diff --git a/_layouts/main.html b/_layouts/main.html
index 3acb2450c..45e5d384e 100644
--- a/_layouts/main.html
+++ b/_layouts/main.html
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ or <a href="http://news.ycombinator.com/submitlink?u={{ site.url | cgi_escape }}
 <ul id="blogSidebar" class="newslist">
 {% for post in site.posts limit:3 %}
 <li>
-    <span class="date">{{ post.date | date: '%B %e' }}</span>
+    <span class="date">{{ post.date | date: '%B %e' }}:</span>
     <a href="{{ post.url }}">{{ post.title }}</a>
 </li>
 {% endfor %}
diff --git a/beets.css b/beets.css
index 962c8474d..19450ee25 100644
--- a/beets.css
+++ b/beets.css
@@ -55,12 +55,9 @@ ul, ol {
     list-style: none;
 }
 .newslist li {
-    margin-bottom: 0.5em;
+    margin-bottom: 0.1em;
 }
 .newslist .date {
-    font-weight: bold;
-    font-size: small;
-    display: block;
     color: #999;
 }