diff --git a/_pages/blog.md b/_pages/blog.md
index d9cb1755..09fe364e 100644
--- a/_pages/blog.md
+++ b/_pages/blog.md
@@ -142,13 +142,8 @@ pagination:
 {% assign post_url = post.redirect | relative_url %}
 {% endif %}
 
-<a class="news-card" href="{{ post_url }}"{% if post.redirect contains '://' %} target="\_blank" rel="noopener"{% endif %}>
-{% if post.thumbnail %}
-
-<div class="news-card-img">
-<img src="{{ post.thumbnail | relative_url }}" alt="{{ post.title }}">
-</div>
-{% endif %}
+<div class="news-card">
+{% if post.thumbnail %}<div class="news-card-img"><img src="{{ post.thumbnail | relative_url }}" alt="{{ post.title }}"></div>{% endif %}
 <div class="news-card-body">
 {% assign post_categories = post.categories | join: "" %}
 {% if post_categories != "" %}
@@ -166,8 +161,9 @@ pagination:
 <div class="news-card-meta">
 {{ post.date | date: "%b %d, %Y" }} &middot; {{ read_time }} min read
 </div>
+<a class="stretched-link" href="{{ post_url }}"{% if post.redirect contains '://' %} target="_blank" rel="noopener"{% endif %}></a>
+</div>
 </div>
-</a>
 
 {% endfor %}
 
diff --git a/_sass/_base.scss b/_sass/_base.scss
index 826fb3aa..2b8f7b02 100644
--- a/_sass/_base.scss
+++ b/_sass/_base.scss
@@ -901,10 +901,10 @@ footer.sticky-bottom {
 .news-card {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
+  position: relative;
   border: 1px solid var(--global-divider-color);
   border-radius: 8px;
   background: var(--global-card-bg-color);
-  text-decoration: none;
   overflow: hidden;
   transition:
     box-shadow 0.2s ease,