:root {
      --font-serif: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif;
      --font-sans: 'Inter', system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
      --editorial-color: #1ba6aa;
    }

    body {
      font-family: var(--font-sans);
      letter-spacing: -0.01em;
    }

    .text-default{
      color: var(--editorial-color);
    }
    .border-default{
      border-color: var(--editorial-color) !important;
    }
    
    .font-serif {
      font-family: var(--font-serif);
    }

    .bg-top{
      background-color: var(--editorial-color);
    }
    .logo{
      max-height: 90px;
    }

    /* Magazine Headline Typography */
    .headline-lead {
      font-family: var(--font-serif);
      font-weight: 900;
      line-height: 1.15;
    }

    .headline-sub {
      font-family: var(--font-serif);
      font-weight: 700;
      line-height: 1.25;
    }

    /* Interactive Card Image Zoom */
    .card-img-zoom-wrapper {
      overflow: hidden;
      border-radius: var(--bs-border-radius);
    }

    .card-img-zoom {
      transition: transform 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
    }

    .news-card:hover .card-img-zoom {
      transform: scale(1.05);
    }

    .news-card:hover .card-title {
      color: var(--editorial-color) !important;
    }

    /* Editorial Section Rule */
    .section-divider-title {
      position: relative;
      font-weight: 800;
      letter-spacing: 0.05em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      font-size: 0.85rem;
      border-bottom: 2px solid currentColor;
      padding-bottom: 0.4rem;
      margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
    }

    /* Hero Gradient Overlay */
    .hero-overlay {
      background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85) 100%);
    }

    /* Custom Scrollbar for Horizontal category bar */
    .category-scroll-bar::-webkit-scrollbar {
      display: none;
    }


      .navbar .nav-item .nav-link {
        font-size: 0.75rem ;
        font-weight: 500;
        box-shadow: none;
  }

  /* .navbar .nav-item .nav-link:hover {
    padding-left: 1.2rem;
  } */
   .navbar .dropdown-menu {
    border-radius: 0 !important;
   }



    /* Smooth Hover Animation for Dropdowns on Desktop (>=992px) */
@media (min-width: 992px) {
  .navbar .dropdown-menu {
    display: block;
    margin-top: 0;
    opacity: 0;
    visibility: hidden;
    transform: translateY(10px);
    transition: opacity 0.22s ease, transform 0.22s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1), visibility 0.22s;
    pointer-events: none;
    min-width: 230px;
  }

  .navbar .dropdown-menu.is-active {
    opacity: 1;
    visibility: visible;
    transform: translateY(0);
    pointer-events: auto;
  }

  .navbar .dropdown-item {
    transition: background-color 0.15s ease, padding-left 0.15s ease;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    font-weight: 500;
  }

  .navbar .dropdown-item:hover {
    padding-left: 1.2rem;
  }
}

[data-bs-theme="dark"] .logo {
  filter: brightness(0) invert(1);
}




/* ---------------- HERO SLIDER CUSTOM STYLES ---------------- */
    .hero-slider-item {
      height: 480px;
      position: relative;
      background-color: #000;
      border-radius: 1rem;
      overflow: hidden;
    }

    .hero-slider-img {
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      opacity: 0.85;
      transition: transform 6s ease;
    }

    .carousel-item.active .hero-slider-img {
      transform: scale(1.06); /* Slow Ken-Burns zoom on active slide */
    }

    .hero-slider-overlay {
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4) 40%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9) 100%);
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      justify-content: flex-end;
      padding: 2.5rem;
    }

    /* Slide-in text animation */
    .carousel-item.active .hero-slider-content {
      animation: fadeInUp 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1) both;
    }

    @keyframes fadeInUp {
      from {
        opacity: 0;
        transform: translateY(20px);
      }
      to {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: translateY(0);
      }
    }

    /* Custom Slider Navigation Controls */
    .carousel-indicators [data-bs-target] {
      width: 32px;
      height: 4px;
      border-radius: 2px;
      background-color: #ffffff;
      opacity: 0.4;
      transition: all 0.3s ease;
    }

    .carousel-indicators .active {
      width: 48px;
      opacity: 1;
      background-color: var(--editorial-red);
    }

    .carousel-control-prev, .carousel-control-next {
      width: 45px;
      height: 45px;
      background: rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
      border-radius: 50%;
      top: 50%;
      transform: translateY(-50%);
      margin: 0 1rem;
      backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
    }

    .hover-underline:hover{
        color: var(--editorial-color);
    }