Following Up

Frank Cordelle's Bodies and Souls, a book based on the Century Project in which he photographed nude women from age 0 to 100 was featured in Oprah's March 2007 issue. We had brought you the story of the difficulty Cordelle had in getting his book published in previous posts.

Speaking of nudity...we noticed something interesting today. We have set up a banned and challenged book display in our library as a way of getting people interested in the "Banned Book Challenge." Where's Waldo, one of the display books which was challenged because there is a topless woman on the beach. Lo and behold, in our copy, the woman has evidently put on a top. I am just curious to see if any of this blog's readers have noticed whether their sunbather is topless or not.

Why Waldo?

The presence of Where's Waldo on the list of banned books has always baffled me. Although I personally find the task of finding Waldo annoying, I don't think that is a good enough reason to keep other people from finding it in the school or local public library. Here is the reason. Instead of looking for Waldo, try looking for the topless woman instead. Remember these are cartoon people.




According to Chronology of Censorship and Anti-Censorship, it was challenged in 1989 at the Public Libraries of Saginaw, Michigan.