diff --git a/rtv/content.py b/rtv/content.py
index b2a4aa9..914899b 100644
--- a/rtv/content.py
+++ b/rtv/content.py
@@ -68,6 +68,22 @@ def humanize_timestamp(utc_timestamp, verbose=False):
     years = months // 12
     return ('%d years ago' % years) if verbose else ('%dyr' % years)
 
+def validate_backslashes(name):
+    """
+    Makes sure backslashes in subreddit name work with for_name()
+    """
+
+    if name[0] == '/':
+        raise SubredditNameError(name)
+       
+    if name[-1] == '/':
+        name = name[:-1]
+
+    if name.count('/') > 1:
+        raise SubredditNameError(name)
+
+    return name
+
 @contextmanager
 def default_loader(self):
     yield
@@ -309,9 +325,7 @@ class SubredditContent(BaseContent):
         self._submission_data = []
 
     @classmethod
-    def from_name(cls, reddit, name, loader=default_loader):
-
-        display_type = 'normal'
+    def from_name(cls, reddit, name, loader=default_loader, display_type = 'hot'):
 
         if name == 'front':
             return cls('Front Page', reddit.get_front_page(limit=None), loader)
@@ -324,27 +338,53 @@ class SubredditContent(BaseContent):
 
         else:
 
-            if '/' in name:
-                if name[0] == '/':
-                    raise SubredditNameError(name)
+            name = validate_backslashes(name)
 
+            if '/' in name:
                 name, display_type = name.split('/')
 
+            if display_type not in ['new', 'top', 'hot', 'rising', 'controversial']:
+                raise SubredditNameError(name)
+
+            if name == 'front':
+                
+                if display_type == 'new':
+                    return cls('New', reddit.get_new(limit=None), loader)
+
+                elif display_type == 'top':
+                    return cls('Top', reddit.get_top(limit=None), loader)
+
+                elif display_type == 'hot':
+                    return cls('Front Page', reddit.get_front_page(limit=None), loader)
+
+                elif display_type == 'rising':
+                    return cls('Rising', reddit.get_rising(limit=None), loader)
+
+                elif display_type == 'controversial':
+                    return cls('Controversial', reddit.get_controversial(limit=None), loader)
+
             try:
                 with loader():
                     sub = reddit.get_subreddit(name, fetch=True)
             except praw.errors.ClientException:
                 raise SubredditNameError(name)
 
-        if display_type == 'top':
-            return cls('/r/'+sub.display_name+'/top', sub.get_top_from_all(limit=None), loader)
-
-        elif display_type == 'new':
+        if display_type == 'new':
             return cls('/r/'+sub.display_name+'/new', sub.get_new(limit=None), loader)
 
-        else:
+        elif display_type == 'top':
+            return cls('/r/'+sub.display_name+'/top', sub.get_top_from_all(limit=None), loader)
+
+        elif display_type == 'hot':
             return cls('/r/'+sub.display_name, sub.get_hot(limit=None), loader)
 
+        elif display_type == 'rising':
+            return cls('/r/'+sub.display_name+'/rising', sub.get_rising(limit=None), loader)
+
+        elif display_type == 'controversial':
+            return cls('/r/'+sub.display_name+'/controversial', sub.get_controversial(limit=None), loader)
+
+
     def get(self, index, n_cols=70):
         """
         Grab the `i`th submission, with the title field formatted to fit inside