Nudes just in

An eagle-eyed trendspotting piece in USA Today says the male nude is proudly standing up to claim its rightful place on our cinema screens, as audiences and censors lose their inhibitions. The piece quotes a selection of recent movies with cameo roles for John Thomas, and polls a range of (mostly female) academics for their views on this sudden surge in interest. "There is a growing eroticism about the male body that hasn't quite existed before," offers one Berkeley don, who's obviously never been to the British Museum. Meanwhile, an intriguing minor detail: Liam Neeson didn't, in fact, go nude for the forthcoming Kinsey. "Liam was perfectly willing, but for budgetary reasons, we cut it." Budgetary reasons?