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Yahoo
6 days ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Drivers in Birmingham concerned about prices at the pump after Israel attacks Iran
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The price of crude oil rose on Friday in the wake of Israel's attack on Iranian nuclear and military targets. Concerns about escalating violence could impact the flow of crude globally. We talked with drivers in Birmingham to see how concerned they are about paying more at the pump. Gasoline at a Chevron gas station in Avondale was $2.89 for regular gas on Friday afternoon. Michael Hinkle, who drives a 2019 Chevrolet Equinox, said he spends a lot of time behind the wheel playing the role of 'Uber dad': 'Taking my teenage daughter wherever she may want to go, and then my son, he's in sports, so you know, we got to get back and forth to his practice and his games,' Hinkle explained. If gas prices increase significantly, Hinkle said that may have to change. 'We'll probably have to start carpooling games and stuff like that, and I'll tell my daughter she'll have to cut back on going out with friends and everything, just hanging out at the house.' Evanescence coming to Tuscaloosa Sept. 11 Art Carden, who teaches economics at Samford University, explained how this might play out in terms of paying more at the pump. 'If we have a sustained conflict, then maybe we end up with slightly higher prices over the longer term,' Carden said. 'You might want to think about gas mileage the next time you buy a car. But this is anything but catastrophic.' Patrick De Haan, Head of Petroleum Analysis for GasBuddy, said you will be paying more at the pump. 'Diesel prices could go up 10 to 30 cents a gallon over the next week or two starting here and now,' he said. He said gas prices could jump 10 to 15 cents a gallon over the next week or so starting as early as this weekend. De Haan said these are just estimates that could change. He added that the good news at the end of the day is that gas prices are still about 31 cents lower than last year. He noted that if escalations continue and Iran shuts down the vital Strait of Hormuz, which sees a significant amount of crude oil flowing through it every day, the situation could change. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Evanescence coming to Tuscaloosa Sept. 11
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WIAT) — Grammy Award-winning rock band Evanescence is coming to Tuscaloosa's Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater in September, and tickets for the show are on sale now. The band has been active for more than 20 years, with their debut album, 'Fallen,' being released in 2003. During the 46th Grammy Awards, the band won Best New Artist and Best Hard Rock Performance for their song 'Bring Me To Life.' Evanescence will be making its stop in Tuscaloosa on Thursday, Sept. 11. The show is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m., with gates opening at 6:30 p.m. The band will be accompanied by Poppy, as well as a second special guest that will be announced at a later date. Updates will be provided on Evanescence's social media pages. Tickets for the show are on sale now. More information can be found here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Hindustan Times
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Ballerina puts Ana de Armas in the spotlight — But can she outgun John Wick?
You've got to hand it to the title—Ballerina: From the World of John Wick sounds like a crossover between a tiara-clad Disney fantasy and a headshot-heavy gun-fu opera. And misdirection is the whole point. This isn't pirouettes and pliés—it's flamethrowers, samurai swords, and body bags. Positioned neatly between John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum and Chapter 4, Ballerina follows a new assassin with pointe shoes and a vendetta, played by Ana de Armas. It wants to deepen the John mythos with a feminine touch and emotional weight, but ends up oscillating between promising detours and recycled chaos. Stylish, yes. Coherent? Not always. As a child, Eve Macarro (played in her younger years by Victoria Comte) witnesses her father's brutal murder by a cult led by the icy and inscrutable Chancellor (Gabriel Byrne). She's whisked away by Winston (Ian McShane) to the Ruska Roma—a ballet school-slash-hitman factory overseen by the iron-willed Director (Anjelica Huston). There, Eve learns arabesques, handguns, and how to turn a pair of ice skates into weapons of mass destruction. Years later, when Eve recognizes a familiar symbol on one of her targets, she disobeys orders and embarks on a revenge spree that threatens a longstanding truce between her group and the Chancellor's. What follows is a trail of carnage leading to a snow-covered village full of cultists, one morally ambiguous hitman (Norman Reedus), and a final showdown involving flamethrowers, grenades, and more bruised larynxes than dialogue exchanges. Ana de Armas is clearly the film's MVP. With her understated calm and crisp physicality, she brings a compelling screen presence to Eve—even when the script forgets to give her character actual layers. The action, especially a 20-minute mid-film sequence that plays with structure and stakes, offers a glimpse of what the spin-off could have been if it weren't tethered so tightly to the Wick playbook. Visually, the film is as slick as you'd expect. Neon-drenched nightclubs, Eastern European rooftops, and dimly lit safehouses all look like they're borrowed from a stylish fever dream. The choreography, executed by a team of Wick alumni, delivers some technically sharp set pieces—even if we've seen many of them before. And while its thematic flirtation with 'feminine' violence—using intellect and agility over brute strength—is more talked about than shown, there's at least an attempt to carve out a new identity. Plus, the final track titled Fight Like a Girl by Evanescence and is the kind of bombastic closer you expect from a film that confuses ballet slippers with brass knuckles. Despite its best efforts to stand on its own toes, Ballerina keeps falling back into the John Wick formula like a dancer repeatedly slipping off pointe. The revenge arc, meant to fuel Eve's transformation, is sketched so thinly it barely registers. Emotional beats are hinted at and then dropped faster than a spent magazine. While the film suggests Eve should "fight differently," the choreography tells a different story. The punches, the shootouts, the nightclub brawls—they're nearly identical to scenes in John Wick's saga, just with a slightly different manicure. Even the camera movements feel like déjà vu, only with less polish in the editing bay. Norman Reedus's cameo feels like a setup for a different, more interesting movie. And Keanu Reeves, while present, mostly drops in to grunt, reload, and remind us of how well he wears a bulletproof suit. Ballerina isn't a bad film. It's just a familiar one wearing a different costume. There are sparks of originality, and Ana de Armas proves she can lead an action franchise—but the movie remains conflicted about whether it wants to honour the John Wick legacy or evolve from it. At its best, it's a brisk, bloody spin-off with style to spare. At its worst, it's a cover version of a John Wick hit single, played just slightly off-beat. Ballet may be about grace, precision, and control—Ballerina has two of those things. Just not always in the right order.
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Former Evanescence Guitarist, Jen Majura, Announces Decision to ‘Step Away' From Music Industry
Jen Majura, a seasoned guitarist who has performed with bands such as Equilibrium, Knorkator and Evanescence, has announced her decision to 'step away' from the music industry. Majura's plans were shared on her Instagram account on Tuesday (June 10), explaining that she had come to the decision after 'careful consideration, observing what's going on in the music industry, AI related developments and change in society.' More from Billboard Woman Arrested for Attempted Break-In at BTS Jung Kook's Residence on the Day of His Military Discharge Carín León Is Ready to Prove He's The 'Missing Link' Between Regional Mexican and Country Music The Grammys Add New Country Category for 2026 'Instead of wasting another year of my life constantly hoping for new energy, drive and creativity, I've reached a point in my life where I can confidentially lean back in peace,' she wrote. 'While time allowed me, I was able to collect an amazing amount of beautiful experiences, tours, shows, travels and moments! I am grateful for every bit of that, but the world has changed. I can confidently make up my mind to stop. 'I am not saying that I will never create any music again, whether recorded or live – but for now I feel there are healthier and better things to fill my life with good vibes and not deal with the overwhelming amount of ridiculousness that comes with the music industry now days. I just can't identify with today's attitude and values anymore.' As Majura continued she shared her well wishes to 'all the ambitious and remaining 'creators', young and old,' before offering four singles to her fans as something of a parting gift. 'As a final musical endeavor I wanna share 4 tracks with you,' she wrote. 'Songs that were written over a decade ago together with the great guitarist Dennis Hormes. I found these old demo recordings while cleaning out stuff from my computer and thought they are too good to not be shared.' A musician from an early age, Majura has performed professionally since 2000, with work as a guitarist and bassist in bands such as Equilibrium, Knorkator and Black Thunder Ladies, and a handful of solo albums to her name. Majura came to widespread attention in 2015 when she took over from Terry Balsamo as the lead guitarist of Arkansas rockers Evanescence. Performing on the band's most recent two albums (2017's Synthesis and 2021's The Bitter Truth), Majura's exit from the band was announced in May 2022. 'It has been a very special chapter in the band with our dear friend Jen Majura, but we have decided it's time to go our separate ways,' the group said at the time. 'We will always love her and support her, and can't wait to see what she does next! We are so grateful for the good times and great music we made all around the world together.' Following her departure from Evanescence, Majura co-founded 'crossover metal band' How We End, and also performed vocals on the track 'Deep Inside,' from former Dream Theater drummer Mike Mangini's Invisible Signs albums. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Billboard Unfiltered': Reviewing Lil Wayne's ‘Tha Carter VI' & His All-Time Ranking in Rap
Billboard Unfiltered is back with a reimagined format and will remain a live show every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. ET. Staff writer Kyle Denis, senior director R&B/hip-hop Carl Lamarre and senior charts analyst Trevor Anderson returned with new moderator Delisa Shannon on Wednesday (June 11) as the trio debated the early returns of Lil Wayne's Tha Carter VI, and all three skewed to various degrees of a negative reception to Weezy's latest installment in his decorated series. More from Billboard Former Evanescence Guitarist, Jen Majura, Announces Decision to 'Step Away' From Music Industry Douglas McCarthy, Nitzer Ebb Vocalist, Dies Aged 58 Ananda Lewis, Influential MTV Host, Dies at 52 Lamarre compared Wayne's career legacy to that of Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and said Weezy still remains in his top five of all-time. Although, CL believes that the disappointing album and his solo output over the last decade have watered down his discography. 'I need to fire whoever was A&R and executive producing my brother Wayne's album because this is easily the worst [Carter] in the entire series,' he claimed. '[C6] was just a full trainwreck… When you take out the mixtapes and look at pure albums. From one, five and six on Tha Carter is mid — everything else is mid.' Denis bluntly said C6 is 'not a good album at all' and 'a—.' 'He spent the last year begging for sympathy by him not getting the Super Bowl slot and he deserved that,' he said. 'This was the time to drop a fire album, get one or two hits off of that, and make your actual case for a Super Bowl headlining show next year. That's completely shot now because it's a—… You did not rise to the occasion.' Anderson seemed to enjoy the album most among the Unfiltered crew, highlighting the first six tracks as standouts before being derailed. 'I'm not gonna be that hard on it,' TA began. 'Clearly, it's the weakest entry in the canon… It didn't stick the landing for me… I don't know if this album really messes up [if Wayne is top five or top 10] for me… It does weaken Tha Carter series overall… But I don't think it messes up the legacy peg at all.' The conversation turned to Wayne's legacy and Lamarre believes every top 10 rapper should have at least three classic solo offerings, and he thinks Wayne has two with the second and third installments of Tha Carter, but not much else. 'I'm adamant about saying his [albums] discography is not as strong as people think,' he declared. Ultimately, the trio wants to see Wayne get back to the drawing board and lock in with a singular producer like Nas did with Hit-Boy to bring that greatness out of him. When the dust settled, Shannon gave Trevor Anderson the victory in the first game of the revamped Unfiltered series. Watch the full episode below. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
