:root {
  --ink: #1a1814;
  --ink-soft: #4a463e;
  --ink-faint: #8a8478;
  --paper: #f6f1e8;
  --paper-warm: #ede5d3;
  --rule: #d4cab5;
  --accent: #b8410e;
  --accent-soft: #d96838;

  --serif: 'Fraunces', 'Times New Roman', Georgia, serif;
  --sans: 'Inter', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif;

  --measure: 36rem;
  --space: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.5rem);
}

* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

html {
  font-size: 17px;
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

body {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--paper);
  background-image:
    radial-gradient(circle at 20% 10%, rgba(217, 104, 56, 0.04) 0%, transparent 40%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 80% 80%, rgba(184, 65, 14, 0.03) 0%, transparent 50%);
  min-height: 100vh;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}

main {
  flex: 1;
  padding: clamp(2rem, 6vw, 5rem) 0;
}

.container {
  max-width: 64rem;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 var(--space);
}

.container--narrow {
  max-width: var(--measure);
}

/* ---- Header ---- */
.site-header {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  padding: 1.5rem 0;
  background: rgba(246, 241, 232, 0.85);
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 10;
}

.site-header .container {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: baseline;
  max-width: 64rem;
}

.site-title {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  font-style: italic;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--ink);
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

.title-mark {
  color: var(--accent);
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  transform: translateY(2px);
  display: inline-block;
}

.site-nav {
  display: flex;
  gap: 1.75rem;
}

.site-nav a {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  transition: color 0.2s ease;
}

.site-nav a:hover {
  color: var(--accent);
}

/* ---- Homepage intro ---- */
.intro {
  padding: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem) 0 clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5rem);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  margin-bottom: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem);
}

.intro-headline {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 4rem);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: italic;
  line-height: 1.05;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.intro-lede {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  max-width: 32rem;
}

/* ---- Post list ---- */
.post-list-heading {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1rem;
}

.post-list-heading::after {
  content: '';
  flex: 1;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--rule);
}

.posts {
  list-style: none;
}

.post-item {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  transition: background 0.2s ease;
}

.post-item:last-child {
  border-bottom: none;
}

.post-link {
  display: block;
  padding: 1.5rem 0;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--ink);
  position: relative;
  transition: padding 0.25s ease;
}

.post-link:hover {
  padding-left: 0.75rem;
}

.post-link::before {
  content: '→';
  position: absolute;
  left: -1.25rem;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  color: var(--accent);
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.25s ease, left 0.25s ease;
}

.post-link:hover::before {
  opacity: 1;
  left: -0.5rem;
}

.post-item-date {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
}

.post-item-title {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.25;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
}

.post-item-subtitle {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.empty-state {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  padding: 2rem 0;
}

/* ---- Single post ---- */
.post-header {
  padding: 1rem 0 2.5rem;
  margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  text-align: center;
}

.post-date {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
}

.post-title {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3rem);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.1;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}

.post-subtitle {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  line-height: 1.5;
  max-width: 30rem;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.post-content {
  font-size: 1.125rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.post-content > * + * {
  margin-top: 1.4em;
}

.post-content p:first-child::first-letter {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 4.5em;
  font-weight: 500;
  float: left;
  line-height: 0.85;
  margin: 0.05em 0.1em 0 -0.05em;
  color: var(--accent);
}

.post-content h2 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.75rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-style: italic;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  margin-top: 2.5em;
  margin-bottom: 0.5em;
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.post-content h3 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-top: 2em;
  margin-bottom: 0.4em;
}

.post-content a {
  color: var(--accent);
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
  text-underline-offset: 3px;
  transition: color 0.15s ease;
}

.post-content a:hover {
  color: var(--accent-soft);
}

.post-content blockquote {
  border-left: 3px solid var(--accent);
  padding-left: 1.5rem;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin: 1.75em 0;
}

.post-content code {
  font-family: 'SFMono-Regular', Consolas, monospace;
  font-size: 0.9em;
  background: var(--paper-warm);
  padding: 0.15em 0.4em;
  border-radius: 3px;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.post-content pre {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--paper);
  padding: 1.25rem 1.5rem;
  border-radius: 4px;
  overflow-x: auto;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.post-content pre code {
  background: none;
  padding: 0;
  color: inherit;
}

.post-content img {
  max-width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  display: block;
  margin: 2em auto;
  border-radius: 2px;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 24px rgba(26, 24, 20, 0.08);
}

.post-content figure {
  margin: 2em 0;
}

.post-content figcaption {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  text-align: center;
  margin-top: 0.75em;
  font-style: italic;
}

.post-content ul,
.post-content ol {
  padding-left: 1.5rem;
}

.post-content li + li {
  margin-top: 0.5em;
}

.post-content hr {
  border: none;
  text-align: center;
  margin: 3em 0;
}

.post-content hr::before {
  content: '· · ·';
  letter-spacing: 0.5em;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
}

/* ---- Post footer ---- */
.post-footer {
  margin-top: 4rem;
  padding-top: 2rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.back-link {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  transition: color 0.2s ease;
}

.back-link:hover {
  color: var(--accent);
}

/* ---- Footer ---- */
.site-footer {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  padding: 2rem 0;
  margin-top: 4rem;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  text-align: center;
}

/* ---- Mobile ---- */
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  html { font-size: 16px; }

  .site-header .container {
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0.75rem;
    align-items: flex-start;
  }

  .post-content p:first-child::first-letter {
    font-size: 3.5em;
  }
}
/* ---- Image utilities ---- */
.img-left,
.img-right {
  width: 40%;
  max-width: 280px;
  height: auto;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  border-radius: 2px;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 24px rgba(26, 24, 20, 0.08);
}

.img-left {
  float: left;
  margin-right: 1.75rem;
  margin-top: 0.4rem;
}

.img-right {
  float: right;
  margin-left: 1.75rem;
  margin-top: 0.4rem;
}

.img-small {
  max-width: 240px;
  display: block;
  margin: 2em auto;
}

.img-medium {
  max-width: 420px;
  display: block;
  margin: 2em auto;
}

/* Clear floats so following elements don't wrap awkwardly */
.post-content h2,
.post-content h3,
.post-content hr {
  clear: both;
}

/* On phones, floated images become full-width for readability */
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .img-left,
  .img-right {
    float: none;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 100%;
    margin: 1.5rem 0;
  }
}
/* Portrait-specific image sizing for left-float */
.img-portrait.img-left,
.img-portrait.img-right {
  max-width: 220px;
  width: 35%;
  margin-top: 0.5rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}

/* Disable drop cap on paragraphs that contain a floated image alongside */
.post-content .no-dropcap::first-letter {
  font-size: inherit;
  font-weight: inherit;
  float: none;
  margin: 0;
  color: inherit;
  line-height: inherit;
}

/* Tighten line-height slightly for paragraphs wrapping a floated image */
.post-content .no-dropcap {
  line-height: 1.7;
}
/* ---- Manifesto / homepage intro ---- */
.manifesto {
  padding: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem) 0 clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5rem);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  margin-bottom: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem);
}

.manifesto-eyebrow,
.category-eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.manifesto-headline {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3.5rem);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: italic;
  line-height: 1.05;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.manifesto-lede {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  max-width: 34rem;
}

.manifesto-lede + .manifesto-lede {
  margin-top: 1.25rem;
}

.manifesto-lede a {
  color: var(--accent);
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
  text-underline-offset: 3px;
}

/* ---- Category landing pages ---- */
.category-intro {
  padding: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem) 0 clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  margin-bottom: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem);
}

.category-headline {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 4rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.05;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.category-lede {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  max-width: 32rem;
}

/* ---- Post category label (under post titles) ---- */
.post-category-label {
  margin-top: 1rem;
}

.post-category-label a {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  color: var(--accent);
  text-decoration: none;
  border: 1px solid var(--accent);
  padding: 0.3rem 0.7rem;
  border-radius: 2px;
  transition: background 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease;
}

.post-category-label a:hover {
  background: var(--accent);
  color: var(--paper);
}

/* ---- Inline category on homepage post list ---- */
.post-item-category {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  color: var(--accent);
  margin-top: 0.5rem;
}

/* ---- Tags at bottom of posts ---- */
.post-tags {
  margin-top: 3rem;
  padding-top: 1.5rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.5rem;
}

.post-tag {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  background: var(--paper-warm);
  padding: 0.25rem 0.65rem;
  border-radius: 100px;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}