diff --git a/src/ui.rs b/src/ui.rs
index 769964c..fadd905 100644
--- a/src/ui.rs
+++ b/src/ui.rs
@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
+use crate::db::FeedItem;
 use crate::widgets::content_view;
 
 use super::db;
 use super::widgets;
+use iced::widget::markdown::Url;
 use iced::widget::row;
 use iced::widget::scrollable;
 use iced::widget::text_input;
-use iced::widget::markdown::Url;
 use iced::Task;
 use iced::{
     widget::{button, column, container, text},
     Element,
     Length::Fill,
 };
+use rss_content::parse_content;
+use rss_content::Content;
 
 pub fn user_interface() -> iced::Result {
     iced::run(update, view)
@@ -26,20 +29,24 @@ pub enum Page {
     Testing,
 }
 
-struct State {
+pub struct State {
     page: Page,
     current_feed: usize,
-    current_item: usize,
-    feed_input: String
+    pub current_item: Option<FeedItem>,
+    pub item_description: Vec<Content>,
+    pub item_content: Vec<Content>,
+    feed_input: String,
 }
 impl Default for State {
     fn default() -> Self {
-        State { 
+        State {
             page: Page::Home,
             current_feed: 0,
-            current_item: 0,
-            feed_input: String::from("")
-         }
+            current_item: None,
+            item_description: Vec::new(),
+            item_content: Vec::new(),
+            feed_input: String::from(""),
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -49,15 +56,15 @@ pub enum Message {
     LoadFeed(usize),
     AddFeed(String),
     LoadItem(usize),
-    FieldUpdated(AppField,String),
+    FieldUpdated(AppField, String),
     LinkClicked(Url),
     Done(String),
-    ResetDB
+    ResetDB,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug,Clone)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub enum AppField {
-    FeedInput
+    FeedInput,
 }
 
 async fn add_feed_background(url: String) -> String {
@@ -66,51 +73,58 @@ async fn add_feed_background(url: String) -> String {
     "Done adding feed".to_string()
 }
 
-fn update(state: &mut State, mes: Message) -> Task<Message>{
+fn update(state: &mut State, mes: Message) -> Task<Message> {
     match mes {
         Message::ChangePage(p) => {
-            state.page=p;
+            state.page = p;
             Task::none()
-        },
+        }
         Message::LoadFeed(feed_id) => {
             state.current_feed = feed_id;
-            state.page=Page::FeedView;
+            state.page = Page::FeedView;
             Task::none()
-        },
+        }
         Message::AddFeed(f) => {
             state.feed_input = "".to_string();
-            Task::perform(
-                add_feed_background(f.to_string()),
-                Message::Done
-            )
-        },
+            Task::perform(add_feed_background(f.to_string()), Message::Done)
+        }
         Message::LinkClicked(l) => {
-            println!("Link clicked: {}",l);
+            println!("Link clicked: {}", l);
+            
             Task::none()
         }
         Message::LoadItem(id) => {
-            state.current_item = id;
+            let item = db::get_item(id);
+            state.item_description = match &item.description {
+                Some(d) => {
+                    parse_content(&d)
+                }
+                None => Vec::new()
+            };
+            state.item_content = match &item.content{
+                Some(c) => {
+                    parse_content(&c)
+                }
+                None => Vec::new()
+            };
+            state.current_item = Some(item);
             state.page = Page::ItemView;
             Task::none()
         }
-        Message::Done(_) => {Task::none()},
+        Message::Done(_) => Task::none(),
         Message::FieldUpdated(field, value) => {
             match field {
                 AppField::FeedInput => {
-                    state.feed_input=value;
+                    state.feed_input = value;
                 }
             }
             Task::none()
-        },
+        }
         Message::ResetDB => {
             db::reset();
             Task::none()
         }
-
     }
-
-
-
 }
 
 fn view(state: &State) -> Element<'_, Message> {
@@ -125,7 +139,9 @@ fn view(state: &State) -> Element<'_, Message> {
 
 fn home(_state: &State) -> Element<'_, Message> {
     container(column!(
-        scrollable(widgets::list_feeds()).width(iced::Fill).height(iced::Fill),
+        scrollable(widgets::list_feeds())
+            .width(iced::Fill)
+            .height(iced::Fill),
         button("Go to test!").on_press(Message::ChangePage(Page::Testing))
     ))
     .padding(15)
@@ -134,47 +150,50 @@ fn home(_state: &State) -> Element<'_, Message> {
     .into()
 }
 
-
 fn feed_layout(state: &State) -> Element<'_, Message> {
-    container(
-        column!(
-            button(text("Home")).on_press(Message::ChangePage(Page::Home)),
-            scrollable(widgets::list_items(state.current_feed)).width(iced::Fill).height(iced::Fill),
-        )
-    )
-        .height(Fill)
-        .width(Fill)
-        .into()
+    container(column!(
+        button(text("Home")).on_press(Message::ChangePage(Page::Home)),
+        scrollable(widgets::list_items(state.current_feed))
+            .width(iced::Fill)
+            .height(iced::Fill),
+    ))
+    .height(Fill)
+    .width(Fill)
+    .into()
 }
 
 fn item_view(state: &State) -> Element<'_, Message> {
-    let item = db::get_item(state.current_item);
-    container(
-        column!(
-            row!(
-                button(text("Home")).on_press(Message::ChangePage(Page::Home)),
-                button(text("Feed")).on_press(Message::ChangePage(Page::FeedView))
-            ).spacing(10),
-            content_view(item),
+    container(column!(
+        row!(
+            button(text("Home")).on_press(Message::ChangePage(Page::Home)),
+            button(text("Feed")).on_press(Message::ChangePage(Page::FeedView))
         )
-    )
-        .height(Fill)
-        .width(Fill)
-        .into()
+        .spacing(10),
+        content_view(state),
+    ))
+    .height(Fill)
+    .width(Fill)
+    .into()
 }
 
-fn item_list(_: &State) -> Element<'_,Message>{
+fn item_list(_: &State) -> Element<'_, Message> {
     todo!()
 }
 fn testing(state: &State) -> Element<'_, Message> {
     column!(
         text("Dev Panel"),
         button("Add gabe.rocks").on_press(Message::AddFeed(String::from("https://gabe.rocks/rss"))),
-        button("Add LSN").on_press(Message::AddFeed(String::from("https://libresolutions.network/rss"))),
+        button("Add LSN").on_press(Message::AddFeed(String::from(
+            "https://libresolutions.network/rss"
+        ))),
         row!(
-            text_input("Add a feed",&state.feed_input).on_input(|val| Message::FieldUpdated(AppField::FeedInput,val)).width(300),
+            text_input("Add a feed", &state.feed_input)
+                .on_input(|val| Message::FieldUpdated(AppField::FeedInput, val))
+                .width(300),
             button("Add feed!").on_press(Message::AddFeed(state.feed_input.clone()))
-        ).spacing(5).padding(10),
+        )
+        .spacing(5)
+        .padding(10),
         button("Wipe DB").on_press(Message::ResetDB),
         button("go back!").on_press(Message::ChangePage(Page::Home))
     )
diff --git a/src/widgets.rs b/src/widgets.rs
index 071304b..80a98af 100644
--- a/src/widgets.rs
+++ b/src/widgets.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-use crate::db::FeedItem;
-
 use super::db;
 use super::ui;
+use iced::widget::markdown;
 use iced::widget::scrollable;
+use iced::widget::Column;
+use iced::Theme;
 use rss_content::Content;
 use ui::Message;
 use rss_content;
@@ -40,44 +41,52 @@ pub fn list_items(feed_id: usize) -> iced::widget::Column<'static,Message> {
     .padding(15)
 }
 
-pub fn content_area(cnt: String) -> iced::widget::Container<'static,Message>{
-    let content = rss_content::parse_content(&cnt);
-    container(
-        column(
-            content.into_iter().map(|c: Content|{
-            match c {
-                Content::Markdown(md) => {
-                    text(md)
-                },
-                Content::Image(_) => {text("Image goes here")},
-                Content::Audio(_) => {text("Audio widget here")},
-                Content::Video(_) => {text("video player here")},
-                _ => {text("")}
+pub fn content_area(content: &Vec<Content>) -> iced::widget::Container<Message> {
+    let mut children: Vec<Element<Message>> = Vec::new();
+    for c in content {
+                match c {
+                    Content::MarkdownParsed(p) => {
+                        children.push(
+                            markdown(p, Theme::Dark).map(Message::LinkClicked)
+                        );
+                    }
+                    Content::Image(_) => {children.push(text("<Image goes here>")
+                        .size(32)
+                        .into());},
+                    Content::Audio(_) => {children.push(text("<Audio widget here>")
+                        .size(32)
+                        .into());},
+                    Content::Video(_) => {children.push(text("<Video goes here>")
+                        .size(32)
+                        .into());},
+                    _ => {}
                 }
-        }).map(Element::from)
-        )
+            }
+    container(
+        Column::with_children(children)
     )
 
 }
 
-pub fn content_view(item: FeedItem) -> iced::widget::Scrollable<'static, Message> {
+pub fn content_view(state: &super::ui::State) -> iced::widget::Scrollable<Message> {
+    let item = state.current_item.clone().unwrap();
 
     scrollable(
         column!(
             text(item.title).size(34),
             match item.description {
-                Some(d) => {
-                    content_area(d)
+                Some(_d) => {
+                    content_area(&state.item_description)
                 },
                 None => {container(text("No description found"))}
             },
             match item.content {
-                Some(c) => {
-                    content_area(c)
+                Some(_c) => {
+                    content_area(&state.item_content)
                 }
                 None => {container(text("No content found"))}
             }  
             
         )
-    )
+    ).width(iced::Fill)
 }
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