Ahhhkay.
I now 'get' what it was about the old design that drew me in and made me want to waste my time here: It felt like opening a crude tabloid! BUT! A crude tabloid with vast treasures of knowledgeable people, real knowledge, all flung about with devil may care snarkifaction that belied the impression. The wall of cleverisms, headlines, could be appreciated in a scanning glance and made one want to go, "Oooh, that one and that one and that one too."
Then the league of commentards would have at it and supplement the main articles oh so wantonly that a semi smile never left my face as I read.
Now? The site is like a myriad of others and doesn't feel like it bites anything at all anymore.
It really was better before. You revelled in your difference and it was merely difference for difference's sake. No, it was different because it was smarter. The front page had IMPACT. It grated a bit but that what the fuck do want if your mascot is a bloody vulture?
Gee whiz, guys. :(