Shapewear for feminists, Camisole Day and flaming lingerie

• No let-up for this year's shapewear mania - The Guardian today debates whether or not you can squish yourself into a pair of Spanx and still be considered a feminist. Conclusion? Shapewear is a betrayal of the sisterhood but the alternative ain't pretty.
• Stripping to your underwear is the latest thing for political activists, it seems. Hot on the heels of the Senator On-Line party in Western Australia, anti-nuclear protesters showed off their undies at a conference on nuclear arms in Israel last Thursday, reports the Associated Press.
• In a whole new twist on burning your bra, a K-Mart store in Orange County was evacuated yesterday when a customer set some lingerie on fire, says local6.com.
• Working at Audrey Underwear in Taiwan is not for the shy. Fox News reports that when 21 November was designated Camisole Day, workers were asked to turn up in their underwear - and 90 per cent of them did.