:root{
  --bg:#ffffff;--bg2:#f3f6fb;--ink:#0d1b4b;--ink2:#3b4663;--muted:#6b7590;--line:#dde3ee;
  --blue:#1a6cf0;--sky:#22a9f5;--teal:#17a89a;--purple:#7b3fd1;--coral:#f0655b;
  --accent:var(--blue);
  --sans:"Inter",system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",sans-serif;--serif:"Fraunces","Iowan Old Style",Georgia,serif;
}
.blue{--accent:var(--blue)}.teal{--accent:var(--teal)}.purple{--accent:var(--purple)}.coral{--accent:var(--coral)}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{font-size:17px;-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%}
html,body{overflow-x:hidden}
body{margin:0;background:var(--bg);color:var(--ink);font-family:var(--sans);line-height:1.6}
a{color:var(--ink);text-decoration-color:var(--accent);text-decoration-thickness:1.5px;text-underline-offset:3px}
a:hover{color:var(--accent)}
h1,h2,h3{font-weight:800;line-height:1.1;letter-spacing:-.02em;margin:0 0 .5em}
h1,.serif{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:600;letter-spacing:-.015em;font-variation-settings:"opsz" 144}
h1{font-size:clamp(2.3rem,5.4vw,4rem);line-height:1.02}
h1 span{color:var(--blue)}
h2{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:600;font-size:1.7rem;margin-top:2em;letter-spacing:-.01em;line-height:1.15}
h3{font-size:1.15rem;margin-top:1.6em}
p{margin:0 0 1.1em}
.eyebrow{font-size:.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.12em;color:var(--accent);font-weight:700;margin-bottom:.8em}
.eyebrow a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
.lede{font-size:1.15rem;color:var(--ink2);max-width:40rem}

header.top{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:1rem;padding:1rem clamp(1rem,4vw,3rem);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);position:sticky;top:0;background:rgba(255,255,255,.94);backdrop-filter:blur(8px);z-index:5}
.brand{text-decoration:none;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:.5rem;font-size:1.3rem;letter-spacing:-.03em;line-height:1}
.brand img{display:block;height:2.05em;width:auto}
.brand.small{font-size:1.05rem;margin-bottom:.4rem}
.wm b{font-weight:800;color:var(--ink)}
.wm i{font-style:normal;font-weight:700;color:var(--blue)}
.wm em{font-style:normal;font-weight:700;font-size:.55em;color:#fff;background:var(--ink);padding:.15em .35em;border-radius:3px;margin-left:.25em;vertical-align:.35em}
nav{display:flex;gap:1.2rem;flex-wrap:wrap}
nav a{text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:.9rem;color:var(--ink2)}
nav a.on,nav a:hover{color:var(--ink);box-shadow:0 2px 0 var(--blue)}
nav a.about{color:var(--muted)}

main{max-width:74rem;margin:0 auto;padding:0 clamp(1rem,4vw,3rem)}
.hero{padding:clamp(2.5rem,7vw,5rem) 0 2rem;max-width:52rem}
.hero.small{padding-top:clamp(2rem,5vw,3.5rem)}
.hero.home{max-width:none;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr auto;align-items:center;gap:2rem}
.heromark{width:clamp(120px,18vw,220px);height:auto;justify-self:end}
.cta{display:flex;gap:.8rem;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:1.4rem}
.btn{display:inline-block;background:var(--blue);color:#fff;padding:.8rem 1.3rem;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:700}
.btn:hover{background:var(--ink);color:#fff}
.btn.ghost{background:transparent;color:var(--ink);border:1.5px solid var(--ink)}
.btn.ghost:hover{border-color:var(--blue);color:var(--blue);background:transparent}

.pillars{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:1px;background:var(--line);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;margin:1rem 0 3.5rem}
.pillar{background:var(--bg);padding:1.3rem 1.2rem;text-decoration:none;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.35rem;border-top:4px solid var(--accent)}
.pillar strong{font-weight:800;font-size:1.05rem;letter-spacing:-.01em}
.pillar span{font-size:.85rem;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.45}
.pillar:hover{background:var(--bg2);color:var(--ink)}

.secblock{margin:0 0 3.5rem}
.sechead{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:flex-end;gap:1rem;margin-bottom:1rem;border-bottom:2px solid var(--accent);padding-bottom:.6rem}
.sechead .eyebrow{margin-bottom:.2em;font-size:.95rem}
.sechead .blurb{margin:0;color:var(--muted);font-size:.9rem}
.more{text-decoration:none;font-weight:700;font-size:.9rem;color:var(--accent);white-space:nowrap}

.grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(18rem,1fr));gap:1.1rem;margin:1rem 0 3rem}
.grid.three{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);margin-bottom:0}
.card{display:flex;flex-direction:column;background:var(--bg);border:1px solid var(--line);border-top:3px solid var(--accent);padding:0;border-radius:8px;text-decoration:none;transition:transform .15s,box-shadow .15s;overflow:hidden}
.card .thumb{width:100%;aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover;display:block;background:var(--bg2);transition:transform .4s}
.card:hover .thumb{transform:scale(1.03)}
.card .cardbody{display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1;padding:1.1rem 1.3rem 1.2rem}
.card:hover{transform:translateY(-2px);box-shadow:0 8px 24px rgba(13,27,75,.08);color:var(--ink)}
.card h3{margin:.2em 0 .5em;font-size:1.25rem;font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:600;line-height:1.2}
.card p{color:var(--ink2);font-size:.92rem;margin:0 0 .8em;flex:1}
.card .eyebrow{margin-bottom:.3em}
.card .meta{font-size:.78rem;color:var(--muted)}

.note{background:var(--bg2);padding:2.2rem;border-radius:8px;margin:0 0 4rem;max-width:52rem}
.note h2{margin-top:0}

article.post.wide{max-width:50rem}
article.post.wide .prose>p:first-of-type::first-letter{all:unset}
article.post{max-width:44rem;padding:clamp(2rem,5vw,3.5rem) 0 3rem}
article.post h1{font-size:clamp(2.1rem,4.8vw,3.4rem)}
article.post .lede{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.3rem;font-weight:500;line-height:1.45;color:var(--ink2)}
.hero-img{margin:1.6rem 0 2.2rem}
.hero-img img{width:100%;aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:cover;border-radius:8px;display:block;background:var(--bg2)}
.hero-img figcaption{font-size:.78rem;color:var(--muted);margin-top:.5rem}
.hero-img figcaption a{color:var(--muted)}
.prose{font-size:1.06rem;line-height:1.7}
.prose>p:first-of-type::first-letter{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:600;font-size:3.6em;float:left;line-height:.85;padding:.08em .12em 0 0;color:var(--accent)}
.toc{background:var(--bg2);border-radius:8px;padding:1.2rem 1.4rem;margin:0 0 2rem}
.toc .eyebrow{margin-bottom:.5em}
.toc ol{margin:0;padding-left:1.2rem;columns:2;column-gap:2rem;font-size:.95rem}
.toc li{margin:.2em 0;break-inside:avoid}
.toc a{text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink2)}
.toc a:hover{color:var(--accent)}
.prose ul,.prose ol{padding-left:1.4rem}
.prose li{margin-bottom:.4em}
.prose blockquote{margin:1.8em 0;padding:.2em 0 .2em 1.4em;border-left:3px solid var(--accent);font-family:var(--serif);font-style:italic;font-size:1.3rem;line-height:1.4;color:var(--ink)}
.tablewrap{overflow-x:auto;margin:1.4em 0}
table{border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;font-size:.93rem}
th,td{text-align:left;padding:.6em .8em;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);vertical-align:top}
th{font-weight:700;background:var(--bg2)}
.reviewed{margin-top:2.5rem;font-size:.85rem;color:var(--muted);border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:1rem}
.related{margin-top:2rem;padding-top:1.5rem;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.related h2{font-size:1.15rem;margin-top:0}
.related ul{padding-left:1.2rem}
.tag{font-size:.7rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.08em;font-weight:700;color:var(--accent);margin-left:.4em}

footer{border-top:1px solid var(--line);margin-top:2rem;padding:2.5rem clamp(1rem,4vw,3rem) 2rem;color:var(--ink2);font-size:.92rem;background:var(--bg2)}
.footgrid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.4fr 2fr;gap:3rem;max-width:74rem;margin:0 auto}
.footblurb{font-size:.85rem;color:var(--muted);max-width:26rem}
.cols{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:2rem}
.cols div{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.45rem;font-size:.9rem}
.cols strong{font-size:.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.1em;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:.3rem}
.cols a{text-decoration:none}
.fine{max-width:74rem;margin:2rem auto 0;font-size:.8rem;color:var(--muted)}

@media (max-width:820px){
  .pillars{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
  .grid.three{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .hero.home{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .heromark{display:none}
}
@media (max-width:640px){
  header.top{flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;gap:.6rem}
  nav{gap:.8rem}nav a{font-size:.82rem}
  .pillars{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .note{padding:1.5rem}
  .sechead{flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start}
  .cols{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:1.5rem}
  .footgrid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:2rem}
  .toc ol{columns:1}
}

/* full bleed + photographic sections */
.bleed{width:100vw;margin-left:calc(50% - 50vw);position:relative}
.inner{max-width:74rem;margin:0 auto;padding:0 clamp(1rem,4vw,3rem)}
.hero-photo{background-size:cover;background-position:center;color:#fff;padding:clamp(4rem,12vw,9rem) 0 clamp(3rem,8vw,6rem);isolation:isolate}
.hero-photo::before{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(100deg,rgba(13,27,75,.92) 0%,rgba(13,27,75,.78) 45%,rgba(13,27,75,.35) 100%);z-index:-1}
.hero-photo.small{padding:clamp(3rem,8vw,5rem) 0 clamp(2rem,5vw,3rem)}
.hero-photo .inner{max-width:74rem}
.hero-photo h1{color:#fff;max-width:13em}
.hero-photo h1 span{color:var(--sky)}
.eyebrow.light{color:var(--sky)}
.lede.light{color:rgba(255,255,255,.85);max-width:36rem}
.btn.ghost.light{color:#fff;border-color:rgba(255,255,255,.7)}
.btn.ghost.light:hover{border-color:#fff;color:#fff;background:rgba(255,255,255,.12)}
.pillars{margin-top:-2.2rem;background:var(--bg);position:relative;z-index:2;box-shadow:0 12px 40px rgba(13,27,75,.10)}

.featured{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.6fr 1fr;gap:1.4rem;margin:0 0 3.5rem}
.featmain{position:relative;display:block;border-radius:10px;overflow:hidden;text-decoration:none;min-height:26rem;color:#fff;isolation:isolate}
.featmain img{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:transform .4s}
.featmain:hover img{transform:scale(1.03)}
.featmain::after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(to top,rgba(13,27,75,.92) 0%,rgba(13,27,75,.35) 55%,rgba(13,27,75,0) 100%)}
.featbody{position:absolute;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;padding:2rem;z-index:1}
.featbody h2{color:#fff;font-size:clamp(1.6rem,2.8vw,2.4rem);margin:.3em 0 .4em;font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:600}
.featbody p{color:rgba(255,255,255,.85);margin:0;max-width:34rem}
.featlist{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.9rem;border-left:1px solid var(--line);padding-left:1.4rem}
.featlist .eyebrow{margin-bottom:.2em}
.featrow{display:grid;grid-template-columns:5.5rem 1fr;gap:.9rem;align-items:center;text-decoration:none;padding:.4rem 0}
.featrow img{width:5.5rem;height:4rem;object-fit:cover;border-radius:6px;background:var(--bg2)}
.featrow span{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.15rem}
.featrow em{font-style:normal;font-size:.7rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.1em;font-weight:700;color:var(--accent)}
.featrow strong{font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;font-size:.98rem}
.featrow:hover strong{color:var(--accent)}

.secblock{margin:0}
.secblock .inner{padding-top:3rem;padding-bottom:3rem}
.secblock.tint{width:100vw;margin-left:calc(50% - 50vw);background:var(--bg2)}
.secblock.tint .card{border-color:transparent;box-shadow:0 1px 3px rgba(13,27,75,.06)}
.sechead h2{font-size:clamp(1.4rem,2.3vw,2rem);margin:0;max-width:32rem}

.band{background-size:cover;background-position:center 40%;color:#fff;padding:clamp(4rem,10vw,7rem) 0;isolation:isolate;margin-top:3rem}
.band::before{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(13,27,75,.88),rgba(13,27,75,.55));z-index:-1}
.band blockquote{margin:0 0 1rem;font-family:var(--serif);font-style:italic;font-weight:500;font-size:clamp(1.5rem,2.8vw,2.3rem);line-height:1.3;max-width:40rem;letter-spacing:-.01em}
.band a{color:#fff;text-decoration-color:var(--sky);font-weight:700}

@media (max-width:820px){
  .featured{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .featmain{min-height:20rem}
  .featlist{border-left:0;padding-left:0}
  .pillars{margin-top:1rem}
}