Sunday, January 06, 2008

The Sunday Newds 1/6/08

Catching up after my sick leave...
  • China is cracking down on video and audio products which the government deems to be in "bad taste". [Bismarck Tribune]
  • A Florida fire chief could lose his job because he distributed photos of a car crash victim with her breasts exposed. The woman did not survive. [Florida Today]
  • At Hedonism III, shy guests can choose the prude pool instead of the nude pool. [chron.com]
  • Daryl Hannah believes that there are really very few films in which nudity is actually integral to a character's development. [contactmusic.com]
  • Victoria Sinclair, the lead anchor for "Naked News", does not believe that stripping down for her job objectifies women.
    "I think these people tend to associate nudity with immorality. I think it's a knee-jerk hangover from our grandparents' values," a fully-clothed Sinclair said in New York this week. "There's nothing sexual about it." [thestar.co.za]
    Vanessa Hudgens has finally gone on the record about her nude photo scandal. [MSNBC.com]
  • Kelly Brook is the latest in a long line of celebrities to be photographed topfree on a beach. [The Sun]
  • Nude bungee jumpers will take the plunge to benefit the B. C. Schizophrenia Society. [canada.com]
  • 30 mothers staged a nurse-in at the Buddy Holly Center in Lubbock, Texas, to protest the removal of artwork depicting a breastfeeding mother and a nude pregnant woman. [theeagle.com]
  • Dear Abby advises a woman who is uncomfortable with the fact that her neighbors have a nudist teenager to "hang curtains". [azstarnet.com]
  • Here's a quiz to guess the celebrities who were quoted about the subject of breastfeeding in 2007. [Celebrity Baby Blog]
  • The world's largest nude polar bear swim took place recently in Vancouver. [news1130]
  • If you are ever in Cape Town, be sure to check out the Sandy Bay nude beach in Cape Peninsula National Park. [The Times]
  • A 26 year-old Escondido resident called the police when he saw a nude painting on display outside a local art gallery.
    "I want to decide as a parent what my kids see," said Stark, adding that he has two young children. "I don't want that decision made for me." [nctimes.com]
  • A nude photography book has been published for the first time in Vietnam. [vietnam.net]
  • Patrons at a $500 per plate fundraiser for the March of Dimes were treated to a piece of performance art featuring a woman wearing only a thong being painted gold by an artist. [New York Post]
  • A New Zealand naturist has been invited to the Dutch travel expo "Vakantiebeurs 2008" to promote her Wairau Valley park.
    "Dutch people feel comfortable with nudity. They don't have the hang-ups we do." [dompost.co.nz]
  • The Socialist People's Party is pushing for women's topfree equality at public pools in Denmark.
    Ninna Thomsen, of the Socialist People's Party, said that Denmark was a liberal country and topless bathing should be allowable in public swimming pools. She also pointed out that sunbathing topless on beaches had been legal for years. [The Copenhagen Post]
  • Three women were arrested in Alabama for being nude at a nightclub that features bikini dancing. "They were naked, but they had shoes on I believe," said police Capt. Larry Draughon. [montgomeryadvertiser.com]

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