Naked Clown Calendar Is Like A Pie In The Face

We've long expressed concerns that the cottage industry of naked fundraising calendars had gotten a bit out of hand. Now we see that this international nightmare has reached its logical but frightening conclusion: naked clowns. The students of San Francisco's Clown Conservatory Class (yes, it's a real place) have put together a nude 2009 calendar to raise money for multiple sclerosis research. We like naked calendars and, sure, we appreciate a good clown porn setup. And we can certainly support such a worthy cause. But somehow naked clown students with facepaint intact has reignited our childhood fear of the circus. Maybe some naked juggling would help calm us down? More »

Apparently, people who know about these things claim that topless sunbathing is going out of fashion in France. But please don't tell the celebrities that. We don't want all those paparazzi to be put out of work ... and we don't know we'd do without photos of all those French beach adventures either. (telegraph.co.uk)

Icelandic "Gobbledigook" Makes Everyone Get Naked

We're big fans of Sigur Rós and their special brand of trippy Icelandic freakout music, but we think that maybe the actors in their latest video had a bit of freakout of their own. How else to explain the woodsy frolicking, campfire dancing, body painting, and general wacked frivolity of these skinny Calvin Klein ad dropouts? Or the fact that they're completely naked during all that outdoors mayhem? Granted, the band's new single "Gobbledigook" (the song and video are available for free download) does sound like the perfect accompaniment to a backwoods love fest, so they can hardly be blamed for going native. Just remember that after making sweet, sweet love in a pile weeds, you should always check yourself for ticks. More »

A new BBC3 reality show plans to take casual Fridays to a whole new level by encouraging participants to go to work in the buff: the creatively named "Naked Office" claims that it's taking a deep look at our feelings about nudity, body image, and the role that clothes play in the office dynamic, but we suspect there might be something a bit more naughty involved too. (Remember: every Friday is Naked Friday at Fleshbot Central, so we know what we're talking about.) (thesun.co.uk; thumbnail via Naughty Office)

The late night news is about to get a lot more interesting, at least in New Zealand: Lisa Lewis, who once gained fifteen minutes of fame by bikini-streaking through a rugby game, has been hired as the nation's first naked newscaster. From what we've seen, she'll definitely make those economic forecast reports a heck of a lot more interesting. (nzherald.co.nz + stuff.co.nz)

We were all ready to get excited about this Naked Vlog campaign on YouTube until we found out that, in order to comply with YouTube's regulations, participants are being told to "keep it clean and leave everything to the imagination to avoid having the footage taken down". Anyone else want to see this campaign moved to YouPorn? (metro.co.uk)

Tell Me You Love Me's "Gripping" Finale

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The "Nudity" Tease: Stop The Madness!

Has "Nuts" gone nuts? We don't mean to pick on one of our favorite totty suppliers, since they are innovators in the lad mag industry, but what's up with their latest cover feature on Big Brother bird Chanelle? The bold text boasts of a "nudity exclusive" with a "starkers" reality TV star being "completely in the buff" ... except for the small detail that she's not actually naked in any of the photos. More »

Angelina Jolie says she was "shy" about showing her gold-plated (and animated) tits in the new "Beowulf" movie, as if the rest of the western world didn't already have those babies firmly committed to memory. (people.com)

More than a few actors have had their careers launched (or at least helped out) by a little bit of nudity. So why are they almost always so ashamed by it? This roundup of celebrities with a "dark past" reveals more than a few mainstream actors who got their start in less-than-mainstream ways. Unfortunately, the accompanying photo gallery has no incriminating photos, so you'll just have to use your imagination if you want to see just what Kevin Costner was doing on "Sizzle Beach USA." (javno.com)

If you're debating about whether you can sit through the movie "We Own The Night," don't fret. Eva Mendes is naked right in the opening scene, so you can leave after 15 minutes and not miss a thing. (showbizspy.com)

Meg Abraham is a nude artist not because she draws nudes, but because she draws in the nude. She draws nudes, too, while she's in the nude, which makes all that nudity pretty hot. It's a good thing no one in this story is wearing clothes. (syracuse.com)

Mainstream Sex Watch: "Tell Me You Love" This?

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Cracked performs a much needed scientific study to determine which of the popular female names bring you the most nudity when plugged into Google Image Search. These are the questions of our age and we must have answers. (cracked.com)

The Not-So-Everyday Women Of Everyday Unclothed

We're not quite sure who the Everyday Woman is supposed to be—maybe she's the big sister of the Girl Next Door? And we certainly don't come across any babes like these in our day-to-day wanderings, though that might be because we never leave the house. But none of that is going to stop us from enjoying the galleries at Everyday Unclothed. Combining a selection of cherry-picked photos by professional fetish and art nude photographers with user submissions, the site showcases a wide range of "everyday women" in a wide range of poses and positions ... some softcore, some hardcore, all hot. Everyday women, we salute you! (Whoever you are.) More »

Clothing-optional Brattleboro, Vermont used to be a haven for cute naked hippies letting it all hang out ... until some old guy had to walk down the street wearing nothing but a fanny pack, thus prompting an "emergency ban on public nudity". (Not that we have any problems with old people taking their clothes off, of course ... but the whole fanny pack thing is inexcusable.) More »

The Washington Shakespeare Company's all-nude production of Macbeth is being held over thanks to brisk ticket sales, but trust us when we say that you don't want to be in the front row when that something wicked this way comes. (cbs2.com)