:root{--bg-primary:#0a0a0a;--bg-secondary:#111;--bg-card:#161616;--bg-card-hover:#1c1c1c;--border:#222;--border-hover:#333;--text-primary:#fff;--text-secondary:#a0a0a0;--text-muted:#666;--accent-glow:rgba(232,232,232,0.1);--finance:#10b981;--tech:#3b82f6;--sports:#f59e0b;--education:#8b5cf6;--entertainment:#ec4899;--health:#ef4444;--gaming:#06b6d4}
*{margin:0;padding:0;box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{font-family:'Inter',sans-serif;background:var(--bg-primary);color:var(--text-primary);overflow-x:hidden;line-height:1.6}
::-webkit-scrollbar{width:8px}
::-webkit-scrollbar-track{background:var(--bg-primary)}
::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb{background:var(--border);border-radius:4px}
body::before{content:'';position:fixed;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;opacity:0.03;z-index:9999;pointer-events:none;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 256 256' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='noise'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='4' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23noise)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E")}


/* Reading Progress */

/* Article Hero */
.article-hero{position:relative;width:100%;height:500px;overflow:hidden}
.article-hero-img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:transform 8s ease}
.article-hero:hover .article-hero-img{transform:scale(1.05)}
.article-hero-overlay{position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(to bottom,rgba(10,10,10,.3) 0%,rgba(10,10,10,.6) 50%,var(--bg-primary) 100%)}
.article-hero-content{position:absolute;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;padding:0 40px 60px;max-width:900px;margin:0 auto;text-align:center}
.article-hero-label{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;padding:8px 20px;border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:100px;font-size:.8rem;font-weight:500;color:var(--text-secondary);margin-bottom:24px;backdrop-filter:blur(10px);background:rgba(22,22,22,.6)}
.article-hero-label .dot{width:6px;height:6px;background:#22c55e;border-radius:50%;animation:pulse 2s ease infinite}
@keyframes pulse{0%,100%{opacity:1}50%{opacity:.4}}
.article-hero-title{font-family:'Space Grotesk',sans-serif;font-size:4rem;font-weight:700;line-height:1.1;letter-spacing:-0.03em;margin-bottom:20px}
.article-hero-meta{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:24px;flex-wrap:wrap;color:var(--text-secondary);font-size:.9rem}
.article-hero-meta-item{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px}

@media(max-width:673px) and (min-width:519px){
.article-hero-title{
  font-size: 3rem;
}
}
@media(max-width:519px) and (min-width:375px){
.article-hero-title{
  font-size: 2rem;
}
}

/* Article Layout */
.article-layout{display:flex;  justify-content: space-evenly; gap:40px;max-width:auto;margin:0 auto;padding:60px 40px;position:relative}
/* .article-layout is display:flex, not grid — grid-template-columns here was
   a no-op, so the two-column layout never actually collapsed on tablet/
   mobile widths despite the intent. .share-bar / .toc-sidebar already hide
   themselves at this breakpoint (see their own rules below); this just
   makes the remaining .article-main stack and center correctly instead of
   relying on a dead declaration. */
@media(max-width:1024px){.article-layout{flex-direction:column;align-items:center;padding:40px 20px}}

/* Sticky Share Bar (Left) */
.share-bar{position:sticky;top:120px;height:fit-content;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:12px}
@media(max-width:1024px){.share-bar{display:none}}
.share-btn{width:44px;height:44px;border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:50%;background:var(--bg-card);color:var(--text-secondary);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;cursor:pointer;transition:all .3s ease}
.share-btn:hover{border-color:var(--text-primary);color:var(--text-primary);transform:translateY(-2px);background:var(--bg-card-hover)}
.share-label{font-size:.7rem;color:var(--text-muted);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.1em;text-align:center;margin-bottom:8px}

/* Article Content */
.article-main{max-width:1000px}
.article-meta-bar{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:20px;padding:24px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border);margin-bottom:40px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.article-meta-author{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px}
.article-meta-avatar{width:48px;height:48px;border-radius:50%;object-fit:cover;border:2px solid var(--border)}
.article-meta-name{font-weight:600;font-size:1rem}
.article-meta-role{font-size:.85rem;color:var(--text-muted)}
.article-meta-divider{width:1px;height:36px;background:var(--border)}
.article-meta-item{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;font-size:.9rem;color:var(--text-secondary)}
.article-meta-category{padding:6px 14px;border-radius:100px;font-size:.75rem;font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.08em}
.article-meta-category.tech{background:rgba(59,130,246,.15);color:var(--tech)}

/* Article Body */
.article-body{font-size:1.15rem;line-height:1.9;color:var(--text-secondary)}
.article-body p{margin-bottom:32px}
.article-body h2{font-family:'Space Grotesk',sans-serif;font-size:2rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--text-primary);margin:64px 0 24px;letter-spacing:-0.02em;line-height:1.2}
.article-body h3{font-family:'Space Grotesk',sans-serif;font-size:1.4rem;font-weight:600;color:var(--text-primary);margin:48px 0 16px;letter-spacing:-0.01em}
.article-body blockquote{border-left:3px solid var(--text-primary);padding-left:28px;margin:48px 0;font-family:'Space Grotesk',sans-serif;font-size:1.5rem;font-weight:500;color:var(--text-primary);line-height:1.5;font-style:italic}
.article-body ul,.article-body ol{margin:28px 0 36px 28px;color:var(--text-secondary)}
.article-body li{margin-bottom:14px;padding-left:8px}
.article-body li::marker{color:var(--text-muted)}
.article-body strong{color:var(--text-primary);font-weight:600}
/* An <a href> typed into the post body renders as a bold highlight, not an
   underlined link — same colour as the surrounding copy. */
.article-body a{color:inherit;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;transition:opacity .3s ease}
.article-body a:hover{opacity:.7}
@media screen and (min-width:1012px) and (max-width:1395px){}

/* Content Components */
.article-image{width:100%;border-radius:16px;margin:48px 0;display:block}
.article-image-caption{text-align:center;font-size:.9rem;color:var(--text-muted);margin-top:-32px;margin-bottom:48px;font-style:italic}
.article-image-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:16px;margin:48px 0}
.article-image-grid img{width:100%;border-radius:12px;object-fit:cover;aspect-ratio:4/3}
@media(max-width:640px){.article-image-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}}

.pull-quote-box{background:var(--bg-card);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:20px;padding:48px;margin:56px 0;position:relative}
.pull-quote-box::before{content:'"';font-family:'Space Grotesk',sans-serif;font-size:7rem;line-height:1;color:var(--border-hover);position:absolute;top:8px;left:28px;opacity:.5}
.pull-quote-box p{font-family:'Space Grotesk',sans-serif;font-size:1.4rem;font-weight:500;color:var(--text-primary);margin-bottom:20px;position:relative;z-index:1;line-height:1.5}
.pull-quote-box .quote-author{font-size:.95rem;color:var(--text-muted)}

.takeaways-box{background:linear-gradient(135deg,var(--bg-card) 0%,var(--bg-secondary) 100%);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:20px;padding:40px;margin:56px 0}
.takeaways-box h3,.takeaways-box h4{font-family:'Space Grotesk',sans-serif;font-size:1.2rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--text-primary);margin-bottom:24px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px}
.takeaways-box ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.takeaways-box li{position:relative;padding:0 0 0 36px;margin-bottom:16px;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.6}
.takeaways-box li::before{content:'';position:absolute;left:0;top:2px;width:22px;height:22px;background:var(--text-primary);border-radius:50%;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='12' height='12' viewBox='0 0 24 24' fill='none' stroke='%230a0a0a' stroke-width='3' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'%3E%3Cpolyline points='20 6 9 17 4 12'%3E%3C/polyline%3E%3C/svg%3E");background-repeat:no-repeat;background-position:center}

.stat-box{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:20px;margin:56px 0}
.stat-box-item{background:var(--bg-card);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:16px;padding:32px;text-align:center;transition:all .3s ease}
.stat-box-item:hover{border-color:var(--border-hover);transform:translateY(-4px)}
.stat-box-number{font-family:'Space Grotesk',sans-serif;font-size:2.5rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--text-primary);margin-bottom:8px}
.stat-box-label{font-size:.85rem;color:var(--text-muted)}
@media(max-width:640px){.stat-box{grid-template-columns:1fr}}

/* Table of Contents (Right Sidebar) */
.toc-sidebar{position:sticky;top:120px;height:fit-content}
@media(max-width:1024px){.toc-sidebar{display:none}}
.toc-title{font-size:.75rem;font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.15em;color:var(--text-muted);margin-bottom:20px}
.toc-list{list-style:none}
.toc-list li{margin-bottom:12px}
.toc-list a{color:var(--text-secondary);text-decoration:none;font-size:.9rem;transition:all .3s ease;display:block;padding:4px 0;border-left:2px solid transparent;padding-left:12px}
.toc-list a:hover,.toc-list a.active{color:var(--text-primary);border-left-color:var(--text-primary)}

/* Author Bio Box */
.author-bio{background:var(--bg-card);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:24px;padding:40px;margin:80px 0;display:flex;gap:28px;align-items:flex-start}
@media(max-width:640px){.author-bio{flex-direction:column;text-align:center;align-items:center}}
.author-bio-avatar{width:80px;height:80px;border-radius:50%;object-fit:cover;border:3px solid var(--border);flex-shrink:0}
.author-bio-content{flex:1}
.author-bio-name{font-family:'Space Grotesk',sans-serif;font-size:1.3rem;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:6px}
.author-bio-role{font-size:.9rem;color:var(--text-muted);margin-bottom:16px}
.author-bio-text{font-size:1rem;color:var(--text-secondary);line-height:1.7;margin-bottom:20px}
.author-bio-socials{display:flex;gap:12px}
@media(max-width:640px){.author-bio-socials{justify-content:center}}
.author-bio-social{width:36px;height:36px;border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:50%;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;color:var(--text-muted);transition:all .3s ease;text-decoration:none}
.author-bio-social:hover{border-color:var(--text-primary);color:var(--text-primary);transform:translateY(-2px)}

/* Related Articles */
.related-section{padding:80px 40px;max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto;border-top:1px solid var(--border)}
.related-header{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;margin-bottom:40px}
.related-title{font-family:'Space Grotesk',sans-serif;font-size:1.8rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-0.02em}
.related-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:24px}
@media(max-width:1024px){.related-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}
@media(max-width:640px){.related-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.related-card{background:var(--bg-card);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:20px;overflow:hidden;cursor:pointer;transition:all .4s cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1);text-decoration:none;color:inherit;display:block}
.related-card:hover{border-color:var(--border-hover);transform:translateY(-8px);box-shadow:0 20px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.3)}
.related-card-img{width:100%;aspect-ratio:16/10;object-fit:cover;transition:transform .6s cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1)}
.related-card:hover .related-card-img{transform:scale(1.08)}
.related-card-content{padding:24px}
.related-card-category{font-size:.7rem;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.1em;margin-bottom:10px}
.related-card-title{font-family:'Space Grotesk',sans-serif;font-size:1.1rem;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;letter-spacing:-0.01em;margin-bottom:8px}
.related-card-excerpt{font-size:.85rem;color:var(--text-muted);line-height:1.6;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-line-clamp:2;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;overflow:hidden}

/* Prev/Next Navigation */
.article-nav{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:24px;max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 40px 80px;border-top:1px solid var(--border);padding-top:40px}
@media(max-width:640px){.article-nav{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.article-nav-btn{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:8px;padding:24px;background:var(--bg-card);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:16px;text-decoration:none;color:inherit;transition:all .3s ease}
.article-nav-btn:hover{border-color:var(--border-hover);transform:translateY(-4px)}
.article-nav-btn.next{align-items:flex-end;text-align:right}
.article-nav-label{font-size:.75rem;font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.1em;color:var(--text-muted)}
.article-nav-title{font-family:'Space Grotesk',sans-serif;font-size:1.1rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--text-primary);line-height:1.3}

/* Newsletter */
.newsletter-section{padding:100px 40px;position:relative;overflow:hidden}
.newsletter-bg{position:absolute;inset:0;background:radial-gradient(ellipse 60% 50% at 50% 100%,rgba(255,255,255,.03) 0%,transparent 70%)}
.newsletter-container{max-width:800px;margin:0 auto;text-align:center;position:relative;z-index:1}
.newsletter-label{font-size:.75rem;font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.2em;color:var(--text-muted);margin-bottom:20px}
.newsletter-title{font-family:'Space Grotesk',sans-serif;font-size:clamp(2rem,5vw,3.5rem);font-weight:700;line-height:1.1;margin-bottom:20px;letter-spacing:-0.02em}
.newsletter-subtitle{color:var(--text-secondary);font-size:1.1rem;margin-bottom:40px;max-width:500px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}
.newsletter-form{display:flex;gap:12px;max-width:500px;margin:0 auto}
.newsletter-input{flex:1;padding:16px 24px;border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:100px;background:var(--bg-card);color:var(--text-primary);font-family:'Inter',sans-serif;font-size:.95rem;outline:none;transition:all .3s ease}
.newsletter-input:focus{border-color:var(--text-primary);box-shadow:0 0 0 3px var(--accent-glow)}
.newsletter-input::placeholder{color:var(--text-muted)}
.newsletter-btn{padding:16px 32px;border:none;border-radius:100px;background:var(--text-primary);color:var(--bg-primary);font-family:'Inter',sans-serif;font-size:.9rem;font-weight:600;cursor:pointer;transition:all .3s ease;white-space:nowrap}
.newsletter-btn:hover{transform:translateY(-2px);box-shadow:0 10px 30px rgba(255,255,255,.15)}
@media(max-width:640px){.newsletter-form{flex-direction:column}}

/* FOOTER */
.footer{background:#050505;border-top:1px solid rgba(139,26,26,0.1);padding:60px 20px 30px}
.footer-inner{max-width:1400px;margin:0 auto}
.footer-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:2fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:40px;margin-bottom:50px}
.footer-brand{margin-bottom:16px}
.footer-brand-text{font-family:'Space Grotesk',sans-serif;font-weight:900;font-size:1.5rem;color:#f5f5f5;letter-spacing:0.1em}
.footer-brand-media{font-family:'Space Grotesk',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:0.6rem;letter-spacing:0.3em;color:#d4a843;margin-left:4px}
.footer-desc{color:#666;font-size:0.85rem;line-height:1.6;max-width:300px}
.footer-title{font-family:'Space Grotesk',sans-serif;font-weight:600;font-size:0.9rem;color:#f5f5f5;margin-bottom:16px}
.footer-links{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:10px}
.footer-link{color:#666;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.85rem;transition:color 0.3s}
.footer-link:hover{color:#d4a843}
.footer-social{display:flex;gap:12px;margin-top:16px}
.footer-social-link{width:40px;height:40px;border-radius:50%;background:rgba(26,26,26,0.8);border:1px solid rgba(139,26,26,0.2);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;color:#888;transition:all 0.3s;text-decoration:none}
.footer-social-link:hover{background:rgba(139,26,26,0.2);border-color:rgba(139,26,26,0.5);color:#f5f5f5;transform:translateY(-3px)}
.footer-social-link svg{width:18px;height:18px}
.footer-bottom{border-top:1px solid rgba(139,26,26,0.1);padding-top:24px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:16px}
.footer-copy{color:#555;font-size:0.8rem}
.footer-legal{display:flex;gap:24px}
.footer-legal a{color:#555;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.8rem;transition:color 0.3s}
.footer-legal a:hover{color:#d4a843}
@media(max-width:768px){
     .footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
}
/* Reveal animations */
.view-all-btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  padding: 10px 20px;
  background: transparent;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 100px;
  color: var(--text-primary);
  font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
}
.view-all-btn:hover {
  border-color: var(--text-primary);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}
.reveal{opacity:0;transform:translateY(40px);transition:all .8s cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1)}
.reveal.visible{opacity:1;transform:translateY(0)}