:root{
  --navy: #0a1550;
  --navy-dark: #080f3d;
  --red: #d81f2a;
  --red-dark: #b5121c;
  --blog-bg: #fdeceb;
  --text-dark: #1b1b2f;
  --border-grey: #d9dce3;
}
        * {
            margin: 0;
            padding: 0;
            box-sizing: border-box;
            font-family: 'Plus Jakarta Sans', sans-serif;
        }
        :root {
            --navy-dark-blue: #010a26;
            --brand-blue: #0b1a4a;
            --brand-red: #c91818;
            --text-dark: #1e293b;
            --white: #ffffff;
            --border-capsule: #cbd5e1;
            --pill-active-bg: #fee2e2;
        }

        body {
            background-color: #f8fafc;
        }

.blog-hero{
  position:relative;
  min-height:50vh;
  display:flex;
  align-items:center;
  justify-content:center;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(100deg, rgba(8,15,61,0.94) 0%, rgba(10,21,80,0.82) 42%, rgba(10,21,80,0.55) 68%, rgba(10,21,80,0.35) 100%),
    url('paxad.png');
  background-size:cover;
  background-position:center 30%;
  overflow:hidden;
  text-align:center;
  padding:64px 24px;
}
.blog-hero-content{
  position:relative;
  z-index:2;
  max-width:820px;
  display:flex;
  flex-direction:column;
  align-items:center;
  gap:22px;
}

.hero-badge{
  display:inline-flex;
  align-items:center;
  color:#fff;
  font-size:14px;
  font-weight:600;
  letter-spacing:.3px;
  border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.45);
  border-radius:40px;
  padding:9px 22px;
}

.blog-hero-content h1{
  font-family:'Playfair Display', 'Segoe UI', serif;
  font-weight:700;
  font-size:52px;
  line-height:1.25;
  color:#fff;
}

.blog-hero-content p{
  font-size:18px;
  color:#cfd4e6;
  max-width:640px;
}

@media (max-width: 768px){
  .blog-hero{  padding:48px 20px; }
  .blog-hero-content h1{ font-size:32px; }
  .blog-hero-content p{ font-size:15px; }
}
.blog-listing{
  padding:60px 0;
}
.blog-listing-inner{
  max-width:1100px;
  margin:0 auto;
  display:grid;
  grid-template-columns:2fr 1fr;
  gap:60px 48px;
  align-items:start;
}

.featured-post-card {
  background: #ffffff;
  padding: 24px; 
  border-radius: 16px;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); 
}
.featured-post {
  background: #ffffff;
  padding: 24px;
  border-radius: 16px;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
  overflow: hidden; 
}

.featured-img {
  margin: -24px -24px 0 -24px; 
  width: calc(100% + 48px) !important; 
  max-width: none !important; 
  aspect-ratio: 16/9;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.featured-img img {
  width: 100% !important;
  max-width: none !important; 
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
}
.post-meta {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 24px;
  color:#777777;
  font-size: 14px;
  margin-top: 20px;
}
.post-meta i {
  font-size: 14px;
}

.post-meta span {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 4px;
}

.post-title {
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', 'Segoe UI', serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 32px;
  color: var(--text-dark);
  margin-top: 18px;
}

.title-divider {
  width: 46px;
  height: 3px;
  background: var(--red);
  border: none;
  margin: 14px 0 20px;
}

.post-excerpt {
  color: #666a76;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.8;
  max-width: 640px;
}

.btn-read-more {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  background: var(--red);
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .4px;
  text-decoration: none;
  padding: 15px 28px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  margin-top: 26px;
  transition: background .15s ease;
}

.btn-read-more:hover {
  background: var(--red-dark);
}

.btn-read-more i {
  font-size: 13px;
}
.blog-sidebar-group{
  display:flex;
  flex-direction:column;
  gap:28px;
  margin-bottom: 60px;
}
.sidebar-box{
  background:#fff;
  border-radius:14px;
  box-shadow:0 4px 18px rgba(10,21,80,0.06);
  padding:28px;
}
.sidebar-box h3{
  font-family:'Playfair Display', 'Segoe UI', serif;
  font-size:21px;
  font-weight:700;
  color:var(--text-dark);
}
.search-box h3{
  font-family:'Segoe UI', Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size:18px;
}
.search-input-wrap{
  position:relative;
  margin-top:16px;
}
.search-input-wrap input{
  width:100%;
  border:1px solid var(--border-grey);
  border-radius:6px;
  padding:8px 36px 8px 12px;
  font-size:13px;
  color:var(--text-dark);
}

.search-input-wrap input::placeholder{
  color:#a9adb8;
  font-size:13px;
}

.search-input-wrap i{
  position:absolute;
  right:12px;
  top:50%;
  transform:translateY(-50%);
  color:#a9adb8;
  font-size:12px;
}

.recent-list{
  list-style:none;
  margin-top:20px;
}

.recent-list li{
  display:flex;
  gap:14px;
  padding:16px 0;
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-grey);
}

.recent-list li:first-child{
  padding-top:0;
}

.recent-list li:last-child{
  padding-bottom:0;
  border-bottom:none;
}

.recent-list img{
  width:70px;
  height:70px;
  object-fit:cover;
  border-radius:8px;
  flex-shrink:0;
}

.recent-list a{
  display:block;
  font-size:15px;
  font-weight:600;
  line-height:1.4;
  color:var(--text-dark);
  text-decoration:none;
}

.recent-list a:hover{
  color:var(--red);
}

.recent-date{
  display:block;
  color:var(--red);
  font-size:13px;
  font-weight:600;
  margin-top:8px;
}

@media (max-width: 1024px){
  .blog-listing-inner{ grid-template-columns:1fr; }
}

@media (max-width: 768px){
  .blog-listing{ padding:40px 20px; }
  .post-title{ font-size:26px; }
}

/* ===== ADDITIONAL: archives/categories list style ===== */
.simple-list{
  list-style:none;
  margin-top:20px;
  display:flex;
  flex-direction:column;
  gap:18px;
}

.simple-list li{
  display:flex;
  align-items:center;
  gap:10px;
  font-size:16px;
  font-weight:600;
  color:var(--text-dark);
}

.simple-list li::before{
  content:'';
  width:6px;
  height:6px;
  border-radius:50%;
  background:#9497a3;
  flex-shrink:0;
}

.simple-list a{
  color:inherit;
  text-decoration:none;
}

.simple-list a:hover{
  color:var(--red);
}


.tag-list{
  display:flex;
  flex-wrap:wrap;
  gap:12px;
  margin-top:20px;
}

.tag-pill{
  background:#f4f5f7;
  color:var(--text-dark);
  font-size:14px;
  font-weight:600;
  text-decoration:none;
  padding:10px 18px;
  border-radius:8px;
  transition:background .15s ease, color .15s ease;
}

.tag-pill:hover{
  background:var(--red);
  color:#fff;
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .blog-hero {
    padding: 40px 16px;
    min-height: 40vh;
  }

  .blog-hero-content h1 {
    font-size: 26px;
  }

  .blog-hero-content p {
    font-size: 13px;
  }

  .hero-badge {
    font-size: 11px;
    padding: 7px 16px;
  }

  .blog-listing {
    padding: 32px 16px;
  }

  .post-title {
    font-size: 22px;
  }

  .post-excerpt {
    font-size: 14px;
  }

  .btn-read-more {
    padding: 12px 22px;
    font-size: 13px;
  }

  .sidebar-box {
    padding: 20px 16px;
  }

  .sidebar-box h3 {
    font-size: 18px;
  }

  .recent-list img {
    width: 56px;
    height: 56px;
  }

  .recent-list a {
    font-size: 13px;
  }

  .tag-pill {
    padding: 8px 14px;
    font-size: 12px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 400px) {
  .blog-hero {
    padding: 32px 12px;
    min-height: 35vh;
  }

  .blog-hero-content {
    gap: 16px;
  }

  .blog-hero-content h1 {
    font-size: 22px;
  }

  .blog-hero-content p {
    font-size: 12px;
  }

  .hero-badge {
    font-size: 10px;
    padding: 6px 14px;
  }

  .blog-listing {
    padding: 24px 12px;
  }

  .post-title {
    font-size: 20px;
  }

  .post-meta {
    gap: 14px;
    font-size: 12px;
  }

  .post-excerpt {
    font-size: 13px;
    line-height: 1.7;
  }

  .btn-read-more {
    padding: 10px 18px;
    font-size: 12px;
    margin-top: 20px;
  }

  .sidebar-box {
    padding: 18px 14px;
  }

  .sidebar-box h3 {
    font-size: 16px;
  }

  .search-input-wrap input {
    padding: 7px 32px 7px 10px;
    font-size: 12px;
  }

  .recent-list li {
    gap: 10px;
    padding: 12px 0;
  }

  .recent-list img {
    width: 48px;
    height: 48px;
  }

  .recent-list a {
    font-size: 12px;
  }

  .recent-date {
    font-size: 11px;
  }

  .simple-list li {
    font-size: 14px;
  }

  .tag-list {
    gap: 8px;
  }

  .tag-pill {
    padding: 7px 12px;
    font-size: 11px;
  }
}