Tuesday night on Thirteen, we caught Gary Hustwit’s latest documentary about product design, “Objectified.” The film, which features design gods like Apple’s Jonathan Ive and Muji’s Naoto Fukasawa, investigates our emotional relationships with products, our unrelenting obsession with “the new,” its cultural and environmental repercussions, etc. Fascinating stuff, and required viewing for every modern consumer…. Read more »

Beginning Friday, 11/27, Brooklyn boutique Bird will be taking up to 40% off select stock. Officially the sale’s expected to end Sunday, but we doubt it. No sign yet of marked down menswear online, but we’ll keep an eye on it. Bird Park Slope – 316 5th Ave between 2nd and 3rd – 718-768-4940 –… Read more »

Online and in store, Rogan is now taking 30% off select (most) stock. Officially, the markdowns aren’t set to take effect ’til Friday, 11/27, but clerks are already honoring it. Rogan – 330 Bowery at the corner of Bond St – 646-827-7567 – MapRogan – 91 Franklin St between Broadway & Church – 646-827-7554 –… Read more »

Beginning Friday, 11/27, John Varvatos boutiques will be taking up to 40% off most in store stock. Find similar markdowns online. We’re really digging this shawl collar cardigan down from $500 to $350. John Varvatos – 122 Spring St at Greene – 212-965-0700 – MapJohn Varvatos – 315 Bowery at Bleeker – 212-358-0315 – Map

Friday through Sunday, 11/27-11/29, Billy Reid is taking $100 off every $500 you drop. We don’t really recommend shopping on “Black Friday,” but if you do, do it at Billy Reid. Billy Reid – 54 Bond St Bowery & Lafayette – 12pm-9pm daily – 212-598-9355 – Map