Wisconsin nudist camp
is nation's largest
Welcome
to the shores of Lake Mariah, where men wear hats, women wear sandals and
the kids wear sunblock. And where clothing is optional -- all of the time.
Wisconsin, the land of cold winters and at least a modicum of modesty,
seems an odd place for nudist camps. But Aurora Gardens is the nation's
largest nudist camp, in geographic area, and the fastest-growing, according
to its association. More...
A naked female 'Terminator'
Why
would this be so difficult, we hear you ask. Mostow goes on to explain:
"It was the arrival of the female Terminator, and as you know, they arrive
naked. Because there are so many tourists, the challenge was to shoot that
scene with Kristanna Loken without attracting too many lookyloos. More...
Angelina Jolie wants
to 'hang out topless'
Hanging
out topless is one of the ten things Angelina Jolie wants to do before
she dies. She also wants to become a mum - and tell her first husband Jonny
Lee Miller she still loves him. More...
Testing the limits
WOODSTOCK - The debate over whether
to allow nudity on the town's public access channel has evolved into accusations
of censorship against Supervisor Jeremy Wilber, who wants to limit the
airing of some programs to the hours between midnight and 6 a.m.More...
First Nudist Meeting
in Puerto Rico
In the last few months a small group of Puerto Rican
nudists have employed the internet to share and discuss naturist values
and ideas; have reached agreement regarding the principles of the nudist
philosophy; and (some) have shared information about secluded beaches around
the island where family groups may quietly practice social nudity. More...
Nearly two thousand
naked and adrift in Helsinki
At
4.30 on a Sunday morning, Helsinki's Market Hall in the South Harbour is
not surprisingly a relatively deserted venue. Not so last weekend, however,
as nearly 2,000 gathered there to receive instructions in the half-light
just before dawn. More...
Nudists lament their
dwindling ranks
KISSIMMEE
-- The "bowling alone" phenomenon, where people are increasingly disconnecting
from the institutions that bind civil society, has struck nudist colonies
across the globe. As the world's largest nudism organization convened its
biennial congress Friday, its leaders pondered the fact that membership
is down despite rising interest in the naturist lifestyle. More...
No nudes is good
news for Wilmington residents
WILMINGTON - No one can really remember when The Ledges
became Wilmington's unofficial skinny-dipping spot. But now, accusations
by supporters and opponents of an ordinance banning public nudity in town
has roiled the clear waters of Harriman Reservoir. The ordinance faces
a vote Tuesday in this small town near the southern base of Vermont. More...
Burning Man gets
hot over steamy videos
Each year before Labor Day, thousands of artists and
seekers gather in the Nevada desert to experience a world beyond the constraints
of everyday life. The fete, culminating with the burning of a 40-foot effigy,
is called Burning Man, and it is billed by organizers as an "experimental
community, which challenges its members to express themselves." This self-expression
takes the form of art, song, dance, theater -- and nudity. And where there's
public nudity, there are bound to be cameras. More...
Bass Lake's Angel
Falls Raided by Sheriff's Deputies
Nudes in the News's Cory M. meets with Lieutenant
Milt Gauthier of the Madera County Sheriff's Department. After 40
years of being an established skinnydipping spot, and with the 60's and
70's being even more popular with nudists, a complaint was made to the
Sheriff's office regarding nude sunbathing at Angel Falls near Bass Lake,
California. More...
Nude gardener wins
court battle
PLEASANT GAP -- A man who irked his neighbors by gardening
nude has won another over-the-fence battle with them. State Superior
Court judges have reversed Charles Stitzer's harassment conviction for
sending three letters to his Pleasant Gap neighbors last year after they
complained that he pulled weeds wearing only shoes and a watch. More...
Actor lands part in
play, then finds out he has to be nude
An actor at the Edinburgh Fringe says he didn't find
out he would have to perform naked until he was on his way to Scotland.
Alan Hunter was given just 48 hours to learn the part after the original
leading man in Head Games dropped out. More...
Court rules in favor
of naked neighbor
Charlie Stitzer has a penchant for peeling off his clothes
and, on warm summer nights, lolling sans garment in his State College-area
back yard. But he's quick to strap on the cloak of indignation when his
right to bare everything comes under fire. More...
Do's and Don'ts at
a Nudist Colony
There
was a time when, unless you were John or Yoko, or maybe some aging hippie
running the local head shop, the thought of spending hours of naked R&R
with strangers was as unsettling as a three-day-old Manwich. But according
to the American Association of Nude Recreation, more people than ever are
getting naked these days (one in five surveyed had skinny-dipped). And
they don't just lounge around in steamer chairs, pretending not to look
at each other. More...
Software Enables
Parents to Tone Down Movie Content, But Directors Object
A new technology is letting people screen sex, violence
and cursing out of movies, making dreams come true for some parents - but
it's creating a nightmare for directors. More...
Women's naked farming
ritual brings rain
Some 200 women in Nepal who ploughed their fields naked
in a desperate attempt to bring rain to their drought-stricken region were
rewarded as the monsoon began shortly afterwards, a report said yesterday.
The women had last week locked their husbands inside their houses and then
stripped off to till their fields at midnight in a bid to appease the Hindu
god of rain, Indra. More...
The Bare Essentials
The night before the last day at Muirfield, our waitress
had vowed to go naked into the gloaming on the 18th. She was sober at the
time (from memory) and it seemed a rational rather than emotional decision.
Which is probably why it never happened. Streaking needs courage that is
best bottled. Think about it for too long and you're bound to come to the
conclusion that it's not worth it. More...
Nudes in the News
Visits Shine & Buff Car Show
Nudes
in the News goes on location! Nudes in the News sent out their film crew
on Saturday, August 10 to go on location to the annual 2002 Shine &
Buff Car Show in Wilton, CA at Laguna del Sol. Make sure to check out the
second edition of Nudes in the News at ClothesFree.com More...
The Fight to Let
it All Hang Out
When
summer temperatures soar, so do tempers over the amount of flesh shown
in Germany's public places. DW-WORLD talks to an expert on the roots, uniqueness
and apparent east-west divide in German "free body culture." More...
Who bares wins
The Edinburgh Festival began last Wednesday with a full
moon. The moon in question belonged to Sam Heughan, one of the leads in
David Greig's new play Outlying Islands. For 20 minutes an audience of
theatre critics was treated to the sight of his naked bottom as it bobbed
up and down on top of his nude co-star Lesley Hart. From a certain angle
you could see his outlying islands too. More...
CFI launches news
with live streaming nudecasters
Not the "real" news, just the nude news. Webcast of live
nudecasters reporting the latest nudist - naturist news.This is the first
of many editions to come from ClothesFree.com. More...
Nude sunbather demands
removal of CCTV camera
A woman is insisting a town CCTV camera is moved so she
can continue sunbathing nude in her garden. The woman says the camera on
Walney Island, Cumbria, is an invasion of her privacy. More...
Paradise Lakes expanding
again
LAND O'LAKES -- North America's most visited nudist resort
is outgrowing its britches once again. Just months after it completed 71
new condominiums off U.S. 41, Paradise Lakes is preparing to break ground
on dozens more apartments on nearly 4 acres south of its residential gate
on Brinson Road. More...
House candidate Fallon
bares all
There was no hidden agenda. No cover-up. Only the cold,
bare facts. Paul Fallon wanted media coverage of his run for Congress and,
to get it, announced his campaign wearing nothing but anger and frustration
with the status quo on his face. More...
The naked truth about
nude beaches
The
signs to Hanlan's Point are long and narrow. They point with confidence
and strength, foreshadowing a woman's fears when walking toward a nude
beach. THIS is the way to the place you will disrobe publicly, they proclaim.
THIS is the way to the place where people will look at THOSE areas of your
body. This is where you will see THOSE areas of theirs. More...
Councillor in breast
protest
A town councillor in Idaho wore a tight top in support
of protests against a new law which bans topless women. She wore the black,
close-fitting outfit during a 200-strong public demonstration. Other officials
in the city of Moscow rushed through the law to ban a topless car wash. More...
Picnickers bare tops
to an unfazed Ithaca
ITHACA
-- About two dozen women bared their breasts at a DeWitt Park picnic Thursday,
and not one bystander fainted dead away. The picnic drew both men and women,
some holding signs reading "Bare is Beautiful," and "Born Bare," to celebrate
the human form. It became legal in New York to celebrate the top half of
the female form in public in 1992, following a ruling of the state Court
of Appeals. While total nudity in public is still against the law, the
court ruling protected a woman's right to go topless wherever men may do
so. More...
Speaker to strip
off for university debate
A university's guest speaker will strip naked to take
part in a student debate about nudity. Vincent Bethell has been invited
to speak at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. He will strip off
and address 200 students to propose the motion 'This house would go nude'. More...
Nudists Fashionable,
Despite Total Lack Of Clothes
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (Wireless Flash) -- You might think nudists
wouldn't pay attention to current fashions, but according to one Kissimmee,
Florida-based nudist, they're as chic as anyone. Susan Weaver --
a member of the American Association for Nude Recreation -- says nudists
may not be wearing trendy peasant blouses and prairie skirts but they have
an amazing ability to accessorize. More...
21 nudists arrested
after beach advert mix-up
A group of 21 nudists were arrested after confusing a
web advert describing a beach as having "naturalistic beauty". The
20 Italians and one Briton told police they thought the beach in Tuscany
was OK for naturists. More...
Naturists reveal all
to public
Curious
members of the public are being offered a peek behind the hedges of a nudist
club. Those with the urge to reveal all are being invited along to
Greenacres Naturist Club in County Durham. More...
Nudists to challenge
state law at Caspersen Beach
VENICE -- An irresistible force and an immovable object
are scheduled to meet on Caspersen Beach Saturday. Suncoast Naturists Inc.
President Ken Thomas has notified Sarasota County that the group will conduct
a peaceful celebration of National Nude Recreation Week (July 8-14) at
the beach. More...
Who needs clothes?
An astute reader alerted me that the wonderful, historic
statue of "David" is having a little problem with the bureaucracy in a
Central Florida town. Upon investigating, I learned it isn't "David" who
has the problem, but a keeper of his replica. More...
A photographer records
the naked truth
On
April 25, 1990, San Francisco photographer Jock Sturges' life changed forever.
On that day, police raided his studio and office. They confiscated cameras,
film, prints, computers and records -- on the suspicion that Sturges was
involved in the production and distribution of child pornography. More...
Members of local
nudist group shed clothes, worries
In
every way except one, a recent backyard pool party in Terrell Hills looked
just like dozens of similar gatherings all over South Texas on a picture-perfect
Saturday. More...
Society has week of
revelations
Applying sunscreen for a day at the beach is a little
more challenging task for the members of this society. More...
Back-to-natural movement
spans skinny-dipping to nudist camps
As I plodded through the fiery desert outside Tucson,
Ariz., my mind fantasized about only one thing -- pleasantly drowning in
a vat of 7-Eleven Slurpees. I almost got my wish. More...
Nude Models Band Together
for Change
Labor
groups usually fight for retirement and dental plans, but a group of Philadelphia
workers want somewhere to hang their clothes while they work - in the nude. More...
New nude calendar
featuring farmers reaping controversy in Sweden
A new calendar featuring nude farmers is reaping a bushel
of controversy in Swedish agricultural circles. But the argument is over
market share, not decency. More...
CFI
film crew back with new videos and photos
This month ClothesFree International, Inc. took
their film crew and traveled from their headquarters to Missouri for a
great adventure. The film crew set off to capture footage of a much talked
about naturist getaway, Show Me Acres. More...
Backpacker
Magazine talks about the bare essentials
In the latest issue of Backpacker Magazine, there is
a great story about being naked in Denali. In the article it says it seemed
to be the natural thing to do and that instant was the best time they've
had in the backcountry. More...
Runners grin and
bare all for 5K race in Pasco
LAND O'LAKES -- Shoes and socks were the only pieces
of clothing 31-year-old Ric Rosenkranz wore when he crossed the finish
line of a 3.1-mile race in Land O'Lakes Sunday morning. More...
Beware bares in the
woods!
If you go down to the woods this week, you're in for
a big surprise. Because a group of racy ramblers is getting back to nature
- by organising naked walks through a Midland forest. More...
World nude fest rained
off in UK
British
naturists have been forced to postpone their plans to celebrate World Naturism
Day due to inclement weather and a government insensitive to the needs
of naked people. More...
Hundreds take off
clothes in park
Hundreds
of Brazilians woke up at the crack of dawn on Saturday just to take off
their clothes in the middle of the biggest public park in South America's
largest city. More...
Toronto Clothing-Optional
Beach Permanent
On April 16th, shortly after 10 a.m., the City of Toronto
Council unanimously adopted the staff recommendation that the clothing-optional
zone on Hanlan's Point beach be made permanent. More... (Adobe Acrobat
Reader required)
CFI's
film crew will be at Show Me Acres in Stover, Missouri May 11, 2002 - Come
and see us!
CFI's
President Cory M. and crew will be at Show Me Acres Naturist Club
in Stover, Missouri on Saturday May 11th all day long. Joining us will
be Dillan Summers and the crew from Natural Radio Online. Come join us
for some filming and fun activities in the sun. More...
CFI's President and
crew will be interviewed on a live edition of Natural Radio Online's call
in show May 11
CFI's President Cory M. and crew will be in Springfield,
Missouri on Friday May 10th to be interviewed on a live edition of Natural
Radio Online's call in show. Make sure to tune into NaturalRadioOnline.com,
Friday May 10, 2002 at 7:00 p.m. CST to hear the President of the ClothesFree International interviewed by Dillan Summers from Natural Radio
Online. More...
Hernando says no
to nudity in public
BROOKSVILLE, FL -- Hernando County officially has no
tolerance for public nudity. More...
Natural success
Land O'Lakes is the U.S. capital for nudist resorts,
drawing 100,000 visitors annually to the five nudist resorts there. More...
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