Is it about closures, or about any further language changes? Also:
Weblogs: Java "luddites", should Java stay Java, and and Useful Swing Thing #1
Feature Article: Adopting a Java Persistence Framework: Which, When, and What?
Java Today: jMaki 1.0.3, Matisse screencast, and JavaTools Community Newsletter #151
Forums: Re-styling NetBeans visual web components, setting size and location in scene graph, and is GlassFish really free for production use? (answer: yes)