Release v1.2.0: Newspaper-style layout with major UI refinements

This release transforms PING into a sophisticated newspaper-style digital
publication with enhanced readability and professional presentation.

Major Features:
- New FeaturedPostHero component with full-width newspaper design
- Completely redesigned homepage with responsive newspaper grid layout
- Enhanced PostCard component with refined typography and spacing
- Improved mobile-first responsive design (mobile → tablet → desktop → 2XL)
- Archive section with multi-column layout for deeper content discovery

Technical Improvements:
- Enhanced blog post validation and error handling in lib/blog.ts
- Better date handling and normalization for scheduled posts
- Improved Dockerfile with correct content volume mount paths
- Fixed port configuration (3025 throughout stack)
- Updated Tailwind config with refined typography and newspaper aesthetics
- Added getFeaturedPost() function for hero selection

UI/UX Enhancements:
- Professional newspaper-style borders and dividers
- Improved dark mode styling throughout
- Better content hierarchy and visual flow
- Enhanced author bylines and metadata presentation
- Refined color palette with newspaper sophistication

Documentation:
- Added DESIGN_BRIEF_NEWSPAPER_LAYOUT.md detailing design principles
- Added TESTING_RESULTS_25_POSTS.md with test scenarios

This release establishes PING as a premium publication platform for
AI orchestration and contextual intelligence thought leadership.

🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

lib/blog.ts

@@ -8,17 +8,17 @@ const scheduledDirectory = path.join(process.cwd(), 'content/scheduled')
 
 // Helper function to check if a post should be published
 function shouldPublishPost(post: BlogMeta): boolean {
-  // If no publishDate is set, use the date field
-  const publishDate = post.publishDate || post.date
-  if (!publishDate) return true
-  
   // Don't publish draft posts
   if (post.draft === true) return false
-  
-  // Check if publish date has passed
+
+  // Require at least one valid date field
+  const publishDate = post.publishDate || post.date
+  if (!publishDate) return false
+
   const publishDateTime = new Date(publishDate)
+  if (isNaN(publishDateTime.getTime())) return false
+
   const now = new Date()
-  
   return publishDateTime <= now
 }
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ function readMarkdownFiles(directory: string, basePath: string = ''): BlogPost[]
         
         // Use gray-matter to parse the post metadata section
         const matterResult = matter(fileContents)
-        const meta = matterResult.data as BlogMeta
+        const meta = matterResult.data as Partial<BlogMeta>
         
         // Create slug from filename (remove .md extension)
         const slug = item.replace(/\.md$/, '')
@@ -54,14 +54,42 @@ function readMarkdownFiles(directory: string, basePath: string = ''): BlogPost[]
         // Calculate reading time (average 200 words per minute)
         const wordCount = matterResult.content.split(/\s+/).length
         const readingTime = Math.ceil(wordCount / 200)
-        
+
+        // Basic validation and normalization
+        const rawDate = meta.date || meta.publishDate
+        if (!rawDate) {
+          console.warn(`Skipping '${fullPath}' - missing date/publishDate in frontmatter`)
+          return
+        }
+        const dateObj = new Date(rawDate as string)
+        if (isNaN(dateObj.getTime())) {
+          console.warn(`Skipping '${fullPath}' - invalid date value: ${rawDate}`)
+          return
+        }
+
+        if (!meta.title || !meta.description) {
+          console.warn(`Skipping '${fullPath}' - missing required title/description in frontmatter`)
+          return
+        }
+
+        const normalizedDate = meta.date ? (meta.date as string) : dateObj.toISOString().split('T')[0]
+        const normalizedPublishDate = meta.publishDate ? new Date(meta.publishDate as string).toISOString() : undefined
+
         const post: BlogPost = {
           slug,
+          title: meta.title,
+          description: meta.description,
           content: matterResult.content,
+          date: normalizedDate,
+          publishDate: normalizedPublishDate,
+          draft: meta.draft === true,
+          author: meta.author || { name: 'CHORUS Team' },
+          tags: Array.isArray(meta.tags) ? (meta.tags as string[]) : [],
+          featured: meta.featured === true,
+          coverImage: meta.coverImage,
           readingTime,
-          ...meta,
         }
-        
+
         posts.push(post)
       } catch (error) {
         console.error(`Error reading markdown file ${fullPath}:`, error)
@@ -116,9 +144,10 @@ export function getPostData(slug: string): BlogPost | null {
   return post
 }
 
-export function getFeaturedPosts(): BlogPost[] {
+export function getFeaturedPost(): BlogPost | null {
   const allPosts = getSortedPostsData()
-  return allPosts.filter(post => post.featured)
+  // Return the most recent post as the featured post
+  return allPosts.length > 0 ? allPosts[0] : null
 }
 
 export function getPostsByTag(tag: string): BlogPost[] {
@@ -137,4 +166,4 @@ export function getAllTags(): string[] {
   })
   
   return Array.from(tags).sort()
-}
+}