:root {
  color-scheme: light;
  --paper: #f4efe4;
  --ink: #1c1b18;
  /* v2: darkened from the initial #726b5d so meta text clears 4.5:1 both on
     --paper (5.4:1) and on the lighter --soft boxes (4.9:1) -- the initial
     value only cleared 4.2:1 on --soft, below the small-text AA floor. */
  --muted: #676154;
  --body: #26231d;
  --lede: #39352d;
  --line: #ddd5c4;
  --soft: #ece5d6;
  --accent: #8a1c1c;
  --accent-deep: #6e1717;
  --navy: #243a52;
  --gold: #e0a94f;
  --max: 1220px;
  --measure: 760px;
  --sans: "Libre Franklin", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  --serif: "Newsreader", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
}

* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

html,
body {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

body {
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  line-height: 1.6;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

::selection {
  background: var(--accent);
  color: #fff;
}

a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 0.15s ease;
}

a:hover {
  color: var(--accent);
}

a:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--accent);
  outline-offset: 2px;
}

img,
svg {
  max-width: 100%;
}

input,
button {
  font: inherit;
}

.edition-bar {
  background: var(--soft);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.edition-bar-inner {
  align-items: center;
  color: var(--muted);
  display: flex;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  gap: 16px;
  justify-content: space-between;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: var(--max);
  padding: 7px 28px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.edition-bar-inner strong {
  color: var(--ink);
}

.masthead {
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink);
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: var(--max);
  padding: 22px 28px 16px;
  text-align: center;
}

.masthead-rule {
  background: var(--line);
  display: inline-block;
  height: 1px;
  vertical-align: middle;
  width: min(24vw, 270px);
}

.brand,
.footer-brand {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3.25rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 0.94;
  margin: 0 16px;
}

.brand span,
.footer-brand span {
  color: var(--accent);
}

.brand small,
.footer-brand small {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.48em;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

.masthead p {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.32em;
  margin: 10px 0 0;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.section-nav {
  background: var(--paper);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink);
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 2px;
  justify-content: center;
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: var(--max);
  padding: 0 28px;
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 20;
}

.section-nav a {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  padding: 11px 15px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.section-nav a.nav-newsletter {
  color: var(--accent);
}

.site-main {
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: var(--max);
  padding: 0 28px 70px;
}

.kicker,
.section-title,
.meta,
.byline,
.caption,
.result-count {
  font-family: var(--sans);
}

.kicker {
  color: var(--accent);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.13em;
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.section-title {
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink);
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  padding-bottom: 8px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.meta,
.caption,
.result-count {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
}

h1,
h2,
h3 {
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.012em;
  line-height: 1.08;
  margin: 0;
}

.lede {
  color: var(--lede);
  font-size: clamp(1.12rem, 2vw, 1.38rem);
  line-height: 1.5;
  margin: 18px 0 0;
}

.weekly-lead {
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink);
  display: grid;
  gap: 40px;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 7fr) minmax(0, 5fr);
  padding: 34px 0;
}

.weekly-lead h1 {
  font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 5vw, 3.5rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  line-height: 1.04;
  text-wrap: pretty;
}

.lead-badge {
  background: var(--accent);
  border-radius: 2px;
  color: #fff;
  display: inline-block;
  margin-right: 10px;
  padding: 3px 8px;
}

.lead-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 8px;
  margin-top: 22px;
}

.btn-ink,
.btn-soft {
  border-radius: 2px;
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  padding: 12px 20px;
  transition: background 0.15s ease, border-color 0.15s ease, color 0.15s ease;
}

.btn-ink {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--paper);
}

.btn-ink:hover {
  background: var(--accent);
  color: #fff;
}

.btn-soft {
  background: var(--soft);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  font-weight: 600;
  padding: 11px 16px;
}

.btn-soft:hover {
  background: #fff;
  border-color: var(--ink);
  color: var(--ink);
}

.lead-cover .caption {
  margin-top: 8px;
}

.image-well {
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(36, 58, 82, 0.14), rgba(138, 28, 28, 0.10)),
    repeating-linear-gradient(45deg, rgba(28, 27, 24, 0.07) 0 1px, transparent 1px 12px),
    var(--soft);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 3px;
  min-height: 150px;
  transition: transform 0.2s ease;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  display: block;
}

.image-well:hover {
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

/* Cover image sits absolutely so it fills the box regardless of whether the
   height comes from an explicit modifier (.hero-well/.article-well) or just
   min-height (.small-well) -- a plain width/height:100% child can't rely on
   a percentage against a min-height-only parent. Loaded via <img src>
   rather than a CSS background-image so it's governed by the img-src CSP
   directive, not style-src (this site's CSP has no 'unsafe-inline' for
   styles). */
.image-well .cover-img {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
}

.hero-well {
  height: 300px;
  margin: 16px 0;
}

.article-well {
  height: 380px;
  margin: 22px 0 8px;
}

.small-well {
  min-height: 100px;
}

.byline,
.article-byline {
  align-items: center;
  color: var(--muted);
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  gap: 12px;
  margin-top: 16px;
}

.byline a,
.article-byline a {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 700;
}

.more-link {
  color: var(--accent);
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-top: 12px;
}

.weekly-batch-section {
  padding-top: 22px;
}

.batch-title {
  align-items: baseline;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 12px;
  justify-content: space-between;
}

.batch-count {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  text-transform: none;
}

.weekly-batch {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0 28px;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.story-card {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: 22px 22px 24px 0;
}

.story-card:nth-child(3n) {
  border-right: 0;
}

.story-card .image-well {
  display: block;
  height: 150px;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.batch-kicker {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
}

.batch-num {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-weight: 600;
  text-transform: none;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

.story-card h2,
.archive-item h2,
.author-article h2,
.related-grid h2 {
  font-size: 1.38rem;
  line-height: 1.13;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.story-card p,
.archive-item p,
.author-article p {
  color: #4a463c;
  font-size: 0.94rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
  margin: 0;
}

.mid-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 36px;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  margin-top: 40px;
}

.mid-grid-single {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
}

.mid-grid-single .theme-panel {
  max-width: 480px;
}

.theme-panel-item {
  align-items: baseline;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 12px;
  padding: 13px 0;
}

.theme-panel-item span:first-child {
  font-size: 1.12rem;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.theme-count {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.things-box {
  background: var(--ink);
  border-radius: 2px;
  color: #f2ede1;
  margin-top: 28px;
  padding: 22px;
}

.things-box .kicker {
  color: var(--gold);
}

.things-box ol {
  counter-reset: item;
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.things-box li {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14);
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  line-height: 1.4;
  padding: 10px 0 10px 32px;
  position: relative;
}

.things-box li::before {
  color: var(--gold);
  content: counter(item);
  counter-increment: item;
  font-weight: 700;
  left: 0;
  position: absolute;
  top: 10px;
}

.newsletter-promo {
  background: var(--navy);
  border-radius: 2px;
  color: #f2ede1;
  margin-top: 34px;
  padding: 34px;
  text-align: center;
}

.newsletter-content {
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 680px;
}

.newsletter-promo .kicker {
  color: var(--gold);
}

.newsletter-promo h2 {
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 2.2rem;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.newsletter-promo p {
  color: #e5e0d5;
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  margin: 0 0 22px;
}

.newsletter-cta {
  background: var(--accent);
  border-radius: 2px;
  color: #fff;
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
  padding: 14px 28px;
  transition: background 0.15s ease, transform 0.1s ease;
}

.newsletter-cta:hover {
  background: var(--accent-deep);
  color: #fff;
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.mini-tags span,
.tag-row a {
  background: var(--soft);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 999px;
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  margin: 0 7px 8px 0;
  padding: 5px 11px;
}

.page-heading {
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink);
  padding: 30px 0 22px;
}

.page-heading h1,
.theme-page h1,
.author-hero h1 {
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.4rem);
  font-weight: 700;
}

.archive-heading p:not(.kicker),
.theme-page > .lede {
  color: var(--lede);
  font-size: 1.12rem;
  max-width: var(--measure);
}

.search-box {
  display: flex;
  gap: 10px;
  margin-top: 18px;
  max-width: 680px;
}

input[type="search"] {
  background: #fff;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--ink);
  border-radius: 2px;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.96rem;
  min-height: 48px;
  outline: none;
  padding: 0 16px;
  width: 100%;
}

button {
  background: var(--accent);
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 2px;
  color: #fff;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  min-height: 48px;
  padding: 0 18px;
  transition: background 0.15s ease, transform 0.1s ease;
}

button:hover {
  background: var(--accent-deep);
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

button:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--accent);
  outline-offset: 2px;
}

.archive-layout {
  display: grid;
  gap: 38px;
  grid-template-columns: 250px 1fr;
  margin-top: 26px;
}

.archive-facets {
  align-self: start;
}

.facet-group {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: 16px 0;
}

.facet-group h2 {
  align-items: baseline;
  color: var(--muted);
  display: flex;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  gap: 8px;
  justify-content: space-between;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.facet-group h2 code {
  color: #a39b8b;
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  text-transform: none;
}

.facets-title {
  align-items: center;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
}

.facets-clear {
  color: var(--accent);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  text-transform: none;
}

.facet-chips {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 6px;
}

.facet-chip {
  background: var(--soft);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 999px;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  padding: 6px 12px;
  transition: background 0.15s ease, border-color 0.15s ease, color 0.15s ease;
}

.facet-chip:hover {
  border-color: var(--navy);
  color: var(--navy);
}

.facet-chip.is-active {
  background: var(--navy);
  border-color: var(--navy);
  color: #fff;
}

.archive-item {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: grid;
  gap: 22px;
  grid-template-columns: 150px 1fr;
  padding: 22px 0;
}

.archive-item .small-well {
  min-height: 100px;
}

.mini-tags {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 6px;
  margin-top: 9px;
}

.article-page {
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: var(--measure);
  padding: 8px 0 0;
}

.article-header {
  padding-top: 20px;
}

.back-link {
  color: var(--muted);
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  margin: 0 0 16px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.article-page h1 {
  font-size: clamp(2.05rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  font-weight: 700;
}

.article-byline {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  justify-content: flex-start;
  margin: 22px 0;
  padding: 16px 0;
}

.author-mark,
.portrait-well {
  align-items: center;
  background: var(--navy);
  color: #fff;
  display: flex;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-weight: 700;
  justify-content: center;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
}

.author-mark {
  border-radius: 50%;
  height: 42px;
  width: 42px;
}

.author-mark img,
.portrait-img {
  height: 100%;
  left: 0;
  object-fit: cover;
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  width: 100%;
}

.article-summary {
  margin-bottom: 30px;
}

.article-share {
  align-items: center;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 12px;
  margin: 22px 0;
  padding: 16px 0;
}

.share-label {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.share-btn {
  align-items: center;
  background: var(--soft);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 3px;
  color: var(--ink);
  cursor: pointer;
  display: inline-flex;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  gap: 6px;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  min-height: auto;
  padding: 8px 14px;
  text-transform: none;
  transition: background 0.15s ease, border-color 0.15s ease;
}

.share-btn:hover {
  background: #fff;
  border-color: var(--ink);
}

.share-btn.linkedin:hover {
  background: #0077b5;
  border-color: #0077b5;
  color: #fff;
}

.share-btn.facebook:hover {
  background: #1877f2;
  border-color: #1877f2;
  color: #fff;
}

.share-btn.twitter:hover {
  background: #000;
  border-color: #000;
  color: #fff;
}

.share-btn.email:hover {
  background: var(--navy);
  border-color: var(--navy);
  color: #fff;
}

.share-btn svg {
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.article-body {
  color: var(--body);
  font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 1.6vw, 1.2rem);
  line-height: 1.62;
}

.article-body h2 {
  font-size: 1.72rem;
  margin: 34px 0 14px;
}

.article-body p {
  margin: 0 0 1.15em;
}

.article-body blockquote {
  border-left: 4px solid var(--accent);
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  font-style: italic;
  line-height: 1.32;
  margin: 30px 0;
  padding: 6px 0 6px 26px;
}

.fact-box {
  background: var(--soft);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-left: 4px solid var(--navy);
  border-radius: 2px;
  margin: 30px 0;
  padding: 22px 24px;
}

.fact-box .kicker {
  color: var(--navy);
}

.tag-row {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 8px;
  margin: 28px 0;
}

.author-box {
  align-items: flex-start;
  background: var(--soft);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 2px;
  display: flex;
  gap: 18px;
  margin: 34px 0;
  padding: 24px;
}

.author-box h2 {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  margin-bottom: 4px;
}

.author-box p {
  color: #4a463c;
  font-size: 0.94rem;
  margin: 0 0 10px;
}

.author-box a {
  color: var(--accent);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.related-block {
  border-top: 2px solid var(--ink);
  margin-top: 40px;
  padding-top: 20px;
}

.related-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 26px;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.related-grid .small-well {
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.author-hero {
  align-items: center;
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink);
  display: grid;
  gap: 34px;
  grid-template-columns: 180px 1fr;
  padding: 38px 0 34px;
}

.portrait-well {
  border-radius: 3px;
  font-size: 2rem;
  height: 180px;
  width: 180px;
}

.author-hero p:not(.kicker) {
  color: var(--lede);
  font-size: 1.12rem;
  max-width: 650px;
}

.author-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px;
  margin-top: 16px;
}

.author-actions a,
.author-actions span {
  border-radius: 2px;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  padding: 10px 16px;
}

.author-actions a {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--paper);
  font-weight: 700;
}

.author-actions span {
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--muted);
}

.author-stats {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
}

.author-stats div {
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: 24px 0;
  text-align: center;
}

.author-stats div:last-child {
  border-right: 0;
}

.author-stats strong {
  color: var(--accent);
  display: block;
  font-size: 2.2rem;
  line-height: 1;
}

.author-stats span {
  color: var(--muted);
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  margin-top: 6px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.author-layout,
.theme-layout {
  display: grid;
  gap: 40px;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 300px;
  margin-top: 34px;
}

.author-article {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: 18px 0;
}

.policy-stack {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 22px;
}

.policy-stack > div {
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 2px;
  padding: 22px;
}

.policy-stack > div:first-child {
  background: var(--soft);
}

.policy-stack p {
  color: #3a362e;
  font-size: 0.94rem;
  margin: 0;
}

.theme-page {
  padding: 32px 0 0;
}

.theme-layout {
  align-items: start;
}

.theme-index {
  display: grid;
  gap: 22px;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(260px, 1fr));
  margin-top: 30px;
}

.theme-index-item {
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 2px;
  display: block;
  padding: 24px;
}

.theme-index-item:hover {
  border-color: var(--navy);
}

.theme-index-item h2 {
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.theme-index-item p {
  color: #4a463c;
  font-size: 0.94rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
  margin: 0 0 12px;
}

.theme-index-item .theme-count {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.empty-front {
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink);
  padding: 42px 0;
}

.empty-front h1 {
  font-size: clamp(2.3rem, 6vw, 5rem);
  font-weight: 700;
}

.empty-note {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-family: var(--sans);
}

.empty-state {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: 56px 24px;
  text-align: center;
}

.empty-state h2 {
  font-size: 1.9rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  margin: 10px 0;
}

.empty-state p:not(.kicker) {
  color: var(--body);
  margin: 0 auto 20px;
  max-width: 440px;
}

.empty-state-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 8px;
  justify-content: center;
}

.not-found {
  padding: 70px 0 40px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: var(--measure);
  text-align: center;
}

.not-found h1 {
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 5rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1;
}

.not-found > p {
  color: var(--lede);
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  margin: 18px auto 0;
  max-width: 520px;
}

.not-found .search-box {
  margin: 26px auto 0;
  max-width: 560px;
}

.not-found .more-link {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 22px;
}

.site-footer {
  background: var(--soft);
  border-top: 3px double var(--ink);
}

.footer-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 30px;
  grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: var(--max);
  padding: 40px 28px 28px;
}

.footer-brand {
  font-size: 1.65rem;
  margin: 0;
}

.site-footer p {
  color: #4a463c;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  margin: 12px 0 0;
}

.site-footer h2 {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  margin: 0 0 12px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.site-footer a:not(.footer-brand) {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.footer-bottom {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--muted);
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  gap: 10px;
  justify-content: space-between;
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: var(--max);
  padding: 16px 28px 28px;
}

.search-results .search-result,
.search-results article {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: 18px 0;
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .weekly-lead,
  .mid-grid,
  .archive-layout,
  .author-layout,
  .theme-layout {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .weekly-batch {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .story-card:nth-child(3n) {
    border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
  }

  .story-card:nth-child(2n) {
    border-right: 0;
  }

  .footer-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .edition-bar-inner {
    align-items: flex-start;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 4px;
  }

  .masthead {
    padding: 18px 18px 14px;
  }

  .masthead-rule {
    display: none;
  }

  .masthead p {
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  }

  .section-nav {
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: center;
    overflow-x: visible;
    padding: 0 12px;
  }

  .section-nav a {
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    padding: 10px 8px;
  }

  .site-main {
    padding: 0 18px 54px;
  }

  .hero-well,
  .article-well {
    height: 220px;
  }

  .weekly-lead {
    padding-top: 22px;
  }

  .weekly-lead .lead-cover {
    order: -1;
  }

  .weekly-batch,
  .archive-item,
  .related-grid,
  .author-hero,
  .author-stats {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .story-card,
  .story-card:nth-child(2n),
  .story-card:nth-child(3n) {
    border-right: 0;
    padding-right: 0;
  }

  .search-box {
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  button {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .author-box {
    display: block;
  }

  .author-box .author-mark {
    margin-bottom: 14px;
  }

  .author-stats div {
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-right: 0;
  }

  .footer-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  /* Touch targets: filter/tag chips get extra vertical padding so the
     clickable area reaches >= 44px on mobile, matching the button
     min-height already used elsewhere on this breakpoint. 12px (not 10px)
     because the chip's own font-size/line-height only leaves ~42px at
     10px -- verified against a rendered chip's getBoundingClientRect(). */
  .mini-tags span,
  .tag-row a,
  .facet-chip {
    padding-top: 12px;
    padding-bottom: 12px;
  }
}
