diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 2a8ee81..49a04cf 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -2,10 +2,18 @@
   date: "Thu May 08 2025 19:41:30.000000000"
 }
 
+$map{{'one', 'Spades', 3}, {'two', 'Hearts', 4}}[[$1 and $2 or $3]]
+
+<hr />
+
 $one{some_var = "paris"}
 
 $two{limit = "here"}[[the limit is $limit]]
 
+$three{$some_list}[[say $say]]
+
+$map{$four{limit = 2}}
+
 <hr />
 
 $list3{ limit = 2 }[[
diff --git a/site.moon b/site.moon
index 69cfe0c..bd08593 100644
--- a/site.moon
+++ b/site.moon
@@ -162,14 +162,9 @@ list2 = (args={}) =>
     url = rootname page\url_for!
     vals = { title: title, publish_date: pub_date, blurb: blurb, url: url }
 
-    html = page.site\get_renderer "sitegen.renderers.html"
-    page\merge_meta vals
-    page.tpl_scope = page.meta
-    page.template_stack = common.Stack!
-    html\render page, assert args[1] or template, "missing html string"
-
   return if args[1] then table.concat result else result
 
+
 one = (template) =>
   (arg, _has_block) =>
     common.fill_ignoring_pre template, arg
@@ -179,6 +174,23 @@ two = (arg, has_block) =>
   cosmo.yield arg
   nil -- VERY IMPORTANT!
 
+three = (arg, has_block) =>
+  common.throw_error "expecting a block" if not has_block
+  { list } = arg
+  cosmo.yield item for item in *list
+  nil -- VERY IMPORTANT!
+
+four1 = (template) =>
+  (arg, _has_block) =>
+    { list } = arg
+    return [common.fill_ignoring_pre template, item for item in *list]
+
+-- four = (arg) =>
+--   p arg
+  -- { list } = arg
+  -- p list
+  -- return [common.fill_ignoring_pre template, item for item in *list]
+
 sitegen.create =>
   @site_title = "WebDevCat.me"
   @app_name = "stasis"
@@ -188,8 +200,24 @@ sitegen.create =>
   @list2 = list2
   @list3 = list3
 
+  @some_list = {
+    {say: "this"}
+    {say: "that"}
+    {say: "the other"}
+  }
+
   @one = one @, [[inline template $some_var]]
   @two = two
+  @three = three
+  @four = (arg, _) =>
+    pages = @site\query_pages { is_a: "post" }
+    table.sort pages, (a, b) -> a.source > b.source
+    limit_or_page_count = math.min arg.limit or #pages, #pages
+
+    unpack for page in *pages[1, limit_or_page_count]
+      common.fill_ignoring_pre template, listing_info page
+
+  @map = (...) => cosmo.map ...
 
   add_all = (files) ->
     for path in *files