Craigslist redesigns their homepage

This is huge news. I wonder if we'll see this redesign throughout sometime soon? I think I like the white background, but I'm going to be nostalgic for the old CL look, for sure.

I'm not sure this is an actual change vs. a DNS issue.

If it is a redesign, it's rather terrible from a UI perspective:

a) The four column design is hopelessly confusing at first glance since people read from left to right - not up-and-down and then by column.

b) The "black" but non-bolded state names / titles don't draw the eye like they should and blend in with the sub-content.

c) The lack of any sort of welcome or messaging other than the brand title is a perplexing choice. Yes most people know what CraigsList is but why not reinforce with messaging?

I'll be the average time to click goes up considerably with all the required sorting and scrolling.

They changed it back to the old version!