The Discerning Brute: fashion, food & etiquette for the ethically handsome man

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• Trycycle Glassware is made with 100% post-consumer recycled glass. If you like to host dinners or gatherings that involve drinks, it’s difficult to find ethical glasses unless you get them from vintage or thrift shops. From stemware and decanters to tumblers and jars, Trycycle takes it’s inspiration from the green-tinted glassware of Europe. The crisp green color is a result of the recycling process. It’s very affordable around $20-$30 for a set of 4 glasses.

• Cheap Monday, Paul Smith, and Monkee Genes are offering some organic threads at ASOS. I’m a huge fan of olive pants and button-down collars, and these hit the spot.

• Mark Zuckerberg, whose face currently graces the cover of TIME, is a young genius. He is also rumored to be vegan. There are many articles flying around about whether he is or isn’t – so I ask you, dear readers, to point out your best researched evidence. If he is, hopefully his leadership in the area of ethics will also be celebrated.

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joshuakatcher, December 16th 2010 | Tags: cheap monday, Mark Zuckerberg, monkee genes, paul smith, recycled glasses, recycled wine glasses, time, trycycle glassware, vegan
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Spring Biker, Best Doc & Easter Candy

Cheap Monday has a nice faux-leather biker vest available at Alter $105
(Shop via text message through or Subports web store.)

Gilt offers a Rogue poly-cotton faux-leather, asymmetrical zip jacket in black or
(here’s your Invite to be a Gilt member)

We were THRILLED that The Cove won an Academy Award for Best Documentary last night! If you haven’t seen it, you must! Watch the trailer, buy the movie, then find out what you can do to help!

What’s the best part about Sweet & Sarah’s Easter marshmallows in the shapes of chicks, bunnies, and eggs? There no boiled cow or horse hooves, tendons or cartilage in them! Don’t get me wrong – I love how cute Peeps are as much as the next guy, but there’s something as sinister and creepy as a Zombie-Jesus about disguising nasty slaughterhouse-scraps as yummy candy for kids. Thanks to Sweet & Sarah your celebration of Easter doesn’t have to support factory farming.