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Nudity We Don’t Want to See
First, permit us to introduce Nudnik, who is the perpetrator of Nudnik’s Nude News. A “nudnik” is defined by The Joys of Yiddish as “a pest, a nag, an annoyer . . . a persistent, talkative, obnoxious, indomitable and indefatigable nag.” … Continue reading
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Tagged Citi, Debrahlee Lorenzana, Helen Mirren, Kate Moss, Lady Gaga, nudity, Nudnik
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NAKED WAR and PEACE
“Naked Is As Naked Does…” Lady Godiva’s ride through 11th century Coventry–stark naked except for her flowing locks. Frank Harris (1856 – 1931), author of the infamous My Life and Loves, a five volume autobiography completed in the1920s, is the … Continue reading
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Tagged Adah Menken, Casanova, Erykah Badu, Frank Harris, Godiva, Jack Lemmon, Japanese occupation, Norman Mailer, Peta, Saturday Review
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Naked Imagination
The Nude News is back from not-so-sunny Florida! Once again we are for the birds. Along with our gorgeous feathered friends–blue herons, art deco anhingas, motherly storks, dive bomber pelicans–we have chattered away the winter on the edge of the … Continue reading
Superwomen from the Wild West
A new German E-book has just come out by Ernst Probst from München / Wiesbaden (internet-zeitung): Superfrauen aus dem Wilden Westen. Among the high-profile women described in this wild west biography are: Calamity Jane, Katharina Tekakwitha, Lozen, superstar Adah Isaacs Menken, Mohongo, … Continue reading
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Tagged Adah Menken, Annie Oakley, Calamity Jane, Superfrauen, wilden Westen
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MAKIN’ WHOOPEE
The rather staid British Telegraph recently ran a front-page story, “Caught on Camera,” about the embarrassing photo of “love cheat Sun Meng,” a decent looking chap of 25, who was caught stark naked on the outside of the second floor … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian Health Secrets, Chairman Mao, Chengdu, China, Civil War, JinJiang Hotel, Letha Hadady, Mark Twain, Mazeppa, Menken, naked, Napoleon, Sun Meng, The Full Monty
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Nude Swank
The OED defines “swanky” as stylishly luxurious, an ostentatious display of wealth or sophistication. If so, Academy Award-winning Hilary Swank is a misnamed movie star. Swank may be her real name, but its Cole Porter connotations live in a different … Continue reading
Nude’s the Mood: a conversation
What does a grown-up woman today claim as her right to power and privilege? What happened to women’s libers’ serious demands for professional equality, equal pay, and daycare centers? Their daughters or granddaughters may wear miniskirts up to their navels … Continue reading
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Tagged burlesque, empowerment, Indigo Blue, nude, Sally Rand, striptease, women's lib
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VILLAGE VOICE Book Review, July 7th 2009
Downtown’s Lady Boswells: Bohos pause from their alternative lifestyles to type up two new memoirs Book Review By Roy Edroso Will Work for Drugs By Lydia Lunch published by Akashic, 155 pp., $15.95 Live Nude Elf: The Sexperiments of Reverend Jen By Reverend Jen … Continue reading
Adah’s Five Aces
In the straight-laced Victorian age, actress Adah Isaacs Menken dared to marry five husbands–occasionally two at a time. She had several famous lovers and many admirers. The Naked Lady as she was known on stage became world famous–some would say … Continue reading