Ashley Wolfgang

New York

Newsletter Strategist at Condé Nast

newsletters @ the strategist, nymag // formally @ conde // words @ vulture, teen vogue, self, etc. // aspiring tv writer // [email protected]

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Articles

How The Strategist Staff Hunker Down at the Beach

1 week ago | nymag.com | Amelia Jerden |Dominique Pariso |Ashley Wolfgang

Illustration: Pete Gamlen The Strategist staff has some devoted beachgoers. We asked them about their rules for what to bring and the best way to set up a space on the sand. Dominique Pariso, writer: I’m not a beach-cart person. I usually just carry everything on my back. One part of your setup must be something you can sling over your shoulder. So either your cooler or your chair.
On My Mind: Sour Candy and Vintage YSL

1 month ago | nymag.com | Ashley Wolfgang

By Ashley Wolfgang, the Strategist’s newsletter editor.
What Sunrise on the Reaping Means for the World of the Hunger Games

2 months ago | vulture.com | Ashley Wolfgang

Yes, they’re making a movie. Spoilers for Sunrise on the Reaping, A Balled of Songbirds and Snakes, and the original Hunger Games trilogy follow. Sure, I love fan service as much as the next reader, but Sunrise on the Reaping is more than just backstory. The fifth novel and second prequel to Suzanne Collins’s Hunger Games novelsfollows Katniss’s cynical mentor and fellow District 12 victor, Haymitch Abernathy, during the 50th “Quarter Quell” games.
We Tried All the Jeans at Gap

Mar 10, 2025 | nymag.com | Erika Veurink |Ashley Wolfgang

I Tried All The … A series in which we test every version of a particular product from a single brand, to see what stands above the rest. Read more here. Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photos: Erika Veurink, Ashley Wolfgang Welcome to Jeans Month on the Strategist, where we’re obsessively vetting denim — from trying on every pair at the Gap to asking dozens of stylish people about their favorite fits. For more, head to our Jeans Month hub.
On My Mind: Running Mittens and Floating Bookshelves

Dec 18, 2024 | nymag.com | Ashley Wolfgang

12 items in this article 1 item on sale! I’m going to be very honest with you all — I shop in two extremes. I will either spend hours waiting in line at a sample sale and will then impulse-buy at least one item that I don’t touch again for months after, or I will spend days/weeks/months mulling over if something is truly worth budgeting for, sometimes for so long that by the time I do make a decision, the thing is sold out.
Halloween 2024 Décor From Home Depot, West Elm, Pottery Barn

Jul 25, 2024 | nymag.com | Jen Trolio |Ambar Pardilla |Ashley Wolfgang

Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photos: Retailers Real Halloween Heads know that shopping begins promptly in July when Home Depot restocks its giant 12-foot-tall skeleton and the spooky edition of Anthropologie’s Mystic glasses become available for pre-order.
Review: What Othership’s Sauna & Ice Bath Experience Is Like

Jul 22, 2024 | thecut.com | Ashley Wolfgang

At Othership, an “immersive” sauna and ice-bath experience first opened in Toronto, after the sweating and shivering and primal screaming comes some questionable group therapy. (The first U.S. location opened in NYC last week.) Should I go back?
I Can’t Stop Buying Monochrome Running Clothes

May 17, 2024 | nymag.com | Ashley Wolfgang

Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photos: Retailers The Strategist happens to be full of runners, so this week we hit the ground running (literally), testing tons of running gear and interviewing experts to give every kind of runner all the intel they might need. Welcome to Running Week. It all started with a pair of bright purple Sauconys. When they arrived in the mail in the fall (in advance of the NYRR Brooklyn Half Marathon) I was taken aback.
I Never Travel Without My Bootless Compression Boots

May 13, 2024 | nymag.com | Ashley Wolfgang

The sleeves feel like a relaxing massage after a run. Photo: Ashley Wolfgang In 2023, I hit a wall of back-to-back injuries: a calf strain in the spring, a bruised rib (from a non-running-related bike crash) also in the spring, and, finally, the crème de la crème of injuries: osteitis pubis and a pelvic stress fracture in the fall, causing me to drop out of the Chicago marathon the week of the race and stop running for three months.
What Ariana Madix Can’t Live Without

Apr 17, 2024 | nymag.com | Ariana Madix |Ashley Wolfgang

Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photo: Bravo If you’re like us, you’ve probably wondered what everyday stuff famous people add to their carts — like hair spray or an electric toothbrush. We asked Vanderpump Rules cast member Ariana Madix — who recently partnered with BIC — about her favorite loungewear, dog leash, and snail-mucin serum. Oofos OOahh Slide Sandals From $59 When I was on Dancing With the Stars, my feet were just in the worst condition.