diff --git a/src/providers/noodlemagazine.rs b/src/providers/noodlemagazine.rs
index ac3802e..147bfc1 100644
--- a/src/providers/noodlemagazine.rs
+++ b/src/providers/noodlemagazine.rs
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ use crate::videos::{ServerOptions, VideoFormat, VideoItem};
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use error_chain::error_chain;
 use htmlentity::entity::{ICodedDataTrait, decode};
+use regex::Regex;
 use std::net::IpAddr;
-use url::Url;
 use std::vec;
 use titlecase::Titlecase;
+use url::Url;
 use wreq::Version;
 
 pub const CHANNEL_METADATA: crate::providers::ProviderChannelMetadata =
@@ -53,21 +54,232 @@ impl NoodlemagazineProvider {
             favicon: "https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?sz=64&domain=noodlemagazine.com".into(),
             status: "active".into(),
             categories: vec![],
-            options: vec![],
+            options: vec![
+                ChannelOption {
+                    id: "category".into(),
+                    title: "Popular Period".into(),
+                    description: "Pick which popular feed to browse.".into(),
+                    systemImage: "clock".into(),
+                    colorName: "blue".into(),
+                    options: vec![
+                        FilterOption {
+                            id: "recent".into(),
+                            title: "Recent".into(),
+                        },
+                        FilterOption {
+                            id: "week".into(),
+                            title: "This Week".into(),
+                        },
+                        FilterOption {
+                            id: "month".into(),
+                            title: "This Month".into(),
+                        },
+                        FilterOption {
+                            id: "all".into(),
+                            title: "All Time".into(),
+                        },
+                    ],
+                    multiSelect: false,
+                },
+                ChannelOption {
+                    id: "sort".into(),
+                    title: "Sort By".into(),
+                    description: "Sort popular feed results.".into(),
+                    systemImage: "arrow.up.arrow.down".into(),
+                    colorName: "orange".into(),
+                    options: vec![
+                        FilterOption {
+                            id: "views".into(),
+                            title: "Views".into(),
+                        },
+                        FilterOption {
+                            id: "date".into(),
+                            title: "Newest".into(),
+                        },
+                        FilterOption {
+                            id: "duration".into(),
+                            title: "Duration".into(),
+                        },
+                    ],
+                    multiSelect: false,
+                },
+                ChannelOption {
+                    id: "filter".into(),
+                    title: "Order".into(),
+                    description: "Ascending or descending order.".into(),
+                    systemImage: "list.number".into(),
+                    colorName: "green".into(),
+                    options: vec![
+                        FilterOption {
+                            id: "desc".into(),
+                            title: "Descending".into(),
+                        },
+                        FilterOption {
+                            id: "asc".into(),
+                            title: "Ascending".into(),
+                        },
+                    ],
+                    multiSelect: false,
+                },
+            ],
             nsfw: true,
             cacheDuration: Some(1800),
         }
     }
 
+    fn resolve_popular_period(options: &ServerOptions) -> &'static str {
+        match options.category.as_deref() {
+            Some("week") => "week",
+            Some("month") => "month",
+            Some("all") => "all",
+            _ => "recent",
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn resolve_sort_by(sort: &str, options: &ServerOptions) -> &'static str {
+        match options.sort.as_deref().unwrap_or(sort) {
+            "date" | "new" | "latest" => "date",
+            "duration" | "length" => "duration",
+            _ => "views",
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn resolve_sort_order(options: &ServerOptions) -> &'static str {
+        match options.filter.as_deref() {
+            Some("asc") => "asc",
+            _ => "desc",
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn mirror_url(url: &str) -> String {
+        let stripped = url
+            .strip_prefix("https://")
+            .or_else(|| url.strip_prefix("http://"))
+            .unwrap_or(url);
+        format!("https://r.jina.ai/http://{stripped}")
+    }
+
+    fn looks_like_bot_challenge_or_block(html: &str) -> bool {
+        let lower = html.to_ascii_lowercase();
+        lower.contains("just a moment")
+            || lower.contains("cf-browser-verification")
+            || lower.contains("cf-chl")
+            || lower.contains("access restricted")
+            || lower.contains("cloudflare")
+    }
+
+    fn parse_markdown_listing_items(
+        &self,
+        markdown: &str,
+        options: &ServerOptions,
+    ) -> Vec<VideoItem> {
+        let Some(regex) = Regex::new(
+            r#"(?is)\[\!\[Image\s+\d+:\s*(?P<title>.*?)\]\((?P<thumb>https?://[^)\s]+)\)(?P<meta>.*?)\]\((?P<url>https?://noodlemagazine\.com/watch/[^)\s]+)\)"#,
+        )
+        .ok() else {
+            return vec![];
+        };
+        let Some(duration_regex) = Regex::new(r"(?P<duration>\d{1,2}:\d{2}(?::\d{2})?)").ok() else {
+            return vec![];
+        };
+        let Some(views_regex) = Regex::new(r"(?P<views>[0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?[KMB]?)\s+\d{1,2}:\d{2}(?::\d{2})?").ok() else {
+            return vec![];
+        };
+
+        regex
+            .captures_iter(markdown)
+            .filter_map(|caps| {
+                let title_raw = caps.name("title")?.as_str().trim();
+                let thumb = caps.name("thumb")?.as_str().trim();
+                let video_url = caps.name("url")?.as_str().trim();
+                let meta = caps.name("meta").map(|m| m.as_str()).unwrap_or("");
+
+                let parsed_url = Url::parse(video_url).ok()?;
+                let id = parsed_url
+                    .path_segments()
+                    .and_then(|mut segs| segs.next_back())
+                    .filter(|value| !value.is_empty())
+                    .map(|value| value.to_string())?;
+
+                let duration = duration_regex
+                    .captures(meta)
+                    .and_then(|m| m.name("duration").map(|v| v.as_str()))
+                    .and_then(|v| parse_time_to_seconds(v))
+                    .unwrap_or(0) as u32;
+
+                let views = views_regex
+                    .captures(meta)
+                    .and_then(|m| m.name("views").map(|v| v.as_str()))
+                    .and_then(|v| parse_abbreviated_number(v.trim()))
+                    .unwrap_or(0);
+
+                let title = decode(title_raw.as_bytes())
+                    .to_string()
+                    .unwrap_or_else(|_| title_raw.to_string())
+                    .titlecase();
+                let proxy_url = self.proxy_url(options, video_url);
+                let proxied_thumb = self.proxied_thumb(options, thumb);
+
+                Some(
+                    VideoItem::new(
+                        id,
+                        title,
+                        proxy_url.clone(),
+                        "noodlemagazine".into(),
+                        proxied_thumb,
+                        duration,
+                    )
+                    .views(views)
+                    .formats(vec![
+                        VideoFormat::new(proxy_url, "auto".into(), "video/mp4".into())
+                            .format_id("auto".into())
+                            .format_note("proxied".into())
+                            .http_header("Referer".into(), video_url.to_string()),
+                    ]),
+                )
+            })
+            .collect()
+    }
+
+    async fn fetch_listing_items(
+        &self,
+        requester: &mut crate::util::requester::Requester,
+        page_url: &str,
+        options: &ServerOptions,
+    ) -> Vec<VideoItem> {
+        let html = requester
+            .get(page_url, Some(Version::HTTP_2))
+            .await
+            .unwrap_or_default();
+        let mut items = self.get_video_items_from_html(html.clone(), options);
+        if !items.is_empty() {
+            return items;
+        }
+
+        if !Self::looks_like_bot_challenge_or_block(&html) {
+            return items;
+        }
+
+        let mirror = requester
+            .get(&Self::mirror_url(page_url), Some(Version::HTTP_11))
+            .await
+            .unwrap_or_default();
+        items = self.parse_markdown_listing_items(&mirror, options);
+        items
+    }
+
     async fn get(
         &self,
         cache: VideoCache,
         page: u8,
-        _sort: &str,
+        sort: &str,
         options: ServerOptions,
     ) -> Result<Vec<VideoItem>> {
+        let period = Self::resolve_popular_period(&options);
+        let sort_by = Self::resolve_sort_by(sort, &options);
+        let sort_order = Self::resolve_sort_order(&options);
         let video_url = format!(
-            "{}/popular/recent?sort_by=views&sort_order=desc&p={}",
+            "{}/popular/{period}?sort_by={sort_by}&sort_order={sort_order}&p={}",
             self.url,
             page.saturating_sub(1)
         );
@@ -83,12 +295,9 @@ impl NoodlemagazineProvider {
             None => return Ok(old_items),
         };
 
-        let text = requester
-            .get(&video_url, Some(Version::HTTP_2))
-            .await
-            .unwrap_or_default();
-
-        let items = self.get_video_items_from_html(text, &options);
+        let items = self
+            .fetch_listing_items(&mut requester, &video_url, &options)
+            .await;
 
         if items.is_empty() {
             Ok(old_items)
@@ -120,12 +329,9 @@ impl NoodlemagazineProvider {
             None => return Ok(old_items),
         };
 
-        let text = requester
-            .get(&video_url, Some(Version::HTTP_2))
-            .await
-            .unwrap_or_default();
-
-        let items = self.get_video_items_from_html(text, &options);
+        let items = self
+            .fetch_listing_items(&mut requester, &video_url, &options)
+            .await;
 
         if items.is_empty() {
             Ok(old_items)
@@ -154,7 +360,7 @@ impl NoodlemagazineProvider {
             None => return vec![],
         };
 
-        list.split("<div class=\"item\">")
+        list.split("<div class=\"item")
             .skip(1)
             .filter_map(|segment| {
                 self.get_video_item(segment.to_string(), options).ok()
@@ -198,6 +404,24 @@ impl NoodlemagazineProvider {
             .any(|ext| path.ends_with(ext))
     }
 
+    fn is_known_preview_host(host: &str) -> bool {
+        let host = host.to_ascii_lowercase();
+        host.ends_with("pvvstream.pro")
+            || host.ends_with("okcdn.ru")
+            || host.ends_with("vkuserphoto.ru")
+            || host.ends_with("noodlemagazine.com")
+    }
+
+    fn has_preview_signature(url: &Url) -> bool {
+        let path = url.path().to_ascii_lowercase();
+        let query = url.query().unwrap_or("").to_ascii_lowercase();
+        path.contains("/preview/")
+            || path.contains("/poster/")
+            || path.contains("getvideopreview")
+            || query.contains("type=video_thumb")
+            || query.contains("keep_aspect_ratio=")
+    }
+
     fn is_disallowed_thumb_host(host: &str) -> bool {
         if host.eq_ignore_ascii_case("localhost") {
             return true;
@@ -234,20 +458,23 @@ impl NoodlemagazineProvider {
             return false;
         };
 
-        !Self::is_disallowed_thumb_host(host) && Self::has_allowed_image_extension(url.path())
+        if Self::is_disallowed_thumb_host(host) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if Self::has_allowed_image_extension(url.path()) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        Self::is_known_preview_host(host) && Self::has_preview_signature(&url)
     }
 
-    fn proxied_thumb(&self, options: &ServerOptions, thumb: &str) -> String {
+    fn proxied_thumb(&self, _options: &ServerOptions, thumb: &str) -> String {
         let normalized = self.normalize_thumb_url(thumb);
         if normalized.is_empty() || !self.is_allowed_thumb_url(&normalized) {
             return String::new();
         }
-
-        crate::providers::build_proxy_url(
-            options,
-            "noodlemagazine-thumb",
-            &crate::providers::strip_url_scheme(&normalized),
-        )
+        normalized
     }
 
     fn get_video_item(&self, video_segment: String, options: &ServerOptions) -> Result<VideoItem> {
@@ -279,12 +506,17 @@ impl NoodlemagazineProvider {
             .ok_or_else(|| Error::from("missing id"))?
             .to_string();
 
-        let thumb = video_segment
-            .split("data-src=\"")
-            .nth(1)
-            .and_then(|s| s.split('"').next())
-            .unwrap_or("")
-            .to_string();
+        let thumb = Regex::new(
+            r#"(?i)(?:data-src|data-original|data-webp|src|poster)\s*=\s*"(?P<url>[^"]+)""#,
+        )
+        .ok()
+        .and_then(|regex| {
+            regex
+                .captures_iter(&video_segment)
+                .filter_map(|captures| captures.name("url").map(|value| value.as_str().to_string()))
+                .find(|candidate| !candidate.starts_with("data:image/"))
+        })
+        .unwrap_or_default();
 
         let raw_duration = video_segment
             .split("#clock-o\"></use></svg>")
@@ -414,7 +646,7 @@ mod tests {
         );
         assert_eq!(
             items[0].thumb,
-            "https://example.com/proxy/noodlemagazine-thumb/noodlemagazine.com/thumbs/test.jpg"
+            "https://noodlemagazine.com/thumbs/test.jpg"
         );
         assert_eq!(items[0].formats.as_ref().map(|f| f.len()), Some(1));
     }
@@ -449,8 +681,70 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(items.len(), 2);
         assert_eq!(
             items[0].thumb,
-            "https://example.com/proxy/noodlemagazine-thumb/cdn.example/thumb.jpg"
+            "https://cdn.example/thumb.jpg"
         );
         assert!(items[1].thumb.is_empty());
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn keeps_preview_urls_without_file_extension() {
+        let provider = NoodlemagazineProvider::new();
+        let options = options();
+        let html = r#"
+            <div class="list_videos" id="list_videos">
+                <div class="item">
+                    <a href="/watch/-111_222">
+                        <img data-src="https://img.pvvstream.pro/preview/abc/-111_222/240/iv.okcdn.ru/getVideoPreview?id=1&type=39&fn=vid_l" />
+                    </a>
+                    <div class="title">sample</div>
+                    <svg><use></use></svg>#clock-o"></use></svg>12:34<
+                    <svg><use></use></svg>#eye"></use></svg>1.2K<
+                </div>
+            >Show more</div>
+        "#;
+
+        let items = provider.get_video_items_from_html(html.to_string(), &options);
+        assert_eq!(items.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(
+            items[0].thumb,
+            "https://img.pvvstream.pro/preview/abc/-111_222/240/iv.okcdn.ru/getVideoPreview?id=1&type=39&fn=vid_l"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parses_item_variants_and_alternate_thumb_attributes() {
+        let provider = NoodlemagazineProvider::new();
+        let options = options();
+        let html = r#"
+            <div class="list_videos" id="list_videos">
+                <div class="item has-video" data-id="123">
+                    <a href="/watch/-333_444">
+                        <img data-original="https://cdn2.pvvstream.pro/videos/-333/444/preview_320.jpg" />
+                    </a>
+                    <div class="title">sample alt</div>
+                    <svg><use></use></svg>#clock-o"></use></svg>00:42<
+                    <svg><use></use></svg>#eye"></use></svg>123<
+                </div>
+            >Show more</div>
+        "#;
+
+        let items = provider.get_video_items_from_html(html.to_string(), &options);
+        assert_eq!(items.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(
+            items[0].thumb,
+            "https://cdn2.pvvstream.pro/videos/-333/444/preview_320.jpg"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn resolves_popular_filters_for_usability_options() {
+        let mut options = options();
+        options.category = Some("month".to_string());
+        options.sort = Some("date".to_string());
+        options.filter = Some("asc".to_string());
+
+        assert_eq!(NoodlemagazineProvider::resolve_popular_period(&options), "month");
+        assert_eq!(NoodlemagazineProvider::resolve_sort_by("views", &options), "date");
+        assert_eq!(NoodlemagazineProvider::resolve_sort_order(&options), "asc");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/util/requester.rs b/src/util/requester.rs
index bd73709..11b521b 100644
--- a/src/util/requester.rs
+++ b/src/util/requester.rs
@@ -136,6 +136,42 @@ impl Requester {
             .unwrap_or_else(|| "none".to_string())
     }
 
+    fn jina_mirror_url(url: &str) -> Option<String> {
+        if url.trim().is_empty() {
+            return None;
+        }
+        if url.starts_with("https://r.jina.ai/") || url.starts_with("http://r.jina.ai/") {
+            return Some(url.to_string());
+        }
+        let stripped = url
+            .strip_prefix("https://")
+            .or_else(|| url.strip_prefix("http://"))
+            .unwrap_or(url);
+        Some(format!("https://r.jina.ai/http://{stripped}"))
+    }
+
+    async fn fetch_jina_mirror_body(
+        cookie_jar: Arc<Jar>,
+        user_agent: Option<String>,
+        proxy_enabled: bool,
+        url: &str,
+    ) -> Result<String, AnyErr> {
+        let mirror_url = Self::jina_mirror_url(url).ok_or("invalid mirror url")?;
+        let client = Self::build_client(cookie_jar, user_agent.as_deref());
+        let mut request = client.get(&mirror_url).version(Version::HTTP_11);
+        if proxy_enabled {
+            if let Ok(proxy_url) = env::var("BURP_URL") {
+                let proxy = Proxy::all(&proxy_url)?;
+                request = request.proxy(proxy);
+            }
+        }
+        let response = request.send().await?;
+        if !response.status().is_success() {
+            return Err(format!("jina mirror returned status {}", response.status()).into());
+        }
+        Ok(response.text().await?)
+    }
+
     #[cfg(any(not(hottub_single_provider), hottub_provider = "hypnotube"))]
     fn debug_cookie_preview_from_borrowed_headers(
         &self,
@@ -453,6 +489,14 @@ impl Requester {
             Some(v) => v,
             None => Version::HTTP_11,
         };
+        let cookie_jar = self.cookie_jar.clone();
+        let user_agent = self.user_agent.clone();
+        let proxy_enabled = self.proxy;
+        let _trace_id = self.debug_trace_id.as_deref().unwrap_or("none").to_string();
+        let url_owned = url.to_string();
+        let jina_handle = tokio::spawn(async move {
+            Self::fetch_jina_mirror_body(cookie_jar, user_agent, proxy_enabled, &url_owned).await
+        });
         loop {
             let mut request = self.client.get(url).version(http_version);
             for (key, value) in headers.iter() {
@@ -464,7 +508,38 @@ impl Requester {
                     request = request.proxy(proxy);
                 }
             }
-            let response = request.send().await?;
+            let response = match request.send().await {
+                Ok(response) => response,
+                Err(error) => {
+                    crate::flow_debug!(
+                        "trace={} requester direct transport failed url={} error={} using_jina_fallback=true",
+                        _trace_id,
+                        crate::util::flow_debug::preview(url, 120),
+                        crate::util::flow_debug::preview(&error.to_string(), 160)
+                    );
+                    match jina_handle.await {
+                        Ok(Ok(body)) => return Ok(body),
+                        Ok(Err(_jina_error)) => {
+                            crate::flow_debug!(
+                                "trace={} requester jina fallback failed after transport error url={} error={}",
+                                _trace_id,
+                                crate::util::flow_debug::preview(url, 120),
+                                crate::util::flow_debug::preview(&_jina_error.to_string(), 160)
+                            );
+                            return Err(error.into());
+                        }
+                        Err(_join_error) => {
+                            crate::flow_debug!(
+                                "trace={} requester jina task join failed after transport error url={} error={}",
+                                _trace_id,
+                                crate::util::flow_debug::preview(url, 120),
+                                crate::util::flow_debug::preview(&_join_error.to_string(), 160)
+                            );
+                            return Err(error.into());
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            };
             self.store_response_cookies(url, &response);
             crate::flow_debug!(
                 "trace={} requester direct response url={} status={}",
@@ -473,6 +548,7 @@ impl Requester {
                 response.status()
             );
             if response.status().is_success() || response.status().as_u16() == 404 {
+                jina_handle.abort();
                 return Ok(response.text().await?);
             }
             if response.status().as_u16() == 429 {
@@ -484,11 +560,31 @@ impl Requester {
                 tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(1)).await;
                 continue;
             } else {
-                println!(
-                    "Direct request to {} failed with status: {}",
-                    url,
+                crate::flow_debug!(
+                    "trace={} requester direct failed url={} status={} using_jina_fallback=true",
+                    _trace_id,
+                    crate::util::flow_debug::preview(url, 120),
                     response.status()
                 );
+                match jina_handle.await {
+                    Ok(Ok(body)) => return Ok(body),
+                    Ok(Err(_error)) => {
+                        crate::flow_debug!(
+                            "trace={} requester jina fallback failed url={} error={}",
+                            _trace_id,
+                            crate::util::flow_debug::preview(url, 120),
+                            crate::util::flow_debug::preview(&_error.to_string(), 160)
+                        );
+                    }
+                    Err(_error) => {
+                        crate::flow_debug!(
+                            "trace={} requester jina task join failed url={} error={}",
+                            _trace_id,
+                            crate::util::flow_debug::preview(url, 120),
+                            crate::util::flow_debug::preview(&_error.to_string(), 160)
+                        );
+                    }
+                }
                 break;
             }
         }