Palm Sunday

 With quite a lot of assistance from Ari-Maj:

NBCLA 4, Youtube, Multiple palm trees catch fire in East Hollywood. Fires in LA? Whoda thunk?

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Rule 5 Saturday - Natalie Roser

We're going to Australia fore Rule 5 again, with Natalie Roser.

FHM, Natalie Roser, The amazing Aussie model, influencer, part-time photographer and entrepreneur helps celebrate the relaunch of FHM Australia & New Zealand…

Hey Natalie, welcome to FHM Australia & NZ and congrats on being our cover girl for our relaunch issue. How do you feel?

Thanks so much! There’s something extra special about being part of a relaunch – it just feels like a real moment, and I’m so grateful.

Well, you look stunning. What is your best asset?

Physically, I’ve always been proud of my smile. But honestly, my best asset is my positivity. Sometimes I even surprise myself with my happy outlook on life and situations.

She does smile a lot, unlike a lot of models 

When do you feel you’re at your sexiest?

When I’m 100% myself – laughing, being myself, wearing something I love and feeling good inside. That’s when it radiates.

Linked at The Pirate's Cove in the weekly Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup and links. Linked at The Right Way in the weekly Rule 5 Saturday LinkOrama. The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: All You Can Eat and FMJRA 2.0: Too Good To Be True? marinated and ready for consumption at The Other McCain.

Rule 5 Saturday - Marona Tanner

This week's Rule 5 lovely is Marona Tanner: 

Fashion model, Facebook star, and content creator who is known for posting modeling, fashion, and beauty content to her MaronaTannerOfficial account, where she has 1.8 million followers. Her modeling career has seen her work with renowned brands such as The Iconic, L'Oréal, Garnier, Sephora, Nike, Adidas, and Calvin Klein, among many others. She has walked the runway for major fashion events around the world.

She has appeared on the covers of magazines such as Maxim and Australia's Top Glamour Models. Beyond modeling, she has also built a presence in acting, featuring in television commercials and campaigns for Samsung, Love Island Australia, T.A.B., IKEA, and McDonald's. She's a full-time model and also runs a photo booth business in Sydney. She also has a presence on Instagram with 600,000 followers.

She was born and raised in Alexandria, Egypt.

Linked at the Pirate's Cove in the weekly Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup and links. The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Old Trucks & Young Girls and FMJRA 2.0: On An Even Keel up on time and under budget at The Other McCain. Linked at The Right Way in the weekly Rule 5 Saturday LinkOrama.

Tuesday Tanlines

 

The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Terrain Features up on time and under budget.

A Tuesday Tune - No. 7 Road

 

I swear, if there were four of them, the cuteness would implode into a blonde hole. The Castellows:

Neo-Traditional Country music trio, The Castellows, bring a literal meaning to the phrase, “family tradition.” The band comprised of sisters Ellie (lead guitar), Powell (banjo) and Lily (vocals), hail from small rural Georgetown, Georgia, but now call Nashville home. The Castellows’ sound is traditional, yet modern. Authentic, yet harnessed. The common thread among the trio, other than their DNA, is their masterful three-part harmonies which blend together to create one singular, almost angelic, voice. 

The Castellows’ craft as songwriters is as robust as their voices, which is evident across the trio’s debut EP, A Little Goes A Long Way, which released worldwide on February 9, 2024. The band wrote/co-wrote six of the seven songs that make up the project, with the promise of much more music to come. The band began turning heads of music industry insiders in January 2023. When spring arrived, The Castellows had signed a record deal with Warner Music Nashville & Warner Records, collectively. Wasting no time on pleasantries, The Castellows immediately got to work writing, recording, and performing live. Tapping veteran producer Trina Shoemaker (Sheryl Crow, Nanci Griffith, Queens of the Stone Age), the first fruits of labor to be harvested from 2023 is the debut A Little Goes A Long Way.

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The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Denim on the Beach up and garnering clicks at the Other McCain.

Thursday Tanlines

Women's Health, What is the ‘Barbie drug’, or nasal tanning spray, exactly?

Nasal tanning sprays, otherwise dubbed the ‘Barbie drug’, offer an accelerated tan. Tan-chasers simply insert the tube into their nose and by inhaling the main ingredient – melanotan II – their skin will temporarily tan in the sun.

Melanotan II is a synthetic hormone that replicates natural melanocyte-stimulating hormones that pigment your skin. When users inhale the melanotan II, it stimulates the body’s production of melatonin. The tanning process isn’t complete without sunlight, or UV, which is why people spray then splay to speed up the pigmentation. The drug can also be injected.

Australian Broadcasting Co, Illegal tanning nasal spray not a 'harmless alternative' to sunbaking, says TGA (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

Those side effects include the risk of skin cancer but can also be neurological. "The way the specific molecules work, they attach to receptors in the brain, and because of that, there can be some neurological side effects as well," said Professor Langham. "The most common of those would be nausea and vomiting and some facial flushing."

The TGA says users could also see a change in the size and pigmentation of existing moles, and an increase in new ones. There have also been rare cases of kidney failure and brain swelling linked to the use of melanotans.

The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Meanwhile, Back In The Kitchen up on time and under budget at The Other McCain.

Tuesday Tanlines

Tanning makes some people crazy. Fox17,  Former suspect in Nashville tanning bed murders charged with attempted rape in Washington.

The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Pyjamarama up at The Other McCain.

The Wednesday Wetness

At LI, Eco-Activist Bureaucrats and Fear-Mongering Media’s Newest Terror: PFAS Chemicals

What appears to be happening is that “environmental scientists” are exposing animals to high levels of these compounds in their experiments, then projecting those findings to trace levels in the environment to which humans can be exposed.

Human health effects from exposure to low environmental levels of PFAS are uncertain.

Studies of laboratory animals given large amounts of PFAS indicate that some PFAS may affect growth and development. In addition, these animal studies indicate PFAS may affect reproduction, thyroid function, the immune system, and injure the liver.

With all of this in mind, it is not surprising that Biden’s EPA is now hitting up the nation’s water supply with new rules related to PFAS chemicals. Eco-activists aim to entirely eliminate theses substances from use.

Environmentalist are a bit like sharks are reputed to be, unable to stop swimming forward because they need to move forward into new water to stay alive. There is a constant need for more issues, chemicals to regulate for more costs, and less gain to the public.

The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Super Extra Double-Scoop Post-Tax Day Leather Edition up for your digital amusement at The Other McCain.

Random Celebrity News

For some values of "random", "celebrity" and "news." First, at Sheknows, Fans Are Going After Katy Perry Over Her Latest Legal Battle That’s About to Head to Trial

Back in early August, news broke that Katy Perry and her fiancé Orlando Bloom were in some serious legal drama after the previous owner of a home they had recently bought sued the couple. According to the legal documents obtained by Daily Mail at the time, the home’s previous owner, 84-year-old veteran Carl Westcott, claimed he was of “unsound mind” and recovering from back surgery when he signed over his property for $15 million back in 2020.

Now, almost two months later, Westcott and Perry/Bloom are headed to trial on Sept 27, and the internet, as well as Westcott’s family members, aren’t holding back on their thoughts. “I hope this case can be dismissed and Carl Westcott can keep his home. Greed should not win,” wrote one user on X (formerly known as Twitter).

According to a recent interview with RadarOnline, Westcott, who has been battling Huntington’s disease for the past few years, is also bedridden and “unable to be present in the courtroom.”

“Why are you trying to kick a dying vet out of his house?” wrote another user on X. “What is wrong with you? Your real estate agent is so shady, getting him to sign something while he’s on drugs from surgery in the hospital.” “What’s up with Katy Perry’s & her disturbing real estate deals/scams in CA?” echoed another user, who referred to Perry’s ill-fated real estate track record

Jeez haters, what's the point of becoming rich and famous if you can't stomp on the little people?  At TMZ, Cops Visit Britney Spears at Home ... After Dangerous Knife Dance & Apparent Injuries

Law enforcement sources tell us they received a call Wednesday expressing concern for Britney based on her recent conduct on social media. We're told deputies were also familiar with the knife video, and out of an abundance of caution, deputies from the Ventura County Sheriff's Department went out to Britney's house.

We're told Britney was home, and deputies were able to speak with her and determine she was OK ... so they left.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... several people called the cops after Britney posted the knife video, and one of them is a person who actually did a welfare check on her in the past and was alarmed.

At Parade, Britney Spears Clears Up Confusion About Worrisome Video With Knives

After the video went viral, Spears updated the caption, noting, " Don’t worry they are NOT real knives !!! Halloween is soon 🙈🙈🙈 !!!"

However, in the Reel, the singer bangs the knives together, making the same noise that the sharp objects make when there's friction between them. The reflection of the light on the knives also shows that they're not made out of rubber, like most fake weapons sold for Halloween. Additionally, the ridges and handles are seemingly the same as the ones featured in cooking knives.

TMZ reported that according to multiple sources, Spears has a fascination with knives, keeping them "all around the house—including the bedroom." A source noted that she "was paranoid someone was going to get her, and she needed the knives as protection." The same claims were shared in the tabloid's documentary about the pop star, Britney Spears: The Price of Freedom.

I'd be more impressed if they were running chainsaws. From Outkick, Native American Group Hopes Taylor Swift Can End Chiefs' Tomahawk Chop, Because Apparently There Are No Other Issues

Rhonda LeVado, founder of the Native American group Not in Our Honor told TMZ that she hopes Taylor Swift will convince Chiefs fans to stop doing the gesture.

“We remain hopeful that an outside influence like Ms. Swift could be an ally for us in moving the conversation forward on why the chop is a racist act,” LeValdo said.
. . .
She’s determined that after going to one Chiefs game, it’s Taylor Swift’s duty to tell Chiefs fans what to do.

That’d go over well.

“We implore Ms. Swift to take the time to understand our perspective and the scientific and psychological research into the harm to youth and communities caused by such behavior.”

There are real problems facing indigenous communities. It makes sense that an activist like LeValdo would want to use her time with a major outlet like TMZ to try to get Swift’s attention.

She could’ve shined a light on communities dealing with contaminated water. Maybe a focus on increasing tribal governance in education. She could’ve even talked about the disturbing, disproportionate amount of missing and murdered indigenous women that rarely if ever gets reported (so rarely, that I guarantee some of you are hearing about it for the first time from me and not the woman who runs a Native American special interest group).

Nope. She went with the Tomahawk Chop. She’s too busy getting mad about hand gestures and sports team names to have mentioned those other things.

I hope Taylor resists the temptation to virtue signal on this, but I wouldn't bet a lot of money on it.

And last but not least, from Louder with Crowder, Watch: This TikToker Is Making Big Boobs Great Again... So when have they not been great?

The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: I’m In Love With Shouko’s Mom  up and garnerning clicks at The Other McCain.

Some Random Celebrity News

For some interpretations of "Random," "Celebrity" and "News"

OutKick has TWO from Paige Spiranac. First Paige Spiranac Moved Her 'Sexier Content' To OnlyPaige Because Pro Golfers Judged Her 

Paige Spiranac, the world’s undisputed No. 1 ranked influencer, created her OnlyPaige account because a couple losers in the pro golf world judged her.

Thanks for ruining the fun, Karens.

Spiranac dropped the bomb during her regular Instagram Q&A session Monday when one fan asked if pro golfers/courses treat her “rudely” now since creating the OnlyFans spinoff.

“I think when I first came out with it people were interested and a little bit confused on what OP would be and, although I have some very fun and sexy content, there is no nudity and I will never do any nudity,” she said.

Second,  Paige Spiranac Transforms Herself Into 'Golf Barbie' To Promote Her New Pink Shafts 

Dealing with social media trolls and the shadow bans all come with the territory when you’re the world’s No. 1 golf influencer. So do brand deals and working with those brands on creating new and improved products.

That brings us to what Paige rolled out on Friday as she referred to herself as “Golf Barbie.” The golf influencer worked with LA Golf to develop a new golf club shaft.

Paige, aka Golf Barbie, made the announcement in a pink outfit in time to ride a little of the wave created by the Barbie movie. 

“I’ve always loved the color pink and asked @lagolf if they could make me pink shafts. They delivered and now you can get them too! They just came out with their Paige Signature Pink Series!,” she announced.

From Fox, Olympic gold medalist disqualified from World Championships after refusing handshake with Russian opponent

Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan, a four-time Olympic medalist and four-time individual world champion, was disqualified from this year’s championships in Milan after she refused to shake hands with her Russian opponent Thursday.

The decorated fencer defeated Russian Anna Smirnova, who was competing as a neutral athlete, 15-7, in the women’s individual sabre.

Kharlan, 32, did not shake Smirnova’s hand as is mandated by the International Fencing Federation (FIE), but instead offered her blade, a gesture which replaced the handshake rule during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Smirnova, 23, offered her hand, and after a brief standoff, Kharlan walked off to celebrate her victory.

Yahoo, Katie Ledecky breaks Michael Phelps' individual world championship gold medal record. No she didn't outswim Michael, but she might have out lasted him.

Katie Ledecky is now the solo record-holder for most individual gold medals at the world championships.

The American swimmer won her 16th title Saturday in the women's 800-meter freestyle in Fukuoka, Japan. That surpassed fellow American Michael Phelps' record, which Ledecky tied Tuesday when she won the 1,500-meter women's freestyle on Tuesday.

Ledecky's win also marked her sixth world championship in the event. She led from start to finish and cruised to victory with a time of 8:08.87 — four seconds slower than her 2016 world record — and beat the second-place finisher by 4.44 seconds.

At the NYPo,  Allison Williams: I was ‘bullied, vilified’ after ESPN vaccine firing

Former ESPN reporter Allison Williams testified in Congress on Thursday about losing her job at the network for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine.

Williams was fired from ESPN in 2021, having cited fertility treatments as the reason she was avoiding the vaccine.

She joined Fox Sports as a college football sideline reporter last year.

Williams appeared before the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, chaired by Ohio Rep. Brad Wenstrup, to detail her experience.

Ebanie Bridges

And also from OutKick,  Ebanie Bridges Wants To Make Content With Paige VanZant 

Ebanie Bridges hasn’t stepped in the ring since last December when she suffered a hand injury successfully defending her IBF bantamweight title against Shannon O’Connell. She’s been training, but isn’t quite ready for another fight yet.

Without a fight to prepare for the Blonde Bomber isn’t sitting around doing nothing between training sessions. She’s out creating content and working on putting collaborations together. Shortly after fellow boxer Mikaela Mayer joined OnlyFans, she showed interest in teaming up with her.

Paige VanZant

 

During an interaction this week with her followers on Instagram, Bridges revealed another fighter and content creator she’d like to collab with. None other than Paige VanZant. In fact, the two had been trying to put something together before the champion moved.

“We were trying to organize it but she got really busy and I moved, so many things,” Bridges told her followers. “Hopefully we can get back on track because I would love to collab with Paige VanZant.”

“That would be f*cking sexy.”

The Wombat has Rule 5 Monday: Public Benefactors up and awaiting your digital delight.

RIP: Stella Stevens

Da Caller, ‘The Nutty Professor,’ ‘Poseidon Adventure’ Actress Stella Stevens Dead At 84

Stella Stevens, an actress best known for her role in “The Nutty Professor,” has died at the age of 84.

Stevens’ son, Andrew, told The Hollywood Reporter that his mother had been suffering from Stage 7 Alzheimer’s and “had been in hospice for quite some time.” She died Friday in Los Angeles.

Stevens made her debut into film in 1959, and appeared along a number of stars throughout her career, including Bing Crosby in “Say One for Me,” Dean Martin in “The Silencers” and “How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life.” She also starred alongside Elvis Presley in “Girls! Girls! Girls!” — a film which Stevens reportedly “detested,” according to the outlet

 Alzheimer's sucks.

Some of Stevens’ most prominent roles include the classic 1972 disaster film “Poseidon Adventure” and the 1963 version of “The Nutty Professor,” in which she played the character of Stella Purdy, a student who falls in love with her professor, played by Jerry Lewis, after he creates a potion that turns him into “Buddy Love,” a “swinging ladies’ man,” The Hollywood Reporter noted. 

Stevens noted to FilmTalk in 2017 that she gained most of her roles due to her attractive appearance, and said she was turned into “a worldwide sex symbol” by the head of publicity at Paramount, the AP reported.

“He had me doing a lot of layouts with photographers — indoors, outdoors, here and there — being seen in different places, going to the best restaurants, meeting with wonderful actors and directors … those were the golden years of Hollywood. It was a very exciting time,” she added.

She said in a 1992 interview with Skip E. Lowe that she’s always been a comedienne and prefers the “excitement” of comedy films. “A lot of the serious dramatic roles I’ve played, I’ve thought to myself, ‘Oh God, it’s just kind of dreary, dreary.’ I like the pacing of comedy, the excitement of it,” she said.

Later in her career, Stevens moved towards directing but found that hard due to her reputation as a “sexpot,” Stevens told Lowe, The Hollywood Reporter noted. “This has been a detriment to people taking me too seriously,” she said.

84 is too young.

The Wombat has Rule 5 Monday: Lana Turner up at The Other McCain.

Thursday Tanlines

The Wombat is back at The Other McCain with Rule 5 Sunday: Return From Reno Double-Scoop Edition.

Tuesday Tune - Do It Like

JessLee skyrocketed to national recognition after turning both Blake Shelton’s and Kelly Clarkson’s chairs on NBC’s The Voice. Having appeared on national television 5 times and exiting the show at what is now being called “the perfect time” by her team, JessLee has turned the momentum of the show into an incredible jump-start to her already fast-rising career.

Since her appearance on the national television show, JessLee has shared the stage alongside notable artists including Thomas Rhett, Dierks Bentley, Cole Swindell, Cam, Kane Brown, LOCASH, RaeLynn, Uncle Kracker, Wynonna Judd, Joe Nichols, Thompson Square, Parmalee, Cassadee Pope, Craig Campbell, and countless others. JessLee aggressively tours both in the United States and internationally headlining and appearing on festivals in France, Spain, and Denmark, while playing some of the BIGGEST main stages in the American country music scene. Stages like Country Fest in Cadott, WI, a headlining sold-out slot at Freedom Fest at the Port St Lucie, Florida Civic Center, and the legendary Eddies Attic in Atlanta, GA are a few of the capacity or near capacity shows recently on JessLee’s calendar.

In 2020, JessLee signed her first record deal with MMG as a co-venture with Sony Orchard, to exclusively release her music. Having two hit singles under her belt and another on the horizon, JessLee continues to set records as an indie artist. She has already seen unprecedented success on social media, having eclipsed over 2 million video views in only 4 months! She has reached 4 Million + ORGANIC impressions with 650,000 + reactions in fewer than 28 days during June. JessLee is currently outpacing almost ALL female baby acts at major labels with her engagement vs like percentage. JessLee has appeared as a feature on CMT, and has astoundingly charted 45 weeks in 2019 and 2020 on Apple Music’s “Country Hot Tracks”!

The Wombat has Rule Five Sunday: Nadezhda Zhukova up and running.

Your Monday Morning Stimulus

 

Wombat-socho has Rule 5 Sunday: Sally Field up and running at The Other McCain.

Some Rule 5 News for Sunday

I find myself in an unusual situation, a plethora of odd news that can be turned into Rule 5 news. First, Mexican millionairess Salma Hayek accuses Donald Trump of taking revenge on her for denying him a date:  I Denied Trump A Date, So He Planted A National Enquirer Story About My Height

On a Spanish-language radio show, the Clinton-supporting actor said Trump befriended her boyfriend to get her number, but when she denied his offer to go on a date, he had a story planted in the National Enquirer that he wouldn’t date her because she’s too short.
. . .
“When I told him I wouldn’t go out with him even if I didn’t have a boyfriend, [which he took as disrespectful], he called — well, he wouldn’t say he called, but someone told the National Enquirer,” Hayek continued, adding that she never went out with him.

“Someone told the National Enquirer — I’m not going to say who, because you know that whatever he wants to come out comes out in the National Enquirer. It said that he wouldn’t go out with me because I was too short,” she said.

“Later, he called and left me a message. ‘Can you believe this? Who would say this? I don’t want people to think this about you,’” she said. “He thought that I would try to go out with him so people wouldn’t think that’s why he wouldn’t go out with me.”

So she has no evidence, and he's already denied it, and it seems to have taken place many years ago, since there's no mention of Melania. For whatever it's worth, Salma, I don't think Salma you're too short.

Unnamed Swimsuit model gets droned!

Katie May

And finally, a sad day, as chiropracty kills a cutie: Coroner's report suggests model's death was caused by chiropractor

A report from the Los Angeles Coroner's Office suggests that a stroke that killed a model may have been caused by a visit chiropractor, NBC's Today show reports.

Katie May, a Playboy model with a devoted following on social media, especially Snapchat, died on Feb. 4 after suffering a stroke.

NBC reports that the Los Angeles Coroner's Office released a report Wednesday that stated specifically that the 34-year-old's death was caused by "neck manipulation by chiropractor" that triggered the stroke.

May had tweeted about neck pain the week before her death:

Pinched a nerve in my neck on a Photoshoot and got adjusted this morning. It really hurts! Any home remedy suggestions loves? XOXO

— Katie May (@Ms_katiemay) January 29, 2016

Almost any injury can touch off a clot, which could lead to a stroke.

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New Human Ancestor Suspected

Mystery ancient human ancestor found in Australasian family tree

An unknown hominin species that bred with early human ancestors when they migrated from Africa to Australasia has been identified through genome mapping of living humans.

The genome analysis also questions previous findings that modern humans populated Asia in two waves from their origin in Africa, finding instead a common origin for all populations in the Asia-Pacific region, dating back to a single out-of-Africa migration event.

Modern humans first left Africa about 60,000 years ago, with some heading west towards Europe, and others flowing east into the Asia-Pacific region.

Previous research looking at the genomes of people living today has revealed that the Asia-Pacific arrivals mated with two hominin species they found there – the Neanderthals and the Denisovans.

But when Jaume Bertranpetit at Pompeu Fabra University in Spain and his colleagues analysed the genomes of living Indigenous Australians, Papuans, people from the Andaman Islands near India, and from mainland India, they found sections of DNA that did not match any previously identified hominin species.

These DNA sequences are not present in the genomes of living Europeans or east Asians, suggesting that the ancestors of these people met and bred with a mystery hominin in south Asia or the Pacific region, who left their genetic legacy in the area’s present-day populations.

The unidentified hominin may be Homo erectus or “upright man”, says Bertranpetit. H. erectus is believed to be the first hominin with a similar stature to today’s humans, and the first to leave Africa.

Homo erectus may seem like a step down, but who knows how long men have been brewing beer?

Nudes in the News

Yet another chapter in "The Naked News" or "All the News That's Fit to Bare"

Our first entry has to be the DeBlasio war on Boobs. I've seen it now several times, including, shockingly, an almost sensible column by Catherine Rampel in today's Post: New York City’s bizarre uproar over topless women:

The city that never sleeps has good reason to remain sleepless these days. A new terror imperils New York, threatening to destroy all that it — nay, America — holds dear.

No, it’s not a bomb, underground al-Qaeda network, hurricane, alien invasion, asteroid, animatronic Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man or any other favorite bugaboo of the silver screen. Nor is it even the latest stock market panic.

It’s boobs.

Well yes, Bill de Blasio is a boob.

Yes, boobs. Bare breasts bouncing in the breeze in Times Square, to be specific. New York City has recently lost its mind because a few women have lost their shirts.

In Times Square, a handful of topless women have joined the hordes of buskers, proselytizers, balloon artists and costumed Disney characters hustling for tips. Wearing nothing but thongs, feather headdresses and star-spangled body-paint across their otherwise exposed chests, these women pose for photos with gawking tourists and accept tips given in appreciation for being what they call “entertainers” or “ambassadors” of this great city. They offer a photogenic souvenir tourists can take home, frame and mount on their mantelpieces.

And it doesn't take up any room in your suitcase!

Unorthodox though their wardrobe choices may be, these women are on the right side of the law. More than two decades ago, the state’s highest court ruled that prohibiting women, but not men, from baring their chests in public amounted to discrimination on the basis of sex. Panhandling is likewise legal, and any attempt to shut the desnudas down would likely run into First Amendment problems.

It's New York! Who cares as long as they don't scare the horses!

None of this has stopped a major freakout from the New York Daily News, followed by infuriated comments from Police Commissioner William Bratton. Bratton promised the city was investigating every possible legal avenue to expel the exposed women from Times Square . . . Mayor Bill de Blasio is seriously considering the idea and even commissioned a task force to consider available options. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has also expressed his displeasure with Times Square’s painted ladies and has pledged his support in cracking down on such “illegal” activities.

My guess is that they are irritated that most of them are painted like American flags.

Naked Baristas Took Over A Coffee Shop And The Customer Reactions Were Amazing

Nestle's new Coffee-Mate Natural Bliss creamer contains only four ingredients, making it one of the healthiest coffee creamers on the market. But how to promote it?

In a brilliant marketing move, the company hired a bunch of actors to play naked baristas in a coffee shop to show just how natural they can get.

Some of the customers were very confused. . . 

Hell, read me the whole menu, and the calorie counts.

The Sexy UFO Religion Behind Go Topless Day

Go Topless Day was founded in eight years ago by a man who calls himself Raël, the spiritual leader of the Raëlian Movement, in reaction to the arrest of Phoenix Feeley, a topless activist who was arrested for going topless in New York in 2005. Because toplessness is legal there, Feeley scored a $29,000 settlement from the city for her wrongful arrest. However, she was arrested again in New Jersey for going topless in 2013.

This might even be 2015's March

The Go Topless events started out in four cities in 2007, according to Lara Terstenjak, who produces it annually in Venice Beach. It is now held in over 60 cities, and how topless you can go depends on each city. Since women can't go topless in L.A., they must wear pasties or tape over their nipples. It's been legal for women to go topless in New York since 1992, so women there don't bother with the pasties. In San Francisco, being naked is pretty whatever, so only two women actually showed up their event in 2013. And while the breasts are freely bouncing in those cities, a woman was cited in Chicago last year for showing up to the event with only paint covering her nipples.

Manhattan, 2015 Go Topless Day

The eighth annual Go Topless Day is scheduled for Sunday, August 23. Basically, Go Topless Day wants to end that silly rule that men can go shirtless, but women must cover their nipples. We went to the one in Venice Beach last year and found a handful of women with tape over their nipples, a few male supporters wearing bikini tops, a number of male spectators with cameras who we're pretty sure hadn't been assigned to the event by any media outlet, some angry Christians with signs about Hell, and some bored police officers making sure things don't get too wild.

Damn, I missed it again!

This is the Latest Breast Feeding Controversy that is BLOWING up the Internet

A woman has sparked a controversy after posting a picture on social media showing her breastfeeding a friend’s toddler son – but the boy’s mother says she has nothing but gratitude for the wet-nurse.

Jessica Anne Colletti, from Pennsylvania, shared the photo – which shows her feeding both her own 16-month-old son, Lucian, and her friend Charlie Interrante’s 18-month-old son, Mateo – on a pro-breastfeeding page.

The picture of Mrs Colletti, 26, and the two boys, who she dubs ‘milk siblings’, has divided users on Facebook. . .

This is so 19th century. Back then it was commonplace for wealthy women to hire wet nurses to suckle their infants. It allowed them to have the lovely social life of the upper class without having to run home and feed the little monster. I don't see the issue, but if it's social media, you have to have one.


Chrissy Teigen strips completely naked for new shoot as she admits she only works out in order to eat more and would love to get pregnant so she has an excuse to put on weight

Hey, me too! Except the pregnant part of course. I'm far too old and wise for that, not to mention, the wrong gender.

'I used to take pride in the fact I didn't have to work out, and then I hit that age where you have to,' she said. 'I want to drink champagne and have hearty dinners, so I would rather work out for an hour and be able to do what I want.. . .I've always had to watch myself. My family is not naturally thin and we put on weight quickly. I find low-carb works for me.'

Chrissy also revealed that she can't wait to have children with John and is excited about the chance to not worry about her weight during pregnancy.

She said: 'I'm waiting for things to slow down, but things don't seem to be slowing down, ever, so I think, "Just have one and deal with it." I'd love to have an excuse to be bigger. People will know as soon as I'm pregnant because I'll stop drinking.'

Chrissy is not the only star to pose for the magazine, with former The Only Way Is Essex star, Lucy Mecklenburgh, also stripping off. Lucy, who is the founder of fitness site Resultswithlucy.com, admitted being on the reality TV show was not good for her figure.

But nudity is not all rainbows, unicorns and cute chicks, sometimes it has a dark side:

Naked man, 81, arrested for 'having sex with bush in his own back garden'

A pensioner has been arrested for allegedly having SEX with a BUSH - in his own back garden. The unsuspecting 81-year-old was caught in the act by a neighbour whose home overlooked the back garden.

He claims that he said the octogenarian acting oddly in the garden while naked so he grabbed his video camera. He claims to have shot images of the man then “humping” a bush while in the buff.

Local reports in Stratford, Connecticut, said the neighbour then raised the alarm.

The Connecticut Post said the man was arrested after police said he was spotted trying to have sex with the greenery in the garden.

Wallace Berg, of Russell Road, was charged with second-degree breach of peace and public indecency.

Shockingly, this did not happen in Florida but rather in stately Connecticut. But I guess I just don't see the point in putting an 81 year old on trial for acting oddly.

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All the News That's Fit to Bare

More naked news:

Announcing the World Naked Bike Ride! Why? Do we need a reason?

“The Auckland World Naked Bike Ride’s purpose was to draw attention to oil dependency and the negative social and environmental impacts of a car dominated culture. Last year 250 Aucklanders were killed by vehicle emissions, and 94 people died in car accidents on the roads of Auckland alone”

Really, they just want an excuse to bike naked. (yes, really NSFW) And that's OK.

Going only half as far: Female Nipples Are Causing An Internet Storm & Here’s Why (Nudity) #FreeTheNipple

What is the deal with women’s nipples? Why does our society act as though they are these coveted, mystical things that should only come out in the bedroom? I mean, the main purpose of female nipples is to provide a passage of breast milk to babies and create a bond between mother and child. Male nipples, on the other hand, virtually serve no purpose whatsoever, and they are freely exposed on the Internet and in public places.

It's their very worthlessness that makes them freely exposable.

Why exactly is it okay for men to have their nipples exposed, yet women – even those who are breastfeeding – are often scoffed at and looked down upon? Not to mention the fact that we are constantly exposed to extremely sexual, provocative advertisements of women, yet a nipple is not allowed to be shown on Instagram. Why are we keeping female nipples hidden, is there an agenda behind this?

So, in a massive attempt to drive social change and gender equality, nipples are being revealed, on the Internet!

No, not the internet! Really? I've never heard of such a thing before!

Locals say gods were angered by naked student who 'caused earthquake' - Indigenous Malaysians blame the natural disaster that killed 16 people on 10 Westerners who stripped off on Mount Kinabalu

British climber Eleanor Hawkins is facing three months in prison after being accused of causing an earthquake by 'stripping naked' on a sacred Malaysian mountain, Mirror Online can reveal.

This morning we revealed that the tourist was arrested by police who claimed she was part of a group of 10 Westerners stripping off the 4,000 metre tall Mount Kinabalu on May 30.

Six days later the country saw one of the biggest earthquakes in decades kill at least 16 people and locals blame the nude tourists for 'offending the mountain god'.

Those mountain gods have no sense of humor.

Speaking to the Mirror, Eleanor's lawyer Ronny Cham said she is "a bit traumatised" but is "okay because she is being looked after by the British consulate."

The 23-year-old, from Derby, was apprehended by police yesterday at Tawau airport after trying to board a plane to Kuala Lumpur, officials said. She appeared in court this morning alongside three other defendants, two Canadians and one Dutch national.

She's not looking too happy about now.

And talk about your uptight censors, how about Los Angeles International Airport? New Mom Allegedly Asked To Use Janitor’s Closet To Pump Breast Milk At LAX

An Austin woman says she ended up in a janitor’s closet at LAX after she couldn’t find anywhere else to pump her breast milk.

There is a new law requiring airport nursing rooms by January 2016. But so far, there is only one open and ready at LAX.

But new mother Haley Picchini, who shared with CBS2/KCAL9 pictures from inside the crowded, messy janitor’s closet where she says she pumped breast milk before boarding a flight, says mothers shouldn’t have to wait.

“I was mortified,” she said. “I was scared. I didn’t want to do anything that would endanger my baby.” 

Picchini said both on the day she arrived and when she left she tried to find a place to pump. Signs directing her to a mothers’ area seemed to lead nowhere; one worker said there was a nursing room in Terminal 7, another thought Terminal 6 and another suggested finding a less busy area in between terminals.

“That’s like someone telling you that you should sit and have a bowel movement, covered of course, in the middle of two gates where people can see you,” Picchini said.

I have no problem with breast feeding (or pumping) in public; IIRC both of our kids were probably breastfed in LAX,  but if it bothers you to do it, you should probably factor that into your travel plans.

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