diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/colors/dark.css b/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/colors/dark.css
index 8146ffda4..5ebdb256d 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/colors/dark.css
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/colors/dark.css
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ a {
 	color: #858585;
 }
 #branding #s {
-	background-color: #fff;
+	background-color: #ddd;
 }
 
 
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ a {
 ----------------------------------------------- */
 
 #access {
+	background: #333; /* Show a solid color for older browsers */
+	background: -moz-linear-gradient(#383838, #272727);
+	background: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 0%, 0% 100%, from(#383838), to(#272727)); /* older webkit syntax */
+	background: -webkit-linear-gradient(#383838, #272727);
 	border-bottom: 1px solid #222;
 }
 
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/inc/theme-options.php b/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/inc/theme-options.php
index fb67c76e0..6da9ac6be 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/inc/theme-options.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/inc/theme-options.php
@@ -321,7 +321,10 @@ function twentyeleven_print_link_color_style() {
 		}
 		section.recent-posts .other-recent-posts .comments-link a:hover {
 			border-color: <?php echo $link_color; ?>;
-		}		
+		}	
+		article.feature-image.small .entry-summary p a:hover {
+			background: <?php echo $link_color; ?>;
+		}	
 	</style>
 <?php
 }
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/style.css b/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/style.css
index f3dcb8f63..14a40729e 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/style.css
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/style.css
@@ -593,6 +593,7 @@ a:hover {
 	float: right;
 	font-size: 14px;
 	height: 22px;
+	line-height: 1.2em;
 	padding: 4px 10px 4px 28px;
 	-webkit-transition-duration: 400ms;
 	-webkit-transition-property: width, background;
@@ -662,6 +663,9 @@ a:hover {
 	padding: 0 0 1.625em;
 	position: relative;
 }
+.hentry:last-child {
+	border-bottom: none;
+}
 .blog .sticky .entry-header .entry-meta {
 	clip: rect(1px 1px 1px 1px); /* IE6, IE7 */
 	clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);
@@ -1078,6 +1082,9 @@ article.format-status .entry-content {
 	background: transparent;
 	padding: 30px 0;
 }
+.one-column .format-image footer.entry-meta {
+	margin-right: 2px;
+}
 
 
 /* =error404
@@ -1182,11 +1189,14 @@ section.featured-post .attachment-small-feature {
 	border-right: 20px solid #bbb;
 	float: right;
 	height: auto;
-	margin: -10px -8.9% 1.625em 0;
+	margin: 0 -8.9% 1.625em 0;
 	max-width: 59%;
 	position: relative;
 	right: -35px;
 }
+section.featured-post.small {
+	padding-top: 0;
+}
 section.featured-post .attachment-small-feature:hover {
 	border-color: #888;
 }
@@ -1195,6 +1205,9 @@ article.feature-image.small {
 	margin: 0 0 1.625em;
 	width: 45%;
 }
+article.feature-image.small .entry-title {
+	line-height: 1.2em;
+}
 article.feature-image.small .entry-summary {
 	color: #555;
 	font-size: 13px;
@@ -1204,22 +1217,23 @@ article.feature-image.small .entry-summary p a {
 	color: #eee;
 	display: block;
 	left: -23.8%;
-	padding: 4px 26px 4px 85px;
+	padding: 9px 26px 9px 85px;
 	position: relative;
-	top: 20px;
 	text-decoration: none;
+	top: 20px;
 	width: 180px;
 }
 article.feature-image.small .entry-summary p a:hover {
 	background: #1b8be0;
-	color: #bfddf3;
+	color: #eee;
+	color: rgba(255,255,255,0.8);
 }
 
 /* Large featured post */
 section.feature-image.large {
 	border: none;
-	max-height: 500px;
-	padding: 0 0 0.8125em;
+	max-height: 300px;
+	padding: 0;
 	width: 100%;
 }
 section.feature-image.large .showcase-heading {
@@ -1273,6 +1287,7 @@ section.feature-image.large img {
 }
 .featured-posts section.featured-post {
 	background: #fff;
+	height: 300px;
 	left: 0;
 	margin: 0;
 	position: absolute;
@@ -1284,10 +1299,10 @@ section.feature-image.large img {
 }
 .featured-posts section.featured-post {
 	-webkit-transition-duration: 200ms;
-	-webkit-transition-property: opacity, visibility;
+	-webkit-transition-property: opacity visibility;
 	-webkit-transition-timing-function: ease;
 	-moz-transition-duration: 200ms;
-	-moz-transition-property: opacity, visibility;
+	-moz-transition-property: opacity visibility;
 	-moz-transition-timing-function: ease;
 }
 .featured-posts section.featured-post {
@@ -1299,8 +1314,8 @@ section.feature-image.large img {
 	visibility: visible;
 }
 #content .feature-slider {
-	bottom: 0;
-	left: 8.9%;
+	top: 5px;
+	right: 8.9%;
 	overflow: visible;
 	position: absolute;
 }
@@ -2081,8 +2096,11 @@ p.comment-form-comment {
 	.one-column article.feature-image.small .entry-summary {
 		height: auto;
 	}
-	article.feature-image.small .entry-summary a {
-		left: -9%;
+	article.feature-image.small .entry-summary p a {
+		left: 0;
+		padding-left: 20px;
+		padding-right: 20px;
+		width: auto;
 	}
 	/* Remove the margin on singular articles */
 	.singular .entry-header,