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Shorts to Put On, vol. 6

Another curated selection of nudity-related short films to watch, curated by Brett Marcella

5 hrs ago • Brett Marcella

The gift of a partner who doesn’t share your passion but supports it anyway

What I’ve learned from 11 years with a husband who accepts my naturism without practicing it himself

Feb 16 • Dustin Cox

Spencer Tunick's Naked World

Review of the 2003 HBO documentary following Tunick’s first global installation tour

Feb 18 • Brett Marcella

Edward Carpenter and the intellectual roots of naturism

The queer Victorian rebel who brought Walt Whitman’s spirit and social nudity to the UK

Feb 17 • Carl Hild, PhD

Planet Nude now has a Discord

An all-new satellite space for conversation beyond the newsletter

Feb 9 • Evan Nicks

Most Popular

Children need naturism

Apr 5, 2023 • Stéphane Deschênes

Andrew Martinez and the nude microclimate

Sep 22, 2023

The bare essentials of home nudism

Jul 12, 2023 • Evan Nicks

Living with naturist parents

Oct 10, 2023

Recent posts

Strips One-Shots

"Persistent Creature" by Jerry King

3 hrs ago

What’s the most mundane thing you’ve ever done nude?

In this #UndressedThread, we’re celebrating the least dramatic side of social nudity

Feb 19 • Special to Planet Nude

The Naturist Living Show: Introducing Jessica

Episode 169: Jessica recounts her journey from her first naturist experience as a part of the office team at Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park to now…

Feb 18 • Stéphane Deschênes

Welcome to Nudeville

“Master of Nudeville”

Feb 15 • Fabien

Weekly Wrap: Feb. 14

Will Vermont ban nudity? Will Substack ban Nazis? And join our all-new Discord! Lots happened this week on Planet Nude.

Feb 14 • Special to Planet Nude

"Favorite Day of the Year"

Feb 13 • SpaceNudie

🧵 What was the attitude toward nudity in your home growing up?

In this #UndressedThread, we’re exploring the first lessons we learned about our bodies

Feb 12 • Special to Planet Nude

Nudie Cutie Comics

"Naked Attraction"

Feb 11 • Zaftig Pink

An open letter to Substack

When open platforms refuse to draw lines, creators pay the price

Feb 11 • Evan Nicks

Vermont lawmaker introduces bill to criminalize public nudity

House Bill H.683 would apply even on private property visible from public areas

Feb 10 • Evan Nicks

Asada & Mischa #24

"Asada Returns"

Feb 8 • Brett Marcella

Weekly Wrap: Feb. 7

This week on Planet Nude: Feeling seen and feeling free, a power dispute in a California nudist camp, and the surprising trope of giant naked women…

Feb 7 • Special to Planet Nude

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News

Vermont lawmaker introduces bill to criminalize public nudity

House Bill H.683 would apply even on private property visible from public areas

Feb 10 • Evan Nicks

Power cuts escalate dispute at Olive Dell Ranch

Residents say utility shutoffs follow lawsuit over mandatory clothing policy

Feb 7 • Evan Nicks

UPDATE: Court grants Friends of Denny Blaine’s motion to intervene

Summary judgment hearing delayed as legal fight over the park continues

Jan 28 • Evan Nicks

Friends of Denny Blaine intervenes in lawsuit seeking park closure

New legal step aims to ensure queer and clothing-optional beachgoers are represented in court

Jan 27 • Evan Nicks

Strips

Strips One-Shots

"Persistent Creature" by Jerry King

3 hrs ago

Welcome to Nudeville

“Master of Nudeville”

Feb 15 • Fabien

"Favorite Day of the Year"

Feb 13 • SpaceNudie

Nudie Cutie Comics

"Naked Attraction"

Feb 11 • Zaftig Pink

Naked Age

Episode notes: Making Space

Naked Age Ep. 17: Nudity and growth

Dec 12, 2025 • Evan Nicks

32:36

Episode 17: On naturism, community, and the work of keeping spaces open

Dec 10, 2025 • Evan Nicks

Episode notes: Vian's Revolution

Naked Age Ep. 16: Nudity and freedom

Mar 24, 2025 • Evan Nicks

34:20

Vian's Revolution

Episode 16: From oppression to liberation in a personal awakening

Mar 21, 2025 • Evan Nicks

New Nudist Podcast

New Nudist Podcast: MoonGroove Update and Big Nude Boat

Episode 43: Catching up with Eli Porr on 2026’s biggest naturist happenings

Jan 12 • Scott Cline and Evan Nicks

New Nudist Podcast: Youth in Naturism with James Shuttleworth

Episode 42: Building the future of naturism with the INF-FNI youth leader

Jul 20, 2025 • Scott Cline and Evan Nicks

New Nudist Podcast: MoonGroove Naturist Music Festival

Episode 41: A nudist Coachella? Meet the organizer of MoonGroove

Jun 6, 2025 • Scott Cline and Evan Nicks

New Nudist Podcast: James Nunn of The Naturist Society Foundation

Episode 40: The Naturist Society and the future of naturism

Mar 23, 2025 • Scott Cline and Evan Nicks

History

Edward Carpenter and the intellectual roots of naturism

The queer Victorian rebel who brought Walt Whitman’s spirit and social nudity to the UK

Feb 17 • Carl Hild, PhD

Virgil Tibbs remains cool

Rereading John Ball’s 'The Cool Cottontail' through a nudist-history lens

Feb 4 • Evan Nicks

Men are from Mars, Gurley is from Venus

Excerpt from Nudetopian Nightmares, seeking a new Garden of Eden

Jan 27 • Olaf Danielson

The strange, true life of Willie Willey

A forgotten folk hero whose bare-bones philosophy challenged America’s indecency laws

Dec 23, 2025 • Olaf Danielson

Naked Age: Making Space

Episode 17: On naturism, community, and the work of keeping spaces open

Dec 10, 2025 • Evan Nicks

Film

Shorts to Put On, vol. 6

Another curated selection of nudity-related short films to watch, curated by Brett Marcella

5 hrs ago • Brett Marcella

Spencer Tunick's Naked World

Review of the 2003 HBO documentary following Tunick’s first global installation tour

Feb 18 • Brett Marcella

Disrobed returns for its fifth anniversary streaming run

A pandemic-born nudist comedy gets a fresh online encore with new screenings in January

Jan 6 • Evan Nicks

Naked States and the early work of Spencer Tunick

Review of the HBO documentary following a young Tunick during his Naked States project

Dec 9, 2025 • Brett Marcella

Dance shorts to put on

Planet Nude's fifth volume of nude-themed short film reviews, this time about the art of dance

Sep 25, 2025 • Brett Marcella

Book Club

Virgil Tibbs remains cool

Rereading John Ball’s 'The Cool Cottontail' through a nudist-history lens

Feb 4 • Evan Nicks

Naked kaiju women I've known

A look at three different comics featuring nude giants

Feb 2 • Brett Marcella

Nude in the moon

What John Varley’s Eight Worlds reveal about nudity and the body

Jan 13 • Zaftig Pink

Captain Momo’s Secret Base (2023) manga review

Kenji Tsuruta’s slow-burning space story where nudity, books, and cats fill the void of isolation

Sep 5, 2025 • Brett Marcella

A caretaker’s library

Rare nudist books on sale to support their owner through loss

Aug 21, 2025 • Evan Nicks

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