/* The Relentless Dispatch - print grammar for the screen. No external fonts. */
:root{
  --paper:#f4f1e8; --paper-2:#ede9dd; --ink:#141210; --ink-2:#3a3732; --muted:#6b665c; --rule:#141210; --hair:#b8b2a4;
  --serif:Georgia,"Iowan Old Style","Palatino Linotype","Book Antiqua",Palatino,"Times New Roman",Times,serif;
  --sans:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,"Segoe UI",system-ui,sans-serif;
  --ember:#ff6a2b;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{background:#e9e5da}
body.paper{margin:0;background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);font-family:var(--serif);font-size:17px;line-height:1.52;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
a:hover{text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}
.sheet{max-width:1180px;margin:0 auto;padding:26px 44px 60px;background:var(--paper);box-shadow:0 0 0 1px var(--hair),0 30px 60px rgba(0,0,0,.08)}
@media (max-width:760px){.sheet{padding:16px 18px 40px}}

/* top navigation bar */
.topbar{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:14px;
  max-width:1180px;margin:0 auto;padding:9px 44px;background:var(--ink);color:var(--paper);
  font-family:var(--sans);font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.04em}
.topbar a{color:var(--paper)}
.topbar a:hover{text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}
.tb-home{font-weight:600;white-space:nowrap}
.tb-brand{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:700;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:.02em;text-transform:uppercase}
.tb-right{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:16px;white-space:nowrap}
.tb-arch{font-weight:600}
.tb-nav{opacity:.9}
.tb-nav.disabled,.topbar .disabled{opacity:.4;cursor:default}
@media (max-width:640px){.topbar{padding:8px 16px;font-size:11px;gap:8px}.tb-brand{font-size:13px}.tb-right{gap:10px}.tb-nav{display:none}}

/* masthead */
.masthead{border-bottom:3px double var(--rule);padding-bottom:10px;margin-bottom:22px;text-align:center}
.ears{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.02em;text-transform:uppercase;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);padding-bottom:6px;margin-bottom:6px}
.ear{line-height:1.5}.ear.left{text-align:left}.ear.right{text-align:right}
.ear .muted{color:var(--muted);text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;font-size:11px}
.nameplate{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:700;font-size:clamp(34px,5.3vw,64px);letter-spacing:.005em;white-space:nowrap;line-height:1.05;padding:8px 0 4px;text-transform:uppercase}
.nameplate a{text-decoration:none}
.nameplate::after{content:"";display:block;width:12px;height:12px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--ember);margin:8px auto 0}
.tagline{font-style:italic;color:var(--ink-2);font-size:14.5px;border-top:1px solid var(--rule);padding-top:7px;margin-top:6px}
.latest-label{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.08em;color:var(--muted);text-align:center;margin:-8px 0 18px}
.latest-label a{color:var(--ink);text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}

/* front page grid */
.front{display:grid;grid-template-columns:5.2fr 3.4fr 3fr;gap:0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);padding-bottom:22px;margin-bottom:0}
.fold{column-count:3;column-gap:30px;column-rule:1px solid var(--hair);padding:22px 0 26px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);margin-bottom:34px}
.fold .brief{border-bottom:0;padding-bottom:6px}
@media (max-width:980px){.fold{column-count:2}}
@media (max-width:640px){.fold{column-count:1}}
.column-sec,.ledger-sec{margin-top:0}
.col-lede{padding-right:26px;border-right:1px solid var(--hair)}
.col-off{padding:0 22px;border-right:1px solid var(--hair)}
.col-briefs{padding-left:22px}
@media (max-width:980px){.front{grid-template-columns:1.6fr 1fr}.col-briefs{grid-column:1/-1;padding:22px 0 0;border-top:1px solid var(--hair);margin-top:22px;column-count:2;column-gap:28px}.col-off{border-right:0;padding-right:0}}
@media (max-width:640px){.front{grid-template-columns:1fr}.col-lede{padding-right:0;border-right:0}.col-off{padding:22px 0 0;border-top:1px solid var(--hair);margin-top:22px}.col-briefs{column-count:1}}

.story{margin-bottom:22px;break-inside:avoid}
.kicker{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink);margin-bottom:6px}
.kicker::before{content:"";display:inline-block;width:6px;height:6px;background:var(--ember);margin-right:8px;vertical-align:middle;position:relative;top:-1px}
.hed{font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-.012em;line-height:1.08;margin:0 0 10px}
.lede .hed{font-size:clamp(30px,3.6vw,46px)}
.offlede .hed{font-size:26px;line-height:1.14}
.brief .hed{font-size:19px;line-height:1.22;margin-bottom:6px}
.back .hed{font-size:22px}
.dek{font-size:17.5px;line-height:1.4;color:var(--ink-2);margin:0 0 14px;font-style:italic}
.brief p,.back p{font-size:15.5px;line-height:1.5}
.story p{margin:0 0 12px;hyphens:auto;text-align:justify}
.lede .story p,.lede p{text-align:justify}
.dek{text-align:left}
p.dc::first-letter{float:left;font-size:64px;line-height:.82;padding:6px 8px 0 0;font-weight:700}
.brief{border-bottom:1px solid var(--hair);padding-bottom:14px}
.brief:last-of-type{border-bottom:0}
.more{display:block;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:12.5px;letter-spacing:.04em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;margin-top:6px}

/* section labels */
.sec-label{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:12px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;position:relative;margin:0 0 22px}
.sec-label::before,.sec-label::after{content:"";position:absolute;top:50%;width:calc(50% - 90px);border-top:1px solid var(--rule)}
.sec-label::before{left:0}.sec-label::after{right:0}

/* column */
.column-sec{margin-bottom:38px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);padding-bottom:26px}
.column-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 2fr;gap:36px}
@media (max-width:820px){.column-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:16px}}
.col-title{font-size:clamp(28px,3vw,38px);line-height:1.08;letter-spacing:-.012em;margin:0 0 12px}
.standfirst{font-style:italic;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink-2);margin:0 0 14px}
.byline{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)}
.byline .author{color:var(--ink);font-weight:700}
.column-body{column-count:2;column-gap:32px;column-rule:1px solid var(--hair)}
@media (max-width:640px){.column-body{column-count:1}}
.column-body p{margin:0 0 12px;font-size:16.5px;hyphens:auto;text-align:justify}
.column-body p:first-child::first-letter{float:left;font-size:60px;line-height:.82;padding:6px 8px 0 0;font-weight:700}

/* field notes - a bylined case-study feature */
.field-sec{margin-bottom:38px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);padding-bottom:28px}
.field{max-width:1180px;border-top:2px solid var(--ember);padding-top:18px}
.field-kicker{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ember);margin-bottom:8px}
.field-title{font-size:clamp(26px,3.1vw,40px);line-height:1.1;letter-spacing:-.012em;margin:0 0 12px;max-width:20ch}
.field-standfirst{font-style:italic;font-size:18px;line-height:1.42;color:var(--ink-2);margin:0 0 12px;max-width:60ch}
.field .byline{margin-bottom:16px}
.field-body{column-count:2;column-gap:38px;column-rule:1px solid var(--hair)}
@media (max-width:760px){.field-body{column-count:1}}
.field-body p{margin:0 0 13px;font-size:16.5px;line-height:1.55;hyphens:auto;text-align:justify}
.field-body p:first-child::first-letter{float:left;font-size:58px;line-height:.82;padding:6px 8px 0 0;font-weight:700}

/* ledger */
.ledger-sec{margin-bottom:38px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);padding-bottom:22px}
.ledger{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:0 40px}
@media (max-width:760px){.ledger{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.ledger-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:150px 1fr;gap:14px;padding:9px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--hair);font-size:15px;line-height:1.45}
.lk{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:11.5px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;padding-top:3px}
.lv{color:var(--ink-2)}
@media (max-width:480px){.ledger-row{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:4px}}

/* back page */
.back-sec{margin-bottom:34px}
.back{max-width:720px;margin:0 auto;border:1px solid var(--rule);padding:22px 26px;background:var(--paper-2)}
.back .story{margin-bottom:0}

/* landing (archive index hero) */
.landing{text-align:center;padding:22px 0 10px}
.landing-eyebrow{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:12.5px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.28em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:16px}
.landing-title{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:700;font-size:clamp(44px,8vw,104px);line-height:1;letter-spacing:-.01em;margin:0 0 16px}
.landing-tagline{font-style:italic;font-size:clamp(15px,1.8vw,20px);color:var(--ink-2);max-width:60ch;margin:0 auto}
.landing::after{content:"";display:block;max-width:100%;border-bottom:3px double var(--rule);margin:26px auto 0}
.landing-cols{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:40px;padding:30px 0 4px}
@media (max-width:760px){.landing-cols{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:24px}}
.lc-head{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:700;font-size:22px;letter-spacing:-.01em;margin:0 0 10px;padding-bottom:8px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--hair)}
.lc p{margin:0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;color:var(--ink-2)}
.lc p strong{color:var(--ink)}
.landing-cta{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:26px;padding:26px 0 40px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.cta-primary{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:14px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.04em;background:var(--ink);color:var(--paper);padding:15px 26px}
.cta-primary:hover{text-decoration:none;background:var(--ember);color:var(--ink)}
.cta-secondary{font-style:italic;font-size:16px;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}

/* archive shelves */
.archive{margin-top:10px;scroll-margin-top:64px}
.archive-note{text-align:center;font-style:italic;color:var(--ink-2);max-width:640px;margin:-6px auto 26px}
.shelf{margin-bottom:26px}
.shelf-year{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:700;font-size:30px;border-bottom:2px solid var(--rule);padding-bottom:4px;margin-bottom:6px}
.shelf-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:70px 100px 1.6fr 1.2fr;gap:14px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--hair);align-items:baseline;font-size:15.5px}
.shelf-row:hover{background:var(--paper-2);text-decoration:none}
.sr-no,.sr-date{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)}
.sr-hed{font-weight:700;line-height:1.25}
.sr-col{font-style:italic;color:var(--ink-2)}
.sr-col::before{content:"The Column · ";font-style:normal;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)}
@media (max-width:700px){.shelf-row{grid-template-columns:70px 1fr}.sr-date{display:none}.sr-col{grid-column:2}}

/* nav + colophon */
.issue-nav{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr auto 1fr;align-items:center;gap:18px;border-top:1px solid var(--rule);padding-top:18px;margin-top:6px}
.issue-nav a,.issue-nav span{font-family:var(--sans);display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:3px}
.nav-prev{text-align:left}.nav-next{text-align:right}
.nav-arch{text-align:center;font-size:12.5px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;border:1px solid var(--rule);padding:8px 16px}
.nav-arch:hover{background:var(--ink);color:var(--paper);text-decoration:none}
.nav-dir{font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)}
.nav-ref{font-size:14px;font-weight:700}
.issue-nav .disabled{opacity:.4}
.issue-nav .disabled .nav-ref{font-weight:400;font-style:italic}
@media (max-width:560px){.issue-nav{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:12px}.nav-arch{grid-column:1/-1;order:3}}
.colophon{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:11.5px;color:var(--muted);text-align:center;margin-top:34px;line-height:1.6}
.colophon a{text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}

/* mobile overrides (must stay last) */
@media (max-width:760px){.nameplate{white-space:normal;font-size:clamp(30px,9vw,44px)}}