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HTML
<div class="stage-19">
  <div class="card-mag">
    <div class="mag-img"><div class="mag-img-inner">🌌</div></div>
    <div class="mag-body">
      <div class="mag-category">Design</div>
      <h4>The Future of CSS in 2025</h4>
      <div class="mag-footer">
        <span class="mag-author">Alex Morgan</span>
        <span class="mag-read">Read →</span>
      </div>
      <div class="mag-read-bar"><div class="mag-read-fill"></div></div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
CSS
.card-mag {
  width: 210px;
  border-radius: 16px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--ccg-border2);
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: transform 0.35s;
}

.card-mag:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
}

.mag-img {
  height: 110px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1a0533 0%, #0a1535 50%, #0d1a33 100%);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.mag-img::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse at 30% 50%, rgba(124, 108, 255, 0.4), transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(ellipse at 80% 30%, rgba(61, 232, 245, 0.25), transparent 50%);
}

.mag-img-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  font-size: 36px;
}

.mag-body {
  padding: 14px 16px;
  background: var(--ccg-surface);
}

.mag-category {
  font-family: var(--ccg-mono);
  font-size: 9px;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ccg-accent);
  margin-bottom: 5px;
}

.card-mag h4 {
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #fff;
  line-height: 1.3;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}

.mag-footer {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  margin-top: 10px;
}

.mag-author {
  font-size: 10px;
  color: var(--ccg-muted);
}

.mag-read {
  font-size: 10px;
  color: var(--ccg-accent);
}

.mag-read-bar {
  height: 2px;
  background: rgba(124, 108, 255, 0.2);
  margin-top: 8px;
  border-radius: 1px;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.mag-read-fill {
  height: 100%;
  width: 0;
  background: var(--ccg-accent);
  transition: width 0.4s ease;
}

.card-mag:hover .mag-read-fill {
  width: 60%;
}

/* parent stage backdrop (so the demo renders standalone) */
[class^="stage-"] {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 200px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  position: relative;
  padding: 2.5rem 1.5rem;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.stage-19 {
  background: #0a080e;
}

/* gallery vars + keyframes (so the demo renders standalone) */
:root {
  --ccg-bg: #0a0a0f;
  --ccg-surface: #111118;
  --ccg-surface2: #17171f;
  --ccg-surface3: #1e1e28;
  --ccg-border: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
  --ccg-border2: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.13);
  --ccg-accent: #7c6cff;
  --ccg-pink: #ff6c8a;
  --ccg-green: #1ed98a;
  --ccg-amber: #f5a84a;
  --ccg-cyan: #3de8f5;
  --ccg-text: #f0eeff;
  --ccg-muted: #6b6987;
  --ccg-label: #9896b8;
  --ccg-mono: "DM Mono", "Fira Code", monospace;
  --ccg-sans: "Syne", sans-serif;
}