CodePen Embed - Arcade Life Challenge

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  <h1 class="headline">Arcade<br />Life</h1>
  <h2 class="subhead">The next generation of arcade gamers top the leaderboard</h2>
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        <desc id="avatarDesc">A cartoon avatar of a smiling purple square on a blue background.</desc>
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      <p class="byline">by Penny Pen <i class="fas fa-address-card"></i></p>
      <p class="dateline">June 21, 2021 <i class="fas fa-calendar"></i></p>
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    <p class="article-tags">
      <span class="tag">culture</span> <span class="tag">games</span> <span class="tag featured">featured <i class="fas fa-star"></i></span>
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  <figure><img src="https://assets.codepen.io/t-1/freddy-g-lhy1lY3CyLI-unsplash.jpg" alt="a smiling person in a pink hoodie, standing in front of a bright pink lighted arcade basketball game. " />
    <figcaption>Photo by Freddy G</figcaption>
  </figure>
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  <h2>High Scores &amp; High Drama</h2>

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  <figure><img src="https://assets.codepen.io/t-1/cassidy-james-blaede-1lzJt360gkE-unsplash.jpg" alt="two people playing Guitar Hero Arcade. " />
    <figcaption class="fig-alt">Photo by Cassidy James Blaede</figcaption>
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  <h2>Leveling Up</h2>
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  <figure><img src="https://assets.codepen.io/t-1/nick-jones-QTk3Llc-oKU-unsplash.jpg" alt="a person wearing a bucket hat, sitting on a skee ball machine lane. " />
    <figcaption>Photo by Nick Jones</figcaption>
  </figure>

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  <figure><img src="https://assets.codepen.io/t-1/ersin-mandaliev-C5DC5bJhpRE-unsplash.jpg" alt="a person in black high-heeled boots sitting on an arcade basketball game. " />
    <figcaption class="fig-alt">Photo by Ersin Mandaliev</figcaption>
  </figure>

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  <figure><img src="https://assets.codepen.io/t-1/nick-jones-g7jhzbd9WFQ-unsplash.jpg" alt="a person in a white t-shirt sitting on a wheel of fortune arcade game. " />
    <figcaption>Photo by Nick Jones</figcaption>
  </figure>

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  <h2>Game Over?</h2>

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    <figcaption class="fig-alt">Photo by Element5 Digital</figcaption>
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@media screen and (min-width: 47em) {
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body {
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h3,
h4,
p {
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img {
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figure {
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}

@media screen and (min-width: 47em) {
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  figure:nth-child(even) {
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figcaption {
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figcaption::before,
figcaption::after {
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figcaption::before {
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.fig-alt::before {
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figcaption::after {
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SITE STYLES
*/

/*HEADER*/

.headline {
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  margin: 0.25em 0.25em 15vw;
  transform: skewy(var(--skew));
  z-index: 1;
}

h2 {
  font-size: var(--txt-h2);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #505056;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  margin: 2em 0 1em;
}

.subhead {
  position: relative;
  transform: skewy(var(--half-skew));
  border-top: 2em solid var(--clr-primary);
  box-shadow: 0 -3em 0 var(--clr-alt-2);
  text-align: center;
  margin: -2em auto 1em;
  padding: 1em;
}

.subhead::before,
.subhead::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
}

.subhead::before {
  top: -8em;
  left: -5em;
  width: 16em;
  height: 10.5em;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--clr-alt-1), #5599ff00);
  z-index: -1;
}

.subhead::after {
  width: 6em;
  height: 2.1em;
  right: 2em;
  top: -5em;
  background: #fff;
  border-top: 3em solid var(--clr-dark);
}

/*ARTICLE META*/

.article-meta,
.author-info {
  display: flex;
  gap: 1em;
  align-items: center;
}

.article-meta {
  flex-direction: column;
  margin-bottom: 2em;
}

.author-info {
  color: var(--clr-dark);
  opacity: 0.8;
}

.article-meta p {
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}

.article-tags {
  display: inline-flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.tag {
  display: block;
  background: var(--clr-alt-1-light);
  border: 0.1em solid currentColor;
  border-radius: 3em;
  padding: 0.5em 1.25em;
  margin: 0.2em;
}

.featured {
  background: var(--clr-dark);
  color: var(--clr-alt-2);
  padding-right: 1em;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 0.1em var(--clr-dark);
}

#author-avatar {
  max-width: 3em;
}

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