The dKos database was getting pounded, and it's only going to get worse today. The best thing we could do to keep the site running as smoothly as possible was turn off the "recent diaries" box on the homepage.
It'll be back tomorrow. But for now, you can still check on diaries by clicking on the "Diaries" link on the menu.
Update: I have stripped all extraneous HTML from the site to keep it going best it can over the rest of the day.