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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

I watched my mother keep a secret from my father for 30 years — not an affair, not money, just a dream she had about a life she didn't live — and I only found out because she told me on a car journey when I was 35 and I asked why she never told him and she said because he would have tried to fix it and some things aren't broken they're just unfinished

Mar 17, 2026 Avery White

I watched my son become a father and in the first 10 minutes I saw him do 3 things I never did — he held the baby against his bare chest, he cried openly, and he told his wife she was amazing — and I felt proud and ashamed at exactly the same time because the man I raised is better at this than I was and the reason he's better is because he decided not to be me

Mar 17, 2026 Gerry Marcos

I've been married for 43 years and the secret isn't communication or date nights — it's the ability to be furious with someone at 8pm and still make their tea at 9pm because love after 40 years isn't a feeling, it's a decision you make 6 times a day and some days 3 of those decisions are made through gritted teeth

Mar 17, 2026 Marlene Martin

I noticed I clean the entire house before I can sit down to relax and the relaxation lasts about 4 minutes before I find something else to clean and the cycle has been running since I moved out of a house where my mother said you can't rest in a mess and that sentence became my operating system and I can't uninstall it

Mar 17, 2026 Avery White

Recipes

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

The vegan chili that won my office cookoff against 8 meat versions and I still get emails about it

Jan 15, 2026 Jordan Cooper

The vegan mac and cheese that made my Wisconsin-raised husband forget to complain

Jan 15, 2026 Avery White

Food & Drink

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

8 vegan recipes for impressing someone who thinks plant-based means boring

Feb 12, 2026 Jordan Cooper

6 vegan dishes that pair perfectly with a bottle of wine and nowhere to be

Feb 11, 2026 Jordan Cooper

I tested every dairy-free ice cream brand and only 5 are worth sharing with someone you love

Feb 11, 2026 Avery White

Lifestyle

I watched my mother pack my father's lunch every morning for 30 years — same sandwich, same apple, same napkin with his name on it — and he never once said thank you in front of us and I thought that was normal and it took me until I was 45 to realize that the sandwich was a love letter she wrote every day and he read every day and neither of them needed us to see it

Mar 17, 2026 Jordan Cooper

Therapists say the most 'put together' women over 60 are usually the ones who forgot what they want

Mar 16, 2026 Marlene Martin

Psychology says people who love deeply but struggle to say it out loud display these 8 traits and the silence isn't a lack of feeling — it's a surplus of feeling trapped behind a wall that was built by someone who taught them that expressing love made you vulnerable and vulnerable meant unsafe

Mar 16, 2026 Avery White

8 ways a man over 60 shows love that don't look like love at all because he was never given the language for tenderness so he learned to say it by checking your tire pressure and warming up your car and making sure the porch light was on when you came home late

Mar 16, 2026 Gerry Marcos

If you're still saying yes to things you don't want to do at 64, you haven't run out of time — but psychology says you have run out of the one excuse that used to feel convincing

Mar 16, 2026 Marlene Martin

I worked for forty-two years, raised three kids mostly on my own while my husband 'provided' by going to work and then disappearing into the tv — and at 67 I realized I taught my daughters that men are people you work around, not people you build a life with, and I don't know if I did them a favor or a disservice

Mar 16, 2026 Marlene Martin

Things to Do

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

You know you're getting older when these 8 hobbies suddenly become more appealing than bars and parties

Dec 8, 2025 Jordan Cooper

Travel

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

7 travel "essentials" people buy before trips that experienced travelers know are completely useless

Jan 12, 2026 Adam Kelton

Fashion & Beauty

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

10 things truly elegant women never wear no matter how trendy they become

Jan 15, 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

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

BTS is coming to Netflix—and it's bigger than anyone expected

Mar 4, 2026 Jordan Cooper

Did the Illuminati really clone Jim Carrey? The internet remains divided

Mar 4, 2026 Jordan Cooper

Latest Articles

I watched my mother keep a secret from my father for 30 years — not an affair, not money, just a dream she had about a life she didn't live — and I only found out because she told me on a car journey when I was 35 and I asked why she never told him and she said because he would have tried to fix it and some things aren't broken they're just unfinished

Mar 17, 2026 Avery White

I watched my son become a father and in the first 10 minutes I saw him do 3 things I never did — he held the baby against his bare chest, he cried openly, and he told his wife she was amazing — and I felt proud and ashamed at exactly the same time because the man I raised is better at this than I was and the reason he's better is because he decided not to be me

Mar 17, 2026 Gerry Marcos

I've been married for 43 years and the secret isn't communication or date nights — it's the ability to be furious with someone at 8pm and still make their tea at 9pm because love after 40 years isn't a feeling, it's a decision you make 6 times a day and some days 3 of those decisions are made through gritted teeth

Mar 17, 2026 Marlene Martin

I noticed I clean the entire house before I can sit down to relax and the relaxation lasts about 4 minutes before I find something else to clean and the cycle has been running since I moved out of a house where my mother said you can't rest in a mess and that sentence became my operating system and I can't uninstall it

Mar 17, 2026 Avery White

I watched my mother pack my father's lunch every morning for 30 years — same sandwich, same apple, same napkin with his name on it — and he never once said thank you in front of us and I thought that was normal and it took me until I was 45 to realize that the sandwich was a love letter she wrote every day and he read every day and neither of them needed us to see it

Mar 17, 2026 Jordan Cooper

Therapists say the most 'put together' women over 60 are usually the ones who forgot what they want

Mar 16, 2026 Marlene Martin