The Originals

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The Originals #5 Joe Eszterhas Jul 18, 2019

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Joe Eszterhas details his run as the most famous and lavishly paid screenwriter in the world. He hit with Flashdance, broke records with Basic Instinct and ran aground with Showgirls. From his coke-fueled Rolling Stone days to bedding Sharon Stone to finding God in the Cleveland heat, Eszterhas has amazing dish about the filthy perversions of Bob Evans, the unquenchable ambition of Elizabeth Berkley and the cow fornication film that could have ended Spielberg's career.

The Originals #4 Bobby Zarem Mar 11, 2019

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The legend Newsweek once dubbed "Superflack," Bobby Zarem knows all of Hollywood's secrets, and he's not afraid to share them all. From John Travolta's shocking Saturday Night Fever era significant other, to Arnold Schwarzenegger's unseemly collectibles, to the surprising way Tom Cruise gets his kicks, Bobby doesn't disappoint. Even if you don't believe all his dish, you'll never look at the movie business the same.

The Originals #3 Daphne Merkin Dec 18, 2018

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Daphne Merkin is a novelist, essayist, reviewer who became famous overnight for her 1996 New Yorker essay, "Unlikely Obsession" about her fetish for spanking. Now in the news again for her controversial New York Times op-ed critical of #metoo, Merkin talks about Phillip Roth, suicidal ideation, and whether her pal Woody Allen should be considered a sex offender.

The Originals #2 Gay Talese Nov 28, 2018

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Andrew and iconic new journalist Gay Talese settle an old beef involving Sinatra's hairpiece, then go deep into Talese's sexy years researching Thy Neighbor's Wife and the big headaches that came with his blockbuster New Yorker story, "The Voyeur's Motel."

The Originals #1 Allen Kovac Oct 18, 2018

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Andrew Goldman interviews "Master of Chaos" music manager Allen Kovac, who shares all the grisly details of managing Mötley Crüe, Meatloaf, Duran Duran....and Richard Marx.

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