diff --git a/app/api/mailing/route.ts b/app/api/mailing/route.ts
index dfb8d2c..3569145 100644
--- a/app/api/mailing/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/mailing/route.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,11 @@ export async function GET(request: Request) {
       createdAt: {
         gt: new Date(Date.now() - 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24)
       }
-    }
+    },
+    orderBy: {
+      score: 'desc'
+    },
+    take: 25
   });
 
   const validRankedNews = news
diff --git a/app/layout.tsx b/app/layout.tsx
index 76af9ff..2c9b1dd 100644
--- a/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/app/layout.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Analytics } from '@vercel/analytics/react';
 import type { Metadata } from 'next';
 import { Inter as FontSans } from 'next/font/google';
 import { Background } from '../components/custom/background/background';
-import { cn } from '../utils/utils';
+import { cn } from '../utils/ui';
 import './globals.css';
 
 export const metadata: Metadata = {
diff --git a/components/emails/components/footer.tsx b/components/emails/components/footer.tsx
index 1e47fcc..df8f21a 100644
--- a/components/emails/components/footer.tsx
+++ b/components/emails/components/footer.tsx
@@ -1,21 +1,30 @@
-import { getRandomColor } from '../../../utils/getRandomColor';
-
 export function Footer() {
-  const background = getRandomColor();
-
   return (
     <footer
-      className='mt-8 bg-blue-200 pt-6 text-black'
-      style={{ backgroundColor: `${background}` }}
+      style={{
+        paddingTop: '1.5rem',
+        backgroundColor: `#E6F2F2`,
+        color: 'black'
+      }}
     >
-      <div className='ml-8 flex items-center justify-between pb-4'>
+      <div
+        style={{
+          marginLeft: '2rem',
+          display: 'flex',
+          alignItems: 'center',
+          justifyContent: 'space-between',
+          paddingBottom: '2rem'
+        }}
+      >
         <div>
-          <h4 className='text-lg font-semibold'>Contact Us</h4>
+          <h4 style={{ fontSize: '1.125rem', fontWeight: '600' }}>
+            Contact Us
+          </h4>
           <p>{process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_BRAND_NAME}</p>
           <p>
             Email:{' '}
             <a href={`mailto:${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_BRAND_EMAIL}`}>
-              Email: {process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_BRAND_EMAIL}
+              {process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_BRAND_EMAIL}
             </a>
           </p>
         </div>
diff --git a/components/emails/components/note.tsx b/components/emails/components/note.tsx
index e9a3b19..75b3920 100644
--- a/components/emails/components/note.tsx
+++ b/components/emails/components/note.tsx
@@ -4,8 +4,15 @@ type NoteProps = {
 
 export function Note({ children }: NoteProps) {
   return (
-    <div className='mt-8 bg-gray-100 px-6 py-4 dark:bg-gray-800'>
-      <div className='text-sm text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400'>{children}</div>
+    <div
+      style={{
+        marginTop: '2rem',
+        padding: '1.5rem 1.5rem',
+        backgroundColor: '#EBF1F5',
+        color: '#718096'
+      }}
+    >
+      <div style={{ fontSize: '0.875rem' }}>{children}</div>
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/components/emails/confirmation.tsx b/components/emails/confirmation.tsx
index 44768fe..27f5132 100644
--- a/components/emails/confirmation.tsx
+++ b/components/emails/confirmation.tsx
@@ -1,24 +1,30 @@
 import { Link } from '../custom/link';
 import { Note } from './components/note';
-import Email from './template';
+import Template from './template';
 
 export default function ConfirmationTemplate(code: string) {
   return {
     subject: 'Welcome!',
     template: (
-      <Email
-        title={'Welcome!'}
+      <Template
+        title='Welcome!'
         body={
-          <div className='text-base text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-400'>
+          <div style={{ fontSize: '1rem', color: '#4a5568' }}>
             <p>Dear subscriber,</p>
-            <p className='mt-2 '>
-              thank you for subscribing to our newsletter! Please click the
-              button below to confirm your subscription.
+            <p style={{ marginTop: '0.5rem' }}>
+              thank you for subscribing to our newsletter! Please click the link
+              below to confirm your subscription.
             </p>
-            <div className='my-8 flex justify-center'>
+            <div
+              style={{
+                margin: '2rem 0',
+                display: 'flex',
+                justifyContent: 'center'
+              }}
+            >
               <Link
                 path={`${process.env.HOME_URL}/confirmation?code=${code}`}
-                text='Confirm Subscription'
+                text='Confirm subscription'
               />
             </div>
             <Note>
diff --git a/components/emails/helpers/newsletterSayings.ts b/components/emails/helpers/newsletterSayings.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7ba045
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/emails/helpers/newsletterSayings.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+export const sayings = [
+    'hot off the press',
+    'straight from the oven',
+    "straight from the horse's mouth",
+    'brand spanking new',
+    'fresh as a daisy',
+    'straight out of the box',
+    'straight off the assembly line',
+    'hot out of the kitchen',
+    'just minted',
+    'freshly brewed',
+    'just off the production line'
+  ];
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/components/emails/newsletter.tsx b/components/emails/newsletter.tsx
index 2295a07..dfb2fac 100644
--- a/components/emails/newsletter.tsx
+++ b/components/emails/newsletter.tsx
@@ -1,54 +1,61 @@
 import { z } from 'zod';
-import { getRandomColor } from '../../utils/getRandomColor';
 import { NewsSchema } from '../../utils/schemas';
-import Email from './template';
+import { sayings } from './helpers/newsletterSayings';
+import Template from './template';
 
 export default function NewsletterTemplate(
   stories: z.infer<typeof NewsSchema>[]
 ) {
-  const sayings = [
-    'hot off the press',
-    'straight from the oven',
-    "straight from the horse's mouth",
-    'brand spanking new',
-    'fresh as a daisy',
-    'straight out of the box',
-    'straight off the assembly line',
-    'hot out of the kitchen',
-    'just minted',
-    'freshly brewed',
-    'just off the production line'
-  ];
 
   return {
-    subject: `What's new from Hackernews?`,
+    subject: `What's new from the Hackernews forum?`,
     template: (
-      <Email
-        title='Good day!'
+      <Template
+        title={`Here is something 
+              ${sayings[Math.floor(Math.random() * sayings.length)]}!`}
         body={
-          <div className='text-base text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-400'>
-            <p className='flex justify-center'>
-              Here is something{' '}
-              {sayings[Math.floor(Math.random() * sayings.length)]}:
-            </p>
+          <div>
             {stories.map(story => {
-              const background = getRandomColor();
-
               return (
                 <div
                   key={story.id}
-                  className='mt-8 rounded-lg border bg-card text-card-foreground shadow-sm'
+                  style={{
+                    marginTop: '2rem',
+                    marginBottom: '2rem',
+                    borderRadius: '0.5rem',
+                    border: '1px solid #e5e7eb',
+                    backgroundColor: `white`,
+                    color: '#111827',
+                    boxShadow: '0 16px 32px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05)'
+                  }}
                   data-v0-t='card'
-                  style={{ backgroundColor: `${background}` }}
                 >
-                  <div className='flex flex-col space-y-1.5 px-6 pb-2 pt-6'>
-                    <h2 className='text-2xl font-semibold'>{story.title}</h2>
-                    <p className='italic'>by {story.by}</p>
+                  <div
+                    style={{
+                      display: 'flex',
+                      flexDirection: 'column',
+                      gap: '0.375rem',
+                      paddingTop: '1.5rem',
+                      paddingLeft: '1.5rem',
+                      paddingRight: '1.5rem'
+                    }}
+                  >
+                    <h2 style={{ fontSize: '1.5rem', fontWeight: '600' }}>
+                      {story.title}
+                    </h2>
+                    <p style={{ fontSize: '1rem', fontStyle: 'italic' }}>
+                      by {story.by}
+                    </p>
                   </div>
                   {story.text && (
-                    <div className='px-6'>
+                    <div
+                      style={{
+                        paddingLeft: '1.5rem',
+                        fontSize: '1rem',
+                        paddingRight: '1.5rem'
+                      }}
+                    >
                       <p
-                        className='mb-4'
                         dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{
                           __html:
                             story.text.length > 500
@@ -59,7 +66,15 @@ export default function NewsletterTemplate(
                     </div>
                   )}
                   {story.url && (
-                    <div className='p-6 text-right font-bold'>
+                    <div
+                      style={{
+                        paddingBottom: '1.5rem',
+                        paddingLeft: '1.5rem',
+                        paddingRight: '1.5rem',
+                        textAlign: 'right',
+                        fontWeight: 'bold'
+                      }}
+                    >
                       <a href={story.url}>Read more</a>
                     </div>
                   )}
diff --git a/components/emails/template.tsx b/components/emails/template.tsx
index 2b169e6..acbff12 100644
--- a/components/emails/template.tsx
+++ b/components/emails/template.tsx
@@ -1,28 +1,34 @@
-import { Html } from '@react-email/html';
-import { Section } from '@react-email/section';
-import { getRandomColor } from '../../utils/getRandomColor';
 import { Footer } from './components/footer';
 
-type EmailProps = {
+type TemplateProps = {
   title: string;
   body: JSX.Element;
 };
 
-export default function Email({ title, body }: EmailProps) {
-  const titleBackground = getRandomColor();
-
+export default function Template({ title, body }: TemplateProps) {
   return (
-    <Html>
-      <Section className='max-w-2xl overflow-hidden rounded-lg bg-white shadow-lg'>
-        <h1
-          className='p-8 text-center text-3xl font-bold text-black'
-          style={{ backgroundColor: `${titleBackground}` }}
-        >
-          {title}
-        </h1>
-        <div className='m-8 p-8'>{body}</div>
-        <Footer />
-      </Section>
-    </Html>
+    <div
+      style={{
+        maxWidth: '720px',
+        alignContent: 'center',
+        alignItems: 'center',
+        backgroundColor: '#F9FBFB',
+      }}
+    >
+      <h1
+        style={{
+          padding: '20px',
+          textAlign: 'center',
+          fontSize: '24px',
+          fontWeight: 'bold',
+          color: 'white',
+          backgroundColor: `#8230CC`,
+        }}
+      >
+        {title}
+      </h1>
+      <div style={{ margin: '20px', padding: '20px' }}>{body}</div>
+      <Footer />
+    </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/components/emails/unsubscribe.tsx b/components/emails/unsubscribe.tsx
index 82b8194..b6399eb 100644
--- a/components/emails/unsubscribe.tsx
+++ b/components/emails/unsubscribe.tsx
@@ -1,26 +1,35 @@
 import { Link } from '../custom/link';
 import { Note } from './components/note';
-import Email from './template';
+import Template from './template';
 
 export default function UnsubscribeTemplate() {
   return {
     subject: 'Unsubscribe confirmation',
     template: (
-      <Email
-        title="We're sad you're leaving :("
+      <Template
+        title="We're sad to see you go :("
         body={
-          <div className='text-base text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-400'>
-            <p className='mt-2 '>
+          <div style={{ fontSize: '1rem', color: '#4a5568' }}>
+            <p style={{ marginTop: '0.5rem' }}>
               You have been successfully unsubscribed from our newsletter. You
               won&apos;t receive any further communications from us unless you
               explicitly opt-in again.
             </p>
-            <div className='my-8 flex justify-center'>
+            <div
+              style={{
+                margin: '2rem 0',
+                display: 'flex',
+                justifyContent: 'center'
+              }}
+            >
               <Link path='/' text='Re-subscribe' />
             </div>
             <Note>
               If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to{' '}
-              <a className='text-blue-500 underline' href='#'>
+              <a
+                style={{ color: '#3b82f6', textDecoration: 'underline' }}
+                href={`mailto:${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_BRAND_EMAIL}`}
+              >
                 contact us
               </a>
               .
diff --git a/components/ui/button.tsx b/components/ui/button.tsx
index fa211eb..443d3f4 100644
--- a/components/ui/button.tsx
+++ b/components/ui/button.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Slot } from '@radix-ui/react-slot';
 import { cva, type VariantProps } from 'class-variance-authority';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { cn } from '../../utils/utils';
+import { cn } from '../../utils/ui';
 
 const buttonVariants = cva(
   'inline-flex items-center justify-center whitespace-nowrap rounded-md text-sm font-medium ring-offset-background transition-colors focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring focus-visible:ring-offset-2 disabled:pointer-events-none disabled:opacity-50',
diff --git a/components/ui/card.tsx b/components/ui/card.tsx
index cb0db38..780aedd 100644
--- a/components/ui/card.tsx
+++ b/components/ui/card.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { cn } from '../../utils/utils';
+import { cn } from '../../utils/ui';
 
 const Card = React.forwardRef<
   HTMLDivElement,
diff --git a/components/ui/form.tsx b/components/ui/form.tsx
index c7d2445..3939dc1 100644
--- a/components/ui/form.tsx
+++ b/components/ui/form.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
   useFormContext
 } from 'react-hook-form';
 import { Label } from '../../components/ui/label';
-import { cn } from '../../utils/utils';
+import { cn } from '../../utils/ui';
 
 const Form = FormProvider;
 
diff --git a/components/ui/input.tsx b/components/ui/input.tsx
index 1a1e2a8..289e0a8 100644
--- a/components/ui/input.tsx
+++ b/components/ui/input.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { cn } from '../../utils/utils';
+import { cn } from '../../utils/ui';
 
 const Input = React.forwardRef<
   HTMLInputElement,
diff --git a/components/ui/label.tsx b/components/ui/label.tsx
index fa3b066..6439f41 100644
--- a/components/ui/label.tsx
+++ b/components/ui/label.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import * as LabelPrimitive from '@radix-ui/react-label';
 import { cva, type VariantProps } from 'class-variance-authority';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { cn } from '../../utils/utils';
+import { cn } from '../../utils/ui';
 
 const labelVariants = cva(
   'text-sm font-medium leading-none peer-disabled:cursor-not-allowed peer-disabled:opacity-70'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 67312e2..7d876ca 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@
     "@prisma/client": "^5.6.0",
     "@radix-ui/react-label": "^2.0.2",
     "@radix-ui/react-slot": "^1.0.2",
-    "@react-email/container": "^0.0.10",
-    "@react-email/html": "^0.0.6",
-    "@react-email/section": "^0.0.10",
-    "@react-email/text": "^0.0.6",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^6.12.0",
     "@vercel/analytics": "^1.1.1",
     "class-variance-authority": "^0.7.0",
diff --git a/utils/utils.ts b/utils/ui.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/utils.ts
rename to utils/ui.ts
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index f5efd39..58dcb04 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -460,16 +460,6 @@
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.13.10"
     "@radix-ui/react-compose-refs" "1.0.1"
 
-"@react-email/container@^0.0.10":
-  version "0.0.10"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@react-email/container/-/container-0.0.10.tgz#1f9e883d77cb1b1cbd3cbbe271a545ed1ce622be"
-  integrity sha512-goishY7ocq+lord0043/LZK268bqvMFW/sxpUt/dSCPJyrrZZNCbpW2t8w8HztU38cYj0qGQLxO5Qvpn/RER3w==
-
-"@react-email/html@^0.0.6":
-  version "0.0.6"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@react-email/html/-/html-0.0.6.tgz#a54b51849b21ec131c491b16f7695867bbe7ac81"
-  integrity sha512-8Fo20VOqxqc087gGEPjT8uos06fTXIC8NSoiJxpiwAkwiKtQnQH/jOdoLv6XaWh5Zt2clj1uokaoklnaM5rY1w==
-
 "@react-email/render@0.0.9":
   version "0.0.9"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@react-email/render/-/render-0.0.9.tgz#145d3c3fcbc9c4277234e44a58214bb48e8f79bb"
@@ -480,16 +470,6 @@
     react "18.2.0"
     react-dom "18.2.0"
 
-"@react-email/section@^0.0.10":
-  version "0.0.10"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@react-email/section/-/section-0.0.10.tgz#69e0d9956f74a804ad6c5077b7a26e1e8c07edcc"
-  integrity sha512-x9B2KYFqj+d8I1fK9bgeVm/3mLE4Qgn4mm/GbDtcJeSzKU/G7bTb7/3+BMDk9SARPGkg5XAuZm1XgcqQQutt2A==
-
-"@react-email/text@^0.0.6":
-  version "0.0.6"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@react-email/text/-/text-0.0.6.tgz#c28a2b70f3e17de8e93e3fbdf9a18afff3623a29"
-  integrity sha512-PDUTAD1PjlzXFOIUrR1zuV2xxguL62yne5YLcn1k+u/dVUyzn6iU/5lFShxCfzuh3QDWCf4+JRNnXN9rmV6jzw==
-
 "@rushstack/eslint-patch@^1.3.3":
   version "1.6.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@rushstack/eslint-patch/-/eslint-patch-1.6.1.tgz#9ab8f811930d7af3e3d549183a50884f9eb83f36"