I find the new “Recent Topics” forum listing visually difficult, I think due to the background highlighting. Each post has the same white background color as the page, delineated only by a thin line. To my eye this makes individual posts run together.
I would suggest that “flipping” the background colors in each post item such that the item has the current background color of the “Latest Activity”, and the “Latest Activity” has the white page background.
I hope I explained that clearly. Basically suggesting that flipping the background colors of the entry components would better delineate them visually.

