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Nude Beach Mix-Up Leads to Arrests in Florida

Deputies crack down as parking lot closure sends nudists to wrong beach

(Newser) - A parking lot closure has led to an unexpected crackdown on nudity in St. Lucie County, Florida. The St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office reports "numerous complaints" about people shedding their clothes at the beach at the Little Mud Creek Boat Ramp, just north of Blind Creek Beach, which...

Nudist Haven Residents Sue, Say They're Being Forced Out

Owners of Olive Dell Ranch in California accused of deliberate neglect in lawsuit

(Newser) - Residents of what was once a famed nudist colony in California are suing the property's owners, alleging they're being forced out through neglect and intimidation, reports the Los Angeles Times . What's more, they now have to wear clothes. According to a lawsuit filed in San Bernardino...

Neighbor Charged With Killing Couple He Allegedly 'Hated'

Police believe remains found under Michael Sparks' home are of Daniel and Stephanie Menard

(Newser) - Murder charges have been laid against Michael Sparks, a neighbor of Daniel and Stephanie Menard, who were reported missing from their California nudist community last month. Police believe human remains found beneath Sparks' mobile home on Friday are the Menards. "We know they're dead," San Bernardino County...

Cops: Pair Who Vanished From Nudist Park Likely Dead

California cops say neighbor Michael Sparks, 62, is now a murder suspect in the case

(Newser) - Police say they're now sure that an elderly couple who vanished from their California nudist community are dead, and a neighbor is in custody. ABC News reports 62-year-old Michael Sparks was arrested on murder charges Thursday, after a search using remote video gear found him hiding under his home...

Nudist Has Last Laugh After Boar Steals Laptop

'We all clapped and congratulated him for his success'

(Newser) - A German nudist had the last laugh after giving chase to a wild boar that had run off with a bag containing his laptop, the AP reports. Pictures posted on social media show the naked man running after a sow and her two piglets to the mirth of fellow bathers...

America's Best Summer Job? Nudist Campground's Lifeguard

Winning candidate doesn't need to don a swimsuit

(Newser) - A Rhode Island nudist campground is looking for a lifeguard, and the uniform is cheap: nothing. The Providence Journal reports Dyer Woods Nudist Campgrounds' help wanted notice for a lifeguard this summer says qualified candidates must have "excellent communication skills" and the ability to "work as part of...

In Paris, a New Place for Nudists
In Paris, a New
Place for Nudists
Aug 31, 2017 7:21 AM CDT

In Paris, a New Place for Nudists

Section of Bois de Vincennes park will be open to naturists (but not voyeurs)

(Newser) - A parks and rec official in Paris is lauding an "open-minded vision" for one of the city's parks—specifically, an out-of-the-way section of the Bois de Vincennes park that is open to nudists until Oct. 15. AFP reports on the naturism experiment, which permits visitors to strip down...

A Newbie Spends a Week at Nudist Camp
A Newbie Spends a
Week at Nudist Camp
LONGFORM
Aug 1, 2017 9:45 AM CDT

A Newbie Spends a Week at Nudist Camp

'Anything beautiful or grotesque can become boring with enough exposure'

(Newser) - Jamie Lauren Keiles is a self-described bad dresser. It's a fashion choice of sorts in that she hopes "this rejection of fashion might be read as a sign of my politics or intelligence," she writes at Racked . "If I can't control how people will treat...

Paris to Soon Have a Place for Nudists
Paris to Get a
Clothing-Free Zone
Sep 27, 2016 5:13 PM CDT

Paris to Get a Clothing-Free Zone

City councilors approve plan for creation of naturist park

(Newser) - Paris, a place for fashionistas and nudists alike? Maybe. Parisian city councilors have given the green light to a plan that would see the creation of a clothing-free zone somewhere within the city limits, the BBC reports. The location of the nudist area has yet to be determined, but Deputy...

Nudists Save Sinking Boat at Yacht Race

Fans get unexpected twist at Australia's "Sydney to Hobart" race

(Newser) - Ah, a yacht race. Oh, we're taking on water—and being rescued by nudists. Such was the experience of yacht-racing fans whose small wooden boat began sinking near the popular "Sydney to Hobart" race on Boxing Day in Australia, the Telegraph reports. Once yachts departed to start the...

Meet the Cult-Leading Nudist Who Worshipped Coconuts

He ate nothing but coconuts for 17 years

(Newser) - NPR has a fascinating look at a little-known 20th century eccentric named August Engelhardt, "a sun-worshipping German nudist" who ate nothing but coconuts and died "a freak show for tourists" in the South Pacific. Born in 1875, Engelhardt latched onto a movement that believed the raw and...

San Francisco Nudists Rally Against Law

They just want the bare necessities

(Newser) - San Francisco demonstrators put their buns on the line this weekend to protest a law that would strip their nudity rights on city streets . Oh, they'd still be allowed to appear in public naked, as they are now, but they'd have to get dressed to enter a restaurant...

Nudist Movement Seeks Next Naked Generation

Groups try to lure the young as membership wanes

(Newser) - America's nudists fear their lifestyle is in danger of disappearing because of a failure to attract naked young people. Membership of the two main nudist organizations has been sliding for years and nudist resorts are finding that younger people aren't so keen on spending their vacations around naked...

In French Town, Nudists Battle Nudists
 In French Town, 
 Nudists Battle Nudists 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Sep 25, 2010 6:30 PM CDT

In French Town, Nudists Battle Nudists

Some just want to be naked; others want to have sex in public

(Newser) - “Naked City,” France: It sounds like a nice place, right? But Cap d'Agde, home of a large nudist population, is currently the site of a battle between “traditional” French nudists , and the new wave of “libertines” who are apparently into “free sex and partner-swapping,”...

My Day as a Nudist

 My Day as a Nudist 
Sep 8, 2010 1:35 PM CDT

My Day as a Nudist

Some people love it ... Emily Yoffe, not so much

(Newser) - Emily Yoffe had already posed naked for a group of art students, so why not visit a nudist camp on behalf of her Human Guinea Pig column, in which she tries things the rest of us want to know about, but are too scared to do. "You've already crossed...

Skinbook: Facebook for Nudists

It's not as X-rated as it sounds

(Newser) - If your privacy beef with Facebook is that it doesn't have enough private parts, Skinbook may be the site for you. Billing itself as the web's only true nudist social network, the UK-based site has some rules: No pornographic photos, torso-only images, or dirty comments. But for the rules to...

Colo. Nudists Fight to Garden in the Buff

Housing group to change rules, require clothes

(Newser) - In response to a couple who gardens wearing only thongs and gloves, a Colorado housing authority says it will draft new rules requiring that residents stay dressed when outside their homes. Robert and Catharine Pierce, who have a sign on their front door reading " This is a naturalist household,...

Man Jogs Naked Near White House
Man Jogs
Naked Near White House
Jan 7, 2010 1:51 PM CST

Man Jogs Naked Near White House

Streaker braves cold, sets off Secret Service scare

(Newser) - The Secret Service found itself on an odd chase yesterday, running down a man who’d stripped naked to jog near the White House. Around rush hour, the man threw off his clothes, leaving them lying in a bag, and set off running, heedless of the 25-degree windchill. “He...

Need a Vacation? World's Top 5 Nude Events

Nude Recreation Week is celebrated this month

(Newser) - To mark the 32nd year of Nude Recreation Week, TripAdvisor has put together a list of the top five nude events worldwide, Reuters reports:
  1. World Naked Bike Ride, worldwide, June and July: Riders, advocating cycling over driving, often paint messages on their bodies.
  2. World Record Skinny Dip, across North America,
...

Swedes Shed Hangups at Nudist B&B
 Swedes Shed 
 Hangups at  
 Nudist B&B 




TRAVEL
Jul 4, 2009 11:36 AM CDT

Swedes Shed Hangups at Nudist B&B

(Newser) - It’s quaint, relatively cheap, breakfast is included in the price, and oh yes, everyone’s naked. Welcome to Hylteberga gård, one of the first naturist bed and breakfasts in Europe. Helena Frith Powell of the UK Times took a holiday there, and found it a tad … distracting,...

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