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I woke up this morning feeling that there was money out there to be had … somewhere. Turns out, the hotel owner and real estate developer Leona Helmsley left more than $4 billion after she passed away last week and its uncertain as to what’s to happen to it. I’m thinking, long lost relative …

Alfred Lubrano, from The Philadelphia Inquirer, writes about the 50 year old birthday of Jack Kerouac’s On the Road in
Readers head down Jack Kerouac’s ‘On the Road’ again as the book turns 50 at PopWire.

In the really sad news column, Owen Wilson (The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Wedding Crashers) was hospitalized Sunday following a reported suicide attempt. He has publicly asked for time to heal. Rumor has it that his brother Luke found Owen after trying to slit his own wrists and overdosing on sleeping pills. Owen, you are one of our favorite actors and we wish you well in getting the help you need. We are looking forward to The Darjeeling Limited and Drillbit Taylor.

Yes, stars like Owen Wilson can hurt, too

Via the Movie Blog, FilmJunk is reporting that another classical arcade game is being made into a movie. This time its Joust.

Hilly Kristal, the legendary founder of the punk rock club CBGB in New York, died at the age of 75. Bands like the Ramones, Television, Sonic Youth, and Talking Heads got their starts at Kristal’s CBGB.

Also, Between Punk Rock and a Hard Place tells of the demise of CBGB.

And, just as I was asking myself about Damages withdrawal this week (the show just took a break), Televisionary recaps some important details about Patty Hewes and asks some very important questions about her character. I think that Patty will come out looking much more altruistic than they’ve made her out to be till now. And, she’s got a ways to go with the whole lady-from-hell thing before she comes out the other end looking golden. She’s in this for the good of society and the working man, me thinks.

[tags]Leona Helmsley, Owen Wilson, Joust, Hilly Kristal, CBGB, Jack Kerouac, Damages [/tags]