/* HERO */
.blog-hero {
    background: var(--charcoal);
    padding: 80px 52px 60px;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    border-bottom: 3px solid var(--copper)
}

.blog-hero::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: -100px;
    right: -100px;
    width: 500px;
    height: 500px;
    background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(198, 140, 63, .1) 0%, transparent 65%)
}

.blog-hero-inner {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    text-align: center
}

.bh-eyebrow {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: .64rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--copper);
    margin-bottom: 16px;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px
}

.bh-eyebrow::before,
.bh-eyebrow::after {
    content: '';
    width: 24px;
    height: 2px;
    background: var(--copper)
}

.blog-hero h1 {
    font-family: 'Bebas Neue', sans-serif;
    font-size: clamp(3rem, 5.5vw, 5rem);
    letter-spacing: .04em;
    line-height: .92;
    color: var(--white);
    margin-bottom: 14px
}

.blog-hero h1 span {
    color: var(--copper)
}

.blog-hero p {
    font-size: 1rem;
    font-weight: 300;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .6);
    max-width: 560px;
    margin: 0 auto 32px;
    line-height: 1.8
}

.blog-search {
    max-width: 480px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    display: flex;
    gap: 0;
    background: var(--c80);
    border: 1px solid var(--c70);
    border-radius: 3px;
    overflow: hidden
}

.blog-search input {
    flex: 1;
    background: transparent;
    border: none;
    padding: 14px 18px;
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: .85rem;
    color: var(--white);
    outline: none
}

.blog-search input::placeholder {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .3)
}

.blog-search button {
    background: var(--copper);
    color: var(--white);
    border: none;
    padding: 0 24px;
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: .7rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    cursor: pointer
}

/* CATEGORY BAR */
.cat-bar {
    background: var(--off-white);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
    padding: 18px 52px;
    position: sticky;
    top: 68px;
    z-index: 300
}

.cat-inner {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    display: flex;
    gap: 8px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: center
}

.cat-chip {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: .66rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .08em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    padding: 9px 20px;
    border-radius: 2px;
    cursor: pointer;
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    background: var(--white);
    color: var(--steel);
    transition: all .2s;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.cat-chip.active {
    background: var(--copper);
    color: var(--white);
    border-color: var(--copper)
}

.cat-chip:hover:not(.active) {
    border-color: var(--copper);
    color: var(--copper)
}

/* MAIN LAYOUT */
.blog-main {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 64px 52px;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 300px;
    gap: 48px
}

@media (max-width: 620px) {
	.blog-main {
		 gap: 10px
	}
}
/* FEATURED POST */
.featured {
    background: var(--charcoal);
    border-radius: 6px;
    overflow: hidden;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.2fr 1fr;
    box-shadow: 0 16px 48px rgba(0, 0, 0, .12)
}

.featured-img {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    min-height: 280px
}

.featured-img img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    filter: brightness(.8)
}

.featured-tag {
    position: absolute;
    top: 16px;
    left: 16px;
    background: var(--copper);
    color: var(--white);
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: .58rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: .14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    padding: 6px 14px;
    border-radius: 2px
}

.featured-body {
    padding: 36px 32px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center
}

.featured-cat {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: .6rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--copper);
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.featured-body h2 {
    font-family: 'Bebas Neue', sans-serif;
    font-size: 2rem;
    letter-spacing: .03em;
    line-height: 1.05;
    color: var(--white);
    margin-bottom: 12px
}

.featured-body h2 a {
    color: var(--white);
    text-decoration: none;
}

.featured-body p {
    font-size: .88rem;
    line-height: 1.75;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .6);
    margin-bottom: 20px
}

.featured-meta {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 14px;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    font-size: .72rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .4)
}

.featured-meta span {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 5px
}

.read-btn {
    align-self: flex-start;
    background: var(--copper);
    color: var(--white);
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: .68rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    padding: 12px 26px;
    border-radius: 2px;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: background .2s
}

.read-btn:hover {
    background: var(--copper-lt)
}

/* POST GRID */
.posts-head {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 16px;
    margin-bottom: 28px
}

.posts-head h3 {
    font-family: 'Bebas Neue', sans-serif;
    font-size: 1.4rem;
    letter-spacing: .06em;
    color: var(--charcoal)
}

.posts-head::after {
    content: '';
    flex: 1;
    height: 1px;
    background: var(--rule)
}

.post-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 24px
}

.post-card {
    background: var(--white);
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    border-radius: 5px;
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: transform .25s, box-shadow .25s;
    cursor: pointer;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column
}

.post-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-5px);
    box-shadow: 0 16px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, .12)
}

.post-img {
    position: relative;
    aspect-ratio: 16/9;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: var(--c80)
}

.post-img img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    filter: brightness(.85);
    transition: transform .4s
}

.post-card:hover .post-img img {
    transform: scale(1.06)
}

.post-cat-tag {
    position: absolute;
    top: 12px;
    left: 12px;
    background: rgba(28, 28, 28, .85);
    backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
    color: var(--copper-lt);
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: .54rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    padding: 4px 10px;
    border-radius: 2px;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.post-body {
    padding: 20px;
    flex: 1;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column
}

.post-body h4 {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: .98rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    line-height: 1.3;
    color: var(--charcoal);
    margin-bottom: 8px
}

.post-body h4 a {
    color: var(--charcoal);
    text-decoration: none;
}

.post-body p {
    font-size: .8rem;
    line-height: 1.65;
    color: var(--steel);
    margin-bottom: 16px;
    flex: 1
}

.post-meta {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    font-size: .68rem;
    color: var(--steel);
    padding-top: 14px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule)
}

.post-meta .read-more {
    color: var(--copper);
    font-weight: 700;
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    letter-spacing: .04em;
    text-decoration: none;
}

/* SIDEBAR */
.sidebar {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 28px
}

.side-card {
    background: var(--off-white);
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    border-radius: 5px;
    padding: 24px
}

.side-card.dark {
    background: var(--charcoal);
    border-color: var(--c70)
}

.side-title {
    font-family: 'Bebas Neue', sans-serif;
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    letter-spacing: .06em;
    color: var(--charcoal);
    margin-bottom: 16px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px
}

.side-title::after {
    content: '';
    flex: 1;
    height: 1px;
    background: var(--rule)
}

.side-card.dark .side-title {
    color: var(--white)
}

.side-card.dark .side-title::after {
    background: var(--c70)
}

.recent-item {
    display: flex;
    gap: 12px;
    padding: 10px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
    cursor: pointer;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.recent-item:last-child {
    border-bottom: none
}

.recent-thumb {
    width: 56px;
    height: 56px;
    border-radius: 3px;
    overflow: hidden;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    background: var(--c80)
}

.recent-thumb img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    filter: brightness(.85)
}

.recent-text h5 {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: .76rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.35;
    color: var(--charcoal);
    margin-bottom: 4px
}

.recent-text span {
    font-size: .66rem;
    color: var(--steel)
}

.side-cta {
    text-align: center
}

.side-cta h4 {
    font-family: 'Bebas Neue', sans-serif;
    font-size: 1.4rem;
    letter-spacing: .04em;
    color: var(--white);
    margin-bottom: 8px
}

.side-cta h4 span {
    color: var(--copper)
}

.side-cta p {
    font-size: .78rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .6);
    line-height: 1.7;
    margin-bottom: 18px
}

.side-cta a {
    display: block;
    background: var(--copper);
    color: var(--white);
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: .68rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    padding: 13px;
    border-radius: 2px;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: background .2s
}

.side-cta a:hover {
    background: var(--copper-lt)
}

.side-cats {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 2px
}

.side-cat-row {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    padding: 10px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
    font-size: .8rem;
    color: var(--steel);
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: color .2s;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.side-cat-row:last-child {
    border-bottom: none
}

.side-cat-row:hover {
    color: var(--copper)
}

.side-cat-row span {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 600
}

.side-cat-row em {
    font-style: normal;
    background: var(--rule);
    color: var(--steel);
    font-size: .66rem;
    padding: 2px 8px;
    border-radius: 10px;
    font-weight: 600
}

.yt-card {
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7F1D1D, #991B1B);
    border-radius: 5px;
    padding: 24px;
    text-align: center
}

.yt-card .yt-icon {
    font-size: 2.2rem;
    margin-bottom: 10px
}

.yt-card h4 {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: .92rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    color: var(--white);
    margin-bottom: 6px
}

.yt-card p {
    font-size: .74rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .75);
    line-height: 1.6;
    margin-bottom: 16px
}

.yt-card a {
    display: block;
    background: var(--white);
    color: #991B1B;
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: .66rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .08em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    padding: 11px;
    border-radius: 2px;
    text-decoration: none
}

/* NEWSLETTER */
.newsletter {
    background: var(--cream);
    padding: 60px 52px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule)
}

.nl-inner {
    max-width: 680px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    text-align: center
}

.nl-inner h2 {
    font-family: 'Bebas Neue', sans-serif;
    font-size: 2.2rem;
    letter-spacing: .04em;
    color: var(--charcoal);
    margin-bottom: 10px
}

.nl-inner h2 span {
    color: var(--copper)
}

.nl-inner p {
    font-size: .9rem;
    color: var(--steel);
    line-height: 1.7;
    margin-bottom: 28px
}

.nl-form {
    display: flex;
    gap: 10px;
    max-width: 460px;
    margin: 0 auto
}

.nl-form input {
    flex: 1;
    background: var(--white);
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    border-radius: 2px;
    padding: 14px 18px;
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: .85rem;
    outline: none
}

.nl-form input:focus {
    border-color: var(--copper)
}

.nl-form button {
    background: var(--copper);
    color: var(--white);
    border: none;
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: .68rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    padding: 0 28px;
    border-radius: 2px;
    cursor: pointer
}

/* ANNOTATIONS */
.annotations {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 52px 64px
}

.ann-title {
    font-family: 'Bebas Neue', sans-serif;
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    letter-spacing: .1em;
    color: var(--copper);
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 16px
}

.ann-title::after {
    content: '';
    flex: 1;
    height: 1px;
    background: var(--rule)
}

.ann-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 12px
}

.ann-row {
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 12px;
    padding: 14px 16px;
    background: var(--off-white);
    border-left: 3px solid var(--copper);
    border-radius: 2px
}

.ann-num {
    font-family: 'Bebas Neue', sans-serif;
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    color: var(--copper);
    line-height: 1;
    flex-shrink: 0
}

.ann-text strong {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: .78rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--charcoal);
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 3px
}

.ann-text span {
    font-size: .74rem;
    color: var(--steel);
    line-height: 1.6
}

@media(max-width:900px) {
    .blog-main {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        padding: 40px 24px
    }

    .featured {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }

    .post-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }

    .blog-hero,
    .cat-bar,
    .newsletter,
    .annotations {
        padding-left: 24px;
        padding-right: 24px
    }

    .ann-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }

    .nl-form {
        flex-direction: column
    }
}

/* Pagination */
.pagination {
    margin-top: 60px;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 10px;
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
}

.nav-links {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    justify-content: center;
}

.nav-links .page-numbers {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    min-width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    padding: 0 15px;
    background: var(--white);
    color: var(--charcoal);
    text-decoration: none;
    font-family: "Montserrat", sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    border-radius: 2px;
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    transition: all 0.2s ease;
}

.nav-links .page-numbers:hover {
    border-color: var(--copper);
    color: var(--copper);
}

.nav-links .page-numbers.current {
    background: var(--copper);
    color: var(--white);
    border-color: var(--copper);
}
/* Load More Container */
.view-more-container {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    margin-top: 40px;
}

#load-more-btn {
    display: inline-block;
    background: var(--copper);
    color: var(--white);
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    padding: 15px 35px;
    border-radius: 2px;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: background 0.2s;
    cursor: pointer;
}

#load-more-btn:hover {
    background: var(--copper-dark, #b55d28); /* fallback */
}

/* Utilities */
.grid-span-all {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
}

.placeholder-thumb {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background: var(--c80);
}

.flex-search {
    width: 100%;
    display: flex;
}

.featured-cat-link {
    color: inherit;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.loading-state {
    pointer-events: none;
    opacity: 0.7;
}

/* No Results Box */
.no-results-box {
    padding: 60px 40px;
    text-align: center;
    background: #fff;
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    border-radius: 8px;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
}

.no-results-box h3 {
    font-family: 'Bebas Neue', sans-serif;
    font-size: 2.5rem;
    color: var(--charcoal);
    margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.no-results-box p {
    color: var(--steel);
    line-height: 1.6;
}
form p {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 10px;
}
input[type='submit']{
    
    background: var(--copper);
    color: var(--white);
    border: none;
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: .68rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    padding: 0 28px;
    border-radius: 2px;
    cursor: pointer;
min-height: 46px;    width: auto;
    max-width: max-content;
}
input{    width: 100%;
    
    min-height: 47px;
    flex: 1;
    background: var(--white);
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    border-radius: 2px;
    padding: 14px 18px;
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: .85rem;
    outline: none;
    max-width: 100%;
}