diff --git a/app/controllers/aspects_controller.rb b/app/controllers/aspects_controller.rb
index 75dc75eb9..bc983571d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/aspects_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/aspects_controller.rb
@@ -9,21 +9,26 @@ class AspectsController < ApplicationController
   before_filter :save_selected_aspects, :only => :index
   before_filter :ensure_page, :only => :index
 
-  respond_to :html, :js
-  respond_to :json, :only => [:show, :create, :index]
+  respond_to :html,
+             :js,
+             :json
 
   def index
+    @backbone = true
+    stream_klass = Stream::Aspect
     aspect_ids = (session[:a_ids] ? session[:a_ids] : [])
     @stream = Stream::Aspect.new(current_user, aspect_ids,
-                               :max_time => params[:max_time].to_i)
+                                 :max_time => params[:max_time].to_i)
 
     respond_with do |format|
       format.html do
         if params[:only_posts]
           render :partial => 'shared/stream', :locals => {:posts => @stream.stream_posts}
+        else
+          render 'aspects/index'
         end
       end
-      format.json{ render :json => @stream.stream_posts.to_json(:include => {:author => {:include => :profile}}) }
+      format.json{ render_for_api :backbone, :json => @stream.stream_posts, :root => :posts }
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/public/javascripts/app/collections/stream.js b/public/javascripts/app/collections/stream.js
index 49148dfd2..59b2e2ac6 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/app/collections/stream.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/app/collections/stream.js
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ app.collections.Stream = Backbone.Collection.extend({
   url: function() {
     var path = document.location.pathname;
 
-
-    if(this.models.length) { path += "?max_time=" + _.last(this.models).createdAt(); }
+    if(this.models.length) {
+      path += "?max_time=" + _.last(this.models).createdAt();
+    }
 
     return path;
   },
diff --git a/public/javascripts/app/router.js b/public/javascripts/app/router.js
index f9bd6c9cf..37c540ef5 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/app/router.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/app/router.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 app.Router = Backbone.Router.extend({
   routes: {
     "stream": "stream",
+    "aspects:query": "stream",
     "comment_stream": "stream",
     "like_stream": "stream",
     "mentions": "stream",
@@ -11,8 +12,9 @@ app.Router = Backbone.Router.extend({
     "posts/:id": "stream"
   },
 
-  stream: function() {
+  stream : function() {
     app.stream = new app.views.Stream().render();
     $("#main_stream").html(app.stream.el);
   }
 });
+
diff --git a/public/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view.js b/public/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view.js
index 677128054..8f645214f 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view.js
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ app.views.Publisher = Backbone.View.extend({
       "status_message" : {
         "text" : serializedForm["status_message[text]"]
       },
-      "aspect_ids" : serializedForm["aspect_ids[]"]
+      "aspect_ids" : serializedForm["aspect_ids[]"],
+      "photos" : serializedForm["photos[]"]
     });
 
     // clear state
diff --git a/public/javascripts/app/views/stream_object_view.js b/public/javascripts/app/views/stream_object_view.js
index 4a9d26913..f22990505 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/app/views/stream_object_view.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/app/views/stream_object_view.js
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ app.views.StreamObject = app.views.Base.extend({
   destroyModel: function(evt){
     if(evt){ evt.preventDefault(); }
     this.model.destroy();
-    this.remove();
+
+    $(this.el).slideUp(400, function(){
+      this.remove();
+    });
   }
 });
diff --git a/public/javascripts/stream.js b/public/javascripts/stream.js
index 84a01b6e0..f919c86b8 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/stream.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/stream.js
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ var Stream = {
   },
 
   initializeLives: function(){
-    Stream.setUpNsfwLinks();
-
     // reshare button action
     $(".reshare_button", this.selector).live("click", function(evt) {
       evt.preventDefault();
diff --git a/public/javascripts/widgets/aspect-navigation.js b/public/javascripts/widgets/aspect-navigation.js
index dddd0d0d3..6a1430920 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/widgets/aspect-navigation.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/widgets/aspect-navigation.js
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@
     };
 
     this.performAjax = function() {
+      window.location = self.generateURL(); // hella hax
+      // and fuck all this stuff VVVV
+
       var post = $("#publisher textarea#status_message_fake_text").val(),
         newURL = self.generateURL(),
         photos = {};