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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

Nobody talks about what the boomer generation is actually carrying right now, and it isn't entitlement or nostalgia or the stereotypes their kids keep posting about, it's the quiet weight of being raised to never need anyone, and discovering in their 70s that self-reliance and connection were never the same thing

Apr 26, 2026 Marlene Martin

coffee morning old

The generation turning 70 right now is the first to have both a 30-year retirement ahead and no cultural story about what to do with it.

Apr 26, 2026 Marlene Martin

There's a specific quality in people who never make their generosity visible — they give without the footnote, help without the follow-up, and disappear before the thank-you, and it is the rarest social trait most of us will ever witness

Apr 26, 2026 Lachlan Brown

I'm 70 and the most honest thing I've said in years is this: I'm not depressed, I'm not ungrateful, I'm not having a crisis — I'm just unhappy in a way that doesn't have a form to fill out or a person to blame

Apr 26, 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

I'm 70 and the loneliest part of my week is Sunday evening, when the world quietly resets for everyone else and my reset looks like exactly what last week's looked like, and the loneliness isn't sadness, it's the specific awareness of being on the outside of a rhythm everyone else seems to be inside of

Apr 25, 2026 Marlene Martin

Nobody talks about what's actually happening to the generation entering retirement right now, and it isn't a golden years story or a financial crisis story, it's the first generation to retire without the church, the union, or the neighbourhood that used to catch them, and most of them are quietly figuring it out alone

Apr 25, 2026 Marlene Martin

Psychology says the parents whose adult children genuinely want to be around them aren't the ones who gave the most or sacrificed the most, they're the ones who stopped keeping a quiet ledger of everything they did, and let their kids show up as people instead of as a return on investment

Apr 25, 2026 Marlene Martin

Psychology says people who are genuinely kind yet still feel alone aren't lonely because nobody likes them — they're lonely because the version of them everyone likes is the version that needs nothing, and a self that never needs anything is a self that nobody ever gets close enough to actually know, and the kindness that should have been a doorway has quietly become a wall

Apr 25, 2026 Avery White

Psychology says grandparents who are genuinely loved by their grandchildren don't try to be another parent — they've understood that the role is different, gentler, and less invested in outcome, and the grandchild who experiences that kind of unconditional, low-pressure attention is getting something most adults don't offer each other, much less the children in their lives

Apr 25, 2026 Marlene Martin

Psychology says women who become genuinely classy in their 60s aren't trying to impress anyone — they've simply stopped performing a version of themselves built for other people's comfort and what's left is the real thing

Apr 25, 2026 Avery White

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

Nobody talks about what the boomer generation is actually carrying right now, and it isn't entitlement or nostalgia or the stereotypes their kids keep posting about, it's the quiet weight of being raised to never need anyone, and discovering in their 70s that self-reliance and connection were never the same thing

Apr 26, 2026 Marlene Martin

coffee morning old

The generation turning 70 right now is the first to have both a 30-year retirement ahead and no cultural story about what to do with it.

Apr 26, 2026 Marlene Martin

There's a specific quality in people who never make their generosity visible — they give without the footnote, help without the follow-up, and disappear before the thank-you, and it is the rarest social trait most of us will ever witness

Apr 26, 2026 Lachlan Brown

I'm 70 and the most honest thing I've said in years is this: I'm not depressed, I'm not ungrateful, I'm not having a crisis — I'm just unhappy in a way that doesn't have a form to fill out or a person to blame

Apr 26, 2026 Marlene Martin

I'm 70 and the loneliest part of my week is Sunday evening, when the world quietly resets for everyone else and my reset looks like exactly what last week's looked like, and the loneliness isn't sadness, it's the specific awareness of being on the outside of a rhythm everyone else seems to be inside of

Apr 25, 2026 Marlene Martin

Nobody talks about what's actually happening to the generation entering retirement right now, and it isn't a golden years story or a financial crisis story, it's the first generation to retire without the church, the union, or the neighbourhood that used to catch them, and most of them are quietly figuring it out alone

Apr 25, 2026 Marlene Martin