The Daily Newds

• A Maryland bill that would have outlawed depictions of nude people or animal testicles as vehicle ornaments never even made it to a vote.
• Anybody who gets up in the morning and puts on clothes will want to read this article on lice.

  If people first became nudists 3.3 million years ago, when did they start to wear clothes? Surprisingly, lice once again furnish the answer. Though humans
  may long have worn loose garments like animal skin cloaks, the first tailored clothing would have been close-fitting enough to tempt the head louse to expand its territory. It evolved a new variety, the body louse, with claws adapted for clinging to fabric, not hairs.

• If someone exclaims "Think about the children" whenever some form of nudity is on display, my advice is to simply ask them "Why?". Chances are you will get a one words answer: "Because!" The fact is that people who are gymnophobic have no reasonable explanation feeling that way, and cannot explain exactly how non-sexual nudity is harmful to children. Which brings us to the art exhibit at Cornell University, which features a sculpture of a nude woman. A man who took his children to the museum was upset enough to fire off a letter to the local newspaper.

  As my 5-year-old and I were making our way through the exhibits, my 12-year-old daughter spoke up and said “Don't go into the next room. You are not going to like it.” She was right. I ended up hurrying my son past an exhibit of a naked young woman mannequin sprawled out on the floor, complete with black pubic hair. I was stunned that such an exhibit would be present at an event that included children and families.

• A columnist for the Daily News expresses her support for women who breastfeed in public.

  ...breast-feeding moms should be cut a break. People in our country are overly sensitive to public displays of decency or lack thereof. I question why a mother who is feeding her child counts as one of these moments. Yet, there continue to be incidents on the subway, and even in business establishments focused on children, where breast-feeding moms are made to feel vile. My question: Don't we want mothers to care for their children in the best possible way?

• Authorities have ruled that an art installation made up of 100 sculptures of nude men can remain on a beach in northwest England, despite some objections to the nudity, and environmental concerns.
• Colorado middle school students who shared nude photos of classmates could face jail time.
• A Virginia candidate is running with his past as a Playgirl nude model, rather than running from it.

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