:root{
  --paper:#f7f3ea; --card:#fffdf8; --ink:#221e1b; --muted:#6b625a;
  --rule:#ded3c2; --accent:#a8482c; --accent-soft:#f0e3d8; --sage:#5f7259;
  --serif:"Iowan Old Style","Palatino Linotype",Palatino,"Book Antiqua",Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;
  --sans:"Avenir Next","Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;
  --mono:ui-monospace,"SFMono-Regular",Menlo,Consolas,monospace;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%}
body{margin:0;background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);font-family:var(--serif);
  font-size:18px;line-height:1.62;text-rendering:optimizeLegibility}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block}
a{color:inherit}
.wrap{width:min(1120px,92vw);margin:0 auto}
.skip{position:absolute;left:-9999px}
.skip:focus{left:12px;top:12px;background:var(--ink);color:var(--paper);padding:.6rem 1rem;z-index:9}

/* masthead */
.masthead{border-bottom:2px solid var(--ink);background:var(--paper);position:sticky;top:0;z-index:5}
.mast-in{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:1.4rem;padding:.85rem 0;flex-wrap:wrap}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.65rem;text-decoration:none;margin-right:auto}
.brand-mark{width:26px;height:26px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--accent);
  box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 4px var(--paper),0 0 0 2px var(--accent);flex:0 0 auto}
.brand-txt b{display:block;font-size:1.28rem;letter-spacing:.01em;line-height:1.1}
.brand-txt i{display:block;font-style:normal;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.68rem;
  letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin-top:.15rem}
.nav{display:flex;gap:1.15rem;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.82rem;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase}
.nav a{text-decoration:none;padding-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1px solid transparent}
.nav a:hover{border-color:var(--accent);color:var(--accent)}
.langs{display:flex;gap:.35rem;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.08em}
.langs a{text-decoration:none;border:1px solid var(--rule);padding:.2rem .5rem;border-radius:3px;color:var(--muted)}
.langs a[aria-current]{background:var(--ink);border-color:var(--ink);color:var(--paper)}
.langs a:hover{border-color:var(--accent);color:var(--accent)}
.langs a[aria-current]:hover{color:var(--paper)}

/* hero */
.hero{padding:3rem 0 1.6rem;max-width:44ch}
.hero h1{font-size:clamp(2.1rem,5.2vw,3.3rem);line-height:1.06;margin:0 0 .8rem;letter-spacing:-.015em}
.lede{font-size:1.12rem;color:var(--muted);margin:0}

/* lead story */
.lead-wrap{border-top:2px solid var(--ink);border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);padding:2rem 0;margin-bottom:2.4rem}
.lead{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.15fr 1fr;gap:2.2rem;align-items:center}
.lead-img img{border-radius:4px}
.lead h2{font-size:clamp(1.6rem,3.4vw,2.35rem);line-height:1.12;margin:.35rem 0 .7rem}
.lead h2 a{text-decoration:none}
.lead h2 a:hover{color:var(--accent)}
.lead-desc{color:var(--muted);margin:0 0 1rem}
.kicker{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--accent);margin:0}
.byline{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.76rem;color:var(--muted);letter-spacing:.02em;margin:.5rem 0 0}
.byline a{color:var(--muted)}
.btn{display:inline-block;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.78rem;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;
  text-decoration:none;border:1.5px solid var(--ink);padding:.62rem 1.15rem;border-radius:2px;margin-top:.4rem}
.btn:hover{background:var(--ink);color:var(--paper)}
.btn-sm{padding:.45rem .9rem;font-size:.72rem;margin-right:.5rem}

/* grid */
.sec-h{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.76rem;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--muted);border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);padding-bottom:.6rem;margin:0 0 1.6rem}
.grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:2rem 1.9rem;margin-bottom:3rem}
.card{background:transparent}
.card-img{display:block;margin-bottom:.85rem;border-radius:4px;overflow:hidden;background:var(--accent-soft)}
.card h3{font-size:1.22rem;line-height:1.2;margin:.4rem 0 .5rem}
.card h3 a{text-decoration:none}
.card h3 a:hover{color:var(--accent)}
.card-desc{font-size:.95rem;color:var(--muted);margin:0}

/* editorial blocks */
.two-col{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:2.4rem;border-top:1px solid var(--rule);
  padding-top:2.2rem;margin-bottom:3rem}
.ed-block h2{font-size:1.3rem;margin:0 0 .6rem}
.ed-block p{margin:0 0 .8rem;font-size:1rem;color:var(--muted)}

.authors-strip{border-top:1px solid var(--rule);padding-top:2rem;margin-bottom:3.5rem}
.au-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:1.6rem}
.au-nick{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:1.05rem;margin:0 0 .2rem}
.au-role{margin:0;color:var(--muted);font-size:.95rem}

/* article */
.crumbs{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.74rem;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--muted);padding:1.4rem 0 0}
.crumbs a{text-decoration:none}
.crumbs span{opacity:.5;margin:0 .35rem}
.post{max-width:none;margin:0 auto 2.5rem}
.post-narrow,.post-head,.prose,.verdict,.stores,.post-foot{max-width:68ch;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}
.post-head{padding:1.6rem 0 1.2rem}
.post-head h1{font-size:clamp(1.95rem,4.6vw,3rem);line-height:1.08;letter-spacing:-.015em;margin:.5rem 0 .9rem}
.post-img{margin:1rem auto 2rem;max-width:920px}
.post-img img{border-radius:4px}
.prose h2{font-size:1.42rem;line-height:1.25;margin:2.4rem 0 .8rem;letter-spacing:-.005em}
.prose p{margin:0 0 1.1rem}
.prose ul{margin:0 0 1.2rem;padding-left:1.15rem}
.prose li{margin-bottom:.4rem}
.prose a{color:var(--accent);text-underline-offset:.18em}
.prose strong{font-weight:600}

.verdict{border:1px solid var(--rule);background:var(--card);border-radius:5px;padding:1.5rem 1.6rem;margin:2.4rem auto}
.verdict h2{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.76rem;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--muted);margin:0 0 1rem}
.v-cols{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:1.6rem}
.v-h{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.74rem;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0 0 .5rem}
.v-h.good{color:var(--sage)}
.v-h.bad{color:var(--accent)}
.verdict ul{margin:0;padding-left:1.1rem;font-size:.97rem}
.verdict li{margin-bottom:.35rem}
.v-who{margin:1.1rem 0 0;font-size:.97rem;color:var(--muted);border-top:1px solid var(--rule);padding-top:.9rem}
.stores{border-top:1px solid var(--rule);padding-top:1.2rem;margin:2rem auto}
.post-foot{border-top:1px solid var(--rule);margin-top:2.4rem;padding-top:1.1rem}
.au-card{font-size:.95rem;color:var(--muted);margin:0}
.au-card b{font-family:var(--mono);color:var(--ink)}

/* footer */
.foot{border-top:2px solid var(--ink);background:var(--card);margin-top:2rem;padding:2.4rem 0 1.2rem}
.foot-in{display:grid;grid-template-columns:2fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:2rem}
.foot-brand{font-size:1.15rem;margin:0 0 .4rem}
.foot-note{font-size:.88rem;color:var(--muted);margin:0;max-width:44ch}
.foot-h{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin:0 0 .5rem}
.foot-links{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.35rem;margin:0;font-size:.92rem}
.foot-links a{text-decoration:none}
.foot-links a:hover{color:var(--accent)}
.foot-legal{border-top:1px solid var(--rule);margin-top:2rem;padding-top:1rem}
.foot-legal p{font-size:.78rem;color:var(--muted);margin:0}

@media (max-width:900px){
  .lead{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:1.2rem}
  .grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  .foot-in{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
}
@media (max-width:640px){
  body{font-size:17px}
  .grid,.two-col,.au-row,.v-cols{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .mast-in{gap:.7rem}
  .nav{order:3;width:100%;justify-content:flex-start}
  .hero{padding-top:2rem}
  .foot-in{grid-template-columns:1fr}
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:no-preference){a{transition:color .15s ease,border-color .15s ease,background .15s ease}}