:root {
      /* Primary Colors */
      --primary-navy: #0B1F3B;
      --primary-charcoal: #1F1F1F;
      --main-bg: #FAFAF8;

      /* Secondary Colors */
      --text-grey: #4A4A4A;
      --section-bg: #F2F2F2;
      --border-grey: #E0E0E0;

      /* Accent Colors */
      --muted-gold: #C2A36B;
      --gold-hover: #A88B55;

      /* Mapping to existing structure */
      --dark-void: var(--primary-navy);
      --electric-purple: var(--muted-gold);
      --surface: var(--main-bg);
      --text-main: var(--primary-charcoal);
      --text-muted: var(--text-grey);
    }

    body {
      font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
      background-color: var(--main-bg);
      color: var(--text-main);
      overflow-x: hidden;
    }

    /* --- Stories Carousel --- */
    .stories-wrapper {
      display: flex;
      gap: 15px;
      overflow-x: auto;
      padding: 20px 0;
      scrollbar-width: none;
    }

    .stories-wrapper::-webkit-scrollbar {
      display: none;
    }

    .story-item {
      flex: 0 0 auto;
      width: 85px;
      text-align: center;
      cursor: pointer;
    }

    .story-ring {
      width: 75px;
      height: 75px;
      border-radius: 50%;
      padding: 3px;
      /* Updated to a Gold Gradient to match branding */
      background: linear-gradient(45deg, #C2A36B 0%, #E0C08D 50%, #A88B55 100%);
      margin-bottom: 8px;
      transition: transform 0.2s ease;
    }

    .story-item:hover .story-ring {
      transform: scale(1.05);
    }

    .story-ring img {
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      border-radius: 50%;
      object-fit: cover;
      border: 3px solid var(--main-bg);
    }

    .story-item span {
      font-size: 11px;
      font-weight: 600;
      display: block;
      white-space: nowrap;
      overflow: hidden;
      text-overflow: ellipsis;
      color: var(--primary-navy);
    }

    /* --- Existing UI Components --- */
    .navbar {
      background: var(--primary-navy);
      padding: 1.5rem 0;
      border-bottom: 4px solid var(--muted-gold);
    }

    .navbar-brand {
      font-weight: 800;
      letter-spacing: -1px;
      font-size: 1.8rem;
      color: #FFFFFF;
    }

    .ad-label {
      display: block;
      text-align: center;
      font-size: 10px;
      color: var(--text-grey);
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 1px;
      margin-bottom: 5px;
    }

    .ad-placeholder {
      background: var(--section-bg);
      border: 1px dashed var(--border-grey);
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      color: var(--text-grey);
      font-weight: bold;
      margin-bottom: 30px;
    }

    /* --- Bento Grid System --- */
    .bento-container {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
      grid-template-rows: repeat(2, 300px);
      gap: 20px;
    }

    .bento-item {
      position: relative;
      border-radius: 16px;
      overflow: hidden;
      background-size: cover;
      background-position: center;
      cursor: pointer;
      box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
    }

    .bento-item::after {
      content: "";
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      left: 0;
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      /* Navy overlay for better text contrast */
      background: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 40%, rgba(11, 31, 59, 0.9));
    }

    .bento-content {
      position: absolute;
      bottom: 0;
      left: 0;
      right: 0;
      padding: 25px;
      z-index: 2;
      transition: transform 0.3s ease;
      color: #FFFFFF;
    }

    .bento-item:hover .bento-content {
      transform: translateY(-5px);
    }

    .item-lg {
      grid-column: span 2;
      grid-row: span 2;
    }

    .item-md {
      grid-column: span 2;
      grid-row: span 1;
    }

    .badge-cat {
      background: var(--muted-gold);
      color: #FFFFFF;
      font-size: 10px;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      padding: 5px 12px;
      border-radius: 4px;
      margin-bottom: 10px;
      display: inline-block;
      font-weight: 700;
    }

    /* --- News List --- */
    .news-strip {
      background: #FFFFFF;
      border-radius: 12px;
      padding: 15px;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      transition: all 0.3s ease;
      border: 1px solid var(--border-grey);
      border-left: 0 solid var(--muted-gold);
    }

    .news-strip:hover {
      border-left-width: 5px;
      border-color: var(--muted-gold);
      box-shadow: 0 5px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
    }

    .footer {
      background: var(--primary-navy);
      color: #FFFFFF;
      padding: 60px 0 30px;
      margin-top: 50px;
      border-top: 5px solid var(--muted-gold);
    }

    @media (max-width: 992px) {
      .bento-container {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
        grid-template-rows: auto;
      }

      .item-lg {
        grid-row: span 1;
        height: 400px;
      }
    }

    .journal-text {
      /* font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif; */
      font-weight: 600;

      color: #fff !important;
    }

    .bg-success {
      background-color: var(--muted-gold) !important;
    }

    .text-success {
      color: var(--muted-gold) !important;
    }

    /* Custom Offcanvas Styles */
    .offcanvas {
      width: 300px !important;
    }

    .offcanvas .nav-link {
      color: #fff;
      font-size: 0.9rem;
      letter-spacing: 1px;
      transition: color 0.3s ease;
    }

    .offcanvas .nav-link:hover {
      color: var(--muted-gold);
    }

    .btn-outline-gold {
      border-color: var(--muted-gold);
      color: var(--muted-gold);
    }

    .btn-outline-gold:hover {
      background-color: var(--muted-gold);
      color: white;
    }

    .text-gold {
      color: var(--muted-gold) !important;
    }

    /* Remove toggle outline */
    .navbar-toggler:focus {
      box-shadow: none;
    }

    /* Fix for background blur when menu is open */
    .offcanvas-backdrop.show {
      opacity: 0.7;
      backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
    }

    .article-content img,
    .article-content .aligncenter {
      display: block;
      margin: 20px auto;
    }

  .article-content b,
.article-content strong {
    font-weight: 700;
    display: inline;
}

    /* WordPress Content Styling */

.article-content ul {
    padding-left: 22px !important;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.article-content ul li {
    font-size: 17px !important;
    line-height: 1.9 !important;
    color: #4b5563 !important;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
    font-family: inherit !important;
    white-space: normal !important;
}

.article-content ul li p {
    margin: 0 !important;
    line-height: 1.9 !important;
}

.article-content ul li span {
    font-size: inherit !important;
    font-family: inherit !important;
    color: inherit !important;
    line-height: inherit !important;
    white-space: normal !important;
}

.article-content strong,
.article-content b {
    color: #0B1F3B;
    font-weight: 700;
}