The Daily Newds 2/5/08

• More than 100 Orthodox Israelis have taken to wearing Muslim-style burkas.

  The women see themselves as motivated only by piety. As one of them told Ha’aretz: “The entirety of a woman is considered ervah,” or a naked part of the body which must be covered up, “even one’s wrist. A man who isn’t your husband must not see it.” [israelenews.com]

• A Virginian-Pilot columnist believes that the seizing of the Abercrombie & Fitch posters in Virginia Beach only served to give the clothier millions in free publicity.

  Since when are police in charge of mall decorations?
  
  Every cop should know it's devilishly hard to make obscenity charges stick. There's that pesky matter of the First Amendment. Unless materials show private parts, it's almost impossible to get a conviction. These photographs aren't even close. [hamptonroads.com]

• Olga Kurylenko wants to be nude for the next James Bond movie.

  "I've never had a problem going topless or being naked for a film.When you're on the beach you're almost naked anyway. It was the same with my naked scenes in 'The Hitman', which I did last year. I sent my body double back because I wanted to do the scenes myself." [allheadlinenews.com]

• In Tallahassee, a visit to a local strip club just might help pad the entertainment expense accounts of nursing home patients. [heraldtribune.com]
• A new magazine called the Diamond will soon feature nude photos of Harvard coeds.

  Michelle E. Crentsil ‘10, an editor of H Bomb, said she supports Di Pasquale’s efforts. “I think artistic magazines involving the way people think about their bodies is always a great thing,” Crentsil said. [thecrimson.com]

• A man in the UK has exposed himself 700 times over six decades.

  Judge Anthony Scott-Gall told him: "Again, sadly, you stand in the dock convicted of indecent exposure.
  
  "You quite deliberately decided to go down clad in a towel which, as ever, happened to fall from around your midriff.
  
  "You are somebody who is determined, whenever the urge takes you, to expose your genitalia to anyone in range. You have no shame and no desire to
  curb this rather unpleasant criminality. You have been sent to prison over the years and it has had no impact whatsoever.
  
  "You will be released shortly, no doubt to offend again." [theargus.co.uk]

• Playwright Douglas Carter Beane is upset that a Chicago production of "The Little Dog Laughed" omitted the nudity which is clearly required per the script. [chicagotribune.com] But in Hartford, actors in a TheatreWorks production of the same play embraced the nudity. (Chad) Allen said grinning. "I had one audience member tell me that I had one nice ass." [courant.com]
• UK actress Javine Hylton has posed naked and pregnant for Closer magazine. [metro.co.uk]
• Celebrity Cruises now offer top deck topfree sunbathing for adults. [dallasnews.com]

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