# news & notes (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 6 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover news & notes. Page: Feed: --- ## [Major(s) News & Notes, August 20, 2026](https://quadrilateral.substack.com/p/majors-news-and-notes-august-20-2026) _2026-08-20 · Geoff Shackelford · The Quadrilateral_ Will more national open winners get Masters invites? Plus, Nicklaus on Jack's USAm win, Stout gets the McCormack Medal, Fox's Jug journey to date, and Reads. ## [August ’26 Reading Roundup](https://nereview.com/august-26-reading-roundup/) _2026-08-19 · Eliza Tiles · New England Review_ Browse & shop new books by Daniela Catrileo, Andrea Bajani, Leslie Bazzett, Joanna Klink, & more. ## [51st Walker Cup Teams Are Set](https://quadrilateral.substack.com/p/51st-walker-cup-teams-are-set) _2026-08-18 · Geoff Shackelford · The Quadrilateral_ Dean Robertson announces his picks for Lahinch as GB&I tries to defeat USA for the first time since 2015. ## [Olaniyi Omiwale](https://nereview.com/behind-the-byline-olaniyi-omiwale/) _2026-08-17 · Eliza Tiles · New England Review_ Staff reader Zara Karschay speaks with NER 47.2 writer Olaniyi Omiwale about the social currency of writers, creating characters with consciousness, and finding the “unguarded truth” within the parenthetical. ## [Fish Tales](https://techgnosis.com/fish-tales/) _2026-08-17 · Techgnosis_ At Sea with the Odyssey, the Fisherman, and the Rose of Nevada The post Fish Tales appeared first on Techgnosis . ## [Fish Tales](https://techgnosis.com/fish-tales/) _2026-08-17 · Techgnosis_ At Sea with the Odyssey, the Fisherman, and the Rose of Nevada The post Fish Tales appeared first on Techgnosis . ## [Jack Whaley Wins The 126th U.S. Amateur](https://quadrilateral.substack.com/p/jack-whaley-wins-the-126th-us-amateur) _2026-08-17 · Geoff Shackelford · The Quadrilateral_ Englishman defeats Jay Leng 4&3 in a dramatic back-and-forth finale. Plus, notes on the championship, Merion's 10th, the USA Walker Cup squad is announced, and Scheffler dominates in dreary Memphis. ## [Major(s) News & Notes, August 13, 2026](https://quadrilateral.substack.com/p/majors-news-and-notes-august-13-2026) _2026-08-13 · Geoff Shackelford · The Quadrilateral_ Walker Cup teams about to take shape, Apple signals interest in R&A TV rights, the Muirfield conundrum, Romero wins the McCormack Medal (again), Quotables, and Reads. ## [The Major Award Worthy Of Reward](https://quadrilateral.substack.com/p/the-major-award-worthy-of-reward) _2026-08-11 · Geoff Shackelford · The Quadrilateral_ A look at the best work in 2026's Grand Slam events while wishing for exemptions the following year. ## [Jenny Johnson](https://nereview.com/behind-the-byline-jenny-johnson/) _2026-08-10 · Eliza Tiles · New England Review_ Staff reader Nico Amador speaks with NER 47.2 contributor Jenny Johnson about the nuances of writing into eros and the prose poem as a form for sensory immersion. ## [Build with the cheapest GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/f83wTOuOSdof) _2026-08-10 · **Sponsored**_ Deployed a live API in minutes; one user spent under $10. ## [\*Talley Wins The U.S. Women's Amateur](https://quadrilateral.substack.com/p/talley-wins-the-us-womens-amateur) _2026-08-10 · Geoff Shackelford · The Quadrilateral_ Dominant performance continues the 17-year-old Californian's rise and builds on historic match play record. Plus, 14-year-old Cinderella, Brennan celebrates Masters invite & a creepy agency signing. ## [Brown-headed Cowbird: Northern Naturalist #55](https://northernnaturalist.substack.com/p/brown-headed-cowbird-northern-naturalist) _2026-08-06 · Dave Benson · Northern Naturalist_ Cowbird life, Review of Reading the Landscape of America, plus News and Notes ## [Major(s) News & Notes, August 6, 2026](https://quadrilateral.substack.com/p/majors-news-and-notes-august-6-2026) _2026-08-06 · Geoff Shackelford · The Quadrilateral_ LIV's major perks appear in danger and that's the least of their concerns. Plus, lots of Ryder Cup news, strong AIG Women's Open numbers, U.S. Amateur returns to Merion, This, That and Reads. ## [A Plug into the Wall: The Role of Memory & Forgetting in the Personal Essay](https://nereview.com/staging-style-a-plug-into-the-wall-the-role-of-memory-forgetting-in-the-personal-essay/) _2026-08-05 · Eliza Tiles · New England Review_ "Which details are considered to be 'at the edges' and therefore acceptable to the auspices of invention is left up to the writer, who can wield this power responsibly or irresponsibly . . ." ## [Leath Tonino](https://nereview.com/behind-the-byline-leath-tonino/) _2026-08-03 · Eliza Tiles · New England Review_ Staff reader Thomas Nath speaks over the phone with NER 47.2 contributor Leath Tonino about constellations, gossip ladders, and why you should write down quotes when you read. ## [Shiho Kuwaki Wins The AIG Women's Open](https://quadrilateral.substack.com/p/shiho-kuwaki-wins-the-aig-womens) _2026-08-03 · Geoff Shackelford · The Quadrilateral_ 23-year-old holds off Henseleit in a playoff at Royal Lytham & St Annes. America's Noh fades but hangs on to third. Plus, other weekend action. ## [July ’26 Reading Roundup](https://nereview.com/july-26-reading-roundup/) _2026-07-31 · Eliza Tiles · New England Review_ Browse & shop new books by Sigrid Nunez, Christian Wiman, Gregory Orr, Fiona Sampson, & more. ## [Major(s) News & Notes, July 30, 2026](https://quadrilateral.substack.com/p/majors-news-and-notes-july-30-2026) _2026-07-30 · Geoff Shackelford · The Quadrilateral_ Final AIG Women's Open notes and quotes, Ryan Fox brings the Claret Jug home, NBC reports ratings uptick for The 154th Open, Quotables, This, That, and Reads. ## [R&A Needs To Take On The Major Dilemma](https://quadrilateral.substack.com/p/r-and-a-needs-to-take-on-the-major) _2026-07-29 · Geoff Shackelford · The Quadrilateral_ With the PGA Championship unlikely to reclaim its August date, the R&A should use 2028's Olympics-driven scheduling to build a case for longer major seasons. ## [Royal Lytham & St Annes Revisited](https://quadrilateral.substack.com/p/royal-lytham-and-st-annes-revisited) _2026-07-28 · Geoff Shackelford · The Quadrilateral_ The 2026 AIG Women's Open closes out the links and major season over a historic venue now scheduled to host the 156th Open. ## [Brisk AI News Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/BthOHAjP2wiW) _2026-07-28 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to audio briefings for top stories. ## [J. P. Allen](https://nereview.com/where-are-they-now-j-p-allen/) _2026-07-27 · Josue Solis · New England Review_ Editorial intern Josue Solis '26 speaks with former NER intern JP Allen '11 about removing career from personhood, lessons learned during Allen's time at Middlebury, and what drew him to Clementine Suárez's work. ## [Matthew Olzmann Joins NER as Poetry Editor](https://nereview.com/matthew-olzmann-joins-ner-as-poetry-editor/) _2026-07-24 · CK · New England Review_ New England Review is delighted to announce that Matthew Olzmann has joined our staff as poetry editor! Matthew is an accomplished poet, editor, and educator with strong ties to various poetry communities, including Kundiman and Bread Loaf, Warren Wilson and Dartmouth College. ## [Dickcissel: a Bird of Grasslands, North and South](https://northernnaturalist.substack.com/p/dickcissel-a-bird-of-grasslands-north) _2026-07-23 · Dave Benson · Northern Naturalist_ Dickcissels, Review of Beyond the Trees, plus News and Notes ## [Cynthia Cruz](https://nereview.com/behind-the-byline-cynthia-cruz/) _2026-07-22 · Eliza Tiles · New England Review_ Staff reader Maggie Wang speaks with NER 47.2 poet Cynthia Cruz on Hegelian philosophy, shared desire, and the complexities of movement. ## [Still Expanding Those Minds](https://techgnosis.com/still-expanding-those-minds/) _2026-07-16 · Techgnosis_ Plus News and Notes The post Still Expanding Those Minds appeared first on Techgnosis . [Listen](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ivsmnzl4yfjrvf90psikc/Dharma-and-the-Dead-Video-Recording.mp4?rlkey=69kbgs8fxsuyfdgxca2xz5x84&st=0ipdod4v&e=2&dl=0) ## [Yerra Sugarman](https://nereview.com/behind-the-byline-yerra-sugarman/) _2026-07-13 · Eliza Tiles · New England Review_ NER intern Eliza Tiles speaks with 47.2 contributor Yerra Sugarman about inherited trauma, the ethics of Holocaust representation, and crafting hybrid texts. ## [CORAL Magazine Table of Contents July/August 2026](https://www.coralmagazine.com/2026/07/10/coral-magazine-table-of-contents-july-august-2026/) _2026-07-10 · Anne Linton · CORAL Magazine_ VORACIOUS PLANKTIVORES, Volume 23, Number 4 The post CORAL Magazine Table of Contents July/August 2026 appeared first on CORAL Magazine . ## [Ferns and the Fractal Glow: Northern Naturalist #53](https://northernnaturalist.substack.com/p/ferns-and-the-fractal-glow-northern) _2026-07-09 · Dave Benson · Northern Naturalist_ Ferns of the North Woods, a Review of Ferns and Lycophytes of Northern Minnesota, plus News and Notes ## [Black-throated Blue Warbler: Northern Naturalist #52](https://northernnaturalist.substack.com/p/black-throated-blue-warbler-northern) _2026-06-25 · Dave Benson · Northern Naturalist_ Black-throated Blues, a review of Natural History of the Farm, plus news and notes ## [Existential](https://techgnosis.com/existential/) _2026-06-18 · Erik Davis · Techgnosis_ Plus News and Notes The post Existential appeared first on Techgnosis . ## [Screen Share With Real Control (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/yZ6Y3OSet7uD) _2026-06-18 · **Sponsored**_ Collaborative screen sharing with simultaneous remote control — open source, like Screenhero. ## [Existential](https://techgnosis.com/existential/) _2026-06-18 · Erik Davis · Techgnosis_ Plus News and Notes The post Existential appeared first on Techgnosis . ## [Counting Birds: Northern Naturalist #51](https://northernnaturalist.substack.com/p/counting-birds-northern-naturalist) _2026-06-11 · Dave Benson · Northern Naturalist_ plus a Review of Weeds and What They Tell, plus News and Notes ## [VIDEO: LRS Foods Partners with SaltwaterAquarium.com, Larry DuPont Interviewed](https://www.coralmagazine.com/2026/06/04/video-lrs-foods-partners-with-saltwateraquarium-com-larry-dupont-interviewed/) _2026-06-04 · CORAL Magazine · CORAL Magazine_ Today, LRS Foods' founder Larry DuPont shared the news that the manufacturer of frozen marine aquarium fish foods has been sold to SaltwaterAquarium.com. The post VIDEO: LRS Foods Partners with SaltwaterAquarium.com, Larry DuPont Interviewed appeared first on CORAL Magazine . ## [Bikini Atoll: Home to Science’s Newest Species of Eviota Dwarfgoby](https://www.coralmagazine.com/2026/06/03/bikini-atoll-home-to-sciences-newest-species-of-eviota-dwarfgoby/) _2026-06-03 · CORAL Magazine · CORAL Magazine_ In Volume 46 of the Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, researchers David Greenfield, Mark Erdmann, and Nesha Ichida have described a new species, Eviota niedenthali. Given the common name of Bikini Colon Dwarfgoby, E. niedenthali's species epithet honors Jack Niedenthal. The post Bikini Atoll: Home to Science’s Newest Species of Eviota Dwarfgoby appeared first on CORAL Magazine . ## [PNG’s Volcanic Fjords Hid a Tiny New Fish Species: Eviota kathyae](https://www.coralmagazine.com/2026/06/03/pngs-volcanic-fjords-hid-a-tiny-new-fish-species-eviota-kathyae/) _2026-06-03 · CORAL Magazine · CORAL Magazine_ Authors David W. Greenfield, William M. Brooks, and Mark V. Erdmann recently published the description of a new species, Eviota kathyae, a new dwarfgoby from the unique volcanic fjords of Tufi, Papua New Guinea (Teleostei: Gobiidae), in Volume 46 of the Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation. This new species description, along with the subsequent and most recent description of Eviota nidenthali,… ## [Kingfishers: Northern Naturalist #50](https://northernnaturalist.substack.com/p/kingfishers-northern-naturalist-50) _2026-05-28 · Dave Benson · Northern Naturalist_ Belted Kingfisher, Review of Jay Cooke State Park, plus News and Notes ## [Morel Mushrooms: Northern Naturalist #49](https://northernnaturalist.substack.com/p/morel-mushrooms-northern-naturalist) _2026-05-14 · Dave Benson · Northern Naturalist_ Nature's most delicious food, Reviews of Mushrooming Books, Night Birding on the Rez, plus News and Notes ## [Video: The 400 Gallon Temperate Reef Aquarium of Steve Weast](https://www.coralmagazine.com/2026/05/13/video-the-400-gallon-temperate-reef-aquarium-of-steve-weast/) _2026-05-13 · CORAL Magazine · CORAL Magazine_ Check out bonus footage of Steve Weast's 400-gallon temperate reef aquarium from days gone by; an earlier incarnation of the aquarium that's now featured as a mixed reef tank in the May/June 2026 issue of CORAL Magazine. The post Video: The 400 Gallon Temperate Reef Aquarium of Steve Weast appeared first on CORAL Magazine . ## [No Apologies](https://techgnosis.com/no-apologies/) _2026-05-10 · Erik Davis · Techgnosis_ Plus News and Notes The post No Apologies appeared first on Techgnosis . ## [No Apologies](https://techgnosis.com/no-apologies/) _2026-05-10 · Erik Davis · Techgnosis_ Plus News and Notes The post No Apologies appeared first on Techgnosis . ## [World’s First Aquacultured Black Longnose Tang: Quality Marine Achieves Another Historic Milestone!](https://www.coralmagazine.com/2026/05/07/worlds-first-aquacultured-black-longnose-tang-quality-marine-achieves-another-historic-milestone/) _2026-05-07 · CORAL Magazine · CORAL Magazine_ Quality Marine is proud to announce a landmark achievement in marine ornamental aquaculture: the successful culture of the world's first Black Longnose Tang (Zebrasoma rostratum) at its QM Labs Aquaculture Facility in Los Angeles, California. The post World’s First Aquacultured Black Longnose Tang: Quality Marine Achieves Another Historic Milestone! appeared first on CORAL Magazine . ## [The Frog Chorus: Northern Naturalist #48](https://northernnaturalist.substack.com/p/the-frog-chorus-northern-naturalist) _2026-04-30 · Dave Benson · Northern Naturalist_ Spring Frog Sounds, Pattison State Park, plus News and Notes ## [Reef Network Reviews CORAL Magazine: COLLECTING THE UNTHINKABLE](https://www.coralmagazine.com/2026/04/28/reef-network-reviews-coral-magazine-collecting-the-unthinkable/) _2026-04-28 · Toygar Niron · CORAL Magazine_ CORAL Magazine’s May/June 2026 issue, themed “Collecting the Unthinkable,” heralds a revolutionary shift in mindset within the saltwater aquarium world. While “collecting” once referred solely to taking livestock from the wild, this issue redefines the term to mean harvesting thousands of gametes and egg bundles released within the aquarium environment. The post Reef Network Reviews CORAL… ## [CORAL Magazine Table of Contents May/June 2026](https://www.coralmagazine.com/2026/04/28/coral-magazine-table-of-contents-may-june-2026/) _2026-04-28 · Anne Linton · CORAL Magazine_ COLLECTING THE UNTHINKABLE, Volume 23, Number 3 The post CORAL Magazine Table of Contents May/June 2026 appeared first on CORAL Magazine . ## [Yellow-rumped Warbler: Northern Naturalist #47](https://northernnaturalist.substack.com/p/yellow-rumped-warbler-northern-naturalist) _2026-04-16 · Dave Benson · Northern Naturalist_ Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warblers, Musings on Photography, plus News and Notes ## [Common Merganser: Northern Naturalist #46](https://northernnaturalist.substack.com/p/common-merganser-northern-naturalist) _2026-04-02 · Dave Benson · Northern Naturalist_ Common Mergs, a Review of Garden Insects of North America, plus News and Notes ## [Carolina Aquatics Announces Massive Dry Goods Operations Expansion, Supporting Independent Aquarium Retailers](https://www.coralmagazine.com/2026/03/30/carolina-aquatics-announces-massive-dry-goods-operations-expansion-supporting-independent-aquarium-retailers/) _2026-03-31 · CORAL Magazine · CORAL Magazine_ Carolina Aquatics, an independent, family-owned wholesale distributor of aquatic livestock and dry goods announced a major expansion with the addition of a new 28,000 square foot warehouse space specifically for dry goods. This expansion significantly increases Carolina Aquatics’ capacity and operational efficiency, allowing the company to better serve its growing network of independent… ## [New Hardscapers White & Coralline Stone Bonding Kits from Two Little Fishies](https://www.coralmagazine.com/2026/03/19/new-hardscapers-white-coralline-stone-bonding-kits-from-two-little-fishies/) _2026-03-19 · Marc Levenson · CORAL Magazine_ Many aquarists stack rocks carefully in their aquariums and hope for the best. Others use glue or putty to tether the boulders, which can help. Some hobbyists have taken aquascaping a step further, using a specific method to bond dry rock into artistic branching shapes, using fine sand and a liquid adhesive that works in mere seconds. It really looks like rock-welding, and the results are a… ## [Alembic Offerings](https://techgnosis.com/alembic-offerings/) _2026-03-05 · Erik Davis · Techgnosis_ Plus News and Notes The post Alembic Offerings appeared first on Techgnosis . ## [Alembic Offerings](https://techgnosis.com/alembic-offerings/) _2026-03-05 · Erik Davis · Techgnosis_ Plus News and Notes The post Alembic Offerings appeared first on Techgnosis .