/* =========================================================
   Book Bennette — blog.css (blog.html only)
   ========================================================= */
.blog-content{background:var(--bg);padding:0 80px}
.blog-content-inner{max-width:1240px;margin:0 auto}

/* HERO */
.blog-hero{padding:160px 80px 80px;background:radial-gradient(ellipse 60% 50% at 30% 70%,var(--glow),transparent),var(--bg);border-bottom:1px solid var(--brd)}
.blog-hero-inner{max-width:1240px;margin:0 auto;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:80px;align-items:end}
.hero-title{font-family:'Syne',sans-serif;font-size:clamp(52px,6vw,84px);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-.025em;line-height:1.05;margin-bottom:0}
.hero-title em{font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;color:var(--gold);font-size:1.05em}
.hero-desc{font-size:15px;line-height:1.9;color:var(--tx2);margin-bottom:36px}
.search-bar{display:flex;gap:0;border:1px solid var(--brd2);border-radius:2px;overflow:hidden;background:var(--surf)}
.search-input{flex:1;background:none;border:none;padding:14px 18px;font-family:'Manrope',sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:var(--tx);outline:none}
.search-input::placeholder{color:var(--tx3)}
.search-btn{background:var(--gold);border:none;padding:0 22px;font-family:'Manrope',sans-serif;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#060606;cursor:pointer;transition:background .2s;white-space:nowrap}
.search-btn:hover{background:var(--gold2)}
/* FILTERS */
.filters-bar{background:var(--bg2);border-bottom:1px solid var(--brd);padding:0 80px}
.filters-inner{max-width:1240px;margin:0 auto;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:0;overflow-x:auto}
.filter-btn{padding:18px 24px;font-family:'Manrope',sans-serif;font-size:11px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--tx3);background:none;border:none;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;cursor:pointer;transition:color .2s,border-color .2s;white-space:nowrap}
.filter-btn:hover{color:var(--tx2)}
.filter-btn.act{color:var(--gold);border-bottom-color:var(--gold)}
/* MAIN */
.blog-main{max-width:1240px;margin:0 auto;padding:80px 80px 120px}
/* FEATURED */
.featured{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.4fr 1fr;gap:2px;margin-bottom:80px}
.feat-card{background:var(--surf);overflow:hidden;position:relative;cursor:pointer;transition:transform .3s}
.feat-card:hover{transform:scale(1.008)}
.feat-thumb{height:420px;display:flex;align-items:flex-end;padding:32px;position:relative;overflow:hidden}
.feat-thumb-1{background:linear-gradient(160deg,#1a1208 0%,#0a0806 60%)}
.feat-thumb-2{background:linear-gradient(160deg,#0a1a10 0%,#060a08 60%)}
.feat-thumb::after{content:'';position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(to top,rgba(6,6,6,.9) 0%,transparent 55%)}
.feat-content{position:relative;z-index:1}
.feat-cat{font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);margin-bottom:10px}
.feat-title{font-family:'Syne',sans-serif;font-size:22px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35;color:var(--tx);margin-bottom:12px}
.feat-meta{font-size:11px;color:var(--tx3);display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px}
.feat-meta-sep{width:3px;height:3px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--tx3)}
.feat-badge{position:absolute;top:24px;left:24px;background:var(--gold);color:#060606;padding:5px 12px;border-radius:100px;font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.15em;text-transform:uppercase;z-index:1}
/* GRID */
.grid-label{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;margin-bottom:32px}
.grid-label-title{font-family:'Syne',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:var(--tx2);letter-spacing:.06em}
.grid-count{font-size:12px;color:var(--tx3)}
.cards-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:2px}
.blog-card{background:var(--surf);overflow:hidden;cursor:pointer;transition:transform .25s}
.blog-card:hover{transform:translateY(-5px)}
.card-thumb{height:190px;position:relative;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-size:9px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(255,255,255,.12);overflow:hidden}
.ct1{background:linear-gradient(145deg,#181208,#2a1e08)}
.ct2{background:linear-gradient(145deg,#081812,#082a1a)}
.ct3{background:linear-gradient(145deg,#180818,#2a082a)}
.ct4{background:linear-gradient(145deg,#181818,#2a2008)}
.ct5{background:linear-gradient(145deg,#081818,#082028)}
.ct6{background:linear-gradient(145deg,#181208,#282010)}
.card-body{padding:26px}
.card-cat{font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);margin-bottom:10px}
.card-title{font-family:'Syne',sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.4;color:var(--tx);margin-bottom:10px}
.card-excerpt{font-size:12px;line-height:1.75;color:var(--tx2);margin-bottom:18px}
.card-meta{font-size:11px;color:var(--tx3);display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px}
.card-read{font-size:11px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.08em;color:var(--gold);margin-left:auto;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:6px}
/* SIDEBAR */
.blog-layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 300px;gap:64px;align-items:start}
.sidebar{}
.sidebar-box{background:var(--surf);padding:28px;border-radius:2px;margin-bottom:24px}
.sidebar-title{font-family:'Syne',sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--tx2);margin-bottom:20px}
.topic-list{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:2px}
.topic-item{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;padding:12px 14px;background:var(--bg3);border-radius:2px;cursor:pointer;transition:background .2s}
.topic-item:hover{background:#222}
.topic-item.act{background:rgba(201,169,110,.1);border-left:2px solid var(--gold)}
.topic-name{font-size:13px;font-weight:500;color:var(--tx2);transition:color .2s}
.topic-item:hover .topic-name,.topic-item.act .topic-name{color:var(--tx)}
.topic-count{font-size:11px;color:var(--tx3)}
.subscribe-box{background:linear-gradient(145deg,rgba(201,169,110,.12),rgba(201,169,110,.04));border:1px solid rgba(201,169,110,.2);padding:28px}
.subscribe-title{font-family:'Syne',sans-serif;font-size:17px;font-weight:800;line-height:1.3;color:var(--tx);margin-bottom:8px}
.subscribe-sub{font-size:13px;color:var(--tx2);line-height:1.65;margin-bottom:20px}
.sub-input{width:100%;padding:13px 14px;background:var(--bg);border:1px solid var(--brd2);border-radius:2px;font-family:'Manrope',sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:var(--tx);outline:none;margin-bottom:10px}
.sub-input::placeholder{color:var(--tx3)}
.sub-btn{width:100%;padding:13px;background:var(--gold);color:#060606;border:none;border-radius:2px;font-family:'Manrope',sans-serif;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;cursor:pointer;transition:background .2s}
.sub-btn:hover{background:var(--gold2)}
/* PAGINATION */
.pagination{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;margin-top:56px;justify-content:center}
.pg-btn{width:40px;height:40px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;background:var(--surf);border:1px solid var(--brd);border-radius:2px;font-family:'Syne',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;color:var(--tx2);cursor:pointer;transition:all .2s}
.pg-btn:hover{border-color:var(--gold);color:var(--gold)}
.pg-btn.act{background:var(--gold);color:#060606;border-color:var(--gold)}
.pg-btn.arr{font-size:16px}
/* NEWSLETTER BAND */
.nl-band{background:var(--bg2);border-top:1px solid var(--brd);border-bottom:1px solid var(--brd);padding:72px 80px}
.nl-inner{max-width:1240px;margin:0 auto;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:48px}
.nl-title{font-family:'Syne',sans-serif;font-size:clamp(28px,3vw,42px);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-.02em;line-height:1.15}
.nl-title em{font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;color:var(--gold);font-size:1.08em}
.nl-sub{font-size:14px;color:var(--tx2);margin-top:10px;max-width:360px;line-height:1.7}
.nl-form{display:flex;gap:0;border:1px solid var(--brd2);border-radius:2px;overflow:hidden;background:var(--surf);flex-shrink:0;min-width:380px}
.nl-input{flex:1;background:none;border:none;padding:16px 18px;font-family:'Manrope',sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:var(--tx);outline:none}
.nl-input::placeholder{color:var(--tx3)}
.nl-submit{background:var(--gold);border:none;padding:0 28px;font-family:'Manrope',sans-serif;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#060606;cursor:pointer;transition:background .2s}
.nl-submit:hover{background:var(--gold2)}
/* ─── RESPONSIVE ─── */
@media(max-width:1024px){
  .blog-hero,.filters-bar,.blog-main,.nl-band,.blog-content{padding-left:40px;padding-right:40px}
  .blog-hero-inner{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:36px}
  .blog-layout{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:48px}
  .featured{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .cards-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
  .nl-inner{flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;gap:28px}
  .nl-form{min-width:0;width:100%}
}
@media(max-width:768px){
  .blog-hero{padding:120px 24px 56px}
  .filters-bar,.blog-content,.nl-band{padding-left:24px;padding-right:24px}
  
  .hero-title{font-size:clamp(40px,11vw,56px)}
  .featured{gap:12px}
  .feat-thumb{height:320px}
  .cards-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .blog-layout{gap:40px}
  .sidebar{order:2}
  .pagination{flex-wrap:wrap}
  .nl-title{font-size:clamp(26px,7vw,36px)}
  .grid-label{flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;gap:8px}
}
@media(max-width:480px){
  .blog-hero{padding:104px 20px 44px}
  .filters-bar,.blog-content,.nl-band{padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px}
  .feat-thumb{height:280px;padding:24px}
  .feat-title{font-size:19px}
  .search-bar{flex-direction:column}
  .search-btn{padding:14px}
  .nl-form{flex-direction:column}
  .nl-submit{padding:14px}
}

/* Cards rendered as links */
a.blog-card,a.feat-card{display:block;text-decoration:none;color:inherit}
.feat-cover,.card-cover{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.card-thumb span{position:relative;z-index:1}
.cards-empty{grid-column:1/-1;padding:64px 20px;text-align:center;color:var(--tx2);font-size:14px;background:var(--surf)}
.cards-empty button{margin-top:16px;background:none;border:1px solid var(--brd2);color:var(--tx);padding:12px 24px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;cursor:pointer;border-radius:2px}
.cards-empty button:hover{border-color:var(--gold);color:var(--gold)}
.pg-btn[disabled]{opacity:.35;pointer-events:none}
.pg-gap{color:var(--tx3);padding:0 4px;font-size:13px}
.popular-item{display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;text-decoration:none;color:inherit}
.popular-thumb{width:48px;height:48px;border-radius:2px;flex-shrink:0;position:relative;overflow:hidden}
.popular-title{font-size:12px;font-weight:600;color:var(--tx);line-height:1.4;margin-bottom:4px;transition:color .2s}
.popular-item:hover .popular-title{color:var(--gold)}
.popular-meta{font-size:11px;color:var(--tx3)}
.form-note{font-size:12px;color:var(--gold);margin-top:10px;display:none}
.form-note.show{display:block}

/* ---------- Article reader ---------- */
.article{padding:150px 80px 100px;background:radial-gradient(ellipse 55% 40% at 50% 0%,var(--glow),transparent),var(--bg)}
.article-inner{max-width:760px;margin:0 auto}
.article .back-link{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--tx2);text-decoration:none;background:none;border:none;cursor:pointer;margin-bottom:40px;transition:color .2s}
.article .back-link:hover{color:var(--gold)}
.article-cat{font-size:10px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);margin-bottom:18px}
.article-title{font-family:var(--f-display);font-size:clamp(34px,4.6vw,56px);font-weight:800;line-height:1.1;letter-spacing:-.02em;margin-bottom:24px}
.article-meta{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;font-size:12px;color:var(--tx3);padding-bottom:32px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--brd);margin-bottom:40px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.article-cover{aspect-ratio:16/9;margin-bottom:40px;border-radius:2px;overflow:hidden}
.article-lead{font-family:var(--f-serif);font-style:italic;font-size:24px;line-height:1.55;color:var(--tx);margin-bottom:32px}
.article-body{font-size:16px;line-height:1.95;color:var(--tx2)}
.article-body p{margin-bottom:22px}
.article-body h2,.article-body h3{font-family:var(--f-display);color:var(--tx);letter-spacing:-.01em;margin:40px 0 16px}
.article-body h2{font-size:24px}.article-body h3{font-size:19px}
.article-body ul,.article-body ol{margin:0 0 22px 22px}
.article-body li{margin-bottom:8px}
.article-body a{color:var(--gold)}
.article-pending{padding:24px 26px;border:1px dashed var(--brd2);border-radius:2px;font-size:13px;color:var(--tx3)}
.article-cta{margin-top:56px;padding:36px;background:var(--surf);border-left:3px solid var(--gold);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:24px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.article-cta-title{font-family:var(--f-display);font-size:19px;font-weight:800;line-height:1.3}
.article-cta-sub{font-size:13px;color:var(--tx2);margin-top:6px}
.article-cta .btn-primary{padding:14px 28px}
.article-related{margin-top:72px}
.article-related-hd{font-family:var(--f-display);font-size:14px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--tx2);margin-bottom:24px}
@media(max-width:768px){
  .article{padding:110px 24px 72px}
  .article-lead{font-size:20px}
  .article-body{font-size:15px}
}
@media(max-width:480px){
  .article{padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px}
  .article-cta{padding:26px 22px}
}