@font-face{font-family:"Newsreader";font-style:normal;font-weight:500;font-display:swap;src:url(/fonts/newsreader-500.woff2) format("woff2")}
@font-face{font-family:"Newsreader";font-style:italic;font-weight:500;font-display:swap;src:url(/fonts/newsreader-500-italic.woff2) format("woff2")}
@font-face{font-family:"Inter";font-style:normal;font-weight:100 900;font-display:swap;src:url(/fonts/inter-latin-wght-normal.woff2) format("woff2")}

:root{
  --bg:#fff;--surface-2:#f5f6f8;
  --text:#0f1b2d;--text-2:#3a4659;--text-3:#5a6577;
  --primary:#13294b;--primary-hover:#1d3a68;--accent-soft:rgba(19,41,75,.06);
  --gold:#c9a14a;--gold-text:#7a5a12;--hl:rgba(240,199,102,.75);--hl-ink:#0f1626;
  --hair:rgba(15,27,45,.10);--hair-2:rgba(15,27,45,.18);
  --shadow-1:0 1px 2px rgba(15,27,45,.05);
  --display:"Newsreader",Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;
  --body:"Inter",-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",sans-serif;
  --wrap:1000px;--col:680px;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%}
body{margin:0;background:var(--bg);color:var(--text);font:400 15px/1.55 var(--body);-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
a{color:var(--primary);text-decoration-color:var(--hair-2);text-underline-offset:3px}
a:hover{color:var(--primary-hover);text-decoration-color:var(--gold)}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block}
.wrap{max-width:var(--wrap);margin:0 auto;padding:0 20px}
.skip{position:absolute;left:-999px}.skip:focus{left:12px;top:12px;background:#fff;padding:8px 12px;z-index:99}
.preview-bar{background:var(--primary);color:#fff;font-size:11.5px;text-align:center;padding:5px 12px;letter-spacing:.02em}

/* header */
.site-header{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:20;background:#fff;border-bottom:1px solid var(--hair)}
.site-header .wrap{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;height:54px;gap:16px}
.logo{font:500 21px/1 var(--display);color:var(--primary);text-decoration:none;letter-spacing:-.01em;white-space:nowrap}
.logo small{display:block;font:500 9.5px/1.2 var(--body);letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--text-3);margin-top:3px}
.nav{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:22px}
.nav a{color:var(--text-2);text-decoration:none;font-size:13.5px;font-weight:500}
.nav a:hover,.nav a[aria-current=page]{color:var(--primary)}
.btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;height:38px;padding:0 16px;border-radius:12px;border:0;background:var(--primary);color:#fff!important;font:700 13.5px/1 var(--body);text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer;white-space:nowrap;transition:background .15s,transform .05s}
.btn:hover{background:var(--primary-hover)}.btn:active{transform:translateY(1px)}
.btn.ghost{background:#fff;color:var(--primary)!important;border:1px solid var(--hair-2)}
.btn.ghost:hover{background:var(--surface-2)}
.nav .btn{height:34px;padding:0 14px;font-size:13px}

/* type (VDJ scale) */
h1,h2,h3{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:500;color:var(--text);letter-spacing:-.015em;margin:0}
h1{font-size:clamp(22px,6vw,38px);line-height:1.12}
h2{font-size:clamp(21px,2.1vw,26px);line-height:1.15}
h3{font-size:17px;line-height:1.25}
.hl{font-style:italic;background:var(--hl);color:var(--hl-ink);padding:0 .2em;border-radius:5px;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone}
.eyebrow{font:700 11px/1 var(--body);letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold-text)}
.lede{font-size:16px;line-height:1.55;color:var(--text-2);max-width:54ch;margin:0}
.muted{color:var(--text-3)}

/* hero */
.hero{padding:34px 0 26px}
.hero .wrap{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 340px;gap:40px;align-items:center}
.hero h1{margin:10px 0 12px}
.hero-art img{width:100%}
.checks{display:flex;gap:16px;flex-wrap:nowrap;margin:12px 0 0;padding:0;list-style:none;font-size:12.5px;color:var(--text-3)}
.checks li:before{content:"\2713";color:var(--gold-text);font-weight:700;margin-right:5px}

/* strip */
.strip{border-top:1px solid var(--hair);border-bottom:1px solid var(--hair);background:var(--surface-2)}
.strip .wrap{padding-top:11px;padding-bottom:11px;font-size:13px;color:var(--text-2);display:flex;gap:10px 22px;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center}
.strip b{font-weight:600;color:var(--text)}

/* form */
.signup{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--hair);border-radius:14px;padding:12px;box-shadow:var(--shadow-1);margin-top:16px;max-width:560px}
.signup form,.plainform form{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr auto;gap:8px;align-items:center}
.signup form .btn,.plainform form .btn{height:40px;padding:0 24px}
.signup input[type=text],.signup input[type=email],.plainform input[type=text],.plainform input[type=email]{height:38px;border:1px solid var(--hair-2);border-radius:10px;padding:0 12px;font:400 13.5px var(--body);color:var(--text);background:#fff;min-width:0}
.signup input:focus,.plainform input:focus{outline:2px solid var(--gold);outline-offset:1px}
.signup .fine,.plainform .fine{grid-column:1/-1;font-size:11.5px;color:var(--text-3);margin:0}
.hp{position:absolute;left:-9999px;height:0;overflow:hidden}
.signup.wide{max-width:none;display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(300px,.9fr) 1.4fr;gap:24px;align-items:center;padding:20px 22px;background:var(--surface-2);margin-top:0}
.signup.wide h2{font-size:21px}
.signup.wide .lede{font-size:14px;margin-top:4px}
.signup.wide form{background:transparent}

/* sections */
.section{padding:30px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--hair)}
.section-head{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:end;gap:16px;margin-bottom:16px}
.section-head p{margin:4px 0 0;color:var(--text-2);font-size:14px}
.grid-3{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:14px}
.grid-2{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:14px}
.card{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--hair);border-radius:14px;padding:16px 18px;box-shadow:var(--shadow-1)}
.card h3{margin:0 0 5px}
.card p{margin:0;color:var(--text-2);font-size:14px}
.num{font:500 13.5px var(--display);font-style:italic;color:var(--gold-text);display:block;margin-bottom:6px}
.tag{display:inline-flex;height:22px;align-items:center;padding:0 8px;border-radius:7px;background:var(--accent-soft);color:var(--primary);font-size:11.5px;font-weight:600;align-self:flex-start}

/* table */
.tbl{width:100%;border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0;border:1px solid var(--hair);border-radius:14px;overflow:hidden;font-size:14px}
.tbl th,.tbl td{text-align:left;padding:9px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--hair);vertical-align:top}
.tbl th{background:var(--surface-2);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--text-3);font-weight:700}
.tbl tr:last-child td{border-bottom:0}
.tbl td:first-child{font-weight:600;color:var(--text);white-space:nowrap}
.table-scroll{overflow-x:auto}

/* article cards */
.acard{display:flex;flex-direction:column;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--hair);border-radius:14px;overflow:hidden;text-decoration:none;color:inherit;box-shadow:var(--shadow-1);transition:border-color .15s}
.acard:hover{border-color:var(--hair-2)}
.acard .thumb{aspect-ratio:16/10;background:#fff;border-bottom:1px solid var(--hair);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;overflow:hidden}
.acard .thumb img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:contain}
.acard .thumb.fallback{background:var(--surface-2);padding:16px;align-items:flex-start;justify-content:flex-end;flex-direction:column;gap:8px}
.acard .thumb.fallback b{font:500 15px/1.15 var(--display);color:var(--primary);font-style:italic}
.acard .thumb.fallback i{display:block;width:34px;height:3px;background:var(--gold);border-radius:2px}
.acard .body{padding:12px 15px 15px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:6px}
.acard h3{font-size:17px;line-height:1.22}
.acard p{margin:0;color:var(--text-2);font-size:13px;line-height:1.45;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-line-clamp:2;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;overflow:hidden}
.acard .meta{font-size:11.5px;color:var(--text-3)}

/* article page: one column, one left edge */
.crumbs{font-size:12.5px;color:var(--text-3);padding:16px 0 0}
.crumbs a{color:var(--text-3)}
.art-head{padding:14px 0 18px;max-width:var(--col);margin:0 auto}
.art-head h1{font-size:clamp(21px,5.6vw,34px);margin:10px 0 12px}
.art-head .meta{font-size:12.5px;color:var(--text-3)}
.art-cover{max-width:var(--col);margin:0 auto 6px;border:1px solid var(--hair);border-radius:14px;overflow:hidden;background:#fff}
.art-cover.fallback{background:var(--surface-2);padding:28px;min-height:150px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-end;gap:10px}
.art-cover.fallback b{font:500 24px/1.15 var(--display);color:var(--primary);max-width:20ch}
.art-cover.fallback i{display:block;width:44px;height:3px;background:var(--gold);border-radius:2px}
.prose{max-width:var(--col);margin:0 auto;font-size:16px;line-height:1.65;color:var(--text)}
.prose h2{font-size:24px;margin:30px 0 8px}
.prose h3{font-size:18px;margin:22px 0 6px}
.prose p{margin:0 0 14px}
.prose ul,.prose ol{padding-left:20px;margin:0 0 16px}.prose li{margin:4px 0}
.prose table{width:100%;border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0;border:1px solid var(--hair);border-radius:12px;overflow:hidden;font-size:14px;margin:16px 0}
.prose th,.prose td{text-align:left;padding:8px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--hair);vertical-align:top}
.prose th{background:var(--surface-2);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--text-3)}
.prose tr:last-child td{border-bottom:0}
.prose blockquote{margin:16px 0;padding:2px 0 2px 16px;border-left:3px solid var(--gold);color:var(--text-2)}
.prose strong{font-weight:650}
.faq h2{margin-top:34px}
.byline{display:flex;gap:10px;align-items:center}
.byline img{width:34px;height:34px;border-radius:50%;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 8%;background:#000}

/* faq */
.faq-item{border-top:1px solid var(--hair);padding:12px 0}
.faq-item:last-child{border-bottom:1px solid var(--hair)}
.faq-item h3{font:600 15px/1.4 var(--body);letter-spacing:0;margin:0 0 4px}
.faq-item p{margin:0;color:var(--text-2);font-size:14.5px}

/* author plates (from the approved options A and C) */
.aplate{margin:34px 0 0;border:1px solid rgba(240,199,102,.65)}
.aplate{position:relative;background:#000;border-radius:18px;overflow:hidden;color:#f7f4ec;isolation:isolate;min-height:520px}
.aplate:after{display:none}
.aplate .eyebrow{color:#f0c766}
.aplate h2{color:#fff;margin:10px 0 2px;font-size:clamp(30px,3.6vw,44px)}
.aplate .role{font-size:13.5px;color:#c9c6bb;margin:0 0 16px}
.aplate p{color:#cfcdc4;font-size:16px;line-height:1.6;margin:0 0 12px}
.aplate .hl{background:rgba(240,199,102,.85);color:#0f1626}
.txt{position:relative;z-index:3;padding:56px 0 56px 56px;max-width:480px}
.fig{position:absolute;bottom:0;z-index:2}
.fig img{display:block;height:100%;width:auto}
/* A */
.aplate.a .fig{right:0;height:calc(100% - 40px)}
.aplate.a .fig img{-webkit-mask-image:linear-gradient(to right,transparent 0,#000 24%);mask-image:linear-gradient(to right,transparent 0,#000 24%)}
.aplate.a{background:radial-gradient(70% 90% at 12% 30%,#13294b 0%,#000 62%)}
/* B */
.aplate.b{background:radial-gradient(60% 90% at 82% 40%,#13294b 0%,#000 65%)}
.aplate.b .fig{left:0;height:calc(100% - 40px)}
.aplate.b .fig img{-webkit-mask-image:linear-gradient(to left,transparent 0,#000 24%);mask-image:linear-gradient(to left,transparent 0,#000 24%)}
.aplate.b .txt{margin-left:auto;padding:56px 56px 56px 0;max-width:440px}
/* C */
.aplate.c{min-height:600px;background:linear-gradient(100deg,#0b1a33 0%,#050a14 48%,#000 70%)}
.aplate.c:before{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;right:0;top:0;height:6px;background:#c9a14a;z-index:5}
.aplate.c .fig{right:0;height:112%;bottom:-6%}
.aplate.c .fig img{-webkit-mask-image:linear-gradient(to right,transparent 0,#000 22%);mask-image:linear-gradient(to right,transparent 0,#000 22%)}
.aplate.c .txt{padding-top:60px;max-width:520px}
.aplate.c h2{font-size:clamp(44px,6.4vw,84px);line-height:.98;letter-spacing:-.02em;margin:16px 0 8px}
.aplate.c .rule{width:72px;height:3px;background:#c9a14a;margin:12px 0 18px}
/* D */
.aplate.d{min-height:540px}
.aplate.d .bgimg{position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:0;background:#000 url(/img/stage-pages.png) right center/cover no-repeat;opacity:.55}
.d:before{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:1;background:linear-gradient(90deg,#000 0%,rgba(0,0,0,.88) 38%,rgba(0,0,0,.25) 100%)}
.aplate.d .fig{right:2%;height:calc(100% - 40px)}
.aplate.d .fig img{-webkit-mask-image:linear-gradient(to right,transparent 0,#000 18%);mask-image:linear-gradient(to right,transparent 0,#000 18%)}

@media (max-width:760px){
 .aplate{min-height:0;padding-bottom:0}
 .aplate .txt,.b .aplate .txt{padding:36px 28px 8px;max-width:none;margin:0}
 .aplate .fig,.a .aplate .fig,.b .aplate .fig,.c .aplate .fig,.d .aplate .fig{position:relative;height:auto;right:auto;left:auto;bottom:auto;width:78%;margin:0 0 0 auto}
 .b .aplate .fig,.c .aplate .fig{margin:0 auto 0 0}
 .aplate .fig img{height:auto;width:100%}
 .c h2{font-size:48px}
}

/* jobs feed placeholder */
.feed{border:1px dashed var(--hair-2);border-radius:14px;padding:16px 18px;background:var(--surface-2);display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:16px;font-size:14px}
.feed p{margin:2px 0 0;color:var(--text-2);font-size:13.5px}

/* footer */
.site-footer{border-top:1px solid var(--hair);margin-top:36px;padding:26px 0 30px;background:#fff}
.site-footer .wrap{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.5fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:28px}
.site-footer h4{margin:0 0 6px;font:700 11px/1 var(--body);letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--text-3)}
.site-footer a{display:block;color:var(--text-2);text-decoration:none;margin:4px 0;font-size:13.5px}
.site-footer a:hover{color:var(--primary)}
.site-footer .small{font-size:12.5px;color:var(--text-3);max-width:36ch;margin:8px 0 0}
.tank{text-align:center;padding:64px 0}

@media (max-width:860px){
  .hero .wrap{grid-template-columns:1fr}.hero-art{order:-1;max-width:260px}
  .grid-3{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.grid-2{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .signup.wide,.sr{grid-template-columns:1fr}.site-footer .wrap{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  .nav a:not(.btn){display:none}
  .feed{flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start}
  .checks{flex-wrap:wrap}
}
@media (max-width:700px){.authorband{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:0;text-align:left}.authorfig{order:2;max-width:320px}.authortext{padding-bottom:20px}}
@media (max-width:620px){
  .grid-3{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .signup form,.plainform form{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .signup form .btn,.plainform form .btn{width:100%}
  .site-footer .wrap{grid-template-columns:1fr}
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){*{transition:none!important}}

/* top bar */
.topbar{background:var(--primary);color:#e9edf5;font-size:12.5px}
.topbar .wrap{display:flex;justify-content:center;gap:14px;align-items:center;padding-top:7px;padding-bottom:7px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.topbar a{color:#f0c766;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;white-space:nowrap}
.topbar a:hover{color:#fff}

/* promos: one blends in, one stands out */
.promo-row{padding-top:6px;padding-bottom:26px}
.promo-col{max-width:calc(var(--col) + 40px);padding-top:26px;padding-bottom:6px}
.promo{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:20px;background:var(--surface-2);border:1px solid var(--hair);border-radius:14px;padding:14px 18px}
.promo p{margin:4px 0 0;font-size:14px;color:var(--text-2);max-width:60ch}
.promo-dark{position:relative;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:24px;background:radial-gradient(70% 140% at 8% 20%,#13294b 0%,#000 70%);color:#f7f4ec;border-radius:16px;padding:22px 26px;overflow:hidden}
.promo-dark:after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:6px;border:1px solid rgba(240,199,102,.45);border-radius:11px;pointer-events:none}
.promo-dark .eyebrow{color:#f0c766}
.promo-dark h3{color:#fff;font-size:22px;margin:7px 0 4px;line-height:1.2}
.promo-dark p{margin:0;font-size:14px;color:#c9c6bb;max-width:58ch}
.btn.gold{background:var(--hl);color:#0f1626!important;position:relative;z-index:2}
.btn.gold:hover{background:#f0c766}
.prose .promo,.prose .promo-dark{margin:26px 0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.5}
.prose .promo-dark h3{margin-top:7px}
@media (max-width:700px){.promo,.promo-dark{flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start}}

.aplate .hl{white-space:nowrap}

/* phone fixes */
@media (max-width:620px){
  .logo small{display:none}
  .logo{font-size:20px}
  .site-header .wrap{height:50px}
  .nav .btn{height:32px;padding:0 12px;font-size:12px}
  .section-head{flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;gap:10px}
  .section-head .btn{align-self:flex-start}
  .topbar .wrap{justify-content:flex-start}
  .strip .wrap{gap:6px 16px}
  .tbl td:first-child{white-space:normal}
}

/* quiet promo alternatives (preview with ?promo=line or ?promo=pill) */
.quietline{border-bottom:1px solid var(--hair);background:#fff;font-size:12.5px;color:var(--text-3);text-align:center;padding:7px 14px}
.quietline a{color:var(--gold-text);font-weight:600;margin-left:6px}
.pill{position:fixed;right:18px;bottom:18px;z-index:30;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--hair-2);border-radius:999px;padding:8px 8px 8px 16px;box-shadow:0 4px 18px rgba(15,27,45,.12);font-size:13px;opacity:0;transform:translateY(8px);pointer-events:none;transition:opacity .25s,transform .25s}
.pill.show{opacity:1;transform:none;pointer-events:auto}
.pill a{color:var(--text);text-decoration:none;font-weight:600}.pill a:hover{color:var(--primary)}
.pill button{width:24px;height:24px;border-radius:50%;border:0;background:var(--surface-2);color:var(--text-3);font-size:15px;line-height:1;cursor:pointer}

/* one sentence, one line (standing law) */
.s{display:block}
h1,h2,h3{text-wrap:balance}
.lede,.card p,.acard p,.promo p,.promo-dark p,.section-head p,.signup .fine{text-wrap:pretty}
.striprow{display:flex;gap:6px 22px;flex-wrap:nowrap;align-items:center;overflow:hidden;white-space:nowrap}
.strip .wrap{display:block}
.strip .s{margin-top:4px;font-size:12.5px}
.pubs{font-size:13.5px;color:#c9c6bb}
.pubs span{display:block;font:700 11px/1 var(--body);letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#f0c766;margin-bottom:6px}
.aplate .txt p{font-size:15px}

.aplate.c h2{font-size:clamp(40px,5.6vw,72px);white-space:nowrap;line-height:1}
@media (max-width:760px){
  .aplate .txt,.aplate.b .txt{padding:32px 20px 8px}
  .aplate.c h2{font-size:44px}
  .promo-dark .eyebrow,.eyebrow{letter-spacing:.1em}
  .aplate .role{font-size:13px}
}

@media (max-width:420px){.aplate .role{font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:0}}

/* hero: wide text column, bigger headline, two clean lines */
.hero .wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.3fr) minmax(220px,.7fr);gap:28px}
.hero h1{font-size:clamp(24px,4.6vw,46px);line-height:1.1;margin:12px 0 14px}
.hero h1 .s+.s{margin-top:6px}
.hero .lede{font-size:clamp(15px,1.8vw,19px);line-height:1.5;max-width:none}
.hero .lede .s+.s{margin-top:2px}
@media (max-width:860px){.hero .wrap{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.aplate .txt p.role{font-size:13px;color:#c9c6bb;margin:0 0 14px}
@media (max-width:420px){.aplate .txt p.role{font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:0}}
@media (max-width:620px){.quietline{font-size:12px;padding:6px 10px}.pill{right:12px;bottom:12px;font-size:12.5px}}

/* hero v2: bigger art, wide enough to read */
.hero .wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.1fr) minmax(0,.9fr);gap:28px}
.hero h1{font-size:clamp(24px,4.2vw,42px)}
.hero-art{display:flex;justify-content:center;align-items:center}
.hero-art img{width:100%;height:auto;max-height:540px;object-fit:contain}
@media (max-width:860px){.hero .wrap{grid-template-columns:1fr}.hero-art{max-width:360px;margin:0 auto}}