
Planet Nude has removed the one‑week early‑access paywall for its Strips comics, making them free to all readers from day one. After a year of testing, data showed the temporary paywall hindered viral sharing and created a poor experience for free subscribers who received unreadable emails. The change preserves the value of paid memberships, which fund the site’s independent journalism and art. By eliminating the barrier, Planet Nude aims to expand reach while sustaining revenue through reader support.

Jonathan Norman’s "Hiking Without a Stitch" podcast, launched in fall 2025, has quickly expanded beyond its nudist‑hiking premise to explore legal, artistic, and therapeutic dimensions of outdoor naturism. Over eleven episodes, Norman interviews family members, a therapist, and artist Edward...

The main parking lot at Blind Creek Beach in St. Lucie County reopened after roughly a year of construction delays, restoring direct access to one of Florida’s few officially designated clothing‑optional beaches. The closure had forced visitors to detour to...

Brazil's first officially recognized naturist beach, Praia do Pinho, lost its legal protection after Balneário Camboriú's new master plan removed naturism from all city beaches and a Santa Catarina court denied the Brazilian Naturist Federation's request to suspend the ban....

Marvin "Marv" Frandsen, a physicist‑turned naturist activist, died at 67 after a cancer battle. He spearheaded legal resistance to the 1990s crackdown on clothing‑optional use at Canaveral National Seashore, culminating in the landmark U.S. v. Frandsen First Amendment victory. The...

Planet Nude announced it will stop republishing full episodes from external naturist podcasts and instead concentrate on podcasts produced in‑house. The change stems from a desire to align the site’s role with its editorial model, where all content is created,...

A Santa Catarina Court of Justice issued a preventive collective habeas corpus on March 12, prohibiting police from arresting or detaining individuals at Praia da Galheta solely for non‑sexual nudity. The ruling, brought by the Associação Amigos da Galheta, clarifies...