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It's that time again. Here, in full, are Howard Wolfson's picks for Albums of the Year:  read more »

Dixie Chicks -- Taking the Long Way and Alejandro Escovedo - Room of Songs

In retrospect, the cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide" on their last album was a pretty clear sign of the direction they were headed. Even before Natalie Maines' comments about the President, Lubbock was beginning to recede in the rear view mirror and California lay ahead. Maines' remarks accelerated a process already in place away from country radio; the "incident" as the Chicks call it, was less a sharp break than a final straw.]]> http://www.observer.com/2007/wolfsons-list#comments Arts & Culture Politics Beirut Bruce Springsteen Howard Wolfson Pearl Jam Will Oldham Fri, 05 Jan 2007 06:48:10 -0500 Azi Paybarah 31091 at http://www.observer.com Gemayel's Death May Mean Civil War-What Else for Mideast? http://www.observer.com/node/52982 BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov.  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/52982#comments Style Achrafieh Beirut Middle East Pierre Gemayel Sun, 03 Dec 2006 19:00:00 -0500 Katherine Zoepf 52982 at http://www.observer.com Gemayel’s Death May Mean Civil War—What Else for Mideast? http://www.observer.com/node/36353 BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov.  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/36353#comments Style Beirut Lebanon Middle East Pierre Gemayel Sun, 03 Dec 2006 19:00:00 -0500 Katherine Zoepf 36353 at http://www.observer.com Beirutis Return To Bombed City-Will They Stay? http://www.observer.com/node/52853 BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct.  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/52853#comments Style Beirut Beirutis Ive Hezbollah Sayyid Fadlallah Sun, 29 Oct 2006 19:00:00 -0500 Katherine Zoepf 52853 at http://www.observer.com Beirutis Return To Bombed City—Will They Stay? http://www.observer.com/node/36160 BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct.  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/36160#comments Style Beirut Dahieh Haret Hreik Hezbollah Sun, 29 Oct 2006 19:00:00 -0500 Katherine Zoepf 36160 at http://www.observer.com For Many Lebanese, War Is New Reality: But Will They Stay? http://www.observer.com/node/52653 AMMAN, JORDAN—By now, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan is winding down his latest Middl  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/52653#comments Style Amman Beirut Jack Yacoubian Kofi Annan Sun, 10 Sep 2006 20:00:00 -0400 Katherine Zoepf 52653 at http://www.observer.com For Many Lebanese, War Is New Reality: But Will They Stay? http://www.observer.com/node/39388 AMMAN, JORDAN—By now, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan is winding down his latest M  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/39388#comments Style Beirut Jack Yacoubian Kofi Annan Lebanon Sun, 10 Sep 2006 20:00:00 -0400 Katherine Zoepf 39388 at http://www.observer.com Amid Precision Wreckage, Questions and Recriminations http://www.observer.com/node/39356 BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug.  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/39356#comments Politics Beirut Damascus Hezbollah Lebanon Sun, 27 Aug 2006 20:00:00 -0400 Katherine Zoepf 39356 at http://www.observer.com The Transom http://www.observer.com/node/52522 Astor Family Circus  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/52522#comments Style Beirut Brooke Astor Peter Himler Philip Marshall Sun, 06 Aug 2006 20:00:00 -0400 Observer Staff 52522 at http://www.observer.com The Transom http://www.observer.com/node/39220   Astor Family Circus    read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/39220#comments Style Beirut Brooke Astor Peter Himler Philip Marshall Sun, 06 Aug 2006 20:00:00 -0400 Observer Staff 39220 at http://www.observer.com