/* ===========================================================
   The Middle Corridor — editorial stylesheet
   Palette lives in :root. Display = Playfair, body = Newsreader.
   =========================================================== */

@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Cinzel:wght@600;700;800&family=Fraunces:ital,opsz,wght@0,9..144,400;0,9..144,600;0,9..144,800;0,9..144,900;1,9..144,400;1,9..144,600&family=Newsreader:ital,opsz,wght@0,6..72,400;0,6..72,500;0,6..72,600;1,6..72,400;1,6..72,500&display=swap');

:root {
  --ink:        #1c1a17;
  --ink-soft:   #5d574e;
  --paper:      #f7f4ec;
  --paper-2:    #fffdf8;
  --rule:       #ddd5c5;
  --accent:     #8a2b2b;
  --display: "Fraunces", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  --wordmark: "Cinzel", "Trajan Pro", Georgia, serif;
  --body: "Newsreader", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  --sans: ui-sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
  --max: 1180px;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; }

body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 19px;
  line-height: 1.68;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}

.wrap   { max-width: var(--max); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 28px; }
.narrow { max-width: 680px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 28px; }

a { color: var(--accent); text-decoration: none; }
a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; }

/* sans label used throughout */
.category,
.byline,
.kicker,
nav.bar,
.section-label,
.utility,
footer.foot,
figcaption { font-family: var(--sans); }

/* ---------- utility strip ---------- */
.utility {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.utility .wrap {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  padding-top: 9px;
  padding-bottom: 9px;
}
.utility span:nth-child(2) { letter-spacing: 0.26em; }

/* ---------- masthead ---------- */
.masthead {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 34px 24px 24px;
  border-bottom: 3px double var(--ink);
}
.masthead .kicker {
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.34em;
  font-size: 10.5px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.masthead h1 {
  font-family: var(--wordmark);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(30px, 5.4vw, 58px);
  line-height: 1.04;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  margin: 0;
}
.masthead h1 a { color: var(--accent); }
.masthead h1 a:hover { text-decoration: none; }

/* route-mark emblem, centred above the wordmark */
.masthead .emblem { display: block; height: 52px; width: auto; margin: 0 auto 12px; }
.masthead .tagline {
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin-top: 14px;
  font-size: 18px;
}

/* ---------- nav ---------- */
nav.bar {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 34px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  padding: 15px 24px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  font-size: 11.5px;
}
nav.bar a { color: var(--ink); }
nav.bar a:hover { color: var(--accent); text-decoration: none; }

/* shared category / byline labels */
.category {
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  font-size: 11.5px;
  color: var(--accent);
  font-weight: 600;
}
.byline {
  font-size: 12.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* =========================================================
   HOMEPAGE
   ========================================================= */

/* featured cover story */
.feature {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.12fr 0.88fr;
  gap: 48px;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 56px 0 50px;
}
.feature-img { display: block; }
.feature-img img {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  object-fit: cover;
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  border-radius: 3px;
  transition: opacity 0.2s ease;
}
.feature-img:hover img { opacity: 0.92; }
.feature-text h2 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: clamp(30px, 4.4vw, 52px);
  line-height: 1.03;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  margin: 14px 0 16px;
}
.feature-text h2 a { color: var(--ink); }
.feature-text .standfirst {
  font-size: 20px;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin: 0 0 18px;
}

/* section label with flanking rules */
.section-label {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 18px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  font-size: 11.5px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin: 6px 0 4px;
}
.section-label::before,
.section-label::after {
  content: "";
  flex: 1;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--rule);
}

/* card row */
.grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(300px, 1fr));
  gap: 46px;
  padding: 38px 0 70px;
}
.card .card-img { display: block; margin-bottom: 16px; }
.card .card-img img {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
  object-fit: cover;
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  border-radius: 3px;
  transition: opacity 0.2s ease;
}
.card .card-img:hover img { opacity: 0.92; }
.card h3 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 27px;
  line-height: 1.12;
  margin: 9px 0 9px;
}
.card h3 a { color: var(--ink); }
.card p { margin: 0 0 12px; color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.5; }

/* =========================================================
   ARTICLE PAGE
   ========================================================= */
article.piece { padding: 44px 0 24px; }
article.piece .category { text-align: center; }
article.piece h1 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: clamp(34px, 5.5vw, 56px);
  line-height: 1.05;
  text-align: center;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  margin: 14px 0 18px;
}
article.piece .standfirst {
  font-size: 22px;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  text-align: center;
  max-width: 620px;
  margin: 0 auto 22px;
  line-height: 1.45;
}
article.piece .byline { text-align: center; display: block; margin-bottom: 30px; }
article.piece p { margin: 0 0 22px; }
article.piece h2 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 30px;
  margin: 42px 0 12px;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}
article.piece blockquote {
  border-left: 3px solid var(--accent);
  margin: 28px 0;
  padding: 4px 0 4px 22px;
  font-size: 23px;
  font-style: italic;
}

/* ---------- editor's note / update appended to a piece ---------- */
.editor-note {
  margin: 44px 0 8px;
  padding: 24px 26px;
  background: var(--paper-2);
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  border-top: 3px solid var(--accent);
}
.editor-note .editor-note-label {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent);
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}
.editor-note p {
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.editor-note p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

/* drop cap — first body paragraph (after the hero), never the standfirst */
article.piece figure.hero + p::first-letter {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: 66px;
  line-height: 0.72;
  float: left;
  margin: 7px 9px 0 0;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: var(--accent);
}

/* ---------- figures ---------- */
figure { margin: 32px 0; }
figure img,
figure svg { width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; border: 1px solid var(--rule); border-radius: 3px; background: #fff; }
figcaption { font-size: 13px; color: var(--ink-soft); margin-top: 8px; line-height: 1.45; }

figure.hero {
  position: relative;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  width: min(1040px, 94vw);
  margin: 6px 0 40px;
}
figure.hero figcaption { text-align: center; }

/* ---------- about-page boxes ---------- */
.box {
  background: var(--paper-2);
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  border-radius: 4px;
  padding: 26px 30px;
  margin: 30px 0;
}
.box h3 { font-family: var(--display); margin-top: 0; }

/* ---------- form ---------- */
.mc-form { margin: 26px 0 12px; }
.mc-form .field { margin-bottom: 18px; }
.mc-form label {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  font-size: 11px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin-bottom: 7px;
}
.mc-form input,
.mc-form select,
.mc-form textarea {
  width: 100%;
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 17px;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--paper-2);
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  border-radius: 3px;
  padding: 11px 13px;
}
.mc-form input:focus,
.mc-form select:focus,
.mc-form textarea:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--accent); }
.mc-form textarea { resize: vertical; line-height: 1.5; }
.mc-form button {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  font-size: 12px;
  background: var(--accent);
  color: #fff;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 3px;
  padding: 13px 28px;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.mc-form button:hover { background: #71211f; }
.mc-form .hp { position: absolute; left: -5000px; }   /* spam honeypot */

.back {
  display: inline-block;
  margin: 8px 0 24px;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 11.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* ---------- footer ---------- */
footer.foot {
  border-top: 3px double var(--ink);
  margin-top: 40px;
  padding: 42px 0 34px;
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  line-height: 1.6;
}
footer.foot a { color: var(--ink-soft); }
footer.foot a:hover { color: var(--accent); }
.foot-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.7fr 1fr 1fr 1.3fr;
  gap: 36px;
  text-align: left;
}
.foot-name { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 19px; color: var(--ink); display: block; margin-bottom: 9px; }
.foot-brand p { margin: 0; max-width: 34ch; }
.foot-col h4 {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  font-size: 11px;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0 0 13px;
}
.foot-col a { display: block; margin-bottom: 9px; }
.foot-col p { margin: 6px 0 0; font-size: 12.5px; }
.foot-base {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  margin-top: 32px;
  padding-top: 18px;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 11.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
@media (max-width: 680px) {
  .foot-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 26px; }
}

/* ---------- responsive ---------- */
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .feature { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 22px; padding: 38px 0 36px; }
  .feature-img { order: -1; }
  .masthead { padding-top: 26px; }
}