A parody news website that reimagines the latest AI news through the lens of Shih-Tzu dogs. Built with Hono, SQLite, and Tailwind CSS.

• Modern, responsive design with gradient accents
• SQLite database for article storage
• Homepage with hero section and featured article
• Article grid with hover animations
• Individual article pages with rich content
• About page with editorial standards
• Newsletter signup section
• Mobile-friendly navigation

• Framework: Hono (lightweight web framework)
• Database: Val Town SQLite
• Styling: Tailwind CSS (via CDN)
• Fonts: Inter (Google Fonts)

• / - Homepage with featured article and article grid
• /article/:slug - Individual article pages
• /about - About page with mission and editorial standards

The site comes pre-seeded with parody articles including:

• "ShihGPT-5 Released: Now Understands 'Who's a Good Boy?' in 47 Languages"
• "Breaking: Shih-Tzu Achieves Artificial General Napping (AGN)"
• "New Study: Shih-Tzus Pass the Treat-ing Test with Flying Colors"
• "Shih-Tzu Passes the Bark Exam, Outperforms 90% of Human Lawyers"
• "Scientists Observe Quantum Zoomies"
• "Shih-Tzu-Led Startup Valued at $50 Billion After Pivoting to Naps"

CREATE TABLE articles (
  id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
  slug TEXT UNIQUE NOT NULL,
  title TEXT NOT NULL,
  excerpt TEXT NOT NULL,
  content TEXT NOT NULL,
  image_url TEXT NOT NULL,
  category TEXT NOT NULL,
  author TEXT NOT NULL,
  published_at TEXT NOT NULL,
  created_at TEXT DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
)

To add new articles, insert into the SQLite database:

await sqlite.execute({
  sql: `INSERT INTO articles (slug, title, excerpt, content, image_url, category, author, published_at)
        VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`,
  args: [
    "article-slug",
    "Article Title",
    "Short excerpt for previews",
    "<p>Full HTML content...</p>",
    "https://placedog.net/800/400?id=7",
    "Category",
    "Author Name",
    new Date().toISOString()
  ]
});

• Colors: Edit the gradient classes and Tailwind colors in the layout
• Images: Replace placedog.net URLs with your own Shih-Tzu images
• Content: Modify the seed articles or add your own
• Branding: Update the site name and footer text

Deploy as an HTTP val on Val Town. The database will automatically initialize on first request.