diff --git a/.cursor/rules/fontawesome.mdc b/.cursor/rules/fontawesome.mdc
index 40d38f19..ac84b846 100644
--- a/.cursor/rules/fontawesome.mdc
+++ b/.cursor/rules/fontawesome.mdc
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ description: when creating or modifying UI elements, especially related to icons
 alwaysApply: false
 ---
 
-We use FontAwesome. If you can use a fa-icon (instead of text) use a fa-icon.
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+We use FontAwesome. If you can use a fa-icon (instead of text) use a fa-icon. Always strive to keep the UI modern, beautiful, and minimalistic. Shy away from using too many colors, borders, glow, and animations.
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diff --git a/src/components/BookmarkItem.tsx b/src/components/BookmarkItem.tsx
index 5cb3571f..842d2445 100644
--- a/src/components/BookmarkItem.tsx
+++ b/src/components/BookmarkItem.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import { Models } from 'applesauce-core'
 import { npubEncode, neventEncode } from 'nostr-tools/nip19'
 import { IndividualBookmark } from '../types/bookmarks'
 import { formatDate, renderParsedContent } from '../utils/bookmarkUtils'
-import { getKindIcon } from './kindIcon'
 import ContentWithResolvedProfiles from './ContentWithResolvedProfiles'
 import { extractUrlsFromContent } from '../services/bookmarkHelpers'
 import { classifyUrl } from '../utils/helpers'
@@ -138,13 +137,24 @@ export const BookmarkItem: React.FC<BookmarkItemProps> = ({ bookmark, index, onS
           )}
         </span>
         
-        <span className="bookmark-date">{formatDate(bookmark.created_at)}</span>
+        {eventNevent ? (
+          <a
+            href={`https://search.dergigi.com/e/${eventNevent}`}
+            target="_blank"
+            rel="noopener noreferrer"
+            className="bookmark-date-link"
+            title="Open event in search"
+          >
+            {formatDate(bookmark.created_at)}
+          </a>
+        ) : (
+          <span className="bookmark-date">{formatDate(bookmark.created_at)}</span>
+        )}
       </div>
       
       {extractedUrls.length > 0 && (
         <div className="bookmark-urls">
-          <h4>URLs:</h4>
-          {(urlsExpanded ? extractedUrls : extractedUrls.slice(0, 3)).map((url, urlIndex) => {
+          {(urlsExpanded ? extractedUrls : extractedUrls.slice(0, 1)).map((url, urlIndex) => {
             const classification = classifyUrl(url)
             return (
               <div key={urlIndex} className="url-row">
@@ -160,20 +170,20 @@ export const BookmarkItem: React.FC<BookmarkItemProps> = ({ bookmark, index, onS
                   ariaLabel={classification.buttonText}
                   title={classification.buttonText}
                   variant="success"
-                  size={36}
+                  size={32}
                   onClick={(e) => { e.preventDefault(); onSelectUrl?.(url) }}
                 />
               </div>
             )
           })}
-          {extractedUrls.length > 3 && (
+          {extractedUrls.length > 1 && (
             <button
-              className="expand-toggle"
+              className="expand-toggle-urls"
               onClick={() => setUrlsExpanded(v => !v)}
               aria-label={urlsExpanded ? 'Collapse URLs' : 'Expand URLs'}
               title={urlsExpanded ? 'Collapse URLs' : 'Expand URLs'}
             >
-              <FontAwesomeIcon icon={urlsExpanded ? faChevronUp : faChevronDown} />
+              {urlsExpanded ? `Hide ${extractedUrls.length - 1} more` : `Show ${extractedUrls.length - 1} more`}
             </button>
           )}
         </div>
@@ -202,44 +212,24 @@ export const BookmarkItem: React.FC<BookmarkItemProps> = ({ bookmark, index, onS
         </button>
       )}
       
-      <div className="bookmark-meta">
-        {eventNevent ? (
-          <a
-            href={`https://search.dergigi.com/e/${eventNevent}`}
-            target="_blank"
-            rel="noopener noreferrer"
-            className="kind-icon-link"
-            title="Open event in search"
-          >
-            <span className="kind-icon">
-              <FontAwesomeIcon icon={getKindIcon(bookmark.kind)} />
-            </span>
-          </a>
-        ) : (
-          <span className="kind-icon">
-            <FontAwesomeIcon icon={getKindIcon(bookmark.kind)} />
-          </span>
-        )}
-        <span>
+      <div className="bookmark-footer">
+        <div className="bookmark-meta-minimal">
           <a
             href={`https://search.dergigi.com/p/${authorNpub}`}
             target="_blank"
             rel="noopener noreferrer"
-            className="author-link"
+            className="author-link-minimal"
             title="Open author in search"
           >
-            by: {getAuthorDisplayName()}
+            {getAuthorDisplayName()}
           </a>
-        </span>
-      </div>
-
-      {hasUrls && firstUrlClassification && (
-        <div className="read-now">
-          <button className="read-now-button" onClick={handleReadNow}>
+        </div>
+        {hasUrls && firstUrlClassification && (
+          <button className="read-now-button-minimal" onClick={handleReadNow}>
             {firstUrlClassification.buttonText}
           </button>
-        </div>
-      )}
+        )}
+      </div>
     </div>
   )
 }
diff --git a/src/index.css b/src/index.css
index 1555a28d..7dc4dc09 100644
--- a/src/index.css
+++ b/src/index.css
@@ -229,16 +229,7 @@ body {
 }
 
 .bookmark-urls {
-  margin: 1rem 0;
-}
-
-.bookmark-urls h4 {
-  margin: 0 0 0.65rem 0;
-  font-size: 0.85rem;
-  color: #888;
-  text-transform: uppercase;
-  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
-  font-weight: 600;
+  margin: 0.75rem 0;
 }
 
 .bookmark-url {
@@ -608,11 +599,10 @@ body {
 }
 
 .individual-bookmark {
-  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a2a2a 0%, #252525 100%);
-  padding: 1.5rem;
-  border-radius: 12px;
-  transition: all 0.25s ease;
-  box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
+  background: #2a2a2a;
+  padding: 1.25rem;
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  transition: all 0.2s ease;
   border: 1px solid #333;
   word-wrap: break-word;
   overflow-wrap: break-word;
@@ -621,9 +611,8 @@ body {
 }
 
 .individual-bookmark:hover {
-  transform: translateY(-2px);
-  box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
   border-color: #444;
+  background: #2d2d2d;
 }
 
 /* Compact view styles */
@@ -712,26 +701,17 @@ body {
   display: flex;
   justify-content: space-between;
   align-items: center;
-  margin-bottom: 1rem;
+  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
   flex-wrap: wrap;
   gap: 0.5rem;
-  padding-bottom: 0.75rem;
-  border-bottom: 1px solid #333;
 }
 
 .bookmark-type {
-  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #646cff 0%, #535bf2 100%);
-  color: white;
-  padding: 0.4rem 0.75rem;
-  border-radius: 6px;
-  font-size: 0.8rem;
-  font-weight: 600;
-  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
-  text-transform: uppercase;
+  color: #646cff;
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
-  gap: 0.3rem;
-  box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(100, 108, 255, 0.3);
+  gap: 0.35rem;
 }
 
 .bookmark-id {
@@ -748,11 +728,23 @@ body {
   color: #666;
 }
 
+.bookmark-date-link {
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
+  color: #666;
+  text-decoration: none;
+  transition: color 0.2s ease;
+}
+
+.bookmark-date-link:hover {
+  color: #8ab4f8;
+  text-decoration: underline;
+}
+
 .individual-bookmark .bookmark-content {
-  margin: 1rem 0;
-  color: #ddd;
-  line-height: 1.65;
-  font-size: 0.95rem;
+  margin: 0.75rem 0;
+  color: #ccc;
+  line-height: 1.6;
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
   word-wrap: break-word;
   overflow-wrap: break-word;
   word-break: break-word;
@@ -775,89 +767,59 @@ body {
   color: #bbb;
 }
 
-.individual-bookmark .bookmark-meta {
+.bookmark-footer {
   display: flex;
-  gap: 0.75rem;
-  flex-wrap: wrap;
-  font-size: 0.85rem;
-  color: #999;
-  margin-top: 1rem;
-  padding-top: 0.75rem;
-  border-top: 1px solid #333;
+  justify-content: space-between;
   align-items: center;
-}
-
-.individual-bookmark .bookmark-meta span {
-  background: #1e1e1e;
-  padding: 0.35rem 0.65rem;
-  border-radius: 6px;
-  font-family: monospace;
-  border: 1px solid #2a2a2a;
-}
-
-.author-link {
-  color: #8ab4f8;
-  text-decoration: none;
-}
-
-.author-link:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
-
-.kind-icon {
-  display: inline-flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: center;
-  width: 34px;
-  height: 34px;
-  border: 1px solid #3a3a3a;
-  border-radius: 8px;
-  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a2a2a 0%, #252525 100%);
-  color: #ddd;
-  transition: all 0.2s ease;
-}
-
-.kind-icon svg {
-  font-size: 1rem;
-  color: #646cff;
-}
-
-.kind-icon-link:hover .kind-icon {
-  border-color: #646cff;
-  box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(100, 108, 255, 0.3);
-}
-
-.kind-icon-link {
-  text-decoration: none;
-}
-
-.read-now {
   margin-top: 0.75rem;
-  display: flex;
-  justify-content: flex-end;
+  gap: 0.75rem;
 }
 
-.read-now-button {
-  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #28a745 0%, #218838 100%);
+.bookmark-meta-minimal {
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
+  color: #888;
+}
+
+.author-link-minimal {
+  color: #888;
+  text-decoration: none;
+  transition: color 0.2s ease;
+}
+
+.author-link-minimal:hover { 
+  color: #aaa;
+}
+
+.read-now-button-minimal {
+  background: #28a745;
   color: white;
   border: none;
-  padding: 0.75rem 1.5rem;
-  border-radius: 8px;
+  padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
+  border-radius: 6px;
   cursor: pointer;
-  font-weight: 700;
-  font-size: 0.9rem;
-  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
   transition: all 0.2s ease;
-  box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(40, 167, 69, 0.3);
+  white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
-.read-now-button:hover {
-  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #218838 0%, #1e7e34 100%);
-  box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(40, 167, 69, 0.4);
-  transform: translateY(-1px);
+.read-now-button-minimal:hover {
+  background: #218838;
 }
 
-.read-now-button:active {
-  transform: translateY(0);
-  box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(40, 167, 69, 0.3);
+.expand-toggle-urls {
+  margin-top: 0.5rem;
+  background: transparent;
+  border: none;
+  color: #646cff;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
+  padding: 0.25rem 0;
+  text-decoration: underline;
+}
+
+.expand-toggle-urls:hover {
+  color: #8088ff;
 }
 
 /* Private Bookmark Styles */