/* The Creative Guardian - editorial newspaper theme (Sentinel palette) */
:root{
  --ink:#13151b;--ink2:#1c1f27;--paper:#f3f2ec;--surface:#fbfaf6;
  --teal:#177467;--gold:#8f6516;--gold2:#d69a2d;
  --text:#17181d;--mut:#5a5e67;--faint:#686b74;--rule:#d7d3c7;--rule-dk:#2a2d36;
  --serif:"Fraunces",Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;
  --sans:"Inter",-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",sans-serif;
  --mono:"JetBrains Mono",ui-monospace,Menlo,monospace;
  --wrap:1300px;
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme:dark){:root{
  --paper:#14161c;--surface:#1a1d25;--text:#ece9e0;--mut:#a4a7b0;--faint:#82868f;--rule:#2a2e38;--teal:#22947f;--gold:#c8901f;
}}
*{margin:0;box-sizing:border-box}
body{background:var(--paper);color:var(--text);font-family:var(--sans);font-size:17px;line-height:1.6;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;overflow-x:hidden}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
.wrap{max-width:var(--wrap);margin:0 auto;padding:0 28px}
.wrap-narrow{max-width:720px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 28px}
h1,h2,h3,h4{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-.015em;line-height:1.03;text-wrap:balance}
.kick{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold)}
.kick.teal{color:var(--teal)}
.skip-link{position:absolute;left:-9999px}.skip-link:focus{left:12px;top:12px;background:var(--gold2);color:#111;padding:8px 14px;border-radius:8px;z-index:100}

/* ---------- MASTHEAD ---------- */
.masthead{background:var(--ink);color:#efe9dc}
.top-strip{border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule-dk)}
.top-strip .wrap{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;height:34px;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.13em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f9199}
.top-strip .tag{color:var(--gold2)}
/* language / translate switcher */
.lang{position:relative}
.lang>summary{list-style:none;cursor:pointer;color:#cfcabb;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:6px}
.lang>summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}
.lang .globe{font-size:13px}.lang .caret{font-size:9px;opacity:.7}
.lang[open]>summary{color:#fff}
.lang-menu{position:absolute;right:0;top:26px;background:var(--ink2);border:1px solid var(--rule-dk);border-radius:9px;padding:6px;min-width:172px;z-index:70;display:grid;gap:1px;box-shadow:0 20px 44px -20px rgba(0,0,0,.75)}
.lang-menu a{color:#d8d3c7;font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:500;font-size:13px;padding:9px 13px;border-radius:6px;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0}
.lang-menu a:hover{background:rgba(255,255,255,.06);color:#fff}
.brandrow{padding:20px 0 16px;text-align:center;position:relative}
.brandrow .brand{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:16px;justify-content:center}
.brandrow .mark{width:52px;height:52px}
.brandrow .name{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:900;font-size:clamp(30px,5vw,50px);color:#f6f1e6;letter-spacing:-.02em;line-height:1}
.brandrow .name em{color:var(--gold2);font-style:italic}
.brandrow .sub{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.34em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f9199;margin-top:8px}
.brandrow .subscribe{position:absolute;right:28px;top:50%;transform:translateY(-50%);background:var(--gold2);color:#17130a;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;padding:11px 20px;border-radius:100px}
.brandrow .subscribe:hover{background:#e7b24a}
.sections{border-top:1px solid var(--rule-dk)}
.sections .wrap{display:flex;gap:24px;height:46px;align-items:center;font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:600;font-size:13.5px;overflow-x:auto;scrollbar-width:none}
.sections .wrap::-webkit-scrollbar{display:none}
.sections a{color:#d8d3c7;padding:4px 0;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;white-space:nowrap}
.sections a:hover{color:#fff;border-color:var(--gold2)}
.sections a.nav-current{color:var(--gold2)}
.nav-toggle{display:none}

/* ---------- LEAD GRID ---------- */
.lead-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.9fr 1fr;gap:0;padding-top:32px}
.lead{padding-right:38px;border-right:1px solid var(--rule)}
.lead .cover{width:100%;aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover;border-radius:4px;margin-bottom:20px}
.lead .kick{display:block;margin-bottom:8px}
.lead h1,.lead .h{font-size:clamp(34px,4.4vw,58px);margin:8px 0 14px;max-width:16ch}
.lead .stand{font-size:19px;line-height:1.45;color:var(--mut);font-family:var(--serif);max-width:46ch}
.byl{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.05em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--faint);margin-top:16px}
.rail{padding-left:34px;display:flex;flex-direction:column}
.rail .item{padding-bottom:20px;margin-bottom:20px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
.rail .item:last-child{border-bottom:none;margin-bottom:0}
.rail .item .h{font-size:24px;margin:7px 0 8px}
.rail .item p{font-size:14px;color:var(--mut);line-height:1.42}
.rail .item .row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 92px;gap:14px;align-items:start}
.rail .item .th{width:92px;height:66px;object-fit:cover;border-radius:3px}
.rail .item .byl{margin-top:9px}
a.item:hover .h,.lead:hover h1,.card:hover .h{color:var(--gold)}

/* ---------- SECTION BANDS ---------- */
.band-rule{border-top:3px solid var(--ink);margin-top:44px;padding-top:14px}
@media (prefers-color-scheme:dark){.band-rule{border-top-color:var(--gold2)}}
.sec-head{display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:14px;margin-bottom:22px}
.sec-head h2{font-size:24px}
.sec-head .more{margin-left:auto;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.09em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--teal)}

/* ---------- CARD GRID ---------- */
.cards{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:0}
.card{padding:0 22px;border-left:1px solid var(--rule)}
.card:first-child{padding-left:0;border-left:none}
.card .cv{width:100%;aspect-ratio:16/10;object-fit:cover;border-radius:3px;margin-bottom:12px}
.card .kick{display:block}
.card .h{font-size:19px;margin:7px 0 8px}
.card p{font-size:13px;color:var(--mut);line-height:1.42}
.card .byl{margin-top:10px}

/* ---------- VERDICT SIGNATURE ---------- */
.verdict{background:var(--ink);color:#efe9dc;border-radius:6px;overflow:hidden;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
.verdict .col{padding:38px 44px}
.verdict .col.gen{border-right:1px solid var(--rule-dk)}
.verdict .stamp{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.15em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:7px 15px;border-radius:100px;display:inline-flex;gap:9px;align-items:center;margin-bottom:16px}
.verdict .stamp .d{width:7px;height:7px;border-radius:50%}
.verdict .gen .stamp{color:#9a948a;border:1px solid #4a4a44}.verdict .gen .stamp .d{background:#9a948a}
.verdict .gn .stamp{color:#5cc79f;border:1px solid #2c6b52;background:rgba(92,199,159,.08)}.verdict .gn .stamp .d{background:#5cc79f}
.verdict h4{font-size:22px;color:#f6f1e6;margin-bottom:8px}
.verdict p{color:#b8b3a8;font-size:15px;line-height:1.5}

/* ---------- NEWSLETTER ---------- */
.nl{margin:48px 0 10px;text-align:center;padding:48px;background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:6px}
.nl .kick{margin-bottom:12px;display:block}
.nl h2{font-size:clamp(26px,4vw,36px);margin-bottom:10px}
.nl p{color:var(--mut);max-width:52ch;margin:0 auto 22px}
.btn{background:var(--gold2);color:#17130a;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.07em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;padding:14px 28px;border-radius:100px;display:inline-block;border:none;cursor:pointer}
.btn:hover{background:#e7b24a}

/* ---------- ARCHIVE (tag/author) + pagination ---------- */
.archive-head{padding:40px 0 8px;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);margin-bottom:8px}
.archive-head .kick{display:block;margin-bottom:10px}
.archive-head h1{font-size:clamp(32px,5vw,52px)}
.archive-head p{color:var(--mut);max-width:56ch;margin:12px auto 0}
.post-feed{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:34px 0;padding:36px 0}
.post-feed .card{border-left:1px solid var(--rule)}
.pagination{display:flex;justify-content:center;gap:22px;align-items:center;padding:16px 0 64px;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--mut)}

/* ---------- SINGLE POST ---------- */
.post-header{padding:clamp(36px,6vw,68px) 24px 0;text-align:center;max-width:820px;margin:0 auto}
.post-header .post-tag{display:inline-block;margin-bottom:16px}
.post-title{font-size:clamp(34px,5.2vw,60px);margin:0 0 18px}
.post-dek{font-size:1.25rem;color:var(--mut);font-family:var(--serif);max-width:44ch;margin:0 auto 20px}
.post-meta{display:flex;gap:16px;justify-content:center;flex-wrap:wrap;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--faint)}
.post-feature-image{margin:38px auto;max-width:1100px;padding:0 24px}
.post-feature-image img{width:100%;border-radius:5px}
.gh-content{max-width:720px;margin:0 auto;padding:16px 28px 44px;font-size:1.16rem}
.gh-content>*{margin:0 0 1.5em}
.gh-content h2{font-size:1.9rem;margin:2em 0 .55em}
.gh-content h3{font-size:1.4rem;margin:1.6em 0 .5em}
.gh-content a{color:var(--gold);text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:2px}
.gh-content strong{color:var(--text)}
.gh-content blockquote{border-left:3px solid var(--gold2);padding-left:22px;font-family:var(--serif);font-style:italic;font-size:1.3rem;color:var(--text)}
.gh-content ul,.gh-content ol{padding-left:1.3em}.gh-content li{margin:.4em 0}
.gh-content hr{border:none;border-top:1px solid var(--rule)}
.gh-content code{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.86em;background:var(--surface);padding:2px 6px;border-radius:6px}
.gh-content pre{background:var(--ink);color:#ece9e0;padding:20px;border-radius:8px;overflow-x:auto}.gh-content pre code{background:none;padding:0}
.gh-content table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:.96rem;display:block;overflow-x:auto}
.gh-content th,.gh-content td{border:1px solid var(--rule);padding:10px 14px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top}
.gh-content thead th{background:var(--surface);font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em}
.kg-width-wide{position:relative;left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%);width:88vw;max-width:1040px}
.kg-width-full{position:relative;left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%);width:100vw;max-width:100vw}.kg-width-full img{border-radius:0;width:100%}
.post-footer{max-width:720px;margin:0 auto;padding:24px 28px 40px;border-top:1px solid var(--rule)}
.author-box{display:flex;gap:16px;align-items:center;margin:26px 0}
.author-box img{width:56px;height:56px;border-radius:50%;object-fit:cover}
.author-box .an{font-weight:600;font-family:var(--sans)}.author-box .ab{color:var(--mut);font-size:.92rem;margin-top:3px}
.post-cta{background:var(--ink);color:#efe9dc;border-radius:6px;padding:34px;text-align:center;margin-top:28px}
.post-cta h3{font-size:1.5rem;margin-bottom:8px;color:#f6f1e6}.post-cta p{color:#b8b3a8;margin-bottom:20px}
.read-next{padding-top:8px}

/* ---------- FOOTER ---------- */
.site-footer{background:var(--ink);color:#b9b6ac;margin-top:56px;padding:44px 0}
.site-footer .wrap{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:18px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.site-footer .fbrand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;color:#f4f1e8;font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:700;font-size:1.1rem}
.site-footer .fbrand em{color:var(--gold2);font-style:italic}
.site-footer .fbrand img{width:34px;height:34px}
.site-footer nav{display:flex;gap:18px}.site-footer nav a{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#b9b6ac}
.site-footer .credit{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.05em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#7d8089}

/* ---------- RESPONSIVE ---------- */
@media (max-width:1000px){
  .cards,.post-feed{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:30px 0}
  .card:nth-child(3){padding-left:0;border-left:none}
}
@media (max-width:760px){
  .brandrow .subscribe{display:none}
  .brandrow .name{font-size:30px}.brandrow .mark{width:40px;height:40px}
  .lead-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;padding-top:24px}
  .lead{padding-right:0;border-right:none;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);padding-bottom:26px}
  .rail{padding-left:0;padding-top:26px}
  .verdict{grid-template-columns:1fr}.verdict .col.gen{border-right:none;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule-dk)}
  .cards,.post-feed{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .card{padding-left:0;border-left:none;border-top:1px solid var(--rule);padding-top:24px}
  .card .cv{aspect-ratio:16/9}
  .nl{padding:34px 22px}
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){*{transition:none!important}}

/* ---------- manual dark/light toggle (overrides prefers-color-scheme) ---------- */
:root[data-theme="dark"]{--paper:#14161c;--surface:#1a1d25;--text:#ece9e0;--mut:#a4a7b0;--faint:#82868f;--rule:#2a2e38;--teal:#22947f;--gold:#c8901f}
:root[data-theme="dark"] .band-rule{border-top-color:var(--gold2)}
:root[data-theme="light"]{--paper:#f3f2ec;--surface:#fbfaf6;--text:#17181d;--mut:#5a5e67;--faint:#686b74;--rule:#d7d3c7;--teal:#177467;--gold:#8f6516}
:root[data-theme="light"] .band-rule{border-top-color:var(--ink)}

/* ---------- header controls (search + theme toggle) ---------- */
.ts-right{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:17px}
.ctl-btn{background:none;border:none;cursor:pointer;color:#cfcabb;padding:0;display:inline-flex;align-items:center}
.ctl-btn:hover{color:#fff}
.ctl-btn svg{width:15px;height:15px;stroke:currentColor;fill:none;stroke-width:1.8}
.theme-toggle .moon{display:none}
:root[data-theme="dark"] .theme-toggle .moon,html:not([data-theme]) .theme-toggle .moon{display:inline}
:root[data-theme="dark"] .theme-toggle .sun,html:not([data-theme]) .theme-toggle .sun{display:none}
:root[data-theme="light"] .theme-toggle .sun{display:inline}
:root[data-theme="light"] .theme-toggle .moon{display:none}
@media (max-width:760px){.ts-right{gap:13px}.top-strip .tag{display:none}}

/* ---------- reading progress ---------- */
.progress{position:fixed;top:0;left:0;height:3px;width:0;background:var(--gold2);z-index:300;transition:width .08s linear}

/* ---------- share ---------- */
.share{display:flex;gap:9px;align-items:center;margin-top:18px;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:center}
.share .lbl{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--faint);margin-right:2px}
.share a{width:37px;height:37px;border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:50%;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;color:var(--mut)}
.share a:hover{border-color:var(--gold2);color:var(--gold);background:var(--surface)}
.share svg{width:16px;height:16px;fill:currentColor}

/* ---------- sticky mini-header (appears on scroll) ---------- */
.mini-bar{position:fixed;top:0;left:0;right:0;z-index:90;background:var(--ink);border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule-dk);transform:translateY(-102%);transition:transform .28s ease}
body.scrolled .mini-bar{transform:translateY(0)}
.mini-bar .wrap{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:22px;height:56px}
.mini-brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;color:#f4f1e8;font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:700;font-size:18px;white-space:nowrap}
.mini-brand em{color:var(--gold2);font-style:italic}
.mini-nav{display:flex;gap:18px;overflow-x:auto;scrollbar-width:none;flex:1}
.mini-nav::-webkit-scrollbar{display:none}
.mini-nav a{color:#d8d3c7;font-weight:600;font-size:13px;white-space:nowrap;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;padding:2px 0}
.mini-nav a:hover,.mini-nav a.nav-current{color:#fff;border-color:var(--gold2)}
.mini-sub{background:var(--gold2);color:#17130a;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.05em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:100px;white-space:nowrap}
.mini-sub:hover{background:#e7b24a}
@media (max-width:760px){.mini-brand span{display:none}.mini-bar .wrap{height:50px;gap:14px}.mini-sub{display:none}}

/* ---------- table of contents (long reads) ---------- */
.toc{background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:8px;padding:20px 24px;margin:0 0 34px}
.toc-t{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);margin-bottom:13px}
.toc ol{margin:0;padding:0;list-style:none;counter-reset:toc}
.toc li{counter-increment:toc;margin:0 0 9px;padding-left:32px;position:relative;line-height:1.35}
.toc li:last-child{margin-bottom:0}
.toc li::before{content:counter(toc,decimal-leading-zero);position:absolute;left:0;top:2px;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;color:var(--faint)}
.toc a{color:var(--text);font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.03rem;border-bottom:1px solid transparent}
.toc a:hover{color:var(--gold);border-color:var(--gold)}