Mainstream Mondays!

The internet is abuzz with vegan activity, often from sources you wouldn’t expect. Whether it’s veg recipes featured on Yahoo!, the Buzzfeed staff going vegan for a week, or TIME raving about nutritional yeast, we love the growing presence of veganism in its various online permutations. With so much attention placed on cruelty-free living, we’ve decided to round-up the best vegan stories from around the web in a weekly feature we’re calling Mainstream Mondays.
 
Without further adieu, we give you this week’s Mainstream Mondays lineup!

>> Clean food, dirty mouth
Thug Kitchen’s controversial approach to veganism is explored in The New York Times

>> Master vegan cooking
Oregon Live interviews Food52’s Gena Hamshaw to show how accessible vegan cooking is to everyone
 
>> Cruelty-free makeup
Bustle busts out vegan makeup tips just in time for Halloween
 
>> Something to be thankful for
The Daily Meal reminds us that it’s that time of year when you can order your Thanksgiving Feast from New York City’s famed vegan food truck, The Cinnamon Snail

>> Vegan Halloween candy
Paste Magazine goes in-depth to explain which animal products are lurking in Halloween candy and gives us a list of vegan alternatives. And don’t miss VegNews’ ultimate guide to vegan Halloween candy here!