:root{color-scheme:dark;--bg:#080b14;--surface:#101522;--surface2:#151b2b;--ink:#f7f6ff;--muted:#a9b0c2;--hair:rgba(213,218,255,.12);--pink:#f68cc7;--cyan:#8fddfa;--lav:#b9a8ff;--max:1560px}
*,*::before,*::after{box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{margin:0;color:var(--ink);background:var(--bg);font-family:Inter,ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',sans-serif;line-height:1.55;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
body::before{content:'';position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;height:900px;pointer-events:none;z-index:-1;background:radial-gradient(ellipse 55% 35% at 85% 9%,rgba(173,62,159,.09),transparent 95%),radial-gradient(ellipse 55% 25% at 10% 28%,rgba(46,126,205,.07),transparent 100%)}
a{color:inherit}a:hover{text-decoration-color:var(--pink)}a:focus-visible,button:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--cyan);outline-offset:4px;border-radius:4px}img{max-width:100%;display:block}button{font:inherit}
.skip{position:absolute;top:-55px;left:1rem;z-index:200;background:white;color:#000;padding:.7rem 1rem}.skip:focus{top:1rem}
.shell{width:min(var(--max),calc(100% - 90px));margin:0 auto}
.topbar{position:relative;min-height:83px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:25px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--hair)}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;text-decoration:none;font-size:18px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-.055em}
.brand img{width:43px;height:43px;object-fit:cover;border-radius:13px;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.21)}.brand strong{font-weight:850}.brand b{color:var(--pink)}
.nav{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:26px}.nav>a{font-size:13px;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;color:#c9c9d7;transition:color .2s}.nav>a:hover,.nav>a[aria-current='page']{color:white}
.nav .nav-pill{padding:10px 17px;border-radius:100px;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.24);color:white}.nav .nav-pill:hover{border-color:var(--pink)}
.hero-banner{border:1px solid var(--hair);border-radius:17px;overflow:hidden;margin-top:24px;background:#101626}.hero-banner img{width:100%;height:auto}
.hero{padding:57px 0 69px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.55fr) minmax(280px,.6fr);gap:64px;align-items:end}
.kicker{color:var(--cyan);font-size:11px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0 0 14px}
h1,h2,h3,p{margin-top:0}h1{font-size:clamp(38px,5.2vw,69px);line-height:1.07;letter-spacing:-.064em;font-weight:860;margin-bottom:22px;max-width:790px}
.hero h1 em{font-style:normal;color:var(--pink)}.lead{font-size:clamp(16px,1.7vw,19px);color:#bfc4d2;line-height:1.7;max-width:690px;margin-bottom:0}
.hero-side{border-left:1px solid rgba(238,150,214,.5);padding-left:22px;align-self:center}.hero-side .micro{font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:800;color:var(--pink)}.hero-side p{font-size:15px;color:#c8cad6;line-height:1.8;margin:9px 0 0}
.actions{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:28px}
.btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:8px;text-decoration:none;border-radius:10px;padding:12px 19px;min-height:46px;font-weight:750;font-size:13px;transition:transform .15s,background .15s,border-color .15s}.btn:hover{transform:translateY(-2px)}.btn.primary{color:#111321;background:linear-gradient(95deg,#d9effe,#ffb7e2)}.btn.outline{border:1px solid var(--hair);color:white}.btn.outline:hover{border-color:var(--pink)}
.section{border-top:1px solid var(--hair);padding:70px 0 74px}.section-title{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:space-between;gap:30px;margin-bottom:30px}.section-title h2{font-size:clamp(28px,3.4vw,43px);letter-spacing:-.051em;line-height:1.15;margin:0}.section-title .hint{color:var(--muted);font-size:13px;max-width:310px;margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.7}
.feature{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.15fr) minmax(0,1fr);border:1px solid var(--hair);border-radius:20px;overflow:hidden;background:linear-gradient(130deg,#171a2b,#0e1320)}
.feature-media{position:relative;min-height:360px;overflow:hidden;background:#292a44;display:block}.feature-media img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:transform .25s}.feature-media:hover img{transform:scale(1.025)}
.feature-copy{padding:clamp(24px,4.5vw,54px);display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:flex-start}.meta{display:flex;gap:13px;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-bottom:18px;color:var(--cyan);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.1em;font-size:10px;font-weight:850}.meta .dot{width:4px;height:4px;background:var(--pink);border-radius:50%}
.feature-copy h3{font-size:clamp(28px,3.3vw,45px);line-height:1.15;letter-spacing:-.048em;margin-bottom:18px}.feature-copy p{color:#b9bfd0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.78;max-width:460px;margin-bottom:23px}.text-link{font-size:13px;font-weight:800;text-decoration:none;padding-bottom:5px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--pink)}.text-link:hover{color:var(--pink)}
.pulse{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.4fr) minmax(0,.6fr);gap:20px;align-items:start}.spotlight{min-height:310px;border:1px solid var(--hair);border-radius:18px;overflow:hidden;position:relative;background:#171d30}.spotlight img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;position:absolute;inset:0}.spotlight::after{content:'';position:absolute;inset:38% 0 0;background:linear-gradient(transparent,rgba(5,7,15,.96))}.spotlight-content{z-index:1;position:absolute;bottom:24px;left:27px;right:27px}.spotlight h3{font-size:clamp(24px,3vw,33px);line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:-.04em;max-width:510px;margin:8px 0 5px}.spotlight p{font-size:13px;color:#d8d9e3;margin:0;max-width:540px}
.now{border:1px solid var(--hair);background:#111724;padding:32px;border-radius:18px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:space-between;min-height:275px}.now h3{font-size:27px;letter-spacing:-.04em;line-height:1.2;margin:12px 0}.now p{color:#b4bdd2;font-size:15px;line-height:1.72}.now .text-link{align-self:flex-start}
.topic-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:14px}.topic{border:1px solid var(--hair);border-radius:16px;padding:29px 26px;background:#101521}.topic .num{font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.15em;color:var(--pink);font-weight:800}.topic:nth-child(2) .num{color:var(--cyan)}.topic:nth-child(3) .num{color:var(--lav)}.topic h3{font-size:21px;letter-spacing:-.035em;margin:19px 0 10px}.topic p{font-size:13px;color:#b6bbcc;line-height:1.75;margin-bottom:0}
.about-band{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr .92fr;align-items:center;gap:44px;padding:40px;border-radius:18px;border:1px solid var(--hair);background:linear-gradient(115deg,rgba(69,36,77,.26),rgba(21,31,61,.2))}.about-band h2{font-size:clamp(29px,3.8vw,44px);letter-spacing:-.04em;line-height:1.14;margin:0}.about-band p{color:#bbc0d1;line-height:1.8;font-size:15px;margin:0}.about-band .small{font-size:12px;color:#9da5b9;margin-top:15px}
.social-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:14px}.social{display:flex;gap:15px;align-items:center;min-height:98px;padding:23px;border:1px solid var(--hair);border-radius:14px;background:#101521;text-decoration:none;transition:border-color .16s,transform .16s}.social:hover{border-color:rgba(255,153,211,.5);transform:translateY(-2px)}.social .sym{font-size:21px;font-weight:800;min-width:28px;text-align:center}.social span.label{display:grid;gap:3px}.social strong{font-size:14px}.social small{color:var(--muted);font-size:12px}.social .arr{margin-left:auto;color:var(--pink)}
footer{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px;border-top:1px solid var(--hair);color:#8e98ad;padding:28px 0 35px;font-size:12px}footer a{text-decoration:none;color:#c7cbd7}
/* Writing archive */.page-lead{padding:69px 0 60px}.page-lead h1{max-width:820px}.page-lead .lead{max-width:690px}.archive-list{padding-bottom:90px}.archive-card{display:grid;grid-template-columns:340px 1fr;gap:0;border:1px solid var(--hair);border-radius:18px;overflow:hidden;background:#121827}.archive-card img{height:100%;width:100%;object-fit:cover}.archive-info{padding:36px}.archive-info h2{font-size:31px;letter-spacing:-.035em;margin-bottom:13px}.archive-info p{color:#b8bfce;font-size:14px;line-height:1.78;max-width:550px}.archive-info .text-link{display:inline-block;margin-top:12px}
@media(max-width:900px){.hero{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:24px;padding:44px 0 60px}.hero-side{max-width:650px}.feature{grid-template-columns:1fr}.feature-media{min-height:310px;aspect-ratio:16/9}.feature-copy{padding:32px}.topic-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.pulse{grid-template-columns:1fr}.spotlight{min-height:310px}.about-band{gap:25px}.social-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.archive-card{grid-template-columns:260px 1fr}}
@media(max-width:640px){.shell{width:calc(100% - 30px)}.topbar{min-height:72px}.brand{font-size:17px}.brand img{width:38px;height:38px}.nav{gap:11px}.nav>a:not(.nav-pill){display:none}.nav .nav-pill{padding:9px 13px;font-size:12px}.hero-banner{margin-top:15px;border-radius:11px}.hero{padding:35px 0 51px}h1{font-size:clamp(36px,9.6vw,55px)}.hero-side{padding-left:16px}.hero-side p{font-size:14px}.section{padding:52px 0 57px}.section-title{display:block}.section-title .hint{margin-top:12px}.feature-media{min-height:200px}.feature-copy{padding:25px}.feature-copy h3{font-size:30px}.spotlight{min-height:330px}.spotlight-content{left:19px;right:19px;bottom:21px}.spotlight h3{font-size:26px}.now{padding:26px}.topic-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.topic{padding:23px}.about-band{grid-template-columns:1fr;padding:26px;gap:17px}.archive-card{grid-template-columns:1fr}.archive-card img{max-height:230px}.archive-info{padding:24px}.archive-info h2{font-size:27px}footer{display:block}footer span{display:block;margin-bottom:8px}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){html{scroll-behavior:auto}*,*::before,*::after{transition:none!important}}

/* V13 refinements after reviewing the user's desktop screenshots */
.media-credit{font-size:11px!important;color:#9ba7bd!important;letter-spacing:.01em;margin:16px 0 0!important;line-height:1.5!important}
.spotlight{position:relative;display:flex;flex-direction:column;min-height:0;background:var(--surface);border-radius:18px}
.spotlight img{position:static;width:100%;height:auto;aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover}
.spotlight::after{display:none}
.spotlight-content{position:static;inset:auto;z-index:auto;padding:22px 27px 26px;background:#111724}
.spotlight h3{font-size:clamp(23px,2.4vw,30px);margin:6px 0 9px;line-height:1.23}
.spotlight .kicker{font-size:10px;margin-bottom:10px}
.spotlight-content>p:not(.kicker){font-size:14px;line-height:1.65;color:#bfc6d6}
.spotlight-content .media-credit{margin-top:14px!important}
@media(max-width:640px){
  .nav>a:not(.nav-pill):not([href*="writing"]){display:none}
  .nav{gap:12px}
  .spotlight-content{padding:21px 20px 24px}
  .spotlight img{aspect-ratio:16/9}
}

/* V14: wider desktop layout; keep readable card widths on laptop/tablet */
@media(min-width:1600px){.shell{width:min(var(--max),calc(100% - 112px))}.hero .lead{max-width:780px}.feature-copy{padding:clamp(36px,3.6vw,62px)}}
@media(min-width:901px) and (max-width:1190px){.hero{gap:32px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.25fr) minmax(240px,.75fr)}.feature-copy{padding:30px}.feature-copy h3{font-size:clamp(27px,3.2vw,40px)}}
@media(max-width:900px){.shell{width:calc(100% - 40px)}.pulse{grid-template-columns:1fr}.now{min-height:0}}
@media(max-width:640px){.shell{width:calc(100% - 30px)}}

/* V16: optional Buy Me a Coffee support strip in Elsewhere; no third-party scripts. */
.support-strip{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:18px;margin-top:18px;padding:23px 26px;border:1px solid rgba(189,95,255,.25);border-radius:15px;background:linear-gradient(110deg,rgba(87,40,122,.19),rgba(17,21,35,.98) 63%)}
.support-icon{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex:0 0 49px;width:49px;height:49px;border:1px solid rgba(189,95,255,.25);border-radius:13px;background:rgba(189,95,255,.1);font-size:22px}
.support-copy{flex:1;min-width:0}.support-copy strong{font-size:15px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-.015em}.support-copy p{margin:4px 0 0;font-size:13px;line-height:1.65;color:#b7bfd1;max-width:665px}
.support-button{display:inline-flex;justify-content:center;align-items:center;gap:9px;min-height:45px;padding:12px 20px;border-radius:10px;background:linear-gradient(120deg,#9b43d9,#8a37c5);color:#fff;font-size:13px;font-weight:800;white-space:nowrap;text-decoration:none;transition:transform .16s,filter .16s}.support-button:hover{transform:translateY(-2px);filter:brightness(1.1)}.support-button:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--cyan);outline-offset:4px}
@media(max-width:640px){.support-strip{align-items:flex-start;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;padding:19px}.support-icon{flex-basis:43px;width:43px;height:43px}.support-copy{flex:1 1 calc(100% - 57px)}.support-button{width:100%;margin-top:3px}}