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Naked swimmer to set off again for Niihau
Matthew Davidson, the 27-year-old swimmer who was pulled naked from the water by a Navy helicopter Friday evening as he was attempting to swim from Kauai to Niihau, says he will try again tomorrow. More...Wales could get its first permanent nudist beach
"I have been here for 16 years, and the nudists have been here for all of that time. I'm not concerned in the slightest. Others are cautious about accepting the nudists' enclave will soon be a permanent part of life." More...Nude Bikers Warned Again
SEATTLE - Oh, those wacky folks in Fremont. Seattle's artsy, quirky Fremont neighborhood has its annual solstice parade to welcome the summer season. But in recent years, the parade has featured an anonymous contingent of nude bicyclists, and city officials are trying to head off a repeat at this year's celebration on June 16th. City officials are asking the Fremont Arts Council to post as many as 14 signs along the parade route, warning the public that indecent exposure is subject to arrest and prosecution. More...
2,500 people get naked downtown
MONTREAL - More than 2,500 people doffed their clothing in downtown Montreal Saturday morning to pose for a New York photographer expanding his body of work. Tunick's work juxterposes the vulnerable human body with a harsh outside world He has praised Montreal as a "very open minded and progressive city" after authorities allowed more than 2,000 people to strip naked in the streets for his latest project. More..., More...and More...
Some folks in a huff over bikers in the buff
"Some people are puritanical, and they want to complain," she said. "They don't get much sympathy from me. I have a 2-year-old, and I don't think there's anything more wholesome than the human body." More...Bare to Breakers nude run
Although they finished last, the fun loving demonstrators who peaceably assemble only once per year to exercise their First Amendment right of Free Speech had a great time. The BARE-2-B'ers express their pro-nudity views by demonstrating in the merriment and excitement of the Bay to Breakers stark naked, as a constitutionally protected demonstration against the insane rising phobia in the U.S. over the nontextiled human body. Official Website... More...
Nudist at Singapore airport creates chaos
A Vietnamese who strolled naked through Singapore's bustling Changi airport has been arrested by police, The Straits Times newspaper said on Saturday. More...Naked English ladies, the sequel
Not only are the women going to sell autograph cards, they're preparing to read a script for a film based on their story. The film is being funded by Disney's Buena Vista studios and directed by fellow Brit Nigel Cole, who made last year's comedy "Saving Grace." More...Judge: Nudist camp to proceed
CADILLAC - A Mesick-area couple can proceed with their plans to open a nudist camp on their property, a judge has ruled. More...Runners to bare all at nudist resort race
Nearly 450 competitors are expected to run a 5-kilometer race in their birthday suits on Sunday at Lake Como Nudist Resort. More...Weather news goes nude in Norway
OSLO, Norway -- Radio Tango has become the world's first radio channel to broadcast daily nude weather forecasts during its morning show. More..."I want to get to the point where I'm accepted in the community, or at least tolerated," Hatten said. "I urge people to at least look at my Web site and see how we operate." More...Website: HiddenRiverResort.comShock as swimmers take a naked leap forward
Barely a breast stroke from the New Town homes of advocates and judges, the city council has agreed to waive a mandatory swimming costume rule to allow members of the Edinburgh Naturist Swimming Club to take a dip. More...
'David' statue ordered to be dressed
David replica now sports a loin cloth to quell neighbors' concerns The backlash persuaded the owners of the Fountain and Falls store to wrap a cloth around the Biblical figure's waist. Jeanne Johnson, the owner of a nearby barber shop who was among those who complained to city hall. "Once my daughters saw it, I found myself in a position where I had to explain what a penis is.'' She said. Shop manager Chuck Cole said ``This is a representation of a classic masterpiece. It's art, not obscenity.'' MoreCFI members visit new Planet of the Apes filming location
Trona Pinnacles in the California desert was recently used as a filming location for the new Planet of the Apes movie coming out July 2001. Many CFI members visited the area last week for a few days vacation. More...
Nude bathing legalised in Belgium
Belgium has become the last European country to legalise nude bathing on its beaches. More...Topless justice to be covered up
MADISON, Wisconsin (AP) -- The Wisconsin Bar Association wants justice ought to have a shirt. The group representing 13,000 attorneys has forced a sculptor to put a shirt on a statue of a topless woman symbolizing justice. More...Desert Shadows featured in Palm Springs Life
In April, Desert Shadows Inn was featured in a 10 page pictorial in Palm SpringsLife. This is the first time that photos of nude people have ever appeared in this publication. The subject was summer bathing suit fashions. The location was the pristine, au natural Desert Shadows Inn Resort & Villas. The title was "OVERDRESSED."More...Desert Shadows Recognized as Best Resort
The Desert Shadows Inn Resort & Villas was the recipient of the 2000 Hospitality Achievement Award at the 10th Annual Palm Springs Desert Resorts Convention & Visitors Authority Luncheon. More...'Nude bridge' over Main Street
People keep referring to this as the 'naked bridge, but the idea is for it to be a gateway to the city. More...Nudist resort's success prompts expansion plans
LAND O'LAKES -- Florida, the state where Paradise Lakes nudist resort has made millions, can no longer contain the ambitions of the resort's owners. One of North America's most successful nudist operations, Paradise wants to reproduce its success by opening resorts as far afield as California and Las Vegas. More...Streaker voted favourite Oscar memory
David Niven's Academy Awards brush with a streaker has been voted the top Oscars moment by film fans. More...Pastor is in a huff over art in the buff
"There is nothing offensive about this painting," Lawrence said yesterday. "I can't say that enough." More...Getting older, and bolder
Forget the elderly couple strolling the beach at sunset. We have seen the future of advertising directed at seniors, and it may shock you. The people in these new ads are tanned and smiling, like always, but they may also be riding a Harley or hiking the Alps.
Or . . . naked. More...Lawsuit on nudity ban to proceed
Marvin Frandsen felt so strongly about his right to sunbathe nude at the Canaveral National Seashore in September 1995 that he stood bare - except for an armband and protested Brevard County's ban with a Bible in his hand. More...NUDE! And Loving It
After the glow and frenzy of Las Vegas, Nevada, this little area seems to be in a time warp. And, with a few snowflakes falling on this cold, gray February day, it's difficult to imagine that this valley, Sandy Valley, is host to a bunch of nude people. More...Art gallery cleared of charges
LONDON, England -- A prominent art gallery accused of breaking a child protection act after displaying pictures of nude children has been cleared of prosecution. More...It's About Freedom of Choice
COVENTRY, England It evolved over time, Vincent Bethell's particular branch of libertarianism, but the final spur was a summer so sweltering that even the skimpiest item of clothing seemed superfluous. More...Ritter Nude Scene Exposed
In the 80's no one noticed, or maybe they were more considerate and didn't care then, but a TV viewer caught a slight glimps of John Ritter's privates during a repeat of "Three's Company" on Nickelodeon's Nick-at-Nite, according to MSNBC."Jack was dressed in blue boxers and plopped down on the bed [and] exposed some things that probably shouldn't be seen on television," said the viewer. More...Where is the sex?
I looked at my pictures today and tried to see the bad things in them that other people have seen. But I can't. Some are describing them as pornographic, others are accusing me of exploiting my children's innocence. I don't understand how you can see anything but the purity of childhood. More...Desert Shadows Inn co-owners to discuss nude recreation on TV
Desert Shadows Inn Resort co-owners Sue and Ray Lovato will appear in two weeks on the nationally syndicated TV program MEN ARE FROM MARS-WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS to discuss nude recreation and how it helps in a healthy relationship. Sue and Ray, high school sweethearts, have been married for 29 years. They began enjoying nude sunbathing on their honeymoon in Upper Michigan in the summer. They have traveled all around the world visiting nude beaches and nude hotels. More...Travel Channel's Best Nude Beaches starts in May
World's Best Nude Beaches will air on Sunday, May 27 at 10:00 PM & 1:00 AM (ET) and again on Saturday, June 02 at 10:00 PM & 01:00 AM (ET). Times in Pacific time zones are -3hours. Check local listings in other time zones.CFI's Trevor Edie will be on the show with other CFI members. More... and More...
Naked Predator Tries a New Lounge Act
Nashville Predators winger Scott Walker was tired of having so many teammates and other guests in his hotel room on road trips. He wanted to be left alone. So he started lounging around in the buff. More...Free Falling! Naked bungee jumping
In the blink of an eye, the man on the precipice plunges 140 feet headfirst from a bridge, tied to nothing but a bundle of glorified elastic threads of the kind used in underwear waistbands. Only he isn't wearing so much as a pair of tighty whiteys. Is this an odd religious conversion, an induction into a secret society? No. Just NAKED bungee jumping. More...Breasts must be shown if Campbell High installs statue
If Campbell High School installs the sculpture of the mother of the mythical baby shark, Ka'ahupahau, her breasts will have to be shown. After wrestling with the decision for weeks, the artist, Kazu Fukuda, decided not to modify the statue commissioned by the school two years ago. "It was the only right decision," said Fukuda. "I tried covering the breasts, but it just didn't work. It took away the spirit of the piece. The breasts are symbols of motherhood, nurturing and a past culture." More...Nude weddings highlight growing nude travel industry
RUNAWAY BAY, Jamaica (AP) -- 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...Warning against 'naked racism'
A newly opened whites-only naturist resort has been warned that it must admit black people or face legal action. South Africa's Human Rights Commission has given the Jane's Jungle nudist camp in KwaZulu-Natal Province seven days to abide by the country's constitution, and end its policy of unfair discrimination on the basis of race. More...Naked women go ape at monkey study
Twelve biologists counting monkeys in rural Kenya were put to flight this week by an a angry horde of more than 300 naked women. More...British Government changing law regarding "indecent exposure"
We only have until 1st March 2001 to suggest further changes to the wording to reflect that nudity enjoyed by genuine naturists must not be equated with sex and should fall outside the laws on "indecent exposure". More...Naturist sites removed from Russian Internet
St.Petersburg, Russia - On January 27, the site of Novosibirsk club "Helios" and its e-mail address helios@nm.ru were removed without explanation. Vladimir Solntsev, web designer for The Bare Truth, expresses his protest against ungrounded and unmotivated deleting of naturist sites and e-mail addresses from servers. More...7Up Airs Nudity During Super Bowl Festivities
7UP VP tells AFA (American Family Association) spot was done in good taste. Over the last several years, watching the new and creative commercials during the Super Bowl has become as much of a national past time as observing the game itself. That may explain why companies who advertised during the professional football finale on January 28 were willing to dole out the $2.3 million per 30 second spot that it cost to try to get the attention of the more than 144 million people who tuned in. More...Bare without a care
Streaking would appear to be in fashion just now. The custom of tearing your clothes off and running around in nothing but a smile at a major sporting event may not be new but it is certainly common. Five streakers were fined for baring all at The Open at St Andrews last summer and then a similar number followed their lead during the third day's play of the Third Test between England and the West Indies at Old Trafford. More...Nude SuperBowl XXXV
Superbowl weekend with a Flag Football game between the "Bare Buns" and the "Totally Tans." Other festivities include a Chili Cook-Off, Superbowl Dance, and Nude TailGate Party. As seen on CBS National Network News, and in Sports Illustrated. More...Right to protest naked for friend
COLD COMFORT: Four members of the Right to Protest Naked Group stand in the freezing cold outside Bow St Magistrates Court in Central London. The group were protesting on behalf of their friend, Russell Higgs, who was in court today after being arrested last December for handcuffing himself to the gates of Downing St. Photos: AFP More...Desert Shadows building little naked city in Palm Springs
Desert Shadows Inn Resort & Villas has been acknowledged by USA Today as "the Jewel in the Crown of Nudist Resorts." Now, they have embarked on another project aimed at making Palm Springs their own 'Naked City." It will soon be easier to enjoy the Palm Springs lifestyle.naturally. The latest addition to the world famous resort will be 17 custom homes built across the street from the current Desert Shadows Resort. There are plans to connect the two properties in the works. More...Jury says nakedness is not a nuisance
Vincent Bethell, who was told not to stand up in the dock during his trial at London's Southwark Crown Court, smiled, punched the air with both fists and shouted: "Being human is not a crime" when the jury of two women and 10 men returned its unanimous verdict. More... andMore...Priest banned from naked calendar
A calendar featuring a naked priest has been shelved at the request of the Bishop of Galway, who branded the stunt "inappropriate". Father Olan Rynn, 27, was pictured wearing only his clerical collar and covering his modesty with a bible for the calendar, to raise money for cancer and cerebral palsy research. More...Canadian Man Against Historical Art With Nudity Displayed on Transit Bus
Ron Watt appears to be in the minority.Earlier this month, the 46-year-old longshoreman, husband, father and born-again Christian tried to remove a Polaroid advertisement from a transit bus, because it featured a nude woman depicted in Edouard Manet's famous painting, Luncheon on the Grass. More...Page 2
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