/* ============================================================
   ROOT VARIABLES — Same Palette, Elevated
   ============================================================ */
:root {
  --dark: #07140f;
  --dark-2: #0b241f;
  --dark-3: #0f2e26;
  --gold: #d7a84f;
  --gold-light: #e8c97a;
  --gold-dark: #b88e3a;
  --white: #fafaf9;
  --muted: rgba(250, 250, 249, 0.45);
  --soft: rgba(250, 250, 249, 0.7);
  --border-subtle: rgba(215, 168, 79, 0.12);
  --border-glow: rgba(215, 168, 79, 0.25);
  --radius-card: 18px;
  --radius-sm: 10px;
}

* { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }

body {
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  background: var(--dark);
  color: var(--white);
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

/* ============================================================
   CONTAINER
   ============================================================ */
.news-container {
  max-width: 1400px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 4%;
}

/* ============================================================
   SECTION HEADING
   ============================================================ */
.section-heading {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 16px;
  margin-bottom: 36px;
  padding-bottom: 18px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-subtle);
}

.section-heading span {
  display: block;
  width: 4px;
  height: 28px;
  background: var(--gold);
  border-radius: 4px;
}

.section-heading p {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 2rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--white);
  letter-spacing: -0.3px;
  margin: 0;
}

/* ============================================================
   1. FEATURED — Asymmetric Hero Block
   ============================================================ */
.news-featured-section {
  padding: 60px 0 48px 0;
}

.featured-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr;
  grid-template-rows: 1fr;
  gap: 20px;
  height: 72vh;
  min-height: 620px;
  max-height: 900px;
}

/* --- Large Hero Card (Left) --- */
.featured-card.large-card {
  position: relative;
  border-radius: var(--radius-card);
  overflow: hidden;
  display: block;
  text-decoration: none;
  background: var(--dark-2);
  min-height: 0;
  isolation: isolate;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.featured-card.large-card .news-img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform 1s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.46, 0.45, 0.94);
}

.featured-card.large-card:hover .news-img {
  transform: scale(1.06);
}

.featured-card.large-card .card-overlay {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  background: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(7,20,15,0.97) 0%, rgba(7,20,15,0.55) 50%, transparent 100%);
  padding: 60px 44px 40px 44px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: flex-end;
}

/* --- Category Tag --- */
.category-tag {
  align-self: flex-start;
  background: var(--gold);
  color: var(--dark);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 2.5px;
  padding: 7px 16px;
  border-radius: 4px;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.featured-card.large-card:hover .category-tag {
  background: var(--gold-light);
}

.featured-card.large-card .card-overlay h2 {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 3.8vw, 3.6rem);
  color: var(--white);
  margin: 0 0 14px 0;
  line-height: 1.05;
  font-weight: 600;
  max-width: 92%;
}

.featured-card.large-card .meta-data {
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  letter-spacing: 1.2px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 500;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
}

.featured-card.large-card .meta-data span {
  color: var(--soft);
}

/* --- Sub Featured Grid (Right Column, 3 stacked) --- */
.sub-featured-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  grid-template-rows: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 20px;
  height: 100%;
  min-height: 0;
}

.featured-card.small-card {
  position: relative;
  border-radius: 16px;
  overflow: hidden;
  display: block;
  text-decoration: none;
  background: var(--dark-2);
  min-height: 0;
  isolation: isolate;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.featured-card.small-card .news-img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.46, 0.45, 0.94);
}

.featured-card.small-card:hover .news-img {
  transform: scale(1.08);
}

.featured-card.small-card .card-overlay {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  background: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(7,20,15,0.95) 0%, rgba(7,20,15,0.45) 65%, transparent 100%);
  padding: 32px 26px 22px 26px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: flex-end;
}

.featured-card.small-card .card-overlay .category-tag {
  font-size: 0.55rem;
  padding: 5px 12px;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 2px;
}

.featured-card.small-card .card-overlay h3 {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  color: var(--white);
  margin: 0;
  line-height: 1.2;
  font-weight: 600;
}

/* ============================================================
   2. LATEST ARTICLES — Gold Accent Row Treatment
   ============================================================ */
.latest-news-section {
  padding: 30px 0 80px 0;
}

.latest-split-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.3fr 1fr;
  gap: 60px;
}

.article-list {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 4px;
}

.list-item {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 200px 1fr;
  gap: 28px;
  align-items: flex-start;
  text-decoration: none;
  padding: 22px 24px 22px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
  position: relative;
  transition: all 0.35s ease;
  cursor: pointer;
}

/* Gold vertical accent line that grows on hover */
.list-item::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0;
  width: 3px;
  height: 0;
  background: var(--gold);
  border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0;
  transition: height 0.45s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.46, 0.45, 0.94);
  opacity: 0;
}

.list-item:hover::before {
  height: 100%;
  opacity: 1;
}

.list-item:last-of-type {
  border-bottom: none;
}

.list-item:hover {
  background: rgba(215, 168, 79, 0.03);
  padding-left: 10px;
  border-radius: 0 12px 12px 0;
}

.list-img-wrapper {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 16/10;
  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
  overflow: hidden;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.list-img-wrapper img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.46, 0.45, 0.94);
}

.list-item:hover .list-img-wrapper img {
  transform: scale(1.08);
}

.list-content {
  flex: 1;
  padding-top: 2px;
}

.list-content .category-text {
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 0.6rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 2.5px;
  font-weight: 700;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  position: relative;
}

/* Gold dot before category */
.list-content .category-text::before {
  content: '';
  width: 5px;
  height: 5px;
  background: var(--gold);
  border-radius: 50%;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.list-content h4 {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 1.45rem;
  color: var(--white);
  margin: 0 0 8px 0;
  line-height: 1.2;
  font-weight: 600;
  transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

.list-item:hover .list-content h4 {
  color: var(--gold-light);
}

.list-content p {
  color: var(--soft);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin: 0 0 12px 0;
  font-weight: 300;
  display: -webkit-box;
  -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.list-content .meta-data.muted {
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 500;
}

/* --- View More Gold Pill Button --- */
.gold-btn.view-more-btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 10px;
  margin: 28px auto 0 0;
  padding: 14px 36px;
  background: transparent;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--gold);
  color: var(--gold);
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 3px;
  border-radius: 100px;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: all 0.4s ease;
  width: max-content;
}

.gold-btn.view-more-btn:hover {
  background: var(--gold);
  color: var(--dark);
  gap: 14px;
  box-shadow: 0 0 30px rgba(215, 168, 79, 0.15);
}

/* ============================================================
   3. SPOTLIGHT — Cinematic Treatment
   ============================================================ */
.spotlight-column {
  position: relative;
}

.spotlight-card.sticky-spotlight {
  position: sticky;
  top: 100px;
  height: 680px;
  border-radius: var(--radius-card);
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--dark-2);
  display: block;
  text-decoration: none;
  isolation: isolate;
  cursor: pointer;
}

/* Spotlight Badge */
.spotlight-badge {
  position: absolute;
  top: 16px;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  z-index: 10;
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.55rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 3.5px;
  color: var(--gold);
  background: rgba(7, 20, 15, 0.85);
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  border: 1px solid rgba(215, 168, 79, 0.2);
  padding: 8px 18px;
  border-radius: 100px;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.spotlight-badge .dot {
  width: 5px;
  height: 5px;
  background: var(--gold);
  border-radius: 50%;
  animation: pulse-dot 2s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes pulse-dot {
  0%, 100% { opacity: 1; }
  50% { opacity: 0.3; }
}

/* Letterbox cinematic bars */
.spotlight-card.sticky-spotlight::before,
.spotlight-card.sticky-spotlight::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  z-index: 5;
  background: rgba(7, 20, 15, 0.92);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.spotlight-card.sticky-spotlight::before {
  top: 0;
  height: 56px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(215, 168, 79, 0.12);
}

.spotlight-card.sticky-spotlight::after {
  bottom: 0;
  height: 56px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(215, 168, 79, 0.12);
}

/* Film grain overlay */
.film-grain {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 2;
  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='0.65' numOctaves='3' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23noise)' opacity='0.08'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  background-repeat: repeat;
  background-size: 256px 256px;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.spotlight-card.sticky-spotlight .news-img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform 1.2s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.46, 0.45, 0.94);
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.spotlight-card.sticky-spotlight:hover .news-img {
  transform: scale(1.06);
}

.spotlight-card.sticky-spotlight .card-overlay.spotlight-overlay {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  z-index: 4;
  background: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(7,20,15,0.97) 0%, rgba(7,20,15,0.3) 55%, transparent 100%);
  padding: 70px 36px 80px 36px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  border: none;
}

.spotlight-overlay .category-tag {
  font-size: 0.55rem;
  padding: 6px 14px;
  background: rgba(215, 168, 79, 0.15);
  color: var(--gold);
  border: 1px solid rgba(215, 168, 79, 0.2);
  backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.spotlight-card.sticky-spotlight:hover .spotlight-overlay .category-tag {
  background: var(--gold);
  color: var(--dark);
}

.spotlight-overlay h2 {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 2rem;
  color: var(--white);
  margin: 0 0 18px 0;
  line-height: 1.1;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.read-more-link {
  color: var(--gold);
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 2.5px;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.read-more-link::after {
  content: '→';
  transition: transform 0.3s ease;
  font-size: 1rem;
}

.read-more-link:hover {
  color: var(--white);
  gap: 12px;
}

.read-more-link:hover::after {
  transform: translateX(4px);
}

/* ============================================================
   RESPONSIVE BREAKPOINTS — COMPLETELY REWRITTEN
   ============================================================ */

/* Tablet: 1100px and below */
@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .latest-split-layout {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 50px;
  }
  
  .spotlight-card.sticky-spotlight {
    position: relative;
    top: 0;
    height: 520px;
  }
}

/* Small Tablet: 900px and below */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .featured-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    grid-template-rows: auto;
    height: auto;
    min-height: unset;
    max-height: unset;
    gap: 16px;
  }

  .featured-card.large-card {
    aspect-ratio: 16/10;
    min-height: 320px;
    max-height: 450px;
  }

  .featured-card.large-card .card-overlay {
    padding: 50px 28px 30px 28px;
  }

  .featured-card.large-card .card-overlay h2 {
    font-size: 1.8rem;
    max-width: 100%;
  }

  .sub-featured-grid {
    grid-template-rows: repeat(3, 180px);
    height: auto;
    gap: 14px;
  }

  .featured-card.small-card .card-overlay {
    padding: 28px 20px 18px 20px;
  }

  .featured-card.small-card .card-overlay h3 {
    font-size: 1.15rem;
  }
}

/* Mobile: 768px and below */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .news-featured-section {
    padding: 30px 0 36px 0;
  }

  .section-heading {
    margin-bottom: 24px;
    padding-bottom: 14px;
  }

  .section-heading p {
    font-size: 1.5rem;
  }

  .featured-card.large-card {
    aspect-ratio: 4/3;
    min-height: 260px;
    border-radius: 14px;
  }

  .featured-card.large-card .card-overlay {
    padding: 36px 20px 24px 20px;
  }

  .featured-card.large-card .card-overlay h2 {
    font-size: 1.4rem;
    line-height: 1.15;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
  }

  .featured-card.large-card .meta-data {
    font-size: 0.65rem;
  }

  .category-tag {
    font-size: 0.6rem;
    padding: 5px 12px;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
  }

  .sub-featured-grid {
    grid-template-rows: repeat(3, 160px);
    gap: 12px;
  }

  .featured-card.small-card {
    border-radius: 12px;
  }

  .featured-card.small-card .card-overlay {
    padding: 24px 18px 16px 18px;
  }

  .featured-card.small-card .card-overlay .category-tag {
    font-size: 0.5rem;
    padding: 4px 10px;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
  }

  .featured-card.small-card .card-overlay h3 {
    font-size: 1rem;
  }

  /* Latest Articles */
  .latest-news-section {
    padding: 20px 0 60px 0;
  }

  .latest-split-layout {
    gap: 36px;
  }

  .list-item {
    grid-template-columns: 140px 1fr;
    gap: 16px;
    padding: 16px 12px 16px 0;
  }

  .list-item:hover {
    padding-left: 8px;
  }

  .list-img-wrapper {
    aspect-ratio: 4/3;
  }

  .list-content .category-text {
    font-size: 0.55rem;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    margin-bottom: 6px;
  }

  .list-content h4 {
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    margin-bottom: 6px;
  }

  .list-content p {
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    line-height: 1.5;
    -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
  }

  .list-content .meta-data.muted {
    font-size: 0.65rem;
  }

  .gold-btn.view-more-btn {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 14px 24px;
    font-size: 0.65rem;
    letter-spacing: 2.5px;
    margin-top: 24px;
  }

  /* Spotlight */
  .spotlight-card.sticky-spotlight {
    height: 420px;
    border-radius: 14px;
  }

  .spotlight-card.sticky-spotlight::before,
  .spotlight-card.sticky-spotlight::after {
    height: 40px;
  }

  .spotlight-badge {
    font-size: 0.5rem;
    padding: 6px 14px;
    top: 12px;
  }

  .spotlight-overlay {
    padding: 50px 24px 60px 24px !important;
  }

  .spotlight-overlay .category-tag {
    font-size: 0.5rem;
    padding: 5px 12px;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
  }

  .spotlight-overlay h2 {
    font-size: 1.4rem;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
  }

  .read-more-link {
    font-size: 0.7rem;
  }
}

/* Small Mobile: 480px and below */
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .news-container {
    padding: 0 5%;
  }

  .section-heading p {
    font-size: 1.3rem;
  }

  .featured-card.large-card {
    aspect-ratio: 1/1;
    min-height: 280px;
  }

  .featured-card.large-card .card-overlay {
    padding: 30px 18px 20px 18px;
  }

  .featured-card.large-card .card-overlay h2 {
    font-size: 1.25rem;
  }

  .sub-featured-grid {
    grid-template-rows: repeat(3, 140px);
    gap: 10px;
  }

  .featured-card.small-card .card-overlay h3 {
    font-size: 0.95rem;
  }

  /* Latest Articles — Stack vertically */
  .list-item {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 12px;
    padding: 18px 0;
  }

  .list-item::before {
    display: none;
  }

  .list-item:hover {
    padding-left: 0;
    background: transparent;
    border-radius: 0;
  }

  .list-img-wrapper {
    aspect-ratio: 16/9;
    width: 100%;
  }

  .list-content {
    padding-top: 0;
  }

  .list-content h4 {
    font-size: 1.05rem;
  }

  .list-content p {
    -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
  }

  /* Spotlight */
  .spotlight-card.sticky-spotlight {
    height: 380px;
  }

  .spotlight-overlay {
    padding: 40px 20px 50px 20px !important;
  }

  .spotlight-overlay h2 {
    font-size: 1.25rem;
  }
}

/* Extra Small: 360px and below */
@media (max-width: 360px) {
  .featured-card.large-card {
    min-height: 240px;
  }

  .featured-card.large-card .card-overlay h2 {
    font-size: 1.1rem;
  }

  .sub-featured-grid {
    grid-template-rows: repeat(3, 120px);
  }

  .featured-card.small-card .card-overlay h3 {
    font-size: 0.85rem;
  }

  .spotlight-card.sticky-spotlight {
    height: 340px;
  }

  .spotlight-overlay h2 {
    font-size: 1.15rem;
  }
}