Talib Visram

2 weeks ago | talibvisram.substack.com | Talib Visram

When you consider the biggest athletic events on the planet, nothing else comes close to the FIFA World Cup. A billion and a half people—a fifth of the world—watched the thriller of a 2022 final that crowned Argentina over France. America thinks it knows big, but an average group-stage match draws in 175 million viewers. That’s multiple Super Bowls a day, if we’re being generous to Super Bowls. There is an understood routine to how the quadrennial event goes: fan zones and free-flowing beer.

1 month ago | wrvo.org | Talib Visram |Darian Woods |Cooper McKim |Kate Concannon

Many international students are rethinking their education in the United States as the federal government revokes visas, often over minor infractions. A shift away could carry a heavy economic toll, as international students contributed $44 billion to the U.S. economy last school year. So what happens when a generation of bright-eyed scholars decide to forgo school in the U.S. and take their dollars elsewhere? Related episodes:Do immigrants really take jobs and lower wages?

1 month ago | npr.org | Talib Visram |Darian Woods |Cooper McKim |Kate Concannon

How much international students matter to the economy Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1248444373/1269235326" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Many international students reconsider higher ed in the United States. NYU hosts the most. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption toggle caption Seth Wenig/AP Many international students reconsider higher ed in the United States. NYU hosts the most.

2 months ago | thewrap.com | Talib Visram

Pro Available to WrapPRO members Apple TV+’s “Shrinking” offers a playbook for operating green sets and production, from rechargeable batteries in microphone headsets to solar-powered trailers.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Talib Visram

When actress Wendie Malick joined the cast of Apple TV+’s “Shrinking,” she was attentive, as always, to the sustainability standards on set. “If you’re not part of the original cast, it’s harder to come on and start telling people what to do,” Malick, who plays Harrison Ford’s neurologist and love interest, told TheWrap.