:root{
  --gold:#C9A84C;--gold-light:#E8C97A;--deep:#0D0B10;--surface:#13111A;
  --surface2:#1C1925;--purple:#6B3FA0;--text:#F0EDE8;--text-muted:#A89E90;
  --border:rgba(255,255,255,0.08);--transition:all 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.4,0,0.2,1);
}
*,*::before,*::after{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{font-family:'DM Sans',sans-serif;background:var(--deep);color:var(--text);overflow-x:hidden;line-height:1.6}
::-webkit-scrollbar{width:4px}::-webkit-scrollbar-track{background:var(--deep)}::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb{background:var(--gold);border-radius:4px}

/* ── NAVBAR ── */
.navbar{position:fixed;top:0;left:0;right:0;z-index:1000;padding:0 5%;height:72px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;border-bottom:1px solid transparent;transition:var(--transition)}
.navbar.scrolled{background:rgba(13,11,16,.92);backdrop-filter:blur(20px);border-color:var(--border)}
.nav-brand{font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;font-size:1.7rem;font-weight:600;color:var(--text);text-decoration:none}
.nav-brand span{color:var(--gold)}
.nav-links{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:2rem;list-style:none}
.nav-links a{color:var(--text-muted);text-decoration:none;font-size:.875rem;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;transition:color .25s}
.nav-links a:hover{color:var(--text)}.nav-links a.active{color:var(--gold)}
.nav-cta{background:var(--gold)!important;color:var(--deep)!important;padding:10px 24px!important;border-radius:40px!important;font-weight:500!important;text-transform:none!important;letter-spacing:0!important}
.nav-cta:hover{background:var(--gold-light)!important;transform:translateY(-1px)}
.nav-toggle{display:none;flex-direction:column;gap:5px;cursor:pointer;background:none;border:none;padding:4px}
.nav-toggle span{display:block;width:24px;height:1.5px;background:var(--text)}

/* ── UTILS ── */
.section-label{font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);display:block;margin-bottom:.75rem}
.section-heading{font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;font-size:clamp(2rem,4vw,3.2rem);font-weight:300;line-height:1.15;margin-bottom:1rem}
.section-heading em{font-style:italic;color:var(--gold)}
.fade-up{opacity:0;transform:translateY(28px);transition:opacity .7s ease,transform .7s ease}
.fade-up.visible{opacity:1;transform:translateY(0)}
.btn-gold{display:inline-block;background:var(--gold);color:var(--deep);padding:11px 28px;border-radius:40px;border:none;font-family:'DM Sans',sans-serif;font-size:.875rem;font-weight:500;cursor:pointer;transition:var(--transition);text-decoration:none}
.btn-gold:hover{background:var(--gold-light);transform:translateY(-2px);box-shadow:0 12px 40px rgba(201,168,76,.3)}
.btn-outline{display:inline-block;padding:10px 24px;border:1px solid rgba(201,168,76,.4);border-radius:40px;color:var(--gold);font-size:.85rem;text-decoration:none;transition:var(--transition);background:transparent;cursor:pointer;font-family:'DM Sans',sans-serif}
.btn-outline:hover{background:rgba(201,168,76,.1);border-color:var(--gold)}

/* ── HERO ── */
.blog-hero{min-height:65vh;position:relative;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;text-align:center;padding:140px 5% 80px;overflow:hidden}
.blog-hero-bg{position:absolute;inset:0;background:radial-gradient(ellipse 70% 60% at 50% 35%,rgba(107,63,160,.42) 0%,transparent 70%),radial-gradient(ellipse 45% 35% at 85% 80%,rgba(201,168,76,.1) 0%,transparent 60%),linear-gradient(160deg,#0D0B10 0%,#130E1E 60%,#0D0B10 100%)}
.blog-hero-bg::after{content:'';position:absolute;inset:0;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='60' height='60' viewBox='0 0 60 60' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Ccircle cx='30' cy='30' r='.8' fill='%23ffffff' fill-opacity='.04'/%3E%3C/svg%3E")}
.hero-content{position:relative;z-index:2;max-width:700px}
.hero-eyebrow{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);margin-bottom:1.5rem;padding:7px 18px;border:1px solid rgba(201,168,76,.25);border-radius:40px;background:rgba(201,168,76,.06)}
.hero-eyebrow::before{content:'';width:6px;height:6px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--gold);animation:pulse 2s infinite}
@keyframes pulse{0%,100%{opacity:1;transform:scale(1)}50%{opacity:.4;transform:scale(1.5)}}
.blog-hero h1{font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;font-size:clamp(2.8rem,6vw,5rem);font-weight:300;line-height:1.1;margin-bottom:1.25rem}
.blog-hero h1 em{font-style:italic;color:var(--gold)}
.blog-hero p{font-size:1rem;color:var(--text-muted);font-weight:300;max-width:520px;margin:0 auto 2.5rem;line-height:1.8}
/* Search bar */
.search-wrap{display:flex;border-radius:50px;overflow:hidden;border:1px solid var(--border);background:var(--surface2);max-width:480px;margin:0 auto;transition:border-color .3s}
.search-wrap:focus-within{border-color:rgba(201,168,76,.4)}
.search-wrap input{flex:1;background:none;border:none;outline:none;padding:14px 20px;font-family:'DM Sans',sans-serif;font-size:.9rem;color:var(--text);font-weight:300}
.search-wrap input::placeholder{color:var(--text-muted)}
.search-wrap button{background:var(--gold);color:var(--deep);border:none;padding:0 24px;font-family:'DM Sans',sans-serif;font-size:.85rem;font-weight:500;cursor:pointer;transition:background .25s;border-radius:0 50px 50px 0;white-space:nowrap}
.search-wrap button:hover{background:var(--gold-light)}
.breadcrumb-bar{display:flex;justify-content:center;gap:8px;margin-top:2rem;font-size:.78rem;color:var(--text-muted);align-items:center;position:relative;z-index:2}
.breadcrumb-bar a{color:var(--gold);text-decoration:none}

/* ── FEATURED POSTS ── */
.featured-section{background:var(--surface);padding:100px 5%}
.section-hdr{text-align:center;margin-bottom:3.5rem}
.section-hdr p{color:var(--text-muted);font-size:.975rem;font-weight:300;max-width:580px;margin:.75rem auto 0;line-height:1.75}

/* Featured grid: 1 large + 1 medium stacked */
.featured-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.4fr 1fr;gap:24px;max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto}
.feat-card-main{grid-row:span 2;background:var(--surface2);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:24px;overflow:hidden;cursor:pointer;transition:var(--transition);display:flex;flex-direction:column}
.feat-card-main:hover{border-color:rgba(201,168,76,.22);transform:translateY(-4px)}
.feat-card-side{background:var(--surface2);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:20px;overflow:hidden;cursor:pointer;transition:var(--transition);display:flex;flex-direction:column}
.feat-card-side:hover{border-color:rgba(201,168,76,.22);transform:translateY(-3px)}

.card-img{overflow:hidden;position:relative}
.feat-card-main .card-img{aspect-ratio:16/9}
.feat-card-side .card-img{aspect-ratio:16/8}
.card-img img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;filter:brightness(.82);transition:transform .6s ease,filter .4s}
.feat-card-main:hover .card-img img,
.feat-card-side:hover .card-img img{transform:scale(1.05);filter:brightness(1)}

.card-body{padding:1.75rem}
.card-tag{font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.15em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);margin-bottom:.6rem;display:block}
.card-title{font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;font-size:1.45rem;font-weight:600;color:var(--text);line-height:1.2;margin-bottom:.7rem}
.feat-card-side .card-title{font-size:1.1rem}
.card-excerpt{font-size:.875rem;color:var(--text-muted);font-weight:300;line-height:1.7;margin-bottom:1.25rem}
.card-meta{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.75rem;font-size:.75rem;color:var(--text-muted)}
.card-meta i{color:var(--gold);font-size:.8rem}
.card-read{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;margin-top:1.25rem;color:var(--gold);font-size:.82rem;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none;transition:gap .25s}
.card-read:hover{gap:12px}

/* Skeleton loader */
.skeleton-card{background:var(--surface2);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:20px;overflow:hidden;animation:shimmer 1.5s infinite}
.skel-img{height:200px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--surface2) 25%,rgba(255,255,255,.04) 50%,var(--surface2) 75%);background-size:600px 100%;animation:shimmer 1.5s infinite}
.skel-body{padding:1.5rem;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.75rem}
.skel-line{height:12px;border-radius:6px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--surface2) 25%,rgba(255,255,255,.04) 50%,var(--surface2) 75%);background-size:600px 100%;animation:shimmer 1.5s infinite}
.skel-line.short{width:40%}.skel-line.medium{width:70%}
@keyframes shimmer{0%{background-position:-600px 0}100%{background-position:600px 0}}

/* ── TRENDING / MORE POSTS ── */
.trending-section{background:var(--deep);padding:100px 5%}
.trending-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:20px;max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto}
.trend-card{background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:20px;overflow:hidden;cursor:pointer;transition:var(--transition)}
.trend-card:hover{border-color:rgba(201,168,76,.22);transform:translateY(-4px)}
.trend-card .card-img{aspect-ratio:16/9}
.trend-card .card-img img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;filter:brightness(.82);transition:transform .6s,filter .4s;display:block}
.trend-card:hover .card-img img{transform:scale(1.05);filter:brightness(1)}
.trend-card .card-body{padding:1.35rem}
.trend-card .card-title{font-size:1.05rem}
.trend-card .card-excerpt{font-size:.84rem;margin-bottom:.75rem}

/* Empty state */
.empty-blogs{text-align:center;padding:4rem 2rem;color:var(--text-muted);grid-column:1/-1}
.empty-blogs i{font-size:2.5rem;color:rgba(201,168,76,.2);display:block;margin-bottom:1rem}
.empty-blogs p{font-size:.9rem;font-weight:300}

/* Section footer */
.section-footer{text-align:center;margin-top:3rem}
.no-results-msg{text-align:center;padding:2.5rem;color:var(--text-muted);font-size:.9rem;font-weight:300;grid-column:1/-1;display:none}
.no-results-msg i{font-size:2rem;color:rgba(201,168,76,.2);display:block;margin-bottom:.75rem}

/* ── NEWSLETTER ── */
.newsletter-section{background:var(--surface);border-top:1px solid var(--border);padding:90px 5%}
.newsletter-inner{max-width:580px;margin:0 auto;text-align:center}
.newsletter-inner h2{font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;font-size:clamp(1.8rem,3.5vw,2.8rem);font-weight:300;margin-bottom:1rem}
.newsletter-inner h2 em{font-style:italic;color:var(--gold)}
.newsletter-inner p{color:var(--text-muted);font-size:.95rem;font-weight:300;margin-bottom:2.5rem;line-height:1.7}
.newsletter-form{display:flex;border-radius:50px;overflow:hidden;border:1px solid var(--border);background:var(--surface2);transition:border-color .3s}
.newsletter-form:focus-within{border-color:rgba(201,168,76,.4)}
.newsletter-form input{flex:1;background:transparent;border:none;outline:none;padding:14px 22px;font-family:'DM Sans',sans-serif;font-size:.9rem;color:var(--text);font-weight:300}
.newsletter-form input::placeholder{color:var(--text-muted)}
.newsletter-form button{background:var(--gold);color:var(--deep);border:none;padding:14px 28px;font-family:'DM Sans',sans-serif;font-size:.875rem;font-weight:500;cursor:pointer;border-radius:0 50px 50px 0;transition:background .25s;white-space:nowrap}
.newsletter-form button:hover{background:var(--gold-light)}
.newsletter-alert{margin-top:1rem;font-size:.85rem;min-height:36px}
.alert-msg{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;padding:10px 20px;border-radius:40px;font-size:.82rem}
.alert-success{background:rgba(201,168,76,.12);border:1px solid rgba(201,168,76,.3);color:var(--gold)}
.alert-error{background:rgba(220,53,69,.1);border:1px solid rgba(220,53,69,.3);color:#f28a8a}
.alert-warn{background:rgba(255,193,7,.1);border:1px solid rgba(255,193,7,.25);color:#ffc107}



/* =========== read more code here ===================== */
/* article specific */
.article-container{max-width:880px;margin:0 auto;padding:120px 5% 80px}
.article-header{margin-bottom:2.8rem}
.article-category{display:inline-block;font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);border:1px solid rgba(201,168,76,.3);border-radius:40px;padding:5px 14px;margin-bottom:1.5rem}
.article-title{font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;font-size:clamp(2rem,5vw,3.8rem);font-weight:400;line-height:1.2;margin-bottom:1rem;letter-spacing:-0.02em}
.article-meta{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:1rem;align-items:center;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border);padding-bottom:1.5rem;margin-bottom:2rem;color:var(--text-muted);font-size:.85rem}
.article-meta i{color:var(--gold);margin-right:6px}
.article-featured-img{margin:1.2rem 0 2rem;border-radius:28px;overflow:hidden;background:var(--surface2);border:1px solid var(--border)}
.article-featured-img img{width:100%;height:auto;display:block;object-fit:cover}
.article-content{font-size:1.05rem;line-height:1.75;color:var(--text);font-weight:300}
.article-content p{margin-bottom:1.6rem}
.article-content h2,.article-content h3{font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;font-weight:500;margin:2rem 0 1rem;color:var(--gold)}
.article-content blockquote{border-left:3px solid var(--gold);padding-left:1.8rem;font-style:italic;margin:2rem 0;color:var(--gold-light);font-weight:300}
.article-content img{max-width:100%;border-radius:20px;margin:1.5rem 0}
.author-section{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:1.2rem;background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:28px;padding:1.5rem;margin:3rem 0 2rem}
.author-avatar{width:56px;height:56px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--surface2);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;border:1px solid rgba(201,168,76,.3)}
.author-info h4{font-size:1rem;font-weight:500;margin-bottom:4px}
.author-info p{font-size:.8rem;color:var(--text-muted);margin:0}
.share-group{display:flex;gap:1rem;justify-content:flex-end;margin-top:2rem;padding-top:1rem;border-top:1px solid var(--border)}
.share-btn{background:var(--surface2);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:40px;padding:8px 18px;font-size:.8rem;color:var(--text);text-decoration:none;transition:var(--transition);display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px}
.share-btn:hover{border-color:var(--gold);color:var(--gold);background:rgba(201,168,76,.06)}
.back-btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;background:transparent;border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:40px;padding:8px 20px;color:var(--text-muted);text-decoration:none;font-size:.85rem;margin-bottom:2rem;transition:var(--transition)}
.back-btn:hover{color:var(--gold);border-color:var(--gold)}
/* related posts */
.related-section{background:var(--surface);padding:80px 5%;margin-top:40px}
.related-inner{max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto}
.related-head{text-align:center;margin-bottom:2.5rem}
.related-head .section-label{font-size:.7rem}
.related-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:24px}
.related-card{background:var(--surface2);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:20px;overflow:hidden;cursor:pointer;transition:var(--transition)}
.related-card:hover{border-color:rgba(201,168,76,.3);transform:translateY(-4px)}
.related-card .card-img{aspect-ratio:16/9;overflow:hidden}
.related-card .card-img img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;filter:brightness(.8);transition:transform .5s}
.related-card:hover .card-img img{transform:scale(1.03)}
.related-card .card-body{padding:1.25rem}
.related-card .card-title{font-size:1.1rem;font-weight:500}
.related-card .card-excerpt{font-size:.8rem;color:var(--text-muted);margin:.5rem 0}
.loader-full{display:flex;justify-content:center;align-items:center;min-height:60vh}
.spinner-gold{width:48px;height:48px;border:3px solid rgba(201,168,76,.2);border-top:3px solid var(--gold);border-radius:50%;animation:spin 1s linear infinite}
@keyframes spin{0%{transform:rotate(0deg)}100%{transform:rotate(360deg)}}
.error-msg{text-align:center;padding:4rem;color:var(--text-muted)}
.error-msg i{font-size:3rem;margin-bottom:1rem;color:var(--gold)}
.newsletter-section{background:var(--deep);border-top:1px solid var(--border);padding:80px 5%}


/* ── FOOTER ── */
.footer{background:var(--deep);border-top:1px solid var(--border);padding:80px 5% 40px}
.footer-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:2fr 1fr 1fr 1.5fr;gap:60px;max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto 3rem}
.footer-brand-name{font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;font-size:1.8rem;font-weight:600;color:var(--text);margin-bottom:1rem}
.footer-brand-name span{color:var(--gold)}
.footer-desc{color:var(--text-muted);font-size:.875rem;line-height:1.7;font-weight:300;margin-bottom:1.5rem}
.footer-social-row{display:flex;gap:10px}
.f-social-btn{width:36px;height:36px;border-radius:50%;border:1px solid var(--border);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;color:var(--text-muted);text-decoration:none;font-size:.9rem;transition:var(--transition)}
.f-social-btn:hover{border-color:var(--gold);color:var(--gold);background:rgba(201,168,76,.06)}
.footer-col h4{font-size:.75rem;letter-spacing:.15em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--text);font-weight:500;margin-bottom:1.25rem}
.footer-col ul{list-style:none;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.75rem}
.footer-col a{color:var(--text-muted);text-decoration:none;font-size:.875rem;font-weight:300;transition:color .25s}
.footer-col a:hover{color:var(--gold)}
.footer-divider{border:none;border-top:1px solid var(--border);max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto 2rem}
.footer-bottom{text-align:center;color:var(--text-muted);font-size:.8rem;font-weight:300;max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto}
.footer-bottom span{color:var(--gold)}

/* ── RESPONSIVE ── */
@media(max-width:1100px){.footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:40px}}
@media(max-width:960px){
  .nav-toggle{display:flex}
  .nav-links{position:fixed;inset:0;background:var(--deep);flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;gap:2.5rem;transform:translateX(100%);transition:transform .4s ease;z-index:999}
  .nav-links.open{transform:translateX(0)}
  .nav-links a{font-size:1.2rem}
  .featured-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .feat-card-main{grid-row:span 1}
  .trending-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
}
@media(max-width:640px){
  .blog-hero{padding:120px 5% 60px}
  .blog-hero h1{font-size:clamp(2rem,10vw,3rem)}
  .trending-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:2.5rem}
  .newsletter-form{flex-direction:column;border-radius:16px;overflow:visible;gap:10px;background:transparent;border:none}
  .newsletter-form input{background:var(--surface2);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:40px;padding:14px 22px}
  .newsletter-form input:focus{border-color:rgba(201,168,76,.4);outline:none}
  .newsletter-form button{border-radius:40px;padding:14px}
}