<!-- start Simple Custom CSS and JS -->
<style type="text/css">
    
    /* ===============================
   Fonts & Colors
================================== */
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Bitter&family=Montserrat:wght@500;700&family=Roboto&display=swap');

:root {
  --bg-dark: #163948;
  --nav-bg: #1E4B66;
  --text-color: #ACB99F;
  --heading-color: #C9BB8B;
  --section-bg: #1F4966;
  --accent-color: #C9BB8B;
  --font-body: 'Roboto', sans-serif;
  --font-heading: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  --font-nav: 'Bitter', serif;
}

/* ===============================
   Base Styles
================================== */
body.blog-home {
  background-color: var(--bg-dark);
  background-image:
    radial-gradient(circle at top left, #1F4966 0%, #163948 80%),
    url('https://www.transparenttextures.com/patterns/black-linen.png');

  background-repeat: repeat;
  background-size: auto;
  color: var(--text-color);
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin: 0;
  padding-bottom: 4rem;
  min-height: 100vh;
}


/* ===============================
   Navigation
================================== */
.main-header {
  background-color: var(--nav-bg);
  padding: 1rem 0;
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 1000;
}

.nav-list {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 2rem;
  list-style: none;
  font-family: var(--font-nav);
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.nav-list a {
  color: var(--heading-color);
  text-decoration: none;
  padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
  border-radius: 8px;
  transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
}

.nav-list a:hover,
.nav-list a:focus {
  background-color: var(--accent-color);
  color: var(--bg-dark);
  outline: none;
}

/* ===============================
   Blog Filter Section
================================== */
.blog-filter {
  max-width: 900px;
  margin: 2rem auto 1.5rem;
  padding: 0 1rem;
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  color: var(--accent-color);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.blog-filter label {
  cursor: pointer;
}

/* Custom styled select */
#topic-select {
  background-color: var(--section-bg);
  color: var(--text-color);
  border: none;
  padding: 0.4rem 0.8rem;
  border-radius: 8px;
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 1rem;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.7);
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
}

#topic-select:hover,
#topic-select:focus {
  background-color: var(--accent-color);
  color: var(--bg-dark);
  outline: none;
}

/* ===============================
   Blog List & Entries
================================== */
.blog-list {
  max-width: 900px;
  margin: 0 auto 3rem;
  padding: 0 1rem;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 2.5rem;
}

.blog-entry {
  background-color: var(--section-bg);
  border-radius: 16px;
  padding: 1.8rem 2rem;
  box-shadow: 0 3px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.7);
  transition: box-shadow 0.3s ease;
}

.blog-entry:hover,
.blog-entry:focus-within {
  box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(0,0,0,0.85);
}

.blog-entry h2 {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.8rem;
  color: var(--accent-color);
  margin-top: 0;
  margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
}



.blog-entry h2 a {
  color: var(--accent-color);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

.blog-entry h2 a:hover,
.blog-entry h2 a:focus {
  color: var(--heading-color);
  outline: none;
  text-decoration: underline;
}

.blog-meta {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: var(--text-color);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  font-style: italic;
}

.blog-excerpt {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  color: var(--text-color);
  margin: 0;
}

/* ===============================
   Responsive
================================== */
@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .blog-entry h2 {
    font-size: 1.5rem;
  }
  .blog-excerpt {
    font-size: 1rem;
  }
  .blog-filter {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
  }
}
</style>
<!-- end Simple Custom CSS and JS -->
