Dubai exodus:
Official estimates obtained by the FT show 30,000 British residents — or between 10-15 per cent of the prewar, long-term population — are outside the UAE, raising concerns among school operators banking on growth in student numbers
www.ft.com/content/3fcc...
@vinanadjibulla.bsky.social “I think the point to bear in mind is that for some...it is about their lives, livelihoods and their family...school children were not able to go to school in the Philippines because the buses were disrupted because of a war in the Middle East..." aje.news/8gotsp
📢 Next month’s Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Formula 1 grands prix are set to be cancelled over the weekend due to the conflict in the Middle East.
NEW: The bad news about international-student enrollments at American colleges just got worse. An exclusive @chronicle.com analysis of just-released State Department data shows new visa issuances in the summer of 2025 dropped by more than a third. www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
This is a very fun, smart take on the Wuthering Heights film by Jo Ellison as.ft.com/r/66502c7c-a...
Rays CEO: ‘…we believe with conviction that we're going to be able to create a world-class work-live-learn-play development…’
www.mlb.com/news/rays-hi...
He’s running, Jay Powell ‘28
last year this could’ve been about central eurasian studies but since it’s 2026 i guess it’s something else
The money range that top transfers are getting, per @skhanjr.bsky.social:
- QBs: $1-4million+
- Edge rushers: $500,000 to $2 million
- OTs: $600,000 to $1.3 million
More: www.nytimes.com/athletic/693...
On Wisconsin!
The undergrads at the Crimson has consistently done a better job at investigating stories--big and small--than some of the legacy papers. Go college journalism.
I must prove to them that their own inner voice — the one we’re honing all semester — is more trustworthy than AI.
It’s a project of connecting students w/ their own humanity. Building & trusting their own muscles to run & dance when hopping in the AI golf cart seems not just easier, but *smarter.*
Inbox— next cover of the New Yorker: “Mayor Mamdani,” by Edel Rodriguez
A few thoughts about this deeply-flawed Jeremy W. Peters article.(Gift link.) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
when anyone mentions Kirk I’m thinking Alejandro only tbh
ICYMI: CVC buys into International Schools Partnership (ISP) at a €7bn valuation, more than triple what it was worth four years ago.
www.ft.com/content/074a...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
💣🇰🇷 BREAKING: LAFC are finalizing a deal to sign superstar Son Heung-Min from Spurs, per sources.
Agreement reached between LAFC and Spurs for fee in region of $20-26m.
Personal terms all agreed. Son could travel as soon as this week
w/ @jacobsben.bsky.social
www.givemesport.com/lafc-reach-a...
Hello to new followers, just fyi if there’s anything food-related that I’d like to be known for (apart from my own books), it’s probably this piece I wrote about Anthony Bourdain london.eater.com/2018/6/15/17...
‘…[Bourdain] a man who could pinpoint the Malaysian Nyonya / Straits-Chinese roots in my Sambal Udang dish without anybody telling him who had cooked up the dish or where it came from…’
Oh dear that’s a lot of pressure
Donald Trump loves posting A.I. images of himself. On a new episode of The Political Scene podcast, the staff writer @xwaldie.bsky.social talks about how she sees these often bizarre representations as the “statements of intent” of a budding authoritarian. Listen here.
These WNBA preseason games played at colleges where stars are from are such a cool idea.
The Fever at Iowa today. The Sky at LSU yesterday.
