/* =========================================================================
   Scrolls & Trolls, a satirical Classics column
   Hand-written CSS in the lineage of McSweeney's Internet Tendency,
   the New Yorker's Daily Shouts, and Antigone Journal.
   House rules: zero em/en dashes; sharp by default (radius 0); one ink + one accent.
   ========================================================================= */

:root{
  --paper:#fcf9f2;
  --paper-2:#f4eee1;
  --paper-3:#efe7d6;
  --ink:#1c1a17;
  --ink-soft:#5b5447;
  --ink-faint:#857c69;
  --rule:#d8cdb6;
  --rule-d:#c2b594;
  --verm:#bd3b1f;
  --verm-d:#9c2f17;
  --verm-deep:#78240f;
  --teal:#1f5a52;
  --gold:#9a7826;
  --display:'Fraunces',Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;
  --serif:'Spectral',Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;
  --sans:'Work Sans',-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Segoe UI,Roboto,sans-serif;
  --measure:680px;
}

*{box-sizing:border-box;}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth;-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%;}
body{
  margin:0;background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);
  font-family:var(--serif);font-size:19px;line-height:1.62;
  -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;text-rendering:optimizeLegibility;
}
::selection{background:rgba(189,59,31,.16);}
img{max-width:100%;display:block;}
a{color:var(--verm-d);text-decoration:none;}
a:hover{text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px;text-decoration-thickness:1px;}
hr{border:none;border-top:1px solid var(--rule);margin:0;}

.wrap{max-width:1080px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 26px;}
.measure{max-width:var(--measure);}
.center{text-align:center;}

/* ---------------- TOP NOTICE BAR ---------------- */
.topbar{background:var(--ink);color:var(--paper);font-family:var(--sans);
  font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.13em;text-transform:uppercase;}
.topbar .wrap{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;
  min-height:38px;gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap;padding-top:6px;padding-bottom:6px;}
.topbar .left{color:#c9bfa9;}
.topbar .right a{color:var(--gold);margin-left:18px;}
.topbar .right a:hover{color:#fff;}

/* ---------------- MASTHEAD ---------------- */
header.mast{border-bottom:3px double var(--ink);background:var(--paper);}
.mast-strip{height:118px;overflow:hidden;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);position:relative;}
.mast-strip img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:center 38%;filter:contrast(1.04);}
.mast-strip .veil{position:absolute;inset:0;
  background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(252,249,242,.55),rgba(252,249,242,0) 30%,rgba(252,249,242,0) 70%,rgba(252,249,242,.55));}
.mast-inner{text-align:center;padding:34px 0 26px;}
.mast .est{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.66rem;letter-spacing:.32em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--verm);margin-bottom:14px;}
.wordmark{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:900;font-size:clamp(2.05rem,8.8vw,5.9rem);
  line-height:.9;letter-spacing:-.025em;margin:0;color:var(--ink);white-space:nowrap;}
.wordmark .amp{font-style:italic;font-weight:400;color:var(--verm);padding:0 .04em;}
.mast .tag{font-style:italic;font-family:var(--display);font-weight:400;
  font-size:clamp(1.02rem,2.5vw,1.34rem);color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:14px;}
.mast .vol{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;justify-content:center;margin-top:20px;
  font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.66rem;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-faint);}
.mast .vol .dot{width:4px;height:4px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--verm);}
.mast .est,.mast .vol{flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:center;}
@media(max-width:560px){
  .wordmark{font-size:clamp(1.8rem,8vw,2.6rem);letter-spacing:-.02em;}
  .mast-inner{padding:26px 0 22px;}
  .mast .est{font-size:.6rem;letter-spacing:.18em;}
  .mast .tag{font-size:1rem;}
  .mast .vol{gap:8px 12px;font-size:.6rem;letter-spacing:.14em;}
}

/* ---------------- NAV ---------------- */
nav.main{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50;background:rgba(252,249,242,.96);
  backdrop-filter:blur(6px);border-bottom:1px solid var(--ink);}
nav.main .wrap{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:30px;
  min-height:50px;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.76rem;letter-spacing:.13em;
  text-transform:uppercase;flex-wrap:wrap;}
nav.main a{color:var(--ink);padding:4px 0;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;}
nav.main a:hover{color:var(--verm);text-decoration:none;border-bottom-color:var(--verm);}
nav.main a.here{border-bottom-color:var(--ink);}
@media(max-width:680px){nav.main .wrap{gap:16px 18px;font-size:.68rem;}}

/* ---------------- STATUS / KICKER STRIP ---------------- */
.status{background:var(--paper-2);border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);}
.status .wrap{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;padding:13px 26px;
  font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.82rem;justify-content:center;flex-wrap:wrap;text-align:center;color:var(--ink-soft);}
.status .badge{background:var(--teal);color:#fff;font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.15em;
  text-transform:uppercase;padding:5px 11px;font-weight:600;white-space:nowrap;}

/* ---------------- PAGE HEAD (interior pages) ---------------- */
.pagehead{padding:54px 0 30px;border-bottom:2px solid var(--ink);}
.pagehead .eyebrow{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.26em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--verm);margin-bottom:12px;}
.pagehead h1{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:900;letter-spacing:-.02em;
  font-size:clamp(2.2rem,6vw,3.4rem);line-height:1.02;margin:0;}
.pagehead .dek{font-family:var(--display);font-style:italic;font-weight:400;
  font-size:clamp(1.1rem,2.6vw,1.4rem);color:var(--ink-soft);margin:16px 0 0;max-width:720px;}

/* ---------------- SECTION SHELL ---------------- */
section{padding:56px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);}
.eyebrow{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.26em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--verm);margin-bottom:10px;}
.sec-head{display:flex;align-items:baseline;justify-content:space-between;gap:18px;
  border-bottom:2px solid var(--ink);padding-bottom:10px;margin-bottom:30px;flex-wrap:wrap;}
.sec-head h2{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:900;letter-spacing:-.015em;
  font-size:clamp(1.5rem,4vw,2.1rem);margin:0;}
.sec-head .count{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.13em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-faint);}

/* ---------------- HERO / THESIS ---------------- */
.hero{padding:62px 0 50px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);}
.hero h2{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:600;font-size:clamp(1.8rem,4.4vw,2.8rem);
  line-height:1.12;margin:0 0 20px;letter-spacing:-.01em;}
.hero h2 em{font-style:italic;color:var(--verm);}
.hero p{font-size:1.12rem;color:var(--ink-soft);}
.lineage{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:center;gap:6px 12px;margin-top:30px;
  font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-faint);}
.lineage .arr{color:var(--verm);}

/* ---------------- FEATURED DISPATCH ---------------- */
.feature{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.04fr 1fr;border:1px solid var(--ink);background:#fff;margin-bottom:40px;}
.feature .art{position:relative;background:var(--ink);min-height:340px;overflow:hidden;}
.feature .art img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;position:absolute;inset:0;opacity:.92;}
.feature .art .stars{position:absolute;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;background:var(--ink);color:var(--gold);
  font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.74rem;letter-spacing:.08em;padding:12px 22px;border-top:1px solid #3a352c;}
.feature .body{padding:34px 34px 30px;}
.feature .kicker{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.16em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--verm);margin-bottom:12px;}
.feature h3{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:600;font-size:1.62rem;line-height:1.14;margin:0 0 14px;}
.feature .excerpt{color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:1.0rem;}
.feature .more{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.74rem;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;
  margin-top:18px;display:inline-block;font-weight:600;}
@media(max-width:760px){.feature{grid-template-columns:1fr;}.feature .art{min-height:240px;}}

/* ---------------- THE RUNNING INDEX ----------------
   Rebuilt 2026-08-13. One numbered card per piece: plate, number, kicker,
   headline, cover note, date. The old .index-row / .ir-* rules (a two-column
   row carrying a source-text gloss and a word count) went with the apparatus
   they were built to display. */
.piece-list{border-top:2px solid var(--ink);}
.piece{display:grid;grid-template-columns:172px minmax(0,1fr) auto;
  gap:0 30px;padding:26px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);align-items:start;}
.piece:hover{background:var(--paper-2);}
.piece:last-child{border-bottom:1px solid var(--ink);}
.p-plate{display:block;border:1px solid var(--ink);background:var(--paper);
  line-height:0;transition:border-color .2s ease;}
.piece:hover .p-plate{border-color:var(--verm);}
.p-plate img{width:100%;height:auto;}
.p-top{display:flex;align-items:baseline;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px 12px;margin-bottom:9px;}
.p-no{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.66rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.14em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink);border-bottom:2px solid var(--verm);
  padding-bottom:2px;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;}
.p-kicker{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.66rem;letter-spacing:.15em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--verm);}
.label{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.6rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.12em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--teal);border:1px solid var(--teal);
  padding:2px 7px;white-space:nowrap;}
.piece h3{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:600;font-size:1.38rem;
  line-height:1.16;letter-spacing:-.008em;margin:0 0 9px;text-wrap:balance;}
.piece h3 a{color:var(--ink);}
.piece h3 a:hover{color:var(--verm);text-decoration:none;}
.p-rating{font-size:.98rem;letter-spacing:.1em;color:var(--verm);margin:0 0 8px;}
.p-rating .rn{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.66rem;letter-spacing:.1em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-faint);}
.p-note{color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:.99rem;line-height:1.56;margin:0;max-width:60ch;}
.p-date{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.08em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-faint);white-space:nowrap;
  padding-top:2px;text-align:right;}
.run-foot{margin:28px 0 0;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.8rem;line-height:1.7;
  letter-spacing:.03em;color:var(--ink-faint);max-width:74ch;}
@media(max-width:760px){
  .piece{grid-template-columns:124px minmax(0,1fr);gap:0 20px;}
  .p-date{grid-column:2;text-align:left;padding-top:12px;}
}
@media(max-width:480px){
  .piece{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:14px 0;}
  .p-plate{max-width:260px;}
  .p-date{grid-column:1;padding-top:0;}
}

/* ---------------- TAG CHIPS (Antigone keyword style) ---------------- */
.tags{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:7px;margin:0;padding:0;list-style:none;}
.tags li{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--ink-soft);border:1px solid var(--rule-d);border-radius:2px;padding:4px 9px;background:var(--paper);}

/* ---------------- FULL ESSAY (print article) ---------------- */
.essay{padding:56px 0 64px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);}
.essay:target{scroll-margin-top:60px;}
.essay-head{max-width:var(--measure);margin:0 auto 26px;text-align:center;}
.essay-head .kicker{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.2em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--verm);margin-bottom:16px;
  display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap;}
.essay-head h2{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:900;letter-spacing:-.022em;
  font-size:clamp(1.9rem,5vw,2.95rem);line-height:1.02;margin:0 0 14px;
  text-wrap:balance;}
.essay-head .sub{font-family:var(--display);font-style:italic;font-weight:400;
  font-size:clamp(1.08rem,2.4vw,1.26rem);line-height:1.46;color:var(--ink-soft);
  margin:0 auto;max-width:60ch;text-wrap:pretty;}
/* the generated issue plate: the piece's own cover, at the top of the page */
.essay-cover{margin:0 auto 26px;max-width:var(--measure);}
.essay-cover img{width:100%;height:auto;border:1px solid var(--ink);}
.essay-dateline{max-width:var(--measure);margin:0 auto 26px;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;
  gap:8px 20px;align-items:center;justify-content:center;
  border-top:1px solid var(--ink);border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);
  padding:11px 0;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.13em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-faint);}
.essay-dateline .by{color:var(--ink);font-weight:600;}
.essay-dateline .no{font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;color:var(--ink-soft);}
.essay-plate{margin:0 auto 28px;max-width:540px;}
.essay-plate img{width:100%;border:1px solid var(--ink);}
.essay-plate figcaption{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.66rem;letter-spacing:.06em;
  line-height:1.6;color:var(--ink-faint);margin-top:8px;text-transform:uppercase;}
.essay-body{max-width:var(--measure);margin:0 auto;font-size:1.02em;line-height:1.66;}
.essay-body p{margin:0 0 1.1em;}
.essay-body p:first-of-type::first-letter{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:900;
  font-size:3.5rem;line-height:.78;float:left;padding:.04em .1em 0 0;color:var(--verm);}
.essay-body p.nodrop:first-of-type::first-letter{font-size:inherit;float:none;color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;padding:0;}
.essay-body em{font-style:italic;}
.essay-body .latin{font-style:italic;color:var(--ink-soft);}
.essay-body .gloss{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.86em;color:var(--ink-faint);}
.essay-body blockquote{margin:1.4em 0;padding:2px 0 2px 22px;border-left:3px solid var(--verm);
  font-style:italic;color:var(--ink-soft);}
.essay-body h3{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:600;font-size:1.4rem;margin:1.8em 0 .5em;}
.essay-end{max-width:var(--measure);margin:30px auto 0;padding-top:18px;border-top:1px solid var(--rule);
  font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.74rem;letter-spacing:.04em;color:var(--ink-faint);}
.essay-end .glyph{color:var(--verm);font-family:var(--display);font-weight:900;}
.essay-tags{max-width:var(--measure);margin:18px auto 0;}

/* ---------------- CREED ---------------- */
.creed{font-family:var(--display);font-style:italic;font-weight:400;
  font-size:clamp(1.4rem,3.4vw,2.05rem);line-height:1.38;text-align:center;max-width:780px;margin:0 auto;}
.creed b{font-weight:600;font-style:normal;color:var(--verm);}

/* ---------------- BOOK PAGE ---------------- */
.book-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:330px 1fr;gap:50px;align-items:start;}
.book-cover{border:1px solid var(--ink);background:var(--ink);color:var(--paper);
  aspect-ratio:2/3;display:flex;flex-direction:column;position:relative;overflow:hidden;}
.book-cover .bc-top{padding:30px 26px 0;}
.book-cover .bc-plate{flex:1;margin:18px 22px;border:1px solid #4a443b;overflow:hidden;position:relative;}
.book-cover .bc-plate img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;opacity:.86;}
.book-cover .bc-bottom{padding:0 26px 28px;}
.book-cover .bc-est{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.6rem;letter-spacing:.26em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);}
.book-cover .bc-title{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:900;font-size:1.9rem;line-height:1.0;letter-spacing:-.01em;margin:10px 0;}
.book-cover .bc-title .amp{font-style:italic;font-weight:400;color:var(--verm);}
.book-cover .bc-sub{font-family:var(--display);font-style:italic;font-size:1.02rem;color:#c9bfa9;}
.book-cover .bc-by{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.66rem;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#b6ac95;margin-top:14px;}
.book-meta{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:24px 0 0;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.86rem;}
.book-meta li{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;padding:9px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);}
.book-meta li span{color:var(--ink-faint);text-transform:uppercase;font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.1em;}
.toc{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:18px 0 0;counter-reset:toc;}
.toc li{display:grid;grid-template-columns:auto 1fr auto;gap:12px;align-items:baseline;
  padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);font-size:1.02rem;}
.toc li .n{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.74rem;color:var(--verm);letter-spacing:.06em;}
.toc li .pg{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.74rem;color:var(--ink-faint);}
.toc li .dots{border-bottom:1px dotted var(--rule-d);transform:translateY(-3px);}
.backcover{background:var(--paper-2);border:1px solid var(--rule);padding:34px 32px;margin-top:8px;}
.backcover p{margin:0 0 1em;}
.blurb{font-family:var(--display);font-style:italic;font-size:1.18rem;color:var(--ink);margin:0;}
@media(max-width:760px){.book-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:34px;}.book-cover{max-width:330px;margin:0 auto;}}

/* ---------------- ABOUT / MASTHEAD PAGE ---------------- */
.about-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:300px 1fr;gap:48px;align-items:start;}
.who{border-top:3px solid var(--verm);padding-top:18px;}
.who-portrait{border:1px solid var(--ink);margin-bottom:18px;}
.who .name{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:900;font-size:1.5rem;margin:0 0 3px;}
.who .role{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-faint);}
.credlist{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:18px 0 0;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.82rem;}
.credlist li{padding:9px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:12px;}
.credlist li span{color:var(--ink-faint);text-align:right;}
.prose p{margin:0 0 1.1em;}
.note{font-size:.92rem;color:var(--ink-soft);border-top:1px solid var(--rule);padding-top:16px;margin-top:6px;}
.note strong{color:var(--ink);}
@media(max-width:760px){.about-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:30px;}.who{max-width:340px;}}

/* masthead staff list */
.staff{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:0 40px;margin-top:8px;}
.staff div{padding:14px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);}
.staff .pos{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.66rem;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--verm);}
.staff .nm{font-family:var(--display);font-size:1.12rem;}
.staff .nm small{display:block;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.76rem;color:var(--ink-faint);letter-spacing:.02em;}
@media(max-width:620px){.staff{grid-template-columns:1fr;}}

/* ---------------- SUBMIT (house notice) ---------------- */
.notice{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--ink);padding:40px 38px;}
.notice h2{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:900;font-size:1.7rem;margin:0 0 6px;letter-spacing:-.01em;}
.notice .sub{font-family:var(--display);font-style:italic;color:var(--ink-soft);margin:0 0 22px;}
.notice ol{padding-left:1.2em;margin:0;}
.notice li{margin:0 0 .8em;}
.notice .desk{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:0;border:1px solid var(--rule);margin:24px 0;}
.notice .desk > div{padding:18px 20px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);border-right:1px solid var(--rule);}
.notice .desk .dk{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.66rem;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--verm);margin-bottom:6px;}
.notice .desk .addr{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.92rem;color:var(--ink);}
.notice .fine{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.76rem;color:var(--ink-faint);border-top:1px solid var(--rule);padding-top:16px;margin-top:8px;}
@media(max-width:620px){.notice .desk{grid-template-columns:1fr;}}

/* ---------------- ROADMAP CARDS (build status) ---------------- */
.roadmap{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:0;border:1px solid var(--ink);}
.rm-card{padding:28px 24px;border-right:1px solid var(--rule);background:#fff;}
.rm-card:last-child{border-right:none;}
.rm-card.live{background:var(--paper-2);}
.rm-state{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;
  font-weight:600;padding:4px 10px;display:inline-block;margin-bottom:16px;}
.rm-state.now{background:var(--teal);color:#fff;}
.rm-state.soon{background:var(--paper-3);color:var(--ink-soft);border:1px solid var(--rule-d);}
.rm-card h3{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:900;font-size:1.4rem;margin:0 0 4px;}
.rm-card .sub{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.07em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-faint);margin-bottom:12px;}
.rm-card p{font-size:.94rem;color:var(--ink-soft);margin:0;}
@media(max-width:760px){.roadmap{grid-template-columns:1fr;}.rm-card{border-right:none;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);}.rm-card:last-child{border-bottom:none;}}

/* ---------------- CALLOUT / CROSS-LINKS ---------------- */
.crosslinks{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:24px;}
.crosslinks.two{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;}
.xl{border:1px solid var(--rule);background:#fff;padding:24px 22px;}
.xl .lab{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.64rem;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--verm);margin-bottom:8px;}
.xl h3{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:600;font-size:1.22rem;margin:0 0 8px;}
.xl p{font-size:.92rem;color:var(--ink-soft);margin:0;}
@media(max-width:760px){.crosslinks{grid-template-columns:1fr;}}

/* ---------------- DARK CTA BLOCK ---------------- */
.darkblock{background:var(--ink);color:var(--paper);padding:54px 40px;text-align:center;}
.darkblock h2{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:900;font-size:2rem;margin:0 0 10px;}
.darkblock p{color:#c4baa4;max-width:580px;margin:0 auto 22px;}
.darkblock .btn{display:inline-block;background:var(--verm);color:#fff;font-family:var(--sans);
  font-size:.78rem;letter-spacing:.13em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;padding:13px 28px;}
.darkblock .btn:hover{background:var(--verm-d);text-decoration:none;}
.darkblock .fine{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#8b8270;margin-top:18px;}

/* ---------------- FOOTER ---------------- */
footer{background:var(--paper-2);text-align:center;padding:48px 26px;border-top:3px double var(--ink);}
footer .fw{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:900;font-size:1.7rem;letter-spacing:-.01em;}
footer .fw .amp{font-style:italic;font-weight:400;color:var(--verm);}
footer .nav2{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.11em;text-transform:uppercase;margin:16px 0;}
footer .nav2 a{color:var(--ink-soft);margin:0 11px;}
footer .copy{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.05em;color:var(--ink-faint);}
footer .disc{font-size:.74rem;font-style:italic;color:var(--ink-faint);margin-top:16px;max-width:680px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;}

/* ---------------- UTILITY / MOTION ---------------- */
.fade{opacity:0;transform:translateY(10px);animation:fade .7s ease forwards;}
@keyframes fade{to{opacity:1;transform:none;}}
.d1{animation-delay:.05s;}.d2{animation-delay:.13s;}.d3{animation-delay:.21s;}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.fade{animation:none;opacity:1;transform:none;}}

/* =========================================================================
   APPENDED 2026-08-12 by _build_site.py rebuild (to-do A4).
   Furniture for Jenna's real articles: star ratings, product bylines, the
   author's satire note, incomplete-text alerts, KPI tables, in-body review
   lines, footnote paragraphs, and prev/next.
   Nothing above this line was changed. Same tokens, same rules:
   radius 0, one ink + one accent, hairline rules, zero em/en dashes.
   ========================================================================= */

/* ---- star rating (articles 1, 9, 11, 13, 14) ---- */
.rating{max-width:var(--measure);margin:0 auto 22px;display:flex;align-items:baseline;
  gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);padding-bottom:14px;}
.rating .stars{font-size:1.34rem;letter-spacing:.12em;color:var(--verm);line-height:1;}
.rating .rn{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.74rem;letter-spacing:.12em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-faint);}

/* ---- in-world byline (article 11 only) ---- */
.art-byline{max-width:var(--measure);margin:0 auto 20px;font-family:var(--sans);
  font-size:.8rem;letter-spacing:.05em;color:var(--ink-soft);
  border-left:3px solid var(--rule-d);padding:2px 0 2px 14px;}

/* ---- the author's own satire disclaimer (article 15 only) ---- */
.satire-note{max-width:var(--measure);margin:0 auto 24px;background:var(--paper-2);
  border:1px solid var(--rule-d);padding:16px 20px;}
.satire-note .sn-lab{display:block;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.62rem;
  letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--verm);margin-bottom:8px;}
.satire-note p{margin:0;font-size:.95rem;color:var(--ink-soft);font-style:italic;}

/* ---- incomplete-source alert (article 17 only) ---- */
.alert{max-width:var(--measure);margin:0 auto 24px;border:2px solid var(--verm);
  background:#fff;padding:16px 20px;}
/* the truncation variant of .alert: the markup carries .alert-trunc and had no
   rule of its own until 2026-08-12. It reads as a torn edge, not a tidy box. */
.alert-trunc{border-left-width:6px;background:var(--paper-2);}
.alert-trunc .alert-lab::after{content:"\00a0\25ae";}
.alert .alert-lab{display:block;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.62rem;font-weight:600;
  letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--verm);margin-bottom:8px;}
.alert p{margin:0;font-size:.95rem;color:var(--ink);}
.trunc-mark{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.78rem;letter-spacing:.06em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--verm);border-top:1px solid var(--verm);
  padding-top:14px;margin-top:6px;}
.essay-body p.trunc-mark::first-letter{font-size:inherit;float:none;color:inherit;
  font-weight:inherit;padding:0;}
.flag-inline{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.05em;
  color:var(--verm);margin:8px 0 0;}

/* ---- lists inside the essay body ---- */
.essay-body ul,.essay-body ol{margin:0 0 1.15em;padding-left:1.35em;}
.essay-body li{margin:0 0 .5em;}
.essay-body ul{list-style:none;padding-left:0;}
.essay-body ul li{position:relative;padding-left:1.1em;}
.essay-body ul li::before{content:"\25aa";position:absolute;left:0;top:.02em;
  font-size:.72em;color:var(--verm);}

/* ---- the KPI table (article 10 only) ---- */
.table-scroll{overflow-x:auto;margin:0 0 1.4em;}
table.kpi{border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;min-width:420px;font-size:.94rem;}
table.kpi th{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.66rem;letter-spacing:.14em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--verm);text-align:left;
  border-bottom:2px solid var(--ink);padding:9px 14px 9px 0;}
table.kpi td{border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);padding:10px 14px 10px 0;
  vertical-align:top;color:var(--ink-soft);}
table.kpi td:first-child{color:var(--ink);}

/* ---- guest-review lines (article 13 only) ---- */
.essay-body p.review{border-left:3px solid var(--rule-d);padding:2px 0 2px 16px;
  color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:.98rem;}
.essay-body p.review::first-letter{font-size:inherit;float:none;color:var(--verm);
  font-weight:inherit;padding:0;}

/* ---- footnote paragraphs (the lone leading asterisk) ---- */
.essay-body p.footnote{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.8rem;letter-spacing:.02em;
  color:var(--ink-faint);}

/* ---- The editor's apparatus that used to live here (the "Ed." tag, the
   .ed-note disclosure line, the .wc word counts, the source-text gloss in
   .ir-meta) was REMOVED 2026-08-13 along with the markup that carried it.
   It was provenance furniture on a page that should read as a published
   column, and the source lines read as if they were the author's citations
   when they were not hers at all. Deleted rather than hidden; the generator
   asserts it does not come back. ---- */

/* ---- index and page extras ---- */
.section-note{max-width:var(--measure);font-size:.98rem;color:var(--ink-soft);
  margin:0 0 24px;font-style:italic;}
.closer{padding:52px 0;}
.closer-line{font-family:var(--display);font-style:italic;font-size:1.28rem;
  line-height:1.4;color:var(--ink-soft);margin:0 0 20px;}
.allpieces{padding:40px 0;}
a.more{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.76rem;letter-spacing:.12em;
  text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;}
.feature .kicker .p-no{border-bottom-color:var(--verm);color:var(--ink);
  margin-right:10px;}

/* ---- prev / next ---- */
section.prevnext .wrap{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:24px;}
.pn{font-family:var(--display);font-size:1.06rem;line-height:1.2;color:var(--ink);
  border-top:2px solid var(--ink);padding-top:12px;display:block;}
.pn span{display:block;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.64rem;letter-spacing:.16em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--verm);margin-bottom:7px;}
.pn.next{text-align:right;}
/* .pn.prev was in the markup with no rule of its own until 2026-08-12: the
   left column only ever inherited .pn. Stated explicitly, with the arrow the
   right column already implies. */
.pn.prev{text-align:left;}
.pn.prev span::before{content:"\2190\00a0";}
.pn.next span::after{content:"\00a0\2192";}
a.pn:hover{color:var(--verm);text-decoration:none;}
@media(max-width:620px){section.prevnext .wrap{grid-template-columns:1fr;}
  .pn.next{text-align:left;}}

/* ---- indented replies in the threads and comment runs (6, 7, and the
        applicant notes in 4): the source indents them, so we do too ---- */
.essay-body p.reply{margin-left:26px;padding-left:14px;
  border-left:2px solid var(--rule);color:var(--ink-soft);}
.essay-body p.reply::first-letter{font-size:inherit;float:none;color:inherit;
  font-weight:inherit;padding:0;}
@media(max-width:560px){.essay-body p.reply{margin-left:0;}}

/* ---- the exact point article 17 is cut off in the source ---- */
.cut-mark{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.66rem;font-weight:600;
  letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#fff;background:var(--verm);
  padding:3px 8px;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:.12em;}

/* =========================================================================
   APPENDED 2026-08-13. Covers, numbering, and a typographic tightening pass.
   Same tokens, same rules, same design: radius 0, one ink plus one accent,
   hairline rules, zero em/en dashes in house copy. Nothing new is loaded.
   ========================================================================= */

/* ---- the featured dispatch now leads with the piece's own cover plate,
        so the art well stops behaving like a cropped photograph ---- */
.feature{border-color:var(--ink);}
.feature .art{background:var(--paper-2);min-height:0;display:flex;
  flex-direction:column;border-right:1px solid var(--ink);}
.feature .art img{opacity:1;object-fit:contain;position:static;
  flex:1;min-height:0;width:100%;padding:24px;}
.feature .art .stars{position:static;background:var(--ink);margin-top:auto;}
.feature .body{padding:32px 34px 30px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;}
.feature .kicker{display:flex;align-items:baseline;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 0;}
.feature h3{letter-spacing:-.01em;text-wrap:balance;}
.feature .excerpt{line-height:1.58;}
.feature .more{margin-top:auto;padding-top:18px;}
@media(max-width:760px){.feature .art{border-right:none;border-bottom:1px solid var(--ink);}.feature .art img{padding:20px;}}

/* ---- headings and rhythm: a little more air above a section rule, a
        little less between a headline and the thing it introduces ---- */
.pagehead{padding:58px 0 34px;}
.pagehead .dek{line-height:1.5;text-wrap:pretty;}
.sec-head{margin-bottom:26px;padding-bottom:11px;}
.sec-head h2{text-wrap:balance;}
.status .wrap{line-height:1.62;padding:15px 26px;}
.essay-body h3{letter-spacing:-.005em;margin:1.7em 0 .45em;}
.essay-body p:last-child{margin-bottom:0;}
.essay-tags{margin-top:24px;}
.essay-end{margin-top:26px;line-height:1.7;}

/* ---- prev / next reads as a footer strip rather than two loose links ---- */
section.prevnext{padding:38px 0;}
section.prevnext .wrap{gap:0;}
.pn{padding:14px 0 0;}
.pn.next{border-left:none;}
@media(min-width:621px){
  section.prevnext .wrap{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;}
  .pn.next{padding-left:26px;}
  .pn.prev{padding-right:26px;}
}