like most news/blog sites, too busy

I don't think it's too bad -- but I do miss the left sidebar. Without it, Slate looks more like any other news site.

I don't recall what it looked like before - but I gotta say...very different look and feel above the fold vs. below. I think I like it - like a lot.

It's cluttered.

It doesn't do anything to separate itself from any other news site, which is a shame, because the content has a certain personality.

Upon first impressions it's a nice design, but the advertising lets it down, and it just looks a mess below the fold.

However, I like the details - the colour, the typography, and the angles that mirror the logo.

I nothing it.

!samuelcotterall kudos, you said that far better than I could have.

looks more generic now.

I like it actually. I didn't like it as much before - a little busy, but improved.

I like it.

for some reason the colors and all the content bother my eyes

I don't like it how their designed, I don't like how they arranged the fonts on the screen. It's my first time on slate.com
How was the previous design?

Ack. That background is killing me.