diff --git a/frontend/src/views/JournalView.vue b/frontend/src/views/JournalView.vue
index 551ecfe..d776336 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/JournalView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/JournalView.vue
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { useBackgroundRefresh } from '@/composables/useBackgroundRefresh'
 import { useChatStore } from '@/stores/chat'
 import ChatPanel from '@/components/ChatPanel.vue'
 import WeatherCard from '@/components/WeatherCard.vue'
+import { RotateCcw } from 'lucide-vue-next'
 import {
   apiGet,
   apiPost,
@@ -273,7 +274,9 @@ onMounted(async () => {
               :disabled="refreshingWeather"
               @click="refreshWeather"
               title="Refresh weather"
-            >↻</button>
+            >
+              <RotateCcw :size="16" />
+            </button>
           </div>
           <WeatherCard
             :weather="weatherData[selectedWeatherIdx]"
@@ -336,9 +339,8 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 }
 .journal-header-left { display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 0.75rem; }
 .journal-title {
-  font-family: 'Fraunces', Georgia, serif;
+  /* h1 inherits Fraunces from theme.css; weight 500 follows the doc's "two weights only" rule */
   font-size: 1.3rem;
-  font-weight: 700;
   margin: 0;
   color: var(--color-text);
 }
@@ -382,6 +384,12 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 
 .journal-chat-panel { flex: 1; min-height: 0; }
 
+/* Long-form reading line-height for journal assistant bubbles
+   (the daily prep is prose, not chat snippets — wants the doc's 1.7) */
+.journal-chat-panel :deep(.role-assistant .message-content) {
+  line-height: 1.7;
+}
+
 /* ── Right column ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 .journal-right {
   grid-column: 2;
@@ -434,7 +442,7 @@ onMounted(async () => {
   background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary) 12%, transparent);
   border-color: var(--color-primary);
   color: var(--color-primary);
-  font-weight: 600;
+  font-weight: 500;
 }
 
 .events-section { padding: 0.75rem 1rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border); }
@@ -444,7 +452,7 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 .events-day-group { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.2rem; }
 .events-day-label {
   font-size: 0.72rem;
-  font-weight: 700;
+  font-weight: 500;
   color: var(--color-text-muted);
   text-transform: uppercase;
   letter-spacing: 0.03em;
@@ -457,70 +465,19 @@ onMounted(async () => {
   flex-shrink: 0; margin-top: 5px;
 }
 .event-body { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.05rem; min-width: 0; }
-.event-title { font-size: 0.82rem; font-weight: 600; color: var(--color-text); white-space: nowrap; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; }
+.event-title { font-size: 0.82rem; font-weight: 500; color: var(--color-text); white-space: nowrap; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; }
 .event-time { font-size: 0.72rem; color: var(--color-text-muted); }
 .event-loc { font-size: 0.7rem; color: var(--color-text-muted); white-space: nowrap; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; }
 
-.news-section {
-  flex: 1;
-  overflow-y: auto;
-  padding: 0.75rem 1rem 1rem;
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  gap: 0.5rem;
-}
-
 .panel-label {
   font-size: 0.72rem;
-  font-weight: 700;
+  font-weight: 500;
   text-transform: uppercase;
   letter-spacing: 0.06em;
   color: var(--color-primary);
   flex-shrink: 0;
 }
 .panel-label-row { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; flex-shrink: 0; }
-.news-count { font-size: 0.72rem; color: var(--color-text-muted); }
-.panel-empty { font-size: 0.82rem; color: var(--color-text-muted); padding: 0.5rem 0; }
-
-.news-card {
-  background: var(--color-bg-card);
-  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
-  border-radius: 10px;
-  padding: 0.65rem 0.85rem;
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  gap: 0.25rem;
-  flex-shrink: 0;
-}
-.news-card-meta { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem; }
-.news-source { font-size: 0.72rem; font-weight: 600; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.04em; color: var(--color-primary); }
-.news-date { font-size: 0.72rem; color: var(--color-text-muted); }
-.news-title { font-size: 0.88rem; font-weight: 600; color: var(--color-text); line-height: 1.35; text-decoration: none; margin: 0; }
-a.news-title:hover { text-decoration: underline; color: var(--color-primary); }
-.news-snippet {
-  font-size: 0.78rem;
-  color: var(--color-text-muted);
-  line-height: 1.45;
-  margin: 0;
-  display: -webkit-box;
-  -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
-  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
-  overflow: hidden;
-}
-.news-reactions { display: flex; gap: 0.3rem; margin-top: 0.15rem; }
-.reaction-btn {
-  background: none;
-  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
-  border-radius: 6px;
-  padding: 0.1rem 0.35rem;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  font-size: 0.82rem;
-  line-height: 1.4;
-  opacity: 0.55;
-  transition: opacity 0.15s, border-color 0.15s;
-}
-.reaction-btn:hover { opacity: 1; border-color: var(--color-primary); }
-.reaction-btn.active { opacity: 1; border-color: var(--color-primary); background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary) 12%, transparent); }
 
 @media (max-width: 900px) {
   .journal-shell { grid-template-columns: 1fr; grid-template-rows: auto 1fr auto; }