/* === ESSAY PAGE LAYOUT === */
.essays-wrapper {
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 80px 20px;
  position: relative;
}

/* === GRID SYSTEM === */
.essays-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(340px, 1fr));
  gap: 40px;
  opacity: 1;
  transition: opacity 0.35s ease;
  margin-top: 60px; /* Space for the absolute filter */
}

/* === CARD DESIGN === */
.essay-card {
  background: var(--panel-1);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 8px;
  overflow: hidden;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  height: 100%;
  
  /* Animation State */
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(30px);
  transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease, border-color 0.3s ease;
  animation: fadeUpCard 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1) forwards;
}

/* Stagger Animations */
.essay-card:nth-child(1) { animation-delay: 0.1s; }
.essay-card:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: 0.2s; }
.essay-card:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: 0.3s; }
.essay-card:nth-child(4) { animation-delay: 0.4s; }

/* Hover Effects */
.essay-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-5px);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-m);
  border-color: var(--border-2);
}

/* === IMAGE === */
.essay-img-link {
  display: block;
  position: relative;
  padding-top: 60%; /* 3:2 Aspect Ratio */
  overflow: hidden;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.essay-img-link img {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform 0.6s ease;
}

.essay-card:hover .essay-img-link img {
  transform: scale(1.05);
}

/* === CONTENT INFO === */
.essay-info {
  padding: 24px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  flex-grow: 1;
}

.essay-title {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  line-height: 1.3;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0 0 12px 0;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.essay-meta {
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--text-3);
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.essay-excerpt {
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--text-2);
  margin-bottom: 24px;
  flex-grow: 1;
}

/* === BUTTON TRANSFORMATION (Sleek Link) === */
.read-more {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: transparent;
  border: none;
  padding: 16px 0 0 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  width: 100%;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-align: left;
  cursor: pointer;
  position: relative;
  transition: opacity 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease;
}

/* Arrow via CSS */
.read-more::after {
  content: "→";
  float: right;
  transition: transform 0.2s ease;
}

.read-more:hover {
  opacity: 0.7;
  background: transparent;
  box-shadow: none;
  transform: none;
  border-color: var(--border);
}

.read-more:hover::after {
  transform: translateX(4px);
}

/* === FILTER (Top Left) === */
.filter-container {
  position: absolute;
  top: 20px;
  left: 20px; /* <--- CHANGED: Now anchored to Left */
  right: auto;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  padding: 0;
  background: transparent;
  border: none;
  box-shadow: none;
  animation: dropFadeIn 0.8s ease-out forwards;
}

.filter-label {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: var(--text-3);
  font-style: italic;
}

.filter-dropdown {
  appearance: none;
  background-color: var(--bg-0);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  color: var(--ink);
  padding: 8px 30px 8px 16px;
  font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  border-radius: 6px;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: border-color 0.2s ease;
  
  /* Chevron Icon */
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=UTF-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 24 24' fill='none' stroke='%230a0a0a' stroke-width='2' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'%3E%3Cpolyline points='6 9 12 15 18 9'%3E%3C/polyline%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-position: right 8px center;
  background-size: 14px;
}

/* Dark mode fix for icon */
:root[data-theme="dark"] .filter-dropdown {
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=UTF-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 24 24' fill='none' stroke='%23ffffff' stroke-width='2' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'%3E%3Cpolyline points='6 9 12 15 18 9'%3E%3C/polyline%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}

.filter-dropdown:hover, .filter-dropdown:focus {
  border-color: var(--ink);
  outline: none;
}

/* === PAGINATION === */
.nav-bar {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  position: relative;
  margin-top: 60px;
  bottom: auto;
  opacity: 0;
  animation: fadeDownIn 0.6s ease-out 0.3s forwards;
  gap: 10px;
}

.nav-arrow {
  background: transparent;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  color: var(--text-3);
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  border-radius: 4px;
  padding: 8px 16px;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: all 0.2s ease;
  box-shadow: none;
}

.nav-arrow:hover {
  border-color: var(--ink);
  color: var(--ink);
  background: transparent;
  transform: none;
}

.page-number {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0 10px;
}

/* === ANIMATION KEYFRAMES === */
@keyframes fadeUpCard {
  to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
}

@keyframes dropFadeIn {
  from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(-10px); }
  to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
}

@keyframes fadeDownIn {
  from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(10px); }
  to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
}

/* === RESPONSIVE (Mobile) === */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .essays-wrapper {
      padding-top: 20px;
  }

  /* Stack filter naturally on mobile */
  .filter-container {
      position: relative;
      top: auto;
      left: auto; /* Reset left for mobile flow */
      margin-bottom: 30px;
      justify-content: flex-start;
      width: 100%;
  }
  
  .essays-grid {
      margin-top: 20px;
      grid-template-columns: 1fr;
      gap: 30px;
  }
  
  .essay-card {
      transform: translateY(0) !important;
  }
  
  .essay-title {
      font-size: 1.35rem;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {

  .filter-container {
    position: absolute;
    top: 14px;
    left: 14px;

    gap: 6px;
    transform: scale(0.9);
    transform-origin: top left;
  }

  .filter-label {
    font-size: 0.75rem;
  }

  .filter-dropdown {
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    padding: 5px 22px 5px 10px;
    border-radius: 5px;

    background-position: right 6px center;
    background-size: 12px;
  }
}