:root{
  --paper:#f7f5f0;
  --card:#ffffff;
  --ink:#1d1a15;
  --muted:#6f675c;
  --faint:#a39a8c;
  --line:#e6e0d3;
  --accent:#4f46e5;
  --accent-deep:#3730a3;
  --accent-soft:#eeeffd;
  --dark:#151310;
  --dark-2:#1f1c17;
  --radius:14px;
  --measure:44rem;
  --font-display:"Newsreader",Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;
  --font-body:"Inter",-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",sans-serif;
  --font-mono:ui-monospace,"SF Mono",SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%}
body{
  margin:0;
  background:var(--paper);
  color:var(--ink);
  font-family:var(--font-body);
  font-size:1.0625rem;
  line-height:1.75;
  -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;
}
::selection{background:var(--accent);color:#fff}
a{color:var(--accent);text-decoration-thickness:1px;text-underline-offset:3px}
a:hover{color:var(--accent-deep)}

/* ---------- header ---------- */
.site-header{
  position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50;
  background:rgba(247,245,240,.92);
  backdrop-filter:blur(10px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter:blur(10px);
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);
}
.header-inner{
  max-width:72rem;margin:0 auto;padding:.7rem 1.5rem;
  display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:1rem;
}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.65rem;text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink)}
.brand:hover{color:var(--ink)}
.brand-mark{
  width:2rem;height:2rem;border-radius:.55rem;flex:none;
  background:linear-gradient(135deg,var(--accent),#7c3aed);
  color:#fff;font-family:var(--font-display);font-weight:700;font-size:.95rem;
  display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;letter-spacing:.02em;
}
.brand-name{font-family:var(--font-display);font-weight:600;font-size:1.12rem;letter-spacing:-.01em}
.site-nav{display:flex;gap:1.4rem;font-size:.92rem;font-weight:500}
.site-nav a{color:var(--muted);text-decoration:none}
.site-nav a:hover{color:var(--ink)}

/* ---------- layout ---------- */
main{max-width:var(--measure);margin:0 auto;padding:3rem 1.5rem 4rem}
main.wide{max-width:72rem}

/* ---------- hero ---------- */
.hero{
  background:radial-gradient(120% 140% at 15% 0%,#262019 0%,var(--dark) 55%,#0e0c09 100%);
  color:#f4f1ea;
  border-radius:20px;
  padding:3.5rem 3rem;
  margin:0 0 3rem;
  position:relative;overflow:hidden;
}
.hero::after{
  content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;pointer-events:none;opacity:.5;
  background-image:radial-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.14) 1px,transparent 1px);
  background-size:22px 22px;
  mask-image:radial-gradient(70% 90% at 80% 10%,#000 0%,transparent 100%);
  -webkit-mask-image:radial-gradient(70% 90% at 80% 10%,#000 0%,transparent 100%);
}
.hero .eyebrow{
  display:inline-block;font-size:.75rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:#c9bdfc;background:rgba(124,58,237,.22);border:1px solid rgba(124,58,237,.45);
  padding:.3rem .7rem;border-radius:999px;margin-bottom:1.2rem;
}
.hero h1{
  font-family:var(--font-display);font-weight:600;
  font-size:clamp(2.2rem,5vw,3.4rem);line-height:1.08;letter-spacing:-.02em;
  margin:0 0 1rem;max-width:16em;color:#fff;
}
.hero .lede{font-size:1.2rem;line-height:1.65;color:#cfc9bd;max-width:34em;margin:0}
.hero .lede strong{color:#fff;font-weight:600}
.hero-stats{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.6rem;margin-top:1.8rem}
.hero-stats span{
  font-size:.82rem;font-weight:600;color:#e8e2d5;
  border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18);border-radius:999px;padding:.35rem .8rem;
  background:rgba(255,255,255,.05);
}

/* ---------- sections ---------- */
.section-head{display:flex;align-items:baseline;justify-content:space-between;gap:1rem;margin:0 0 1.2rem}
h2.section-title{
  font-family:var(--font-display);font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:-.01em;margin:0;
}
.kicker{font-size:.75rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent);margin:0 0 .4rem}
.more-link{font-size:.9rem;font-weight:600;white-space:nowrap}

/* ---------- cards ---------- */
.cards{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(19rem,1fr));gap:1.1rem;margin:0 0 3rem}
.card{
  background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);
  padding:1.5rem 1.6rem;display:block;text-decoration:none;color:inherit;
  transition:transform .16s ease,box-shadow .16s ease,border-color .16s ease;
  position:relative;
}
.card:hover{transform:translateY(-3px);box-shadow:0 14px 30px -18px rgba(29,26,21,.35);border-color:#d5cdbb;color:inherit}
.card .card-kicker{font-size:.72rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent);margin-bottom:.5rem}
.card h3{font-family:var(--font-display);font-size:1.28rem;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;letter-spacing:-.01em;margin:0 0 .55rem}
.card p{font-size:.95rem;line-height:1.6;color:var(--muted);margin:0 0 .9rem}
.card .date{font-size:.8rem;color:var(--faint);font-weight:500}
.card .arrow{position:absolute;right:1.3rem;bottom:1.3rem;color:var(--faint);font-size:1.1rem;transition:transform .16s ease,color .16s ease}
.card:hover .arrow{transform:translateX(4px);color:var(--accent)}

/* ---------- article typography ---------- */
h1{
  font-family:var(--font-display);font-weight:600;letter-spacing:-.02em;
  font-size:clamp(1.9rem,4vw,2.7rem);line-height:1.12;margin:0 0 .8rem;
}
.post-meta{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;gap:.7rem;margin:0 0 2rem;color:var(--muted);font-size:.9rem}
.post-meta .pill{
  font-size:.75rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;
  background:var(--accent-soft);color:var(--accent-deep);border-radius:999px;padding:.25rem .7rem;
}
h2{font-family:var(--font-display);font-size:1.5rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:-.01em;margin:2.4rem 0 .7rem;line-height:1.25}
h3{font-family:var(--font-display);font-size:1.22rem;font-weight:600;margin:2rem 0 .5rem}
p{margin:0 0 1.2rem}
ul,ol{margin:0 0 1.2rem;padding-left:1.4rem}
li{margin-bottom:.45rem}
li::marker{color:var(--accent)}
blockquote{
  margin:1.8rem 0;padding:1.1rem 1.4rem;border-left:3px solid var(--accent);
  background:var(--card);border-radius:0 var(--radius) var(--radius) 0;
  font-family:var(--font-display);font-size:1.15rem;line-height:1.6;color:#3d382f;
}
blockquote p{margin:0}
hr{border:none;border-top:1px solid var(--line);margin:2.5rem 0}
code{font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:.88em;background:#efece4;padding:.15em .4em;border-radius:6px}
pre{background:var(--dark);color:#e8e2d5;padding:1.2rem 1.4rem;border-radius:var(--radius);overflow-x:auto;font-size:.88rem;line-height:1.6}
pre code{background:none;padding:0;color:inherit}
table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:1.6rem 0;font-size:.95rem;background:var(--card);border-radius:var(--radius);overflow:hidden}
th,td{text-align:left;padding:.7rem .9rem;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
th{font-size:.78rem;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);font-weight:700}
tr:last-child td{border-bottom:none}

/* ---------- two-column feature (homepage) ---------- */
.feature-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:1.1rem;margin:0 0 3rem}
.feature{
  background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:1.6rem;
}
.feature h3{font-family:var(--font-display);font-size:1.15rem;margin:0 0 .5rem}
.feature p{font-size:.95rem;color:var(--muted);margin:0;line-height:1.65}
@media(max-width:640px){.feature-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}}

/* ---------- CTA band ---------- */
.cta-band{
  background:var(--dark);color:#f4f1ea;border-radius:20px;padding:2.6rem 2.4rem;margin:0 0 1rem;
  display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:1.4rem;
}
.cta-band h2{font-family:var(--font-display);font-size:1.5rem;margin:0 0 .4rem;color:#fff;letter-spacing:-.01em}
.cta-band p{margin:0;color:#b9b2a4;font-size:.98rem;max-width:30em}
.btn{
  display:inline-block;background:var(--accent);color:#fff;font-weight:600;font-size:.95rem;
  padding:.75rem 1.4rem;border-radius:999px;text-decoration:none;white-space:nowrap;
  transition:background .15s ease,transform .15s ease;
}
.btn:hover{background:var(--accent-deep);color:#fff;transform:translateY(-1px)}

/* ---------- footer ---------- */
footer{border-top:1px solid var(--line);background:#efece3}
.footer-inner{max-width:72rem;margin:0 auto;padding:2.4rem 1.5rem;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:1.5rem;align-items:flex-start;justify-content:space-between}
.footer-brand{max-width:24rem}
.footer-brand .brand-name{font-size:1.05rem}
.footer-brand p{font-size:.88rem;color:var(--muted);margin:.5rem 0 0;line-height:1.6}
.footer-nav{display:flex;gap:1.4rem;font-size:.9rem;font-weight:500}
.footer-nav a{color:var(--muted);text-decoration:none}
.footer-nav a:hover{color:var(--ink)}
.footer-note{max-width:72rem;margin:0 auto;padding:0 1.5rem 1.8rem;font-size:.8rem;color:var(--faint)}

/* ---------- misc ---------- */
.date{color:var(--muted);font-size:.92rem}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:var(--radius)}
@media(max-width:640px){
  .hero{padding:2.4rem 1.6rem}
  main{padding:2rem 1.2rem 3rem}
  .site-nav{gap:1rem}
  .brand-name{display:none}
}