I know it is uncool to say, but I still read Gawker twice a day. There are a couple writers I like from way back (Newell for one), and I never went for the comments anyway. I use the blog view. The only problem I have with the redesign is that when I try to click on a story it often sends me to a page with the same teaser from the front page, and then it takes another click to get to the actual story.