Jamie Clifton

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Blood, Mud and Booze: Inside Cajun Mardi Gras

2 months ago | vice.com | Jamie Clifton

To the untrained eye, Courir de Mardi Gras looks a bit like a medieval uprising-themed bachelor party. But behind the drunken revelry and chaotic costumes, it’s a deeply rooted tradition that stretches back centuries, blending old-timey French customs with Cajun and Creole culture. Held in multiple communities across South Louisiana, Cajun Mardi Gras takes place on Fat Tuesday, or the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. This year, the raucous celebration falls on March 4.
The Worst Things I've Seen as a WhatsApp Moderator

2 months ago | vice.com | Jamie Clifton

The internet can be a truly horrendous place—just ask any social media moderator. Case in point: for the latest episode of Informer, we spoke to someone who used to work for Meta’s moderating contractor, Accenture. His day-to-day on the WhatsApp team involved sifting through images and deciding whether or not they depicted child sexual abuse—a job that was just as harrowing as it sounds, and something he coped with “through a lot of substance abuse”.
Far-Right Streamer Nick Fuentes Posts Video of Armed 'Assassin' at His Door

Dec 19, 2024 | vice.com | Jamie Clifton

Far-right live streamer Nick Fuentes has claimed a “would-be assassin” attempted to take his life Wednesday night, sharing Ring camera footage that shows a man brandishing weapons at his front door. In video shared on X, a man wearing a motorcycle helmet is seen approaching Fuentes’ home.
Alleged Hitwoman Named 'The Doll' Arrested After Murder Spree

Dec 6, 2024 | vice.com | Jamie Clifton

In what will undoubtedly become source material for a Netflix series three to five years from now, a woman dubbed “The Doll” has been arrested in Colombia, accused of multiple targeted killings. The 23-year-old – real name, Karen Julieth Ojeda Rodriguez – was called a “dangerous hitwoman” by police, who allege she carried out the murders for a gang known as Los de la M.
The Three Words Written On the Bullets That Killed UnitedHealthcare CEO

Dec 5, 2024 | vice.com | Jamie Clifton

Shell casings discovered at the scene of Brian Thompson’s fatal shooting in New York were inscribed with the words “deny,” “defend,” and “depose,” police sources told ABC News. The UnitedHealthcare CEO was shot dead just before 7AM yesterday in Manhattan. The NYPD has called the attack a “premeditated … brazen [and] targeted,” citing surveillance footage showing the shooter calmly lying in wait. The assailant, dressed in a light jacket, mask, and distinct gray backpack, fled the scene on an e-bike.
We Made Three Real Estate Agents Take the Sociopath Test From 'Blade Runner'

Oct 31, 2024 | vice.com | Jamie Clifton

It takes a special set of skills to become a real estate agent. Are you a gifted liar? Can you gesture at storage? Are you able to unlock a door, and then also lock that door 15 to 20 minutes later? Congratulations, you got the job! The one downside is that lots of people now assume you’re a paid up footsoldier of the landlord class, happy to fleece decent people out of half of their monthly wages for some tiny shithole buried in mold.
From Razr phones to iPods, retro tech is the new fashion statement

Oct 21, 2024 | voguebusiness.com | Jamie Clifton

This article on retro tech is part of our Vogue Business membership package. To enjoy unlimited access to our weekly Technology Edit, which contains Member-only reporting and analysis and our NFT Tracker, sign up for membership here. At the dawn of the 2000s, there was no status symbol glitzier than a rhinestone-encrusted Sidekick.
A moment that changed me: I botched my final Harry Potter audition and felt dismay, remorse, shame - then relief

Oct 1, 2024 | theguardian.com | Jamie Clifton

In hindsight, the quiff was probably a bad idea. It was the morning of my final audition to play Harry Potter in 2000. I should have been rehearsing the scene I’d be performing later that day at Leavesden Studios, in front of a panel that included director Chris Columbus. Instead, I spent half an hour papier-macheing my fringe with fistfuls of wet-look hair gel, intent on giving these Hollywood bigwigs some of the old razzle dazzle.
Meta’s AR about-face leaves brands and creators looking for alternatives

Sep 16, 2024 | voguebusiness.com | Jamie Clifton

This article on Meta is part of our Vogue Business membership package. To enjoy unlimited access to our weekly Technology Edit, which contains Member-only reporting and analysis and our NFT Tracker, sign up for membership here. After seven years pushing its augmented reality capabilities, Meta is planning to close its augmented reality studio Spark AR.
The relentless rise of the crotch logo

Aug 26, 2024 | voguebusiness.com | Jamie Clifton

Sign up to receive the Vogue Business newsletter for the latest luxury news and insights, plus exclusive membership discounts. At some point over the last decade, it became OK — encouraged, even — to sell men’s trousers and shorts featuring a giant logo across the crotch. Pyrex was doing it during the ‘swag era’ of the early 2010s, but Corteiz popularised it much more recently — and now everyone’s at it, from fast fashion brands to luxury labels, including Celine, Vetements, Palm Angels and Rhude.