Ellis Jones
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Head of Content & Programming @Zalando // former editor-in-Chief @VICE Magazine
Joined January 2015
Our first issue of 2021 is out! The Fame Issue looks at the fine line between famous and fan—the power of each, and the strange businesses around both. Now that fans are famous, it’s anyone’s game—whatever that game is. Feat. @chaseicon + much more.
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VICE Magazine’s Fame issue dissects how celebrity became so slippery.
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RT @TheSSKate: @VICE @shayla__love In print, the cover, illustrated by Ariel Davis, wraps from front to back, and on digital, it ~moves~ ht….
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RT @TheSSKate: New issue of @VICE mag is out now: The Reemergence Issue, which considers in real time how we cope while living through a hi….
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VICE Magazine’s Reemergence Issue considers in real time how we cope while living through a historic time.
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Artist/architect Andi Schmied posed as a billionaire to gain access to + photograph the views from NYC's most exclusive properties. I spoke to her about her experience, absurd luxury amenities, and more. via @vice.
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Andi Schmied pretended to be a Hungarian billionaire to tour New York real estate’s most exclusive listings. Her new book documents what she saw.
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Love Jessica Lehrman's pics in our Fame Issue which captures the joy of being a fan. ". I just find myself in awe of that pure dedication, and I’m almost jealous of their blind love for something they’ve made so much bigger than themselves.". via @vice.
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Jessica Lehrman captures the joy of being a fan.
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There’s a niche industry built around helping celebrities drop millions of dollars on real estate without the public ever finding out. @drewjschwartz explains how it works. via @vice magazine's fame issue.
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There’s a niche industry built around helping celebrities drop millions of dollars on real estate without the public ever finding out. Here’s how it works.
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RT @samirasawlani: I wrote abt rise of the African podcast scene-.Ft @MenThePodcast (men’s mental health-Tanzania), @PontesPod (life in Moz….
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The creators of a new batch of African podcasts are becoming celebrities—and they’re not interested in the Western gaze.
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"Curiosity is baked into our DNA, and when it comes to those whose lives seem unattainable or ensconced in a privilege most will never know, it’s fascinating to see the cracks in the marble." @byalexzaragoza w/ a guide to gossip around the world.via @vice.
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Wherever you are in the world, there’s a gossip community waiting for you.
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Huns, the UK online phenomenon—which deifies soap stars, girl group members, and terrible 2000s fashion—offers a welcome alternative to traditional celebrity culture. Fun piece by @hiyalauren in the new issue!. via @vice.
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The UK online phenomenon—which deifies soap stars, girl group members, and terrible 2000s fashion—offers a welcome alternative to traditional celebrity culture.
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RT @samleecole: Ava was stalked, harassed, hacked, physically threatened, and forced to move—all from some random man who became obsessed w….
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She had the teenage dream: 2 million followers, gained mostly by algorithm. Then one of them found her.
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More from our Fame Issue: A former Disney star himself, Moises Arias now takes candid snaps of his famous friends, including Justin Bieber and Kendall Jenner. via @vice.
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A former Disney star himself, Moises Arias now takes candid snaps of his famous friends, including Justin Bieber and Kendall Jenner.
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The Influencer Next Door: Copycatted, parodied, and accused of scamming, CreaTyler is now mostly an apparition online. via @vice.
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Depending on whom you ask, Tyler Johnson, aka CreaTyler, may be one of the internet’s most elusive or most dubious influencers. To me, he’s just someone I grew up with.
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Eve from ‘Bug Juice’ speaks with @annamerlan about the weird nature of viral fame and the real reason she was kicked out of Brush Ranch summer camp. via @vice magazine's Fame Issue.
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A mysterious star of the early reality TV era reflects on summer camp, the weird nature of viral fame, and the real reason she was kicked out of Brush Ranch.
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RT @shayla__love: When Gayle Stever decided to study Michael Jackson fans in 1988, a department head scrawled on her proposal: “Trivial."….
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When Gayle Stever proposed studying Michael Jackson fans in the 80s, her thesis was snubbed. Three decades later, she’s shown why the psychology of fans is not necessarily an unhealthy obsession.
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More from the issue: Experts weighed in on whether Deuxmoi has permanently altered altered the face of the celebrity rumor mill. Fun piece by @hunteryharris .via @vice.
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As the Instagram account has exploded over the past year, fans have been abuzz over its impact on the celebrity rumor mill. But are gossip experts equally impressed?
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The internet-famous social media star found success in parodying the lives of Hollywood’s elite. What happens when @chaseicon attempts to join their ranks? Cover story by @BrennanCarley . via @vice.
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The internet-famous social media star found success in parodying the lives of Hollywood’s elite. What happens when she attempts to join their ranks?
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Another piece from our upcoming Fame Issue: A History of the Hollywood Robbery via @vice . (Head to if you want the issue delivered to your doorstep!).
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For as long as celebrities have existed, they’ve been stolen from. And as the robberies have evolved, so has the security.
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RT @annamerlan: New from me and @timmarchman: a monthslong investigation on the overseas work of the anti-trafficking charity Operation Und….
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Operation Underground Railroad claims to save child sex slaves. People on the ground describe disturbingly amateurish operations that could endanger those they're meant to help.
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