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Key questions for 2009
Observer writers look ahead to the issues likely to dominate the headlines next year
What do you wish for in the new year?
The interview: Debra Winger
Is the acclaimed 80s actress ready for another leading role? Rachel Cooke finds out
Cuba's revolutionaries fight for art
As the 50th year of communism approaches, artists are testing the boundaries of tolerance
It's a man's world - look at the mess
Jenni Murray: Guys, stop being scared of the monstrous regiment. We need women at the top tables
To be in Gaza is to be trapped
Peter Beaumont: The latest attacks in Gaza rank with Deir Yassin and the Sabra and Shatila massacres
Editorial: Talking, not force, is the only solution
Observer Magazine
Eyewitness 2008
From Barack Obama's astonishing win to Britain's Beijing gold bonanza. The defining events of the year described by the people at the centre of the action
Fagin goes forth in the West End
Profile: Best known for his Blackadder and Mr Bean, Rowan Atkinson is set to star in Oliver!
2008: the readers' review
The critics have had their say, but what of Observer readers' highs and lows?
Observer Magazine
This much I know: Dame Edna
"I dyed my hair brown as a younger woman, because I felt ashamed of my natural mauve colouring"
Tried and tested skives
Miranda Sawyer: For the skilled office skiver, going back to work between Christmas and New Year is the gift that keeps on giving
Observer Review
A Private Experience
Two women caught up in a violent street riot take shelter in an abandoned shop. A short story by prize winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Return of the storytellers
2009 will see an abundance of eagerly awaited big-name novels. William Skidelsky scans the field
Sport
Aussies in a world XI? Not for me
Australia still lead the ICC's rankings, but they have been eclipsed by India, says Vic Marks
Boom and bust
Some English clubs are still struggling with debt. Rugby must change, says Michael Aylwin
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Film Weekly
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Jason Solomons's guests are Stephen Rea, who talks about the lack of onscreen sex in his film career, Stephen Daldry who reveals what drew him to the Holocaust novel The Reader, and Xan Brooks who joins him to round up the year's best films
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Nick Palmer: Israel's friends must say 'stop'
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Tim Hayward: Cleaning up after the party
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Editorial: Scrappy splendour ... Minnesota is still re-counting ballots from November US elections
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Tim Hayward: Cleaning up after the party
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Things to do in January
Caroline Foley
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Comment & opinion
We need moral vision as well as money to rebuild Britain
Will Hutton: Could there be a greater corporate disaster in British history than the humbling of the Royal Bank of Scotland?
The Pope had a chance to calm fears
Cristina Odone: Without gay men, the hierarchy of the Catholic church would collapse
Escape
Readers' holidays
We asked you to tell us about your adventures over the last year. Here are some of our favourites
Twenty best winter holidays
From bobsleighing in Norway to tracking wolves in Romania, Laura Goodman has inspiration for all
Business & Cash
UK pushed to bottom of wealth league
UK living standards set to slump in 2009 due to recession and plunging pound
Madoff probe focuses on tax havens
Investigators believe hundreds of millions of dollars may be hidden
Matthew Fort
Food futures
What do you foresee in the foodie firmament for 2009?
Review
Harold Pinter
The late playwright reveals why cricket is better than sex
Food and drink
Hoppy new beer
What do you drink to welcome in the new year?
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Gaffes of the year
Who was caught with their feet in their mouths in 2008?
Word of Mouth
The year in food
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