I'm connecting using Mac IE 5 on a 56k modem.
Since the redesign, I experience this on nearly every page: it all loads quickly, IE's icon will stop spinning, the status bar completes its cycles, but then the infamous "beachball" shows up, locking up my comp. anywhere from 8 to 30 seconds. This seems to be caused by whatever script runs the promo selection, since I get "promo?spot=10xxxx&random=1234" in the bottom bar.
Darn that wait is near unbearable.