diff --git a/src/app/home-page/page.tsx b/src/app/home-page/page.tsx
index 0cdb278..5c7b9ba 100644
--- a/src/app/home-page/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/home-page/page.tsx
@@ -167,12 +167,13 @@ export default function HomePage() {
         </Suspense>
       </ScrollRevealSection>
 
-      {/* Spotlight carousel — dark navy band */}
+      {/* Spotlight carousel — temporarily hidden (old stories)
       <ScrollRevealSection className="section-enter section-enter-4" delay={1}>
         <Suspense fallback={<CarouselSkeleton />}>
           <SpotlightCarousel />
         </Suspense>
       </ScrollRevealSection>
+      */}
 
       {/* AI Suggested Articles */}
       <ScrollRevealSection className="section-enter section-enter-5" delay={1}>