i already posted this in another thread, but i figure it's worth bringing up on its own:
i'm honestly concerned about the readability of this site in the new layout. the text size for the title, subtitle, and plot summary on stories is <i>tiny</i> - i think the words "story plot" are bigger and easier to read than the title! the font is also very thin, and that plus the subtitle being grey against a black background is NOT a good combination for readability. on browser, i need to zoom in to at LEAST 150% for it to start to feel comfortable to read, and this is coming from someone who doesn't have significant vision problems. i can't imagine what it's like for folks with more severe visual impairment.
the tags on a story don't stand out at all, either, and like everything else they're much too small. when i'm browsing stories, they stand out because their little bubbles are bright blue - but then we run into the problem of the text contrast. there's a few websites that offer free text color contrast checkers. i used one on webaim dot org, and the blue background (#00b3e5) with white text (#ffffff) only had a contrast ratio of <b>2.44:1</b>, which is considered a "fail" for readability.
as for the roles on stories, having the text overlaid on top of the images looks....bad. it's cutting off actors' heads (in fact, the images of suggested actors all seem to be cut off at both the top and bottom, meaning a lot of pictures that have been uploaded don't look very good), and, despite the small gradient, the text is hard to read on any images with a white background.
tldr; the new layout not only looks bad but it seems to be something of an accessibility nightmare.