Posted on April 15, 2009 by Postwoman
Leaping from boxes, swinging through scaffolds … are they boys, or monkeys?
It’s just parkour, a French-originated “art of movement” that you may have seen in Casino Royale or Madonna’s video for Jump.
This lot from Sydney are in town to show off their parkour skills at Belvedere Beat, a 10-day event at Clarke Quay, starting today.
We [...]
Posted on April 9, 2009 by Postwoman
Sony Entertainment Television is kindly giving away five copies of Top Chef The Cook Book to TNP readers! For more details, see the April 10 edition of The New Paper.
In the meantime, here are some recipes from the book, courtesy of Bravo. Happy Easter, and happy cooking!
CURRIED LAMB KABOBS
(Chef: Marcel - Season 2, Episode 10)
Quickfire [...]
Posted on April 3, 2009 by Postwoman
Still fuming at why this adorable little man lost out to David Cook last year? Get a chance to tell him yourself come Tuesday, 7 April, when he makes a public appearance at the newly-opened mall Iluma.
Note: Only albums manufactured by SONY BMG will be autographed.
Also look out for The New Paper’s interview with David [...]
Posted on March 31, 2009 by Postwoman
We caught up with the heartthrob when he was in town on Monday with Jackie Chan to promote their new film, The Shinjuku Incident.
In the film, Daniel plays a poor Chinese immigrant who struggles to find his footing in Japan, with obstacles popping up all the time.
When we were not swooning, we managed to catch [...]
Posted on March 25, 2009 by Postwoman
From director Alex Proyas (Dark City, I, Robot), this thriller sees that a drawing, in an unearthed time capsule from 50 years ago, has predicted a series of cataclysmic events since its burial. Nicolas Cage stars as a man who discovers the drawing and tries to figure out what is happening as the final date [...]
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Posted on March 24, 2009 by Postwoman
Remember the nice guy who was giving away tickets to the Coldplay concert?
Well, we found our winners: Zima Amin and Muhd Asraf.
The huge Coldplay fans were each given a pair of $188 tickets to the show, and when we chatted with them today, sounded pleased as punch over the concert (the verdict: concert was awesome!!).
Asraf [...]
Posted on March 23, 2009 by Postwoman
Here’s your chance to rock out with power metal band DragonForce.
The New Paper is giving away a pair of tickets worth a total of $160 to the band’s concert here on 11 April.
There are also two consolation prizes comprising an autographed copy of the band’s Ultra Beatdown album. These prizes are courtesy of Loud Entertainments [...]
Posted on March 22, 2009 by Postwoman
Bye Alexis Grace!
The cute-as-a-button single mother brought in the least votes this week after a lacklustre performance of Dolly Parton’s ‘Jolene’ on AI’s country week. Simon and the rest of the increasingly kooky judging panel admitted they considered using the newly-introduced “judge’s veto” to save her … but they didn’t.
We mourn her loss, but just [...]
Posted on March 20, 2009 by Postwoman
Win tickets to the preview of 12 Rounds, starring WWE star John Cena.
Detective Danny Fisher (John Cena) is about to have the worst day of his life. A nearly untraceable internationally-known terrorist named Miles Jackson (Aidan Gillen) has kidnapped his girlfriend Molly Porter (Ashley Scott) and forced him into “12 Rounds” of dangerous games carefully [...]
Posted on March 18, 2009 by Postwoman
Who gets to go to the Coldplay concert for free?
Readers, we want you to help us pick the two lucky winners.
Last Friday, The New Paper published an article of a good Samaritan who is giving away four free tickets to the Brit band’s concert at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Monday.
The mystery man, a 39-year-old [...]
