I like the date of post slider at the right but it takes up space that could be used by the posts themselves. One of two ways to remedy this:
Move it to a floating div to the right of the main div.
Collapse some but not all of the padding.
My opinion is the sweet spot for the main div where the posts are displayed could be about another 10-20% wider while keeping readability and making more effective use of the space.
What drives me nuts are the inconsistent “flashy” links & buttons.
Some of the ones that seem to be standard have a css-transition. But links and the buttons pinned at the posts don’t have it.
Compare the change of the hover-animation to the ones at the bottom of the page: smooth as a sip of Quafe!
Don’t like it either.
It’s hard to follow, a lot of useless distractions not wide enough.
Maybe kids these days like these modern layouts but i prefer the simple and to the point ones.