.blog-index-intro {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.blog-index-kicker {
  color: #a9b1bd;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  margin-bottom: 0.85rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.blog-index-intro p {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.68);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  margin: 0;
}

/* ===== Blog Cards ===== */
.blog-featured-col {
  flex: 0 0 100%;
  max-width: 100%;
  width: 100%;
}

.blog-card {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.025);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
  border-radius: 8px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-rows: auto 1fr;
  height: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: border-color 0.25s ease, transform 0.25s ease, background 0.25s ease;
}

.blog-card:hover {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.045);
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22);
  transform: translateY(-3px);
}

.blog-card-media {
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.035);
  display: block;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.blog-card-media img {
  display: block;
  filter: none !important;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: contain;
  opacity: 1 !important;
  padding: 0.75rem;
  transition: opacity 0.25s ease;
  width: 100%;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.blog-card:hover .blog-card-media img {
  opacity: 0.92 !important;
}

.blog-card-body {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 1rem;
  padding: 1.25rem;
}

.blog-card-meta,
.blog-card-footer {
  align-items: center;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.54);
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  gap: 0.65rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.blog-card-meta span + span::before {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.28);
  content: "/";
  margin-right: 0.65rem;
}

.blog-card-title {
  color: #ffffff;
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2vw, 1.85rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.12;
  margin: 0;
}

.blog-card-summary {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72);
  flex: 1;
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
  margin: 0;
}

.blog-card-tags {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.5rem;
}

.blog-card-tags span {
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
  border-radius: 999px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72);
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  padding: 0.35rem 0.65rem;
}

.blog-card-footer {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  justify-content: space-between;
  margin-top: auto;
  padding-top: 1rem;
}

.read-btn {
  align-items: center;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18);
  border-radius: 8px;
  color: #ffffff;
  display: inline-flex;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  justify-content: center;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  min-height: 42px;
  padding: 0.55rem 0.9rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: background 0.25s ease, color 0.25s ease, border-color 0.25s ease;
}

.read-btn:hover {
  background: #ffffff;
  border-color: #ffffff;
  color: #0f1115;
}

.blog-card-featured {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(280px, 0.95fr) minmax(300px, 1.05fr);
  grid-template-rows: 1fr;
  min-height: 420px;
}

.blog-card-featured .blog-card-media {
  aspect-ratio: auto;
  height: 100%;
}

.blog-card-featured .blog-card-body {
  justify-content: center;
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.4rem);
}

.blog-card-featured .blog-card-title {
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.25rem);
  max-width: 700px;
}

.blog-card-featured .blog-card-summary {
  font-size: 1.05rem;
}

/* ===== Sidebar ===== */
.sidebar {
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  border-radius: 8px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 2rem;
  padding: 24px;
}

.sidebar h5 {
  color: #e3e5f7;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.sidebar > div + div {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  padding-top: 1.5rem;
}

#recent-posts a,
#social-links a {
  align-items: center;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  border-radius: 8px;
  color: #f7f7f7;
  display: flex;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  justify-content: space-between;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  padding: 12px 16px;
  transition: background 0.25s ease, border 0.25s ease, transform 0.25s ease;
}

#social-links {
  align-items: center;
  display: flex !important;
  flex-direction: row !important;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.75rem;
}

#social-links a {
  display: inline-flex !important;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  height: 46px;
  justify-content: center;
  line-height: 1;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 0;
  text-indent: 0;
  width: 46px;
}

#social-links a span {
  clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
  height: 1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: absolute !important;
  white-space: nowrap;
  width: 1px;
}

#recent-posts a:hover,
#social-links a:hover {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
  transform: translateX(4px);
}

/* ===== Pagination ===== */
.pagination .page-item .page-link {
  background-color: #1e1e1e;
  border: 1px solid #333;
  color: #f0f0f0;
  margin: 0 3px;
  padding: 8px 15px;
  transition: all 0.25s ease;
}

.pagination .page-item.active .page-link {
  background: #ffffff;
  border-color: #ffffff;
  color: #0f1115;
}

.pagination .page-item .page-link:hover {
  background-color: #ffffff;
  color: #000000;
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

/* ===== Responsive ===== */
@media (max-width: 991px) {
  .blog-card-featured {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    min-height: 0;
  }

  .blog-card-featured .blog-card-media {
    aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
  }

  .sidebar {
    margin-top: 1.5rem;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 576px) {
  .blog-index-intro p {
    font-size: 0.98rem;
  }

  .blog-card-body {
    padding: 1rem;
  }

  .blog-card-footer {
    align-items: flex-start;
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .read-btn {
    width: 100%;
  }
}