/* =========================================================
   Design tokens
   Palette: near-black, white, and a family of calm greys —
   monochrome, modern, understated. No warm/gold accent.
   Type: Fraunces (display/serif), Inter (body), IBM Plex Mono (utility)
   ========================================================= */
:root{
  --ink:        #141414;
  --ink-soft:   #202020;
  --parchment:  #FFFFFF;
  --parchment-2:#F2F2F2;
  --brass:      #D6D6D6;
  --brass-dark: #C2C2C2;
  --teal:       #4A4A4A;
  --text:       #1A1A1A;
  --text-soft:  #6B6B6B;
  --border:     #E4E4E4;
  --white:      #FFFFFF;
  --text-inverse: #FFFFFF;
  --success:    #2F6B3A;
  --danger:     #A33A2C;

  --font-display: 'Fraunces', Georgia, serif;
  --font-body: 'Inter', -apple-system, Segoe UI, sans-serif;
  --font-mono: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;

  --radius: 4px;
  --shadow: 0 2px 24px rgba(0,0,0,.07);
}

*{box-sizing:border-box;}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth;}

/* ---------- Dark mode ---------- */
:root[data-theme="dark"]{
  --parchment:  #121212;
  --parchment-2:#1C1C1C;
  --border:     #2E2E2E;
  --text:       #EDEDED;
  --text-soft:  #9A9A9A;
  --white:      #1C1C1C;
  --ink:        #050505;
}
:root[data-theme="dark"] body{color:var(--text);}
:root[data-theme="dark"] .navbar{background:var(--parchment);border-color:var(--border);}
:root[data-theme="dark"] .article-card{background:var(--parchment-2);}
:root[data-theme="dark"] .field input,
:root[data-theme="dark"] .field textarea,
:root[data-theme="dark"] .field select{background:var(--parchment);color:var(--text);}
:root[data-theme="dark"] .comment-form{background:var(--parchment-2);}
:root[data-theme="dark"] h1,:root[data-theme="dark"] h2,:root[data-theme="dark"] h3,:root[data-theme="dark"] h4{color:var(--text);}

.theme-toggle{
  background:none;border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:50%;width:36px;height:36px;
  cursor:pointer;font-size:16px;color:var(--ink-soft);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;
  margin-left:8px;
}
.theme-toggle:hover{border-color:var(--brass);color:var(--brass);}
@media(max-width:820px){.theme-toggle{margin:14px 24px;}}

body{
  margin:0;
  background:var(--parchment);
  color:var(--text);
  font-family:var(--font-body);
  font-size:16px;
  line-height:1.6;
  -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;
}
img{max-width:100%;display:block;}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none;}
h1,h2,h3,h4{
  font-family:var(--font-display);
  font-weight:600;
  line-height:1.15;
  margin:0 0 .5em;
  color:var(--ink);
}
p{margin:0 0 1em;}
:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--brass);outline-offset:2px;}
.container{max-width:1120px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px;}

@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){*{animation:none!important;transition:none!important;}}

/* ---------- Topbar / masthead ---------- */
.masthead{
  background:var(--ink);
  color:var(--text-inverse);
  padding:14px 0;
  font-family:var(--font-mono);
  font-size:12.5px;
  letter-spacing:.06em;
  text-transform:uppercase;
}
.masthead .container{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap;}
.masthead .seal-mark{color:var(--brass);}

.navbar{
  background:var(--parchment);
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--border);
  position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50;
}
.navbar .container{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;padding-top:16px;padding-bottom:16px;}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;}
.brand-name{font-family:var(--font-display);font-size:20px;font-weight:600;color:var(--text);}
.brand-title{display:block;font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:11px;color:var(--text-soft);letter-spacing:.04em;}
.nav-links{display:flex;gap:32px;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;}
.nav-links li{margin-right:8px;} /* fallback spacing for browsers without flexbox gap support */
.nav-links li:last-child{margin-right:0;}
.nav-links a{font-size:14.5px;font-weight:500;color:var(--text-soft);padding:6px 0;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;}
.nav-links a:hover,.nav-links a.active{border-bottom-color:var(--brass);color:var(--text);}
.nav-toggle{display:none;background:none;border:none;font-size:24px;cursor:pointer;color:var(--text);}

@media(max-width:820px){
  .nav-links{
    position:absolute;top:100%;left:0;right:0;background:var(--parchment);
    flex-direction:column;gap:0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border);
    max-height:0;overflow:hidden;transition:max-height .25s ease;
  }
  .nav-links.open{max-height:400px;}
  .nav-links li{border-top:1px solid var(--border);}
  .nav-links a{display:block;padding:14px 24px;border-bottom:none;}
  .nav-toggle{display:block;}
}

/* ---------- Hero ---------- */
.hero{
  background:var(--ink);
  color:var(--text-inverse);
  position:relative;
  overflow:hidden;
}
.hero .container{
  display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.1fr .8fr;gap:56px;align-items:center;
  padding-top:72px;padding-bottom:72px;
}
.hero-eyebrow{
  font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--brass);margin-bottom:18px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;
}
.hero-eyebrow::before{content:"";width:28px;height:1px;background:var(--brass);}
.hero h1{color:var(--text-inverse);font-size:clamp(34px,4.4vw,54px);margin-bottom:20px;}
.hero p.lede{color:#B8B8B8;font-size:18px;max-width:46ch;margin-bottom:32px;}
.hero-actions{display:flex;gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap;}
.hero-portrait{
  border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18);
  border-radius:var(--radius);
  overflow:hidden;
  aspect-ratio:4/5;
  background:var(--ink-soft) center/cover;
  position:relative;
}
.hero-portrait img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;}
.hero-portrait .stamp{
  position:absolute;bottom:16px;left:16px;
  font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.08em;
  color:var(--brass);background:rgba(0,0,0,.75);padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid var(--brass);
}
@media(max-width:900px){.hero .container{grid-template-columns:1fr;}.hero-portrait{max-width:320px;}}

/* ---------- Buttons ---------- */
.btn{
  display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:8px;
  font-family:var(--font-body);font-weight:600;font-size:14.5px;
  padding:12px 24px;border-radius:var(--radius);border:1px solid transparent;cursor:pointer;
  transition:transform .12s ease, background .15s ease, border-color .15s ease;
}
.btn:hover{transform:translateY(-1px);}
.btn-brass{background:var(--brass);color:var(--ink);}
.btn-brass:hover{background:var(--brass-dark);}
.btn-outline{border-color:rgba(255,255,255,.4);color:var(--text-inverse);background:transparent;}
.btn-outline:hover{border-color:var(--brass);color:var(--brass);}
.btn-ink{background:var(--ink);color:var(--text-inverse);}
.btn-ink:hover{background:var(--ink-soft);}
.btn-sm{padding:8px 16px;font-size:13px;}
.btn-danger{background:var(--danger);color:#fff;}
.btn[disabled]{opacity:.5;cursor:not-allowed;transform:none;}

/* ---------- Section labels ---------- */
.section{padding:72px 0;}
.section-head{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:flex-end;margin-bottom:36px;gap:24px;flex-wrap:wrap;}
.eyebrow{
  font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--teal);display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin-bottom:10px;
}
.eyebrow::before{content:"";width:22px;height:1px;background:var(--teal);}

/* ---------- Article cards ---------- */
.article-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:28px;}
@media(max-width:900px){.article-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;}}
@media(max-width:640px){.article-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;}}

.article-card{
  background:var(--white);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:var(--radius);
  overflow:hidden;display:flex;flex-direction:column;transition:box-shadow .15s ease, transform .15s ease;
}
.article-card:hover{box-shadow:var(--shadow);transform:translateY(-2px);}
.article-card .thumb{aspect-ratio:16/10;background:var(--parchment-2) center/cover;position:relative;}
.article-card .thumb img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;}
.dispatch-tag{
  position:absolute;top:12px;left:12px;
  background:var(--ink);color:var(--brass);
  font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.08em;
  padding:5px 9px;border-radius:2px;
}
.article-card .body{padding:20px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:10px;flex:1;}
.article-card .cat{font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:11px;color:var(--teal);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;}
.article-card h3{font-size:19px;margin:0;}
.article-card p.excerpt{color:var(--text-soft);font-size:14.5px;margin:0;flex:1;}
.article-meta{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;font-size:12.5px;color:var(--text-soft);font-family:var(--font-mono);margin-top:8px;}
.article-meta .stats{display:flex;gap:14px;}

/* ---------- Single article ---------- */
.article-hero{background:var(--ink);color:var(--text-inverse);padding:56px 0 44px;}
.article-hero .dispatch-tag{position:static;display:inline-flex;margin-bottom:18px;}
.article-hero h1{color:var(--text-inverse);font-size:clamp(28px,4vw,42px);max-width:24ch;}
.article-byline{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;margin-top:24px;color:#B8B8B8;font-size:14px;}
.article-byline img{width:44px;height:44px;border-radius:50%;object-fit:cover;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.3);}
.article-byline strong{color:var(--text-inverse);display:block;}

.article-body{max-width:720px;margin:0 auto;padding:48px 24px;}
.article-cover{max-width:920px;margin:-30px auto 0;padding:0 24px;}
.article-cover img{border-radius:var(--radius);box-shadow:var(--shadow);}
.article-content{font-size:17.5px;line-height:1.8;color:var(--text);}
.article-content p{margin-bottom:1.4em;}
.article-content h2{font-size:26px;margin-top:1.6em;}
.article-content h3{font-size:21px;margin-top:1.4em;}
.article-content img{border-radius:var(--radius);margin:1.4em 0;}
.article-content blockquote{
  border-left:3px solid var(--brass);margin:1.6em 0;padding:.2em 0 .2em 22px;
  font-family:var(--font-display);font-size:20px;color:var(--ink-soft);font-style:italic;
}

.document-card{
  display:flex;align-items:center;gap:16px;background:var(--parchment-2);border:1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius:var(--radius);padding:18px 20px;margin-top:32px;
}
.document-icon{
  width:44px;height:44px;flex-shrink:0;background:var(--ink);color:var(--brass);border-radius:4px;
  display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:11px;font-weight:700;
}
.tag-list{display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:24px;}
.tag-pill{
  font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:12px;color:var(--text-soft);background:var(--parchment-2);
  padding:5px 12px;border-radius:999px;border:1px solid var(--border);
}
.tag-pill:hover{border-color:var(--ink);color:var(--ink);}

.card{background:var(--white);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:24px;}
.helper-text{font-size:13px;color:var(--text-soft);}

.featured-card{
  display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:0;background:var(--ink);color:var(--text-inverse);
  border-radius:var(--radius);overflow:hidden;margin-bottom:8px;
}
.featured-media{aspect-ratio:16/11;}
.featured-media img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;}
.featured-body{padding:36px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;gap:12px;}
.featured-body h2{color:var(--text-inverse);font-size:clamp(22px,2.6vw,30px);}
.featured-body p{color:#B8B8B8;margin:0;}
.featured-body .article-meta{color:#8A8A8A;}
@media(max-width:820px){.featured-card{grid-template-columns:1fr;}.featured-body{padding:28px;}}

/* ---------- Journey / Timeline ---------- */
.timeline{position:relative;max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;padding-left:32px;}
.timeline::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:5px;top:8px;bottom:8px;width:1px;background:var(--border);}
.timeline-year{
  font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:13px;font-weight:600;color:var(--ink);letter-spacing:.06em;
  margin:36px 0 20px;position:relative;
}
.timeline-year:first-child{margin-top:0;}
.timeline-item{position:relative;padding-bottom:36px;}
.timeline-dot{
  position:absolute;left:-32px;top:6px;width:11px;height:11px;border-radius:50%;
  background:var(--ink);border:2px solid var(--parchment);box-shadow:0 0 0 1px var(--border);
}
.timeline-content h3{font-size:19px;margin:6px 0 8px;}
.timeline-meta{font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:11.5px;color:var(--text-soft);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;}
.timeline-content p{color:var(--text-soft);font-size:14.5px;max-width:60ch;}
.timeline-img{width:100%;max-width:420px;border-radius:4px;margin-bottom:12px;border:1px solid var(--border);}
.photo-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(220px,1fr));gap:14px;}
.photo-thumb{display:block;aspect-ratio:4/3;border-radius:4px;overflow:hidden;border:1px solid var(--border);}
.photo-thumb img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:transform .2s ease;}
.photo-thumb:hover img{transform:scale(1.04);}

.lightbox{
  position:fixed;inset:0;background:rgba(0,0,0,.94);display:none;align-items:center;justify-content:center;
  z-index:1000;padding:40px;
}
.lightbox.open{display:flex;}
.lightbox img{max-width:100%;max-height:100%;border-radius:4px;box-shadow:0 10px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.5);}
.lightbox-close{
  position:absolute;top:20px;right:28px;background:none;border:none;color:#fff;font-size:36px;cursor:pointer;line-height:1;
}
.lightbox-nav{
  position:absolute;top:50%;transform:translateY(-50%);background:rgba(255,255,255,.1);border:none;color:#fff;
  font-size:32px;width:52px;height:52px;border-radius:50%;cursor:pointer;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;
}
.lightbox-nav:hover{background:rgba(255,255,255,.2);}
.lightbox-prev{left:20px;}
.lightbox-next{right:20px;}
@media(max-width:640px){.lightbox-nav{width:40px;height:40px;font-size:24px;} .lightbox{padding:16px;}}

.engagement-bar{
  max-width:720px;margin:0 auto;padding:20px 24px;border-top:1px solid var(--border);border-bottom:1px solid var(--border);
  display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap;
}
.like-btn{
  display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:9px;background:var(--parchment-2);border:1px solid var(--border);
  padding:10px 18px;border-radius:999px;cursor:pointer;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;color:var(--ink);
  transition:background .15s ease,border-color .15s ease;
}
.like-btn:hover{border-color:var(--brass);}
.like-btn.liked{background:var(--brass);border-color:var(--brass);color:var(--ink);}
.like-btn svg{width:18px;height:18px;}
.share-links{display:flex;gap:10px;}
.share-links a{width:36px;height:36px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--parchment-2);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;border:1px solid var(--border);}

/* ---------- Comments ---------- */
.comments-section{max-width:720px;margin:0 auto;padding:48px 24px;}
.comment-form{background:var(--white);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:24px;margin-bottom:36px;}
.comment-form .row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:14px;margin-bottom:14px;}
@media(max-width:560px){.comment-form .row{grid-template-columns:1fr;}}
.field label{display:block;font-size:13px;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:6px;color:var(--ink-soft);}
.field input,.field textarea,.field select{
  width:100%;padding:11px 13px;border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:var(--radius);
  font-family:var(--font-body);font-size:14.5px;background:var(--parchment);color:var(--text);
}
.field input:focus,.field textarea:focus,.field select:focus{border-color:var(--brass);outline:none;background:var(--white);}
.field textarea{resize:vertical;min-height:100px;}
.form-note{font-size:12.5px;color:var(--text-soft);margin-top:10px;}

.comment{padding:20px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border);}
.comment .who{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin-bottom:8px;}
.comment .avatar{
  width:38px;height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--teal);color:#fff;
  display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;font-family:var(--font-display);
}
.comment .name{font-weight:600;font-size:14.5px;}
.comment .name.author-badge::after{
  content:"Author";margin-left:8px;font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:10px;background:var(--brass);color:var(--ink);
  padding:2px 6px;border-radius:2px;vertical-align:middle;
}
.comment .time{font-size:12.5px;color:var(--text-soft);}
.comment .text{font-size:15px;color:var(--text);margin-left:48px;}
.comment.reply{margin-left:48px;}
.empty-comments{color:var(--text-soft);font-size:14.5px;padding:24px 0;}

/* ---------- Footer ---------- */
.site-footer{background:var(--ink);color:#B0B0B0;padding:56px 0 28px;margin-top:80px;}
.site-footer .container{display:grid;grid-template-columns:2fr 1fr 1fr;gap:40px;}
.site-footer h4{color:var(--text-inverse);font-size:14px;font-family:var(--font-mono);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;margin-bottom:16px;}
.site-footer p{color:#8A8A8A;font-size:14px;}
.site-footer ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;}
.site-footer li{margin-bottom:10px;}
.site-footer a{color:#B0B0B0;font-size:14px;}
.site-footer a:hover{color:var(--brass);}
.footer-bottom{border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1);margin-top:40px;padding-top:22px;font-size:12.5px;color:#707070;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;}
@media(max-width:780px){.site-footer .container{grid-template-columns:1fr;}}

.newsletter-row{
  grid-template-columns:1fr auto!important;align-items:center;gap:24px;
  padding-bottom:36px;margin-bottom:36px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12);
}
.newsletter-form{display:flex;gap:10px;}
.newsletter-form input[type="email"]{
  padding:10px 14px;border-radius:4px;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.25);background:rgba(255,255,255,.05);
  color:var(--text-inverse);min-width:220px;font-family:var(--font-body);font-size:14px;
}
.newsletter-form input[type="email"]::placeholder{color:#7A7A7A;}
@media(max-width:780px){.newsletter-row{grid-template-columns:1fr!important;} .newsletter-form{flex-wrap:wrap;}}

/* ---------- Alerts / flash ---------- */
.alert{padding:14px 18px;border-radius:var(--radius);font-size:14.5px;margin-bottom:20px;border:1px solid transparent;}
.alert-success{background:#E7F1E8;color:var(--success);border-color:#BFDCC2;}
.alert-error{background:#F6E6E3;color:var(--danger);border-color:#E5BCB3;}
.alert-info{background:#E7EEEF;color:var(--teal);border-color:#C4D6D8;}

/* ---------- Pagination ---------- */
.pagination{display:flex;gap:8px;justify-content:center;margin-top:44px;}
.pagination a,.pagination span{
  min-width:38px;height:38px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;
  border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:var(--radius);font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:13px;
}
.pagination a:hover{border-color:var(--brass);}
.pagination .current{background:var(--ink);color:var(--text-inverse);border-color:var(--ink);}

/* ---------- Empty state ---------- */
.empty-state{text-align:center;padding:80px 24px;color:var(--text-soft);}
.empty-state h3{color:var(--ink);}

/* ---------- Utility ---------- */
.text-center{text-align:center;}
.mt-0{margin-top:0;}