Engineering the ocean

Also: Boston Palestine Film Festival's live programming canceled; GLX back to full speed [Donate ❤️]( [View in Browser](  October 12, 2023 🌤️ Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Good Morning Boston, The good news is it's already Thursday. The bad news is [that the $1.73 billion Powerball ticket]( was sold way over in California. To the rest of the news: - The Boston Palestine Film Festival will not go on as planned this year, in the wake of the war between Israel and Hamas. The [annual 10-day festival]( was supposed to begin tomorrow, but organizers announced they are postponing all live programming. Michael Maria, the festival's director of programming, told WBUR's Amy Sokolow it was a hard decision because the events would have been a space for the local Palestinian community to support each other. "But at the same time, it also felt very wrong for us to come together, sit in a movie theater in the safety and comfort of a Boston venue ... while our relatives in Palestine are at risk every minute," Maria said. The film festival still plans to [offer virtual screenings on their website]( including short films and documentaries. - Another reason for the change: Organizers also have safety concerns. Maria said the Museum of Fine Arts, the Coolidge Corner Theater and MassArt — which would have hosted screenings — have faced "a lot of pressure and backlash" that would have required additional security measures if they moved forward with in-person events. - What's next: Maria says they're planning to reschedule the live screenings and that their festival partners have "made it clear they'll be with us" when that time comes. He hopes it will be sometime in 2024. "It's just not a time for us to be able to celebrate when there's so much trauma taking place," Maria added. - Listen: WBUR's All Things Considered host Lisa Mullins [spoke with a Palestinian man who calls Massachusetts home]( about trying to reach his family back in Gaza. - In related news: Boston police are investigating vandalism at the Palestinian Cultural Center for Peace in Brighton as a possible hate crime, after the word "nazi" was spray painted on the building's stairs. The local chapter of the Anti-Defamation League [called the vandalism]( an "affront to all who work towards peace and understanding." - The ADL is also [condemning a statement]( from Tufts University student group Students for Justice in Palestine, which applauded the "creativity" of the Hamas attacks. [According to The Boston Globe]( Tufts officials are also denouncing the statement by those students. - The latest on the Massachusetts migrant crisis: Even as many top local Democratic elected officials have grown [increasingly]( [restless]( with the Biden administration's response to the recent influx of migrants to the state, one Bay State congressman is sticking up for the president. [During an appearance yesterday on Radio Boston]( Rep. Jake Auchincloss said he believes the federal government is doing all it can to improve the situation. "The president is operating within the bounds of the law and of humanity to deal with a broken immigration system," said the Newton Democrat. "It's really ultimately not his fault. It is certainly not the governor's. This is Congress's fault. We failed for 30 years to pass comprehensive immigration reform." - His comments came on the second day of a visit by Department of Homeland Security officials — at the suggestion of Auchincloss — to see how the state's shelter system was coping with the influx. Auchincloss told Radio Boston that we should get a better sense of the Biden administration's stance on providing the state more support within a few weeks of the completed visit. - Full speed ahead: MBTA officials [say they have lifted all speed restrictions on the Green Line Extension]( in Somerville and Medford — though they're still trying to figure out [what caused the tracks to become so narrow]( that trains had to slow down to walking speeds. "When I have that information, I'll share that," MBTA General Manager Phil Eng told reporters. "Everyone deserves to hear that." P.S.— The legendary filmmaker Werner Herzog [will be in the building tonight]( to talk about his life and long-anticipated memoir, “Every Man for Himself and God Against All." In-person CitySpace tickets are sold out, but you can still [get livestream access]( for $5. Nik DeCosta-Klipa Editor, Newsletters [Follow](  Support the news  The Rundown [To slow climate change, some want to 'engineer the ocean']( The controversial idea of “engineering the ocean” to remove atmospheric carbon dioxide has been around for decades, but it's gaining renewed interest as the climate crisis worsens. [Read more.]( [To slow climate change, some want to 'engineer the ocean']( The controversial idea of “engineering the ocean” to remove atmospheric carbon dioxide has been around for decades, but it's gaining renewed interest as the climate crisis worsens. [Read more.]( [Blinken arrives in Tel Aviv as Israel mobilizes along its border with Gaza]( The arrival of the U.S. secretary of state is part of a diplomatic tour to show support for Israel following deadly attacks by Hamas militants. Meanwhile, a humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Gaza. [Read more.]( [Blinken arrives in Tel Aviv as Israel mobilizes along its border with Gaza]( The arrival of the U.S. secretary of state is part of a diplomatic tour to show support for Israel following deadly attacks by Hamas militants. Meanwhile, a humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Gaza. [Read more.]( [Dozens of women accuse former Brigham doctor of sexual assault in class action suit]( The plaintiffs said, as patients of rheumatologist Derrick Todd, they underwent unnecessary medical exams — including breast, rectal and vaginalexams — simply for Todd's personal satisfaction. His lawyers have denied any wrongdoing. [Read more.]( [Dozens of women accuse former Brigham doctor of sexual assault in class action suit]( The plaintiffs said, as patients of rheumatologist Derrick Todd, they underwent unnecessary medical exams — including breast, rectal and vaginalexams — simply for Todd's personal satisfaction. His lawyers have denied any wrongdoing. [Read more.]( [‘Turtleboy’ blogger charged with witness intimidation in Karen Read case]( A confrontational blogger known as “Turtleboy” is facing charges of witness intimidation and conspiracy related a criminal case against a woman accused of running over and killing her boyfriend in Massachusetts [Read more.]( [‘Turtleboy’ blogger charged with witness intimidation in Karen Read case]( A confrontational blogger known as “Turtleboy” is facing charges of witness intimidation and conspiracy related a criminal case against a woman accused of running over and killing her boyfriend in Massachusetts [Read more.]( [She's the star witness against Sam Bankman-Fried. Her testimony was explosive]( Newton native Caroline Ellison accused Bankman-Fried of being the mastermind behind illegal activity at FTX. Her words carry weight: She worked with him and also once dated him. [Read more.]( [She's the star witness against Sam Bankman-Fried. Her testimony was explosive]( Newton native Caroline Ellison accused Bankman-Fried of being the mastermind behind illegal activity at FTX. Her words carry weight: She worked with him and also once dated him. [Read more.]( Anything Else? - Need a fallback in case the weather squashes those weekend apple-picking plans? We've got some suggestions. [Our weekend events roundup]( includes experimental music at the ICA, an all-Beethoven classical music performance and (of course) the annual Boston Book Festival. Or, if the skies are clear, take a picturesque ride on the chairlift at Wachusett Mountain’s 39th Annual Applefest. - The new "Frasier" reboot — in which Kelsey Grammer's Frasier Crane moves back to Boston for a job at Harvard — begins streaming today on Paramount+ and Pluto TV. Here's [a look at the new faces on the show and some of the familiar roles they serve](. - PSA for parents: The violence in Israel and Gaza is alarming news for anyone — especially for children. Here's [some advice on how to start talking with kids about the conflict](. "We don't want to wait for our kids to come to us," Waheeda Saif, a program coordinator at Riverside Trauma Center in Dedham, told NPR. - After years of fertility treatment, Vermont writer Betsy Vereckey started volunteering at a wildlife rehabilitation center, caring for baby songbirds. Vereckey [writes in this commentary]( about the solace she found in the role, and in unexpectedly becoming a birder.  What We're Reading 📚 - A fraught question for the children of Alzheimer’s: Is it coming for us? ([The Boston Globe]( - As Students Face Retaliation for Israel Statement, a ‘Doxxing Truck’ Displaying Students’ Faces Comes to Harvard’s Campus ([The Harvard Crimson]( - Why the New York Times is looking to shorten stories ([Washington Post](  🔎 Field Guide [Brighton: A Boston neighborhood guide]( The slightly more chilled-out sibling to nearby Allston, Brighton is known as a popular hangout for indie rockers and the college set, but is also home to young professionals and Chinese, Russian and Brazilian communities. [Read more.]( [Brighton: A Boston neighborhood guide]( The slightly more chilled-out sibling to nearby Allston, Brighton is known as a popular hangout for indie rockers and the college set, but is also home to young professionals and Chinese, Russian and Brazilian communities. [Read more.]( Listen: The Common [talks to award-winning movie and TV costume designer Ruth E. Carter]( about how her upbringing in Springfield continues to inspire her work today. 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