/* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   THE CIGAR LATEST — Editorial Stylesheet
   A cigar-lounge magazine. Dark masthead and colophon, warm parchment reading.
   Display: Cormorant Garamond.  Body & UI: Lora.
   Mobile-first responsive; tested against Google/Bing mobile-usability rules.
   ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */

:root {
    /* ── Palette ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
    --ink:        #15100d;   /* deep brown-black — masthead, colophon, panels */
    --ink-2:      #1d1610;   /* raised dark surface */
    --ink-3:      #2a2018;   /* dark hairline / border */

    --paper:      #f6eeda;   /* warm parchment — the reading sheet */
    --paper-2:    #efe4c6;   /* deeper cream — callouts, panels */
    --paper-3:    #e6d9b6;   /* edges on parchment */
    --cream:      #f4ebd9;   /* type on dark */

    --text:       #241c12;   /* body text on parchment */
    --text-soft:  #3b2f20;
    --muted:      #6e5d44;   /* captions, secondary text */
    --faint:      #9a8763;   /* tertiary; secondary text on dark */

    --brass:      #c8a463;   /* accent metal */
    --brass-deep: #9c7322;   /* darker brass — rules on light paper */
    --brass-lit:  #dcbd83;   /* brightened brass — hover on dark */

    --oxblood:    #7a1c20;   /* editorial red — links, drop cap, verdict */
    --oxblood-lit:#9c2a2c;

    --rule:       rgba(120, 90, 50, 0.26);   /* hairline on parchment */
    --rule-dark:  rgba(200, 164, 99, 0.20);  /* hairline on dark */

    /* ── Type ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
    --display: 'Cormorant Garamond', Cormorant, 'Hoefler Text', Georgia, serif;
    --body:    'Lora', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;

    /* ── Spacing scale ────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
    --s-1: .25rem;  --s-2: .5rem;   --s-3: .75rem;  --s-4: 1rem;
    --s-5: 1.25rem; --s-6: 1.5rem;  --s-7: 1.75rem; --s-8: 2rem;
    --s-10: 2.5rem; --s-12: 3rem;   --s-16: 4rem;   --s-20: 5rem;
    --s-24: 6rem;

    --measure:   65ch;     /* article reading column */
    --page-max:  1140px;   /* outer container */
    --hairline:  1px solid var(--rule);
}

/* ── Reset ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }

html {
    font-size: 100%;
    -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
    text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
    scroll-behavior: smooth;
    scroll-padding-top: 4rem;
    background: var(--ink);
}

body {
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: 1.0625rem;          /* 17px */
    line-height: 1.72;
    color: var(--text);
    background: var(--paper);
    background-image:
        radial-gradient(120% 60% at 50% -10%, rgba(200,164,99,.10), transparent 60%);
    min-height: 100vh;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    overflow-x: hidden;
}

img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; }

a {
    color: var(--oxblood);
    text-decoration: underline;
    text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
    text-underline-offset: 2.5px;
    text-decoration-color: rgba(122, 28, 32, .38);
    transition: color .15s ease, text-decoration-color .15s ease;
}
a:hover { color: var(--oxblood-lit); text-decoration-color: var(--oxblood-lit); }

::selection { background: rgba(200, 164, 99, .35); color: var(--ink); }

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    *, *::before, *::after {
        animation-duration: .01ms !important;
        transition-duration: .01ms !important;
        scroll-behavior: auto !important;
    }
}

/* Skip link — keyboard accessibility */
.skip-link {
    position: absolute;
    top: -120px; left: var(--s-4);
    background: var(--brass);
    color: var(--ink);
    padding: .65rem 1.1rem;
    z-index: 9999;
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: .82rem;
    text-decoration: none;
    border-radius: 0 0 4px 4px;
}
.skip-link:focus { top: 0; }

a:focus-visible, button:focus-visible {
    outline: 2px solid var(--brass-deep);
    outline-offset: 3px;
    border-radius: 2px;
}

/* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   READING PROGRESS  +  MARGIN GAUGE
   ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
.reading-progress {
    position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0;
    width: 100%; height: 3px;
    background: transparent;
    z-index: 1100; pointer-events: none;
}
.reading-progress-fill {
    height: 100%; width: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--brass-deep), var(--brass));
    transition: width 80ms linear;
}

.reading-rail { display: none; }
@media (min-width: 1100px) {
    .reading-rail {
        display: block; position: fixed;
        left: max(var(--s-6), calc((100vw - var(--page-max)) / 2 - 4.5rem));
        top: 50%; transform: translateY(-50%);
        width: 82px; z-index: 10;
        font-family: var(--body);
        opacity: 0; transition: opacity .3s ease; pointer-events: none;
    }
    .reading-rail.visible { opacity: 1; }
    .reading-rail-label {
        font-size: .58rem; font-weight: 600;
        letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase;
        color: var(--faint); text-align: center; margin-bottom: var(--s-3);
    }
    .reading-rail-track {
        height: 116px; width: 2px;
        background: var(--paper-3);
        margin: 0 auto var(--s-2); position: relative;
    }
    .reading-rail-fill {
        position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0;
        width: 100%; height: 0%;
        background: var(--brass-deep);
        transition: height .1s linear;
    }
    .reading-rail-mins {
        text-align: center; font-weight: 600;
        font-size: .78rem; color: var(--muted);
        font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
    }
    .reading-rail-mins span {
        display: block; font-weight: 500; font-size: .56rem;
        letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase;
        color: var(--faint); margin-top: 2px;
    }
}

/* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   MASTHEAD — dark, printed-magazine header
   ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
.masthead {
    background: var(--ink);
    background-image:
        radial-gradient(80% 140% at 50% -40%, rgba(200,164,99,.16), transparent 70%);
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--brass-deep);
}
.masthead-inner {
    max-width: var(--page-max);
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: var(--s-6) var(--s-6) var(--s-5);
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr;
    align-items: center;
    gap: var(--s-5);
}
.masthead-meta {
    display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 2px;
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: .64rem; font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--faint);
}
.wordmark {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 600; font-style: italic;
    font-size: clamp(2rem, 5.4vw, 3.1rem);
    line-height: 1;
    letter-spacing: .005em;
    color: var(--cream);
    text-decoration: none;
    text-align: center;
    display: block;
}
.wordmark:hover { color: var(--brass-lit); text-decoration: none; }
.wordmark-tagline {
    display: block;
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;
    font-size: .64rem;
    letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--brass);
    margin-top: .55rem;
}
.masthead-aside { text-align: right; }
.masthead-aside a {
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: .68rem; font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--faint);
    text-decoration: none;
    padding: .5rem 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-dark);
    transition: color .15s, border-color .15s;
}
.masthead-aside a:hover { color: var(--brass); border-color: var(--brass); }

/* Section nav — runs as a dark band beneath the masthead */
.section-nav {
    background: var(--ink-2);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-dark);
}
.section-nav-inner {
    max-width: var(--page-max);
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 var(--s-5);
    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
    gap: clamp(var(--s-4), 4vw, var(--s-8));
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .15em; text-transform: uppercase;
}
.section-nav a {
    color: var(--brass);
    text-decoration: none;
    padding: .95rem .25rem;            /* generous vertical tap target */
    border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
    margin-bottom: -1px;
    transition: color .15s, border-color .15s;
}
.section-nav a:hover { color: var(--cream); }
.section-nav a.active {
    color: var(--cream);
    border-bottom-color: var(--brass);
}

/* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   ARTICLE PAGE
   ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
.article-wrap {
    max-width: var(--page-max);
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: var(--s-12) var(--s-6) var(--s-16);
    flex: 1 0 auto;
    width: 100%;
}

.breadcrumb {
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--muted);
    margin-bottom: var(--s-8);
    display: flex; align-items: center; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .35rem;
}
.breadcrumb a { color: var(--muted); text-decoration: none; }
.breadcrumb a:hover { color: var(--oxblood); }
.breadcrumb-sep { color: var(--brass-deep); }
.breadcrumb-current {
    color: var(--faint);
    overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;
    max-width: 60vw;
}

/* Headline block — centred classic magazine treatment */
.article-head {
    max-width: 50rem;
    margin: 0 auto var(--s-10);
    text-align: center;
}

/* Kicker — a brass ornament flanked by hairline rules */
.kicker {
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: .74rem; font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--oxblood);
    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
    gap: var(--s-4);
    margin-bottom: var(--s-5);
}
.kicker::before, .kicker::after {
    content: ""; height: 1px; width: clamp(28px, 14vw, 64px);
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--brass-deep));
}
.kicker::after { transform: scaleX(-1); }

.article-head h1 {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 5.6vw, 3.7rem);
    line-height: 1.08;
    letter-spacing: -.005em;
    color: var(--ink);
    text-wrap: balance;
}
.dek {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 500; font-style: italic;
    font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2.4vw, 1.55rem);
    line-height: 1.42;
    color: var(--muted);
    max-width: 38em;
    margin: var(--s-5) auto 0;
    text-wrap: balance;
}

/* Byline strip */
.article-byline {
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: .8rem;
    color: var(--muted);
    border-top: var(--hairline);
    border-bottom: var(--hairline);
    padding: var(--s-4) 0;
    margin: var(--s-7) auto 0;
    max-width: 40rem;
    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
    flex-wrap: wrap; gap: var(--s-2) var(--s-3);
}
.by-author { font-weight: 600; color: var(--text); }
.by-author a {
    color: var(--text); text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--brass);
}
.by-author a:hover { color: var(--oxblood); border-color: var(--oxblood); }
.by-role { font-style: italic; color: var(--faint); }
.by-sep { color: var(--brass-deep); }
.article-byline time { font-variant-numeric: oldstyle-nums; }

/* Text-size controls — desktop nicety */
.font-controls { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .3rem; }
.font-btn {
    background: transparent;
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    border-radius: 3px;
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--muted);
    min-width: 28px; padding: 3px 7px;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: background .15s, color .15s, border-color .15s;
}
.font-btn:hover { background: var(--paper-2); color: var(--oxblood); border-color: var(--brass-deep); }
.font-btn:disabled { opacity: .35; cursor: default; pointer-events: none; }
.font-pct {
    font-size: .66rem; color: var(--faint);
    min-width: 2.6em; text-align: center; font-weight: 600;
    font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}

/* Hero image */
.hero-image { margin: var(--s-10) 0 var(--s-12); }
.hero-image img {
    width: 100%;
    aspect-ratio: 1200 / 630;
    object-fit: cover;
    background: var(--ink-2);
    border: 1px solid var(--paper-3);
    border-radius: 2px;
}
.hero-image figcaption {
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: .78rem; font-style: italic;
    color: var(--faint);
    margin-top: var(--s-2);
    text-align: center;
}

/* ── Body ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.article-layout {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr min(var(--measure), 100%) 1fr;
}
.article-layout > * { grid-column: 2; }

.article-body {
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: calc(1.135rem * var(--article-scale, 1));
    line-height: 1.75;
    color: var(--text-soft);
}
.article-body > p { margin-bottom: var(--s-6); text-wrap: pretty; }

/* Drop cap on the opening paragraph */
.article-body > p:first-of-type::first-letter {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 600;
    float: left;
    font-size: 4.6em;
    line-height: .78;
    margin: .06em .1em -.04em 0;
    color: var(--oxblood);
}
.article-body > p:first-of-type {
    font-size: calc(1.2rem * var(--article-scale, 1));
    color: var(--text);
}

.article-body h2 {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: calc(1.92rem * var(--article-scale, 1));
    line-height: 1.16;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin: var(--s-12) 0 var(--s-4);
    text-wrap: balance;
}
.article-body h2::before {
    content: ""; display: block;
    width: 42px; height: 2px;
    background: var(--brass-deep);
    margin-bottom: var(--s-4);
}
.article-body h3 {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: calc(1.42rem * var(--article-scale, 1));
    line-height: 1.28;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin: var(--s-8) 0 var(--s-3);
}
.article-body h4 {
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: calc(.92rem * var(--article-scale, 1));
    letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--brass-deep);
    margin: var(--s-6) 0 var(--s-3);
}

.article-body strong {
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--ink);
}
.article-body em { font-style: italic; }
.article-body a {
    color: var(--oxblood);
    text-decoration: underline;
    text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
    text-decoration-color: rgba(122, 28, 32, .4);
    text-underline-offset: 3px;
}
.article-body a:hover { color: var(--oxblood-lit); text-decoration-color: var(--oxblood-lit); }

.article-body ul, .article-body ol {
    margin: 0 0 var(--s-6); padding-left: 1.5em;
}
.article-body li { margin-bottom: var(--s-2); padding-left: .3em; }
.article-body ul > li::marker { content: "\2014  "; color: var(--brass-deep); }
.article-body ol > li::marker { color: var(--brass-deep); font-weight: 700; }

.article-body blockquote {
    margin: var(--s-8) 0;
    padding: var(--s-2) 0 var(--s-2) var(--s-6);
    border-left: 3px solid var(--brass-deep);
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: calc(1.5rem * var(--article-scale, 1));
    line-height: 1.4;
    color: var(--text);
}
.article-body blockquote p { margin-bottom: var(--s-2); }
.article-body blockquote cite,
.article-body blockquote footer {
    display: block;
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-style: normal;
    font-size: .8rem; font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--muted);
    margin-top: var(--s-2);
}
.article-body blockquote cite::before,
.article-body blockquote footer::before { content: "\2014 "; color: var(--brass-deep); }

.article-body code, .article-body kbd {
    font-family: ui-monospace, 'SF Mono', Menlo, Consolas, monospace;
    font-size: .86em;
    background: var(--paper-2);
    border: 1px solid var(--paper-3);
    border-radius: 2px;
    padding: .08em .35em;
}

.article-body figure { margin: var(--s-8) 0; }
.article-body figure img { border: 1px solid var(--paper-3); border-radius: 2px; }
.article-body figcaption {
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: .78rem; font-style: italic;
    color: var(--faint);
    margin-top: var(--s-2);
    text-align: center;
}

.article-body hr {
    border: none;
    text-align: center;
    margin: var(--s-10) 0;
}
.article-body hr::before {
    content: "\25C6";
    color: var(--brass-deep);
    font-size: .9rem;
}

.article-body table {
    width: 100%;
    border-collapse: collapse;
    margin: var(--s-8) 0;
    font-size: .96rem;
    border-top: 2px solid var(--ink);
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink);
}
.article-body thead th {
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: .76rem; letter-spacing: .07em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--text);
    text-align: left;
    padding: var(--s-3);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink);
    background: var(--paper-2);
}
.article-body tbody td {
    padding: var(--s-3);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
    vertical-align: top;
    color: var(--text-soft);
}
.article-body tbody tr:last-child td { border-bottom: none; }

/* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   REVIEW & EDITORIAL COMPONENTS — writers emit these inside the body
   ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */

/* Product figure — a cigar shot, centred and contained */
.product-fig { margin: var(--s-8) auto var(--s-2); max-width: 440px; }
.product-fig img {
    width: 100%;
    border: 1px solid var(--paper-3);
    border-radius: 2px;
    background: #fff;
}
.product-fig figcaption {
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: .78rem; font-style: italic;
    color: var(--faint);
    margin-top: var(--s-2); text-align: center;
}

/* Spec panel — the at-a-glance facts for a review */
.spec {
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    background: rgba(120, 90, 50, .05);
    border-radius: 3px;
    padding: var(--s-1) var(--s-5);
    margin: var(--s-7) 0;
}
.spec dl { display: grid; grid-template-columns: auto 1fr; }
.spec dt {
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: .7rem; font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .09em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--brass-deep);
    padding: var(--s-3) var(--s-4) var(--s-3) 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
    align-self: center;
}
.spec dd {
    font-size: .92rem;
    color: var(--text);
    text-align: right;
    padding: var(--s-3) 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
    align-self: center;
}
.spec dl > dt:last-of-type, .spec dl > dd:last-of-type { border-bottom: none; }

/* Rating band */
.rating {
    display: flex; align-items: center; gap: var(--s-5);
    margin: var(--s-7) 0;
    padding: var(--s-5) var(--s-6);
    background: var(--ink);
    color: var(--cream);
    border-radius: 3px;
}
.rating .num {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 3.6rem; line-height: .9;
    color: var(--brass);
    flex-shrink: 0;
}
.rating .num small { font-size: 1.25rem; opacity: .55; }
.rating .note { font-family: var(--body); font-size: .86rem; line-height: 1.55; }
.rating .note b { color: var(--brass); font-weight: 600; }

/* Verdict */
.verdict {
    border-top: 2px solid var(--oxblood);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
    padding: var(--s-5) 0;
    margin: var(--s-8) 0;
    text-align: center;
}
.verdict .v {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 700; font-style: italic;
    font-size: 2.1rem;
    color: var(--oxblood);
}
.verdict p {
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-style: italic; font-size: .95rem;
    color: var(--muted);
    margin: var(--s-2) auto 0;
    max-width: 34em;
}

/* Affiliation disclosure */
.disclosure {
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: .9rem; line-height: 1.6;
    color: var(--muted);
    background: rgba(120, 90, 50, .06);
    border-left: 2px solid var(--brass-deep);
    padding: var(--s-4) var(--s-5);
    margin: var(--s-8) 0;
}

/* Sources & Notes */
.sources { margin: var(--s-10) 0 var(--s-2); }
.sources h2 {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 1.6rem;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin-bottom: var(--s-3);
}
.sources h2::before {
    content: ""; display: block;
    width: 42px; height: 2px;
    background: var(--brass-deep);
    margin-bottom: var(--s-3);
}
.sources ol { margin: var(--s-3) 0 0 1.3em; }
.sources li {
    font-size: .92rem; line-height: 1.6;
    color: var(--muted);
    margin-bottom: var(--s-2);
}
.sources li cite { font-style: italic; color: var(--text); }

/* Pull-quote */
.pullquote {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 600; font-style: italic;
    font-size: calc(1.85rem * var(--article-scale, 1));
    line-height: 1.26;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin: var(--s-10) 0;
    padding: var(--s-6) 0;
    border-top: 2px solid var(--ink);
    border-bottom: var(--hairline);
    text-wrap: balance;
}
.pullquote-source {
    display: block;
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-style: normal;
    font-size: .76rem; font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--muted);
    margin-top: var(--s-3);
}
.pullquote-source::before { content: "\2014 "; color: var(--brass-deep); }

/* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   AUTHOR BLOCK · EDITORIAL NOTE · TAGS
   ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
.author-block {
    max-width: var(--measure);
    margin: var(--s-16) auto var(--s-6);
    padding-top: var(--s-7);
    border-top: 2px solid var(--ink);
}
.author-block-label {
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: .68rem; font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--brass-deep);
    margin-bottom: var(--s-2);
}
.author-block-name {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 1.7rem;
    line-height: 1.15;
    color: var(--ink);
}
.author-block-name a {
    color: inherit; text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--brass);
}
.author-block-name a:hover { color: var(--oxblood); border-color: var(--oxblood); }
.author-block-role {
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: .92rem;
    color: var(--faint);
    margin-top: var(--s-1);
}
.author-block-bio {
    font-size: 1rem;
    line-height: 1.66;
    color: var(--text-soft);
    margin-top: var(--s-3);
}

.editorial-note {
    max-width: var(--measure);
    margin: var(--s-6) auto 0;
    padding-top: var(--s-4);
    border-top: var(--hairline);
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: .8rem; font-style: italic;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: var(--faint);
}
.editorial-note a { color: var(--muted); }

.post-tags {
    max-width: var(--measure);
    margin: var(--s-7) auto 0;
    padding-top: var(--s-5);
    border-top: var(--hairline);
    display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center;
    gap: var(--s-2);
}
.post-tags-label {
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: .68rem; font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--brass-deep);
    margin-right: var(--s-1);
}
.tag-chip {
    display: inline-block;
    padding: .4rem .8rem;
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: .78rem; font-weight: 500;
    color: var(--text-soft);
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    border-radius: 999px;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: background .15s, border-color .15s, color .15s;
}
.tag-chip:hover { background: var(--paper-2); border-color: var(--brass-deep); color: var(--oxblood); }

/* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   RELATED POSTS  (markup emitted by generate.py)
   ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
.related {
    max-width: var(--page-max);
    margin: var(--s-20) auto 0;
    padding: var(--s-12) var(--s-6) 0;
}
.related:empty { display: none; }
.related-posts-title {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.1rem);
    color: var(--ink);
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: var(--s-8);
}
.related-posts-title::after {
    content: ""; display: block;
    width: 48px; height: 2px;
    background: var(--brass-deep);
    margin: var(--s-3) auto 0;
}
.related-posts-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(240px, 1fr));
    gap: var(--s-6);
}
.related-post-card {
    display: flex; gap: var(--s-4);
    align-items: flex-start;
    padding: var(--s-4);
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    border-radius: 3px;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: inherit;
    background: rgba(120, 90, 50, .035);
    transition: border-color .15s, transform .15s;
}
.related-post-card:hover { border-color: var(--brass-deep); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.related-post-card img {
    width: 76px; height: 57px;
    object-fit: cover;
    border-radius: 2px;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    background: var(--ink-2);
}
.related-post-card-text h3 {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 1.12rem;
    line-height: 1.24;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin-bottom: var(--s-1);
}
.related-post-card:hover .related-post-card-text h3 { color: var(--oxblood); }
.related-post-card-text time {
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: .7rem; font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--faint);
}

/* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   COLOPHON / FOOTER — dark
   ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
.colophon {
    background: var(--ink);
    background-image:
        radial-gradient(90% 130% at 50% 140%, rgba(200,164,99,.12), transparent 70%);
    color: var(--faint);
    border-top: 2px solid var(--brass-deep);
    margin-top: var(--s-20);
    padding: var(--s-16) var(--s-6) var(--s-8);
    flex-shrink: 0;
}
.colophon-inner {
    max-width: var(--page-max);
    margin: 0 auto;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.7fr 1fr 1fr;
    gap: var(--s-10);
    padding-bottom: var(--s-8);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-dark);
}
.colophon-brand .wordmark {
    text-align: left;
    font-size: 1.9rem;
}
.colophon-brand p {
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: .92rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: var(--faint);
    margin-top: var(--s-3);
    max-width: 30em;
}
.colophon h4 {
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: .68rem; font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--brass);
    margin-bottom: var(--s-3);
}
.colophon ul {
    list-style: none;
    display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: var(--s-2);
    font-size: .92rem;
}
.colophon ul a { color: var(--cream); text-decoration: none; }
.colophon ul a:hover { color: var(--brass); }
.colophon-bottom {
    max-width: var(--page-max);
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding-top: var(--s-6);
    display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: space-between; align-items: baseline;
    gap: var(--s-3);
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: .76rem;
    color: var(--faint);
}
.colophon-bottom a { color: var(--faint); }
.colophon-bottom a:hover { color: var(--brass); }
.colophon-disclaimer {
    flex-basis: 100%;
    font-size: .72rem; font-style: italic;
    line-height: 1.65;
    color: var(--muted);
    padding-top: var(--s-4);
    margin-top: var(--s-3);
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule-dark);
}

/* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   INDEX / FRONT PAGE
   ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
.index-wrap {
    max-width: var(--page-max);
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: var(--s-12) var(--s-6) var(--s-16);
    flex: 1 0 auto;
    width: 100%;
}

.front-billboard {
    max-width: 54rem;
    margin: 0 auto var(--s-12);
    text-align: center;
}
.front-billboard .kicker { margin-bottom: var(--s-5); }
.front-billboard h1 {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 6.4vw, 4.4rem);
    line-height: 1.03;
    letter-spacing: -.012em;
    color: var(--ink);
    text-wrap: balance;
}
.front-billboard .dek { margin-top: var(--s-5); }
.front-billboard-meta {
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--brass-deep);
    border-top: var(--hairline);
    border-bottom: var(--hairline);
    padding: var(--s-3) 0;
    margin: var(--s-7) auto 0;
    max-width: 26rem;
    display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;
    gap: var(--s-3); flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.front-billboard-meta .by-sep { color: var(--brass-deep); }

.front-prompt {
    max-width: var(--page-max);
    margin: var(--s-10) auto var(--s-8);
    display: flex; align-items: center; gap: var(--s-5);
}
.front-prompt-rule { flex: 1; height: 1px; background: var(--brass-deep); border: none; }
.front-prompt-label {
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: .7rem; font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--brass-deep);
    white-space: nowrap;
}
.front-prompt-label::before { content: "The Latest"; }
.index-wrap:has(.posts-list--archive) .front-prompt-label::before { content: "From the archive"; }
.index-wrap:has(.posts-list--archive) .about-block { display: none; }

/* Post grid */
.posts-list {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(300px, 1fr));
    gap: var(--s-10) var(--s-8);
    list-style: none;
}

/* Page-1 featured lead card */
.posts-list:not(.posts-list--archive) > .post-card:first-child {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.05fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: var(--s-8);
    align-items: center;
    padding-bottom: var(--s-10);
    margin-bottom: var(--s-2);
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink);
}
.posts-list:not(.posts-list--archive) > .post-card:first-child .post-card-thumb {
    aspect-ratio: 5 / 4;
    margin-bottom: 0;
}
.posts-list:not(.posts-list--archive) > .post-card:first-child h2 {
    font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3.6vw, 2.7rem);
}
.posts-list:not(.posts-list--archive) > .post-card:first-child p {
    font-size: 1.05rem;
}

.post-card {
    display: block;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: inherit;
    padding-top: var(--s-4);
    border-top: 2px solid var(--brass-deep);
    transition: transform .18s ease;
}
.post-card:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); }
.post-card-thumb {
    width: 100%;
    aspect-ratio: 3 / 2;
    object-fit: cover;
    background: var(--ink-2);
    border: 1px solid var(--paper-3);
    border-radius: 2px;
    margin-bottom: var(--s-4);
}
.post-card-meta {
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: .7rem; font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--brass-deep);
    margin-bottom: var(--s-2);
    display: flex; align-items: center; gap: var(--s-2);
}
.post-card-meta time { font-variant-numeric: oldstyle-nums; }
.post-card-meta .reading-time { color: var(--faint); }
.post-card-meta .reading-time::before { content: "\00B7"; margin-right: var(--s-2); }
.post-card h2 {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2vw, 1.7rem);
    line-height: 1.18;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin-bottom: var(--s-2);
    text-wrap: balance;
    transition: color .15s ease;
}
.post-card:hover h2 { color: var(--oxblood); }
.post-card p {
    font-size: .98rem;
    line-height: 1.58;
    color: var(--muted);
    margin-bottom: var(--s-3);
    text-wrap: pretty;
}
.read-more {
    display: inline-block;
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: .74rem; font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--oxblood);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--brass);
    padding-bottom: 1px;
}
.post-card:hover .read-more { border-color: var(--oxblood); }

.no-posts {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    text-align: center;
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 1.3rem;
    color: var(--muted);
    padding: var(--s-16) 0;
}

/* Pagination */
.pagination {
    max-width: var(--measure);
    margin: var(--s-16) auto 0;
    padding-top: var(--s-6);
    border-top: 2px solid var(--ink);
    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
    flex-wrap: wrap; gap: var(--s-4);
}
.pagination a {
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: .8rem; font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--oxblood);
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--brass);
    padding: .4rem .1rem;
}
.pagination a:hover { color: var(--oxblood-lit); border-color: var(--oxblood); }
.pagination-status {
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: .7rem; font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--faint);
}

/* "About the magazine" block */
.about-block {
    max-width: var(--page-max);
    margin: var(--s-20) auto 0;
    padding-top: var(--s-12);
    border-top: 2px solid var(--ink);
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1.7fr);
    gap: var(--s-10);
    align-items: start;
}
.about-block-label {
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: .7rem; font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--brass-deep);
    margin-bottom: var(--s-3);
}
.about-block h2 {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 2.8vw, 2.5rem);
    line-height: 1.12;
    color: var(--ink);
    text-wrap: balance;
}
.about-block-body { font-size: 1.02rem; line-height: 1.72; color: var(--text-soft); }
.about-block-body p { margin-bottom: var(--s-4); text-wrap: pretty; }
.about-block-body p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.about-block-body em { font-style: italic; color: var(--text); }
.about-block-signed {
    margin-top: var(--s-5);
    padding-top: var(--s-4);
    border-top: var(--hairline);
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: .74rem; font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--faint);
}
.about-block-signed a { color: var(--muted); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--brass); text-decoration: none; }
.about-block-signed a:hover { color: var(--oxblood); }

/* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   RESPONSIVE  —  mobile usability (Google/Bing): fluid layout, generous taps,
   ≥16px effective text, no horizontal scroll.
   ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
    .masthead-inner {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        justify-items: center;
        gap: var(--s-3);
        text-align: center;
        padding: var(--s-5) var(--s-5) var(--s-4);
    }
    .masthead-meta { flex-direction: row; gap: var(--s-3); }
    .masthead-aside { text-align: center; }
    .article-wrap { padding: var(--s-8) var(--s-5) var(--s-12); }
    .index-wrap { padding: var(--s-8) var(--s-5) var(--s-12); }
    .colophon { padding: var(--s-12) var(--s-5) var(--s-7); }
    .colophon-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: var(--s-7); text-align: center; }
    .colophon-brand .wordmark { text-align: center; }
    .colophon-brand p { margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }
    .colophon ul { align-items: center; }
    .colophon-bottom { justify-content: center; text-align: center; }
    .posts-list:not(.posts-list--archive) > .post-card:first-child {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: var(--s-5);
    }
    .about-block { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: var(--s-5); }
    .related { padding-left: var(--s-5); padding-right: var(--s-5); }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
    body { font-size: 1rem; }
    .article-body { font-size: calc(1.08rem * var(--article-scale, 1)); }
    .article-body > p:first-of-type { font-size: calc(1.12rem * var(--article-scale, 1)); }
    .article-body > p:first-of-type::first-letter { font-size: 3.8em; }
    .font-controls { display: none; }            /* avoid tiny tap targets on mobile */
    .article-byline { gap: var(--s-2); font-size: .76rem; }
    .posts-list { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: var(--s-8); }
    .related-posts-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .rating { flex-direction: column; text-align: center; gap: var(--s-3); }
    .spec dd { font-size: .88rem; }
    .breadcrumb-current { max-width: 100%; white-space: normal; }
    .pagination { justify-content: center; }
}

/* Tables scroll horizontally on small screens rather than overflowing */
@media (max-width: 640px) {
    .article-body table { display: block; overflow-x: auto; -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch; }
}

/* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   AUTHOR PROFILE PAGE
   ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
.author-wrap {
    max-width: var(--page-max);
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: var(--s-12) var(--s-6) var(--s-16);
    flex: 1 0 auto;
    width: 100%;
}
.author-profile {
    max-width: 44rem;
    margin: 0 auto;
}
.author-head {
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: var(--s-7);
}
.author-monogram {
    width: 96px;
    height: 96px;
    margin: 0 auto var(--s-5);
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--ink);
    background-image: radial-gradient(70% 70% at 50% 28%, rgba(200,164,99,.20), transparent 72%);
    color: var(--brass);
    border: 1px solid var(--brass-deep);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 2.3rem;
    letter-spacing: .03em;
}
.author-head .kicker { margin-bottom: var(--s-4); }
.author-head h1 {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: clamp(2.3rem, 5vw, 3.4rem);
    line-height: 1.08;
    color: var(--ink);
    text-wrap: balance;
}
.author-role {
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: .8rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .15em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--brass-deep);
    margin-top: var(--s-3);
}
.author-bio {
    margin-top: var(--s-7);
    padding-top: var(--s-6);
    border-top: var(--hairline);
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: 1.08rem;
    line-height: 1.78;
    color: var(--text-soft);
}
.author-bio p { margin-bottom: var(--s-5); text-wrap: pretty; }
.author-bio p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.author-articles {
    max-width: var(--page-max);
    margin: var(--s-16) auto 0;
}
.author-articles .related-posts-title { margin-bottom: var(--s-8); }

/* Static utility pages (about / privacy / terms / 404) reuse .article-body,
   minus the article drop cap and oversized opening paragraph. */
.static-page .article-body > p:first-of-type::first-letter {
    font: inherit; float: none; margin: 0; color: inherit;
}
.static-page .article-body > p:first-of-type {
    font-size: inherit; color: var(--text-soft);
}

/* ── Contact form ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.contact-form {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: var(--s-5);
    max-width: 34rem;
    margin-top: var(--s-8);
}
.contact-form .field { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: var(--s-2); }
.contact-form label {
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: .7rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .15em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--muted);
}
.contact-form input,
.contact-form textarea {
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: 1rem;
    color: var(--text);
    background: #fffdf6;
    border: 1px solid var(--brass-deep);
    border-radius: 2px;
    padding: .7rem .85rem;
    width: 100%;
    transition: border-color .15s ease, box-shadow .15s ease;
}
.contact-form textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 9.5rem; line-height: 1.65; }
.contact-form input:focus,
.contact-form textarea:focus {
    outline: none;
    border-color: var(--oxblood);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(122, 28, 32, .13);
}
.contact-submit {
    align-self: flex-start;
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: 1.15rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .015em;
    color: var(--cream);
    background: var(--ink);
    border: 1px solid var(--ink);
    border-radius: 2px;
    padding: .6rem 2rem;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: background .15s ease, color .15s ease, border-color .15s ease;
}
.contact-submit:hover {
    background: var(--brass);
    border-color: var(--brass-deep);
    color: var(--ink);
}
.contact-submit:disabled { opacity: .5; cursor: default; }
.contact-status { font-size: .9rem; color: var(--muted); min-height: 1.1em; margin: 0; }
.contact-status.is-error { color: var(--oxblood); }
.contact-thanks {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: 1.4rem;
    line-height: 1.5;
    color: var(--text);
    border-left: 3px solid var(--brass-deep);
    padding-left: var(--s-5);
    margin-top: var(--s-8);
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
    .author-wrap { padding: var(--s-8) var(--s-5) var(--s-12); }
    .author-monogram { width: 78px; height: 78px; font-size: 1.95rem; }
    .author-bio { font-size: 1.02rem; }
}

/* ── Print ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
@media print {
    .masthead, .section-nav, .colophon, .reading-progress, .reading-rail,
    .related, .post-tags, .font-controls, .breadcrumb { display: none !important; }
    body { background: #fff; color: #000; }
    .article-wrap { padding: 0; max-width: 100%; }
    .article-body a { color: #000; }
    .article-body a[href^="http"]::after {
        content: " (" attr(href) ")"; font-size: .7em; color: #555;
    }
}