* Article 1 Concerning the lie 12/10/97
Is it a mid-life crisis that makes Paul McDermott
WANT to tell the truth ?
*Article 2 Concerning the Internet 19/10/97
The infomation supherhighway contains too many potholes
and dangerous curves, say Paul McDermott.
* Article 3 Concerning Bliss 26/10/97
What is Bliss ? Its a state of delirious ingnorance
that most of us grow out of. By Paul McDermott.
* Article 4 Self-help for the Helpless 2/11/97
What is it that is so appealing about a man sitting
alone in a cafe pondering where he went wrong in his failed love affair
? Absolutley nothing at all, says Paul McDermott.
* Article 5 Self-help for the Helpless, Part
2 9/11/97
Self-help books are becoming the new addiction of
the 90's. Paul McDermott dabbles with a nasty habit.
* Article 6 Concerning Cockroaches 16/11/97
As cockraoaches threaten to take over Paul McDermott's
life, he comes up with a novel solution.
* Article 7 Gods of Modern Living 23/11/97
Paul McDermott discovers our spirtual G-spot is stimulated
when the conversation turns a bit deity.
* Article 8 Have a Happy deity 1/12/97
Never pretend the Street God has smiled on you are
stealing. If you folllow this simple rule you will enter his kingdom, say
Paul McDermott.
* Article 9 Longing For Fufilment 7/12/97
I can understand how, in attracting customers, a resturant
may wish to make a dish seem more alluring. One dessert that hooks in its
name is "Death by Chocolate". I have witnessed friends salivating with
the mere thought of the ultimate demise. I wonder whether " Death by jellied
eel in sow's stomach" has as much appeal.
* Article 10 Christmas Crackers 14/12/97
* Article 11 The High Cost of Giving 21/12/97
* Article 12 Sappy New Year
The tinsel is gone. The office parties are over. New
Year's Eve is a hazy memory. Now, all that's left is.... you. By PaulMcDermott.
* Article 13 Titanic Struggle
How is it that seemingly insignificant factors can
conspire to defeat far greater forces ? By Paul McDermott.
* Article 14 A Titanic Struggle (II)
When they say the Titanic is a disater novie, they're
not talking about the action on screen.... By Paul McDermott.
* Article 15 Seeing the Light
Relax. Breath deeply. Think of the universe inside
you. But, Paul McDermott wonders, what if it's somewhere else......
* Article 16 Rites of Passage
Stuck at a T-junction in the corridors of power, Paul
McDermott looks for room to move.
* Article 17 Dial M for Murderous
A holiday soothes the mind, lifts the spirit, rejuvanates
the body. Booking a holiday is utter hell. Paul McDermott gets caught in
a holiday pattern.
* Article 18
* Article 19
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* 05/01/98 p 57
Paul McDermott: Bad News
" You mean I'm the media expert ? What about
Lachlan and Jamie ?" asks Paul McDermott, the irreverent host of the ABC's
media quiz show, Good News Week.
* 09/01/98
Paul McDermott
DESIRE
* 16/02/98 p58
TV's most fascinating people
'98
Paul McDermott:
" Good News Week"
Angel-faced, acid-tongues McDermott, 35, spins news
into comedy on a weekly wrap-up of the headlines.
Other publications
* The Melbourne Age 21/3/98
By Jane Wheatley
The Two of Us (Paul
McDermott and Richard Fidler)
* Sydeny Morning Herald 5/4/97
* The Courier Mail 12/02/98
p24 By Jacqueline Lee
Lewis
More Good News
Paul McDermott, host of the ABC's Good News Week,
will present a Tonight-style show for the ABC later this year.
* Unknown Publication unknown
date.
By Glen Willians
Paul's Phone Fury
* Unknown Publication unknown
date.
Tasmainian Article by
Paul McDermott
A List to End all Lists
* Elle September 1997
Featured in Rising Stars
* Daily Telegraph Sydney 1997
Paul voted "Australia's funniest home grown comedian"
A poem written by Paul McDermott,
featured on Native Tongue(CD).
It's not just that you're ugly, though you rate
high on the scale.
* Women Take the Wheel at Triple
J
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