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· 0 checks — Desktop Lighthouse audit -- Performance, Accessibility, Best Practices, and SEO category breakdown.

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Remove large, duplicate JavaScript modules from bundles to reduce unnecessary bytes consumed by network activity.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Polyfills and transforms enable older browsers to use new JavaScript features. However, many aren't necessary for modern browsers. Consider modifying your JavaScript build process to not transpile Baseline features, unless you know you must support older browsers. Learn why most sites can deploy ES6+ code without transpiling

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Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

3rd party code can significantly impact load performance. Reduce and defer loading of 3rd party code to prioritize your page's content.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

A long cache lifetime can speed up repeat visits to your page. Learn more about caching.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Request	Cache TTL	Transfer Size
/wp-content/avuploads/2026/04/20093724/animal-farm-header...	593.0 s	125.8 KiB
/wp-content/avuploads/2026/04/22100215/mother-mary-coel-h...	593.0 s	86.4 KiB
/wp-content/avuploads/2026/04/22160224/clayface-film-main...	593.0 s	71.1 KiB
www.avclub.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.js?ver=3.7.1	43200.0 s	82.2 KiB
eu-us-cdn.consentmanager.net/delivery/js/cmp_final.min.js?t=2026-4-22	86400.0 s	101.0 KiB
/wp-content/themes/pastemagazine/css/inline-39.2022.10209...	43200.0 s	42.5 KiB
/delivery/customdata/bV8xLndfMTM0MzQ5LnJfR0RQUi5sX2VuLmRf...	3600.0 s	26.4 KiB
/wp-content/themes/pastemagazine/css/stylesheet-39.2022.1...	43200.0 s	38.7 KiB
/wp-content/avuploads/2026/04/20154801/madoka-magica-lead...	594.0 s	16.7 KiB
/wp-content/avuploads/2026/04/20165314/survivor50-feature...	594.0 s	16.1 KiB
static.chartbeat.com/js/chartbeat.js	7200.0 s	16.1 KiB
/wp-content/avuploads/2026/04/21163032/MixCollage-21-Apr-...	594.0 s	11.9 KiB
/wp-content/themes/pastemagazine/js/pm_custom.js?ver=69e9...	43200.0 s	20.2 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/paid-memberships-pro/css/frontend/bas...	43200.0 s	16.8 KiB
www.avclub.com/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/h/b/scripts/jsd/0b8fb825cb67/main.js?	14400.0 s	12.3 KiB
img.pastemagazine.com/wp-content/avuploads/2026/04/20174322/trumbo-squared.jpg	594.0 s	8.3 KiB
static.chartbeat.com/js/chartbeat_mab.js	7200.0 s	10.1 KiB
img.pastemagazine.com/wp-content/avuploads/2026/04/20092558/network-squared.jpg	594.0 s	7.9 KiB
/wp-content/avuploads/2026/04/20091202/leaving-neverland-...	595.0 s	7.2 KiB
/beacon.min.js/v8c78df7c7c0f484497ecbca7046644da177152312...	86400.0 s	10.7 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/google-analytics-premium/assets/js/fr...	43200.0 s	6.5 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/ewww-image-optimizer/includes/load-we...	43200.0 s	6.0 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/ewww-image-optimizer/includes/lazysiz...	43200.0 s	5.9 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/ewww-image-optimizer/includes/lazysiz...	43200.0 s	5.6 KiB
/wp-content/themes/pastemagazine/style.css?ver=0.93388900...	43200.0 s	5.0 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/paid-memberships-pro/css/frontend/var...	43200.0 s	4.6 KiB
avclub.disqus.com/count.js	300.0 s	1.5 KiB
/wp-content/themes/pastemagazine/js/jquery.sticky.js?ver=...	43200.0 s	2.9 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/ewww-image-optimizer/includes/ls.unve...	43200.0 s	1.8 KiB
www.avclub.com/wp-content/themes/pastemagazine/js/loglevel.min.js	43200.0 s	1.8 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/disqus-comment-system/public/js/comme...	43200.0 s	1.1 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/ewww-image-optimizer/includes/lazysiz...	43200.0 s	983 B
/wp-content/plugins/ewww-image-optimizer/includes/check-w...	43200.0 s	856 B
/wp-content/plugins/disqus-comment-system/public/js/comme...	43200.0 s	812 B

Your first network request is the most important. Reduce its latency by avoiding redirects, ensuring a fast server response, and enabling text compression.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Consider setting font-display to swap or optional to ensure text is consistently visible. swap can be further optimized to mitigate layout shifts with font metric overrides.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Est Savings
www.avclub.com/wp-content/themes/pastemagazine/font/icons.ttf	40 ms

A forced reflow occurs when JavaScript queries geometric properties (such as offsetWidth) after styles have been invalidated by a change to the DOM state. This can result in poor performance. Learn more about forced reflows and possible mitigations.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

headings: [map[key:source label:Top function call valueType:source-location] map[granularity:1 key:reflowTime label:Total reflow time valueType:ms]]

items: [map[reflowTime:0.206 source:map[column:24 line:43 type:source-location url:https://www.avclub.com/wp-content/themes/pastemagazine/js/jquery.sticky.js?ver=69e92d04e4030 urlProvider:network]]]

headings: [map[key:source label:Source valueType:source-location] map[granularity:1 key:reflowTime label:Total reflow time valueType:ms]]

items: [map[reflowTime:44.059 source:map[type:text value:[unattributed]]] map[reflowTime:0.132 source:map[column:29 line:398 type:source-location url:https://www.avclub.com/wp-content/plugins/ewww-image-optimizer/includes/lazysizes.js?ver=850 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.206 source:map[column:20 line:10437 type:source-location url:https://www.avclub.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.js?ver=3.7.1 urlProvider:network]]]

Optimize LCP by making the LCP image discoverable from the HTML immediately, and avoiding lazy-loading

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

lhId: page-0-IMG

nodeLabel: Animal Farm's creative bankruptcy is summed in a single song

path: 1,HTML,1,BODY,3,DIV,2,MAIN,0,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,UL,0,LI,0,A,0,PICTURE,2,IMG

selector: li > a.image > picture.main > img.no-lazy

snippet: <img class="no-lazy lazyloaded" alt="Animal Farm's creative bankruptcy is summed in a single song" src="https://img.pastemagazine.com/wp-content/avuploads/2026/04/20093724/animal…" data-src="https://img.pastemagazine.com/wp-content/avuploads/2026/04/20093720/animal…" decoding="async">

Avoid chaining critical requests by reducing the length of chains, reducing the download size of resources, or deferring the download of unnecessary resources to improve page load.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

description: [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints help the browser establish a connection earlier in the page load, saving time when the first request for that origin is made. The following are the origins that the page preconnected to.

title: Preconnected origins

value: no origins were preconnected

description: Add [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints to your most important origins, but try to use no more than 4.

title: Preconnect candidates

Requests are blocking the page's initial render, which may delay LCP. Deferring or inlining can move these network requests out of the critical path.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Transfer Size	Duration
www.avclub.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.js?ver=3.7.1	82.2 KiB	433 ms
/wp-content/themes/pastemagazine/js/pm_custom.js?ver=69e9...	20.2 KiB	233 ms
/wp-content/themes/pastemagazine/js/jquery.sticky.js?ver=...	2.9 KiB	153 ms
www.avclub.com/wp-content/themes/pastemagazine/js/loglevel.min.js	1.8 KiB	73 ms
/wp-content/themes/pastemagazine/css/stylesheet-39.2022.1...	38.7 KiB	353 ms
/wp-content/plugins/disqus-comment-system/public/js/comme...	1.1 KiB	153 ms
/wp-content/plugins/disqus-comment-system/public/js/comme...	812 B	153 ms
/wp-content/themes/pastemagazine/style.css?ver=0.93388900...	5.0 KiB	153 ms
/wp-content/themes/pastemagazine/css/inline-39.2022.10209...	42.5 KiB	353 ms
/wp-content/plugins/paid-memberships-pro/css/frontend/bas...	16.8 KiB	193 ms
/wp-content/plugins/paid-memberships-pro/css/frontend/var...	4.6 KiB	153 ms

Reducing the download time of images can improve the perceived load time of the page and LCP. Learn more about optimizing image size

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

	URL	Resource Size	Est Savings
Animal Farm's creative bankruptcy is summed in a single song `li > a.image > picture.main > img.no-lazy`	/wp-content/avuploads/2026/04/20093724/animal-farm-header...	124.9 KiB	83.2 KiB
A pair of supporting turns make the case for Michaela Coel, movie star `li > a.image > picture.main > img.no-lazy`	/wp-content/avuploads/2026/04/22100215/mother-mary-coel-h...	85.5 KiB	66.8 KiB
Clayface is very much a body horror blob man in first teaser trailer `li > a.image > picture.main > img.no-lazy`	/wp-content/avuploads/2026/04/22160224/clayface-film-main...	70.2 KiB	54.9 KiB
ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.large-3 > img.no-lazy `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.large-3 > img.no-lazy`	/wp-content/avuploads/2026/04/20154801/madoka-magica-lead...	15.8 KiB	12.1 KiB
Survivor 50 has an `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.large-3 > img.no-lazy`	/wp-content/avuploads/2026/04/20165314/survivor50-feature...	15.2 KiB	11.5 KiB
Revisit day 2 of The Best A.V. Club Stage Ever at SXSW 2026, including our scre… `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.large-3 > img.no-lazy`	/wp-content/avuploads/2026/04/21163032/MixCollage-21-Apr-...	11.0 KiB	7.3 KiB

These insights are also available in the Chrome DevTools Performance Panel - record a trace to view more detailed information.

Diagnostics

Minifying CSS files can reduce network payload sizes. Learn how to minify CSS.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 40 ms 24.5 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
/wp-content/themes/pastemagazine/css/inline-39.2022.10209...	42.5 KiB	16.3 KiB
/wp-content/themes/pastemagazine/css/stylesheet-39.2022.1...	38.7 KiB	5.9 KiB
/wp-content/themes/pastemagazine/style.css?ver=0.93388900...	5.0 KiB	2.3 KiB

Minifying JavaScript files can reduce payload sizes and script parse time. Learn how to minify JavaScript.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 70 ms 57.6 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
www.avclub.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.js?ver=3.7.1	81.9 KiB	41.8 KiB
/wp-content/themes/pastemagazine/js/pm_custom.js?ver=69e9...	19.8 KiB	10.7 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/ewww-image-optimizer/includes/load-we...	5.7 KiB	2.6 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/google-analytics-premium/assets/js/fr...	6.2 KiB	2.4 KiB

Reduce unused rules from stylesheets and defer CSS not used for above-the-fold content to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused CSS.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 100 ms 91.6 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
/wp-content/themes/pastemagazine/css/inline-39.2022.10209...	42.2 KiB	39.8 KiB
/wp-content/themes/pastemagazine/css/stylesheet-39.2022.1...	38.3 KiB	35.9 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/paid-memberships-pro/css/frontend/bas...	16.4 KiB	15.9 KiB

Reduce unused JavaScript and defer loading scripts until they are required to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused JavaScript.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 70 ms 172.3 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-B6Y9GVDWSB	143.5 KiB	62.1 KiB
www.avclub.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.js?ver=3.7.1	81.9 KiB	54.4 KiB
eu-us-cdn.consentmanager.net/delivery/js/cmp_final.min.js?t=2026-4-22	100.6 KiB	35.5 KiB
scripts.pubnation.com/tags/3.44.10/wrapper.min.js?bust=-615393582	45.4 KiB	20.2 KiB

Many navigations are performed by going back to a previous page, or forwards again. The back/forward cache (bfcache) can speed up these return navigations. Learn more about the bfcache

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failure reason	Failure type
Pages with cache-control:no-store header cannot enter back/forward cache.	Actionable
Pages whose main resource has cache-control:no-store cannot enter back/forward cache.	Not actionable
Back/forward cache is disabled because some JavaScript network request received resource with Cache-Control: no-store header.	Not actionable

Set an explicit width and height on image elements to reduce layout shifts and improve CLS. Learn how to set image dimensions

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

	URL
Animal Farm's creative bankruptcy is summed in a single song `li > a.image > picture.main > img.no-lazy`	/wp-content/avuploads/2026/04/20093724/animal-farm-header...
A pair of supporting turns make the case for Michaela Coel, movie star `li > a.image > picture.main > img.no-lazy`	/wp-content/avuploads/2026/04/22100215/mother-mary-coel-h...
Clayface is very much a body horror blob man in first teaser trailer `li > a.image > picture.main > img.no-lazy`	/wp-content/avuploads/2026/04/22160224/clayface-film-main...
Do Network and A Christmas Story share a common inspiration? `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.large-3 > img.no-lazy`	img.pastemagazine.com/wp-content/avuploads/2026/04/20092558/network-squared.jpg
ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.large-3 > img.no-lazy `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.large-3 > img.no-lazy`	/wp-content/avuploads/2026/04/20154801/madoka-magica-lead...
Revisit day 2 of The Best A.V. Club Stage Ever at SXSW 2026, including our scre… `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.large-3 > img.no-lazy`	/wp-content/avuploads/2026/04/21163032/MixCollage-21-Apr-...
Survivor 50 has an `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.large-3 > img.no-lazy`	/wp-content/avuploads/2026/04/20165314/survivor50-feature...
The blacklist is back, baby: Paramount's retributions should worry the industry `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.large-3 > img.no-lazy`	img.pastemagazine.com/wp-content/avuploads/2026/04/20174322/trumbo-squared.jpg
The Jackson estate can't hide Leaving Neverland from those who've already seen … `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.large-3 > img.no-lazy`	/wp-content/avuploads/2026/04/20091202/leaving-neverland-...
Netflix's Hulk Hogan doc glosses over Gawker trial, but features new interview … `li.grid-x > a.large-3 > picture.lazyload > img.lazyload`	data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==
Coyote Vs. Acme is out of Warner Bros.' grave and into the courtroom in first t… `li.grid-x > a.large-3 > picture.lazyload > img.lazyload`	data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==
Are the New York Mets cursed by “Kokomo”? `li.grid-x > a.large-3 > picture.lazyload > img.lazyload`	data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==
Obsession director Curry Barker to chew on A24's Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboot `li.grid-x > a.large-3 > picture.lazyload > img.lazyload`	data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==
div.top-bar-container > div.bottom-link-row > a.search > img.search-small `div.top-bar-container > div.bottom-link-row > a.search > img.search-small`	www.avclub.com/wp-content/themes/pastemagazine/img/search-cropped.svg
The Boys pits Soldier Boy against Homelander in a transitional hour `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.large-3 > img.no-lazy`	data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==
Titanium Court is a most rare video game vision `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.large-3 > img.no-lazy`	data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==
Invincible season 4 saves the best for last `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.large-3 > img.no-lazy`	data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==
Jessica Jones saves this week's Daredevil: Born Again `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.large-3 > img.no-lazy`	data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==
The combination bomb/heist thriller Fuze works best without all the chatter `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.large-3 > img.no-lazy`	data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==
Michael drowns audiences in nostalgia to avoid thinking about the artist `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.large-3 > img.no-lazy`	data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==
Valerie burns her tranquility candle at both ends in The Comeback `li.grid-x > a.large-3 > picture.lazyload > img.lazyload`	data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==
Rooster keeps falling just short of its potential `li.grid-x > a.large-3 > picture.lazyload > img.lazyload`	data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==
The Audacity pours on the metaphors `li.grid-x > a.large-3 > picture.lazyload > img.lazyload`	data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==
Euphoria gets nostalgic in an occasionally exhausting hour `li.grid-x > a.large-3 > picture.lazyload > img.lazyload`	data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==
Clayface is very much a body horror blob man in first teaser trailer `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.large-3 > img.no-lazy`	data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==
The Vampire Lestat lives fast, dies never as a rockstar in new trailer `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.large-3 > img.no-lazy`	data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==
Julian Casablancas criticizes “privilege of Zionists living in the United State… `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.large-3 > img.no-lazy`	data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==
FCC frets that children may learn trans people exist without parental permission `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.large-3 > img.no-lazy`	data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==
Mormon Wives ready to share Secret Lives with Hulu again `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.large-3 > img.no-lazy`	data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==
Netflix reportedly quietly interfering with Warner Bros.-Paramount merger `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.large-3 > img.no-lazy`	data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==
The 5 best anime premieres of spring 2026 `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.large-3 > img.no-lazy`	data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==
10 new albums to stream this week `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.large-3 > img.no-lazy`	data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==

More information about the performance of your application. These numbers don't directly affect the Performance score.

Redirects introduce additional delays before the page can be loaded. Learn how to avoid page redirects.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 379 ms

URL	Time Spent
avclub.com/	379 ms
www.avclub.com/	0.0 ms

●Time to Interactive 2.0 s

●Layout shift culprits

●Optimize DOM size

●LCP breakdown

●Modern HTTP

●Optimize viewport for mobile

●Max Potential First Input Delay 40 ms

●Avoids enormous network payloads Total size was 1,298 KiB

●User Timing marks and measures 9 user timings

●JavaScript execution time 0.2 s

●Minimizes main-thread work 0.7 s

●Network Requests

●Network Round Trip Times 100 ms

●Server Backend Latencies 140 ms

●Tasks

●Diagnostics

●Metrics

●Screenshot Thumbnails

●Final Screenshot

●Script Treemap Data

●Resources Summary

●Initial server response time was short Root document took 30 ms

○INP breakdown

○Avoid long main-thread tasks

○Avoid non-composited animations

○Avoid large layout shifts

Accessibility

These checks highlight opportunities to improve the accessibility of your web app. Automatic detection can only detect a subset of issues and does not guarantee the accessibility of your web app, so manual testing is also encouraged.

Contrast

Low-contrast text is difficult or impossible for many users to read. Learn how to provide sufficient color contrast.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
300 partners `div#cmpboxcontent > div.cmpboxtxtdiv > div.cmpboxtxt > a.cmplink`
Settings `div.cmpboxbtns > span#cmpwelcomebtncustom > a.cmpboxbtn > span#cmpbntcustomtxt`
Accept all `div.cmpboxbtns > span#cmpwelcomebtnyes > a.cmpboxbtn > span#cmpbntyestxt`
Privacy notice `div.cmpboxinner > div.cmpboxbtns > div.cmpmore > a.cmpmorelink`
APRIL 22, 2026 \| 9:01AM `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.auto > b.time`
APRIL 21, 2026 \| 9:00AM `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.auto > b.time`
APRIL 21, 2026 \| 11:31AM `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.auto > b.time`
APRIL 21, 2026 \| 3:10PM `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.auto > b.time`
APRIL 21, 2026 \| 2:39PM `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.auto > b.time`
APRIL 21, 2026 \| 10:00AM `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.auto > b.time`
APRIL 22, 2026 \| 3:00PM `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.auto > b.time`
APRIL 22, 2026 \| 1:00PM `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.auto > b.time`
APRIL 21, 2026 \| 4:00PM `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.auto > b.time`
APRIL 21, 2026 \| 1:00PM `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.auto > b.time`
APRIL 21, 2026 \| 11:00AM `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.auto > b.time`
APRIL 20, 2026 \| 4:00PM `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.auto > b.time`
APRIL 22, 2026 \| 4:03PM `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.auto > b.time`
APRIL 22, 2026 \| 2:11PM `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.auto > b.time`
APRIL 22, 2026 \| 12:42PM `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.auto > b.time`
APRIL 22, 2026 \| 12:37PM `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.auto > b.time`
APRIL 22, 2026 \| 11:35AM `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.auto > b.time`
APRIL 22, 2026 \| 10:44AM `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.auto > b.time`
APRIL 22, 2026 \| 10:00AM `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.auto > b.time`
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APRIL 21, 2026 \| 9:37PM `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.auto > b.time`
APRIL 13, 2026 \| 7:00AM `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.auto > b.time`
APRIL 3, 2026 \| 2:30PM `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.auto > b.time`
APRIL 1, 2026 \| 3:00AM `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.auto > b.time`
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APRIL 1, 2026 \| 12:30AM `ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.auto > b.time`

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

Names and labels

Informative elements should aim for short, descriptive alternate text. Decorative elements can be ignored with an empty alt attribute. Learn more about the `alt` attribute.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
div.top-bar-container > div.bottom-link-row > a.search > img.search-small `div.top-bar-container > div.bottom-link-row > a.search > img.search-small`

Link text (and alternate text for images, when used as links) that is discernible, unique, and focusable improves the navigation experience for screen reader users. Learn how to make links accessible.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
header#master-header > div.top-bar-container > div.bottom-link-row > a.account `header#master-header > div.top-bar-container > div.bottom-link-row > a.account`
div#landing-more-featured > ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.large-3 `div#landing-more-featured > ul.articles > li.grid-x > a.large-3`

These are opportunities to improve the semantics of the controls in your application. This may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Tables and lists

Screen readers have a specific way of announcing lists. Ensuring proper list structure aids screen reader output. Learn more about proper list structure.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Paste \| A.V. Club \| Jezebel \| Splinter \| Daytrotter `div.grid-container > header#master-header > div#site-bar > ul`

Screen readers require list items (`<li>`) to be contained within a parent `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` to be announced properly. Learn more about proper list structure.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Recommended for You 1Invincible season 4 saves the best for last 2Jessica Jones… `div.large-12 > div.grid-x > aside#sidebar > li#block-17`
`div.large-12 > div.grid-x > aside#sidebar > li#block-18`

These are opportunities to improve the experience of reading tabular or list data using assistive technology, like a screen reader.

○Interactive controls are keyboard focusable

○Interactive elements indicate their purpose and state

○The page has a logical tab order

○Visual order on the page follows DOM order

○User focus is not accidentally trapped in a region

○The user's focus is directed to new content added to the page

○HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation

○Offscreen content is hidden from assistive technology

○Custom controls have associated labels

○Custom controls have ARIA roles

●`[aria-*]` attributes match their roles

●`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`

●`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes

●`[role]` values are valid

●`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values

●`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled

●`[user-scalable="no"]` is not used in the `<meta name="viewport">` element and the `[maximum-scale]` attribute is not less than 5.

●`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names

●ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role

●Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.

●`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents

●Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes

●Document has a `<title>` element

●`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute

●`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute

●Links are distinguishable without relying on color.

●No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0

●Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing.

●`[lang]` attributes have a valid value

●Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order

●Document has a main landmark.

●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used

●Identical links have the same purpose.

○`[accesskey]` values are unique

○ARIA input fields have accessible names

○ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names

○ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names

○Elements with an ARIA `[role]` that require children to contain a specific `[role]` have all required children.

○`[role]`s are contained by their required parent element

○Elements with the `role=text` attribute do not have focusable descendents.

○ARIA toggle fields have accessible names

○ARIA `tooltip` elements have accessible names

○ARIA `treeitem` elements have accessible names

○Buttons have an accessible name

○The page contains a heading, skip link, or landmark region

○`<dl>`'s contain only properly-ordered `<dt>` and `<dd>` groups, `<script>`, `<template>` or `<div>` elements.

○Definition list items are wrapped in `<dl>` elements

○ARIA IDs are unique

○No form fields have multiple labels

○`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title

○`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.

○Input buttons have discernible text.

○`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text

○Form elements have associated labels

○The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`

○`<object>` elements have alternate text

○Select elements have associated label elements.

○Skip links are focusable.

○Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.

○`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.

○`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`

○Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.

○All heading elements contain content.

○Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements

○Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.

○Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names.

○Tables use `<caption>` instead of cells with the `[colspan]` attribute to indicate a caption.

○`<td>` elements in a large `<table>` have one or more table headers.

Best Practices

General

Deprecated APIs will eventually be removed from the browser. Learn more about deprecated APIs.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Deprecation / Warning	Source
SharedStorage	www.avclub.com/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/scripts/jsd/main.js
StorageType.persistent is deprecated. Please use standardized navigator.storage instead.	www.avclub.com/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/scripts/jsd/main.js
Fledge	www.avclub.com/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/scripts/jsd/main.js

Errors logged to the console indicate unresolved problems. They can come from network request failures and other browser concerns. Learn more about this errors in console diagnostic audit

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Source	Description
/wp-content/plugins/disqus-comment-system/public/js/comme... line 37, col 16	`Could not find 'disqus_thread' container to load DISQUS. This is usually the result of a WordPress theme conflicting with the DISQUS plugin. Try switching your site to a Classic Theme, or contact DISQUS support for help.`

●Uses HTTPS

●Avoids third-party cookies

●Allows users to paste into input fields

●Avoids requesting the geolocation permission on page load

●Avoids requesting the notification permission on page load

●Displays images with correct aspect ratio

●Serves images with appropriate resolution

●Page has the HTML doctype

●Properly defines charset

●No issues in the `Issues` panel in Chrome Devtools

●Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks

●Use a strong HSTS policy

●Ensure proper origin isolation with COOP

●Mitigate clickjacking with XFO or CSP

●Mitigate DOM-based XSS with Trusted Types

●Detected JavaScript libraries

●Page has valid source maps

○Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS

SEO

These checks ensure that your page is following basic search engine optimization advice. There are many additional factors Lighthouse does not score here that may affect your search ranking, including performance on Core Web Vitals. Learn more about Google Search Essentials.

Content Best Practices

Informative elements should aim for short, descriptive alternate text. Decorative elements can be ignored with an empty alt attribute. Learn more about the `alt` attribute.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
div.top-bar-container > div.bottom-link-row > a.search > img.search-small `div.top-bar-container > div.bottom-link-row > a.search > img.search-small`

Format your HTML in a way that enables crawlers to better understand your app’s content.

○Structured data is valid

●Page isn’t blocked from indexing

●Document has a `<title>` element

●Document has a meta description

●Page has successful HTTP status code

●Links have descriptive text

●Links are crawlable

●robots.txt is valid

●Document has a valid `hreflang`

●Document has a valid `rel=canonical`