:root{
  --depth:#0F1319;
  --gunmetal:#161D26;
  --bone:#D8D0BF;
  --faded:#96988E;
  --brass:#C2A15C;
  --brass-hi:#E3C27F;
  --signal:#9C3B33;
  --parchment:#EADFC7;
  --line:rgba(194,161,92,.22);
  --line-soft:rgba(194,161,92,.10);
}
*{margin:0;padding:0;box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){
  html{scroll-behavior:auto}
  *,*::before,*::after{animation:none!important;transition:none!important}
}
body{
  background:var(--depth);
  color:var(--bone);
  font-family:'Source Serif 4',Georgia,serif;
  font-size:17px;
  line-height:1.65;
  -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;
  min-height:100vh;
}
/* faint chart grid over the whole page */
body::before{
  content:"";position:fixed;inset:0;z-index:0;pointer-events:none;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(rgba(194,161,92,.045) 1px,transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(194,161,92,.045) 1px,transparent 1px);
  background-size:72px 72px;
  mask-image:radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 20%,black 30%,transparent 85%);
  -webkit-mask-image:radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 20%,black 30%,transparent 85%);
}
/* film grain */
body::after{
  content:"";position:fixed;inset:0;z-index:0;pointer-events:none;opacity:.05;
  background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='160' height='160'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='2'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='160' height='160' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='0.6'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}
main,header,footer{position:relative;z-index:1}
a{color:var(--brass);text-decoration:none}
a:hover{color:var(--brass-hi)}
:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--brass);outline-offset:3px}
.mono{
  font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:.72rem;
  text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.28em;color:var(--brass);
}

/* ============ top bar (mirrors homepage header) ============ */
.topbar{
  position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50;
  background:rgba(15,19,25,.88);backdrop-filter:blur(8px);
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--line-soft);
}
.tb-wrap{
  max-width:1120px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px;height:64px;
  display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;
}
.wordmark{
  font-family:'Oswald',sans-serif;font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase;
  letter-spacing:.14em;font-size:.95rem;color:var(--bone);white-space:nowrap;
}
.wordmark:hover{color:var(--bone)}
.wordmark .tick{color:var(--signal)}
.tb-link{
  font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:.7rem;
  text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.18em;color:var(--faded);
}
.tb-link:hover{color:var(--bone)}

.wrap{max-width:720px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px}

/* rule: hairlines with rotated signal square */
.rule{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;margin:30px auto;max-width:280px}
.rule::before,.rule::after{content:"";flex:1;height:1px;background:var(--line)}
.rule span{width:8px;height:8px;background:var(--signal);transform:rotate(45deg);flex:none}

/* ============ archive index ============ */
.page-head{padding:72px 0 8px;text-align:center}
.page-head h1{
  font-family:'Oswald',sans-serif;font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase;
  letter-spacing:.06em;font-size:clamp(2rem,6vw,3rem);line-height:1.05;
  margin:16px 0 12px;color:var(--bone);
}
.page-head p{color:var(--faded);font-size:1.02rem;max-width:56ch;margin:0 auto}
.entries{padding-bottom:30px}
.entry{padding:30px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line-soft)}
.entry:last-child{border-bottom:none}
.entry .meta{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:.64rem;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--faded)}
.entry .meta b{color:var(--brass);font-weight:500}
.entry h2{margin:12px 0 10px;line-height:1.3}
.entry h2 a{
  font-family:'Oswald',sans-serif;font-weight:500;text-transform:uppercase;
  letter-spacing:.05em;font-size:1.45rem;color:var(--bone);transition:color .15s;
}
.entry h2 a:hover{color:var(--brass)}
.entry .standfirst{color:var(--faded);font-size:1rem}
.readlink{
  display:inline-block;margin-top:14px;
  font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:.66rem;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--brass);border-bottom:1px solid transparent;transition:color .15s,border-color .15s;
}
.readlink:hover{color:var(--brass-hi);border-color:var(--brass-hi)}

/* ============ article ============ */
.article-head{padding:72px 0 6px;text-align:center}
.article-head h1{
  font-family:'Oswald',sans-serif;font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase;
  letter-spacing:.05em;font-size:clamp(1.8rem,5.4vw,2.7rem);line-height:1.15;
  margin:16px 0 14px;color:var(--bone);
}
.article-head .standfirst{
  font-style:italic;color:var(--faded);font-size:1.12rem;line-height:1.6;
  max-width:56ch;margin:0 auto 18px;
}
.article-head .meta{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:.64rem;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--faded)}

.prose{padding-bottom:10px}
.prose p{margin:0 0 1.4em}
.prose strong{color:#EDE6D4;font-weight:600}
.prose h2{
  font-family:'Oswald',sans-serif;font-weight:500;text-transform:uppercase;
  letter-spacing:.07em;font-size:1.2rem;color:var(--brass);
  margin:2.6em 0 .9em;line-height:1.3;
}
.prose h3{
  font-family:'Oswald',sans-serif;font-weight:500;text-transform:uppercase;
  letter-spacing:.07em;font-size:1rem;color:var(--bone);
  margin:2em 0 .8em;
}
.prose ul,.prose ol{margin:0 0 1.4em;padding-left:1.3em}
.prose li{margin-bottom:.5em}
.prose ul li::marker{color:var(--brass)}
.prose ol li::marker{color:var(--brass);font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:.85em}
.prose blockquote{
  border-left:2px solid var(--brass);padding:4px 0 4px 20px;margin:2.2em 0;
  font-style:italic;color:#E4DCC9;font-size:1.08rem;line-height:1.6;
}
.prose .stanza{line-height:2}

/* ============ dispatch block ============ */
.dispatch{
  background:var(--gunmetal);
  border-top:1px solid var(--line-soft);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line-soft);
  padding:40px 28px;margin:56px 0 30px;text-align:center;border-radius:2px;
}
.dispatch h2{
  font-family:'Oswald',sans-serif;font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase;
  letter-spacing:.06em;font-size:1.35rem;color:var(--bone);margin:12px 0 10px;
}
.dispatch p{color:var(--faded);font-size:.98rem;max-width:52ch;margin:0 auto 24px}
.dispatch-form{display:flex;gap:10px;max-width:460px;margin:0 auto;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:center}
.dispatch-form input[type=email]{
  flex:1;min-width:220px;background:var(--depth);border:1px solid var(--line);
  color:var(--bone);padding:13px 16px;border-radius:2px;
  font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:.8rem;
}
.dispatch-form input[type=email]::placeholder{color:var(--faded);letter-spacing:.1em}
.dispatch-form input[type=email]:focus{outline:none;border-color:var(--brass)}
.dispatch-form button{
  background:var(--brass);color:var(--depth);border:1px solid var(--brass);
  padding:13px 22px;border-radius:2px;cursor:pointer;
  font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:.72rem;font-weight:500;
  letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;
  transition:background .15s,border-color .15s;
}
.dispatch-form button:hover{background:var(--brass-hi);border-color:var(--brass-hi)}
.hp{position:absolute;left:-9999px;opacity:0;height:0;overflow:hidden}

.archive-nav{text-align:center;padding:6px 0 20px}

/* ============ footer ============ */
footer{border-top:1px solid var(--line-soft);margin-top:40px}
.foot-wrap{
  max-width:1120px;margin:0 auto;padding:30px 24px;
  display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap;
}
footer .copy{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--faded)}
footer nav{display:flex;gap:20px;flex-wrap:wrap}
footer nav a{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--faded)}
footer nav a:hover{color:var(--brass)}

@media (max-width:560px){
  .tb-wrap{padding:0 18px}
  .page-head,.article-head{padding-top:48px}
  .dispatch{padding:30px 18px}
  .foot-wrap{justify-content:center;text-align:center}
}