diff --git a/assets/styles/app.css b/assets/styles/app.css
index 074be9a..55f112f 100644
--- a/assets/styles/app.css
+++ b/assets/styles/app.css
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ svg.icon {
     }
 }
 
-/* Home: NIP-51 30004 “headlines” — editorial section title + full-width article stack (not masonry). */
+/* Home: magazine root index headline strip — section title + full-width article stack (not masonry). */
 .home-curation-landmark {
     width: 100%;
     min-width: 0;
diff --git a/assets/styles/article.css b/assets/styles/article.css
index 8de5f9f..3b9637a 100644
--- a/assets/styles/article.css
+++ b/assets/styles/article.css
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Shared “reading pane” surface: full article pages and home NIP-51 30004 headline bodies. */
+/* Shared “reading pane” surface: full article pages and home magazine headline strip bodies. */
 :root {
     --article-reading-pane-bg: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-bg) 70%, #ffffff 30%);
     --article-reading-prose-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-text-mid) 35%, var(--color-text) 65%);
diff --git a/config/unfold.yaml b/config/unfold.yaml
index 8eea8c6..b1f2451 100644
--- a/config/unfold.yaml
+++ b/config/unfold.yaml
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ parameters:
     # Kind 30040 magazine root #d (NIP-33). Exposed as `d_tag` for backward compatibility.
     d_tag_magazine: 'newsroom-magazine-on-imwald-by-laeserin'
     d_tag: '%d_tag_magazine%'
-    # NIP-51 kind 30004 curation set #d for `npub` (home landing stack): optional `title` tag = section heading; ordered `a` for kind 30023 only (full-width article blocks). Other `a` kinds and `e` tags ignored. Empty or `d-tag-goes-here` disables.
-    d_tag_curation_set: 'nostr-curated-headlines'
     # Whether to show community articles on the home page
     community_articles: true
     # Domain for site-assigned NIP-05 for featured (magazine category) authors; must match the host serving /.well-known/nostr.json
diff --git a/src/Command/PrewarmCommand.php b/src/Command/PrewarmCommand.php
index 48955f6..6416849 100644
--- a/src/Command/PrewarmCommand.php
+++ b/src/Command/PrewarmCommand.php
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ final class PrewarmCommand extends Command
     {
         $this
             ->addOption('no-magazine', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Skip magazine 30040 index fetch')
-            ->addOption('no-deletions', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Skip NIP-09 kind 5 deletion sync (articles + event rows: magazine, curation 30004, cached curation notes, profiles, etc.)')
+            ->addOption('no-deletions', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Skip NIP-09 kind 5 deletion sync (articles + magazine 30040 rows, profiles, relay lists, etc.)')
             ->addOption('deletion-since', null, InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED, 'strtotime() window start for kind 5 fetch', '-2 month')
             ->addOption('no-metadata', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Skip batched kind-0 profile prewarm (MySQL event table)')
             ->addOption('no-comments', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Skip comment thread cache')
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ final class PrewarmCommand extends Command
         $this->disableCliExecutionTimeLimit();
 
         if (!$input->getOption('no-deletions')) {
-            $io->section('NIP-09 deletions (kind 5 → 30023/30024 / 30040 / 30004)');
+            $io->section('NIP-09 deletions (kind 5 → 30023/30024 / 30040 / legacy 30004 rows)');
             $sinceStr = (string) $input->getOption('deletion-since');
             $since = strtotime($sinceStr);
             if ($since === false) {
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ final class PrewarmCommand extends Command
                 try {
                     $st = $this->nip09DeletionApplier->apply($kind5);
                     $io->writeln(sprintf(
-                        'Kind 5 events: <info>%d</info> (deduped). NIP-23 long-form in DB (30023/30024) removed: <info>%d</info>. Magazine index in cache (30040) removed: root <info>%d</info>, category <info>%d</info>. Home curation (30004) rows removed: <info>%d</info>.',
+                        'Kind 5 events: <info>%d</info> (deduped). NIP-23 long-form in DB (30023/30024) removed: <info>%d</info>. Magazine index in cache (30040) removed: root <info>%d</info>, category <info>%d</info>. Legacy home curation (30004) rows removed: <info>%d</info>.',
                         \count($kind5),
                         $st['articles_removed'],
                         $st['magazine_roots'],
diff --git a/src/Controller/DefaultController.php b/src/Controller/DefaultController.php
index 39bcd9e..70675e8 100644
--- a/src/Controller/DefaultController.php
+++ b/src/Controller/DefaultController.php
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ class DefaultController extends AbstractController
     public function index(): Response
     {
         $categoryATags = $this->magazineContent->getHomeCategoryAIndexTagsFromStoreOnly();
-        $curation = $this->magazineContent->buildHomeCurationWallData();
+        $magazineStrip = $this->magazineContent->buildHomeMagazineRootHeadlineStripData();
 
         return $this->render('home.html.twig', [
-            'home_curation_heading' => $curation['heading'],
-            'home_curation_tiles' => $curation['tiles'],
+            'home_magazine_strip_heading' => $magazineStrip['heading'],
+            'home_magazine_strip_tiles' => $magazineStrip['tiles'],
             'home_featured_tiles' => $this->magazineContent->buildHomeMixedFeaturedWallTiles($categoryATags),
             'home_sidebar_category_recent' => $this->magazineContent->buildHomeSidebarCategorizedRecent($categoryATags),
             'home_highlights' => $this->articleHighlightRepository->findRecentForHome(40),
diff --git a/src/Nostr/MagazineEventKeys.php b/src/Nostr/MagazineEventKeys.php
index 8eef0e4..f5b1e35 100644
--- a/src/Nostr/MagazineEventKeys.php
+++ b/src/Nostr/MagazineEventKeys.php
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ namespace App\Nostr;
 use App\Service\NostrKeyHelper;
 
 /**
- * Stable keys for {@see Event} rows: magazine root/category indices, kind 30004 curation set, and kind-0 profiles in MySQL.
+ * Stable keys for {@see Event} rows: magazine root/category indices, kind-0 profiles, and legacy kind-30004
+ * curation keys still used by {@see \App\Service\Nip09DeletionApplier} to clean old MySQL rows.
  */
 final class MagazineEventKeys
 {
diff --git a/src/Service/MagazineContentService.php b/src/Service/MagazineContentService.php
index 2cb9763..f5e8560 100644
--- a/src/Service/MagazineContentService.php
+++ b/src/Service/MagazineContentService.php
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ use App\Entity\Event;
 use App\Enum\EventStatusEnum;
 use App\Enum\KindsEnum;
 use App\Repository\ArticleRepository;
-use App\Util\CurationSet30004Home;
 use App\Util\NostrEventTags;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ParameterBag\ParameterBagInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\RequestStack;
@@ -649,51 +648,6 @@ final class MagazineContentService
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * One relay-backed pass per HTTP request to pull 30004-listed **30023** coordinates into {@see Article}
-     * (see {@see NostrClient::persistCuration30004ReferencedItems}).
-     */
-    private function maybeHydrateCuration30004ReferencedOncePerRequest(Event $stored): void
-    {
-        $r = $this->requestStack->getCurrentRequest();
-        if ($r === null) {
-            return;
-        }
-        if ($r->attributes->get('_curation_30004_refs_hydrated')) {
-            return;
-        }
-        $r->attributes->set('_curation_30004_refs_hydrated', true);
-        try {
-            $this->nostrClient->persistCuration30004ReferencedItems($stored);
-        } catch (\Throwable) {
-        }
-    }
-
-    private function ensureCuration30004FromRelays(string $npub, string $dTag): void
-    {
-        $r = $this->requestStack->getCurrentRequest();
-        if ($r !== null && $r->attributes->get('_curation_30004_ensured')) {
-            return;
-        }
-        try {
-            $e = $this->nostrClient->getCurationSet30004($npub, $dTag);
-            if ($e !== null) {
-                $this->store->putCuration30004($npub, $dTag, $e);
-                try {
-                    $this->nostrClient->persistCuration30004ReferencedItems($e);
-                } catch (\Throwable) {
-                }
-                if ($r !== null) {
-                    $r->attributes->set('_curation_30004_refs_hydrated', true);
-                }
-            }
-        } catch (\Throwable) {
-        }
-        if ($r !== null) {
-            $r->attributes->set('_curation_30004_ensured', true);
-        }
-    }
-
     private function ensureCategory30040FromRelays(string $slug): void
     {
         if (trim($slug) === '') {
@@ -755,75 +709,102 @@ final class MagazineContentService
     }
 
     /**
-     * Home strip from NIP-51 kind 30004 (curation set): `d_tag_curation_set` on `npub`, ordered `a` tags for
-     * kind **30023** only (other kinds and `e` tags are ignored). Tiles resolve from the local `article` table.
+     * Home headline strip: kind **30040** magazine root (`npub` + `d_tag`), walking `a` tags **top to bottom**.
+     * Only kind **30023** / **30024** addresses become tiles; nested **30040** category `a` tags are skipped.
+     * Section heading comes from the root index `title` tag when present.
      *
      * @return array{heading: string, tiles: list<array{article: FeaturedArticleCard, body_html: string}>}
      */
-    public function buildHomeCurationWallData(): array
+    public function buildHomeMagazineRootHeadlineStripData(): array
     {
-        $d = trim((string) $this->params->get('d_tag_curation_set'));
-        if ($d === '' || strcasecmp($d, 'd-tag-goes-here') === 0) {
-            return ['heading' => '', 'tiles' => []];
-        }
         $npub = (string) $this->params->get('npub');
-        $stored = $this->store->getCuration30004($npub, $d);
-        if ($stored === null) {
-            $this->ensureCuration30004FromRelays($npub, $d);
-            $stored = $this->store->getCuration30004($npub, $d);
+        $dTag = (string) $this->params->get('d_tag');
+        $mag = $this->store->getRoot($npub, $dTag);
+        if ($mag === null) {
+            $this->ensureRoot30040FromRelays($npub, $dTag);
+            $mag = $this->store->getRoot($npub, $dTag);
         }
-        if ($stored === null) {
+        if ($mag === null) {
             return ['heading' => '', 'tiles' => []];
         }
-        $this->maybeHydrateCuration30004ReferencedOncePerRequest($stored);
-        /** @var list<array<int, mixed>> $tagRows */
-        $tagRows = $stored->getTags();
-        $parsed = CurationSet30004Home::parseTitleAndOrderedRefs($tagRows);
-        if ($parsed['items'] === []) {
-            return ['heading' => '', 'tiles' => []];
+
+        $heading = '';
+        $orderedCoords = [];
+        $seenAddr = [];
+        foreach ($mag->getTags() as $tagRow) {
+            $seq = NostrEventTags::rowToStringList($tagRow);
+            if ($seq === null) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            $name = strtolower((string) ($seq[0] ?? ''));
+            if ($name === 'title' && isset($seq[1]) && trim((string) $seq[1]) !== '') {
+                $heading = trim((string) $seq[1]);
+            }
+            if ($name !== 'a' || !isset($seq[1]) || (string) $seq[1] === '') {
+                continue;
+            }
+            $coord = trim((string) $seq[1]);
+            $parts = explode(':', $coord, 3);
+            if (\count($parts) < 3) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            $kind = (int) ($parts[0] ?? 0);
+            if (!\in_array($kind, [KindsEnum::LONGFORM->value, KindsEnum::LONGFORM_DRAFT->value], true)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            $pk = strtolower(trim((string) $parts[1]));
+            $slug = trim((string) $parts[2]);
+            if (64 !== \strlen($pk) || !ctype_xdigit($pk) || $slug === '') {
+                continue;
+            }
+            $dedupe = $pk."\0".$slug;
+            if (isset($seenAddr[$dedupe])) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            $seenAddr[$dedupe] = true;
+            $orderedCoords[] = $kind.':'.$pk.':'.$slug;
         }
+
+        if ($orderedCoords === []) {
+            return ['heading' => $heading, 'tiles' => []];
+        }
+
         $pairsArg = [];
-        foreach ($parsed['items'] as $it) {
-            $pairsArg[] = ['pubkey' => $it['pk'], 'slug' => $it['slug']];
+        foreach ($orderedCoords as $coord) {
+            $parts = explode(':', $coord, 3);
+            $pairsArg[] = ['pubkey' => strtolower((string) $parts[1]), 'slug' => trim((string) $parts[2])];
         }
         $indexed = $this->articleRepository->findByAuthorAndSlugIndexed($pairsArg);
-        $missingPairs = [];
-        foreach ($pairsArg as $pair) {
+        $missingCoords = [];
+        foreach ($pairsArg as $i => $pair) {
             $k = strtolower((string) $pair['pubkey'])."\0".trim((string) $pair['slug']);
             if (!isset($indexed[$k])) {
-                $missingPairs[] = $pair;
+                $missingCoords[] = $orderedCoords[$i];
             }
         }
-        if ($missingPairs !== []) {
+        if ($missingCoords !== []) {
             try {
-                $this->nostrClient->ingestLongformForCategoryCoordinates(array_values(array_unique(array_map(
-                    static fn (array $p): string => (string) KindsEnum::LONGFORM->value.':'.strtolower((string) $p['pubkey']).':'.trim((string) $p['slug']),
-                    $missingPairs
-                ))));
+                $this->nostrClient->ingestLongformForCategoryCoordinates(array_values(array_unique($missingCoords)));
             } catch (\Throwable) {
             }
             $indexed = $this->articleRepository->findByAuthorAndSlugIndexed($pairsArg);
         }
-        $heading = trim($parsed['title']);
+
         $tiles = [];
-        $seenArticle = [];
-        foreach ($parsed['items'] as $it) {
-            $key = $it['pk']."\0".$it['slug'];
-            if (isset($seenArticle[$key])) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            $article = $indexed[$key] ?? null;
+        foreach ($pairsArg as $pair) {
+            $k = strtolower((string) $pair['pubkey'])."\0".trim((string) $pair['slug']);
+            $article = $indexed[$k] ?? null;
             if ($article === null) {
                 continue;
             }
-            $seenArticle[$key] = true;
             $tiles[] = [
                 'article' => FeaturedArticleCard::fromArticle($article),
                 'body_html' => $this->articleBodyHtmlRenderer->renderForArticle($article),
             ];
         }
+
         if ($tiles === []) {
-            return ['heading' => '', 'tiles' => []];
+            return ['heading' => $heading, 'tiles' => []];
         }
 
         return ['heading' => $heading, 'tiles' => $tiles];
diff --git a/src/Service/MagazineIndexStore.php b/src/Service/MagazineIndexStore.php
index 1a009bf..6fbe72c 100644
--- a/src/Service/MagazineIndexStore.php
+++ b/src/Service/MagazineIndexStore.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use App\Repository\EventRepository;
 use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManagerInterface;
 
 /**
- * Magazine Nostr index events (kind 30040) and the site’s NIP-51 kind 30004 curation set in MySQL {@see Event}.
+ * Magazine Nostr index events (kind 30040) in MySQL {@see Event}.
  * Updated by {@see MagazineRefresher} (`app:prewarm` / cron).
  */
 final class MagazineIndexStore
@@ -44,20 +44,6 @@ final class MagazineIndexStore
         return $this->eventRepository->findOneByCoreRowKey($key);
     }
 
-    public function getCuration30004(string $npub, string $dTag): ?Event
-    {
-        $dTag = trim($dTag);
-        if ($dTag === '') {
-            return null;
-        }
-        $key = MagazineEventKeys::magazineCuration30004($npub, $dTag);
-        if ($key === '') {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        return $this->eventRepository->findOneByCoreRowKey($key);
-    }
-
     public function putRoot(string $npub, string $dTag, Event $event): void
     {
         if ($dTag === '') {
@@ -79,19 +65,6 @@ final class MagazineIndexStore
         $this->replaceByCoreKey($key, Event::STORAGE_MAGAZINE_CATEGORY, $event);
     }
 
-    public function putCuration30004(string $npub, string $dTag, Event $event): void
-    {
-        $dTag = trim($dTag);
-        if ($dTag === '') {
-            return;
-        }
-        $key = MagazineEventKeys::magazineCuration30004($npub, $dTag);
-        if ($key === '') {
-            return;
-        }
-        $this->replaceByCoreKey($key, Event::STORAGE_MAGAZINE_CURATION_30004, $event);
-    }
-
     public function deleteCategory(string $slug): void
     {
         if ($slug === '') {
diff --git a/src/Service/MagazineRefresher.php b/src/Service/MagazineRefresher.php
index 318a73a..0cb726b 100644
--- a/src/Service/MagazineRefresher.php
+++ b/src/Service/MagazineRefresher.php
@@ -91,8 +91,6 @@ final class MagazineRefresher
 
         $this->store->putRoot($npub, $dTag, $root);
 
-        $this->refreshCuration30004FromRelays($npub);
-
         $deadline = microtime(true) + $budgetSeconds;
 
         $mergedPrefer = $this->mergePreferSlugsInOrder($preferSlugs, $preferFromEnv);
@@ -165,34 +163,6 @@ final class MagazineRefresher
         $this->touchLastRelayTime();
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Persists NIP-51 kind 30004 (home curation strip) when `d_tag_curation_set` is configured.
-     */
-    private function refreshCuration30004FromRelays(string $npub): void
-    {
-        $d = trim((string) $this->params->get('d_tag_curation_set'));
-        if ($d === '' || strcasecmp($d, 'd-tag-goes-here') === 0) {
-            return;
-        }
-        try {
-            $ev = $this->nostrClient->getCurationSet30004($npub, $d);
-            if ($ev !== null) {
-                $this->store->putCuration30004($npub, $d, $ev);
-                try {
-                    $this->nostrClient->persistCuration30004ReferencedItems($ev);
-                } catch (\Throwable $e2) {
-                    $this->logger->warning('MagazineRefresher: curation 30004 referenced ingest failed', [
-                        'message' => $e2->getMessage(),
-                    ]);
-                }
-            }
-        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
-            $this->logger->warning('MagazineRefresher: curation set 30004 fetch failed', [
-                'message' => $e->getMessage(),
-            ]);
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * @throws InvalidArgumentException
      */
diff --git a/src/Service/Nip09DeletionApplier.php b/src/Service/Nip09DeletionApplier.php
index a0cf9e4..a806d7c 100644
--- a/src/Service/Nip09DeletionApplier.php
+++ b/src/Service/Nip09DeletionApplier.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ParameterBag\ParameterBagInterface;
 /**
  * Applies NIP-09 (kind 5) deletion requests to:
  * - MySQL: long-form articles ({@see KindsEnum::LONGFORM} 30023, {@see KindsEnum::LONGFORM_DRAFT} 30024)
- * - MySQL {@see Event} rows: kind 30040 magazine indices (root + category), kind 30004 home curation set,
+ * - MySQL {@see Event} rows: kind 30040 magazine indices (root + category), legacy kind 30004 curation rows,
  *   kind 0 profile, 10002 relay list, 10133 payto
  *
  * Handled for `e` tags (with `k` when present) and for NIP-33 `a` tags.
diff --git a/src/Service/NostrClient.php b/src/Service/NostrClient.php
index 6c66c95..4804f5f 100644
--- a/src/Service/NostrClient.php
+++ b/src/Service/NostrClient.php
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ namespace App\Service;
 use App\Entity\Article;
 use App\Entity\Event as PublicationEventEntity;
 use App\Enum\KindsEnum;
-use App\Util\CurationSet30004Home;
 use App\Factory\ArticleFactory;
 use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManagerInterface;
 use Doctrine\Persistence\ManagerRegistry;
@@ -1633,83 +1632,6 @@ class NostrClient
         return $this->queryMagazineIndex($npub, $dTag, $pfSet, $relaysForLog2);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Latest NIP-51 kind 30004 curation set for this author and #d (parameterized replaceable).
-     *
-     * Relay strategy matches {@see getMagazineIndex}: article relays first, then profile relays only
-     * if nothing matched.
-     */
-    public function getCurationSet30004(mixed $npub, string $dTag): ?PublicationEventEntity
-    {
-        $dTag = trim($dTag);
-        if ($dTag === '') {
-            return null;
-        }
-        $urls = $this->relayListFactory->getConfiguredArticleRelayUrlList();
-        $relaysForLog = implode(', ', array_map(NostrRelayQuery::relayLogLabel(...), $urls));
-        $result = $this->queryCurationSet30004($npub, $dTag, $this->defaultRelaySet, $relaysForLog);
-        if ($result !== null) {
-            return $result;
-        }
-        $profileExtra = $this->relayListFactory->getProfileRelayUrlsExcludedFromArticleRelays();
-        if ($profileExtra === []) {
-            return null;
-        }
-        $pfSet = $this->relayListFactory->createRelaySetFromUrlsOnly($profileExtra);
-        $relaysForLog2 = implode(', ', array_map(NostrRelayQuery::relayLogLabel(...), $profileExtra)).' (profile_relays)';
-
-        return $this->queryCurationSet30004($npub, $dTag, $pfSet, $relaysForLog2);
-    }
-
-    private function queryCurationSet30004(mixed $npub, string $dTag, RelaySet $relaySet, string $relaysForLog): ?PublicationEventEntity
-    {
-        $authorHex = $this->wireMerge->npubToHexPubkey($npub);
-        if ($authorHex === null) {
-            $this->logger->warning('Curation set 30004: could not resolve npub to hex pubkey', [
-                'npub' => $npub,
-                'dTag' => $dTag,
-            ]);
-
-            return null;
-        }
-        $request = $this->nostrRelayQuery->createNostrRequest(
-            defaultRelaySet: $this->defaultRelaySet,
-            relaySet: $relaySet,
-            kinds: [KindsEnum::CURATION_SET],
-            filters: ['authors' => [(string) $npub], 'tag' => ['#d', [$dTag]]],
-        );
-        $this->logger->info(sprintf('Curation set 30004 query (relays: %s)', $relaysForLog), [
-            'npub' => $npub,
-            'dTag' => $dTag,
-            'relays' => $relaysForLog,
-        ]);
-        $response = $request->send();
-        $events = $this->nostrRelayQuery->processResponse($response, function ($received) {
-            return $received;
-        });
-        if ($events === []) {
-            return null;
-        }
-        $raw = $this->wireMerge->pickLatestNip33ParameterizedForQuery(
-            $events,
-            KindsEnum::CURATION_SET->value,
-            $authorHex,
-            $dTag
-        );
-        if ($raw === null) {
-            $this->logger->warning('Curation set 30004: no event matched NIP-33 address (kind:pubkey:d) after merge', [
-                'npub' => $npub,
-                'dTag' => $dTag,
-                'relays' => $relaysForLog,
-                'event_count' => \count($events),
-            ]);
-
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        return $this->wireMerge->magazineEventToPublicationEntity($raw);
-    }
-
     private function queryMagazineIndex(mixed $npub, mixed $dTag, RelaySet $relaySet, string $relaysForLog): ?PublicationEventEntity
     {
         $authorHex = $this->wireMerge->npubToHexPubkey($npub);
@@ -2091,35 +2013,4 @@ class NostrClient
         }
         $this->logger->info('[longform_ingest] ingestLongform: done (all groups)');
     }
-
-    /**
-     * After persisting NIP-51 kind 30004, ingest each listed **30023** `a` coordinate into {@see Article}.
-     * Non-30023 `a` tags and `e` tags are ignored at parse time ({@see CurationSet30004Home}).
-     */
-    public function persistCuration30004ReferencedItems(PublicationEventEntity $curation30004): void
-    {
-        try {
-            $parsed = CurationSet30004Home::parseTitleAndOrderedRefs($curation30004->getTags());
-        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
-            $this->logger->warning('[curation_30004] parse refs failed', ['message' => $e->getMessage()]);
-
-            return;
-        }
-        $addresses = [];
-        foreach ($parsed['items'] as $it) {
-            $addresses[] = (string) KindsEnum::LONGFORM->value.':'.strtolower((string) $it['pk']).':'.trim((string) $it['slug']);
-        }
-        $addresses = array_values(array_unique($addresses));
-        if ($addresses === []) {
-            return;
-        }
-        try {
-            $this->ingestLongformForCategoryCoordinates($addresses);
-        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
-            $this->logger->warning('[curation_30004] longform ingest for curated list failed', [
-                'message' => $e->getMessage(),
-                'address_count' => \count($addresses),
-            ]);
-        }
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Service/NostrKind5DeletionFilter.php b/src/Service/NostrKind5DeletionFilter.php
index 3f719b4..a88c9d8 100644
--- a/src/Service/NostrKind5DeletionFilter.php
+++ b/src/Service/NostrKind5DeletionFilter.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use App\Enum\KindsEnum;
 
 /**
  * NIP-09 kind-5: keep deletion events that may affect MySQL-backed rows (profile, relay list, payto,
- * long-form, magazine 30040, home curation 30004). Skips thread/reply deletions to reduce relay payload.
+ * long-form, magazine 30040, legacy kind 30004). Skips thread/reply deletions to reduce relay payload.
  */
 final class NostrKind5DeletionFilter
 {
diff --git a/src/Util/CurationSet30004Home.php b/src/Util/CurationSet30004Home.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 06d05cc..0000000
--- a/src/Util/CurationSet30004Home.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
-namespace App\Util;
-
-use App\Enum\KindsEnum;
-
-/**
- * NIP-51 kind 30004 (curation set) for the home strip: ordered `a` tags for kind **30023** only.
- * Other address kinds and `e` tags are ignored.
- */
-final class CurationSet30004Home
-{
-    /**
-     * @param iterable<int, mixed> $tags Event tag rows (Nostr JSON shape)
-     *
-     * @return array{title: string, items: list<array{type: 'article', pk: string, slug: string}>}
-     */
-    public static function parseTitleAndOrderedRefs(iterable $tags): array
-    {
-        $title = '';
-        $items = [];
-        foreach ($tags as $tag) {
-            if (!\is_array($tag) || $tag === []) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            $name = isset($tag[0]) ? strtolower((string) $tag[0]) : '';
-            $v = isset($tag[1]) ? (string) $tag[1] : '';
-            if ($v === '') {
-                continue;
-            }
-            if ($name === 'title' && $title === '') {
-                $title = trim($v);
-                continue;
-            }
-            if ($name !== 'a') {
-                continue;
-            }
-            $parts = explode(':', $v, 3);
-            if (\count($parts) < 3) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            $kind = (int) $parts[0];
-            if ($kind !== KindsEnum::LONGFORM->value) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            $pk = strtolower(trim($parts[1]));
-            $slug = trim($parts[2]);
-            if (64 !== \strlen($pk) || !ctype_xdigit($pk) || $slug === '') {
-                continue;
-            }
-            $items[] = ['type' => 'article', 'pk' => $pk, 'slug' => $slug];
-        }
-
-        return ['title' => $title, 'items' => $items];
-    }
-}
diff --git a/templates/components/Organisms/HomeCurationHeadlines.html.twig b/templates/components/Organisms/HomeMagazineArticleStrip.html.twig
similarity index 78%
rename from templates/components/Organisms/HomeCurationHeadlines.html.twig
rename to templates/components/Organisms/HomeMagazineArticleStrip.html.twig
index 413d883..48ab3b0 100644
--- a/templates/components/Organisms/HomeCurationHeadlines.html.twig
+++ b/templates/components/Organisms/HomeMagazineArticleStrip.html.twig
@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
 {#
-  NIP-51 30004 home strip: section title from list `title` tag; each item reads like a static landing
-  section — illustration (max 400px, natural aspect), headline, then full article body (Markdown +
-  highlights as on /p/…/d/…). Body is not wrapped in a single <a> (markdown may contain links).
+  Home: magazine root kind 30040 — long-form `a` tags in index order (top to bottom). Section title from
+  root `title` tag. Same layout as before: illustration, headline, full article body (Markdown + highlights).
 #}
 {% if tiles is not empty %}
     <section
         class="home-curation-landmark"
         {% if section_title|default('') != '' %}
-            aria-labelledby="home-curation-landmark-heading"
+            aria-labelledby="home-magazine-strip-heading"
         {% else %}
-            aria-label="{{ (website_name ~ ' — curated articles')|e('html_attr') }}"
+            aria-label="{{ (website_name ~ ' — featured articles')|e('html_attr') }}"
         {% endif %}
     >
         {% if section_title|default('') != '' %}
-            <h2 id="home-curation-landmark-heading" class="home-curation-landmark__title">{{ section_title|e }}</h2>
+            <h2 id="home-magazine-strip-heading" class="home-curation-landmark__title">{{ section_title|e }}</h2>
         {% endif %}
         <div class="home-curation-landmark__articles">
             {% for tile in tiles %}
diff --git a/templates/home.html.twig b/templates/home.html.twig
index 0085bfe..65146c4 100644
--- a/templates/home.html.twig
+++ b/templates/home.html.twig
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@
 
 {% block body %}
     <div class="home-body home-body--wall">
-        {% if home_curation_tiles|default([]) is not empty %}
-            {% include 'components/Organisms/HomeCurationHeadlines.html.twig' with {
-                tiles: home_curation_tiles,
-                section_title: home_curation_heading|default(''),
+        {% if home_magazine_strip_tiles|default([]) is not empty %}
+            {% include 'components/Organisms/HomeMagazineArticleStrip.html.twig' with {
+                tiles: home_magazine_strip_tiles,
+                section_title: home_magazine_strip_heading|default(''),
             } only %}
         {% endif %}
         {% include 'components/Organisms/FeaturedWall.html.twig' with { tiles: home_featured_tiles|default([]) } only %}
diff --git a/tests/Util/CurationSet30004HomeTest.php b/tests/Util/CurationSet30004HomeTest.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 8996716..0000000
--- a/tests/Util/CurationSet30004HomeTest.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
-namespace App\Tests\Util;
-
-use App\Util\CurationSet30004Home;
-use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
-
-final class CurationSet30004HomeTest extends TestCase
-{
-    public function testParsesTitleAndOrdered30023RefsOnly(): void
-    {
-        $eid = 'd78ba0d5dce22bfff9db0a9e996c9ef27e2c91051de0c4e1da340e0326b4941e';
-        $tags = [
-            ['d', 'jvdy9i4'],
-            ['title', 'Yaks'],
-            ['image', 'https://example.com/y.jpg'],
-            ['a', '30023:26dc95542e18b8b7aec2f14610f55c335abebec76f3db9e58c254661d0593a0c:slug-one'],
-            ['e', $eid],
-            ['a', '30024:26dc95542e18b8b7aec2f14610f55c335abebec76f3db9e58c254661d0593a0c:draft-only'],
-            ['a', '30023:26dc95542e18b8b7aec2f14610f55c335abebec76f3db9e58c254661d0593a0c:slug-two'],
-        ];
-        $out = CurationSet30004Home::parseTitleAndOrderedRefs($tags);
-        self::assertSame('Yaks', $out['title']);
-        self::assertSame([
-            ['type' => 'article', 'pk' => '26dc95542e18b8b7aec2f14610f55c335abebec76f3db9e58c254661d0593a0c', 'slug' => 'slug-one'],
-            ['type' => 'article', 'pk' => '26dc95542e18b8b7aec2f14610f55c335abebec76f3db9e58c254661d0593a0c', 'slug' => 'slug-two'],
-        ], $out['items']);
-    }
-
-    public function testSkipsNon30023ATags(): void
-    {
-        $tags = [
-            ['a', '30040:26dc95542e18b8b7aec2f14610f55c335abebec76f3db9e58c254661d0593a0c:mag'],
-            ['a', '30023:26dc95542e18b8b7aec2f14610f55c335abebec76f3db9e58c254661d0593a0c:ok'],
-        ];
-        $out = CurationSet30004Home::parseTitleAndOrderedRefs($tags);
-        self::assertSame('', $out['title']);
-        self::assertCount(1, $out['items']);
-        self::assertSame('article', $out['items'][0]['type']);
-        self::assertSame('ok', $out['items'][0]['slug']);
-    }
-}