It may just need some getting used to, but at first glance - I am not digging it all that much. I understand the thinking behind content first and thinking outside of the "Desktop as "real design" mentality, but I feel like the desktop (and even iPad landscape) version now suffers due to that mentality. The shift of the menu and navigation to the bottom is also very annoying for finding other pages quickly - and I know I am going to miss the quick glance of multiple stories every other week on the home page. The old design was easy to digest and get a summary of what was in that issue and whether or not I wanted to read it. This version, not so much.

I like the idea of moving in the "boldy art-directed magazine" direction, so maybe it will just take some time to get there and feel comfortable in that role. But for now I feel like it is forcing a responsive, mobile design at larger sizes and the layout suffering for it.

All that said, I adore the content (usually) and look forward to what they have prepared for the future. Like any drastic change, I am sure I will grow accustomed to it and will stop whining about it in a month or two.