# recent article (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover recent article. Page: Feed: --- ## [What Pubs Represent](https://www.beervanablog.com/beervana/2026/8/19/the-meanings-of-pubs) _2026-08-19 · Jeff Alworth · Beervana Blog Posts - Beervana_ “Bars would once have been expected to contain pool and shuffleboard tables, the stink of smoke and spilled beer. Prior to craft beer, those regular neighborhood joints were just bars. Now the exact same places are “dive bars.” In the 21st century we also have “wine bars.” See how a modifier changes everything?” ## [The Most Influential Beer Ever](https://www.beervanablog.com/beervana/2026/9/18/the-most-influential-beer-ever) _2026-08-18 · Jeff Alworth · Beervana Blog Posts - Beervana_ On the latest episode of One Iconic Beer, we tackle the most influential beer ever made, and the brewery that’s still brewing it in Southwest Bohemia. ## [Louisiana Supreme Court overturns a capital conviction based on bite mark evidence](https://www.jwmf.com.au/blog/louisiana-supreme-court-overturns-a-capital-conviction-based-on-bite-mark-evidence) _2026-08-14 · JWMF · Julian Wagner Memorial Fund_ A recent article reported that the Louisiana Supreme Court unanimously affirmed a 2025 trial court ruling that Jimmie “Chris” Duncan was wrongly convicted of the 1993 murder of his girlfriend’s 23-month-old daughter, Haley Oliveaux, in 1993. You can read the full article here ## [Are Pilsners \*Really\* the Hardest Beers to Make?](https://www.beervanablog.com/beervana/2026/8/11/are-pilsners-really-the-hardest-beers-to-make-repost) _2026-08-11 · Jeff Alworth · Beervana Blog Posts - Beervana_ There’s an old saw that goes like this: while you can hide faults in many beer styles, pilsners are hard because they expose every flaw. In one very narrow sense this may be accurate, but it leaves much to be desired as a general thesis. ## [New Jersey Supreme Court casts doubt on fingerprint evidence](https://www.jwmf.com.au/blog/new-jersey-supreme-court-casts-doubt-on-fingerprint-evidence) _2026-08-07 · JWMF · Julian Wagner Memorial Fund_ A recent article has reported that the New Jersey Supreme Court cast a skeptical eye on fingerprint evidence. You can read the full article here ## [Speaker of the House Mike Johnson Stumps for Braun at Trap Door Brewing](https://www.beervanablog.com/beervana/2026/8/7/gop-political-event-at-trap-door-brewing-in-vancouver) _2026-08-07 · Jeff Alworth · Beervana Blog Posts - Beervana_ Yesterday Trap Door Brewing hosted US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson at a political rally for Republican House candidate John Braun. The reaction on social media was spicy. ## [There Are Two Kona Breweries, and One is Independent](https://www.beervanablog.com/beervana/2026/8/4/there-are-two-kona-breweries-and-one-is-not-abi) _2026-08-04 · Jeff Alworth · Beervana Blog Posts - Beervana_ Did you know there were two Kona Breweries? Both make Big Wave and Longboard Lager. Both have the same evocative island art and the same motto (“liquid aloha”). Yet the original one on the Big Island is now independent and has nothing to do with the stuff made on the mainland. ## [Florida executed two men on Tuesday; Gov. DeSantis’s 36th and 37th executions](https://www.jwmf.com.au/blog/florida-executed-two-men-on-tuesday-gov-desantiss-36th-and-37th-executions) _2026-08-01 · JWMF · Julian Wagner Memorial Fund_ A recent article has reported that Florida executed two men on Tuesday: James Duckett shortly after 1 p.m., and Dominick Occhicone, Jr., shortly after 6 p.m. ( EDT), the first time the state has carried out a double execution in 60 years. You can read the full article here ## [Civil rights petition to the CA Supreme Court](https://www.jwmf.com.au/blog/civil-rights-petition-to-the-ca-supreme-court) _2026-08-01 · JWMF · Julian Wagner Memorial Fund_ A recent article has been published by the Death Penalty focus, regarding the civil rights petition to the CA Supreme Court arguing that California’s death penalty system is administered in a racially discriminatory manner. You can read the full article here ## [James Duckett](https://www.jwmf.com.au/blog/james-duckett) _2026-08-01 · JWMF · Julian Wagner Memorial Fund_ The Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty have published a statement on the execution of James Duckett. You can read the statement here ## [Find it on Amazon (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/nDMO75OxW9Bl) _2026-08-01 · **Sponsored**_ Open the Amazon product listing to see details and availability ## [Magic and Sufficiently Advanced Technologies](https://www.beervanablog.com/beervana/2026/7/30/magic-and-sufficiently-advanced-technologies) _2026-07-30 · Jeff Alworth · Beervana Blog Posts - Beervana_ I co-published a book! It’s not about beer, but the back story is something you may find interesting. Indeed, you may even find the book interesting! ## [Visiting Rodenbach Brewery](https://www.beervanablog.com/beervana/2026/7/28/visiting-rodenbach-brewery) _2026-07-28 · Jeff Alworth · Beervana Blog Posts - Beervana_ While I’m away from the computer, I’m posting material from the archives. Today we have a visit I made to Rodenbach fifteen years ago. ## [Florida executes one of its oldest prisoners in state’s 10th lethal injection this year](https://www.jwmf.com.au/blog/florida-executes-one-of-its-oldest-prisoners-in-states-10th-lethal-injection-this-year) _2026-07-23 · JWMF · Julian Wagner Memorial Fund_ A recent article has reported that Florida has executed one of its oldest prisoners in the state’s 10th lethal injection this year. You can read the full article here ## [The Origins of American Wild Ales](https://www.beervanablog.com/beervana/2026/7/22/the-origins-of-american-wild-ales) _2026-07-22 · Jeff Alworth · Beervana Blog Posts - Beervana_ Quick, what’s the most iconic ‘90s-era Wisconsin beer, launched by a craft brewery that is the inheritor of the state’s famous local brewing tradition. If you said Spotted Cow, you got the right brewery, but today we’re talking about an even more influential beer. ## [Alan Sprints, 1959-2026](https://www.beervanablog.com/beervana/2026/7/20/alan-sprints-1959-2026) _2026-07-20 · Jeff Alworth · Beervana Blog Posts - Beervana_ The iconoclastic and widely beloved Alan Sprints of Hair of the Dog brewing died last night at 66. It is a huge loss not just for the industry, but for so many whose lives he touched. We’ll miss him so much. ## [The State of Oregon's Confused Relationship to Alcohol](https://www.beervanablog.com/beervana/2026/7/15/the-state-of-oregons-confused-relationship-to-alcohol) _2026-07-15 · Jeff Alworth · Beervana Blog Posts - Beervana_ The Oregon Health Authority, under the auspices of their Rethink the Drink campaign, is out with a new social media spot that equates alcohol and asbestos. For a project that claims to only be interested in promoting drinking moderation, this seems pretty immoderate. ## [Ruth Ellis: granted posthumous conditional pardon](https://www.jwmf.com.au/blog/ruth-ellis-granted-posthumous-conditional-pardon) _2026-07-14 · JWMF · Julian Wagner Memorial Fund_ A recent article has reported that Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in the UK, has been granted a conditional pardon in light of evidence that she was a victim of domestic abuse and coercive and controlling behaviour. Ellis was executed in 1955, aged 28, after she shot and killed her partner, David Blakely, whom she met two years earlier while working in t he nightclub she managed. You can… ## [China official received $325m in bribes sentenced to death](https://www.jwmf.com.au/blog/china-official-received-325m-in-bribes-sentenced-to-death) _2026-07-07 · JWMF · Julian Wagner Memorial Fund_ A recent article has reported that “ a court in eastern China has sentenced a former city official to death for taking more than 2.2bn yuan ($325m; £243m) in bribes over 30 years. Yang Youlin, who served in various positions in Nanjing city from 1993 to 2023, was also convicted of embezzlement, abuse of power and money laundering, with his ill-gotten gains amounting to one of the highest in recent… ## [Ohio: The time is always right to do what is right.](https://www.jwmf.com.au/blog/ohio-the-time-is-always-right-to-do-what-is-right) _2026-07-07 · JWMF · Julian Wagner Memorial Fund_ A recent article has reported that Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine called for Ohio to abolish the death penalty. 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