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On this day, May 11, 1910, Wembley hosted the first ever nudist congress. The MegaStar editorial team weren't exactly chomping at the bit to the cover the event. So I drew the short straw when it came to who would be shedding their togs to report from the first ever nudist congress. More...Hidden Beach Resort Hosts Second Annual Nude Week
The Hidden Beach Resort - Au Naturel Club on Mexico's Riviera Maya kicks off its second annual Nude Week. From May 1 through 8, nudist travelers from around the world are flocking to Mexico's only exclusively nudist resort. Last year's inaugural Nude Week was launched in conjunction with the Naked Air flight. Nude Week 2004 will include a variety of activities including the launch of the first Nude Art Gallery with artworks featuring "au naturel" subjects.More...First European nudist cruise to set sail from Barcelona
BARCELONA - Europe's first sea cruise exclusively for nudists aboard a luxury liner is to set sail from Barcelona in June. During the week-long cruise on the liner "Flamenco", Capt. Nikolaos Elftheriou is to officiate at the wedding of a Madrid couple who will marry in the all-together and a Catalan couple plan to celebrate their golden anniversary. More...Naked bikers to shun cover of legal permit
AMSTERDAM - A group of naturists who plan to cycle naked through a Dutch city in June will do so without a permit from the city officials, it was announced Tuesday. The event is the Dutch contribution to World Naked Bike Ride during which naturists will take to the streets on bicycles in cities across the globe "to celebrate the power and individuality of the human body". More...Quaker's crusade riles fellow nudists
In the nudist theology of Bill Martin, Adam and Eve were living life large before the apple and fig leaves. Then came the fall. Humanity's first couple were condemned to wear clothes. The legacy to their descendents has been a distorted image of nudity that veers between shame and lust. More...Body Politic
The human body is a beautiful thing: a work of art, although some are a bit more impressionistic than others. People aren't merely bodies, of course. We also have hearts and minds, perhaps even souls-all those intangible bits the poets and songwriters go on about and that candidates try to capture every couple years. Still, it's the tangible bits-the parts sculptors and photographers focus on-that the government really worries about. More...Barge sinks after nude sighting in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas - Partygoers apparently hoping to catch a glimpse of nude sunbathers crowded on one side of a floating barge, prompting the ship to capsize and dump all 60 people into Lake Travis. Two people were hospitalized with minor injuries Sunday after the rented double-decker barge sank near Hippie Hollow, a lakeside park and the only public nude beach in Texas. The accident occurred during Splash Day, a semiannual event hosted at the clothing-optional area by the Austin Tavern Guild, a gay and lesbian bar association. More...Nude Water Volleyball
When I walked into Moose's Poolside Cafe it was lunchtime. Customers sat on stools and enjoyed veggie burgers, cheesesteak sandwiches and waffle-cut french fries. Nothing unusual about all that. But when the patrons rose from their seats, the round imprint of the stool remained on their rear ends. And I couldn't help wondering where they carried their money. You see, everybody around me was totally naked. More...New Resort Opening in New England
Hello, My name is Raymond LaBonte,I am the manager here at Yorktown Recreation in Albion Maine. We are Maines first and only clothing optional resort and camp ground! We are both AANR and Naturist society affiliated. We are currently doing all the finishing touches of our building and planning on having our grand opening on Memorial Day weekend. More...
Nudists Clean Up Highways
The Adopt-A-Highway program is a great way to clean up the road and get some sun. In Washington, some volunteers get more than just sun. The Larc Nudists have adopted a stretch of highway and have been cleaning up the area. Officials said the group was provided with only hard hats as a uniform while the nudists supplied the energy, time and enthusiasm. More...Happily shedding the bunker mentality
An unusual set of nude studies was made in the Sydney landscape, writes Steve Meacham. If you were jogging along Sydney's coast last year and were surprised to find a naked woman doing balletic and yoga poses alongside some of our historic war bunkers, you might have wondered if your eyes were deceiving you. More...
A stone's throw from full-frontal freedom
Make no mistake: Lake Heron is not a nudist colony. That said, a fair number of its residents live there so they can regularly partake in - but not plunge into - the full-time nudism offered at Paradise Lakes. More...Va. governor amends teen nude camp bill
Gov. Mark R. Warner liked a bill that cracks down on summer camps for nude juveniles so much that he offered only a clarifying amendment to it Thursday, then announced what he'd done without sparing a pun. "I support the bottom line intent of this bill," the Democratic governor wrote in a brief, tongue-in-cheek commentary full of double entendre. More...Nudists plan to try again to show all at Assateague
Maryland legislators were not interested in sponsoring a bill this session to legalize nude sunbathing on a section of Assateague, but supporters aren't throwing in the beach towel or swimsuit just yet. Lobbyist Don Murphy said he plans to keep on trying to convince delegates or senators to sponsor such a bill. Murphy said Monday that he didn't really expect anyone to sponsor a bill legalizing nudity on a small area of Assateague this session. More...Plans for nudist RV park in progress
Caliente nudist resort is eager to expand its boundaries after nearly selling out 200 condominiums, house lots and town homes within its walled compound east of U.S. 41. Now comes word a former Caliente enthusiast, who owns 10 1/2 acres next door, plans to establish a nudist-friendly RV park within sight of Caliente's signature Mediterranean-style clubhouse. More...The Same River Twice
A handful of people scattered around the west coast have one thing in common: they each partook in a whitewater rafting trip in the summer of 1978. Yet, not just any trip, but a communal, nudist and free voyage down the Colorado. "You didn't need a reason to take your clothes off, back then. You needed a reason to put them on," Barry, a former hippie, explains. Original footage of the group in their mid-twenties comprises a documentary embedded within the larger film. More...
Dorms to be built overlooking nude beach
The University of British Columbia at Vancouver has approved the concept design of a new dorm which would be located on the cliffs overlooking Wreck Beach. However, the beach is known more for bare bottoms than bikinis, standing as a famous nudist beach. More...Professor resigns after student undresses in class
Mars Hill College has accepted the resignation of a longtime professor after he challenged students to disrobe in exchange for an A in his sociology class and one of them took him up on the offer. College President Dan Lunsford said the professor didn't expect the student would actually take off his clothes during the class last Thursday evening. The instructor's offer was intended to illustrate cultural differences and that public nudity is unacceptable in American society, he said. More...Lawmaker Tries To Ban Low Pants
How low can you go? A Jefferson Parish, La., lawmaker has filed a bill in the Legislature that would ban people from wearing low-slung pants below the waist, thus "exposing skin or intimate clothing." State Representative Derrick Shepherd got tired of catching glimpses of boxer shorts and G-strings over the low-slung belt lines of young adults. More...Australia's finest export - streaking
This weekend the world will be celebrating the little-known 30th anniversary of one of Australia's most eye-catching inventions - streaking. It was at Twickenham on a chilly April afternoon in 1974 that former accountant and proud Australian Michael O'Brien nudely interrupted a match between France and England, sparking the naked ambitions of disrobers across the world. More...
Formalwear Optional
The entrance to Caliente Resort's new clubhouse is guarded by hand- carved stone lions that weigh a ton each. The resort's artificial, 8,500- square-foot lagoon surrounds a waterfall and islands. Laser lights and eight disco balls hang high above the dance floor in its nightclub. More...Motorcyclist plans `top-free' protest during Florida's Bike Week
When Ormond Beach, Fla., mom Liz Book exposes her breasts Sunday, it won't be a "wardrobe malfunction." It will be a call for women's rights. At noon Sunday, the last day of Daytona Beach, Fla.'s, Bike Week, Book hopes to lead 1,000 "top-free" women and men along a half-mile Main Street from the pier to the bridge. More...Artist snaps naked, HIV positive group
The artist who made his name taking pictures of hundreds of nude people in public around the world has taken up a new cause. Spencer Tunick, who once battled former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani for the right to photograph a crowd of naked people in Times Square, photographed nearly 100 HIV positive people posing in a French bistro in New York's meatpacking district on Saturday. More...
Naked newsreader taken off TV
Fire/Ice News featured Chan Long, 18, reading news summaries while slowly undressing until she was naked. Internet-television network NOW Broadband confirmed the show had been taken off its adult channel, reports the South China Morning Post. More...
Jamaica's nude nuptials
When you get married in the nude, where does the best man keep the wedding ring? That question will be answered and little else was to be left to the imagination Wednesday when 11 couples tie the knot in the buff on Valentine's Day. More...
Nudist Camps for Teens? Va. Senate to Debate Ban
Nudist camps for teens would be prohibited under a provision passed by a Virginia Senate panel Thursday despite the vehement protests of the nudist community. The legislation, which nudists claim is unique nationwide, passed the Senate Education and Health Committee unanimously after opponents said it infringed on the rights of parents. The bill now heads to the Senate floor for debate. More...Collier nudist club gets one-year extension from county
Collier County's first nudist club will be hanging around for another year. Collier County commissioners on Tuesday approved a one-year extension of an approved conditional use for the club. Southern Exposure of Naples Inc. first got a permit from the county to operate in September 2000. Objections to the club were strong at first, but toned down before the club got its original permit. More...Nude visitor prompts UAPD to guard philosophy class
Earlier this semester, a former student decided to attend Keith Lehrer's lecture sans clothes, wearing only his tennis shoes. Former UA student Matthew Kramer, who had an American flag decal on his chest, claimed his actions were to protect the country. As a result of Kramer's full disclosure, a UAPD officer now sits outside a room in the César E. Chávez building every Monday from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. More...Of nudist beaches, lost sunglasses and sore eyes
My first encounter with a nudist beach was when I was 13. My parents and I were on a conducted tour in Australia and our tour bus was climbing this steep road that overlooked a nudist beach. When our grinning tour guide announced the 'attraction', about half the occupants on the tour (all men) rushed to one side of the bus, almost tipping us over the cliff. More...Skiers Compete In Austrian 'Nude' Race
Skiers from six nations swapped their ski gear for g-strings in Austria's first nude skiing competition. Organizers said they were delighted after 84 skiers braved temperatures of -2C to compete in the first Nude Ski Race, in Hochfuegen. More...Senate panel approves bill banning teen nudist
RICHMOND, Va. -- Nudist camps for teens would be prohibited under a provision passed by a Virginia Senate panel Thursday despite the vehement protests of the nudist community. The legislation, which nudists claim is unique nationwide, passed the Senate Education and Health Committee unanimously after opponents said it infringed on the rights of parents. The bill now heads to the Senate floor for debate. More...Naked bid for attention by Hungarian politician
A Hungarian TV hostess sat naked on Wednesday to announce she is running for a seat in the European Parliament as candidate of the upstart Union Party. Anettka Feher, about 30, with close-cropped black hair, sat atop a table, legs crossed, displaying her petite and muscular body wearing nothing but a shy smile and some jewelry. More...PETA To Hold Nude Protest
An animal-rights activist invited to speak at a course given by Lecturer on the Study of Religion Brian C.W. Palmer '86 is bringing, along with his guest lecture, a protest potentially involving nudity to Harvard Square next Monday. More...You have the right to remain nude
As an American, you have the right to mow your lawn in the nude, a state superior court has ruled. Charlie Stitzer, 63, won't let bashfulness get in the way of donning a thong or completely dropping his trousers in his backyard on a hot summer night. More...Collier nudist club seeks permit extension
Collier County's first clothing-optional club will ask at today's County Commission meeting for an extension of its permit to operate. The Southern Exposure Naturist Club got a permit from the county to operate in September 2000. Objections to the North Naples club were strong at first, but toned down before the club got its permit. More...Swimmers should argue that nude swimming is healthier
I speak from Western Australian experience, but I suggest the following concept would be effective all over Australia, also New Zealand, UK, Ireland, USA, Canada, any European country, etc. In 1989, I read a newspaper article written by a doctor, which gave wearing wet bathers as a cause of the disease candida. The most common visible symptom of candida is genital thrush. More...Film buffs can bare all at cinema
More than 100 people strip off at the Grand Entertainment Venue in Ramsey, Cambridgeshire, each month to watch films in private and in the nude. The cinema owners said business had risen by 35% since it was revealed they were staging the monthly event. Peter Haddon, cinema co-owner, said: "It has brought a lot of business to the town and put Ramsey on the map." More...Byrne Loves Getting Naked
WESTLIFE star NICKY BYRNE feels most comfortable when he's naked - and finds himself having to constantly resist flashing his fans. The playful popstar is a nudist at heart, and wishes he had the freedom to walk around without his clothes on. He explains, "I'm always naked, always, honestly! I just prefer it! Just this morning we were in the bedroom and I was like, wouldn't it be refreshing to go out on the balcony naked! I nearly did it but then I saw loads of fans outside my window." More...Nude beach support varies in poll
A poll conducted for a Florida nudist group shows a slim margin of support among Eastern Shore voters for a legal Assateague Island nude beach. Fifty-four percent of the 105 people surveyed early this month on the Eastern Shore said they would approve "allowing nude sunbathing on an isolated area of Assa-teague Is-land beach." The people were told there would be "suffici-ent signage posted to no-tify those who wish to avoid the area."More...Naked students protest
A dozen naked students protested at the closing ceremonies of the 54th Berlin Film Festival, which saw Gegen Die Wand (Head-On), a German film by Turkish director Fatih Akin, receive the Golden Bear for best film. Braving sub-zero temperatures, the demonstrators stripped off to protest against plans to curtail university funding in Berlin, as celebrities gathered for the gala awards ceremony. More...Butt out
You can send your child to nature camp. Or soccer camp. Even sailing camp, where kids run around in - guess what - bathing suits that show a lot of skin. But in Virginia, by golly, you won't be able to send your child to one kind of nature camp, one where clothes, like letters home, are optional. Unless you want to go, too. More...The 'Simple Life' to go to Paradise Lakes Resort
Nicole Richie and Paris Hilton, the socialite stars of the reality TV show The Simple Life, are used to flaunting themselves in miniskirts and low-cut tops. But even they would appear overdressed if, as their producers hope, the pair lands at the all-but-naked Paradise Lakes Clothing Optional Resort for the next season of their TV show. More...Nude Dogs Offend
In response to numerous complaints, the Wowserboro Town Council, in Western Australia, has told owners of hairless Chihuahua dogs, that they must exercise their pets at the nude beach. More...Let's Get Naked For Equality
You're not yet focused on it (I know, you're too absorbed in the '04 political race and the Iraq debacle.) But listen up! European women's rights advocates are pressuring the International Olympic Committee to bar countries from the upcoming summer games in Athens if those countries, in turn, ban female athletes. More...Nudity not the problem
A basic lesson in perception and a crash course in art history are obviously needed by Lisa Peck and the Jordan High School PTA who claim, "Nudity is not art." Really? That statement summarily dismisses art produced from the beginning of time, ranging from fertility goddesses through classical Greek sculpture, the Renaissance (remember da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, to name a few) to the present. The problem is not nudity. More...Nude driver defends his actions
A man charged with indecent exposure says he has a right to drive naked and wants the charges against him dismissed. An attorney for David Lawrence Moore, 52, has filed several motions in District Court seeking to have four felony charges dismissed. In the motions, attorney Robert Stephens said his client broke no laws and has a constitutional right to operate his motor vehicle while nude. More...Full-frontal nudity, Taboo for men
A smitten young man in Bernardo Bertolucci's "The Dreamers" steals a photo of his inamorata and puts it next to his private parts, then is understandably embarrassed when she forcibly peels off his tighty-whiteys and discovers it. More...Naked nuptial dance adds color to white wedding
Crying dads, boozing uncles, middle-aged aunts whose dresses are cut way too low. Weddings anywhere open the door to all sorts of embarrassing situations, but the hyper-formal Japanese version of matrimonial ceremonies are particularly susceptible to awkward moments, according to Shukan Taishu. More...Campus newspaper nixes naked pictures
This week's insert of Sports Illustrated on Campus has been left out of the Brigham Young University student newspaper because it contained pictures of bare-bottomed runners.BYU was among more than 70 college campuses selected by Sports Illustrated as test markets this fall for a new magazine aimed at college students. More...Gallery asked to remove nudes
Two days after an exposed breast caused a furor at the Super Bowl halftime show, township police asked an art gallery to remove from its front window a study of a classic painting that featured nudes. Tyme Gallery owner Edna Davis said an officer said there had been complaints about "A Study of Adam and Eve," an acrylic painting by Kim Davolos based on the 1931 "Adam and Eve" by Tamara De Lempicka, a leader in the Art Deco movement. More...Page 13
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