.blog-hero{position:relative;height:340px;overflow:hidden;background:var(--dark);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;text-align:center}
.blog-hero::before{content:'';position:absolute;inset:0;background:url('https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1488085061387-422e29b40080?w=1400&q=60') center/cover;opacity:.3}
.blog-hero-content{position:relative;z-index:1;padding:2rem}
.blog-hero h1{font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;color:white;font-size:clamp(2rem,4vw,3.5rem);font-weight:700;margin-bottom:1rem}
.blog-hero h1 em{color:var(--gold);font-style:italic}
.blog-hero p{color:rgba(255,255,255,.7);font-size:15px;max-width:480px;margin:0 auto}

/* FEATURED POST */
.blog-featured{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:0;border-radius:4px;overflow:hidden;margin-bottom:3.5rem;border:1px solid var(--gray-mid)}
.featured-img{position:relative;overflow:hidden}
.featured-img img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;min-height:360px;transition:transform .5s}
.featured-img:hover img{transform:scale(1.04)}
.featured-body{padding:2.5rem;display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;background:white}
.post-category{font-size:11px;letter-spacing:2.5px;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);font-weight:500;margin-bottom:.8rem}
.featured-title{font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:1.8rem;font-weight:700;line-height:1.25;margin-bottom:1rem}
.featured-title a{text-decoration:none;color:var(--text-dark);transition:color .2s}
.featured-title a:hover{color:var(--gold)}
.post-excerpt{font-size:14px;color:var(--gray-text);line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:1.5rem}
.post-meta{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;font-size:12px;color:var(--gray-text)}
.author-avatar{width:32px;height:32px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--gold);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;color:var(--dark);flex-shrink:0}
.post-date{margin-left:auto}
.featured-tag{display:inline-block;background:var(--gold);color:var(--dark);font-size:10px;font-weight:700;padding:3px 10px;border-radius:2px;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:1rem}

/* BLOG GRID */
.blog-layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 280px;gap:3rem;align-items:start}
.blog-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:1.5rem}
.blog-card{background:white;border:1px solid var(--gray-mid);border-radius:4px;overflow:hidden;transition:transform .25s,box-shadow .25s;cursor:pointer}
.blog-card:hover{transform:translateY(-3px);box-shadow:0 10px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.1)}
.blog-card-img{overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:16/9}
.blog-card-img img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:transform .4s}
.blog-card:hover .blog-card-img img{transform:scale(1.06)}
.blog-card-body{padding:1.2rem 1.4rem 1.4rem}
.blog-card-cat{font-size:10px;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);font-weight:500;margin-bottom:.5rem}
.blog-card-title{font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:1rem;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;margin-bottom:.8rem;color:var(--text-dark)}
.blog-card-excerpt{font-size:12px;color:var(--gray-text);line-height:1.7;margin-bottom:1rem}
.blog-card-meta{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;font-size:11px;color:var(--gray-text);padding-top:.8rem;border-top:1px solid var(--gray-mid)}
.read-more{color:var(--gold);font-weight:500;font-size:11px;text-decoration:none;letter-spacing:.5px}

/* SIDEBAR */
.sidebar-widget{background:white;border:1px solid var(--gray-mid);border-radius:4px;padding:1.2rem 1.4rem;margin-bottom:1.5rem}
.widget-title{font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:1rem;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:1.2rem;padding-bottom:.8rem;border-bottom:1px solid var(--gray-mid)}
.search-widget{display:flex;gap:0;overflow:hidden;border:1px solid var(--gray-mid);border-radius:3px}
.search-widget input{flex:1;padding:10px 12px;border:none;font-family:'DM Sans',sans-serif;font-size:13px;outline:none}
.search-widget button{background:var(--gold);border:none;padding:10px 14px;cursor:pointer;font-size:14px}
.category-list{list-style:none;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:0}
.category-list li a{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;padding:8px 0;font-size:13px;color:var(--text-dark);text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px solid var(--gray-light);transition:color .2s}
.category-list li:last-child a{border-bottom:none}
.category-list li a:hover{color:var(--gold)}
.category-list li a span{color:var(--gray-text);font-size:12px}
.popular-post{display:flex;gap:12px;padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--gray-light);cursor:pointer}
.popular-post:last-child{border-bottom:none;padding-bottom:0}
.popular-post img{width:60px;height:60px;object-fit:cover;border-radius:3px;flex-shrink:0}
.popular-post-info{}
.popular-post-title{font-size:13px;font-weight:500;line-height:1.4;margin-bottom:4px;color:var(--text-dark);transition:color .2s}
.popular-post:hover .popular-post-title{color:var(--gold)}
.popular-post-date{font-size:11px;color:var(--gray-text)}
.tag-cloud{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px}
.tag{padding:5px 12px;border:1px solid var(--gray-mid);border-radius:2px;font-size:12px;color:var(--gray-text);cursor:pointer;transition:all .15s;text-decoration:none}
.tag:hover{border-color:var(--gold);color:var(--gold)}
.newsletter-widget{background:var(--dark);border-color:var(--dark)}
.newsletter-widget .widget-title{color:var(--gold);border-color:rgba(255,255,255,.1)}
.newsletter-widget p{color:rgba(255,255,255,.65);font-size:13px;margin-bottom:1rem;line-height:1.6}
.newsletter-widget input{width:100%;padding:10px 12px;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15);border-radius:3px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.08);color:white;font-family:'DM Sans',sans-serif;font-size:13px;outline:none;margin-bottom:8px}
.newsletter-widget input::placeholder{color:rgba(255,255,255,.35)}
.newsletter-widget button{width:100%;background:var(--gold);color:var(--dark);border:none;padding:10px;font-size:13px;font-weight:600;border-radius:3px;cursor:pointer}

@media(max-width:1024px){.blog-layout{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
@media(max-width:700px){.blog-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.blog-featured{grid-template-columns:1fr}}