diff --git a/Manifest.txt b/Manifest.txt
index f43cc645..eb613ef2 100644
--- a/Manifest.txt
+++ b/Manifest.txt
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ lib/jekyll.rb
 lib/jekyll/albino.rb
 lib/jekyll/converters/csv.rb
 lib/jekyll/converters/mephisto.rb
-lib/jekyll/converters/wordpress.rb
 lib/jekyll/converters/mt.rb
+lib/jekyll/converters/wordpress.rb
 lib/jekyll/convertible.rb
+lib/jekyll/core_ext.rb
 lib/jekyll/filters.rb
 lib/jekyll/layout.rb
 lib/jekyll/page.rb
diff --git a/lib/jekyll.rb b/lib/jekyll.rb
index 9e6b610e..3676b576 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ rescue LoadError
 end
 
 # internal requires
+require 'jekyll/core_ext'
 require 'jekyll/site'
 require 'jekyll/convertible'
 require 'jekyll/layout'
diff --git a/lib/jekyll/convertible.rb b/lib/jekyll/convertible.rb
index 99774684..d8677657 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/convertible.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/convertible.rb
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ module Jekyll
       # recursively render layouts
       layout = layouts[self.data["layout"]]
       while layout
-        payload = payload.merge({"content" => self.output, "page" => payload['page']})
+        payload = payload.deep_merge({"content" => self.output, "page" => layout.data})
         self.output = Liquid::Template.parse(layout.content).render(payload, [Jekyll::Filters])
         
         layout = layouts[layout.data["layout"]]
diff --git a/lib/jekyll/core_ext.rb b/lib/jekyll/core_ext.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..de584711
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/jekyll/core_ext.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+class Hash
+  # Merges self with another hash, recursively.
+  # 
+  # This code was lovingly stolen from some random gem:
+  # http://gemjack.com/gems/tartan-0.1.1/classes/Hash.html
+  # 
+  # Thanks to whoever made it.
+  def deep_merge(hash)
+    target = dup
+    
+    hash.keys.each do |key|
+      if hash[key].is_a? Hash and self[key].is_a? Hash
+        target[key] = target[key].deep_merge(hash[key])
+        next
+      end
+      
+      target[key] = hash[key]
+    end
+    
+    target
+  end
+end
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diff --git a/lib/jekyll/layout.rb b/lib/jekyll/layout.rb
index 50397c40..391cf69c 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/layout.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/layout.rb
@@ -28,21 +28,6 @@ module Jekyll
     def process(name)
       self.ext = File.extname(name)
     end
-    
-    # Add any necessary layouts to this post
-    #   +layouts+ is a Hash of {"name" => "layout"}
-    #   +site_payload+ is the site payload hash
-    #
-    # Returns nothing
-    def add_layout(layouts, site_payload)
-      payload = {"page" => self.data}.merge(site_payload)
-      self.content = Liquid::Template.parse(self.content).render(payload, [Jekyll::Filters])
-      
-      layout = layouts[self.data["layout"]] || self.content
-      payload = {"content" => self.content, "page" => self.data}
-      
-      self.content = Liquid::Template.parse(layout).render(payload, [Jekyll::Filters])
-    end
   end
 
 end
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diff --git a/lib/jekyll/page.rb b/lib/jekyll/page.rb
index d3488c42..140258fc 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/page.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/page.rb
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ module Jekyll
     #
     # Returns nothing
     def render(layouts, site_payload)
-      payload = {"page" => self.data}.merge(site_payload)
+      payload = {"page" => self.data}.deep_merge(site_payload)
       do_layout(payload, layouts)
     end
     
diff --git a/lib/jekyll/post.rb b/lib/jekyll/post.rb
index 53bcbb22..2cebc0ff 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/post.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/post.rb
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ module Jekyll
         "site" => { "related_posts" => related_posts(site_payload["site"]["posts"]) },
         "page" => self.to_liquid
       }
-      payload = payload.merge(site_payload)
+      payload = payload.deep_merge(site_payload)
       
       do_layout(payload, layouts)
     end
@@ -159,7 +159,11 @@ module Jekyll
         "date" => self.date,
         "id" => self.id,
         "topics" => self.topics,
-        "content" => self.content }.merge(self.data)
+        "content" => self.content }.deep_merge(self.data)
+    end
+    
+    def inspect
+      "<Post: #{self.id}>"
     end
   end