:root {
  --ink:        #1B2A4A;   /* headlines, masthead, primary text */
  --ink-soft:   #48546E;   /* secondary text */
  --paper:      #F5F4EF;   /* page background */
  --paper-raised: #FFFFFF; /* card background */
  --amber:      #CF5C36;   /* accent / links / underline */
  --amber-dark: #a94b2c;   /* headlines / hover elements */
  --hairline:   #D8D5CC;   /* hairline dividers */
  --rolling:    #2D6E6E;
  --thematic:   #8B3A3A;

  --font-display: 'Source Serif 4', Georgia, serif;
  --font-body: 'Inter', -apple-system, sans-serif;
  --font-mono: 'IBM Plex Mono', 'Courier New', monospace;

  --max-width: 1080px;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  line-height: 1.6;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

a {
  color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration: none;
}

img { max-width: 100%; display: block; }


p {
font-family: 'libre baskerville', Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 200;
}

li {
font-family: 'libre baskerville', Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 200;
}

.wrap {
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 24px;
}

/* ============ MASTHEAD ================== */

.masthead {
  border-bottom: 3px solid var(--ink);
  padding: 28px 0 0;
}

.masthead-top {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: baseline;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  padding-bottom: 14px;
}

.masthead-brand {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 6px 0 20px;
}

.masthead-brand a {
  display: inline-block;
}

.nameplate {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 6vw, 4.4rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  line-height: 1;
  margin: 0;
}

.nameplate .word-2 {
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--amber);
  position: relative;
}

.tagline {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin-top: 10px;
}

nav.primary-nav {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 36px;
  padding: 5px 0;
  padding-bottom: 30px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

nav.primary-nav a {
  padding-bottom: 4px;
  border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
  transition: border-color 0.15s ease;
}

nav.primary-nav a:hover,
nav.primary-nav a.active {
  border-bottom-color: var(--amber);
}

/* ============ FEATURED ESSAY ================== */

.featured {
  padding: 48px 0 40px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline);
}

.featured-eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--amber-dark);
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.featured h2 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 2.6rem);
  line-height: 1.15;
  margin: 0 0 14px;
}

.featured h2 a { color: var(--ink); }
.featured h2 a:hover { color: var(--amber-dark); }

.featured p.dek {
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  max-width: 65ch;
  margin: 0 0 16px;
}

.byline {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  display: flex;
  gap: 10px;
  align-items: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

/* ============ BADGES ================== */

.badge {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 3px 9px;
  border-radius: 3px;
  color: #fff;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.badge.rolling { background: var(--rolling); }
.badge.thematic { background: var(--thematic); }

.tag {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  border: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  padding: 3px 9px;
  border-radius: 3px;
}

/* ============ ESSAY CARD GRID ================== */

.section-heading {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 40px 0 18px;
}

.section-heading h3 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  margin: 0;
}

.section-heading a {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  color: var(--amber-dark);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
}

.essay-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 28px;
  padding-bottom: 20px;
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .essay-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .essay-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

.essay-card {
  border-top: 2px solid var(--ink);
  padding-top: 14px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 8px;
}

.essay-card .badges {
  display: flex;
  gap: 6px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.essay-card h4 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  line-height: 1.25;
  margin: 4px 0;
}

.essay-card h4 a { color: var(--ink); }
.essay-card h4 a:hover { color: var(--amber-dark); }

.essay-card p.excerpt {
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-size: 0.94rem;
  margin: 0;
  flex-grow: 1;
}

/* ============ ARCHIVE ================== */

.archive-header {
  padding: 40px 0 20px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline);
}

.archive-header h1 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 2.4rem);
  margin: 0 0 8px;
}

.archive-header p {
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  max-width: 60ch;
  margin: 0;
}

.filter-bar {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px;
  padding: 22px 0;
  align-items: center;
}

.filter-group {
  display: flex;
  gap: 6px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.filter-btn {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  background: transparent;
  border: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  padding: 6px 12px;
  border-radius: 3px;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: all 0.15s ease;
}

.filter-btn:hover {
  border-color: var(--ink);
  color: var(--ink);
}

.filter-btn.active {
  background: var(--ink);
  border-color: var(--ink);
  color: #fff;
}

.filter-divider {
  width: 1px;
  height: 20px;
  background: var(--hairline);
  margin: 0 6px;
}

 .filter-bar label {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}

.sort-select {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  border-radius: 3px;
  padding: 6px 10px;
  background: var(--paper-raised);
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-left: 0;
}

.archive-list {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  padding: 10px 0 60px;
}

.archive-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 110px 1fr auto;
  gap: 20px;
  align-items: start;
  padding: 20px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline);
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .archive-row {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 8px;
  }
}

.archive-row .date {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  padding-top: 4px;
}

.archive-row h4 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  margin: 0 0 6px;
}

.archive-row h4 a { color: var(--ink); }
.archive-row h4 a:hover { color: var(--amber-dark); }

.archive-row .meta {
  display: flex;
  gap: 8px;
  align-items: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}

.archive-row .badges-col {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 6px;
  align-items: flex-end;
}

.empty-state {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 60px 20px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}

/* ============ INDIVIDUAL ESSAY PAGE ================== */

.essay-detail {
  padding: 44px 0 80px;
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.essay-detail .badges {
  display: flex;
  gap: 8px;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.essay-detail h1 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 5vw, 2.6rem);
  line-height: 1.15;
  margin: 0 0 16px;
}

.essay-detail .byline {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  padding: 12px 0;
  margin-bottom: 30px;
}

.essay-body {
  font-size: 1.12rem;
  color: #2A2F3A;
}

.essay-body p {
  margin: 0 0 1.3em;
}
/* redo initial letter */
.essay-body p:first-of-type::first-letter {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 3.4em;
  float: left;
  line-height: 0.85;
  padding: 0.05em 0.08em 0 0;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 700;
}

.essay-body h2 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 1.8rem;
  line-height: 1.2;
  margin: 2em 0 0.7em;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.essay-body h3 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  line-height: 1.25;
  margin: 1.8em 0 0.6em;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.essay-body strong {
  font-weight: 700;
}

.essay-body em {
  font-style: italic;
}

.essay-body a {
  color: var(--amber);
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-underline-offset: 3px;
}

.essay-body a:hover {
  color: var(--amber-dark);
}

.essay-body blockquote {
  margin: 2em 0;
  padding: 0.2em 0 0.2em 1.4em;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--amber);
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-style: italic;
}

.essay-body ul,
.essay-body ol {
  margin: 1em 0 1.5em 1.5em;
}

.essay-body li {
  margin-bottom: 0.5em;
}

.essay-body img {
  max-width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  margin: 2em auto;
}

.essay-body figure {
  margin: 2em 0;
}

.essay-body figure img {
  display: block;
  max-width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.essay-body figcaption {
  margin-top: 0.6em;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1.4;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  text-align: center;
  font-style: italic;
}

figcaption {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
}

.back-link {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
}

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

#essay-note {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-style: italic;
}

/* ============ ABOUT / SUBMIT ================== */

.page-content {
  padding: 44px 0 80px;
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.page-content h1 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 5vw, 2.4rem);
  margin: 0 0 20px;
}

.page-content h2 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  margin: 36px 0 12px;
}

.page-content p, .page-content li {
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: #2A2F3A;
}

.page-content ul {
  padding-left: 20px;
}

/* TBD - Make asterix id:Minty display text 'Minty is the opposite of spicy'

.hover-note:hover {
  display: block;
}
*/

.cta-box {
  background: var(--paper-raised);
  border: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  border-left: 4px solid var(--amber);
  padding: 24px;
  border-radius: 4px;
  margin: 28px 0;
}

.cta-box p { margin: 0 0 16px; }
.cta-box p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

.btn {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  background: var(--ink);
  color: #fff;
  padding: 11px 20px;
  border-radius: 3px;
  transition: background 0.15s ease;
}

.btn:hover { background: var(--amber-dark); }

.format-explain {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 20px;
  margin: 20px 0;
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .format-explain { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

.format-card {
  border-top: 3px solid var(--rolling);
  padding-top: 12px;
}

.format-card.thematic {
  border-top-color: var(--thematic);
}

.format-card h3 {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  margin: 0 0 8px;
}

.disclaimer-box {
  background: var(--paper-raised);
  /* border: 1px solid var(--hairline); */
  border: 4px solid var(--amber);
  padding: 24px;
  border-radius: 4px;
  margin: 28px 0;
}

.disclaimer-box li {
  list-style-type: none;
  padding: 0.5rem;
  display: center;
  justify-content: center;
  text-align: center;
}

.disclaimer-box::before {
  content: "Disclaimers!";
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  color: var(--amber-dark);
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: bold;
  margin-bottom: -0.5rem;
}

/* ============ FOOTER ================== */

footer {
  border-top: 3px solid var(--ink);
  padding: 30px 0;
  margin-top: 40px;
}

footer .wrap {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 14px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}

footer a { color: var(--ink-soft); }
footer a:hover { color: var(--amber-dark); }

/* ============ ACCESSIBILITY ================== */

a:focus-visible,
button:focus-visible,
select:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--amber);
  outline-offset: 2px;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  * { transition: none !important; }
}

/* ============ FIXED / AUTO-COMPACTING MASTHEAD ================== */

body {
  padding-top: var(--masthead-height, 0px);
}

.masthead.is-measuring,
.masthead.is-measuring * {
  transition: none !important;
}

.masthead {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  width: 100%;
  z-index: 1000;
  background: var(--paper);
  transition: box-shadow 0.22s ease, padding 0.28s ease;
}

.masthead > .wrap {
  transition: padding 0.28s ease;
}

.masthead-top {
  max-height: 40px;
  opacity: 1;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: max-height 0.28s ease, opacity 0.18s ease, padding 0.28s ease;
}

.masthead-brand {
  transition: padding 0.28s ease;
}

.nameplate {
  transition: font-size 0.28s ease, line-height 0.28s ease;
}

.tagline {
  max-height: 40px;
  opacity: 1;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: max-height 0.22s ease, opacity 0.15s ease, margin 0.22s ease;
}

nav.primary-nav {
  transition: padding 0.28s ease, gap 0.28s ease;
}

/* Compact state after the reader begins scrolling. */
.masthead.is-scrolled {
  padding-top: 0;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 18px rgba(27, 42, 74, 0.08);
}

.masthead.is-scrolled .masthead-top {
  max-height: 0;
  opacity: 0;
  padding-bottom: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.masthead.is-scrolled .masthead-brand {
  padding: 10px 0 3px;
}

.masthead.is-scrolled .nameplate {
  font-size: clamp(1.65rem, 3.2vw, 2.35rem);
  line-height: 0.95;
}

.masthead.is-scrolled .tagline {
  max-height: 0;
  opacity: 0;
  margin-top: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.masthead.is-scrolled nav.primary-nav {
  padding-top: 3px;
  padding-bottom: 9px;
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  nav.primary-nav {
    gap: 20px;
  }

  .masthead.is-scrolled .masthead-brand {
    padding-top: 8px;
  }

  .masthead.is-scrolled .nameplate {
    font-size: 1.7rem;
  }

  .masthead.is-scrolled nav.primary-nav {
    gap: 18px;
    padding-top: 2px;
    padding-bottom: 8px;
  }
}


/* THEME COLLECTIONS */
.themes-list { padding: 22px 0 64px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 20px; }
.theme-banner { display: block; padding: 36px 38px; background: var(--paper-raised); border: 1px solid var(--hairline); border-left: 4px solid var(--amber); transition: border-color .2s, transform .2s; }
.theme-banner:hover, .theme-banner:focus-visible { border-color: var(--amber); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.theme-banner h2 { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 2.6rem); line-height: 1.15; margin: 0 0 14px; }
.theme-banner .dek { max-width: 70ch; color: var(--ink-soft); margin: 0 0 18px; }
.theme-banner .theme-count { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .75rem; color: var(--ink-soft); text-transform: uppercase; }
.theme-arrow { font-family: var(--font-body); color: var(--amber); font-size: .75em; float: right; }
.theme-back { margin: 26px 0 0; font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .78rem; }
.theme-back a:hover { color: var(--amber); }
.tag:hover { border-color: var(--amber); color: var(--amber-dark); }
@media (max-width: 700px) { .theme-banner { padding: 25px 20px; } .theme-arrow { float: none; } }

/* News banners reuse the thematic collection design. */
.news-banner .dek { line-height: 1.65; }
.news-detail { max-width: 780px; padding: 42px 0 78px; }
.news-detail .essay-body p:first-of-type::first-letter {
  float: none;
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: inherit;
  line-height: inherit;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  color: inherit;
  font-weight: inherit;
}
.news-detail .featured-eyebrow { margin: 24px 0 14px; }
.news-detail h1 { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 5vw, 3.8rem); line-height: 1.12; margin-bottom: 18px; }
.news-post-summary { font-size: 1.14rem; line-height: 1.7; color: var(--ink-soft); margin-bottom: 30px; }

/* ============ EDITORIAL COMMENTARY ============ */
nav.primary-nav { flex-wrap: wrap; row-gap: 8px; }

/* The same literary palette and article typography as the main essays. */
#essay-commentary { margin-top: 50px; border-top: 2px solid var(--ink); padding-top: 30px; }
.commentary-callout { padding: 28px 30px; background: var(--paper-raised); border-left: 4px solid var(--amber); margin: 28px 0 38px; }
.commentary-callout h2 { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 1.7rem; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0 0 12px; }
.commentary-callout p { color: var(--ink-soft); margin: 0 0 18px; max-width: 62ch; }
.commentary-submit { display: inline-block; background: var(--ink); color: #fff; padding: 11px 18px; border-radius: 3px; font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .8rem; font-weight: 500; transition: background .15s; }
.commentary-submit:hover, .commentary-submit:focus-visible { background: var(--amber-dark); color: white; }
.commentary-callout .commentary-form-note { margin: 16px 0 0; font-size: .82rem; line-height: 1.65; }
.commentary-unavailable, .commentary-closed { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .82rem; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.commentary-section-title { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: baseline; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; margin: 12px 0 18px; }
.commentary-section-title h2 { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: clamp(1.5rem,3vw,1.85rem); margin: 0; }
.commentary-section-title > a { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .73rem; color: var(--amber-dark); text-transform: uppercase; }
.commentary-section-title > a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
.commentary-count { display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; color: var(--ink-soft); font: 400 .78rem var(--font-mono); border: 1px solid var(--hairline); border-radius: 20px; padding: 4px 10px; }
.commentary-list { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline); }
.commentary-list-item { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; gap: 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline); padding: 24px 0; }
.commentary-list-item h3 { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 3vw, 1.48rem); line-height: 1.25; margin: 0 0 10px; }
.commentary-list-item h3 a:hover, .commentary-origin-title:hover { color: var(--amber-dark); }
.commentary-item-excerpt { margin: 0 0 12px; line-height: 1.65; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.commentary-meta, .commentary-origin-meta { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .77rem; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.commentary-meta span, .commentary-origin-meta span { padding: 0 5px; }
.commentary-arrow { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 1.4rem; color: var(--amber); }
.commentary-empty { padding: 24px 0; font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .85rem; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.commentary-empty a, .commentary-origin-meta a { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
.commentary-page { max-width: 780px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 48px 0 80px; min-height: 340px; }
.commentary-page > h1 { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 5vw, 3.1rem); line-height: 1.12; margin: 12px 0 18px; }
.commentary-origin-excerpt { font-size: 1.1rem; color: var(--ink-soft); max-width: 64ch; line-height: 1.75; }
.commentary-origin-meta { margin: 24px 0; }
.commentary-rule { border: 0; border-top: 2px solid var(--ink); margin: 36px 0 28px; }
.commentary-threads { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 16px; }
.commentary-thread { display: block; padding: 26px 30px; border: 1px solid var(--hairline); border-left: 4px solid var(--amber); background: var(--paper-raised); transition: border-color .15s, transform .15s; }
.commentary-thread:hover { border-color: var(--amber); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.commentary-thread h2 { margin: 4px 0 10px; font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 1.8rem; line-height: 1.2; }
.commentary-thread p { margin: 0 0 14px; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.commentary-reading > .featured-eyebrow { margin: 4px 0 14px; }
.commentary-reading > .commentary-origin-excerpt { margin: 0 0 22px; }
.commentary-in-response { border-left: 3px solid var(--amber); padding: 10px 0 10px 17px; color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: .94rem; margin: 0 0 35px; }
.commentary-in-response a { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
.commentary-in-response a:hover { color: var(--amber-dark); }
.commentary-after { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; border-top: 2px solid var(--ink); padding-top: 22px; margin-top: 48px; font: .78rem var(--font-mono); }
.commentary-after a { color: var(--amber-dark); }
.commentary-after a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
@media (max-width: 620px) {
  nav.primary-nav { gap: 8px 16px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; font-size: .72rem; }
  .masthead.is-scrolled nav.primary-nav { gap: 6px 14px; }
  .commentary-callout { padding: 22px 18px; }
  .commentary-thread { padding: 22px 18px; }
}


/* ============ EDITORIAL WORDMARK + COORDINATED LOGO REVEAL ============
   The entire emblem is driven by ONE animated progress variable. We don't
   animate its own width/height in em units while the title's font-size changes:
   that caused the previous two-stage growth on expansion. The icon, its slot,
   and its spacing now use the same .28s easing and progress curve. */

@property --logo-reveal {
  syntax: '<number>';
  inherits: true;
  initial-value: 1;
}

.masthead-brand .masthead-home {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  max-width: 100%;
}

.nameplate-with-icon {
  /* Fixed to viewport, not the animating nameplate font-size. */
  --logo-size: clamp(2.76rem, 6.9vw, 5.06rem);
  --logo-side-gap: clamp(.25rem, .92vw, .625rem);
  --logo-reveal: 1;
  display: inline-flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  max-width: 100%;
  white-space: nowrap;
  transition: font-size .28s ease, line-height .28s ease,
              --logo-reveal .28s ease;
}

.masthead.is-scrolled .nameplate-with-icon {
  --logo-reveal: 0;
}

.nameplate-with-icon .word-1,
.nameplate-with-icon .word-2 {
  flex: none;
}

.nameplate-with-icon .word-2 {
  margin-left: 0;
  transition: margin-left .28s ease;
}

/* Slot handles layout; its image has a stable intrinsic rendered size.
   The scale and room allotted for it advance together as it opens/closes. */
.masthead-logo-slot {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  flex: none;
  width: calc(var(--logo-size) * var(--logo-reveal));
  height: calc(var(--logo-size) * var(--logo-reveal));
  margin-inline: calc(var(--logo-side-gap) * var(--logo-reveal));
  opacity: var(--logo-reveal);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.masthead-logo {
  position: absolute;
  display: block;
  width: var(--logo-size);
  height: var(--logo-size);
  max-width: none;
  left: 50%;
  top: 50%;
  object-fit: contain;
  transform-origin: center;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(var(--logo-reveal));
}

.masthead.is-scrolled .nameplate-with-icon .word-2 {
  margin-left: .23em;
}

@media (max-width: 540px) {
  /* Phone widths retain the current one-line layout. */
  .nameplate-with-icon {
    --logo-size: clamp(1.9rem, 8.5vw, 2.75rem);
    font-size: clamp(1.65rem, 7.4vw, 2.4rem);
  }

  .masthead.is-scrolled .nameplate-with-icon {
    font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 6.4vw, 1.7rem);
  }
}