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Singer Beyoncé, who famously played Etta James in the 2008 film Cadillac Records, is speaking out on the legendary singer’s passing and says she will be missed.

“This is a huge loss. Etta James was one of the greatest vocalists of our time,” she wrote on her website.

“I am so fortunate to have met such a queen,” she continued. “Her musical contributions will last a lifetime. Playing Etta James taught me so much about myself, and singing her music inspired me to be a stronger artist. When she effortlessly opened her mouth, you could hear her pain and triumph. Her de

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A new book on Ariel Sharon, written by his son, Gilad, will appear in English and Hebrew tomorrow.

According to a story in Ha’Aretz, Gilad Sharon has been working on the book, titled Sharon: The Life of a Leader, for the past four and a half years.

Most incredibly, Gilad told The New York Times last week that his father, who suffered a debilitating stroke almost six years ago and has remained in a coma-like state ever since, responds to requests to move his fingers and has put on weight even though he is fed intravenously.

In the book, Sharon writes that Israeli doctors urged Gilad and his brother, Omri, to let their father die shortly after the stroke in January 2006 because the CT scan appeared to reveal lethal damage. G

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New Britain Public Library this week will show two films, one to commemorate the Chinese New Year, and the other just for fun.

On Monday, Jan. 23, at 6:30 p.m., the film is “Eat Drink Man Woman,” directed by the great Ang Lee. The story tells of an aging master Chinese chef with three grown daughters, who all have agendas that worry him. It is considered one of the greatest movies ever made about food.

On Wednesday, Jan. 25, at noon, the movie is “Cold Turkey,” a 1971 comedy starring Dick Van Dyke about a contest for a whole town to quit smoking, and the cigarette company executive who tries to sabotage it.

Admission to both is free.

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Liuzzas by the Track has earned its place among New Orleans best neighborhood restaurants with a menu thats tighter than the more sprawling norm of the genre. Its a po-boy joint whose kitchen has a flair for pot-cooking and whose long, alluring bar is where many spouses would have to go looking for their missing partners if it were open later.

Talk to Liuzzas by the Tracks fans and chances are they will mention one of three very popular house specialites: its restoratively brothy, invigoratingly spicy gumbo; its cardiologist-flouting barbecue shrimp po-boy; and a po-boy the menu calls Breathtaking Beef.

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