Middle mouse click the link, and the comments link, to open two new background tabs. Continue down the front-page list (or new list), repeating the middle clic

Middle mouse click the link, and the comments link, to open two new background tabs. Continue down the front-page list (or new list), repeating the middle click pairs on any additional items that look interesting. Then start reading the link tab (which should be "next" since it gets clicked first). When done, either close that tab and switch to the comments tab (or just switch to the comments tab) and refresh the page to bring in any new comments, and start reading through the comments.