that approach. Having seen the fickleness of our morality legislation we may want to stay away from courtesy legislation. Perhaps it is better for the public nudists to realize that although they mean no harm and perhaps merely want to test the public's respect for their personal freedom, they offend the sense of propriety of some of us and thus invade our space.…'

[33820.1] Nudists test acceptance with photo contest

28/05/2007: Melbourne Herald Sun (Australia) - 'A nudist group is holding what is says is Hong Kong's first nude photographic competition to test whether attitudes towards the naked human body have changed in the decade since the city returned to Chinese rule.…'

[33823.1] Now naked cyclists can protest in city without fear of arrest

25/05/2007: The Argus (Brighton) - 'Protesters have been told they can get their kit off for a naked bike ride next month despite earlier warnings they faced arrest. Sussex Police have backed down in a row with organisers of the Brighton leg of the World Naked Bike Ride after originally telling the cyclists they would be arrested for causing "harassment, alarm or distress".…'

[33823.2] Nudes from all over Germany

25/05/2007: PR-Inside.com - 'German naturist youth meets from Saturday for the first time in East Germany at their traditional Whitsun rally. Until Monday approximately 200 participants aged between 6 and 27 years were expected in Volkersdorf near Dresden, said the head of the federal office of FKK-Jugend, Ute Heumann, on Friday…' (German, translated by Google)

[33824.1] Nude alert

24/05/2007: Agoura Hills Acorn (California) - 'Two recent incidents involving the sighting of nude men in Oak Park prompted residents to call police.…"It's not necessarily a crime to walk around naked," [Capt. Bill] Flannigan [of the Ventura County Sheriff's Department] said. "You have to be able to prove indecent exposure with sexual conduct."…'

[33824.2] Fresh sight of freedom awaits Bush on G8 beach

24/05/2007: Reuters - 'Heiligendamm, Germany… - George W. Bush has often expressed his admiration for the yearning for freedom in Communist East Germany that led to the collapse of the Berlin Wall on his father's watch 18 years ago. But the U.S. president may get more freedom than he bargained for next month at the G8 summit here, as this Baltic coast resort includes a beach long popular with local nudists.…'

[33824.3] Get naked, cyclists!

24/05/2007: Le Perroquet Libéré (France) - ' A demonstration of naked cyclists will cross Paris on June 9 to denounce the polluting modes of circulations.…' (French, translated by Google)

[33826.1] Naked tourist shocks city

22/05/2007: Reuters - 'A naked American tourist raised eyebrows when he went for a walk through a German city and told police he thought this was acceptable behaviour in Germany. "We have been having unusually hot weather here lately but, all the same, we can't have this," a spokesman for police in the southern city of Nuremberg said on Tuesday. "The man said he thought walking around naked was tolerated in Germany."…'

[33826.2] City not wild about request for nude swim

22/05/2007: KOMO (Seattle, USA) - 'This city is no stranger to occasional clothing-optional events. Every summer there are nude bike rides and fun runs. But a request from a group of nudists who want to go skinny dipping in Seattle's premiere outdoor pool isn't getting a warm reception from the city.…'

[33826.3] Everything you wanted to know about nudism

22/05/2007: AOL Travel - 'Thinking about baring all on the beach but need to uncover more details? Here's a few of the ground rules, from The World's Best Nude Beaches And Resorts by Nick Mayhew.…'

[33827.1] Coming to Dorset... the naked ramblers

21/05/2007: Dorset Echo - 'NAKED walkers are preparing a charity trek along Dorset's coast.…"If the weather is bad we'll wear clothes but if it's hot we'll be naked. I'm going to be doing the walk whatever the weather. The main aim is to raise money for the Marine Conservation Society."…'

[33827.2] Nude Beach Crackdown Begins This Weekend

21/05/2007: WISC (Wisconsin, USA) - 'Law enforcement is cracking down on inappropriate behavior at Mazomanie's nude beach.…"It's a beautiful area of the river and historically, we haven't done anything as far as prosecuting for simple nudity and we don't plan on doing anything different with that this year[.]"…'

[33827.3] Pirates, nudists run through San Francisco

21/05/2007: Inside Bay Area (Oakland, California) - 'Top international runners were joined by pirates, space aliens, leprechauns and naked middle-aged men as they took to the streets of San Francisco on Sunday for the 96th Bay to Breakers cross-town jaunt.…'

[33830.1] Punta Crena beach for naturists

18/05/2007: Liguria Notizie (Genoa, Italy) - 'The Italian Naturist Federation communicates that “it has sent a letter to the mayor of Finale Ligure Flaminio Richeri in order to ask a decision that officially assigns to the practicae of naturism the beach of Punta Crena in Varigotti.…' (Italian, translated by Google)

[33830.2] Naturist invite to council

18/05/2007: Shropshire Star - '…Members of Wem Town Council plan to attend an open evening of Wrekin View Naturist Club, based at Kenstone, Hodnet, but have vowed to keep their clothes firmly on.…'

[33831.1] Is no nudes, good nudes?

17/05/07: Victoria Times Colonist (British Columbia, Canada) - '…Andreassen, who is spearheading a court challenge against Surrey after it stopped renting the Newton Wave Pool to his nudist group, says the tendency to be secretive hasn't been a good thing for naturists - as nudists most often call themselves - and their organizations.…'

[33831.2] Beware - naked jumpers

17/05/07: Weston & Somerset Mercury (Weston-super-Mare) - 'NAKED base jumping in Cheddar Gorge could be putting the lives of tourists at risk.…Base jumping involves parachuting off large objects such as skyscrapers and bridges.…'

[33832.1] Nudists create another stir

16/05/2007: Brattleboro Reformer (Vermont, USA) - 'It's springtime, when flowers bloom, trees gain a new growth of leaves and sun worshippers take their clothes off in the Harmony Parking Lot.…'

[33832.2] Grandfather, 63, eager for naturists’ beach

16/05/2007: Southport Visitor - 'A grandfather wants Sefton Council to create a nude beach in Formby. Gordon Eve-Tatham believes the lack of approved naturist beaches within a two-hour drive could bring a financial reward to this area.…'

[33832.3] Finally off in the cold wet!

16/05/2007: Stuttgarter Wochenblatt (Baden-Württemberg, Germany) - 'After eight months of cleaning and alteration work, the Untertürkheim Island Bath has been launched into this year's open-air bathing season with an enlarged naturist area.…' (German, translated by Google)

[33833.1] Clarkson reveals all about naked past

15/05/2007: PR-Inside.com - 'Pop star Kelly Clarkson has an embarrassing naked secret - she rarely wore clothes as a kid.…The singer admits she still likes to wander around naked in the privacy of her own home - but concedes her passion for nudity has become rather difficult of late, saying, "That would be kinda gross because I live with my brother."'

[33833.2] Surrey nudists have gone to court.

15/05/2007: CKNW (Vancouver, Canada) - 'Paul Andreassen, the President of Skinnydipper Services, says they began renting the Newton wave pool in 2002 for private nude swims. But after an article about his group appeared in the Surrey Leader, Andreassen says the City cancelled their rental contracts right away.…Skinnydipper Services plans to petition the BC Supreme Court for a judicial review of the dispute.'

[33833.3] Fury over naturist camp youth rally

15/05/2007: Norwich Evening News - '…Trevor Lewis, South Norfolk councillor for Stoke Holy Cross, said he had no issues with the camp. He said: “I have no knowledge of any problems there. In some quarters there seems to be confusion between nudity and sex which the naturist movement is trying to counter.”…'

[33834.1] Naturists demand adequate places

14/05/2007: TicinOnline.ch (Switzerland) - '…It's not about exhibitionism, it is not a way to have a more direct sexual approach and it is not desire to be naked for its own sake[?]. Naturism is something else according to Andrea Grasselli of the committee of the Swiss Naturist Organization.…' (Italian, translated by Google)

[33834.2] Cyclists gear up for naked ride

14/05/2007: The Argus (Brighton) - 'Flesh will again be bared at the second Brighton and Hove naked bike ride. The event, which last year saw 160 naked riders cycle through the city, is a protest against oil dependency and a bid to highlight the vulnerability of cyclists.…'

[33835.1] MD's naked ambition for a lift in sales

13/05/2007: Daily Mail - '…The advert, believed to be the first featuring full-frontal nudity to target the UK market, features Mrs Gardiner sitting naked behind a laptop in a mocked-up laboratory, surrounded by dozens of other naked "scientists". "The idea behind the film is that many skincare products are filled with harsh chemicals and irritants which promote conditions such as eczema, whereas ours are natural and organic," said Mrs Gardiner, who runs Ovelle Pharmaceuticals.…' See the naked ad (with a naked intro) here.

[33836.1] Graying nudist groups try to appeal to younger members

12/05/2007: Newsday (Long Island, USA) - 'Here's the naked truth about nude recreation: The people who practice it aren't getting any younger. To draw 20- and 30-somethings, nudist groups and camps are trying everything from deep discounts to a young ambassador program that encourages college and graduate students to talk to their peers about having fun in the buff.…'

[33837.1] Charity fields complaints over 'naked man' posters

11/05/2007: 4ni.co.uk - '…The Northern Ireland Chest, Heart and Stroke Association (NICHS) has been flooded with complaints over billboard posters which feature a naked man and a woman in a swimsuit embracing on a beach.…'

[33838.1] Gough jailed after naked ramble in the Grassmarket

10/05/2007: Scotsman - 'The Naked Rambler has been jailed for three months after marching nude through the Grassmarket past shocked tourists and children. Stephen Gough was found guilty of causing a breach of the peace for the ninth time during a hearing at Edinburgh Sheriff Court yesterday.…'

[33838.2] Nude sculpture draws looks in Milan park

10/05/2007: Seattle Post Intelligencer (USA) - 'It would take one very large fig leaf to restore modesty to Milan's main park after the installation of a 70-foot floating sculpture of a naked man. The balloon self-portrait by Polish artist Pawel Althamer has been hovering outside the Renaissance Palazzina Appiani in Parco Sempione since Monday, drawing second takes, amused looks and some reprobation about exposing children to nudity.…'

[33839.1] The Naked Chefs

09/05/2007: Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) - 'Gary Fishlock finds meat and two veg may never taste the same again after participating in a nudist dinner party.…'

[33839.2] Naked swimming? We'll drink to that

09/05/2007: Halifax Today - 'Nudists in Calderdale will be able to enjoy skinny-dipping in West Yorkshire's only naturist pool. A plan for a pool at Ashdene Naturist Club, Elland Road, Elland, has been given the go-ahead by Calderdale Council.…'

[33842.1] Exclusive: Israeli Orthodox Jews do not oppose naturism

06/05/2007: IsraelValley (France) - '…In Israel to expose oneself naked on a beach is semi-illegal (the law is not very clear on this subject). New phenomenon: more and more Israelis, instead of going to Greece to expose themselves to the sun without costumes, remain quietly in Israel.…' (French, translated by Google)

[33842.2] Thousands of Mexicans strip for Tunick photo shoot

06/05/2007: Reuters - 'A record 18,000 people took off their clothes to pose for U.S. photographic artist Spencer Tunick on Sunday in Mexico City's Zocalo square, the heart of the ancient Aztec empire.…'

[33844.1] Village `would curb nudists'

04/05/2007: Hawke's Bay Today (New Zealand) - 'Landowners say development at Ocean Beach would protect the public from "nudists and gay people".…'

[33844.2] Naked motorbike man on the loose

04/05/2007: The Local (Sweden) - 'A naked motorcyclist is on the loose in southern Sweden. Police in Höör were informed at lunchtime on Friday that a man had been spotted riding naked by Nya Torget in the town.…'

[33844.3] Fire breaks out at nudist resort

04/05/2007: San Jose Mercury News (California) - '… As it turned out, the second-alarm fire was confined to a single vacant cabin at the Lupin Lodge, a naturist resort. No evacuations were necessary, said Ken Kehmna, a Santa Clara County battalion chief, and no one was injured.…'

[33845.1] Here are some films to help on World Naked Gardening Day

03/05/2007: Winston-Salem Journal (N Carolina, USA) - 'Take five to primp your hairdo, because Cinco de Mayo is just around the corner and along with it comes a very special day. Saturday is also World Naked Gardening Day!…'

[33846.1] 'Orania is going nude'

02/05/2007: News24.com (South Africa) - 'He's at it again - this time for "volk en vaderland", for buck-naked Whites only - and in Orania. That's how South Africa's nudist king Beau Brummel explains his plan to open a nudist colony on a farm in the Afrikaner volkstaat.…'

[33847.1] Ellis-Bextor says she loves to be naked

01/05/2007: Ninemsn (Australia) - '…The singer, 29, said: "I think that's quite a good rumour so I'm going to go with it. Yes I love walking around naked."…'

[33847.2] Indoor not-quite-naked skiing reaches Scotland

01/05/2007: Ifyouski.com - 'Participants in the latest indoor-ski-naked event at the SNO!zone in Xscape MUST wear warm gloves and sock, as well as ski or boarding boots, when they take to the slope at Braehead this Friday. The 'Dare to Bare' event for skiers and snowboarders has been organised by the Anthony Nolan Trust which is a charity working to help bone marrow transplants to support leukemia victims.…'

[33848.1] Nudity prevails at Torquay beach

30/04/2007: Geelong Advertiser (Australia) - 'Nudists can keep their clothes off at Torquay's Point Impossible beach for at least another year.…'

[33848.2] Nudist colonies: Leave the beer and the cameras at home with your clothes

30/04/2007: Press & Sun-Bulletin (New York State) - ' Nudist colonies: Leave the beer and the cameras at home with your clothes Sunspot Family Nudist Park has a rule: Leave your clothes and titillation at the door. So says Jack Kisslinger, the co-owner, along with his wife, Mary Beth, of the nudist park in Susquehanna, Pa. The camp has been open for 50 years, and Kisslinger and his wife have owned it for 18.…'

[33848.3] Nudists stray as signs go missing

30/04/2007: BBC News - 'Naturists in Gwynedd have been straying from an official nudist beach after signs marking the area disappeared. The Morfa Dyffryn zone, near Barmouth, has been a popular nudist beach for 30 years and was made an official nude sunbathing area in 2000.…'

[33849.1] Novice nudist learns rules

29/04/2007: Daytona Beach News-Journal (Florida) - 'Staff Writer Kari Cobham visited Sunny Sands Nudist Resort in Pierson to discover how it felt to get back to nature.…'

[33849.2] No shirt, no pants, no problem

29/04/2007: Daytona Beach News-Journal (Florida) - '…Though it may be the least known tourist site in Volusia County, Canaveral National Seashore's Apollo Beach is one of two clothing-optional beaches in Florida -- and one of only 11 nationwide -- to be recognized in the most recent edition of the North American Guide to Nude Recreation.…'

[33849.3] Artist to fill Mexico City's Zocalo with nudes

29/04/2007: Reuters - 'U.S. artist Spencer Tunick will fill Mexico City's Zocalo square -- the center of the ancient Aztec empire and the heart of modern Mexico -- with thousands of naked Mexicans next week for his latest mass nude photo shoot.…'

[33850.1] Nude beach users form community patrol

28/04/2007: ABC Online (Australia) - 'Users of Australia's first nude beach have formed what they say is the nation's first community patrol to combat lewd behaviour.…'

[33850.2] Vitamin D casts cancer prevention in new light

28/04/2007: Globe and Mail (Canada) - '…Those trying to brand contaminants as the key factor behind cancer in the West are "looking for a bogeyman that doesn't exist," argues Reinhold Vieth, professor at the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Toronto and one of the world's top vitamin D experts. Instead, he says, the critical factor "is more likely a lack of vitamin D."…Dr. Vieth has approached the matter by asking: What vitamin D level would humans have if they were still living outside, in the wild, near the equator, with its attendant year-round bright sunshine? "Picture the natural human as a nudist in environments south of Florida," he says.…'

[33852.1] Naked couple's sssscary snap

26/04/2007: The Sun - 'TWO brave naturists go s-naked - with a giant python for company. Husband and wife Andrew and Jane Flux posed with the huge reptile - named Lizzy - in London yesterday.…The couple stripped off to promote the UK’s biggest-ever nudists event, being held at Cornwall's Eden Project on June 23.…' Also reported in Argentina.

[33852.2] El Portús, first naturist campsite in Spain to obtain the 'Q' of tourist quality

26/04/2007: El Faro de Cartagena (Spain) - 'The directors general of Tourist Promotion and Infrastructures of Tourism…gave yesterday the Q plaque of Tourist Quality to the campsite El Portús.…' (Spanish, translated by Google)

[33853.1] First naked bike ride (WNBR) in Paris

25/04/2007: Indymedia Paris Île-de-France - 'On Saturday June 9, 2007, cyclists will ride in procession naked in many cities of the world, including Paris, to remind people of their vulnerability vis-a-vis motor vehicles and the need to bring to an end the civilization of oil, power and pollution.…' (French, translated by Google)

[33853.2] Principal suspended for nude travel photo

25/04/2007: Globe and Mail (Toronto) - 'A school principal in the resort town of Harrison Hot Springs is under a cloud after a parent inadvertently discovered a nude photo of him on his family website.…'

[33853.3] European Vacations in the Altogether: Packing Light is Easier for Nudists

25/04/2007: About (New York) - 'Clothes are such a burden, aren't they? You wash them, fold them and stuff them into your suitcase (if you're smart you roll your clothes ), then you try to lug all those heavy, smashed up clothes around Europe on your vacation. As soon as you land in Athens you come to the conclusion that it's really really hot outside and you wish you could go naked but you suffer silently in your stinky, sweaty clothing.…'

[33857.1] Nudists honour Anzacs with beach cricket

21/04/2007: Ninemsn (Australia) - 'Nudists will mark Anzac Day with a parade of a different sort, when they hold their annual beach cricket stoush in northern NSW. More than 200 nudists and their families are expected to meet at Tyagarah Beach, just north of Byron Bay, on Wednesday to pay their respects to the diggers who fought for their freedom.…'

[33858.1] 30 rooftop figures to give London nude horizons

20/04/2007: Evening Standard - 'More than 30 life-size sculptures of a naked male body are to be exhibited across the London skyscape. Westminster council has followed Lambeth by giving planning consent to the work by Antony Gormley.…'

[33858.2] Tributes for inventor of the landmine detector

20/04/2007: Hampstead and Highgate Express - '…His battles for freedom also stemmed from a genuine appreciation of it. He loved the outdoors and was a keen naturist. Suzy Roston said: "Every bit of sun that came he'd rush up the M1, and loved lying on the beach and swimming in the nude. He even managed to convert a few people to it with his charm."…'

[33858.3] Students invited to shed stress, clothes

20/04/2007: Daily Free Press (Boston, Mass., USA) - 'As college students buckle down for a week of long exams and even longer papers, a nudist retreat in Connecticut is extending an invitation their way for a day when they can drop all their stress -- and clothes. As part of its plan to attract more youthful members, the Solair Recreation League in Woodstock, Conn., has invited students from more than 30 New England colleges to participate in the first of what it hopes will become an annual Inter-College Nudist Day on May 5.…'

[33859.1] Go naked in the Alps

19/04/2007: NEWS.com.au (Australia) - 'Here's a travel tip for anyone heading to the Austrian Alps. You have to be naked when you go into a sauna in this neck of the woods. Same goes for the steam room. And the communal showers inside the day spa area.…'

[33859.2] Why Are Americans Afraid of Being Naked?

19/04/2007: AlterNet (San Francisco, USA) - 'In the Netherlands people can be naked in their gardens, the beach and recently the gym. But in America, even chocolate sculptures can't be without clothes. What gives?…'

[33859.3] Nudist protest: Nature protection federation stops its sex atlas

19/04/2007: Spiegel Online (Germany) - 'It was to have been an atlas of the cosiest places for open-air sex. Denmark's nature-conservation federation wanted to enthuse its compatriots for the joys of nature. But the naturist associations found the call not calculated to amuse.…' (German, translated by Google)

[33860.1] Nudists face good behaviour bond

18/04/2007: Geelong Advertiser (Victoria, Australia) - 'Nudists at Point Impossible beach have been put on a 12-month good behaviour bond. Surf Coast Shire councillors last night said they would review the nude status of the beach in 12 months to see if safety measures put in place were working.…'

[33860.2] £100k cost of locking up Naked Rambler

18/04/2007: Edinburgh Evening News - 'Naked Rambler Stephen Gough has cost the taxpayer more than £100,000 due to his refusal to wear clothes, his lawyer said today. Most of the bill is believed to have been run up keeping the 47-year-old in the segregation wing at Saughton Prison for much of the past 18 months.…'

[33860.3] Nudist Resort Hosts Body Art Festival and “Cotton Tail” 5K Run

18/04/2007: PR.com (press release) - 'Paradise Lakes Resort will host a Body Art Festival and “Cotton Tail 5K” Run on Saturday, April 21.…'

[33861.1] Nude smoker allowed to stay in home

17/04/2007: The Local (Sweden) - 'Neighbours of a middle-aged woman who sunbathed in the nude have failed to get her evicted. The woman, 59, from Dalarna, central Sweden, not only sunbathed outside the door of her apartment block, but also stood in the same place and smoked in her birthday suit.…'

[33861.2] American photographer holds nudist action in Netherlands

17/04/2007: ImediNews (Georgia) - 'American photographer Spencer Tunick, well known with his scandalous photos, strips his Dutch models naked this time. Spencer Tunick has gathered approximately 150 nudists on the valley of tulips. The shooting was lasting for 2 hours.…'

[33862.1] Council says no to nudist beach

16/04/2007: ABC Online (Australia) - 'The Shire of Dandaragan has voted against having a nudist beach in Cervantes, between Perth and Geraldton.…'

[33862.2] Mexico might ban Tunick nudes from pyramids

16/04/2007: Scotsman - 'Mexico is unlikely to allow U.S. artist Spencer Tunick stage a nude photo shoot at its famous Teotihuacan pyramids, citing possible damage to the ancient site.…'

[33864.1] I’ll give National a miss, says streaker

14/04/2007: Times Online - '…Wirral magistrates shelved until May 11 a decision on whether to grant an interim ASBO against Mr Roberts, 42, who, naked but for a cowboy hat and false moustache, provided a sideshow at the Grand Nationals of 1996 and 1999, not to mention more than 380 sporting events over the last decade.…'

[33865.1] Have they got nudes for you?

13/04/2007: Dorset Echo - 'Shoppers in Bournemouth town centre were left rubbing their eyes after a performance by apparently naked dancers. But it was just a promotion for Sanex products featuring dancers in skin coloured body stockings dancing on the top deck of a double decker bus in the Square.…'

[33865.2] Naked time

13/04/2007: The Flat Hat (Williamsburg, Virginia) - 'My roommate went home last weekend, and I couldn’t have been happier.…His presence prevents me from doing the one thing I love most in this world: naked time.…There’s something incredibly freeing in shedding shirts, pants, socks and, finally, underwear.…'

[33866.1] Naked shock for taxi driver

12/04/2007: Glasgow Daily Record - '…Ex-marine Stephen Gough had just been cleared of breach of the peace at Edinburgh Sheriff Court when he asked Callum Watt to give him a lift to Saughton Prison. The 47-year-old naturist, who has been convicted of exposing himself in public eight times, was rearrested moments later.…' See also New arrest for nude rambler.

[33866.2] A vacation from your clothes

12/04/2007: ASU Web Devil (Arizona) - 'In a quiet corner of New River, Ariz., residents and visitors hike, play volleyball and swim - naked. Welcome to Shangri La Ranch, a family-friendly resort 45 minutes north of Phoenix where nudity is the norm.…'

[33866.3] Children and Nudity

12/04/2007: BBC Radio 4 - 'Should we be happy for our children to see us naked or is there a point when family nudity becomes inappropriate? Would we rather they didn’t point out our lumps and bumps – and when they shut their bedroom door to get dressed in private are we seeing the end of babyhood?…'

[33867.1] The Naked Rambler is cleared of breach

11/04/2007: The Scotsman - '…Mr Good [defending] said that although Gough does not wear clothes in prison or in the security van that brings him to court for trials, he has never been reported to the police in these instances. "If it is not a breach of the peace on one side of the line why is it on the other?" the solicitor asked.…' Also reported in the Basingstoke Gazette.

[33867.2] Naturists to flock to 'Garden of Eden'

11/04/2007: 24dash.com - 'One of the UK's biggest ever naturist events is to take place this summer at the Eden Project in Cornwall.…'

[33867.3] Naturist zone decision is delayed

11/04/2007: BBC News - 'A decision on whether a Devon beach should be declared a naturist zone has been deferred until June to allow for more feedback from the public.…'

[33867.4] U.S. photographer Spencer Tunick eyeing Mexican pyramids for next nude photo shoot

11/04/2007: International Herald Tribune (France) - 'U.S. photographer Spencer Tunick, famous for photographing crowds of nude people around the world, said he wants to do his next shoot at pyramids outside Mexico City.…'

[33867.5] Red Letter Days/naturism

11/04/2007: BBC News 24 courtesy of IntelligentMedia - video stream of an interview with Red Letter Days' marketing director about the Garden of Eden and Nudefest events.

[33868.1] Residents' anger at 'nudist' beach plan

10/04/2007: South Devon Herald Express - 'Plans to designate a Torbay beach as an 'official nudist' spot have angered residents. People living near Petitor Beach are angry they have only just been consulted about the proposal and fear it will cause traffic and parking problems.…'

[33868.2] Naked rambler cleared by sheriff

10/04/2007: BBC News - '…Isobel Poole ruled that there was insufficient evidence to show that his state of undress had caused alarm to members of the public, therefore causing a breach of the peace.…'

[33872.1] Macy Gray - a secret nudist

06/04/2007: ContactMusic - '…Gray says, "My mother used to walk around the house naked. She used to cook naked. I got it from her."…'

[33873.1] Lose the clothes, find yourself

05/04/2007: Swarthmore College The Phoenix Online (Pennsylvania, USA) - 'As spring emerges and flowers bloom, Swatties are shedding their winter clothes. But some, namely the Tri-Co Nudists, are shedding more than others. Now that the temperature permits, the recently-formed club has begun to walk the Crum Woods in the nude, and though their membership is short, their devotion is not.…'

[33874.1] Nude, Gay Tourists Concern Workers On Bahamian Cay

04/04/2007: The Bahama Journal - '…According to the waitress who is heading the group of workers who plan to walk off their jobs, twice a month two types of cruises pull into the cay’s port – a ship carrying homosexuals and a ship carrying nude tourists.…'

[33874.2] Dear Miss Lonelyhearts

04/04/2007: Winnipeg Sun - 'My boyfriend and his family are nudists. They’re at home with daily nudity. I’m new to all this and not yet willing to take off my clothes.…'

[33875.1] Secret of staying young

03/04/2007: Daily Record - Among other things: '…Do something daring…Run to the bottom of the garden naked,…go skinny dipping,…'

[33875.2] Highflying city banker stuns family by quitting job to run naturist resort

03/04/2007: Daily Mail - 'Banker Sam Taylor has stunned her family by quitting her high-flying job - to run a naturist resort with her nudist husband.…' Similar story at this is hampshire.net.

[33877.1] Massive Funding For Kent Nudist Sports - Olympic build up

01/04/2007: yourcounty.co.uk - 'A Yourcounty special correspondent can reveal that nude sport in Kent is set to receive unprecedented funding in an attempt to raise the profile of Kent in the build up to the 2012 Olympics.…' (Yes, we have noticed the date on this story!)

[33878.1] "Nudists? An April Fool joke!"

31/03/2007: Libertà (Italy) - '…It is proposed to create a naturist and naturalist centre which would have an area of 40,000 square metres for an investment of 1.6 million euros.…' (Italian, translated by Google)

[33879.1] 10 years of Five

30/03/2007: Daily Record - 'Channel Five were supposed to herald a new era of broadcasting…Naked Jungle: The image of Keith Chegwin presenting the appalling game show wearing nothing but a pith helmet was burned into the nation's collective eyesight like an atomic explosion.…'

[33880.1] No naked truth with partners

29/03/2007: Daily Telegraph (Sydney, Australia) - 'A third of women think they are too fat to ever appear naked in front of their partners, a survey has found.…'

[33880.2] Misconception on court ruling dispelled

29/03/2007: Hindu (India) - 'V.S. Malimath, former Chief Justice of the Karnataka and Kerala High Courts, on Wednesday dispelled misconceptions surrounding the Supreme Court judgment on what constitutes obscenity.…'

[33880.3] Former MSU Mathematicians Launch Mystery Series

29/03/2007: New West (Montana, USA) - '…While some late-blooming devote themselves to memoirs or volumes of advice aimed at the younger generation, the Bozeman writing team of Byron and Kay McAllister has launched a series of tongue-in-cheek murder mysteries set in a nudist camp.…'

[33881.1] Nude Beach Busted

28/03/2007: Minneapolis City Pages - 'Hidden Beach in Kenwood has long been the best place for spending lazy afternoons in a mud pit and starry nights skinny-dipping. But all that may be about to change.…'

[33882.1] McKellen strips off for storm scene in 'Lear'

27/03/2007: Independent - '…Taking the lead role in King Lear…McKellen, 67, tore off his clothes in the "storm scene", to stand naked in front of the preview audience.…The RSC said it had received no formal complaints, but a number of spectators were reportedly dismayed by the incident and said they had received no prior warning.…'

[33883.1] York Hall cover up is false modesty

26/03/2007: East London Advertiser - 'We are appalled to learn that Tower Hamlets are to require clothing at York Hall Spa. We are now in the 21st century and there is no place for 19th century attitudes.…' (Letter to the editor from BN)

[33883.2] Only turtles can 'nest' at Mazo beach

26/03/2007: The Capital Times (Wisonsin, USA) - 'Willow trees lining the Mazomanie nude beach on the Wisconsin River have been removed to cut down on alleged sexual activity and provide more sun for nesting turtles, the state Department of Natural Resources announced this morning.…Bob Morton, executive director of the Oshkosh-based Naturist Action Committee, said his group applauds the DNR's attempts to control sexual activity on the beach.…'

[33884.1] Cool nudists quit their camps for cruises - Alaska next stop

25/03/2007: Times Online - '…While the typical image of a holiday for a British naturist involves caravans, curled sandwiches and windswept beaches, the movement is going upmarket. Travel companies report that the number of holidaymakers going on naturist cruises has doubled in the past five years.…'

[33886.1] Nudist club calls on families for support

23/03/2007: Cambridgeshire Times - 'A short-lived ban on children going along to a nudist swimming club almost led to its closure. Organisers are now hoping families will once again support the venture.…'

[33887.1] Steam bath users get 'steamed up' over going naked

22/03/2007: East London Advertiser - 'Regulars using the East End's famous York Hall Baths are getting steamed up after at being told to 'cover up' in the hot steam room. They used to go naked on single-sex days, but are soon to be required to wear towelling when York Hall reopens after its recent£4.5m refurbishment.…'

[33887.2] Jain community enraged at nudity debate

22/03/2007: NDTV.com (New Delhi, India) - '…A Mangalore-based newspaper had printed articles questioning why Jain seers were allowed to move around naked while women were not allowed to appear nude to fulfill religious vows in north Karnataka.…'

[33887.3] Nude Mexicans Wanted

22/03/2007: 6abc.com (USA) - 'American photographer Spencer Tunick is looking for four-thousand Mexicans -- naked Mexicans.…'

[33888.1] Property buyers sue Pasco nudist resort

21/03/2007: St. Petersburg Times (Florida) - 'Forty-one people who bought properties in Caliente Resorts sued the nudist community Friday and accused Caliente of using a "bait-and-switch" tactic to sell them mobile homes.…'

[33889.2] Nudists given the cold shoulder by beach ban

20/03/2007: Yorkshire Post Today - '…For decades nudists have used Fraisthorpe beach to get an all-over tan –but more recently "dogging" websites have promoted it as a place where strangers meet to have sex. Councillors have been discussing the problem with the police and in the run-up to Easter are sending out the message that naturists will no longer be tolerated.…'

[33891.1] Nude photographers battle stereotypes

18/03/2007: NorthJersey.com - '…About 54 percent of Americans approve of clothing-optional areas (beaches, for example) being government-designated, according to a 2006 NEF/Roper poll commissioned by the Naturist Education Foundation, a nonprofit organization devoted to education on nude recreation, called naturism. About 24 percent believe it is OK for people to be naked in a backyard, even if visible to others.…'

[33891.2] Joanna auditions as the real naked chef

18/03/2007: telegraph.co.uk - 'Trouper that she is, Joanna Christie regards nudity as nothing more than an occupational hazard in her line of work. The beguiling actress's friends were, however, slightly more apprehensive about her disrobing for her much-talked-about love scene with the Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe in the West End play Equus.…' (Scroll down for this item)

[33893.1] More “progress”: next to Las Cañas there will be a nudist beach

16/03/2007: Radio Máxima (Gualeguaychú, Argentina) - '19:11 | Finnish and other Nordic visitors [in Fray Bentos] could count on a beach for nudists next to Las Cañas baths.…' (Spanish, translated by Google)

[33893.2] Club's swimming back to naturist success

16/03/2007: Peterborough Evening Telegraph - 'A nudist swimming club threatened with closure has been saved – thanks to growing interest in naturism. Norman and June Calvert had planned to close their Club Soleil nudist swimming evening in December due to plummeting membership numbers and the soaring cost of hiring Manor Pool, in Whittlesey, each month. But in a last-ditch attempt to save the club, they decided to keep it going for three more months.…'

[33894.1] Vigeland statues censored

15/03/2007: Aftenposten (Norway) - 'The famed nude statues that fill the Vigeland Sculpture Park in Oslo were censored overnight.…'

[33894.2] Naked dollars are powerful dollars

15/03/2007: MyFox Tampa Bay (Florida, USA) - 'Banks are stocking up on two-dollar bills to meet an unusual demand in Pasco County. Nudists are asking for them in large quantities. Their goal is to show local businesses that they mean business - literally.…'

[33895.1] Nudist Travel Guide Looks Inside 2007 Car Shows

14/03/2007: PR.com (USA) - '…Nudist Travel Guide Blog (http://NudistTravel.blogspot.com) provides an overview of 2007 car shows held at nudist and clothing-optional resorts throughout the United States.…' (press release)

[33895.2] Nudism, nature, and its “accidents”

14/03/2007: minutouno.com (Argentina) - 'Although there is no census, it is estimated that in Argentina there are about 10 thousand nudists; a number that continues to grow every day.…' (Spanish, translated by Google)

[33898.1] Skinnydippers to appeal nude-swimming ban

11/03/2007: Vancouver Sun (Canada) - 'The Surrey Skinnydipper's club hopes a judge will overturn city council's decision to bar the group from swimming in the nude at Newton Wave Pool.…'

[33899.1] It’s my body and I’ll roar if I want to

10/03/2007: Times Online - 'Ellie Levenson came to terms with her size 18 curves by modelling in a body-painting competition…'

[33900.1] Phil Nichol - The Naked Racist

09/03/2007: Eastern Daily Press - '…if somebody called him homophobic, he was practically ready to be gay and if challenged to all-out war he 'kept his dignity' by simply taking off his clothes.…'

[33900.2] Lima, Peru: 2007 Naked Bike Ride starts tomorrow

09/03/2007: Living in Peru - 'Tomorrow, Saturday March 10, people in cities around the world, including Lima, will be riding bikes in the nude to celebrate cycling and the human body.…'

[33900.3] What you need to do to transform yourself into a nudist

09/03/2007: minutouno.com Buenos Aires, Argentina) - '…Those who have that “ability” to undress without feeling shame or guilt have places to choose from without having to resort to a nudist beach.…' (Spanish, translated by Google)

[33901.1] ‘Naked’ X-ray machine tried at Delhi airport

08/03/2007: Daily Times (Pakistan) - '…The official said the machine was removed after a week. “The machine ... failed to clear passengers quickly and also it was disgusting for officials to see naked pictures of passengers,” said the official.…'

[33901.2] Photos encourage campus to accept nudity, body images

08/03/2007: The Good 5 Cent Cigar (Rhode Island, USA) - 'Frank Cordelle will never forget the shame he felt when, at 4 years old, he was angrily chided for watching a woman changing the diaper of her infant daughter.…'

[33901.3] Let's get digital: Johannes Zits spins naked performance art into a full-contact sport

08/03/2007: Toronto Eye Weekly (Canada) - 'Out-and-out public nudity may remain a tenacious taboo, but to break it as a performance artist is to flirt with an equally tenacious cliché.…'

[33902.1] Nudists and residents' group unhappy with plan to double Amtrak runs from Seattle

07/03/2007: Vancouver Sun - 'Surrey United Naturists Association is planning to register its dismay over the imposition of a second Amtrak train along the city's coastline by staging a mass mooning under the banner "B.N.S.F. Butt Out of the Beach."…'

[33902.2] Dove's new pro-age campaign for real beauty, banned because of nudity

07/03/2007: AdLand - 'Six over-50 gorgeous women do their best 'calender girl' homage in the latest ad posing buck naked in the ad, which is banned from airing because - get this - it "shows too much skin". Seems the TV ads don't adhere to FCC regulations.…'

[33902.3] Gormley's statues stay out to sea

07/03/2007: BBC News - 'The 100 cast iron men statues fixed into the sand on a Merseyside beach are to stay.…Residents complained about traffic, cost and the "offensive" nature of the naked statues.…'

[33903.1] Woman bares it all as she crosses the road

06/03/2007: North-West Evening Mail - 'A naked clubber brought traffic to a standstill on Saturday. Shoppers and motorists certainly got an eyeful as the woman came out of the car park in Morrisons at Barrow and patiently waited at the traffic lights to cross, just before midday.…'

[33904.1] It's a wrap for a rustic, remote nudist refuge

05/03/2007: Los Angeles Times - '…After spending most of her adult life buffing up the image of nudists, the owner of Orange County's only nudist resort and one of the longest-running such refuges in the West is calling it quits.&hellip'

[33904.2] Boycott of Dove Products Urged As Nude Ads Air Prime Time

05/03/2007: Lifesite (USA) - 'A new series of prime-time ads for Dove beauty products featuring shots of naked senior women is coming under criticism by pro-family and women's groups for contributing to the sexualization of women as a commercial tool, as well as exposing children to adult nudity.…'

[33904.3] Journalists outnumber middle-aged male nudists at gym's Naked Sunday

05/03/2007: abc13.com (Texas) - 'A dozen middle-age and elderly men were game enough for a Dutch gym's invitation to work out nude. But they were vastly outnumbered by the dozens of journalists watching them lift, row and cycle in the buff.…'

[33904.4] Snow lover takes it all off for naked romp

05/03/2007: Houston Chronicle (Texas) - 'Good-quality snow makes some people want to make a snowman or go sledding. For one 33-year-old man, the fine powder seemed like a reasonable excuse to run naked through it.…'

[33904.5] Maine nudists overly exposed in winter

05/03/2007: United Press International (USA) - 'Nudists in Maine may have an easy time of it during the summer but are finding their options increasingly limited during the more frigid winter months.…While the group had rented out a Bangor bowling alley for its popular event, a father reported the incident after walking in on the nude event with his son.…'

[33904.6] Naked spring break

05/03/2007: LSU The Reveille (Louisiana, USA) - 'Students looking for a nude vacation destination can relax from the stress of classes and schoolwork in the buff at a Slidell campground.…'

[33904.7] “It is very positive to practice nudism from childhood”

05/03/2007: El Ciudadano (Chile) - 'Naturism or nudism? Usually they are used indifferently, but there are differences.…'

[33907.1] Nudists show their clout behind blanket of $2 bills

02/03/2007: St. Petersburg Times (Florida, USA) - 'The best way for nudists to show off just what they mean to central Pasco isn't by baring their suntanned bods.…Beginning March 15, they're launching a month-long campaign to spend $2 bills to remind local businesses that nudists are here in greater numbers than ever.…'

[33910.1] Naturists to host candidates debate

27/02/2007: Palm Beach Post (Florida, USA) - '…On Thursday night, Sunsport Gardens Family Naturist Resort will host a debate, thread-free or not, to press Loxahatchee Groves' town council candidates on matters of importance. Nine of the 10 candidates are fine with that.…'

[33910.2] World’s wackiest cruises

27/02/2007: MSNBC (USA) - '…Nudists can have their day in the sun with the company Bare Necessities, which has chartered ships for clothing-optional outings since 1991.…'

[33911.1] Nudists groups in call for clean up at beach

26/02/2007: Australian Star - '…Free Beach Association and Nudists Association of Victoria have urged members to visit the beach on March 4 to take part in Clean Up Australia Day. The clean up call follows public debate on whether to remove the beach’s clothing-optional status amid complaints of lewd behaviour at Point Impossible.…'

[33911.2] Does Consistent Use of Nudity In Ads Equal Risk?

26/02/2007: Mediapost.com (USA) - '…Bluefly debuted its spring print ad campaign recently, touting it as risqué. The reason: the ads, created by McCaffery Gottlieb & Lane, feature women naked in public settings.…'

[33912.1] The naked truth: What does ad showing aging nude really say?

25/02/2007: Corvallis Gazette Times (Oregon, USA) - '…We’ve had numerous letters to the editor since the week when a discreet nude side view of a matronly woman in her 60s was featured in an ad for Dove’s new Pro-Age product line of creams and deodorants.…'

[33913.1] Group wins praise for its naked ambition

24/02/2007: Portsmouth Today - '…Eastney Naturists has been heralded as a shining example to other groups based near beaches across the country. It was given the award in recognition of its campaigning to keep open the nudist beach at Eastney, Portsmouth. Mike Houlsby and Barry Knell of the group were presented with the prize by Ron Twining, the chairman of the southern branch of British Naturism.…'

[33913.2] Forget the tuxedos; accessories are the outfit at Oscar party

24/02/2007: Albuquerque Tribune (New Mexico, USA) - '…Beth Herschman plans to watch the 79th Annual Academy Awards in style Sunday, donning gloves, high-heeled shoes and sparkling jewels. Nothing unusual - except she won't be wearing anything else.…'

[33914.1] BRIDGES displays nude women for eating disorder awareness

23/02/2007: SU The Daily Orange (USA) - '…Photographer Frank Cordelle created the Project about 20 years ago after finding inspiration at a spa in Europe. "About half the people there were running around with no clothes on," Cordelle said. "It wasn't a nudist camp; it was a regular place in town, and it was a hot summer day, and people were just comfortable doing that. It was so natural for them to behave that way. Nobody thought twice about it; it was perfectly accepting."…'

[33914.2] Should we convert into a nudist society?

23/02/2007: Western Courier (Illinois, USA) - '…Nudists have been persecuted for too long. If you don't believe this, then take a walk down the street or across campus. Everyone is wearing clothes.…' Contrary view here.

[33914.3] Of Montreal's Kevin Barnes Explains Nudity

23/02/2007: Pitchforkmedia.com (USA) - '…Barnes said, "I always wanted to perform naked...it's kind of my concept, to bring world peace to the Earth if everyone had to stand naked in front of their peers once a month. I think it's good because it forces you to sort of come to terms with any sort of body issues that you might have and it sort of like cleanses your emotional palette.…'

[33917.1] Bottoms up! Nude skiers flash the QM2

20/02/2007: Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) - 'A Sydney couple showed a little bare-faced cheek to visiting royalty by water-skiing naked past the Queen Mary 2 as she moored in the harbour this morning.…'

[33918.1] 09h06: Exclusive. A “Weakest Link” with naked candidates!

19/02/2007: Le Blog de Jean-Marc Morandini (France) - 'According to our exclusive information, “Le Maillon faible” ['The Weakest Link'] is preparing a broadcast with candidates who will be entirely naked on air.…' (French, translated by Google)

[33922.1] Taboo or not taboo?

15/02/2007: Guardian Unlimited - 'As Daniel Radcliffe prepares to bare all on stage in Equus, Michael Billington wonders why a flash of flesh can still shock…'

[33922.2] Nude bike ride divides Brisbane

15/02/2007: ABC Regional Online (Australia) - 'Brisbane is teetering on the edge of crisis as outraged citizens express open hostility towards a nude bike ride that’s planned for the streets of Brisbane. Dario Western is attempting to bring naturists together for the Brisbane leg of the World Naked Bike Ride.…'

[33922.3] Club brings nude bathing to town

15/02/2007: Bognor Today - 'Nude bathing sessions and events for gays are among the activities lined up at the latest leisure venue in Bognor Regis.…'

[33923.1] Policeman acquitted who was accused of forcing a nudist to cover up

14/02/2007: Terra España (Spain) - This is the conclusion of one of the cases previously reported under reference [33987.5]. (Spanish, translated by Google)

[33923.2] Naked jogger nabbed; he promises to keep his clothes on

14/02/2007: San Jose Mercury News (California) - 'The notorious naked jogger has reached the end of the road. Darryl Delacruz, 43, by all accounts an otherwise law-abiding Silicon Valley engineer, has paid his $95 fine and apologizes to anyone who may have been offended by his jaunts through Cupertino's Fremont Older Preserve.…' See also [33943.1] and [33943.2].

[33923.3] Adventure to the ‘nekked house’ turns chili and chilly

14/02/2007: '…This four-piece band spread country-western and bluegrass music throughout California, Arizona and clear into Texas. But their favorite gig of all was at a place Russ and George referred to as “the nekked house.” That is, a secluded nudist camp called the “Treehouse” nestled in the San Gabriel Mountains just off Interstate 15.…'

[33924.1] Stripping off for a steamy art show

13/02/2007: Belfast Telegraph - 'Nude sauna sessions staged in Belfast gallery for artist's new exhibition…'

[33924.2] Creativity Explored artists get ‘Naked’

13/02/2007: Examiner.com (USA) - '“Naked” constitutes a first for many of the artists working out of Creativity Explored, a nonprofit art facility that, since 1983, has provided people with developmental disabilities — cerebral palsy, autism, Down syndrome, mental illness — with a space to learn, create, exhibit and sell their work.…“This population tends to be very protected from sexuality and nudity, so just to feel OK about drawing someone naked was huge.”…'

[33924.3] Muslim art students call nude crude

13/02/2007: The Gazette (Ontario, Canada) - '…Is nudity proscribed in Islam? Or do people only say it is? Is nudity proscribed in Christianity? Or do people only say it is?…'

[33924.4] Shepherd returns to his flock

13/02/2007: Cambridge Evening News - '…The bronze statues of a naked shepherd and sheep by Fulbourn sculptor Christopher Marvell and Handstand by the late Sydney Harpley, a personal friend of the Archers, were taken from the grounds of the Old Vicarage in Grantchester.…'

[33925.1] Nude cyclists to ride Brisbane streets

12/02/2007: Courier Mail (Australia) - 'Male cyclists taking part in a nude environmental protest ride in Brisbane next month will be urged to equip themselves with one vital item - a sock.…'

[33927.1] Free-range nakedness should be mainstream - we just need a little egging on

10/02/2007: Sydney Morning Herald - 'As we celebrate the annual festival of overpriced roses in the coming week, it's likely that the 32nd birthday of Australia's first legal nudie beach will go by without a peep.…'

[33928.1] The Nobel-prize winning naturist - Alan MacDiarmid remembered

09/02/2007: New Zealand Herald - '…And though the professor was in a laboratory somewhere every day, he was also an avid sun-worshipper - a naturist who also liked waterskiing.…'

[33928.2] The naked truth: It's a must-see event

09/02/2007: Orlando Sentinel (Florida) - '…NN [Nude Nite] isn't just an "art show," it's an "art happening," with nude-themed art, installations, nude living-sculptures, book signings, body painting, music, live-model painting and a ( first-ever) audience-participation "Nude Body Language Test."…'

[33928.3] Nudist Resort Blog Features Bluefly Clothing Ad Campaign Launch

09/02/2007: Adrants (USA) - '…Why would a nudist-focused blog pick up an ad launch story? Simple. Because the ads feature nude models.…'

[33929.1] Annie's Mailbox: Nudist wife

08/02/2007: Korea Herald - '…My wife is a nudist. We have a rather private backyard and a pool, so she just hops in the pool in the buff with never a concern that someone might see her.…'

[33929.2] Naked rambler challenges court system over three contempt rulings

08/02/2007: Daily Record - '…Now, five of Scotland's top judges will spend seven days debating whether the country's contempt laws need to be rewritten.…'

[33929.3] Comedy troupe performs nude in Cambridge

08/02/2007: WHDH-TV (Boston, USA) - '…A comedy troupe that performs in the buff, played to a packed house last night.…'

[33930.1] Nude beach here to stay

07/02/2007: Geelong Advertiser (Victoria, Australia) - 'Nudists have won their battle to bare all on Torquay's Point Impossible beach.…'

[33930.2] Penelope Cruz-es into naturists

07/02/2007: The Sun - 'Penelope Cruz saw some beach balls of a different kind after accidentally stumbling onto a nudist beach in the Caribbean.…'

[33931.1] Naked ambition

06/02/2007: Daily Record - 'An 85-year-old woman who loves sunbathing in the nude has lost her fight to stop homes being built overlooking her garden in Fareham, Hampshire.'

[33931.2] Man banned from going naked

06/02/2007: Whitby Today - '…Price is now banned from being naked other than when inside his own building out of public eyes for 12 months. He was informed by his barrister he is the only person in the country with such an ASBO.…' (See also [33934.1])

[33932.1] Hair-raising day at Nude Olympics

05/02/2007: NEWS.com.au (Australia) - 'Unlike hair-conscious metrosexuals, the men competing at the Nude Olympics yesterday were particularly valued for their hairy behinds.…'

[33933.1] Nude Olympians urged to slip, slop, slap

04/02/2007: The Australian - 'Participants in the annual Nude Olympics are being urged to use plenty of sunscreen today as the mercury in Adelaide heads for 40C.…'

[33933.2] Women worship in nude near Haveri

04/02/2007: Star of Mysore (India) - 'It is not restricted only to Chandragutti (Shimoga), nude worship is performed elsewhere also in Karnataka. Such a nude worship was performed at the Dyamavva Devi festival in Havanur in Haveri District on Wednesday.…'

[33934.1] Feud in nude brings Asbo and £500 fine for naked gardener

03/02/2007: Yorkshire Post Today - 'Mowing the lawn in the nude cost a Scarborough man £900 yesterday and his second Anti-Social Behaviour Order.…Judge Peter Benson ordered that he pay a £500 fine and £400 towards prosecution costs and told him to keep his clothes on outside his home for the next 12 months.…'

[33935.1] Dove ads to feature 50-somethings

02/02/2007: mad.co.uk - 'Women aged 50 plus will be naked on TV this weekend as part of the latest instalment of Dove’s Real Beauty campaign. Created by Ogilvy Advertising, the TV spot aims to be a “pro-age” execution to show that all women can feel confident about their bodies…'

[33935.2] Why Ancient Greeks are Always Nude

02/02/2007: LiveScience.com (USA) - 'Male nudes are the norm in Greek art, even though historians have stated that ancient Greeks kept their clothes on for the most part. New research suggests that art might have been imitating life more closely than previously thought.…'

[33935.3] Dutch Gym to Introduce 'Naked Sunday'

02/02/2007: Washington Post (USA) - 'Amsterdam, Netherlands -- Self-conscious about what you wear while working out? A Dutch gym plans to introduce "Naked Sunday" for people who like to huff and puff in the buff.…'

[33937.1] One man went to mow... naked!

31/01/2007: York Press - 'A man has appeared in court charged with indecent exposure after his neighbours spotted him gardening in the nude.…'

[33937.2] Cuevas del Campo undresses at Fitur

31/01/2007: Granada digital (Spain) - The mayor of this small municipality in the north of Granada province has travelled to the International Tourism Trade Fair, Fitur, in Madrid, to promote the plans for an inland naturist beach, hotel, etc. at the Negratin Dam. (Spanish, translated by Google)

[33938.1] In Old Town, nude bowlers breaking no laws

30/01/2007: Bangor Daily News (Maine, USA) - '…Some nudists who have been renting the Old Town Bowling Center for private parties don’t appear to be breaking any laws or ordinances, but they are having fun candlepin bowling and playing pool.…'

[33938.2] Naturist couple contest neighbour's loft windows over views to open air Jacuzzi

30/01/2007: Daily Mail - 'When Jeremy and Janet Titley decided to convert the loft above their property they never dreamt it would cause any offence. So they were surprised to hear that their neighbours were practising naturists who did not want to be seen pursuing their hobby.…'

[33938.3] Spaniards in nudist spat

30/01/2007: France24 - 'A police officer in the northeastern Spanish region of Catalonia reportedly faces a fine and having to pay damages to a nudist he forced to cover up.…'

[33939.1] HazteOir.org requests “clean” beaches where "honour" predominates

29/01/2007: elplural.com (Barcelona, Spain) - '…The ultraconservative platform HazteOir.org has started up a campaign to obtain beaches in which "honour" and "respect" predominate, “clean” beaches where it is forbidden to go topless…' (Spanish, translated by Google)

[33939.2] Exposed! Nude poll rort

29/01/2007: Geelong Advertiser (Victoria, Australia) - 'An international nudist chat-room has urged its members to vote in support of nude beaches in a Geelong Advertiser online poll.…'

[33939.3] Osbournes chucked off nudist beach

29/01/2007: PR-Inside.com - '…Kelly explains, "I went to Mallorca with my mum and we were on a beach and asked to move because we wouldn't go topless. It was my worst holiday."'

[33940.1] Crip Slam Sunday: Clothing Optional

28/01/2007: Chicago Tribune - '…"Clothing Optional" is just the name of a show about one woman's experiences as a person with disabilities at a Northern California nudist commune…'

[33940.2] Playing Robinson Crusoe

28/01/2007: Sydney Morning Herald - '…*Secret nude beach* Make for Lady Bay at South Head if, like the folk at nudist lobby group Free Beaches Australia, you follow the mantra of the International Naturist Federation…'

[33941.1] No wonder the prisons are full

27/01/2007: Independent - '…For the reason behind the jails crisis, we should look no further than this government's get-tough policy. Here are 10 examples: *Naked rambler's seven months* - Richard' [sic] 'Gough, 47, was jailed for seven months in August after a court ruled that, during his efforts to promote naturism, he had committed a breach of the peace and exposed himself in public.…' A similar story in The Sunday Times managed to get his name right.

[33941.2] Men show naked fear

27/01/2007: The Daily Record - 'Men are so ashamed of their bodies they insist partners turn out the lights before they undress for bed, a survey found.…'

[33942.1] Author of Optimize Your Life! to seek exposure at nudist gatherings in 2007

26/01/2007: NewsReleaseWire.com (press release) - '…Bernie Dahl, M.D., a lifelong naturist (rumor has it that he was born naked!) and author of the International bestseller, Optimize Your Life! is currently scheduling a series of appearances at nudist gatherings through out the USA in 2007.…'

[33942.2] A nudist beach concentrates foreigners

26/01/2007: Perfil.com (Argentina) - 'Visitors from Spain, Italy, the United States, Brazil and Chile discovered this summer La Escondida, the only naturist bathing-place on the Argentine coast.…' (Spanish, translated by Google)

[33942.3] Nude tourists offend Canacona

26/01/2007: Herald Publications (Goa, India) - 'While other beaches in the State are plagued with garbage, congestion and non-Goa traders, the coastline in Canacona is faced with yet another menace — nudity.…'

[33943.1] Nude jogger startling people in Fremont Older Open Space Preserve

25/01/2007: KESQ (Palm Desert, California) - '…A middle-aged man wearing nothing more than a his shoes, dark-framed glasses and a hat has been jogging through the Fremont Older Open Space Preserve.…'

[33943.2] Rumored nudist sighted and cited in Saratoga foothills

25/01/2007: CBS 5 (San Francisco, California) - '…Rudy Jurgensen of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District said today that a free-spirited exercise enthusiast was cited on Jan. 9 while jogging in the Fremont Older Open Space Preserve. The man was cited for being nude in public and released. He is expected to appear in court next month.…'

[33943.3] Nudism endangers human potency and health

25/01/2007: Pravda - 'It is not quite correct to blame nudists (aka naturists) for all the possible deadly sins. A respectable sociology professor stated that all nudists are perverts - either homosexuals or lesbians. Real life stories prove it is absolutely wrong to say so.…'

[33945.1] Fenland nursery bares all

23/01/2007: Wisbech Standard - 'Naked volleyball, naked table tennis and a stroll through the grounds, naked of course, have reversed the fortunes of a Fenland nursery. Parklands country park at Four Gotes near Wisbech has also won the seal of approval from Fenland Council - even though officers say they only discovered recently the site was being used by naturists.…'

[33946.1] Australians embrace pedal power

22/01/2007: BBC News - '"We're taking all our clothes off to say we're defenceless against vehicles that will hit us," said Marte Kinder, the coordinator of Australia's World Naked Bike Ride.'

[33947.1] Wild SA weather postpones nude festival

21/01/2007: ABC Online (Australia) - 'Adelaide's wild weather has forced the postponement of a nude sporting festival at Maslin Beach in Adelaide's south.…'

[33947.2] Art, uncovered

21/01/2007: WROC TV (Rochester, New York) - 'The human canvas was on display Sunday at the Visual Studies Auditorium in Rochester. Artists painted seven nude models in front of a live audience.…'

[33948.1] Drew Barrymore Likes to Run Naked in Irish Wheat Fields

20/01/2007: FOX News - 'Drew Barrymore hasn't totally left her wild child days behind her — she still likes to run naked in Irish wheat fields.…'

[33949.1] Pt Addis problems exposed

19/01/2007: Geelong Advertiser (Victoria, Australia) - 'A concerned Bells Beach resident is calling for clear signage indicating where an optional clothing beach begins after incidents involving naked men intimidating women.…'

[33950.1] Living Waters Spa Honored with National Travel Award

18/01/2007: PR.com (press release) - 'Living Waters Spa “a European Style Clothing Optional Mini-Resort" in Desert Hot Springs, California, has been honored with prestigious ‘National’ commendations from TripAdvisor.com’s 2006 Traveler’s Choice Awards.…'

[33951.1] 'Naked Trucker' finds a rough road

17/01/2007: calendarlive.com (California, USA) - '…Allen is restricted in his movements by the need to keep that guitar front and center. At the same time, his nakedness is the show's most radical element — for better or worse, it is authentically disturbing. I wanted to fetch him a robe.' Further review here.

[33951.2] The regeneration of the nudist beach…

17/01/2007: Las Provincias (Valencia, Spain) - 6.9 million euros is to be invested in the regeneration of a nudist beach. (Spanish, translated by Google)

[33952.1] Mike's Tuesday Travel Journal: Naked people everywhere

16/01/2007: WCNC (North Carolina, USA) - TV presenter defends his decision to run a piece about a 5km nude run.

[33953.1] Shotgun killer befriends the Naked Rambler in city prison

15/01/2007: Edinburgh Evening News - 'Shotgun killer Jamie Bain and Naked Rambler Stephen Gough have struck up an unlikely friendship in Saughton Prison over games on a PlayStation.…'

[33955.1] Are you happy?

13/01/2007: Guardian Unlimited - '…I was going to set up a second, extreme First Time Club, to include protesting and nudity-related things, but the two merged.…' Read in conjunction with First Time Club: '…POSING FOR LIFE DRAWING - Well, this all went rather well. We all got naked, after a rather childish, but neccessary, countdown.…'

[33956.1] The graces of María

12/01/2007: El Diario Montañés (Santander, Spain) - Assistant mayor poses nude in a magazine and takes part in a local beauty contest. (Spanish, translated by Google) English story here.

[33956.2] Blatant nudity in the hotel is a travel shortcoming

12/01/2007: Heilbronner Stimme (Germany) - German court awards a 20% reduction in the cost of a package holiday because a couple were not warned that nudity as tolerated in the hotel. (German, translated by Google)

[33957.1] World Naked Bike Ride, Australia 2007

11/01/2007: Melbourne Indymedia - 'The World Naked Bike Ride is an annual clothing optional protest ride for Naturism, Environmentalism, Peace and the rights of cyclists to use the road safely.…'

[33957.2] Worry about kids seeing naked neighbors?

11/01/2007: Atlanta Journal Constitution (Georgia, USA) - 'My friend is a little bit concerned about her children seeing their new neighbor naked in his hot tub and pool area.…'

[33958.1] Amused onlookers cheer naked swimmer

10/01/2007: Independent Online - (South Africa) - 'Singapore - A nude swimmer, who refused to emerge from the water near a Singapore park, became engaged in a three-hour standoff with police, officers said on Wednesday.…'

[33958.2] The naked truth: Naturism in Iceland

10/01/2007: IcelandReview - '…My father laughed when I asked if he had heard of nudists in Iceland “Nudists? In Iceland? They’d have to be bonkers!”…'

[33958.3] Naturism in Wengen: Rainer Schönfelder slaloms naked down the slope

10/01/2007: LIVE-Wintersport.com (Switzerland) - 'The Austrian racing skier Rainer Schönfelder has been seen doing a naked run in Wengen.…' (German, translated by Google) English story here.

[33958.4] Lost star Matthew Fox is a big liar and loves being nude

10/01/2007: Houston Chronicle (Texas) - '…"As for the skinny-dipping, when I was a kid there wasn't a huge delineation in our family between having clothes on or not having clothes on," he says.…But, I mean, just how long ago was it that we were all wandering around in loincloths?"…'

[33959.1] Nude not lewd, say naturists

09/01/2007: Village Voice.com.au (New South Wales, Australia) - 'A war of words has erupted over Little Congwong beach with some Randwick councillors accusing nudists of “stacking” a recent Courier poll to assist their campaign to have the beach declared clothing optional.…'

[33960.1] Birthday-suit parties all the rage for Ivy League students

08/01/2007: The Scotsman - 'Students at America's prestigious Ivy League universities are rebelling against their colleges' stuffy reputations, casting off society's norms along with their clothes to hold naked parties.…' (See also this article in the New York Times.)

[33961.1] Fury over nude romp

07/01/2007: Melbourne Herald Sun (Australia) - 'A furore has erupted over a plan to host nude games on "clothes optional" beaches to celebrate Australia Day. Nudists claim Victoria should be marketed to the world as a top spot for naturists.…'

[33961.2] No nudes isn't always good nudes

07/01/2007: Unison.ie (Ireland) - '…The four-and-a-half-hour flight from Dublin to Gran Canaria the day before had been painless, but still, I was all tense and irrationally disgruntled. And then the tour guide said two words which were to change my life: "nudist beach".…' (Registration required)

[33965.1] Naked biker keeps his socks on

03/01/2007: Express & Star (Wolverhampton) - 'Wearing nothing but a crash helmet, shoes and socks this man rode a mini-motorbike down a busy Black Country road in broad daylight. Footage of his antics has now been viewed by thousands of people across the world on the cult website Youtube.com.…'

[33966.1] And you, have you given an “experience”?

02/01/2007: PeaceLink (Italy) - Italian article reviews the 'gift experience' business, which, though big in the States, apparently stems from Europe: 'in particular to England, where Red Letter Days has been selling gift experiences for more than 15 years. The catalogue of the English company is indeed amusing and really outlandish. One thinks of “Rasul Experience for Two” […] or to the nudist day in the “Garden of Eden” (23 June next, summer solstice, in the company of 2500 other nudists).' (Italian, translated by Google)

[33967.1] Screen life: Pippa Haywood

01/01/2007: The Guardian - '…I've finally shed my final inhibition doing this episode: I get my kit off completely at the end and walk off naked into the sea. It was actually very liberating. I can quite understand what these naturists get into.…'

[33969.1] Naked hermits join procession ahead of Ardh Kumbh

30/12/2006: DailyIndia.com - 'Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh)…: A large number of Naga Sadhus or naked hermits joined a procession here as a part of a ritual that precedes the Ardh Kumbh.…'

[33969.2] Top places in world to 'let it all hang out'

30/12/2006: Vancouver Sun (Canada) - 'From nude beaches to nude cruises and nude towns, we're on the threshold of the New Nude Tourism…'

[33970.1] PP requests that Barcelona's Coexistence Ordinance prohibit the burka and nudism in public

29/12/2006: Terra España (Spain) - 'The president of the PP [Popular Party] group in the city council of Barcelona, Alberto Fernández Díaz, has requested today a modification of the present municipal ordinance of coexistence so that it includes new prohibitions, among them a total ban on begging and street prostitution, nudism, or the use of the burka.…' (Spanish, translated by Google)

[33970.2] Polar bare Crescent Beach will get mooned Monday …

29/12/2006: White Rock Peace Arch News (Canada) - 'Surrey’s nudist group has stripped a New Year’s staple down to its bear essentials. The inaugural Polar Bear Swim of the Surrey United Naturist Association happens Jan. 1 in an area just south of Crescent Beach, part of a plan to get the club more exposure.…'

[33975.1] The secret circuit of nudism in Argentina

24/12/2006: InfoBAE.com (Buenos Aires) - 'This way of life which is getting more adherents all the time began on the beaches but today extends to hotels, quintas, cruises and aeroplanes.…' (Spanish, translated by Google)

[33976.1] 25 alternative ways to spend Christmas Day

23/12/2006: The Independent - '…10 Go naked Cast off that unwanted Christmas jumper at Pevors luxury naturist resort.…'

[33976.2] Nudists put it all on for Christmas event

23/12/2006: Contra Costa Times (California) - 'At least one night a year, both the gifts and the nudists come wrapped at the Sequoians Clothes Free Club.…'

[33977.1] Cap d'Agde - last bath of the year

22/12/2006: Hérault-Tribune (Agde, France) - 'Among the traditional baths of end of the year which take place on the French beaches, that of the Cape of Agde, which will take place on Sunday December 31, 2005 at 12 noon 30 is characterized by its originality: it is the only one to be held on a naturist beach.…' (French, translated by Google)

[33977.2] 'The Naked Trucker & T-Bones Show'

22/12/2006: Wall Street Journal (USA) - '…"The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show" looks at the adventures of a nude trucker and his hitchhiking pal T-Bones.…'

[33978.1] Wine maker's mass nude run promotion scrapped

21/12/2006: Reuters.uk - 'Police in central China have scotched a wine maker's plans for a mass Christmas Eve "nude run" which the company said was a public interest event to discourage the use of "excessive packaging" in the industry.…'

[33979.1] Protected rite of passage among the rhinos of nudism

20/12/2006: The Australian - 'Like many weight-obsessed teenage girls, I used to hallucinate every time I looked in the mirror.…At 17, I decided the time had come to stop being so outrageously apologetic about my booty. Being an extremist, however, I set my sights much higher than simple swimsuit wearing.…'

[33979.2] Diary

20/12/2006: The Guardian - '…The post brings the latest edition of British Naturism magazine…. …Richard Daniels, whose photo shows him wearing a royal-blue shirt. It may be that he has a good explanation…

[33979.3] Nude ending axed from 'This Life' reunion

20/12/2006: Digital Spy - '…Actress Daniela Nardini, who reprises her role as feisty lawyer Anna, told The Sun: "We shot two different endings. In one I run down the gravel after Miles, naked apart from a pair of heels. But that one is not being used."…'

[33979.4] Her shirts 100% off

20/12/2006: St. Petersburg Times (Florida) - 'Renee Christian knows her wares won’t wear out quickly — because she sells them to nudists.…'

[33981.1] A pioneering initiative

18/12/2006: Información (Alicante, Spain) - 'On 20 January next in the zone of the golf course of Bonalba the first restaurant of the Valencian Community dedicated to nudists will open its doors …' (Spanish, translated by Google)

[33981.2] Hundreds attend annual parade

18/12/2006: Anderson Independent-Mail - '…People who attended the Denver Christmas Parade also saw a group of adults, many who were only wearing long underwear and Christmas decorations. The group was mocking the possible establishment of a nudist colony in Belton. One of the members held a sign reading, “Don’t Be Rude to the Nude.” The group, which was walking in their own picket fence, also had a sign on the back of the fence reading, “Merry Christmas from the Denver Nudist Colony.”…'

[33983.1] Recruiting Gen-X is one group's naked ambition

16/12/2006: Florida Times-Union - '…The American Association for Nude Recreation, based in Kissimmee, has launched a $53,000 media campaign targeted at 18- to 35-year-olds, Forbes magazine reports in its Dec. 25 issue.…'

[33985.1] Still racing under the radar

14/12/2006: BBC Sport - Brief mention in passing: '…You see, Priaulx had no desire to join GB's top rock paper scissor man, the model flying speed team and the naturist petanque squad as the only British world champions not to get a mention at the Sports Personality of the Year show.…' Did they really forget to mention us?

[33985.2] TV nudist is sent back to jail for unreasonable behaviour

14/12/2006: Scotsman - 'A man who appeared on the BBC television series The Naked Rambler was jailed yesterday for six months. Stephen Gough, 47, a former Royal Marine from Eastleigh in Hampshire, was found guilty after a trial at Edinburgh Sheriff Court of exposing himself in public and committing a breach of the peace by walking naked out of Saughton Prison on 3 November…'

[33986.1] Tufts students run naked as part of tradition

13/12/2006: Somerville Journal (USA) - 'Tufts students continued a tradition more than two decades old as they ran through the quad naked on Monday night.…'

[33986.2] Nudists now have nothing to hide

13/12/2006: DetNews.com (Detroit,USA) -'…Clothing-free resorts have traditionally been rustic, mom-and-pop campgrounds hidden deep in the woods, away from prying eyes and bluenosed politicians. But now, fancy nude recreation spots are springing up along major highways, and resort owners are joining chambers of commerce, sponsoring charity drives and hosting civic events.…'

[33986.3] Thorn in a garden as pair dispute design

13/12/2006: Telegraph.co.uk - '…[T]he design, which featured a nude model protecting her modesty with a watering can, has become the subject of a legal battle between two celebrity gardeners. Diarmuid Gavin, the horticulturalist, has claimed that Andy Sturgeon infringed his copyright when he designed the garden for Cancer Research UK.…'

[33986.4] Nudity per se not obscenity: Court

13/12/2006: The Hindu (India) - 'Nudity per se is not obscenity. While considering whether a picture is obscene or not, it is essential to determine first the quality and nature of the material published and the category of readers, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday.…'

[33987.1] After nudists bring son, gym has 2nd thoughts

12/12/2006: Pioneer Press (St. Paul, Minnesota) - 'Nudists are looking for a new place to gather after Southview Athletic Club decided to stop renting to the group because a 14-year-old boy participated in a nude event.…'

[33987.2] Nudists feel right at home at resort

12/12/2006: Daily News Journal (Tennessee) - 'Five miles south of Murfreesboro off Bradyville Pike is a gated community. Behind this gate is a lifestyle that is similar to what many outside the gate experience. But there is one significant difference — the residents and most guests at Rock Haven Lodge are nude.…'

[33987.3] Nudist beach hits raw nerve

12/12/2006: Village Voice.com.au (Australia) - 'Little Congwong beach is in the spotlight again, with a tug of war erupting over its status as a nudist beach.…'

[33987.4] NATURISM: Why a big drop in numbers could mean bad nudes for naturist swimming group

12/12/2006: Peterborough Evening Telegraph - 'There is more to naturism than being the butt of a couple of cheap gags in Carry On films – for some people it is a way of life. Jemma Walton spoke to a couple who have run a nude swimming evening in Whittlesey for a decade, which is now threatened with closure after numbers plummeted following rumours of unsavoury goings-on.…'

[33987.5] Nudists denounce police for forcing them to cover themselves

12/12/2006: Libertad Digital (Spain) - Two Spanish nudists take court action after being requested to dress by police. (Spanish, translated by Google)

[33989.1] Baths to close

10/12/2006: Watford Observer - '…Allan Kidney, 65, has been a committee member of the Watford Naturist Swimming Club (WNSC) for 14 years. He said: "The club, which currently has about 200 members, has been using Central Baths every Friday, except bank holidays, since September 1968. "From our point of view, the building meets our needs admirably.…'

[33991.1] Nudist colony to reinstate 'loner'

08/12/2006: The Province (Canada) - 'A Vancouver Island nudist, who was ejected from his colony for failing to be sociable with the other nudists, has been ordered reinstated. In a B.C. Supreme Court judgment yesterday, Justice Sunni Stromberg-Stein ordered Jerry Grenier be reinstated as a probationary member in the Sol Sante Club.…'

[33991.2] Nothing new under the sun after all

08/12/2006: Times Online - 'Nudism has a proud history in Germany.…'

[33992.1] Nude Photos of EU Commissioner May Go Printed

07/12/2006: Sofia News Agency (Bulgaria) - '…[T]he photographs showed Verheugen with his cabinet chief Petra Erler on a nudist beach during a holiday they have admitted taking together in Lithuania this year.…'

[33995.1] Indians warm up to the ‘undress code’

04/12/2006: DNA India - '…The last of the guests enters the room and waves a nervous hi to all. As is a practice in most Indian homes, she slips the sandals off her feet, but then proceeds to take off the rest of her clothes to bare herself, stretch-marks and all. In any other setting, this might be scandalous, but at an Indian naturist meet, this is how it happens.…'

[33996.1] Sea, sand, skin

03/12/2006: St. Petersburg Times (Florida) - 'For 10 years, the county has said no. But nudists say they're not giving up the fight to make part of Fort De Soto Park clothing optional.…'

[33997.1] Nude photo tasteful, but some readers still appalled

02/12/2006: Houston Chronicle - 'The photo of model Alexandra Kelly that nearly covered Page One of last Sunday's early edition Chronicle was strikingly elegant and aptly symbolic of the story it announced about defying age. The problem was, Kelly was nude, her privates covered only by the positioning of her arms and legs and an artistic back shadow. The stylishly tasteful photo was more befitting the cover of an upscale women's magazine than Page One of the Chronicle, some readers protested.…'

[33998.1] Naked parties: an expose

01/12/2006: Bowdoin Orient (Brunswick, Maine, USA) - 'It's nerve-wracking enough to open the door at a party and find a security officer on the other side. Imagine opening that door naked. That's what happened at the first annual naked party in the spring of 2004…'

[33998.2] 1992 ‘Naked Preacher’ stirred controversy

01/12/2006: Bellingham Herald (Washington State, USA) - 'In 1992 a man began preaching the word of God on public access TV. And he did it naked.…'

[33999.1] Naked truth

30/11/2006: Herts 24 - 'It was a case of the bare necessities for members of the Ashwell and Morden Rail User Group as they staged a protest against plans to cut fast trains to London.…'

[34001.1] Robinson has bare cheek

28/11/2006: Glasgow Daily Record - 'A Scots naturist claims he was only invited on to the Weakest Link so Anne Robinson could poke fun at his dangly bits.…'

[34001.2] Nude calendar about potholes creative, but won't get road fixed: minister

28/11/2006: Canada.com - 'They're an unlikely group of calendar centrefolds - one owns a pharmacy and another a grocery store - but these pinups have come together to raise awareness about a pressing issue: potholes.…'

[34001.3] Top 10 Naked People on Google Earth

28/11/2006: googlesightseeing.com - 'You’ve all seen the original Google Sightseeing Topless Sunbather already, but did you know that the Hague is in fact completely overrun with naked and semi-naked Dutch men and women? Yes people, it’s time to get your magnifying glasses out, because here comes the Top 10 Naked People on Google Earth!…'

[34001.4] Date made with Calendar girls

28/11/2006: The Gazette (Blackpool) - 'Members of the Women's Running Network stripped off to pose for the 2007 calendar to raise money for the Rosemere Cancer Foundation, which helps cancer patients across Lancashire and Cumbria.…' The pictures can be seen here.

[34003.1] Leah on Trisha

26/11/2006: YouTube - Video clip of YBN member Leah's appearance on The Trisha Goddard Show

[34006.1] Nudes that got the boot are back

23/11/2006: Kentucky.com - 'Three photographs depicting nudes that were removed from a photography exhibit at the Kentucky Horse Park have been returned to the exhibit.…' (See earlier story [34014.1].)

[34009.1] Netherlands anxious about reactions after the prohibition of the burqa

20/11/2006: La Croix (Paris, France) - '…the Malaysian Minister for Foreign Affairs Syed Hamid Albar criticized the Dutch bill, describing it as discriminatory. “Why don't people have the right to get dressed as they understand it?”, he wondered. “People can go out naked or hardly clothed and you do not condemn them. If they want to be covered, it is their right”, he added. Mr. Van Gelderen recalled that in the Netherlands it was forbidden to walk naked in public places, except for the nudist beaches.' (French, translated by Google)

[34012.1] Nudist Resort Provides Clothing-Free Escape

17/11/2006: WTVF (Nashville, Tennessee) - 'It's a lifestyle most know little about. Although many think it's strange, a group in Murfreesboro thinks its paradise.…'

[34013.1] Nudist Resort Invites Will Ferrell to 5K ‘Streak’

16/11/2006: PR.com (press release) - 'Paradise Lakes, America's premier nudist resort, has extended an invite to actor Will Ferrell to reprise his movie role of "Frank the Tank" from "Old School" and participate in Saturday's "Sneaker Streaker 5K' clothing-optional race.…

[34014.1] Naked justice: photos must go

15/11/2006: Kentucky.com (USA) - 'A Lexington photographer took his photos and left behind his award ribbons after being asked to remove two nude photos from a display available during the Kentucky Horse Park's Southern Lights promotion.…' (See also [34006.1].)

[34014.2] Are There Any Nudists Out There?

15/11/2006: Gay Wired - 'Ever been curious about what nudist resorts are really like? Well now there is a blog that will give you a sneak peak into the world of nudist travel.…'

[34015.1] Where Do Nudists Keep Their Hankies? by Mitchell Symons

14/11/2006: InTheNews.co.uk - 'Mitchell Symons takes the reader on a whirlwind tour of numerous questions related to sex and adult subjects.…'

[34016.1] Red, White and Blue Beach property

13/11/2006: Santa Cruz Sentinel (California) - 'It's a tough job overseeing a nude beach, and after 41 years, the owner of Red, White and Blue Beach says it's time to throw in the towel and sell his property.…'

[34017.1] Nudist Travel Guide Blog Presents the

12/11/2006: PR.com (press release) - '…Nudist Travel Guide Blog invites those curious about nudism and nudist travel to take the "30 Minutes of Nudist Audio Challenge."…'

[34018.1] Public invited to honor `Naked Guy'

11/11/2006: San Jose Mercury News (California) - 'He was known around the world in the early 1990s as ``The Naked Guy,'' the 6-foot-5-inch-tall student who went to class and strolled around the University of California-Berkeley campus wearing only shoes and a backpack.…'

[34019.1] British actress does what comes naturally

10/11/2006: Chicago Sun-Times - 'Is Helen Mirren, the great actress and English dame, a nudist or not? On "Late Night With Conan O'Brien," the host teased her about being a "nudist," but she uses the word "naturalist."…'

[34019.2] 'Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus'

10/11/2006: Los Angeles Times - '…"Fur" opens with Arbus fairly radiating happiness as she sits on a bus headed, it turns out, for a nudist-colony photo shoot.…'

[34019.3] Loveland Commission Votes To Move Nude Sculpture

10/11/2006: cbs4denver.com (Denver, Colorado) - 'Loveland's Visual Arts Commission unanimously voted Thursday night to move a nude sculpture from a roundabout at Sculptor Dr. and East 1st St. to a sculpture garden elsewhere in the city.…'

[34019.4] Going nude at Fort DeSoto?

10/11/2006: MyFox Tampa Bay (Florida) - 'Fort DeSoto is noticed for it's beautiful beaches, but the scenery could soon change if a group of bay area naturists have their way.…'

[34022.1] The naked truth for Brazilians

07/11/2006: ITV.com - 'A group of naturists are hoping to attract new recruits in Brazil. Members of the Brazilian Naturist Congress have been explaining why they have gone back to basics.…'

[34023.1] The naked truth

06/11/2006: Savannah Morning News (Georgia, USA) - 'Spencer Tunick knows what it's like to test the boundaries of the law. Between 1994 and 2000, the photographer and installation artist said he was arrested five times in New York City for taking pictures of naked people.…'

[34024.1] Competition in the nude

05/11/2006: El Periódico (Gijón, Spain) - 'Without more clothing than a bathing cap. Thus the 130 participants appeared yesterday at the International Naturist Swimming Gala, which was celebrated in the Gijón swimming pools of El Llano.…' (Spanish, translated by Google)

[34025.1] Discrimination against nudists was shameful

04/11/2006: Anderson Independent-Mail - 'Regarding the recent controversy over a nudist colony: Why do we disdain that which is not ours? Why do those who claim faith as their guidepost, their shield, use that faith to condemn and to attack?…'

[34026.1] Asturias will have two nudist rural houses next year

03/11/2006: La Voz de Asturias (Spain) - 'The first two nudist rural houses in Asturias will open their doors in spring. These initiatives are trying to catch to a tourist sector of great economic capacity that at the present time requires people to travel to the south of Spain or France to be able to enjoy the type of vacations that they prefer.…' (Spanish, translated by Google)

[34026.2] Gijón welcomes Spain's first naturist swimming gala

03/11/2006: El Comercio Digital (Asturias, Spain) - '130 swimmers will participate tomorrow in the swimming pool of El Llano in the International Naturist Swimming Gala. The public also will have to be naked …' (Spanish, translated by Google)

[34027.1] Nudists request premises in Alicante to go without clothes

02/11/2006: 20 minutos (Spain) - '4,000 people practice nudism in the province. They will negotiate with hoteliers so that they designate exclusive leisure premises for them, like hotels or `spas'.…' (Spanish, translated by Google)

[34027.2] Windy Miller nudity scene sparks controversy for Quaker

02/11/2006: Brand Republic Bulletin - 'A cheeky ad campaign for Quaker's Oatso Simple porridge range featuring Windy Miller has sparked controversy after appearing to accidently show the private parts of the Plasticine model's naturist uncle.…'

[34027.3] I'd pay them to keep their clothes on!

02/11/2006: Daily Mail - 'As yet another nude charity calendar launches Sarah Sands explains how unconventional they have become and why she would pay the posers to keep their clothes on:…'

[34028.1] Naked frivolity heats up the night

01/11/2006: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, Colorado, USA) - 'It was hard to gauge what was more frightening to watch on the Pearl Street Mall on Halloween night - some of the outlandish and ghoulish costumes, or the dozens of naked men and women who took part in the Naked Pumpkin Run as their skin turned either ghostly white or ghastly red in Tuesday night's frosty temperatures.…'

[34028.2] Public Nudity: Canadian Liberal Politicians and at least one Supreme Court Justice

01/11/2006: Lifesite (USA) - '…This week, ironically anti-pornography week, Canadians were treated to the news that a high-ranking Liberal politician and at least one Supreme Court Justice have frolicked in public in the nude.…'

[34029.1] Naked 'Must Do' List for World's Largest Naturist Village Introduced

31/10/2006: PR.com (press release) - 'Nudist Travel Guide blog introduces the Naked "Must Do" List series about Cap D’Agde Naturist Quarter in France, the world's largest naturist village.…'

[34029.2] A judge of the supreme Court in naturist cruising

31/10/2006: CorusNouvelles.com (Quebec) - '…Certain travel agencies organize cruisings for naturists. In other words, during cruising, everyone can walk naked, as in a camp of nudists.…'

[34030.1] Nude viewing

30/10/2006: femalefirst.co.uk - 'A US nudist resort is actively advertising for new members. The owner of the Georgia resort, Joe Lettelleir, took a naked cross-country bus trip, displaying a toll-free number which dared people to call if they were interested. . . .'

[34030.2] Fitness Radio Show Gets Listeners Buff – Live from Nudist Resort

30/10/2006: PR.com (press release) - '…Most people want to look and feel better when they’re wearing nothing at all. That’s the premise behind “The Fitness Buff Show,” a Tampa Bay area radio program broadcast poolside from the Paradise Lakes clothing-optional resort each Friday afternoon from 4 to 5 Eastern Time. …'

[34030.3] Nude students on a losing streak

30/10/2006: Metro (London) - 'A noble attempt to further the cause of human nakedness sadly fell short in Colorado, when three students' attempt to gather together a record-breaking number of streakers missed the target by only 1,057 naked people.…'

[34030.4] Naked village footballers torn off a strip

30/10/2006: York Press - '…The sight of muddy semi-naked players getting changed in the street is accepted as part of village life - because Skelton FC does not have any changing rooms. But they could now be warned to mind their tackles in future after a woman complained to the parish council about spotting "naked men" outside her kitchen window.…'

[34032.1] Getting to the bottom of naturism ...

28/10/2006: Hawke's Bay Today (New Zealand) - 'Grin and bare it say Hawke's Bay naturists - and they certainly do. . . .'

[34033.1] New on DVD: Keeping Up With the Steins (STAR) (PG-13, 2006)

27/10/2006: New Orleans Times-Picayune - Review of a film in which a boy invites 'long-lost hippie grandfather . . ., a nudist who arrives two weeks early' to his bar-mitzvah.

[34033.2] Hathaway: 'There's nothing wrong with nudity'

27/10/2006: PR Inside - '. . . She says, "I grew up studying classic painters. They certainly didn't shy away from nudes. I don't find anything morally reprehensible about it. . . .'

[34034.1] Travelers report on bed bugs, nude resorts and hotel thefts

26/10/2006: TravelMole - 'Such questions as how often travelers encounter bed bugs, how many choose to stay at nude resorts and how often overnight guests' steal from hotels now have some tentative answers. . . .'

[34034.2] Council role to be increased in England

26/10/2006: 4ni.co.uk - 'Councils in England look set to get powers to bring in bylaws attracting fixed penalties without the need for Whitehall approval and to elect a local mayor. . . .' The relevance to naturists? In the past, anti-nudity by-laws have been blocked by the Home Office or its successor departments.

[34035.1] Nude Sunbathing and Skinny-dipping Acceptance

25/10/2006: PR.com (press release) - 'According to a new survey 54% of Americans believe that state and local governments should set aside secluded areas of public land for people who enjoy nude sunbathing. . . .'

[34035.2] Naked men of Merseyside get a reprieve

25/10/2006: A2Mediagroup.com: '. . . The public artwork of 100 statues, situated on Merseyside's Crosby Beach, has received a £1 million award from The Northern Way; a mark of the significant impact it has been seen to have on raising the profile and perceptions of the North West region. . . .'

[34035.3] Nudity, hoodies are worst taboos

25/10/2006: Metro (London) - 'Nudity in public is the greatest modern taboo, according to a survey published today - and wearing a hoodie is second. . . .'

[34035.4] Buyer withdraws from deal to purchase land for nudist community in Belton

25/10/2006: WIS-TV - 'The buyer of nearly 104 acres of land in Belton that could be used for a nudist community has withdrawn from the deal. . . .'

[34036.1] Buyer reconsiders land deal for nudist community

24/10/2006: Myrtle Beach Sun News (S Carolina, USA) - 'The buyer of nearly 104 acres of land in Belton that could be used for a nudist community is reconsidering the deal. . . .'

[34036.2] Naked ambition for resort sands

24/10/2006: Morecambe Today - 'One hundred naked men could soon be gracing Morecambe's famous sands. But those of a nervous disposition need not worry – these particular men are in fact iron statues. . . .'

[34037.1] Nudist club seeks new enthusiasts

23/10/2006: Stuff.co.nz (New Zealand) - 'Southland's one and only naturist's club – the Southern Sun & Health Club – held an open day at its peaceful and charming country setting near Otautau yesterday. . . .'

[34037.2] Nudist-hotel plan gets a look from Palm Springs architectural advisers

23/10/2006: The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, California) - 'The Palm Springs Architectural Advisory Committee Plans reviewed plans for a new nudist hotel and condo complex today. . . .'

[34037.3] Controversial book gets Canadian publisher

23/10/2006: Canada.com (Ontario, Canada) - '. . . Bodies and Souls: The Century Project, is a controversial collection of 98 nude portraits of females presented in chronological order from birth to nearly 100 years old. . . .'

[34038.1] Naturists reveal all this week

22/10/2006: Newstalk ZB (New Zealand) - '. . . It's 'Go Natural week' and naturist clubs in New Zealand are holding open days to attract new members. . . .'

[34038.2] Swimming with Nudists

22/10/2006: ABC (Australia) - 'Have you ever wondered what it would be like to go for a drive in your car, or pop into the corner shop for a loaf of bread, naked? For nudists to be naked is to be free and natural but when you want to do it in company - and many nudists seem to be quite sociable - you want to be sure it's in a supportive environment.…'

[34040.1] Naturists to community: 'Let God decide'

20/10/2006: Anderson Independent Mail (S. Carolina) - 'Gwin Merriman, chairwoman of the Natura Christian Fellowship, wants her father to visit her at a proposed clothing-optional community on the edge of Belton. . . .'

[34046.1] Once reclusive nudists opening up to outside world

14/10/2006: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (Ohio, USA) - 'Tucked away along a windy north Georgia lane, Dawsonville's nudist resort was once little more than a few RV sites circled around a foot-deep pond so secretive it was called "Hidden Valley." . . .'

[34046.2] Environmentalists stage 'naked' bike ride protest

14/10/2006: 24dash.com - 'The stunt followed the screening of a new film Naked World Bike Day, a 30-minute documentary exploring the world's dependency on oil. . . .'

[34047.1] Judges rule nudity was political

13/10/2006: Orlando Sentinel (Florida) - '. . . Circuit Judges Robert K. Rouse and Patrick G. Kennedy agreed that when Liz Book removed her top in March 2004 in protest of Daytona Beach's anti-nudity ordinance, that act was a political protest. . . .'

[34047.2] Action group wins national recognition

13/10/2006: Dorset Echo - '. . . Studland Beach Users Action Group has met with dramatic success, working hard to tackle the behaviour of a minority of visitors who come to the beach looking for sex. . . .'

[34050.1] Nicholson's nudity drove family mad

10/10/2006: Contactmusic.com - 'Hollywood veteran Jack Nicholson deeply embarrassed his family during the liberated 1960s, when he insisted on walking around his Los Angeles apartment naked. . . .'

[34050.2] Tanti will be host of the Nudist Olympic Games

10/10/2006: Diario Panorama (Argentina) - 'Those who look for a more intimate contact with nature, will be able to participate in the First Nudist Sport and Cultural Days which they will take place in the locality of Tanti, in Córdoba. . . .'

[34051.1] Windy Miller Works His Magic!

09/10/2006: femalefirst.co.uk - 'Camberwick Green is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year! Many people will fondly recognise the beloved leading star of the famed children’s TV series -Windy Miller. The enduring character has had a very busy schedule recently filming for the new Quaker Oaks advert with his naturist Uncle who is visiting from Norway. . . .'

[34053.1] Catalan candidate offers 'naked truth'

07/10/2006: Seattle Post Intelligencer (USA) - '. . . Plenty of politicians promise to tell the naked truth, but Albert Rivera is taking the cliche literally, appearing nude on a campaign poster as he runs for president of Catalonia. . . .'

[34054.1] Holy smoke from Channel 4

06/10/2006: The Sun - 'An ex-stripper who preaches the gospel and Christian nudists are two of the subjects in Channel 4’s new religious season. . . .'

[34054.2] Group plans to fight naturist plans

06/10/2006: Anderson Independent Mail (S Carolina) - 'A small group of concerned citizens gathered at an Anderson church Friday afternoon to plan a strategy to derail a proposed nudist community near Belton. . . .'

[34055.1] Nudists angered anew by Foley

05/10/2006: St. Petersburg Times (Florida) - 'Lake Como members find the scandal involving former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley has revived bitter memories of his attack on the resort in 2003. . . .'

[34055.2] Cap d'Agde - intrigues of the pseudo naturists

05/10/2006: Hérault-Tribune (Agde, France) - 'For 15 years we have regularly spent four months of the year in the Naturist District of Le Cap d'Agde where we have we a second home. . . .' (French, translated by Google)

[34055.3] Nudity natural and Christian, promoter says

05/10/2006: Anderson Independent Mail (S Carolina, USA) - 'Concerns of open nudity in Belton are overstated, says the promoter of a proposed naturist community next to the city. Bill Martin, a board member with the Natura Christian Fellowship, said they plan to make the community’s common areas "clothed" areas. . . .'

[34056.1] Up Deep Creek Without a Paddle

04/10/2006: LA Weekly (California) - '. . . The majority of Deep Creek visitors are people with dreadlocks or dogs or both, and they tend to remove all their clothing upon reaching the guide rope that brings them across the creek to the spring pools. . . .'

[34057.1] Nudists refuse to bare details

03/10/2006: Anderson Independent Mail (S Carolina, USA) - '. . . Belton city leaders and Anderson County planning division director Jeff Ricketson confirmed Tuesday afternoon they had met with representatives from a naturist community looking to purchase property along Blake Dairy Road just outside the Belton City limits. . . .'

[34058.1] Nude swimmers should be concerned

02/10/2006: CKNW (Vancouver) - 'The Wreck Beach Conservation Society says there is a lot more than rainwater draining off the the north slope of the UBC grounds. And it wants more money released to properly monitor what it says is an environmental nightmare. . . .'

[34059.1] Age-old 'naked friendships' lay bare new bathhouse concerns

01/10/2006: The Japan Times - '. . . But times are a-changin' for sento [public bathhouses]. . . . [A] row has broken out over what has always been an accepted feature of public bathing: the kazokuburo (family bath), a term that signifies "mixed bathing." . . .'

[34059.2] Lack of nude models is the death of life-drawing classes

01/10/2006: The Sunday Times - Ireland - 'They strip off to run across Croke Park, or to appear on page three of tabloid newspapers, but Irish people are reluctant to get their kit off for art students to draw. . . .'

[34059.3] You don't have to be naked to find love in SF

01/10/2006: Modesto Bee (California) - 'The man was completely naked, save for the painted-on peace signs decorating his old, wrinkled