:root{
--ground:#16110C;--panel:#1E1712;--panel2:#241B12;--ink:#F2EAD8;--muted:#B7A586;
--ember:#C47B34;--ember2:#E0A458;--champ:#C9A86A;--line:#33291D;--line2:#4A3A26;
--serif:"Spectral",Georgia,serif;--disp:"Marcellus",Georgia,serif;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
html{background:var(--ground)}
body{background:var(--ground);color:var(--ink);font-family:var(--serif);
font-size:18px;line-height:1.75;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
body::before{content:"";position:fixed;inset:0;pointer-events:none;z-index:60;opacity:.5;
background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='120' height='120'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='2'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.035 0'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='120' height='120' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E")}
a{color:var(--ember2);text-decoration:none}
a:hover{color:var(--champ)}
.wrap{max-width:1180px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px}
/* header */
.topbar{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);background:rgba(22,17,12,.92);
position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50;backdrop-filter:blur(8px)}
.topbar .wrap{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;height:72px}
.wordmark{font-family:var(--disp);font-size:26px;letter-spacing:.14em;color:var(--ink)}
.wordmark span{color:var(--ember2)}
.tagline{font-family:var(--disp);font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.18em;color:var(--muted);text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:4px}
nav.main{display:flex;gap:26px;flex-wrap:wrap}
nav.main a{font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)}
nav.main a:hover,nav.main a.on{color:var(--ember2)}
/* hero */
.hero{padding:84px 0 64px;text-align:center;position:relative}
.hero::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:50%;top:34px;transform:translateX(-50%);
width:120px;height:120px;border-radius:50%;
background:radial-gradient(circle,rgba(224,164,88,.20),rgba(224,164,88,0) 70%)}
.kicker{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.34em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ember2);margin-bottom:22px}
.hero h1{font-family:var(--disp);font-weight:400;font-size:clamp(40px,6vw,72px);
line-height:1.08;letter-spacing:.02em;max-width:900px;margin:0 auto 20px}
.hero .rule{width:64px;height:1px;background:var(--champ);margin:26px auto}
.hero .dek{max-width:640px;margin:0 auto;color:var(--muted);font-size:19px;font-style:italic}
/* cards */
.grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:28px;margin:48px 0}
.card{background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--panel),var(--panel2));
border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:3px;overflow:hidden;
box-shadow:0 18px 44px rgba(0,0,0,.45);transition:transform .25s ease,box-shadow .25s ease}
.card:hover{transform:translateY(-4px);box-shadow:0 26px 60px rgba(0,0,0,.55)}
.card .ph{aspect-ratio:16/10;overflow:hidden;background:#0d0a07}
.card .ph img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;display:block;
filter:saturate(.92) contrast(1.03);transition:transform .6s ease}
.card:hover .ph img{transform:scale(1.04)}
.card .tx{padding:24px 26px 26px}
.card .sec{font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.3em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ember);margin-bottom:12px}
.card h3{font-family:var(--disp);font-weight:400;font-size:23px;line-height:1.25;margin-bottom:10px}
.card h3 a{color:var(--ink)}
.card h3 a:hover{color:var(--ember2)}
.card .dek{color:var(--muted);font-size:15.5px;line-height:1.6;margin-bottom:14px}
.card .meta{font-size:12.5px;letter-spacing:.08em;color:var(--muted)}
.card .meta em{font-style:normal;color:var(--champ)}
.credit{display:block;font-size:8px;color:#8a7a5e;margin-top:6px;opacity:.55}
/* section fronts */
.sec-head{padding:64px 0 8px;text-align:center}
.sec-head h1{font-family:var(--disp);font-weight:400;font-size:clamp(34px,5vw,56px);letter-spacing:.03em}
.sec-head .dek{color:var(--muted);font-style:italic;max-width:620px;margin:14px auto 0}
.lede-card{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.25fr 1fr;gap:0;margin:40px 0;
background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--panel),var(--panel2));border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:3px;overflow:hidden}
.lede-card .ph{aspect-ratio:4/3;min-height:0;background:#0d0a07;overflow:hidden}
.lede-card .ph img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;display:block}
.lede-card .tx{padding:44px}
.lede-card .sec{font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.3em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ember);margin-bottom:14px}
.lede-card h2{font-family:var(--disp);font-weight:400;font-size:34px;line-height:1.2;margin-bottom:14px}
.lede-card h2 a{color:var(--ink)}
.lede-card .dek{color:var(--muted);font-size:17px;margin-bottom:18px}
/* article */
.article-hero{padding:56px 0 0;text-align:center}
.article-hero h1{font-family:var(--disp);font-weight:400;font-size:clamp(32px,4.6vw,54px);
line-height:1.12;max-width:860px;margin:18px auto 16px}
.article-hero .dek{color:var(--muted);font-style:italic;font-size:19px;max-width:680px;margin:0 auto}
.byline{margin:26px 0 8px;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:.1em;color:var(--muted)}
.byline em{font-style:normal;color:var(--champ)}
.article-ph{max-width:1080px;margin:36px auto 8px}
.article-ph img{width:100%;border-radius:3px;display:block;border:1px solid var(--line)}
/* in-article figures (2026-10-02 order: longer articles, multiple real
in-article photographs, never the same image twice in one article). Hero keeps
the credit-only figcaption; body figures carry a story-continuing caption with
the fine-print credit (class="credit") beneath, per the image-credit hard rule. */
.body-fig{max-width:700px;margin:2.2em auto}
.body-fig img{width:100%;aspect-ratio:16/10;object-fit:cover}
.body-fig figcaption{font-size:14px;color:var(--muted);margin-top:10px;line-height:1.6}
.prose{max-width:700px;margin:44px auto;padding:0 24px}
.prose p{margin-bottom:1.5em;color:#E9DFC9}
.prose h2{font-family:var(--disp);font-weight:400;font-size:28px;margin:2em 0 .8em;color:var(--ink)}
.prose h2::before{content:"";display:block;width:40px;height:1px;background:var(--champ);margin-bottom:16px}
.prose blockquote{border-left:2px solid var(--ember);padding:6px 0 6px 24px;margin:2em 0;
font-size:22px;font-style:italic;color:var(--ink)}
.prose blockquote cite{display:block;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;color:var(--muted);margin-top:10px;letter-spacing:.06em}
.dropcap::first-letter{font-family:var(--disp);float:left;font-size:64px;line-height:.9;
padding:6px 12px 0 0;color:var(--ember2)}
.article-foot{max-width:700px;margin:40px auto;padding:24px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);
font-size:14px;color:var(--muted)}
.article-foot .src{font-size:12.5px;margin-top:14px}
.article-foot .src a{color:var(--muted);text-decoration:underline}
/* objects */
.obj-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:28px;margin:40px 0}
.cat-band{display:flex;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:32px 0}
.cat-band a{border:1px solid var(--line2);border-radius:20px;padding:8px 20px;
font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)}
.cat-band a:hover,.cat-band a.on{border-color:var(--ember);color:var(--ember2)}
/* contributors */
.person{display:grid;grid-template-columns:200px 1fr;gap:32px;padding:32px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.person .mono{width:200px;height:200px;border-radius:50%;background:radial-gradient(circle at 35% 30%,var(--panel2),#0d0a07);
border:1px solid var(--line2);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;
font-family:var(--disp);font-size:52px;color:var(--ember)}
.person h3{font-family:var(--disp);font-weight:400;font-size:26px}
.person .role{font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ember2);margin:6px 0 12px}
.person p{color:var(--muted);font-size:16px;max-width:640px}
/* pages */
.page{max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;padding:64px 24px}
.page h1{font-family:var(--disp);font-weight:400;font-size:44px;margin-bottom:8px}
.page h2{font-family:var(--disp);font-weight:400;font-size:26px;margin:2em 0 .7em}
.page p{margin-bottom:1.4em;color:#E9DFC9}
.page ul{margin:0 0 1.4em 1.2em;color:#E9DFC9}
.page li{margin-bottom:.6em}
.fine{font-size:14px;color:var(--muted)}
/* advertise */
.rate-table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:32px 0}
.rate-table th,.rate-table td{border:1px solid var(--line);padding:16px 18px;text-align:left}
.rate-table th{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.24em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ember2);background:var(--panel)}
.rate-table td{color:#E9DFC9}
/* search */
.searchbox{display:flex;gap:12px;margin:32px 0}
.searchbox input{flex:1;background:var(--panel);border:1px solid var(--line2);color:var(--ink);
font-family:var(--serif);font-size:17px;padding:14px 18px;border-radius:3px}
.searchbox button{background:var(--ember);color:#16110C;border:0;font-family:var(--serif);
font-size:15px;letter-spacing:.1em;padding:0 28px;border-radius:3px;cursor:pointer}
/* newsletter */
.nl-band{border:1px solid var(--line2);background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--panel),#16110C);
border-radius:3px;padding:48px;margin:64px 0;text-align:center}
.nl-band h2{font-family:var(--disp);font-weight:400;font-size:32px;margin-bottom:10px}
.nl-band p{color:var(--muted);font-style:italic;margin-bottom:24px}
.nl-band form{display:flex;gap:10px;max-width:520px;margin:0 auto}
.nl-band input[type=email]{flex:1;background:#0d0a07;border:1px solid var(--line2);color:var(--ink);
padding:14px 18px;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:16px;border-radius:3px}
.nl-band button{background:var(--ember);color:#16110C;border:0;padding:0 26px;font-size:15px;
letter-spacing:.08em;border-radius:3px;cursor:pointer;font-family:var(--serif)}
/* footer */
footer{border-top:1px solid var(--line);margin-top:80px;padding:56px 0 40px;background:#100C08}
.foot-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.4fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:36px;margin-bottom:40px}
.foot-grid h4{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.28em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ember2);margin-bottom:16px}
.foot-grid > div:not(.foot-brand) a{display:block;color:var(--muted);font-size:15px;margin-bottom:10px}
.foot-grid > div:not(.foot-brand) a:hover{color:var(--ink)}
.foot-brand p a{display:inline;color:var(--muted);font-size:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}
.foot-brand .wordmark{font-size:22px}
.foot-legal{border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:24px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;
flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;font-size:13px;color:var(--muted)}
.foot-legal a{color:var(--muted);margin-right:18px}
/* consent */
.consent{position:fixed;left:16px;right:16px;bottom:16px;z-index:70;max-width:560px;margin:0 auto;
background:var(--panel2);border:1px solid var(--line2);border-radius:4px;padding:20px 22px;
box-shadow:0 20px 50px rgba(0,0,0,.6);display:none}
.consent.show{display:block}
.consent p{font-size:14px;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:14px}
.consent .row{display:flex;gap:10px}
.consent button{flex:1;padding:10px;border-radius:3px;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:14px;cursor:pointer}
.consent .ok{background:var(--ember);color:#16110C;border:0}
.consent .no{background:transparent;color:var(--muted);border:1px solid var(--line2)}
/* misc */
.rule{width:64px;height:1px;background:var(--champ);margin:26px auto}
.center{text-align:center}
.small{font-size:14px;color:var(--muted)}
.index-note{border:1px solid var(--line2);border-radius:3px;padding:28px;margin:32px 0;background:var(--panel)}
.index-note h3{font-family:var(--disp);font-weight:400;font-size:22px;margin-bottom:10px;color:var(--ember2)}
.index-note p{font-size:15.5px;color:var(--muted)}
@media(max-width:900px){
.grid,.obj-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
.lede-card{grid-template-columns:1fr}
.foot-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
nav.main{display:none}
/* 2026-10-09 order: hide header tagline on mobile (saves phone screen real estate); desktop keeps it */
.tagline{display:none}
}
@media(max-width:600px){
.grid,.obj-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
.person{grid-template-columns:1fr}
.person .mono{width:120px;height:120px;font-size:34px}
.nl-band form{flex-direction:column}
}