diff --git a/src/lib/components/BookmarkCard.svelte b/src/lib/components/BookmarkCard.svelte
index b91faf0..c9a0c98 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/BookmarkCard.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/BookmarkCard.svelte
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
   let { isOwner, bookmark, onTagClick, onTagDeleteClick }: BookmarkCardProps = $props();
 </script>
 
-<article class="flex flex-col gap-4 border border-dashed hover:border-solid px-4 py-3 w-fit">
-  <a href={bookmark.subject} class="hover:cursor-pointer text-sm">{bookmark.subject}</a>
+<article class="flex flex-col gap-4 border border-dashed hover:border-solid hover:shadow-lg px-4 py-3 w-fit">
+  <a href={bookmark.subject} class="hover:cursor-pointer text-xl visited:text-violet-600">{bookmark.subject}</a>
   {#if bookmark.tags && bookmark.tags.length > 0}
     <div class="flex gap-5">
       {#each bookmark.tags as tag}
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
           {/if}
           <button 
             onclick={() => onTagClick(tag)}
-            class="bg-gray-200 w-fit px-2 py-1 hover:cursor-pointer"
+            class="bg-gray-200 w-fit px-2 py-1 hover:cursor-pointer font-comico text-sm"
           >
             {tag}
           </button>
diff --git a/src/lib/utils.ts b/src/lib/utils.ts
index 69a0cc6..79c9475 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import { atclient } from "./atproto";
-
 // --- UTILITIES ---
 export type CommonSliceFields = {
   indexedAt: string;
diff --git a/src/routes/+page.svelte b/src/routes/+page.svelte
index 90433e2..e9c5611 100644
--- a/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -1,2 +1,60 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import BookmarkCard from "$lib/components/BookmarkCard.svelte";
+  import { getAllBookmarks } from "./api/bookmarks/data.remote";
+
+  let { data } = $props();
+  let cursor = $state("");
+  const userBookmarksQuery = $derived(getAllBookmarks({ cursor }));
+
+  let query = $state("");
+  let filterTags = $state<string[]>([]);
+
+  function onTagClick(tag: string) {
+    const index = filterTags.findIndex((t) => t === tag);
+    if (index >= 0) { filterTags.splice(index, 1); }
+    else { filterTags.push(tag);
+    }
+  }
+
+  function onTagDeleteClick(tag: string) {
+    console.log("DELETE", tag);
+  }
+</script>
+
 <h1 class="text-3xl font-bold font-comico">explore</h1> 
-<p>coming soon...</p>
+
+{#if userBookmarksQuery.loading}
+  <p>Loading...</p>
+{:else if userBookmarksQuery.error}
+  <p>Error</p>
+{:else}
+  {@const { cursor: returnedCursor, bookmarks } = userBookmarksQuery.current || { cursor: "", bookmarks: []}}
+
+  <div class="sticky top-0 flex flex-col gap-4 pt-4 bg-white z-50">
+    <menu class="flex justify-between font-comico">
+      <div class="flex gap-4">
+        <label class="flex items-center gap-2">
+          Search term:
+          <input type="text" bind:value={query} class="font-neco border px-2 py-1" placeholder="recipe" />
+        </label>
+
+        <label class="flex items-center gap-2">
+          Tags:
+          {#each filterTags as filtered}
+            <button onclick={() => onTagClick(filtered)}>{filtered}</button>
+          {/each}
+        </label>
+        <button onclick={() => userBookmarksQuery.refresh()}>Refresh</button>
+      </div>
+    </menu>
+    <hr />
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="flex flex-wrap gap-4">
+    {#each bookmarks as bookmark}
+      {#if bookmark.subject.includes(query) && (bookmark.tags?.some(t => filterTags.length > 0 ? filterTags.includes(t) : true))} 
+        <BookmarkCard isOwner={false} {bookmark} {onTagClick} {onTagDeleteClick} />
+      {/if}
+    {/each}
+  </div>
+{/if}
diff --git a/src/routes/api/bookmarks/data.remote.ts b/src/routes/api/bookmarks/data.remote.ts
index a9282bf..0e16d21 100644
--- a/src/routes/api/bookmarks/data.remote.ts
+++ b/src/routes/api/bookmarks/data.remote.ts
@@ -23,3 +23,14 @@ export const getUserBookmarks = query(GetUserBookmarksValidator, async ({ handle
 
   return { cursor: data.cursor, bookmarks: data.records.map((r) => r.value )};
 });
+
+
+const GetAllBookmarksValidator = v.object({
+  cursor: v.optional(v.string())
+});
+
+export const getAllBookmarks = query(GetAllBookmarksValidator, async ({ cursor }) => {
+  const data = await LexiconBookmarkSlicesAPI.getList({ cursor }); 
+
+  return { cursor: data.cursor, bookmarks: data.records.map((r) => r.value )};
+});