.nd-picks {
  background: var(--nd-bg);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--nd-border);
}

.nd-picks-inner {
  max-width: 1240px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 88px 32px;
}

.nd-picks-head {
  margin-bottom: 48px;
  padding-bottom: 28px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--nd-border);
}

.nd-picks-eyebrow {
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 1.6px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--nd-accent);
}

.nd-picks-title {
  margin: 0 0 12px;
  font-size: 38px;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.14;
  letter-spacing: -0.5px;
  color: var(--nd-text);
}

.nd-picks-intro {
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 520px;
  font-size: 17px;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--nd-muted);
}

.nd-picks-body {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.35fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 36px;
  align-items: start;
}

.nd-picks-feature {
  display: block;
  min-width: 0;
  background: var(--nd-bg-raised);
  border: 1px solid var(--nd-border);
  border-radius: 12px;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: border-color 200ms ease;
}

.nd-picks-feature:hover { border-color: var(--nd-accent); }

.nd-picks-feature-media {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  background: var(--nd-placeholder);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.nd-picks-feature-media img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform 400ms ease;
}

.nd-picks-feature:hover .nd-picks-feature-media img { transform: scale(1.03); }

.nd-picks-feature-body { padding: 28px 30px 30px; }

.nd-picks-feature-meta {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 9px;
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.3px;
  color: var(--nd-muted);
}

.nd-picks-feature-cat {
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 1.1px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--nd-accent);
}

.nd-picks-dot {
  width: 3px;
  height: 3px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--nd-muted);
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.nd-picks-feature-title {
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  font-size: 28px;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.24;
  letter-spacing: -0.25px;
  color: var(--nd-text);
  transition: color 160ms ease;
}

.nd-picks-feature:hover .nd-picks-feature-title { color: var(--nd-accent); }

.nd-picks-feature-excerpt {
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--nd-muted);
}

.nd-picks-feature-author {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.2px;
  color: var(--nd-muted);
}

.nd-picks-note {
  margin-top: 24px;
  padding: 16px 18px;
  background: var(--nd-bg);
  border: 1px solid var(--nd-border);
  border-left: 2px solid var(--nd-accent);
  border-radius: 0;
}

.nd-picks-note-label {
  margin: 0 0 6px;
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 1.3px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--nd-accent);
}

.nd-picks-note-text {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--nd-text);
}

.nd-picks-feature--noimg .nd-picks-feature-body { padding-top: 32px; }

.nd-picks-list {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  min-width: 0;
}

.nd-picks-item { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--nd-border); }

.nd-picks-item:first-child { border-top: 1px solid var(--nd-border); }

.nd-picks-item-link {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 18px;
  padding: 22px 4px;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: padding-left 200ms ease;
}

.nd-picks-item-link:hover { padding-left: 10px; }

.nd-picks-item-num {
  flex-shrink: 0;
  padding-top: 2px;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 1.2px;
  color: var(--nd-muted);
  transition: color 160ms ease;
}

.nd-picks-item-link:hover .nd-picks-item-num { color: var(--nd-accent); }

.nd-picks-item-body {
  display: block;
  min-width: 0;
}

.nd-picks-item-cat {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 7px;
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 1.2px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--nd-accent);
}

.nd-picks-item-title {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  font-size: 17px;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.36;
  letter-spacing: -0.1px;
  color: var(--nd-text);
  transition: color 160ms ease;
}

.nd-picks-item-link:hover .nd-picks-item-title { color: var(--nd-accent); }

.nd-picks-item-date {
  display: block;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.2px;
  color: var(--nd-muted);
}

@media (max-width: 1080px) {
  .nd-picks-inner { padding: 76px 24px; }
  .nd-picks-title { font-size: 34px; letter-spacing: -0.4px; }
  .nd-picks-body { gap: 28px; }
  .nd-picks-feature-body { padding: 24px 24px 26px; }
  .nd-picks-feature-title { font-size: 25px; }
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .nd-picks-body { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 40px; }
  .nd-picks-feature { max-width: 100%; }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .nd-picks-inner { padding: 56px 16px; }
  .nd-picks-head { margin-bottom: 32px; padding-bottom: 24px; }
  .nd-picks-eyebrow { margin-bottom: 12px; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 1.4px; }
  .nd-picks-title { font-size: 28px; letter-spacing: -0.3px; }
  .nd-picks-intro { font-size: 15px; }
  .nd-picks-body { gap: 32px; }
  .nd-picks-feature-body { padding: 20px 20px 22px; }
  .nd-picks-feature-title { font-size: 21px; letter-spacing: -0.15px; }
  .nd-picks-feature-excerpt { font-size: 14px; }
  .nd-picks-note { margin-top: 20px; padding: 14px 15px; }
  .nd-picks-item-link { gap: 14px; padding: 18px 2px; }
  .nd-picks-item-title { font-size: 16px; }
}