I like the redesign however it has some slight readability issues.
1. By reducing the contrast of the text font the text becomes harder to read.
2. BY selecting a font with a narrow text-width the text becomes more difficult to read.
Suggested Improvements:
Use a darker font for post names.
Use either a dark font or a dark background to create contrast for items on the menu above.
However, I approve of the emphasis placed on the post's author and number of comments. In fact if it was your design plus the minor additions I would gladly use it via some add-on like Stylish.