Grid view is a nice step but I think the option to make it more dynamic to resemble "Our Picks" would make content flow better and feel much more current.
Also the design of spotlighting only two top entries and then all other entries are static squares, seems a bit old style grid.
With Pinterest and other sites that have card styles perhaps 3 columns where the right most column (most current) gets the larger real-estate like http://mashable.com
