/* ==========================================
   1. CONTAINER ARCHITECTURE
   ========================================== */
.popular-links {
    padding: 80px 0; 
    background-color: #fcfcfc; /* Matches journal to group them visually */
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.03); 
}

.seo-container {
    max-width: var(--container-width, 1440px);
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 var(--container-padding, 40px);
}

/* ==========================================
   2. GRID LAYOUT
   ========================================== */
.seo-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: 40px; 
    max-width: 1000px; /* Constrains the width so it doesn't stretch too wide */
    margin: 0 auto; /* Perfectly centers the block inside the container */
}

.seo-column {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

/* ==========================================
   3. TYPOGRAPHY & LISTS
   ========================================== */
.seo-heading {
    font-family: var(--font-sans, sans-serif);
    font-size: 9px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.15em;
    color: #1a1a1a;
    opacity: 0.4; 
    margin-bottom: 24px; 
    font-weight: 700;
}

.seo-list {
    list-style: none !important; 
    padding: 0 !important;
    margin: 0 !important;
}

.seo-list li {
    margin-bottom: 12px; 
    padding: 0 !important;
}

.seo-list li::before {
    content: none !important;
}

.seo-list a {
    font-family: var(--font-sans, sans-serif);
    font-size: 11px; /* Slightly refined for a sharper look */
    color: #1a1a1a;
    opacity: 0.5;
    text-decoration: none;
    /* Applied our signature cubic-bezier for consistency */
    transition: all 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1); 
    display: inline-block; 
}

/* ==========================================
   4. INTERACTION
   ========================================== */
.seo-list a:hover {
    opacity: 1;
    color: #000000;
    transform: translateX(4px); 
}

/* ==========================================
   5. RESPONSIVE QUERIES
   ========================================== */
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
    .seo-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
        gap: 60px; 
        max-width: 600px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
    .popular-links {
        padding: 60px 0; 
    }
    .seo-container {
        padding: 0 20px;
    }
    .seo-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); 
        gap: 30px 20px; 
    }
    .seo-heading {
        margin-bottom: 16px;
    }
    .seo-list a {
        font-size: 10px;
    }
}