diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b99b0e4..fccf4cb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"name": "@yusurko/vigil",
 	"private": true,
-	"version": "0.1.0-dev49",
+	"version": "0.1.0-dev62",
 	"type": "module",
 	"scripts": {
 		"dev": "vite dev",
diff --git a/src/lib/HomeMenu.svelte b/src/lib/HomeMenu.svelte
index 36e2669..35f359a 100644
--- a/src/lib/HomeMenu.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/HomeMenu.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import { RiHome2Line, RiSettings2Line, RiShieldStarLine, RiUserLine } from 'svelte-remixicon';
+  import { RiCompassLine, RiHome2Line, RiSettings2Line, RiShieldStarLine, RiUserLine } from 'svelte-remixicon';
     import MenuLink from './MenuLink.svelte';
 
   let { user = null } = $props();
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 <ul class="column">
   <MenuLink href="/" icon={RiHome2Line} label="Home" />
+  <MenuLink href="/explore" icon={RiCompassLine} label="Explore" />
   <MenuLink href="/settings" icon={RiSettings2Line} label="Settings" />
   {#if user}
   <MenuLink href="/@{user.username}" icon={RiUserLine} label="My profile" />
@@ -14,4 +15,6 @@
   {#if user.badges && user.badges.indexOf('administrator') >= 0}
   <MenuLink href="/admin/" icon={RiShieldStarLine} label="Administration" />
   {/if}
+
+  <!-- TODO add /v1/user/@me/guilds (?) -->
 </ul>
diff --git a/src/lib/globals.svelte.ts b/src/lib/globals.svelte.ts
index 51f1744..1af19c9 100644
--- a/src/lib/globals.svelte.ts
+++ b/src/lib/globals.svelte.ts
@@ -4,14 +4,16 @@ import { RiListOrdered } from "svelte-remixicon";
 
 let health : {
     app_name: string, version: string, post_count: number,
-    user_count: number, me: null | UserEntry, color_theme: number
+    user_count: number, me: null | UserEntry, color_theme: number,
+    loaded: boolean
 } = $state({
-    app_name: 'app_name',
+    app_name: 'Freak',
     version: "?.?",
     post_count: NaN,
     user_count: NaN,
     me: null,
-    color_theme: 0
+    color_theme: 0,
+    loaded: false
 });
 
 
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@ export function setHealth ({ name, version, post_count, user_count, color_theme
     health.post_count = post_count;
     health.user_count = user_count;
     health.color_theme = color_theme;
+    health.loaded = true;
 }
 
 export function setMe (me: UserEntry | null) {
@@ -60,4 +63,8 @@ export function randomChoice<T>(list: T[]): T {
 
 export function getColorThemeCode (): number {
     return health.color_theme;
+}
+
+export function isLoaded(): boolean {
+    return health.loaded;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
index 162929a..86142f8 100644
--- a/src/routes/+layout.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ let colorThemeCls = $derived(`color-scheme-${colorScheme} color-theme-${colorThe
 </script>
 
 <svelte:head>
-  <meta name="og:site_name" content="app_name" />
+  <meta name="og:site_name" content="Freak" />
   {#if data}
   <meta name="generator" content={`Freak (frontend ${version} + Svelte 5, backend ${bkVersion()}); https://nekode.yusur.moe/yusur/freak`} />
   {/if}
diff --git a/src/routes/+page.svelte b/src/routes/+page.svelte
index 62912a1..d44dd7e 100644
--- a/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   import type { GuildEntry, PostEntry } from "$lib/backend";
   import Centered from "$lib/Centered.svelte";
   import Feed from "$lib/Feed.svelte";
-  import { activePostCount, activeUserCount, appName, getMe } from "$lib/globals.svelte";
+  import { activePostCount, activeUserCount, appName, getMe, isLoaded } from "$lib/globals.svelte";
   import HomeMenu from "$lib/HomeMenu.svelte";
   import SLayout from "$lib/SLayout.svelte";
 
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
   let { feed } : { feed: PostEntry[] } = $derived(data);
   let { top_guilds }: { top_guilds: GuildEntry[] } = $derived(data);
 
+  // TODO infinite scrolling
   // $effect(() => {
   //     if (me && data?.feed) {
   //         feed.push(...data.feed.slice(feedIndex));
@@ -46,6 +47,10 @@
     {/if}
   {/snippet}
 </SLayout>
+{:else if !isLoaded()}
+<Centered>
+  <p>{appName()} is now loading…</p>
+</Centered>
 {:else}
 <Centered>
   <p>{appName()} is a social media platform made by people like you.<br />
diff --git a/src/routes/+page.ts b/src/routes/+page.ts
index 4c7c5ac..47fef40 100644
--- a/src/routes/+page.ts
+++ b/src/routes/+page.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ async function loadTopGuilds (event: LoadEvent): Promise<GuildEntry[] | null> {
 export async function load(event): Promise<{feed: PostEntry[] | null, top_guilds?: GuildEntry[] | null}> {
     // delay loading after layout
     if (!isFirstLoad) {
-        await sleep(2000);
+        await sleep(500);
         isFirstLoad = true;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/routes/[x+40][name]/+page.svelte b/src/routes/[x+40][name]/+page.svelte
index 722d93a..16fa2af 100644
--- a/src/routes/[x+40][name]/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/[x+40][name]/+page.svelte
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
     import SLayout from "$lib/SLayout.svelte";
     import UserAbout from "$lib/UserAbout.svelte";
     import UserMenu from "$lib/UserMenu.svelte";
-    import { RiUserLine } from "svelte-remixicon";
 
 let { data } : { data: { user: UserEntry, feed: PostEntry[] } } = $props();
 
diff --git a/src/routes/[x+40][name]/+page.ts b/src/routes/[x+40][name]/+page.ts
index dc0b03e..6f52826 100644
--- a/src/routes/[x+40][name]/+page.ts
+++ b/src/routes/[x+40][name]/+page.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export async function load(event) {
     
       const resp = await backend.withEvent(event).fetch('user/@' + encodeURIComponent(name) + '/feed');
         
-      if(resp.status === 404) { 
+      if (resp.status === 404) { 
         error(404);
       }
 
diff --git a/src/routes/about/+page.svelte b/src/routes/about/+page.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2759739
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/about/+page.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+    import { SvelteShowdown } from "svelte-showdown";
+
+    let { data }: { data: {content: string} } = $props();
+
+    let { content } = data;
+</script>
+
+<article class="card">
+    <p class="faint">About</p>
+
+    <SvelteShowdown {content} />
+</article>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/routes/about/+page.ts b/src/routes/about/+page.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82092be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/about/+page.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { backend } from '$lib/backend.js';
+import { error } from '@sveltejs/kit';
+
+
+
+export async function load(event) {
+
+    const resp = await backend.withEvent(event).fetch('about/about');
+
+    if(resp.status === 404) {
+        error(404);
+    }
+
+    const respJ = await resp.json();
+
+    const { content } = respJ;
+
+    return { content };
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/routes/explore/+page.svelte b/src/routes/explore/+page.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec63fe6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/explore/+page.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import AsideCard from "$lib/AsideCard.svelte";
+  import type { GuildEntry, PostEntry } from "$lib/backend";
+  import Centered from "$lib/Centered.svelte";
+  import Feed from "$lib/Feed.svelte";
+  import { getMe } from "$lib/globals.svelte";
+  import HomeMenu from "$lib/HomeMenu.svelte";
+  import SLayout from "$lib/SLayout.svelte";
+
+  let me = getMe();
+  let { data } : { data: { feed: PostEntry[], top_guilds: GuildEntry[] } } = $props();
+  let { feed } : { feed: PostEntry[] } = $derived(data);
+  let { top_guilds }: { top_guilds: GuildEntry[] } = $derived(data);
+
+  // TODO infinite scrolling
+  // $effect(() => {
+  //     if (me && data?.feed) {
+  //         feed.push(...data.feed.slice(feedIndex));
+  //         feedIndex += feed.length;
+  //     } else if (me) {
+  //         console.log('data.feed is', data?.feed)
+  //     }
+  // });
+</script>
+
+<SLayout title="Explore">
+  <Feed posts={feed} /> 
+
+  {#snippet left()}
+    <HomeMenu user={me} />
+  {/snippet}
+  
+  {#snippet right()}
+    {#if top_guilds}
+    <AsideCard title="Top Communities">
+      <ul>
+        {#each top_guilds as gu}
+        <li>
+            <a href="/+{gu.name}">+{gu.name}</a> - 
+            <strong>{gu.post_count ?? 0}</strong> posts - 
+            <strong>{gu.subscriber_count ?? 0}</strong> subscribers
+        </li>
+        {/each}
+      </ul>
+    </AsideCard>
+    {/if}
+  {/snippet}
+</SLayout>
+
+
diff --git a/src/routes/explore/+page.ts b/src/routes/explore/+page.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..978dd28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/explore/+page.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import { backend, type GuildEntry, type PostEntry } from '$lib/backend.js';
+import { getMe, sleep } from '$lib/globals.svelte.js';
+import type { LoadEvent } from '@sveltejs/kit';
+
+
+async function loadFeed (event: LoadEvent): Promise<PostEntry[] | null> {
+    const resp = await backend.withEvent(event).fetch('explore/feed');
+
+    if ([200].indexOf(resp.status) < 0) {
+        console.error(`fetch feed returned status ${resp.status}`);
+        return null;
+    }
+    try {
+        const respJ = await resp.json();
+
+        const { feed } : { feed: PostEntry[] } = respJ;
+
+        return feed;
+    } catch (e) {
+        return null;
+    }
+} 
+
+async function loadTopGuilds (event: LoadEvent): Promise<GuildEntry[] | null> {
+    const resp = await backend.withEvent(event).fetch('top/guilds');
+
+    if ([200].indexOf(resp.status) < 0) {
+        console.error(`fetch top_guilds returned status ${resp.status}`);
+        return null;
+    }
+    try {
+        const respJ = await resp.json();
+
+        const { has: top_guilds } : { has: GuildEntry[] } = respJ;
+        return top_guilds;
+    } catch (e) {
+        return null;
+    }
+}
+
+export async function load(event): Promise<{feed: PostEntry[] | null, top_guilds?: GuildEntry[] | null}> {
+
+    let feed = null;
+    let me = getMe();
+    let top_guilds = null;
+    
+    if (me) {
+        feed = await loadFeed(event);
+        top_guilds = await loadTopGuilds(event);
+    }
+
+    return { feed, top_guilds };
+}