The latest Nudes in the News, August 13, 2015

Odd Jobs: Nudist resort owners It's not every day you see a man riding his tractor in the nude, but at Coventry Club and Resort, this is business as usual. "It runs just like any other campground, except we don't have clothes," Bill Perreault said. Bill Perreault and his wife, Susan Lembcke, are nudists. They're baring it all to give us a rare glimpse beyond the gates of Vermont's only nudist...More... Swiss City Grooms for First Nude Public Performance Art Festival On August 21, the world’s first official, naked public performance art festival will occur in the streets of Biel, Switzerland, featuring projects from 18 international artists. Local artist Thomas Zollinger conceived of the two-day Body and Freedom Festival (link NSFW) to increase beyond gallery walls the presence of the naked body as an artistic medium. While nakedness...More... Installing "Skinny Dipping" Disable Switch for Swimming Pool Camera With video surveillance cameras being so ubiquitous, privacy is still a concern among some clients. That’s certainly the case for ABE Alarm Service in Allentown, Pa., which was recently asked to install an exterior home video surveillance system, but with a twist: The homeowners asked that a disable switch be installed for one particular camera that...More... Book review | "Naked at Lunch" gives funny, sometimes profane, look at losing the clothes There’s never enough space in your closet. So maybe it’s time to purge, to donate things that don’t fit anymore. That’d make a lot of room, although there’s one suit you’ll never be able to throw out. You’ve had it so long you can’t even remember where you got it. No matter how much weight you lose or gain, it always fits – though it’s rumpled now, and impossible to...More... Man skydives naked for ambulances in Uganda A British man raised almost $9,000 to buy ambulances in Uganda by skydiving naked. Howard Smith, a 50-year-old electrical engineer, took the challenge from POND, a charity organization in partnership between Wales and Uganda. The father-of-two raised more than $3,000 last year doing his first tandem skydive. This year, he decided to take it a step further...More... The 10 Best Nudist Spots In The World Want to let it all hang out? Remove the clothing that confines you? By the sea, by lakes, wild or in luxury—here are the best places to go bare. 1. Berlin: Lido Wannsee Berlin has long been the best place for naturists in Europe, and those wanting to wear the bare minimum for the summer are really spoilt for choice. One of the most popular spots is...More... 100 Fully Naked People Get Bodies Painted, Then Head Over To The U.N. "All Bodies Are Works of Art" said the banner at the front of the modest, three-block march some 100 fully naked, fully painted people embarked upon yesterday afternoon, walking from Dag Hammarskjold Plaza to an NYPD holding pen (thanks, Obama!) across from the United Nations. The occasion was NYC Bodypainting Day 2015, organized by....More... Voyeur uses drone to spy on nudists Naturists on one of Britain's most popular nudist beaches fear they are being spied on by a voyeur flying a drone. A number of naked sunbathers were left angry when they were buzzed by a radio-controlled drone that flew up and down the famous Studland nudist beach in Dorset. They feared a camera was attached to the device and that...More... Skinny dipping exhibition held at Barnabas Arts House An exhibition featuring women skinny dipping in the sea is being held at a Newport arts house. Barnabas Arts House, based on New Ruperra Street, has been hosting the 'THIS IS ME / happy in my skin!' exhibition since earlier this month. The exhibition aims to empower women and celebrate the concept of positive body-activism A spokesman from...More... In Berkeley, protesters get naked to try to save trees An estimated 50-75 people took part in a staged protest today at a eucalyptus grove on the UC Berkeley campus, many of them stripping naked in doing so, to make clear their opposition to a proposed FEMA-funded tree-clearing program in the East Bay hills. The event was orchestrated by the Tree Spirit Project whose mission is...More... Thousands attempt to break skinny-dipping record On Saturday, many Arizonans jumped into pools to cool off in the triple-digit summer weather. Up north at the Shangri La Ranch in New River, many people did it minus the swimsuits. Over 200 people, ranging from kids to seniors, participated in the clothing-optional resort's skinny dipping record attempt at noon, part of the...More... Why Is Everyone in New York Getting Naked for Andy Golub? It's a Tuesday evening at the end of March, and Andy Golub is in his element. Clad in jeans and an intricately patterned blue shirt, he's onstage at the tiny Gene Frankel Theatre in Manhattan, painting. Seventies music, from Joni Mitchell to Rodriguez, floats from the stereo. There's a murmur of mostly male fans and photographers scattered...More... Nude Baristas Take Over a Coffee Shop for Nestles New Creamer Campaign For Nestles Coffee-Mate Natural Bliss all-digital campaign that launches today, the brand's marketers wanted to do something with a little shock value. So they took over an Irving Farm Coffee Roasters store in New York on April 24 with baristas wearing essentially nothing but body paint. "It was a one-day pop-up, and it was totally new for us," said...More... Clothing-optional stretch of Haulover Beach celebrates 24 years There were no shirts, no shoes and all smiles as members of South Florida Free Beaches and the B.E.A.C.H.E.S. Foundation celebrated the 24th anniversary of the clothing-optional section of Haulover Beach with birthday cake and lemonade. Dozens of members and visitors gathered Saturday afternoon to celebrate the 2000-foot stretch of...More... Norway artist's naked tree stunt goes awry A Norwegian contemporary artist has confessed to being left hanging naked in a tree for three and a half hours after an video art installation she filmed in a Norwegian forest went wrong. Hilde Krohn Huse, who lives and works in London, ventured into the forest in her native Aukra in Norway to film a video featuring herself hanging naked from a...More...