Drupal 8.2.0 will be released October 5; beta begins week of August 3
https://groups.drupal.org/node/512705
7 New Improvements You'll See in Drupal 8.2
https://www.ostraining.com/blog/drupal/drupal-82
TLDR: Page Builder in Core!
There Will Never Be a Drupal 9
https://www.ostraining.com/blog/drupal/drupal-9
There will be a Drupal 9, and here is why
http://hojtsy.hu/blog/2016-aug-09/there-will-be-drupal-9-and-here-why
Getting to grips with automated deployment in Drupal 8
https://www.deeson.co.uk/labs/getting-grips-automated-deployment-drupal-8
How to attach a CSS or JS library to a View in Drupal 8
http://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2016/how-attach-css-or-js-library-view-drupal-8
How to install Drupal 8 (and Composer) on Windows 10 Bash
http://polso.info/how-install-drupal-8-and-composer-windows-10-bash
Twig Extensions and Views FTW in Drupal 8
https://www.chapterthree.com/blog/twig-extensions-and-views-ftw-drupal-8
The DrupalConsole RC-1 release is close with a lot of changes.
http://jmolivas.com/drupalconsole-rc-1-release-close-a-lot-of-changes
7 facts that reveal the state of Drupal
https://www.deeson.co.uk/blog/7-facts-reveal-state-drupal
Drinking the Drupal-Composer Kool-Aid?
http://lakshminp.com/drinking-drupal-composer-kool-aid
How to Print Variables using Kint in Drupal 8 (formerly devel module)
https://www.webwash.net/drupal/how-print-variables-using-kint-drupal-8
Why Is Learning Drupal Hard?
https://drupalize.me/blog/201607/why-learning-drupal-hard
How to Convince your Client Slideshows are Bad
http://www.mediacurrent.com/blog/how-convince-your-client-slideshows-are-bad
TLDR: Slideshows are not effective, STAAHHHPPP
Drupal 8 Routing Tricks for Better Admin URLs
https://thinkshout.com/blog/2016/07/drupal-8-routing-tricks-for-better-admin-urls/
Drupal 8 Tutorials for Beginners
https://dev.acquia.com/blog/drupal-8-tutorials-for-beginners/19/07/2016/10491