The latest Nudes in the News, July 10, 2015

8 Female Athletes on Feeling Comfortable in Your Own Skin in ESPN's Body Issue ESPN magazine's annual Body Issue hit newsstands Monday, showcasing some of the world's most celebrated athletes in all their chiseled, well-toned glory. Yet it's also become an opportunity to interrogate American standards of beauty, particularly when it comes to female athletes. For instance, this year's issue features Brittney Griner, the...More... Naturists show off their hard work at Acorns summer craft fair weekend Quilting, model building and embroidery were all on display as Acorns Naturist Retreat hosted their summer craft fair. Skills were exchanged by likeminded people at the centre near Rackenford on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 July. Cathy Eke from Acorns said: "The reason why we have the craft fair is to try and encourage ladies to come to the naturist site and ...More... Skinny dipping and celebrity haunts are the top fantasies for a dream holiday Stripping off and leaping into the ocean as gentle waves lap all around and the sun sets over a deserted beach. Who wouldn't fancy that as a fitting end to a holiday? Now new research by an online travel agency has revealed skinny dipping is the top holiday fantasy for British tourists. According to the poll, 32 per cent of Britons want to...More... Court case could determine naturist use of Three Mile Beach The impasse over naturist use of Three Mile Beach could be decided by the courts with Penticton RCMP recommending public nudity charges. RCMP Staff Sergeant Kurt Lozinski says police responded to a public nudity complaint at the beach on July 1. They arrested an individual for obstruction and public nudity after the person failed to...More... Photographer plans nude photo shoot on Fountain Square during All-Star week Families gathering to celebrate baseball may also spot more than a dozen nude models during next week's All-Star festivities. Photographer Harvey Drouillard, who specializes in artful nude-in-public photos , is planning to break his personal record of 19 nude people in public in a single photo on Fountain Square. And he's doing it while the...More... "Naked at Lunch" review: Author asks "What's so shameful about nudity?" When it comes to nudism, I'm strictly a pragmatist: If it gets too hot, out comes the birthday suit. In Portland this weekend, even a jockstrap can feel like excess baggage. But true aficionados of the nudist lifestyle -- as Mark Haskell Smith makes clear in his delightful and informative new book -- embrace the whole package. They hike, swim, play...More... Retired Naturist Wants To Find A Like-Minded Girlfriend: 'It Would Be Great If The Whole World Went Naked' Retired Andrew Williams explores the Wiltshire countryside wearing pair of wellington boots - and nothing else. The naturist leaves his clothes in the wardrobe and spends hours trimming his hedge, composing music on his bongos, and visiting secluded historic sites. The 60-year-old has been stripping off since he was a teenager and now lives a life dedicated to spending his golden years starkers...More... World Naked Bike Ride Bares Creative Soul of Mexico City Some were artists. Some were students. Some were senior citizens. Some were professional office types. Some were families with kids. A good number had beautiful bodies and a lot didn't. But nearly all of the people gathered for the 10th World Naked Bike Ride -- a global protest against automobile traffic, which celebrated its Mexican event on June 13 -- had one...More... Los Gatos: A flood of water woes, from high in the hills to down in the valley Case in point: The owners of the Lupin Lodge nudist camp and two employees were arrested June 10 and charged with stealing water from the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District. The district attorney alleges Lupin's owners and employees ignored repeated warnings and continued to trespass on district property for the purpose of diverting water to...More... Resident wants Blind Creek Beach in St. Lucie County to officially be clothing-optional When you head to the beach, you expect to see people in minimal clothing. But, in St. Lucie County, some people want to be able to sun bathe completely in the buff. Blind Creek Beach in St. Lucie County is unofficially considered a nude beach. But, a naturist community wants it to receive an official county designation. They've taken to social media...More... World Naked Bike Ride: Why Cambridge cyclists can bare all despite Naked Rambler One of the organisers of the Cambridge event, said: "Nudity in public is not an offence where there is no intention to cause harassment, alarm and distress and there is no such intention in this ride. The intention behind this is not for people to draw attention to themselves."People take part in the Naked Bike Ride for a variety of reasons...More... Naked Trekkers deported from Malaysia issue statement The Saskatchewan siblings who were jailed in Malaysia for posing naked atop the country's highest mountain have issued an apology, saying they had no idea how sacred the summit was. "During our personal trekking experience, we were not made aware of the sacredness of the mountain,'' Danielle Petersen of Wood Mountain....More... World Naked Bike Ride to refocus on protesting at 2015 Portland event Next weekend some 10,000 cyclists will strip down and take over the streets of Portland. It will be a spectacle, as always, but organizers hope to remind participants that the World Naked Bike Ride is, first and foremost, a protest. The ride first came to town in 2004, with 125 riders protesting against our dependence on oil and for cyclist safety, but by 2014 it had....More... City Pays $20K in Nudist Legal Fees, Reminds You to Keep Your Clothes On A friendly reminder from the City Attorney’s office: You still can’t walk around naked in San Francisco. The office issued a press release yesterday confirming that the city’s ban on public nudity is in full effect. The statement also confirmed that the city paid $20,000 to settle a portion of the legal fees associated with litigation pursued by....More...