/* Dedicated menu theme loaded after the legacy styles. */
@keyframes menuTopGlow {
  0%, 100% {
    transform: translateY(-8%) scaleX(0.98);
    opacity: 0.28;
  }
  50% {
    transform: translateY(4%) scaleX(1.04);
    opacity: 0.46;
  }
}

.nav-menu.blog-nav-menu .menu__Item .menu__Link,
.nav-menu.blog-nav-menu .menu__Item .menu__Link:hover,
.nav-menu.blog-nav-menu .menu__Item .menu__Link:focus {
  position: relative;
  display: flex !important;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
  height: 100vh !important;
  color: #f5f9ff !important;
  background: #071a31 !important;
  background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #061426 0%, #0b2948 52%, #071a31 100%) !important;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(114, 199, 255, 0.16);
  transform: none !important;
}

.nav-menu.blog-nav-menu .menu__Item .menu__Link::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 0;
  top: -30%;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 92%;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 0%, rgba(71, 163, 231, 0.42) 0%, rgba(23, 88, 150, 0.14) 38%, transparent 72%);
  filter: blur(18px);
  pointer-events: none;
  animation: menuTopGlow 8s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
  transition: opacity 0.35s ease;
}

.nav-menu.blog-nav-menu .menu__Item:nth-child(2) .menu__Link::before { animation-delay: -2s; }
.nav-menu.blog-nav-menu .menu__Item:nth-child(3) .menu__Link::before { animation-delay: -4s; }
.nav-menu.blog-nav-menu .menu__Item:nth-child(4) .menu__Link::before { animation-delay: -6s; }

/* The active BLOG tile must use the same deep-blue theme as the other tiles. */
.blog-page .nav-menu.blog-nav-menu .menu__Item:nth-child(3) .menu__Link,
.blog-page .nav-menu.blog-nav-menu .menu__Item:nth-child(3) .menu__Link:hover,
.blog-page .nav-menu.blog-nav-menu .menu__Item:nth-child(3) .menu__Link:focus {
  color: #f5f9ff !important;
  background: #071a31 !important;
  background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #061426 0%, #0b2948 52%, #071a31 100%) !important;
}

.nav-menu.blog-nav-menu .menu__Item .menu__Link:hover::before,
.nav-menu.blog-nav-menu .menu__Item .menu__Link:focus::before {
  animation: none;
  opacity: 0;
}

.nav-menu.blog-nav-menu .menu__Item .menu__Link > .d-table {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.nav-menu.blog-nav-menu .menu__Item .menu__Link span {
  color: #f5f9ff !important;
  text-shadow: 0 2px 18px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
}

.nav-menu.blog-nav-menu .menu__Item .menu__Link span::after {
  background-color: #72c7ff !important;
}

/* Preserve the original staged slide-in when the menu opens. */
.nav-menu.blog-nav-menu .menu__Item .menu__Link {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translate(-300%, 0) !important;
  transition: opacity 0.8s ease-out, transform 1.2s cubic-bezier(0.19, 1, 0.22, 1);
}

.nav-menu.blog-nav-menu .menu__Item .menu__Link.is-open {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translate(0, 0) !important;
}

.nav-menu.blog-nav-menu.is-open .menu__Item:nth-child(1) .menu__Link {
  transition-duration: 1.5s;
}

.nav-menu.blog-nav-menu.is-open .menu__Item:nth-child(2) .menu__Link {
  transition-duration: 1.1s;
}

.nav-menu.blog-nav-menu.is-open .menu__Item:nth-child(3) .menu__Link {
  transition-duration: 0.9s;
}

.nav-menu.blog-nav-menu.is-open .menu__Item:nth-child(4) .menu__Link {
  transition-duration: 0.7s;
}

@media (max-width: 767.98px) {
  .nav-menu.blog-nav-menu .menu__Item,
  .nav-menu.blog-nav-menu .menu__Item .menu__Link {
    height: 25vh !important;
    min-height: 25vh;
  }
}
