Nov 13th, 2008 · A judge has cleared a Portland, Ore., man of indecent exposure after his June arrest for riding his bicycle naked at nighttime through his neighborhood. The judge ruled that 21-year-old Bobby Hammond's nude cycling was protected expression. LaBarre talks about why he cycles in the nude.
Sep 16th, 2008 · Everybody faces economic trouble these days, but Nepal's trouble may be more fun. The United States has the collapse of Lehman Brothers; Nepal has the collapse of the nude disco. Police ordered nude dancing establishments to close early. Then police started shutting them down entirely. Disco workers protested this week. They claim that the government's move endangers 80,000 jobs.
Jul 21st, 2008 · Gunnison Beach, a clothing-optional beach in Sandy Hook, N.J., brings out about 5,000 visitors on sunny summer weekends. Sunbathers here are protective of their little piece of paradise — and their privacy.
Jun 10th, 2008 · From walking around nude to cooking food in the communal sauna, Newsweek reporter Tina Peng catalogues the most obnoxious "Gym Sins" of fitness club members and discusses how gym rats react to these workout digressions.
Jan 22nd, 2008 · Dubai has become home to a booming regional media industry by hosting satellite TV channels, Middle East editions of European newspapers and media catering to a huge expatriate population. But local media are still tightly censored.
Nov 3rd, 2007 · Actor, director and photographer Leonard Nimoy talks about his new book, The Full Body Project. The book is a collection of nude photographs of very full bodied women. Nimoy speaks with Scott Simon.
Aug 14th, 2007 · The trial of Gordon Lee, owner of Legends Comic Book Store in Rome, Ga., centers on whether he willfully gave a comic depicting nudity to a child. For Halloween he handed out free comics instead of candy. One of them had two drawings of painter Pablo Picasso in the nude, his genitals exposed.
May 12th, 2007 · In her new novel, author Dani Shapiro explores the delicate balance between art and exploitation. Black & White tells the story of Clara, the daughter of a New York art photographer who becomes famous for taking artful, evocative photos of Clara in the nude.