/* ALTERNATING FLEXBOX LAYOUT */

.layout-spicyalternating .alternating .blog-items {
  gap: 0;
}

.layout-spicyalternating .alternating .blog-item {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: row-reverse;
  gap: 2em;
}

.layout-spicyalternating .alternating .blog-item:not(:first-of-type) {
  margin-top: 2em;
}

.layout-spicyalternating .alternating .blog-item:nth-child(even) {
  flex-direction: row;
}

.layout-spicyalternating .alternating .blog-item > .item-content {
  padding-top: 2em;
  padding-bottom: 2em;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  width: 50%;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  display: inline-flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
}

.layout-spicyalternating .alternating .blog-item:nth-child(odd) > .item-content {
  padding-right: 2em;
}

.layout-spicyalternating .alternating .blog-item:nth-child(even) > .item-content {
  padding-left: 2em;
}

.layout-spicyalternating .alternating .blog-item > .item-content > .item-container {
  max-width: 480px;
}

.layout-spicyalternating .alternating .blog-item > .item-image {
  position: relative;
  width: 50%;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  margin: 0;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-position: center;
  background-size: contain;
  backface-visibility: hidden;
}

.layout-spicyalternating .alternating .blog-item > .item-image > a {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);
  transition: all 0.4s ease;
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .layout-spicyalternating .alternating .blog-item, .layout-spicyalternating .alternating .blog-item:nth-child(2n) {
    flex-direction: column;
  }
  .layout-spicyalternating .alternating .blog-item > .item-content {
    padding-left: 2em!important;
    padding-right: 2em!important;
    width: 100%;
  }
  .layout-spicyalternating:not(.donate) .alternating .blog-item > .item-content {
    align-items: flex-start!important;
  }
  .layout-spicyalternating .alternating .blog-item > .item-image {
    padding-left: 0em!important;
    padding-right: 0em!important;
    align-items: flex-start!important;
    width: 100%;
  }

  .layout-spicyalternating .alternating .blog-item > .item-content {
    aspect-ratio: auto;
  }
}

/* HOVER EFFECT */

.layout-spicyalternating .alternating .blog-item > .item-image.link-intro-image *, .layout-spicyalternating .alternating .blog-item > .item-image.link-intro-image:before, .layout-spicyalternating .alternating .blog-item > .item-image.link-intro-image:after {
  -webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  -webkit-transition: all 0.4s ease;
  transition: all 0.4s ease;
}

.layout-spicyalternating .alternating .blog-item > .item-image.link-intro-image:before, .layout-spicyalternating .alternating .blog-item > .item-image.link-intro-image:after {
  content: '';
  background-color: #000;
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  opacity: 0;
  -webkit-transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}

.layout-spicyalternating .alternating .blog-item > .item-image.link-intro-image:before {
  width: 100px;
  height: 2px;
}

.layout-spicyalternating .alternating .blog-item > .item-image.link-intro-image:after {
  height: 100px;
  width: 2px;
}

.layout-spicyalternating .alternating .blog-item > .item-image.link-intro-image > a:hover {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
}

.layout-spicyalternating .alternating .blog-item > .item-image.link-intro-image:hover:before, .layout-spicyalternating .alternating .blog-item > .item-image.link-intro-image:hover:after {
  opacity: 1;
}

.layout-spicyalternating .alternating .blog-item > .item-image.link-intro-image:hover:before {
  width: 50px;
}

.layout-spicyalternating .alternating .blog-item > .item-image.link-intro-image:hover:after {
  height: 50px;
}