Nude Snippets: September 2015

Friday, September 18, 2015

NATURISME 196, Hivern 2015

Naturist Life 176, October 2015

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Nudes in the News for September 2-27, 2015, courtesy of Bay Area Naturists, San Jose, CA

Court Victory For SF Nudists Permits Nude-In Protest (Allison Lau, The San Francisco News, Sunday, September 27, 2015)
Group gets judge's OK to parade nude in S.F. (Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, Friday, September 25, 2015)
San Francisco Nudity Activists Win Right To Hold ‘Nude In,’ Naked March (CBS San Francisco, Friday, September 25, 2015)
The health benefits of being naked: How stripping down is good for you (Jordi Lippe, Today, Friday, September 25, 2015)
4 Major Benefits To Sleeping Naked (Kate Bratskeir, The Huffington Post, Tuesday, September 22, 2015)
Teen Faced Felony Charges For Having Nude Photos of Himself on His Phone (Justin Worland, Time, Sunday, September 20, 2015)
Time to shut down the nudist colony (Bill Zuck, The Sun Chronicle, Attleboro MA, Sunday, September 20, 2015)
It's a cover-up! Hot tub high jinks prompt change in clothing-optional policy (Jackie Jadrnak, Albuquerque Journal, Friday, September 18, 2015)
Baring it all for nude yoga: Stacey June road tests the new naked trend (Stacey June, Perth Now, Friday, September 18, 2015)
Naked Woman Winds Up Stranded Three Miles Out to Sea in Newport Beach (Dashel Pierson, The Inertia, Friday, September 18, 2015)
Naked woman rescued in ocean 3 miles off southern California coast (Fox News, Friday, September 18, 2015)
Mysterious Naked Woman Rescued Three Miles Off Shore (Danny Jensen, LAist, Thursday, September 17, 2015)
Times Square Coalition: Keep the Plazas, Regulate Naked People (Brad Aaron, StreetsBlog NYC, Thursday, September 17, 2015)
Nude beach petition: Clothing optional at Dundowran Beach not on says Fraser Coast councillor (Rachel Riga, ABC News Australia, Thursday, September 17, 2015)
Carol Tavris on Nudity (Carol Tavris, Times Literrary Supplement to the Wall Street Journal, Wednesday, September 16, 2015)
Woman accused of topless sunbathing found not guilty, judge says (Ted Czech, York Daily Record, Wednesday, September 16, 2015)
A German tabloid posts nude paintings to protest Facebook's hate speech policy (Rick Noack, Washington Post, Tuesday, September 15, 2015)
Hampshire's 'naked rambler' arrested again (Daily Echo, Tuesday, September 15, 2015)
The semi-naked truth about Times Square (Joe Rogers, AL, Monday, September 14, 2015)

Valley Fire Destroys Harbin Hot Springs

Harbin Hot Springs, a place of renewal, is reduced to ashes by Valley fire (Louis Sahagun and Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, Monday, September 14, 2015)
Valley fire: Devastation at Harbin Hot Springs (video) (Martin Espinoza, The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa CA, Monday, September 14, 2015)
Valley fire destroys Harbin Hot Springs (Martin Espinoza, The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa CA, Monday, September 14, 2015)
Well-loved Harbin Hot Springs ravaged by Valley Fire; pools survive (video) (Kurtis Alexander and Evan Sernoffsky, San Francisco Chronicle, Monday, September 14, 2015)
Photos Show Valley Fire Damage To Clothing-Optional Resort Harbin Hot Springs (KPIX 5 CBS, San Francisco, Monday, September 14, 2015)
Frantic weekend for Lake County evacuees in Valley fire: Update; 10:10 a.m. Harbin Hot Springs (Randi Rossmann, Paul Payne and Jeremy Hay, The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa CA, Sunday, September 13, 2015)

Watch A Sports Anchor Hilariously Recreate Iconic Top Gun Scene With Nudists (video) (Dirk Libbey, Cinema Blend, Friday, September 11, 2015)
WGN sports anchor visits nudist resort, recreates volleyball scene from ‘Top Gun’ (video) (Pat Tomasulo, WGN-TV, Wednesday, September 9, 2015)
Women only skinny dipping event to boost body confidence (ITV News, Wednesday, September 9, 2015)
Mystery naked man distracts Salford office workers by sunbathing on his balcony (Alex Hibbert, Manchester Evening News, Tuesday, September 8, 2015)
Topless tanning an issue at Woodlawn Beach (video) (Hannah Buehler, WKBW 7 ABC, Buffalo NY, Mondday, September 7, 2015)
Women go topless for #FreetheNipple walk (video) (Marty Pearl & Barry Loosemore, The Courier-Journal, Saturday, September 5, 2015)
Tributes paid to Cambridge World Naked Bike Ride organiser Paul Smith killed in tragic accident (Cambridge News, UK, Saturday, September 5, 2015)
Teen Being Charged For Possessing Nude Pictures...Of Himself (Christine Rousselle, Town Hall, Friday, September 4, 2015)
How Naked Yoga Enlightened Me (Sandra LaMorgese Ph.D., Huffington Post, Friday, September 4, 2015)
Nudity isn't indecent. It's a noble British tradition (Philip Hoare, The Guardian, Friday, September 4, 2015)
What's Life Really Like In A French Nudist Colony? (video) (Lissette Padilla & Molly Fosco, Seeker Daily, Thursday, September 3, 2015)
Naked Rambler 'to continue protest' (Clive Coleman, BBC News UK, Thursday, September 3, 2015)
Christie's hopes to get $100 million for Modigliani nude (CNN Money, Thursday, September 3, 2015)
Sexting boy's naked selfie recorded as crime by police (BBC News UK, Thursday, September 3, 2015)
Woman sues naturist websites that published her photo without permission (John Smith, Euro Weekly News, Wednesday, September 2, 2015)
This Labor Day Weekend, Beware of Naked Toddlers Menacing a Hotel Near You (Rachel Lehmann-Haupt, Slate, Wednesday, September 2, 2015)
Philadelphia Newlyweds Join Nude Bicyclists in Wedding Photos (Katie Kindelan, Good Morning America, ABC News, Wednesday, September 2, 2015)

The latest Nudes in the News, September 15, 2015

Women only skinny dipping event to boost body confidence
Women are being invited to bare all on a secluded beach this weekend and boost their self confidence. The "empowering", if not chilly, event will be on Saturday at a secret location on the Welsh coast and is organised by two female artists who say they want to contribute to the current debate about body image. A similar event held by Happy In My Skin...More...

Philly Naked Bike Ride takes over streets of Philadelphia
Hundreds of naked bikers stormed the streets of Philadelphia for the annual Philly Naked Bike Ride on Saturday. For the seventh straight summer, hundreds of bicyclists joined together — creatively painted or stripped down to their birthday suits — to promote fuel-conscious consumption, positive body image and cycling advocacy. Before baring all for the more...More...

Farmer has been NAKED for 40 years because he's allergic to clothes
Simply slipping on a sock would cause excruciating pain for this Indian farmer who is forced to tend his fields in the buff. But Subal Barman, whose naked body is a common sight in Rajpur village, in West Bengal, northern India, refuses to let his strange condition get him down. He said: "From my childhood I could not wear clothes on my skin. It gives me...More...

Watch A Sports Anchor Hilariously Recreate Iconic Top Gun Scene With Nudists
TV is weird. Specifically TV news. If somebody asked you to cover a special interest story at a nudist camp you might think of several different ways to do it. You could interview people about why they enjoy that lifestyle. You could report the details about the location in order to give information to your viewers. Or, you could recreate the volleyball scene from...More...

Moscow nudists targeted in campaign against 'depravity'
Summer temperatures may be cooling in Moscow, but the city's nudists are starting to feel the heat. A leading politician is reportedly mounting a campaign to ban naked bathers from a popular riverside hangout they've used for decades, calling their behavior "depraved." "Their shindigs often end in fights, drinking or sex in public," says Lyudmila Stebenkova...More...

This Labor Day Weekend, Beware of Naked Toddlers Menacing a Hotel Near You
One of the great joys of summer in childhood is the freedom to strip off your clothes and frolic shame-free-naked on the beach. On a recent family vacation to North Truro, Massachusetts, without thinking twice, I let my 3-year son disrobe to his natural state and enjoy this pleasure, knowing that one day soon social norms will challenge his sense of...More...

The ’Streaking’ Streak
It’s still swimsuit season, there’s still time to lace up those sneakers and get moving. Which is exactly what some folks are doing as they seek out classic jogging sensations: the steady bounce, the adrenaline build, the burning quads, the wind against their … genitals? These days, a certain group of people are running around, only they’re doing it buck naked, sporting just sneakers for flair. Here in the industrial town of Porto Alegre, Brazil...More...

The ’Streaking’ Streak

It’s still swimsuit season, there’s still time to lace up those sneakers and get moving. Which is exactly what some folks are doing as they seek out classic jogging sensations: the steady bounce, the adrenaline build, the burning quads, the wind against their … genitals? These days, a certain group of people are running around, only they’re doing it buck naked, sporting just sneakers for flair. Here in the industrial town of Porto Alegre, Brazil...More...

Hundreds of naked runners streak through London Zoo
Some 200 people streaked naked through London zoo on Thursday to raise awareness for tiger conversation. The jog aimed to raise money in support of the Zoological Society of London, who help protect tigers through global conservation projects. Runners Clare Sweeten and Amy Wellings, zookeepers at Marwell Zoo in Hampshire, were among those to take part in the charity run...More...

The naked truth about Germany: Clothing is optional
The beaches of the German resort town of Boltenhagen on the Baltic Sea on August 5, 2015, were a reflection of a lingering cultural divide between those who until unification 25 years ago were East and West Germans. Formerly communist easterners like bathing nude, while westerners find the practice a bit disturbing. Claudia Himmelreich McClatchy...More...

Anchorage naked bike ride canceled after warning from police
Even after organizers canceled the event, the Anchorage Police Department has a warning for anyone planning on participating in a mass naked bike ride Aug. 21 in downtown Anchorage: Don't do it. Riding your bicycle sans clothing in Anchorage is illegal, APD says -- a violation of public decency laws or worse. The event hit Facebook in late July. It was supposed to start at the parking lot on Third Avenue where the Anchorage Market and Festival...More...

Anchorage naked bike ride canceled after warning from police

Even after organizers canceled the event, the Anchorage Police Department has a warning for anyone planning on participating in a mass naked bike ride Aug. 21 in downtown Anchorage: Don't do it. Riding your bicycle sans clothing in Anchorage is illegal, APD says -- a violation of public decency laws or worse. The event hit Facebook in late July. It was supposed to start at the parking lot on Third Avenue where the Anchorage Market and Festival...More...

Nude runners bare all for polar bear cause at South Yorkshire attraction
Nude runners braved the elements and bared all for a good cause at a South Yorkshire visitor attraction last night. The half-mile naked dash around Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster aimed to boost the park’s innovative Project Polar campaign. A group of 43 hardy fundraisers were sponsored to get starkers and complete a short streak around the park, which has two polar bears called Victor and Pixel...More...

Nude runners bare all for polar bear cause at South Yorkshire attraction

Nude runners braved the elements and bared all for a good cause at a South Yorkshire visitor attraction last night. The half-mile naked dash around Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster aimed to boost the park’s innovative Project Polar campaign. A group of 43 hardy fundraisers were sponsored to get starkers and complete a short streak around the park, which has two polar bears called Victor and Pixel...More...

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...