:root {
    --black: #080808;
    --off-white: #f0ede8;
    --white: #ffffff;
    --navy: #0f2a4a;
    --navy-bright: #1a4a82;
    --navy-glow: #2563b0;
    --mid: #1c1c1c;
    --muted: #555555;
    --border: #1f1f1f;
    --text-secondary: #999;
  }

  *, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }

  html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

  body {
    background: var(--black);
    color: var(--off-white);
    font-family: 'Karla', sans-serif;
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    overflow-x: hidden;
  }

  /* ── NAV ────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  nav {
    position: fixed;
    top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
    z-index: 100;
    padding: 0 2rem;
    height: 64px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    background: rgba(8,8,8,0.85);
    backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
  }

  .nav-logo {
    font-family: 'Bebas Neue', sans-serif;
    font-size: 1.9rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    color: var(--white);
    text-decoration: none;
  }
  .nav-logo span {
    color: var(--navy-glow);
  }

  .nav-links {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 2rem;
    list-style: none;
  }

  .nav-links a {
    color: var(--text-secondary);
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-weight: 500;
    transition: color 0.2s;
  }
  .nav-links a:hover { color: var(--white); }

  .btn-tickets-nav {
    background: var(--navy-glow);
    color: var(--white);
    border: none;
    padding: 0.5rem 1.25rem;
    font-family: 'Karla', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    cursor: pointer;
    border-radius: 3px;
    transition: background 0.2s, transform 0.1s;
    text-decoration: none;
    display: inline-block;
  }
  .btn-tickets-nav:hover { background: var(--navy-bright); transform: translateY(-1px); }

  .mobile-menu-btn {
    display: none;
    background: none;
    border: none;
    color: var(--white);
    font-size: 1.5rem;
    cursor: pointer;
  }

  /* ── HERO ───────────────────────────────────────────── */
  .hero {
    min-height: 100vh;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    padding-top: 64px;
  }

  .hero-bg {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: 0;
    background-image: url("https://longislandbeatbox.com/Long%20Island%20Beatbox/images/New%20York%20Champs%202026/1920x1080_homepage.jpg");
    background-size: cover;
  }
  
  @media (max-width: 768px) {
  .hero-bg {
    background-image: url('/src/assets/hero-mobile.jpg');
    background-position: center center; /* re-tune for the new image */
  }
}

  /* Animated noise grain overlay */
  .hero-bg::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: -50%;
    background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 256 256' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='noise'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='4' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23noise)' opacity='0.06'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
    background-size: 128px 128px;
    opacity: 0.25;
    animation: grain 0.4s steps(1) infinite;
  }

  @keyframes grain {
    0%,100% { transform: translate(0,0) }
    10% { transform: translate(-2%,-3%) }
    20% { transform: translate(3%,2%) }
    30% { transform: translate(-1%,3%) }
    40% { transform: translate(2%,-2%) }
    50% { transform: translate(-3%,1%) }
    60% { transform: translate(1%,-3%) }
    70% { transform: translate(-2%,2%) }
    80% { transform: translate(3%,-1%) }
    90% { transform: translate(-1%,3%) }
  }

  /* Radial navy glow */
  .hero-bg::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: 
      radial-gradient(ellipse 80% 60% at 60% 40%, rgba(26,74,130,0.22) 0%, transparent 70%),
      radial-gradient(ellipse 40% 80% at 15% 80%, rgba(15,42,74,0.35) 0%, transparent 60%);
  }

  /* Scanline effect */
  .hero-scanlines {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: repeating-linear-gradient(
      0deg,
      transparent,
      transparent 2px,
      rgba(0,0,0,0.04) 2px,
      rgba(0,0,0,0.04) 4px
    );
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 1;
  }

  .hero-content {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 2rem;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 4rem;
    align-items: center;
    min-height: calc(100vh - 64px);
  }

  .hero-left {
    animation: fadeUp 1s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1) both;
  }
  .hero-right {
    animation: fadeUp 1s 0.2s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1) both;
  }

  @keyframes fadeUp {
    from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(30px); }
    to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
  }

  .hero-eyebrow {
    font-family: 'DM Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.25em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--white);
    margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.75rem;
  }
  .hero-eyebrow::before {
    content: '';
    display: inline-block;
    width: 32px;
    height: 1px;
    background: var(--white);
  }

  .hero-headline {
    font-family: 'Bebas Neue', sans-serif;
    font-size: clamp(4.5rem, 9vw, 8.5rem);
    line-height: 0.92;
    letter-spacing: 0.01em;
    color: var(--white);
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  }

  .hero-headline .accent {
    color: transparent;
    -webkit-text-stroke: 1.5px var(--white);
    display: block;
  }

  .hero-description {
    font-size: 1rem;
    color: var(--white);
    line-height: 1.7;
    max-width: 420px;
    margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
  }

  .hero-cta-group {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 0.75rem;
    align-items: center;
  }

  .btn-primary {
    background: var(--navy-glow);
    color: var(--white);
    border: none;
    padding: 0.85rem 1.75rem;
    font-family: 'Karla', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    cursor: pointer;
    border-radius: 3px;
    transition: all 0.2s;
    text-decoration: none;
    display: inline-block;
  }
  .btn-primary:hover { background: var(--navy-bright); transform: translateY(-2px); box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(37,99,176,0.35); }

  .btn-ghost {
    background: transparent;
    color: var(--off-white);
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    padding: 0.85rem 1.75rem;
    font-family: 'Karla', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    cursor: pointer;
    border-radius: 3px;
    transition: all 0.2s;
    text-decoration: none;
    display: inline-block;
  }
  .btn-ghost:hover { border-color: var(--navy-glow); color: var(--navy-glow); transform: translateY(-2px); }

  .hero-video-wrap {
    position: relative;
    aspect-ratio: 16/9;
    border-radius: 6px;
    overflow: hidden;
    border: 1px solid rgba(37,99,176,0.3);
    box-shadow: 0 0 60px rgba(37,99,176,0.15), 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,0.04);
  }
  .hero-video-wrap iframe {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    display: block;
  }
  .hero-video-wrap::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 60%, rgba(8,8,8,0.4) 100%);
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 1;
  }

  /* Stats row */
  .hero-stats {
    display: flex;
    gap: 2.5rem;
    margin-top: 2.5rem;
    padding-top: 2rem;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  }
  .stat-item {}
  .stat-num {
    font-family: 'Bebas Neue', sans-serif;
    font-size: 2rem;
    color: var(--white);
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  }
  .stat-num span { color: var(--navy-glow); }
  .stat-label {
    font-size: 0.7rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--muted);
    margin-top: 0.1rem;
  }

  /* ── SECTION GLOBALS ────────────────────────────────── */
  section { padding: 6rem 0; }

  .container {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 2rem;
  }

  .section-label {
    font-family: 'DM Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 0.7rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.25em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--navy-glow);
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.75rem;
  }
  .section-label::before {
    content: '';
    display: inline-block;
    width: 24px;
    height: 1px;
    background: var(--navy-glow);
  }

  .section-title {
    font-family: 'Bebas Neue', sans-serif;
    font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem);
    color: var(--white);
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
    line-height: 1;
    margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
  }

  .section-sub {
    color: var(--text-secondary);
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    max-width: 480px;
    margin-bottom: 3rem;
  }

  .btn-section {
    display: block;
    margin: 3rem auto 0;
    background: transparent;
    color: var(--off-white);
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    padding: 0.85rem 2.5rem;
    font-family: 'Karla', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    cursor: pointer;
    border-radius: 3px;
    transition: all 0.2s;
    text-decoration: none;
    text-align: center;
    width: fit-content;
  }
  .btn-section:hover { border-color: var(--navy-glow); color: var(--navy-glow); }
  
  .alert-wrap {
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: max-height 0.3s ease, opacity 0.2s ease;
  max-height: 80px;
}
.alert-wrap.hidden {
  max-height: 0;
  opacity: 0;
}

.alert {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  padding: 10px 20px;
  font-size: 14px;
}
/* variant colour classes */
.alert.info    { background: #e6f1fb; color: #185fa5; }
.alert.warning { background: #faeeda; color: #854f0b; }
.alert.danger  { background: #fcebeb; color: #a32d2d; }
.alert.success { background: #eaf3de; color: #3b6d11; }

.alert-text  { flex: 1; }          /* fills remaining space */
.alert-actions { display: flex; gap: 8px; }
.dismiss-btn {
  background: none;
  border: none;
  font-size: 18px;
  cursor: pointer;
  opacity: 0.5;
  color: inherit;
}
.dismiss-btn:hover { opacity: 1; }

  /* ── EVENTS ─────────────────────────────────────────── */
  .events-section {
    background: var(--black);
    border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
  }

  .events-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: 1.25rem;
  }

  /* Netflix-style tall poster cards */
  .event-card {
    position: relative;
    aspect-ratio: 2/3;
    border-radius: 6px;
    overflow: hidden;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: transform 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1), box-shadow 0.4s;
    background: var(--mid);
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
  }

  .event-card:hover {
    transform: scale(1.04) translateY(-4px);
    box-shadow: 0 24px 60px rgba(0,0,0,0.7), 0 0 0 1px rgba(37,99,176,0.4);
    z-index: 2;
  }

  .event-card-img {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    transition: transform 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
  }
  .event-card:hover .event-card-img {
    transform: scale(1.06);
  }

  /* Fallback gradient when no image */
  .event-card-gradient {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(160deg, var(--navy) 0%, #050e1a 100%);
  }
  
  .event-card-img ~ .event-card-gradient {
  display: none;
}

  /* Large decorative letter */
  .event-card-letter {
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translate(-50%, -60%);
    font-family: 'Bebas Neue', sans-serif;
    font-size: 10rem;
    color: rgba(37,99,176,0.25);
    line-height: 1;
    pointer-events: none;
    user-select: none;
  }

  .event-card-overlay {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(
      to top,
      rgba(5,5,5,0.97) 0%,
      rgba(5,5,5,0.6) 40%,
      rgba(5,5,5,0.1) 70%,
      transparent 100%
    );
    transition: background 0.3s;
  }

  .event-card:hover .event-card-overlay {
    background: linear-gradient(
      to top,
      rgba(5,5,5,0.98) 0%,
      rgba(5,5,5,0.55) 50%,
      rgba(15,42,74,0.15) 80%,
      transparent 100%
    );
  }

  .event-card-body {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    padding: 1.5rem 1.25rem;
    z-index: 1;
  }

  .event-badge {
    display: inline-block;
    font-family: 'DM Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 0.62rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.15em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    padding: 0.25rem 0.6rem;
    border-radius: 2px;
    margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
  }
  .badge-workshop { background: rgba(37,99,176,0.3); color: #7eb8f7; border: 1px solid rgba(37,99,176,0.5); }
  .badge-competition { background: rgba(176,37,37,0.25); color: #f78080; border: 1px solid rgba(176,37,37,0.45); }
  .badge-social { background: rgba(37,130,76,0.25); color: #80f7a2; border: 1px solid rgba(37,130,76,0.45); }

  .event-card-date {
    font-family: 'DM Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 0.68rem;
    color: var(--off-white);
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
  }

  .event-card-title {
    font-family: 'Bebas Neue', sans-serif;
    font-size: 1.4rem;
    line-height: 1.1;
    color: var(--white);
    letter-spacing: 0.03em;
    margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
  }

  .event-card-location {
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    color: var(--off-white);
    letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  }

  /* Hover reveal "View Event" */
  .event-card-cta {
    display: block;
    margin-top: 0.75rem;
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.15em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--navy-glow);
    font-weight: 700;
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(6px);
    transition: all 0.3s;
  }
  .event-card:hover .event-card-cta {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
  }

  /* ── EDUCATION ──────────────────────────────────────── */
  .education-section {
    background: #050a0f;
  }

  .education-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 5rem;
    align-items: center;
  }

  .education-img-wrap {
    position: relative;
    border-radius: 6px;
    overflow: hidden;
    border: 1px solid rgba(37,99,176,0.25);
  }
  .education-img-wrap img {
    width: 100%;
    display: block;
  }
  .education-img-wrap::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(37,99,176,0.1) 0%, transparent 60%);
    pointer-events: none;
  }

  .feature-list {
    list-style: none;
    margin: 1.5rem 0 2rem;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0.9rem;
  }

  .feature-list li {
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 0.85rem;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    color: var(--text-secondary);
    line-height: 1.5;
  }

  .feature-list li::before {
    content: '→';
    color: var(--navy-glow);
    font-family: 'DM Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    margin-top: 0.05rem;
  }

  /* ── BLOG ───────────────────────────────────────────── */
  .blog-section {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  }

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

  .blog-card {
    background: var(--mid);
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    border-radius: 6px;
    padding: 2rem 1.75rem;
    transition: border-color 0.2s, transform 0.2s;
    cursor: pointer;
    text-decoration: none;
    display: block;
    color: inherit;
  }
  .blog-card:hover { border-color: rgba(37,99,176,0.5); transform: translateY(-3px); }

  .blog-date {
    font-family: 'DM Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 0.65rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--muted);
    margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
  }

  .blog-title {
    font-family: 'DM Serif Display', serif;
    font-size: 1.15rem;
    color: var(--white);
    line-height: 1.35;
    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
  }

  .blog-sub {
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    color: var(--text-secondary);
    margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
    line-height: 1.5;
  }

  .blog-link {
    font-family: 'DM Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 0.7rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.15em;
    color: var(--navy-glow);
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }

  /* ── CONTACT ────────────────────────────────────────── */
  .contact-section {
    background: #050a0f;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
    text-align: center;
  }

  .contact-inner {
    max-width: 600px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 2rem;
  }

  .contact-title {
    font-family: 'Bebas Neue', sans-serif;
    font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 3.5rem);
    color: var(--white);
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
    margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
  }

  .contact-sub {
    color: var(--text-secondary);
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    margin-bottom: 2rem;
  }

  /* ── FOOTER ─────────────────────────────────────────── */
  footer {
    background: #020202;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
    padding: 4rem 0 2rem;
  }

  .footer-grid {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 2rem;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 3rem;
    margin-bottom: 3rem;
  }

  .footer-logo {
    font-family: 'Bebas Neue', sans-serif;
    font-size: 2rem;
    color: var(--white);
    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
  }
  .footer-logo span { color: var(--navy-glow); }

  .footer-tagline {
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    color: var(--muted);
    line-height: 1.5;
    max-width: 260px;
  }

  .footer-heading {
    font-family: 'DM Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 0.65rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--text-secondary);
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
  }

  .footer-links {
    list-style: none;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0.6rem;
  }

  .footer-links a {
    color: var(--muted);
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    transition: color 0.2s;
  }
  .footer-links a:hover { color: var(--white); }

  .footer-bottom {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 1.5rem 2rem 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 0.5rem;
  }

  .footer-bottom p {
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    color: var(--muted);
  }

  .footer-beta {
    font-family: 'DM Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 0.65rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.15em;
    color: var(--navy-glow);
    background: rgba(37,99,176,0.1);
    border: 1px solid rgba(37,99,176,0.3);
    padding: 0.2rem 0.6rem;
    border-radius: 2px;
  }

  /* ── DIVIDER ────────────────────────────────────────── */
  .divider {
    width: 100%;
    height: 1px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--navy-glow), transparent);
    opacity: 0.35;
    margin: 0;
  }

  /* ── RESPONSIVE ─────────────────────────────────────── */
  @media (max-width: 1024px) {
    .events-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
    .hero-content { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2.5rem; min-height: auto; padding: 5rem 2rem 4rem; }
    .hero-right { order: -1; }
    .hero-headline { font-size: clamp(3.5rem, 10vw, 5.5rem); }
    .education-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2.5rem; }
    .blog-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  }

  @media (max-width: 768px) {
    .nav-links { display: none; }
    .nav-links.open { display: flex; flex-direction: column; position: absolute; top: 64px; left: 0; right: 0; background: rgba(8,8,8,0.97); padding: 1.5rem 2rem; gap: 1.25rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); }
    .mobile-menu-btn { display: block; }
    .events-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 0.75rem; }
    .blog-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2rem; }
    .footer-bottom { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; }
    .hero-stats { gap: 1.5rem; }
  }

  @media (max-width: 480px) {
    .events-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 0.5rem; }
    .hero-cta-group { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; }
  }