:root {
      --primary-color: #e0b000; 
      --secondary-color: #f0f0f0; 
      --dark-background: #1a1a1a; 
      --medium-grey: #cccccc;
      --light-grey: #999999;
      --card-background: #282828; 
      --border-radius-base: 10px;
      --spacing-unit: 20px;
      --header-offset: 120px; 
    }

    .blog-list {
      padding-top: var(--header-offset);
      background-color: var(--dark-background);
      color: var(--secondary-color);
      min-height: 100vh;
      font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;
      line-height: 1.6;
    }

    .blog-list__hero {
      background-color: #0d0d0d; 
      padding: 60px var(--spacing-unit);
      text-align: center;
      margin-bottom: 40px;
    }

    .blog-list__hero-content {
      max-width: 900px;
      margin: 0 auto;
    }

    .blog-list__hero-title {
      font-size: 2.5em;
      color: var(--primary-color);
      margin-bottom: var(--spacing-unit);
      line-height: 1.2;
    }

    .blog-list__hero-description {
      font-size: 1.1em;
      color: var(--medium-grey);
      line-height: 1.6;
    }

    .blog-list__section {
      padding: 0 var(--spacing-unit) 60px;
    }

    .blog-list__container {
      max-width: 1200px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      position: relative;
    }

    .blog-list__grid {
      display: grid;
      gap: var(--spacing-unit);
      position: relative;
    }

    @media (min-width: 768px) {
      .blog-list__container::before {
        content: '';
        position: absolute;
        left: 50%;
        top: 0;
        bottom: 0;
        width: 2px;
        background-color: rgba(224, 176, 0, 0.3);
        transform: translateX(-50%);
        z-index: 0;
      }
    }

    .blog-list__item {
      background-color: var(--card-background);
      border-radius: var(--border-radius-base);
      overflow: hidden;
      box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
      transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      position: relative;
      z-index: 1;
    }

    .blog-list__item:hover {
      transform: translateY(-5px);
      box-shadow: 0 8px 25px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
    }

    @media (min-width: 768px) {
      .blog-list__item::before {
        content: '';
        position: absolute;
        left: 50%;
        top: 0;
        width: 16px;
        height: 16px;
        border-radius: 50%;
        background-color: var(--primary-color);
        border: 3px solid var(--dark-background);
        transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
        z-index: 2;
        box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px var(--card-background);
      }
    }

    .blog-list__item-image-wrapper {
      width: 100%;
      padding-bottom: 56.25%; 
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
    }

    .blog-list__item-image {
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      left: 0;
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      transition: transform 0.3s ease;
    }

    .blog-list__item:hover .blog-list__item-image {
      transform: scale(1.05);
    }

    .blog-list__item-content {
      padding: var(--spacing-unit);
      flex-grow: 1;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      justify-content: space-between;
    }

    .blog-list__item-title {
      font-size: 1.25em; 
      font-weight: bold;
      margin-bottom: 10px;
      line-height: 1.4;
    }

    .blog-list__item-link {
      color: var(--primary-color);
      text-decoration: none;
      transition: color 0.3s ease;
    }

    .blog-list__item-link:hover {
      color: var(--secondary-color);
    }

    .blog-list__item-summary {
      font-size: 0.9em; 
      color: var(--medium-grey);
      line-height: 1.6;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      display: -webkit-box;
      -webkit-line-clamp: 3; 
      -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
      overflow: hidden;
      text-overflow: ellipsis;
      flex-grow: 1;
    }

    .blog-list__item-meta {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: center;
      margin-top: 15px;
      padding-top: 10px;
      border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
    }

    .blog-list__item-date {
      font-size: 0.8em; 
      color: var(--light-grey);
    }

    .blog-list__item-read-more {
      display: inline-block;
      background-color: var(--primary-color);
      color: var(--dark-background);
      padding: 8px 15px;
      border-radius: 5px;
      text-decoration: none;
      font-size: 0.9em;
      font-weight: bold;
      transition: background-color 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease;
    }

    .blog-list__item-read-more:hover {
      background-color: var(--secondary-color);
      color: var(--primary-color);
    }

    @media (max-width: 767px) {
      .blog-list__hero {
        padding: 40px var(--spacing-unit);
        margin-bottom: 30px;
      }

      .blog-list__hero-title {
        font-size: 2em;
      }

      .blog-list__hero-description {
        font-size: 1em;
      }

      .blog-list__section {
        padding-bottom: 40px;
      }

      .blog-list__grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
      }
    }

    @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px) {
      .blog-list__grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
      }
    }

    @media (min-width: 1024px) {
      .blog-list__grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
      }
    }