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Sunday, February 17, 2019

Naked: A Cultural History of American Nudism



ISBN-13: 978-0-8147-9033-3
Writer: Brian Hoffman
Title: Naked
Subtitle: A Cultural History of American Nudism
Language: English
Place of Publication: New York and London
Publisher: New York University Press
Date of Publication: 2015 (reprint 2018)
Format: 159x236mm
Pages: xii+329
Illustrations: 29 single colour and sketches
Cover illustration: Sunshine and Health, November 1958
Binding: blue cloth in duotone dust jacket designed by Nicole Hayward
Weight: 709gr.
Price: N/A
Entry No.: 2019011
Entry Date: 15th February 2019


BOOK DESCRIPTION


In 1929, a small group of men and women threw off their clothes and began to exercise in a New York City gymnasium, marking the start of the American nudist movement. While countless Americans had long enjoyed the pleasures of skinny dipping or nude sunbathing, nudists were the first to organize a movement around the idea that exposing the body corrected the ills of modern society and produced profound benefits for the body as well as the mind. Despite hostility and skepticism, American nudists enlisted the support of health enthusiasts, homemakers, sex radicals, and even ministers, and in the process, redefined what could be seen, experienced, and consumed in twentieth-century America.
Naked gives a vibrant, detailed account of the American nudist movement and the larger cultural phenomenon of public nudity in the United States. Brian S. Hoffman reflects on the idea of nakedness itself in the context of a culture that wrestles with an inherent sense of shame and conflicting moral attitudes about the body. In exploring the social and legal history of nudism, Hoffman reveals how anxieties about gender, race, sexuality, and age inform our conceptions of nakedness. The book traces the debates about distinguishing deviant sexualities from morally acceptable display, the legal processes that helped bring about the dramatic changes in sexuality in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as the explosion in eroticism that has increasingly defined the modern American consumer economy. Drawing on a colorful collection of nudist materials, films, and magazines, Naked exposes the social, cultural, and moral assumptions about nakedness and the body normally hidden from view and behind closed doors.

Saturday, February 9, 2019

Introducing a NEW PRIVATE Naturist, Clothing Optional, Family and Gay Friendly Vacation Rental and Spa, in North Central Florida, USA!


Hello,
Think any of your members are planning to visit Florida, USA? 
I would love to let your members know about “The Oasis In The Woods”, my Clothing Optional Private Vacation Rental and Spa.   It has been my private residence for many years, which I am now offering as a totally private vacation rental that can accommodate up to six adults and 2 children.  It is a beautiful 2500 sq ft Log Cabin Chalet Spa in Northern Florida.  I have been a naturist for many years and know how hard it is to find a PRIVATE Naturist, Family, and Gay Friendly retreat. That is why I am renting the “The Oasis In The Woods” as a Naturist, clothing optional, nudist retreat, and I would love to be able to have it listed on your webpage.
The property is rented” in total”, so that who rents “The Oasis In The Woods”, has the ENTIRE chalet and grounds to THEMSELVES! Total privacy for one’s family or guests.
Sitting on 5 very private acres, the 3-bedroom chalet has a 900 sq. ft Spa Room that includes a fitness machine area, heated indoor endless pool/spa, 3-person ultra-sonic sauna, meditation area, and couch/relaxation area with 55” Roku TV.  It also includes an outdoor in-ground screened in pool, fire pit, two story living room, two covered porches to relax on with gas barbeque, and a gourmet kitchen with all the necessities, a laundry room with washer and dryer (no charge of course), and a wood burning fire place in the living room.
Relax at the chalet, or use this as a base for, river tubing, kayaking, hiking, or go snorkeling/scuba cave diving in incredible natural Springs – ALL within 15 minutes of the Chalet.   With three main rivers all within 20 minutes, whether you want to rent a kayak, fresh water fish,  or canoe and go "Way Down Upon the Suwanee River" or sit on an inner tube and float for an hour or 6 hours down the Santa Fe River, or paddle board the various Springs, or just go swimming in the Springs they are ALL close and accessible.
 The Chalet is only 50 minutes from the Gulf of Mexico, 1 ½ hours from the Atlantic Ocean!  A day trip to either is an easy ride, and one can be back in plenty of time for a home cooked meal, and back into the Spa! One of the few locations in all of Florida that can boast this!
My webpage for this property is www.oasisinthewoods.com, where you can get a comprehensive view of what I am offering and see the various photos as well.
I thank you in advance for your help.
Peace,
Eric Rubin
owner


Friday, February 8, 2019

Siesta COC, Cebu




Hello:

We are Hue and Nellie, running a Clothing Optional Resort on the Island of Cebu.

The one and only Resort of this kind in the Philippines.

One of our guest from the US did tell us about you and recommended to get in contact.
We'd like to inquiry and ask if there is any interest in advertising our Resort.
Here's more info and pictures are attached as well.
Thank you for your consideration.
Hue & Nellie 


With our newly opened Clothing Optional Resort, we provide open minded freedom to our guests and everyone is free to enjoy and choose up to their own preferences.
 
We are a private, exclusive clothing optional resort. Overlooking the ocean in a quaint countryside setting. Away from pollution and traffic. Perfect for relaxation and exploring a natural lifestyle in every aspect.
Our goal is to provide happy days in a family style living. Since we are a private Resort, adult only, we are not running a website.
 
- Our Pool area is open 9 am to 7 pm with flexible hours possible.
- We are offering the pool area visits separately for people who only want to visit without renting a room.
  For a visit to our pool area we offer a daily, weekly, monthly and annual membership.
  Couple Php 400, Single Men Php 250, Single Woman Php 150 / a day. Discounts may apply with long term memberships.
- No extra charge when you rent a room. The pool adventure is included.
 
- Luxurious Rooms, brand new, 270 sqft./25 sqm. with a King size bed, a/c, own bathroom with hot and cold shower, TV, balcony,  overlooking the ocean and more.
- Introductory Rates, weekdays Php 1,900. Weekends, Fri./Sat./Sun. Php 2,500 / a night.
- Breakfast, a wide variety of Drinks and Snacks are available as well as catering to your needs.
- All is on a cash basis only.
 
On site massage is available.

Tour guide services are available.
 
Fr. or Sat. American BBQ could be arranged.
 
We also rent Motorcycles and Scooters.
 
Location: Looc, Santander, Cebu. On the southern tip of the Island of Cebu and just minutes away from the ports going to Dumaguete which is a 20 min boat ride.
There are 4 ports conveniently connecting different islands like Negros, Siquijor, Bohol, Appo Island and more.
Just 15 minutes from our place is famous Whale Watching and swimming with the Whales in Oslob. Also very close is several amazing, interactive Waterfalls like Aginid and Kawasan Waterfalls.
Across the Tannon Strait is Mt. Talinis a Volcano. Dumagute offers lots to do as well as shopping, many restaurants and nightlife.

We hope this is helpful. Please don't hesitate to ask any question you may have.

Hope to see you soon.
DARE TO DISCOVER
+63 - (0)936 - 853 2601
GPS: 9.4260 N, 123.3222 E

Our new site for naturism welcomes you!

  https://gymnokratia.gr