diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 42d6aaf..738ca0c 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -220,15 +220,6 @@ version = "1.0.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "5b63caa9aa9397e2d9480a9b13673856c78d8ac123288526c37d7839f2a86990"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "colored"
-version = "3.0.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "fde0e0ec90c9dfb3b4b1a0891a7dcd0e2bffde2f7efed5fe7c9bb00e5bfb915e"
-dependencies = [
- "windows-sys 0.59.0",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "console"
 version = "0.15.10"
@@ -344,15 +335,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "emojis"
-version = "0.6.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "99e1f1df1f181f2539bac8bf027d31ca5ffbf9e559e3f2d09413b9107b5c02f4"
-dependencies = [
- "phf",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "encode_unicode"
 version = "1.0.0"
@@ -1047,8 +1029,6 @@ version = "0.0.1"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "clap",
- "colored",
- "emojis",
  "futures",
  "indicatif",
  "reqwest",
@@ -1066,24 +1046,6 @@ version = "2.3.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e3148f5046208a5d56bcfc03053e3ca6334e51da8dfb19b6cdc8b306fae3283e"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "phf"
-version = "0.11.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1fd6780a80ae0c52cc120a26a1a42c1ae51b247a253e4e06113d23d2c2edd078"
-dependencies = [
- "phf_shared",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "phf_shared"
-version = "0.11.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "67eabc2ef2a60eb7faa00097bd1ffdb5bd28e62bf39990626a582201b7a754e5"
-dependencies = [
- "siphasher",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "pin-project-lite"
 version = "0.2.16"
@@ -1362,12 +1324,6 @@ version = "1.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "0fda2ff0d084019ba4d7c6f371c95d8fd75ce3524c3cb8fb653a3023f6323e64"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "siphasher"
-version = "1.0.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "56199f7ddabf13fe5074ce809e7d3f42b42ae711800501b5b16ea82ad029c39d"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "slab"
 version = "0.4.9"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e3d063c..437d5c1 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@ toml = "0.8.19"
 xdg = "2.5.2"
 futures = "0.3.31"
 indicatif = "0.17.9"
-colored = "3.0.0"
 terminal-link = "0.1.0"
-emojis = "0.6.4"
 
 [profile.dev]
 opt-level = 0
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3acf13d..24bebb8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
   <h5>Packard is a simple RSS aggregator meant to allow you to take a quick glance at what's occurring in topics you care about.</h5>
 </div>
 
-This is my first attempt at making something with Rust so that I may learn alongside creating something that I personally find useful.
-
 ![Demo](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/651365e9-6549-4924-8d85-967397bfcbb3)
 
+This is my first attempt at making something with Rust so that I may learn alongside creating something that I personally find useful.
+
 ## Configuration
 
 There are now several options available to be configured, with more on their way. As of now Packard's config file should be placed within `$HOME/.config/packard` and formatted in TOML.
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 4140ecf..cb9eefb 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
 use clap::Parser;
-use colored::Colorize;
-use emojis;
 use futures::future::join_all;
 use indicatif::{ProgressBar, ProgressStyle};
 use reqwest::get;
@@ -164,11 +162,10 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
 
         for item in all_items {
             println!(
-                "{} {}\n{}\n{}\n",
-                emojis::get_by_shortcode("newspaper").unwrap(),
+                "\x1b[1m>\x1b[0m \x1b[1;32m{}\x1b[0m\n\x1b[3m\x1b[2m{}\x1b[0m\n\x1b[2m{}\x1b[0m\n",
                 Link::new(&item.title, &item.link),
-                trim_chars(&item.description).dimmed().italic(),
-                item.pub_date.to_string().dimmed().bold()
+                trim_chars(&item.description),
+                item.pub_date.to_string()
             );
         }
     } else {