There are options everywhere this year for supporting your local community with a more homey version of commercialism.

Designbox has it’s 7th annual Brand Fandango celebration this season. The show opened First Friday, but DB has extended show hours, open on Saturdays through the 20th from 11a-4p and weekdays thru 19th from 12p-6p. Lots of unique [...]

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Yep. Thanksgiving is over and shopping season has begun and, with that, the unveiling of this year’s New York City holiday window displays. For those of you who won’t get the chance to stroll down 5th Ave, here’s a taste.

Macy’s Windows

Saks fifth Ave window 1: based on children’s book, “A Flake Like Mike”

Lord and Taylor [...]

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The pain reliever, Motrin, lost a major bonding opportunity by poking fun at new moms who use baby slings and other “close to the body” carriers. A new online and magazine ad was pulled Monday with an apology on their home page due to thousands and thousands of twitter comments by outraged moms and blogs [...]

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