:root {
  --ivory: #f6f1e7;
  --paper: #fffdf8;
  --forest: #173f35;
  --forest-soft: #245447;
  --charcoal: #252822;
  --sage: #789180;
  --gold: #b59a5b;
  --line: #dcd2c0;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--ivory);
  color: var(--charcoal);
  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  line-height: 1.6;
}
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
img { display: block; max-width: 100%; }

.site-header {
  align-items: center;
  background: rgba(246, 241, 231, .96);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(181, 154, 91, .25);
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  min-height: 96px;
  padding: 18px clamp(24px, 5vw, 72px);
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 20;
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
}
.brand { color: var(--forest); display: inline-flex; flex-direction: column; line-height: 1; }
.brand span { font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 2.45rem; letter-spacing: -.04em; }
.brand small { font-size: .62rem; letter-spacing: .38em; margin: 10px 0 0 5px; }
nav { display: flex; gap: clamp(20px, 3vw, 48px); }
nav a { border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; font-size: .95rem; padding: 8px 2px; }
nav a:hover, nav a:focus-visible, nav .active { border-color: var(--gold); color: var(--forest); }

main { overflow: hidden; }
.hero, .reading, .feature-post, .about {
  margin-inline: auto;
  max-width: 1380px;
  width: calc(100% - clamp(40px, 8vw, 128px));
}
.hero {
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(32px, 5vw, 72px);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .84fr) minmax(0, 1.16fr);
  min-height: 650px;
  padding: clamp(42px, 6vw, 84px) 0 54px;
}
.hero-copy { align-self: center; }
.eyebrow, .section-kicker, .category {
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: .78rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
h1, h2, h3, blockquote {
  color: var(--forest);
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-weight: 400;
}
h1 {
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 5.4vw, 5.2rem);
  letter-spacing: -.045em;
  line-height: 1.02;
  margin: 24px 0 30px;
}
.short-rule { background: var(--gold); height: 2px; width: 58px; }
.hero-deck { font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.5vw, 1.28rem); line-height: 1.55; margin: 24px 0 30px; max-width: 580px; }
.actions { align-items: center; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 28px; }
.button {
  background: var(--forest);
  border-radius: 5px;
  color: white;
  display: inline-flex;
  gap: 24px;
  padding: 14px 22px;
  transition: background .2s ease, transform .2s ease;
}
.button:hover, .button:focus-visible { background: var(--forest-soft); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.button span { color: var(--gold); font-size: 1.3rem; line-height: 1; }
.text-link { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gold); color: var(--forest); padding-bottom: 3px; }
.hero-image { align-self: stretch; border-radius: 24px; min-height: 520px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; }
.hero-image img { height: 100%; object-fit: cover; width: 100%; }
.hero-image blockquote {
  background: rgba(255, 253, 248, .95);
  border-radius: 16px;
  bottom: 15%;
  box-shadow: 0 16px 40px rgba(23, 63, 53, .12);
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2vw, 2rem);
  line-height: 1.35;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 28px 34px;
  position: absolute;
  right: 0;
  transform: translateX(4%);
}

.reading { padding: 54px 0 96px; }
.reading h2, .about h2 { font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 4vw, 3.4rem); letter-spacing: -.03em; line-height: 1.1; margin: 10px 0 34px; }
.post-grid { display: grid; gap: 24px; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
.post-card {
  background: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 14px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  min-height: 310px;
  padding: 28px;
  transition: transform .2s ease, box-shadow .2s ease;
}
.card-image {
  border-radius: 9px;
  height: 150px;
  margin: -10px -10px 24px;
  object-fit: cover;
  width: calc(100% + 20px);
}
.post-card:hover, .post-card:focus-visible { box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgba(23, 63, 53, .08); transform: translateY(-4px); }
.category { color: var(--sage); }
.post-card h3 { font-size: 1.65rem; line-height: 1.2; margin: 26px 0 14px; }
.post-card p { color: #555950; margin: 0; }
.read-more { color: var(--forest); margin-top: auto; padding-top: 24px; }
.read-more b { color: var(--gold); margin-left: 8px; }

.feature-post {
  background: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 24px;
  max-width: 920px;
  padding: clamp(34px, 6vw, 74px);
}
.article-meta { color: var(--sage); display: flex; font-size: .78rem; font-weight: 700; justify-content: space-between; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.feature-post h2 { font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4.5rem); letter-spacing: -.04em; line-height: 1.05; margin: 30px 0; }
.feature-post h1 { font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4.5rem); letter-spacing: -.04em; line-height: 1.05; margin: 30px 0; }
.feature-post p { font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 1.18rem; line-height: 1.85; }
.feature-post .lead { color: var(--forest); font-size: 1.35rem; }
.article-cover {
  border-radius: 14px;
  margin: 38px 0;
  max-height: 480px;
  object-fit: cover;
  width: 100%;
}
.feature-post h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3vw, 2.35rem);
  letter-spacing: -.025em;
  line-height: 1.15;
  margin: 42px 0 14px;
}
.source-note {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: #62665e;
  font-size: .9rem !important;
  margin-top: 46px;
  padding-top: 22px;
}
.source-note a { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gold); color: var(--forest); }
.feature-post aside {
  border-left: 3px solid var(--gold);
  color: var(--forest);
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  margin: 38px 0;
  padding: 18px 0 18px 28px;
}
.feature-post aside strong { display: block; font-size: .78rem; letter-spacing: .15em; margin-bottom: 8px; text-transform: uppercase; }
.article-page { padding: clamp(48px, 8vw, 110px) 0; }
.back-link { color: var(--forest); display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 30px; }
.muted-card { opacity: .72; }
.about { padding: 120px 0; text-align: center; }
.about p:last-child { font-size: 1.1rem; margin: 0 auto; max-width: 680px; }

footer {
  align-items: end;
  background: var(--forest);
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.75);
  display: grid;
  gap: 18px;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto auto;
  padding: 56px clamp(24px, 5vw, 72px);
}
.footer-brand { color: var(--ivory); }
.footer-brand span { font-size: 2rem; }
footer p { font-size: .85rem; margin: 0; }

:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--gold); outline-offset: 4px; }
@media (max-width: 850px) {
  .site-header { align-items: flex-start; position: relative; }
  nav { display: none; }
  .hero { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .hero-image { min-height: 420px; }
  .post-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .post-card { min-height: 250px; }
  footer { align-items: start; grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}
@media (max-width: 540px) {
  .site-header { min-height: 78px; }
  .brand span { font-size: 2rem; }
  .hero, .reading, .feature-post, .about { width: calc(100% - 32px); }
  .hero { padding-top: 38px; }
  h1 { font-size: 3.05rem; }
  .hero-image { border-radius: 14px; min-height: 360px; }
  .hero-image blockquote { bottom: 18px; font-size: 1.25rem; padding: 20px; right: 14px; transform: none; }
  .article-meta { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  *, *::before, *::after { transition-duration: .01ms !important; }
}