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Go Au Naturelle At Turkey’s First Nudist Beach

Nudist lovers and holidaymakers in Turkey are being invited to shed their inhibitions and their swimming costumes with the launch of the country’s first naturist hotel.

Visitors to the Adaburnu-Golmar hotel on the country’s Aegean coast, set to open on May 1st, will be able to work on full-body tans in the resort grounds and will also be able to take advantage of the hotel’s private nudist beach, a short drive away. Continue reading ›

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Lane Bryant Lingerie Too Hot For Fox & ABC?

A real plus size controversy is brewing in the lingerie ad business.

Lane Bryant reps have claimed there is a double standard going on when it comes to their lingerie ads.

According to the company, it seems size does matter. The plus size label claims, at first blush, both ABC and FOX wouldn’t air their new commercial featuring models in their new Cacique lingerie line during “Dancing with the Stars” and “American Idol.”  Continue reading ›

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How Hit Girl Became Hero Of The Year

The character never should have worked at all. Sure, in a comic book you can have children murdering people in cold blood and dropping c-bombs, but, you know, the movies aren’t like ‘Nam; there are rules.

Clearly director Matthew Vaughn knew he had a major challenge in front of him when he chose to adapt Kick-Ass, and present the character of Hit Girl exactly as she was in the comic: an 11-year-old killing machine.

With a few exceptions (notably Roger Ebert and CB’s own Josh Tyler), critics have embraced this pint-size dose of mayhem as a heroine, and even a feminist icon.

So how did he do it? Taking the film step by step, and pretty much ignoring all the Kick-Ass parts (he matters less in the movie than you think), you can see exactly how it happened. Behold: The Evolution of Hit Girl, A Terrorizing Hero. Continue reading ›

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Why Are Australian Girls’ Breast Sizes Getting Bigger?

Young women are carrying more on their shoulders than previous generations, and a lot of it has to do with the size of their breasts. Continue reading ›

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Heidi Klum Is Happiest In The Nude – I Grew Up Naked

After almost 20 years as a supermodel, being undressed clearly comes naturally to Heidi Klum.

In fact, in a wide-ranging new interview, the 36-year-old reveals she is so relaxed about nudity she happily goes naked in front of her parents.

Miss Klum, who models for US fashion and lingerie label Victoria’s Secret and is thought to be worth around £10million, says: ‘I think it’s because I grew up in a very easy-going family where my parents were always naked.

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Cambridge University Pole Dancing Academy

A renowned debating society at Britain’s Cambridge University says it will offer pole dancing tuition to members, in a building more used to the presence of international statesmen.

The Cambridge Union Society said female students would be offered lessons in the sensuous dance more often associated with strip clubs than the historic chambers of one of the world’s top universities. Continue reading ›

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