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Rapinoe the Great, Russian Doll, Anatolian Psych-Rock, and Socialism: ToM's Best of 2019

We all know the year sucked, but there was some amazing stuff to read, hear, and watch. Our picks.

The Christmas Truce of 1914

Writer Dave Buckhout meditates on a time when peace and good-will momentarily won out over humanity's impulse for self-destruction.

It's Hard Out Here for a PrEP

It's the holidays and everything is awful, but the story of PrEP tells us that it doesn't have to be that way -- sort of.

Martin McGuinness: From IRA Leader to Peaceful Deputy First Minister

McGuinness's life illustrates the path from political violence to peaceful cooperation, argues Ruairidh Fraser -- but Brexit threatens to unravel hard-won progress.

I Got Purged, Y'all

The state of Georgia really, really, really doesn't want Aimée to vote.

Hangover Days

The ToM team sits by the telephone, waiting for Jezza and destiny to call.

Pendeja, You Ain’t Steinbeck: My Bronca with Fake-Ass Social Justice Literature

A feminist magazine attempts to bury a critical review of an opportunistic, racist, brownface novel. Writer Myriam Gurba tells the story.

1877, 1972, and 2016: Our Ongoing Low-Grade Civil War

People talk of a “constitutional crisis” these days as if we haven’t been in one for years, says historian Jason Tebbe.

Introducing Courtney Rawlings, ToM's Newest Contributing Editor

Gal Debored joins the ranks of ToM's wayward urbanists.

When duty texts, remember that you have read-receipt on

A jittery world watches fascism on the march from Bolivia to India, and Twitter importantly doubles down on Indian food.