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February 2026 Edition .02

Longevity, Legacy & the Things That Last

Enjoy VegOut Magazine's February 2026 issue — access it for free now

Enjoy VegOut Magazine's February 2026 issue — access it for free now

Featured

When Activism Turns Gentle: The Infrastructure of Kindness

Feb 17, 2026 Hiago Martins

A barefoot Swiss radical took on Malaysia's most powerful politician and lost everything — here's what his sacrifice taught us

Jul 7, 2025 Justin Brown

How a Malaysian dictator created the blueprint for ecological genocide—and watched it spread across three continents

Jul 28, 2025 Justin Brown

How one family made $21 billion destroying the world's oldest rainforest—and they're still fighting over the money

Jun 15, 2025 Justin Brown

I discovered why some vegans thrive while others burn out—and it revealed a hidden psychological pattern that nobody talks about but everyone needs

Jun 26, 2025 Justin Brown

I always felt invisible until I learned how to be alone without feeling lonely

Jul 22, 2025 Avery White

The tiny kitchen habits of people who eat healthy without making food their whole personality

Apr 29, 2026 Jordan Cooper

Psychology says the healthiest people you know aren't disciplined or boring, they've just figured out that decision fatigue is the silent tax on a good life, so they eat the same five breakfasts on rotation and spend their willpower on things that actually matter

Apr 29, 2026 Jordan Cooper

Psychology says the people who carry a genuinely high-class personality aren't the ones with the wardrobe, the vocabulary, or the well-travelled stories, they're the ones who stopped competing in small conversations, stopped needing the room to know who they are, and learned to make other people feel taller without ever pointing at themselves

Apr 29, 2026 Lachlan Brown

Nobody warns you that some of the friendships you thought were close were never really mutual, and you don't notice in a fallout, you notice in the quiet Tuesday moment something hard happens in your life and you realise you'd never actually call them, and somewhere underneath you knew that for years

Apr 29, 2026 Marlene Martin

Recipes

Crispy Sesame-Ginger Noodles With Blistered Snap Peas in 20 Minutes

Crispy Sesame-Ginger Noodles With Blistered Snap Peas in 20 Minutes

Mar 31, 2026 Oliver Park

The 15-Minute White Bean and Roasted Garlic Soup You'll Make on Repeat

The 15-Minute White Bean and Roasted Garlic Soup You'll Make on Repeat

Mar 30, 2026 Oliver Park

The vegan tiramisu that made my Italian partner admit defeat

Feb 12, 2026 Jordan Cooper

The vegan beef bourguignon that saved date night when our reservation fell through

Feb 11, 2026 Avery White

I've made this vegan pasta for every Valentine's Day for 6 years and it's never missed

Feb 10, 2026 Avery White

The tofu scramble that took me 11 tries to get right and now I crave it more than eggs

Jan 19, 2026 Jordan Cooper

The vegan croissant recipe that took me 14 attempts and was worth every single failed batch

Jan 16, 2026 Avery White

This lazy vegan ramen takes 12 minutes and tastes like I have my life together

Jan 16, 2026 Avery White

I've made this vegan lentil soup 60+ times and I'll make it 60 more

Jan 16, 2026 Avery White

This 6-ingredient vegan curry has saved more weeknights than I can count

Jan 16, 2026 Avery White

The cashew cream sauce that made me stop mourning dairy and I'm not being dramatic

Jan 15, 2026 Jordan Cooper

Food & Drink

The rise of the $18 smoothie and what it reveals about who plant-based food is really for

The rise of the $18 smoothie and what it reveals about who plant-based food is really for

Mar 31, 2026 Oliver Park

Why grocery stores are shrinking their plant-based meat sections and expanding plant-based dairy instead

Why grocery stores are shrinking their plant-based meat sections and expanding plant-based dairy instead

Mar 30, 2026 Elena Santos

Fermentation startups raised billions — now most of them can't find a manufacturer

Fermentation startups raised billions — now most of them can't find a manufacturer

Mar 30, 2026 Elena Santos

8 countries where the local cuisine is already mostly plant-based and nobody talks about it

Feb 25, 2026 Jordan Cooper

6 one-pan vegan dinners for when you want a nice meal but don't want the cleanup

Feb 12, 2026 Avery White

5 plant-based breakfasts in bed ideas that don't involve sad avocado toast

Feb 12, 2026 Avery White

Lifestyle

Children who grew up in the 1960s and 70s were handed a specific and unspoken contract: don't ask for too much, don't make a scene, be grateful for what you have — and behavioral scientists now say the adults that contract produced are statistically the most likely to arrive at retirement with no idea what they actually want, because wanting was never part of the deal

Apr 29, 2026 Avery White

My father taught me, without ever meaning to, that the correct response to pain was competence — fix something, build something, stay busy — and it took me until sixty-four to understand that he was the loneliest man I ever knew

Apr 29, 2026 Lachlan Brown

Most people don't realize that the version of happiness available at 68 is structurally different from the version available at 35 — it's quieter, slower, and built on so much loss that younger people would mistake it for sadness, but the people living it know it's the realest thing they've ever felt

Apr 29, 2026 Avery White

Adults who keep their childhood bedroom photos in a drawer instead of on display often aren't ashamed of where they came from, they're protecting a version of themselves that nobody else in their current life would recognize

Adults who keep their childhood bedroom photos in a drawer instead of on display often aren't ashamed of where they came from, they're protecting a version of themselves that nobody else in their current life would recognize

Apr 29, 2026 Mia Chen

I'm 70 and the most productive year of my life was last year — which would have embarrassed a younger version of me who believed productivity belonged to youth. I think that belief cost me at least a decade

Apr 29, 2026 Marlene Martin

Psychology says people over 70 who watch hours of television daily are often managing a specific loss — the loss of being needed at a regular time by a regular person — and the predictable schedule of a soap opera, a game show, or the evening news is filling the slot that work and family used to occupy

Apr 29, 2026 Marlene Martin

Things to Do

8 DIY abilities Boomers taught themselves that would cost their kids thousands to hire out

Dec 23, 2025 Jordan Cooper

8 physical hobbies that don't feel like exercise but keep you healthier than gym memberships

Dec 17, 2025 Adam Kelton

8 hobbies that build mental resilience better than expensive therapy

Dec 16, 2025 Avery White

9 solo activities that build confidence faster than any self-help book ever could

Dec 16, 2025 Jordan Cooper

8 things Boomers collected as hobbies that accidentally became retirement income streams

Dec 15, 2025 Adam Kelton

8 hobbies Millennials are obsessed with that Boomers think are complete wastes of time

Dec 13, 2025 Adam Kelton

Travel

How a war thousands of miles away is reshaping meals across India

How a war thousands of miles away is reshaping meals across India

Apr 7, 2026 Tessa Lindqvist

5 destinations where vegan eating is so normal nobody makes it weird

Feb 20, 2026 Avery White

8 cities with the best vegan food scenes that aren't LA or Portland

Feb 14, 2026 Avery White

5 vegan travel destinations that don't require researching every restaurant in advance

Feb 13, 2026 Avery White

8 countries where plant-based travelers are treated better than anywhere else

Feb 13, 2026 Avery White

7 countries where eating plant-based is easier than eating meat

Jan 28, 2026 Jordan Cooper

Fashion & Beauty

Florida's new farm bill blocks cities from fighting climate change

Florida's new farm bill blocks cities from fighting climate change

Mar 31, 2026 Elena Santos

I tried a vegan capsule wardrobe for a year and only 5 brands were worth it

Feb 25, 2026 Avery White

The clean beauty brands that are actually vegan versus the ones just using the aesthetic

Feb 25, 2026 Avery White

I switched to vegan leather goods 3 years ago and here's what held up and what didn't

Feb 14, 2026 Avery White

The cruelty-free makeup brands actual makeup artists use when no one's paying them to

Feb 14, 2026 Avery White

8 beauty products I didn't realize weren't vegan until I actually checked the labels

Feb 13, 2026 Avery White

Shopping

8 things I stopped buying after going plant-based that I genuinely never think about anymore

Jan 30, 2026 Avery White

The vegan grocery list for beginners who don't know what to buy first

Jan 25, 2026 Avery White

I ranked every vegan cheese at Whole Foods so you don't waste your money

Jan 25, 2026 Avery White

The vegan grocery haul that keeps my entire week under $50

Jan 24, 2026 Avery White

The whole food plant-based grocery list I desperately needed as a beginner

Jan 23, 2026 Avery White

I spent a week eating only gas station vegan options and it went better than expected

Jan 17, 2026 Avery White

News

Teen mental health depends on whole diet patterns, not single supplements

Teen mental health depends on whole diet patterns, not single supplements

Mar 30, 2026 Adam Kelton

Thousands of Eyeless Marine Animals Wash Ashore in Papua New Guinea

Thousands of Eyeless Marine Animals Wash Ashore in Papua New Guinea

Mar 30, 2026 Oliver Park

10 best places to retire in the US for boomers, according to a major new study

Mar 16, 2026 Jordan Cooper

I voted for Trump's 'America First' promise. His war, ICE raids, and tariffs put Americans last

Mar 7, 2026 Jordan Cooper

Mayweather is 49. Pacquiao is 47. The Sphere is booked. Netflix is rolling cameras. Here are 8 reasons this rematch hits harder than the first one ever could

Mar 6, 2026 Jordan Cooper

A Yale-educated historian predicted Trump's return and the Iran war in 2024 — now his third prediction is the one Washington doesn't want to hear

Mar 6, 2026 Jordan Cooper

Latest Articles

The tiny kitchen habits of people who eat healthy without making food their whole personality

Apr 29, 2026 Jordan Cooper

Psychology says the healthiest people you know aren't disciplined or boring, they've just figured out that decision fatigue is the silent tax on a good life, so they eat the same five breakfasts on rotation and spend their willpower on things that actually matter

Apr 29, 2026 Jordan Cooper

Psychology says the people who carry a genuinely high-class personality aren't the ones with the wardrobe, the vocabulary, or the well-travelled stories, they're the ones who stopped competing in small conversations, stopped needing the room to know who they are, and learned to make other people feel taller without ever pointing at themselves

Apr 29, 2026 Lachlan Brown

Nobody warns you that some of the friendships you thought were close were never really mutual, and you don't notice in a fallout, you notice in the quiet Tuesday moment something hard happens in your life and you realise you'd never actually call them, and somewhere underneath you knew that for years

Apr 29, 2026 Marlene Martin

Children who grew up in the 1960s and 70s were handed a specific and unspoken contract: don't ask for too much, don't make a scene, be grateful for what you have — and behavioral scientists now say the adults that contract produced are statistically the most likely to arrive at retirement with no idea what they actually want, because wanting was never part of the deal

Apr 29, 2026 Avery White

My father taught me, without ever meaning to, that the correct response to pain was competence — fix something, build something, stay busy — and it took me until sixty-four to understand that he was the loneliest man I ever knew

Apr 29, 2026 Lachlan Brown