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Will Americans Have to Rebuild the Internet From Scratch in the Name of Freedom?

Think the internet is a free flowing sphere of space and content? Think again, it’s anything but that… While WikiLeaks has, at least to date, failed to release any truly earth shattering information (unless you take the properly schizoid...

Swimsuit designer found dead in posh Soho house bathtub. The scandal death of the year…

Hard partying composer's son wanted... Sure to be the scandal death of the year involves that of 33 year old noted swimsuit designer Sylvie Cachay found dead in a bath tub at the posh Soho house hours after she...

Media transparency, Mastercard and payback.

Another one bites the dust. David vs Goliath...Mastercard down, Visa down too, who's next? For all of us collectively holding our breath as we watch the mammoth saga being played out live in our living rooms and in front of...

Suggestions on how to live a glamorous life whilst dredged in poverty.

If there is one thing that’s a trifle inconvenient is that of being poor. Not just poor and penniless but begrudgingly verging on homelessness (think estate surfing), hungry and at the mercy of the barman for that extra shot...

My Adventures with a Crystal Meth Addict.

For anyone who has ever thought about using crystal meth or is may I offer you one piece of advice- do it quickly especially if death is in the back of your head....- Scallywag. It’s a quarter past 8 in...

What Does it Mean to be a Flexisexual?

Since Louise Eccles‘ ambitious article debuted in Britain’s premier online smut mag, the UK Daily Mail, on Saturday, the term ‘flexisexual’ has tacitly emerged as the trending buzz word for people, particularly women approaching middle-age, “who have a...

Can you make it in America without a college degree?

You will spend almost one third of your life being trained to be a carbon copy of someone or something you do not know. Trained to be part of a collective bigger than yourself, so you can help engender...

The continued myth of Melissa Berkelhammer and the media.

Melissa Berkelhammer, suicidal socialite suffered two broken legs after car strikes her  Media it's a bitch, and you can't live with or without it. It's totally ingrained in the fabric of our times, an extension of our collective thoughts, aspirations,...

The curious breakdown of socialite Melissa Berkelhammer.

  Melissa Berkelhammer. And the myth of the ever elusive socialite continues .... Melissa Berkelhammer homeless, internet reacts: ‘Another worthless tramp.’ Melissa Berkelhammer evicted: The delusion of being a NYC socialite Melissa Berkelhammer’s eviction stalled cause of crafty lawyer Melissa Berkelhammer gets a...

The scandal surrounding Kipton Cronkite escalates.

Last week we reported that Mr Kipton Cronkite wed real estate tycoon Laurence Kaiser, 30 years his senior at a wedding reception of just one witness in Connecticut. The sudden marriage seemed to have caused consternation with...

Notorious crasher Priyantha Silva ‘gives out fake debit card’ at New York gala

Society poser Priyantha De Silva pleads guilty for being a scumbag ...  Bad behavior in society continues.... Priyantha Silva, one of New York's most notorious party crashers, has struck again, allegedly giving a fake credit card to pay for luxury goods at a charity...

The Delicious drama of the Transportation Securities Administration (TSA) has finally arrived onto your knickers.

Reports are abound lately of apparently bad behavior (seemingly) at the behest of the TSA which has us groaning that the bitches have gone too far, but perversely thrilled that they are really going out...

Have you applied for your new Kardashian credit card? Celebrities whom Famewhore themselves to riches.

  Latest update- January 10- 2011 The Kardashian Prepaid MasterCard will no longer exist in your purse.» For a while we’ve been talking about the absurd behavior of celebrities (when don’t we ever?) but what strikes us over...

Miss Manners on a Train: Are you behaving yourself on the train?

Manners. Who has them anymore? Especially in public quarters. Surely you do. That said  I came across this little gem courtesy of one of our favorite Scallywag contributor's - Ms Sarah Hartshorne- who happens to run a little gem...

Mostly straight, most of the time…

In the continuation of our series of sexuality and its increasing polarizing dichotimies we choose to explore the heterosexual male. Or to be precise the almost hetero sexual male. Not to be confused with being overtly...