diff --git a/controller/Controller.class.php b/controller/Controller.class.php
index 68f5e93b..a4d8fb47 100644
--- a/controller/Controller.class.php
+++ b/controller/Controller.class.php
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class Controller
 
   public static function shutdown()
   {
-    foreach(static::$queuedFunctions as $fn)
+    while($fn = array_shift(static::$queuedFunctions))
     {
       call_user_func($fn);
     }
diff --git a/controller/action/NavActions.class.php b/controller/action/NavActions.class.php
index 8adce5ad..4c10a227 100644
--- a/controller/action/NavActions.class.php
+++ b/controller/action/NavActions.class.php
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ class NavActions extends Actions
   public static function prepareFooterPartial(array $vars)
   {
     return $vars + [
-      'isDark' => false,
       'showLearnFooter' => false
     ];
   }
@@ -28,13 +27,6 @@ class NavActions extends Actions
     return $vars;
   }
 
-  public static function prepareLearnFooterPartial(array $vars)
-  {
-    return $vars + [
-      'isDark' => true
-    ];
-  }
-
   public static function execute400(array $vars)
   {
     Response::setStatus(400);
diff --git a/view/template/content/_postAuthor.php b/view/template/content/_postAuthor.php
index 8c710a8e..1232b488 100644
--- a/view/template/content/_postAuthor.php
+++ b/view/template/content/_postAuthor.php
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-<section class="post-author-spotlight cover cover-dark cover-dark-grad">
-  <div class="content content-dark">
+<div class="post-author-spotlight cover cover-light-alt cover-light-alt-grad">
+  <div class="content">
     <div class="row-fluid">
       <div class="span3">
         <img src="/img/team/<?php echo $photoImgSrc ?>" alt="<?php echo __('Photo of %name%', ['%name%' => $authorName]) ?>"/>
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
-</section>
+</div>
diff --git a/view/template/content/news-post.php b/view/template/content/news-post.php
index 8449d550..16606292 100644
--- a/view/template/content/news-post.php
+++ b/view/template/content/news-post.php
@@ -25,11 +25,12 @@
     <?php echo View::render('content/_postNav', ['post' => $post]) ?>
   </section>
 
-  <?php echo View::render('nav/_learnFooter', ['isDark' => false]) ?>
 
   <?php if ($post->hasAuthor()): ?>
     <?php echo View::render('content/_postAuthor', ['post' => $post]) ?>
   <?php endif ?>
 
+  <?php echo View::render('nav/_learnFooter') ?>
+
 </main>
 <?php echo View::render('nav/_footer') ?>
diff --git a/view/template/nav/_footer.php b/view/template/nav/_footer.php
index dc7c5027..0e8e792e 100644
--- a/view/template/nav/_footer.php
+++ b/view/template/nav/_footer.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <?php define('FOOTER_RENDERED', true) ?>
   <div class="footer">
     <?php if ($showLearnFooter): ?>
-      <?php echo View::render('nav/_learnFooter', ['isDark' => $isDark]) ?>
+      <?php echo View::render('nav/_learnFooter') ?>
     <?php endif ?>
     <div class="footer-standard">
       <div class="content">
diff --git a/view/template/nav/_learnFooter.php b/view/template/nav/_learnFooter.php
index d9d668c7..541f8d25 100644
--- a/view/template/nav/_learnFooter.php
+++ b/view/template/nav/_learnFooter.php
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-<div class="cover <?php echo $isDark ? 'cover-dark cover-dark-grad' : 'cover-light-alt cover-light-alt-grad' ?> ">
-  <div class="content <?php echo $isDark ? 'content-dark' : 'content-light' ?>">
+<div class="cover cover-dark cover-dark-grad">
+  <div class="content content-dark">
     <div class="row-fluid">
       <div class="span6">
         <h3><?php echo __('publish.next') ?></h3>
         <table class="table-layout">
           <tr>
             <td>
-              <a href="/get" class="<?php echo $isDark ? 'btn-alt' : 'btn-primary' ?> btn-full-width"><?php echo __('global.get') ?></a>
+              <a href="/get" class="btn-alt btn-full-width"><?php echo __('global.get') ?></a>
             </td>
             <td>
               <?php echo __('publish.abundance') ?>
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
           <?php if (Request::getRelativeUri() != '/team'): ?>
             <li>Find out about <a href="/team" class="link-primary">the team behind LBRY</a>.</li>
           <?php endif ?>
-          <?php if (strpos(Request::getRelativeUri(), '/news') === false): ?>
+          <?php if (strpos(Request::getRelativeUri(), ContentActions::URL_NEWS) === false): ?>
             <li>Check out the latest <a href="/news" class="link-primary">news</a>.</li>
           <?php endif ?>
         </ul>
diff --git a/view/template/page/publish.php b/view/template/page/publish.php
index 0d422164..7e19fd12 100644
--- a/view/template/page/publish.php
+++ b/view/template/page/publish.php
@@ -107,6 +107,6 @@
     <p>Email <a  class="link-primary" href=mailto:reilly@lbry.io?subject=Publishing Program">Reilly Smith</a> with questions or to schedule a call.</p>
     <?php echo View::render('content/_bio', ['person' => 'reilly-smith', 'orientation' => 'horizontal']) ?>
   </div>
-  <?php echo View::render('nav/_learnFooter', ['isDark' => true]) ?>
+  <?php echo View::render('nav/_learnFooter') ?>
 </main>
 <?php echo View::render('nav/_footer') ?>