Ashley Wolfgang

3 weeks ago | nymag.com | Ashley Wolfgang

By Ashley Wolfgang, the Strategist’s newsletter editor.

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.

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.

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.

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.