.blog {
  max-width: 72rem;
  margin-inline: auto;
  padding: clamp(4rem, 9vw, 7.5rem) clamp(1.25rem, 4vw, 3rem);
  font-family: system-ui, sans-serif;
  color: #17181a;
  background: #ffffff;
}

.blog__header {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1rem;
  margin-bottom: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  text-align: center;
}

.blog__eyebrow {
  padding: 0.35rem 0.85rem;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: #f0efed;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  color: rgba(23, 24, 26, 0.7);
}

.blog__title {
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3.4vw, 2.4rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}

.blog__subtitle {
  max-width: 30rem;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: rgba(23, 24, 26, 0.6);
}

.blog__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 1.5rem;
}

.blog__card {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 1rem;
  background: #f7f6f4;
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: none;
}

/* The frame stays fixed; only the image inside (::before) zooms */
.blog__thumb {
  position: relative;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  overflow: hidden;
  background-color: #f0efed;
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
}

.blog__thumb::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: inherit;
  transition: transform 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
}

@media (hover: hover) {
  .blog__card:hover .blog__thumb::before {
    transform: scale(1.05);
  }
}

.blog__body {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  padding: 1.35rem 1.4rem 1.6rem;
}

.blog__meta {
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  color: rgba(23, 24, 26, 0.5);
}

.blog__card-title {
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.3;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
}

.blog__excerpt {
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: rgba(23, 24, 26, 0.6);
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .blog__grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    max-width: 26rem;
    margin-inline: auto;
  }
}