Ashley Wong

1 day ago | tovima.com | Ashley Wong

Jeff Bezos, one of the wealthiest people in the world, is getting married this month. What could he and his bride, former TV journalist Lauren Sánchez, possibly want as a gift? “Well, I wouldn’t get them anything that I could buy on Amazon,” joked Jean Shafiroff, a philanthropist and socialite in New York City. Shafiroff said she did not know Bezos and Sánchez personally, but had attended and given gifts at many sumptuous parties. Gift registries are standard for most weddings.

4 weeks ago | jp.wsj.com | Ashley Wong

5月上旬のじめじめした木曜日の夜、米ニューヨーク・マンハッタンのイーストビレッジにあるバーの赤い照明の下で、50人ほどの若い男女が酒を飲みながら、大音量の音楽に負けじと大きな声で会話を交わしていた。黒いテーブルの上には「MAKE AMERICA HOT AGAIN（米国を再びホットに）」の文字が入った白い帽子と、「レーガノミクスとレチノール（人気の美容成分）が出会う場所」と書かれたピンクのステッカーが置かれていた。スピーカーからはビレッジ・ピープルの「YMCA」やアッシャーの「DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love」が流れていた。

1 month ago | wsj.com | Ashley Wong

By Ashley Wong | Photography by Camilo Fuentealba Brevis for WSJ. Magazine On a damp Thursday evening in early May, under the red lights of a bar in Manhattan’s East Village, around 50 young men and women knocked back drinks and shouted over loud music. Black tables displayed white hats reading “MAKE AMERICA HOT AGAIN” and pink stickers that said “Where Reaganomics meets retinol.” The Village People’s “YMCA” and Usher’s “DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love” blasted over the speakers.

1 month ago | wsj.com | Ashley Wong

The reality star and entrepreneur arrived at court wearing a large diamond necklace and earringsKim Kardashian was in Paris on Tuesday to testify against a group of armed robbers who, in October 2016, allegedly held her at gunpoint before stealing millions of dollars worth of jewelry. The reality TV star and Skims co-founder arrived at the court wearing over 100 diamonds. Kardashian, 44, ascended the steps of the courthouse in a black skirt-suit, slingback heels and shades.

1 month ago | wsj.com | Ashley Wong

In a 15-second clip, Jake Shane stands before the camera wearing a black hoodie, having a conversation with the air. “Nope, I literally didn’t do that,” he says, playing a defiantly blasé 1998 Bill Clinton. “Nope, ’cause I’m the president.” Within weeks, the simple video, posted in February 2023, racked up millions of views, kicked off a new style of TikTok comedy and set Shane, then an assistant at an indie record label, on a completely different career path.