**UPDATED** Nudity In Adverting - The Nude Statesman

In modern media, images of partial and full nudity are used in advertising to draw additional attention. In the case of attractive models this attention is due to the visual pleasure the images provide; in other cases it is due to the relative rarity of images of nudity.The use of nudity in advertising tends to be carefully controlled to avoid the impression that the company whose product is

The Naked Truth Is, We're Used To Public Nudity

I was laughing over the clever and quirky new ads for Zappos.com -- the ones that feature seemingly nude models jogging, hailing a cab and riding a motor bike -- when I realized something:Nudity isn't shocking or surprising or passion-provoking anymore.It's no big deal.Or, as Michael Bernacchi, a University of Detroit Mercy professor and marketing expert, said: "Nudity is tired."CONTINUE

**A BLAST FROM THE PAST** Playboy's Naked Yoga Video Puts Hindus In Difficult Position (October 26, 2010)

THE attempts of "Playboy" publisher Hugh Hefner to cash in on the benefits of naked yoga outraged Hindu leaders, who say that the porn king had exposed the practice for "mercantile greed."For centuries, India’s Hindu sects espoused the benefits of nudity, with holy men trekking for miles across the subcontinent wearing little more than a smile as they strive to uncover their true divine nature.

Some Nudists Stay In The Closet, Others Do Not

! was talking once to a couple who was visiting Paradise Lakes about an incident in which they were on their way to Cypress Cove (a well known clothing optional resort in Kissimmee) for a weekend visit. On their way, they were pulled over by a deputy for a traffic violation.They said they were mortified that the deputy might have asked them where they were headed, because they were Christians and