diff --git a/blog/sx/editor.sx b/blog/sx/editor.sx
index 597c8ef..4a2cff4 100644
--- a/blog/sx/editor.sx
+++ b/blog/sx/editor.sx
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     (div :class "flex items-center gap-[16px] mt-[32px] pt-[16px] border-t border-stone-200"
       (select :name "status"
         :class "text-[14px] rounded-[4px] border border-stone-200 px-[8px] py-[6px] bg-white text-stone-600"
-        (option :value "draft" :selected t "Draft")
+        (option :value "draft" :selected true "Draft")
         (option :value "published" "Published"))
       (button :type "submit"
         :class "px-[20px] py-[6px] bg-stone-700 text-white text-[14px] rounded-[8px] hover:bg-stone-800 transition-colors cursor-pointer" create-label))))
diff --git a/shared/static/scripts/sx.js b/shared/static/scripts/sx.js
index d517a25..ef55184 100644
--- a/shared/static/scripts/sx.js
+++ b/shared/static/scripts/sx.js
@@ -827,15 +827,23 @@
       if (isKw(args[i]) && i + 1 < args.length) {
         // Evaluate kwarg values eagerly in the caller's env so expressions
         // like (get t "src") resolve while lambda params are still bound.
-        // Render-only forms (HTML tags, <>, ~comp) go through renderDOM instead.
         var v = args[i + 1];
         if (typeof v === "string" || typeof v === "number" ||
-          typeof v === "boolean" || isNil(v)) {
+          typeof v === "boolean" || isNil(v) || isKw(v)) {
           kwargs[args[i].name] = v;
-        } else if (_isRenderExpr(v)) {
-          kwargs[args[i].name] = renderDOM(v, env);
-        } else {
+        } else if (isSym(v)) {
           kwargs[args[i].name] = sxEval(v, env);
+        } else if (Array.isArray(v) && v.length && isSym(v[0])) {
+          // Expression with Symbol head — evaluate in caller's env.
+          // Render-only forms go through renderDOM; data exprs through sxEval.
+          if (_isRenderExpr(v)) {
+            kwargs[args[i].name] = renderDOM(v, env);
+          } else {
+            kwargs[args[i].name] = sxEval(v, env);
+          }
+        } else {
+          // Data arrays, dicts, etc — pass through as-is
+          kwargs[args[i].name] = v;
         }
         i += 2;
       } else {
@@ -1115,15 +1123,23 @@
       if (isKw(args[i]) && i + 1 < args.length) {
         // Evaluate kwarg values eagerly in the caller's env so expressions
         // like (get t "src") resolve while lambda params are still bound.
-        // Render-only forms (HTML tags, <>, ~comp) go through renderStr.
         var v = args[i + 1];
         if (typeof v === "string" || typeof v === "number" ||
-          typeof v === "boolean" || isNil(v)) {
+          typeof v === "boolean" || isNil(v) || isKw(v)) {
           kwargs[args[i].name] = v;
-        } else if (_isRenderExpr(v)) {
-          kwargs[args[i].name] = new RawHTML(renderStr(v, env));
-        } else {
+        } else if (isSym(v)) {
           kwargs[args[i].name] = sxEval(v, env);
+        } else if (Array.isArray(v) && v.length && isSym(v[0])) {
+          // Expression with Symbol head — evaluate in caller's env.
+          // Render-only forms go through renderStr; data exprs through sxEval.
+          if (_isRenderExpr(v)) {
+            kwargs[args[i].name] = new RawHTML(renderStr(v, env));
+          } else {
+            kwargs[args[i].name] = sxEval(v, env);
+          }
+        } else {
+          // Data arrays, dicts, etc — pass through as-is
+          kwargs[args[i].name] = v;
         }
         i += 2;
       } else { children.push(args[i]); i++; }