.articles .article {
    position: relative;
    display: block;
}


.front-image {
    position: absolute;
    z-index: 2;
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    width: 80%;
    aspect-ratio: 2/3;
}

.front-image img {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    z-index: 1;
}

.front-image::after {
    position: absolute;
    content: '';
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    z-index: 2;
    background: rgb(0,0,0);
    background: linear-gradient(356deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.3449754901960784) 24%, rgba(255,255,255,0) 67%);
}

.article-title {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 10%;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    width: 90%;
    z-index: 3;
}

.blur-image {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    backdrop-filter: blur(.625rem);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(.625rem);
    z-index: 1;
}

.front-image .category {
    transform-origin: left;
    transform: rotate(-90deg) translate(-90%, -90%);
    display: inline-flex;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
}

@media (min-width: 64rem) {

    .articles .article .front-image img,
    .articles .article .front-image::after {
        transition: var(--transition);
    }

    .articles .article:hover .front-image img,
    .articles .article:hover .front-image::after {
        transform: scale(.8);
    }

    .article-title {
        line-height: 1.2;
    }

}