:root {
  --white: #ffffff;
  --paper: #f7f8fa;
  --ink: #111827;
  --muted: #6b7280;
  --blue: #0066cc;
  --blue-hot: #0088ff;
  --navy: #0a1628;
  --line: rgba(17, 24, 39, 0.1);
  --line-blue: rgba(0, 102, 204, 0.16);
  --shadow: 0 24px 70px rgba(10, 22, 40, 0.13);
  --shadow-soft: 0 18px 46px rgba(10, 22, 40, 0.1);
  --ease: cubic-bezier(0.32, 0.72, 0, 1);
  --ease-back: cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.4, 0.64, 1);
  --ease-hero: cubic-bezier(0.42, 0, 0.58, 1);
  --ease-drift: cubic-bezier(0.37, 0, 0.63, 1);
  --home-header-h: 91px;
  --max: 1220px;

  /* Explorer design system v2 (reference reskin) */
  --r-card: 20px;   /* outer card radius */
  --r-img: 14px;    /* inset image radius (concentric with card padding) */
  --r-tile: 16px;   /* icon / numeral tiles */
  --shadow-1: 0 2px 6px rgba(17, 24, 39, 0.05), 0 16px 40px -20px rgba(17, 24, 39, 0.14);
  --shadow-2: 0 4px 10px rgba(17, 24, 39, 0.06), 0 28px 60px -24px rgba(17, 24, 39, 0.2);
  --chip-bg: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.92);   /* floating chips over photos */
  --tint-blue: #eaf3ff;   /* icon-tile + hover tint (blue family) */
  --tint-band: #f2f7fd;   /* alternating band tint */
}

*,
*::before,
*::after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  overflow-x: clip;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--white);
  font-family: "Poppins", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}

img {
  display: block;
  max-width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  background: var(--paper);
}

a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: none;
}

a:hover {
  color: var(--blue);
}

button,
input {
  font: inherit;
}

button {
  border: 0;
  cursor: pointer;
}

h1,
h2,
h3,
h4,
.kicker,
.btn,
.nav-list a,
.mobile-panel a,
.section-link,
.badge {
  font-family: "Poppins", system-ui, sans-serif;
}

h1,
h2,
h3,
p {
  margin-top: 0;
}

h1,
h2,
h3 {
  line-height: 1.05;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

h1 {
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 5vw + 1rem, 5.25rem);
}

h2 {
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.2vw + 1rem, 3.15rem);
}

h3 {
  font-size: 1.8rem;
}

.sr-only {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  padding: 0;
  margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
  white-space: nowrap;
  border: 0;
}

.skip-link {
  position: fixed;
  left: 16px;
  top: 16px;
  z-index: 1000;
  padding: 10px 16px;
  color: var(--white);
  background: var(--blue);
  border-radius: 999px;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(-20px);
}

.skip-link:focus {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(0);
}

.site-topbar {
  background: var(--navy);
  color: var(--white);
  font-family: "Poppins", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-align: center;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 9px 16px;
}

.site-header {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 100;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.82);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(14px) saturate(120%);
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px) saturate(120%);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  transition: background-color 420ms var(--ease), box-shadow 420ms var(--ease);
}

.site-header.is-scrolled {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
  box-shadow: 0 16px 44px rgba(10, 22, 40, 0.09);
}

.header-inner {
  max-width: var(--max);
  min-height: 90px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 28px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 24px;
}

.site-header.is-scrolled .header-inner {
  min-height: 66px;
}

.brand {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
}

.brand-logo {
  width: 188px;
  height: auto;
  background: transparent;
  transform-origin: left center;
  transition: transform 520ms var(--ease);
}

.site-header.is-scrolled .brand-logo {
  transform: scale(0.88);
}

.primary-nav {
  flex: 1;
}

.nav-list {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 6px;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.nav-list > li {
  position: relative;
}

.nav-list > li > a,
.nav-list > li > button {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 44px;
  padding: 0 12px;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: transparent;
  border-radius: 999px;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.nav-list > li > a:hover,
.nav-list > li > button:hover,
.nav-list > li > a[aria-current="page"] {
  color: var(--blue);
}

.dropdown-toggle::after {
  content: "";
  width: 6px;
  height: 6px;
  margin-left: 8px;
  border-right: 2px solid currentColor;
  border-bottom: 2px solid currentColor;
  transform: rotate(45deg) translateY(-2px);
  transition: transform 300ms var(--ease);
}

.has-dropdown:hover .dropdown-toggle::after,
.has-dropdown:focus-within .dropdown-toggle::after,
.has-dropdown.is-open .dropdown-toggle::after {
  transform: rotate(-135deg) translateY(1px);
}

/* transparent bridge so a diagonal cursor path to the panel never drops the hover */
.has-dropdown::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 100%;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  height: 16px;
}

.dropdown {
  position: absolute;
  top: calc(100% + 14px);
  left: 50%;
  z-index: 20;
  width: min(320px, calc(100vw - 40px));
  max-height: min(70vh, 520px);
  overflow: auto;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 14px;
  list-style: none;
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 16px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  transform: translate(-50%, 12px);
  transition: opacity 360ms var(--ease), transform 360ms var(--ease);
}

.has-dropdown:hover .dropdown,
.has-dropdown:focus-within .dropdown,
.has-dropdown.is-open .dropdown {
  opacity: 1;
  pointer-events: auto;
  transform: translate(-50%, 0);
}

.dropdown a {
  display: block;
  padding: 9px 10px;
  border-radius: 10px;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  line-height: 1.3;
}

.dropdown a:hover {
  color: var(--blue);
  background: rgba(0, 102, 204, 0.08);
}

.header-actions {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
}

.icon-button {
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  display: inline-grid;
  place-items: center;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 999px;
  transition: transform 260ms var(--ease), opacity 260ms var(--ease);
}

.icon-button:hover {
  color: var(--blue);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.icon-button:active,
.btn:active {
  transform: scale(0.96);
}

.subscribe-pill {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 44px;
  padding: 0 18px;
  color: var(--white);
  background: var(--blue);
  border-radius: 999px;
  font-family: "Poppins", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  transition: transform 260ms var(--ease), opacity 260ms var(--ease);
}

.subscribe-pill:hover {
  color: var(--white);
  background: var(--blue-hot);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.menu-toggle {
  display: none;
  width: 46px;
  height: 46px;
  position: relative;
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 999px;
}

.menu-toggle span {
  position: absolute;
  left: 13px;
  width: 18px;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--ink);
  border-radius: 999px;
  transition: transform 420ms var(--ease), opacity 320ms var(--ease);
}

.menu-toggle span:nth-child(1) {
  top: 16px;
}

.menu-toggle span:nth-child(2) {
  top: 22px;
}

.menu-toggle span:nth-child(3) {
  top: 28px;
}

.menu-open .menu-toggle span:nth-child(1) {
  transform: translateY(6px) rotate(45deg);
}

.menu-open .menu-toggle span:nth-child(2) {
  opacity: 0;
}

.menu-open .menu-toggle span:nth-child(3) {
  transform: translateY(-6px) rotate(-45deg);
}

.mobile-panel {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 90;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 28px;
  padding: 128px 28px 40px;
  background: var(--white);
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  transform: translateX(100%);
  transition: opacity 520ms var(--ease), transform 520ms var(--ease);
}

.menu-open .mobile-panel {
  opacity: 1;
  pointer-events: auto;
  transform: translateX(0);
}

.mobile-panel a {
  display: block;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 3rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(22px);
  transition: opacity 580ms var(--ease), transform 580ms var(--ease);
}

.menu-open .mobile-panel a {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(0);
}

.mobile-panel a:nth-child(2) {
  transition-delay: 55ms;
}

.mobile-panel a:nth-child(3) {
  transition-delay: 110ms;
}

.mobile-panel a:nth-child(4) {
  transition-delay: 165ms;
}

.mobile-panel a:nth-child(5) {
  transition-delay: 220ms;
}

.mobile-panel a:nth-child(6) {
  transition-delay: 275ms;
}

.mobile-panel .mobile-small {
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.4;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.container {
  width: min(var(--max), calc(100% - 48px));
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.band {
  padding: 92px 0;
}

.band-tight {
  padding: 64px 0;
}

.band-alt {
  background: var(--paper);
}

.section-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: end;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 24px;
  margin-bottom: 34px;
}

.section-head h2 {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 1.25vw + 0.82rem, 1.7rem);
}

.section-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  color: var(--blue);
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.section-link::after {
  content: "\203A";
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 24px;
  height: 24px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--blue);
  color: var(--white);
  font-family: "Poppins", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1;
  padding-bottom: 2px;
  transition: transform 320ms var(--ease-back), background-color 260ms var(--ease);
}

.section-link:hover::after {
  transform: translateX(3px);
  background: var(--blue-hot);
}

.kicker {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  color: var(--blue);
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.13em;
  line-height: 1.1;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.badge {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 5px 9px;
  color: var(--white);
  background: var(--blue);
  border-radius: 999px;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.meta {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.dot {
  color: var(--muted);
}

.excerpt {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.btn {
  align-self: flex-start;
  width: auto;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 13px;
  min-height: 48px;
  padding: 0 9px 0 20px;
  color: var(--white);
  background: var(--blue);
  border-radius: 999px;
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  transition: transform 260ms var(--ease), background-color 260ms var(--ease);
}

.btn:hover {
  color: var(--white);
  background: var(--blue-hot);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.btn-icon {
  width: 32px;
  height: 32px;
  display: inline-grid;
  place-items: center;
  color: var(--blue);
  background: var(--white);
  border-radius: 999px;
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1;
  transition: transform 320ms var(--ease-back), background-color 260ms var(--ease);
}

.btn:hover .btn-icon {
  transform: translateX(3px) scale(1.08);
}

/* Keyword-rich SEO H1 kept in the DOM for search/semantics but removed as the
   visual focal point so the featured story headline leads the fold (one h1). */
.home-title {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  padding: 0;
  margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
  white-space: nowrap;
  border: 0;
}

/* =====================================================================
   Full-bleed immersive hero (torn-paper edge). One large wilderness photo
   fills the hero; a slow Ken Burns drift plus a long crossfade between a few
   wide photos keeps a subtle "moving photo" feel. A hand-irregular SVG tear
   reveals the tinted, topo-textured shelf below. All motion is transform /
   opacity only; reduced motion freezes to a single static photo.
   ===================================================================== */
.hero-immersive {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  height: 78vh;
  min-height: 500px;
  max-height: 820px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--navy);
  isolation: isolate;
}

.hero-photos {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 0;
}

.hero-photo {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  margin: 0;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 1200ms var(--ease);
}

.hero-photo.is-active {
  opacity: 1;
}

.hero-photo img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center 42%;
  transform: scale(1.06);
  will-change: transform;
  animation: hero-drift 26s var(--ease-drift) infinite alternate;
}

/* successive photos pan opposite directions for a woven, alive feel */
.hero-photo:nth-child(even) img {
  animation-name: hero-drift-alt;
  animation-duration: 30s;
}

@keyframes hero-drift {
  from { transform: scale(1.06) translate3d(0, 0, 0); }
  to   { transform: scale(1.15) translate3d(-2.4%, -1.8%, 0); }
}

@keyframes hero-drift-alt {
  from { transform: scale(1.15) translate3d(-2.2%, 0.4%, 0); }
  to   { transform: scale(1.07) translate3d(1.8%, -1.6%, 0); }
}

/* legibility scrims: faint top (header), deeper lower-left (headline) */
.hero-scrim {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  pointer-events: none;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(10, 22, 40, 0.5) 0%, rgba(10, 22, 40, 0) 24%),
    linear-gradient(64deg, rgba(10, 22, 40, 0.74) 0%, rgba(10, 22, 40, 0.3) 34%, rgba(10, 22, 40, 0) 62%),
    linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(10, 22, 40, 0.44) 0%, rgba(10, 22, 40, 0) 32%);
}

.hero-content {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 2;
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  padding-bottom: clamp(80px, 11vh, 138px);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.hero-content .container {
  display: grid;
  justify-items: start;
  gap: 15px;
}

.hero-content a,
.hero-content .hero-pill {
  pointer-events: auto;
}

.hero-headline {
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 15ch;
  color: var(--white);
  font-family: "Poppins", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 6vw, 5rem);
  line-height: 0.95;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-shadow: 0 2px 30px rgba(10, 22, 40, 0.5), 0 1px 3px rgba(10, 22, 40, 0.42);
}

.hero-pill {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 30px;
  padding: 7px 15px;
  color: var(--white);
  background: var(--blue);
  border-radius: 999px;
  font-family: "Poppins", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 22px rgba(0, 58, 128, 0.42);
  transition: opacity 420ms var(--ease);
}

.hero-pill.is-fading {
  opacity: 0;
}

.hero-passion {
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 40ch;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
  font-family: "Poppins", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(0.92rem, 0.4vw + 0.85rem, 1.05rem);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.55;
  text-shadow: 0 1px 12px rgba(10, 22, 40, 0.55);
}

/* soft gradient transition: the photo fades into the shelf below */
.hero-fade {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  z-index: 3;
  height: clamp(140px, 24vh, 300px);
  pointer-events: none;
  background: linear-gradient(
    180deg,
    rgba(242, 247, 253, 0) 0%,
    rgba(242, 247, 253, 0.15) 42%,
    rgba(242, 247, 253, 0.62) 74%,
    var(--tint-band) 100%
  );
}

/* tinted, topo-textured shelf under the tear that carries the ticker */
.hero-understrip {
  position: relative;
  padding: 20px 0 12px;
}

/* faint blue topographic contour texture (behind content, ~0.05 opacity) */
.topo-bg {
  background-color: var(--tint-band);
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='400' height='360' viewBox='0 0 400 360'%3E%3Cg fill='none' stroke='%230066cc' stroke-width='1.4' stroke-opacity='0.055'%3E%3Cpath d='M0 30 C 30 12 70 12 100 30 S 170 48 200 30 S 270 12 300 30 S 370 48 400 30'/%3E%3Cpath d='M0 90 C 30 108 70 108 100 90 S 170 72 200 90 S 270 108 300 90 S 370 72 400 90'/%3E%3Cpath d='M0 150 C 30 132 70 132 100 150 S 170 168 200 150 S 270 132 300 150 S 370 168 400 150'/%3E%3Cpath d='M0 210 C 30 228 70 228 100 210 S 170 192 200 210 S 270 228 300 210 S 370 192 400 210'/%3E%3Cpath d='M0 270 C 30 252 70 252 100 270 S 170 288 200 270 S 270 252 300 270 S 370 288 400 270'/%3E%3Cpath d='M0 330 C 30 348 70 348 100 330 S 170 312 200 330 S 270 348 300 330 S 370 312 400 330'/%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  background-size: 400px 360px;
  background-repeat: repeat;
}

/* ---------- Homepage: transparent header overlaying the hero photo ---------- */
body.home .hero {
  margin-top: calc(-1 * var(--home-header-h));
}

body.home .site-header:not(.is-scrolled) {
  background: transparent;
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: none;
  backdrop-filter: none;
  border-bottom-color: transparent;
}

body.home .site-header:not(.is-scrolled) .nav-list > li > a,
body.home .site-header:not(.is-scrolled) .nav-list > li > button {
  color: var(--white);
}

body.home .site-header:not(.is-scrolled) .nav-list > li > a:hover,
body.home .site-header:not(.is-scrolled) .nav-list > li > button:hover,
body.home .site-header:not(.is-scrolled) .nav-list > li > a[aria-current="page"] {
  color: var(--blue-hot);
}

body.home .site-header:not(.is-scrolled) .icon-button {
  color: var(--white);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14);
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
}

body.home .site-header:not(.is-scrolled) .icon-button:hover {
  color: var(--white);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.24);
}

body.home .site-header:not(.is-scrolled) .menu-toggle {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14);
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
}

body.home .site-header:not(.is-scrolled) .menu-toggle span {
  background: var(--white);
}


/* ---------- Live "Latest" headline ticker ---------- */
.hero-ticker {
  display: flex;
  align-items: stretch;
  margin-top: 18px;
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 999px;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.ticker-label {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 10px 20px;
  color: var(--white);
  background: var(--blue);
  font-family: "Poppins", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.ticker-viewport {
  flex: 1;
  min-width: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0, #000 26px, #000 calc(100% - 26px), transparent 100%);
  mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0, #000 26px, #000 calc(100% - 26px), transparent 100%);
}

/* the list is duplicated in the markup, so -50% loops seamlessly */
.ticker-track {
  display: flex;
  width: max-content;
  animation: hero-ticker 56s linear infinite;
}

.hero-ticker:hover .ticker-track,
.hero-ticker:focus-within .ticker-track {
  animation-play-state: paused;
}

.ticker-list {
  display: flex;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.ticker-list li {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.ticker-list li::after {
  content: "";
  width: 5px;
  height: 5px;
  margin: 0 22px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--blue-hot);
}

.ticker-list a {
  padding: 10px 0;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: "Poppins", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.84rem;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.ticker-list a:hover {
  color: var(--blue);
}

@keyframes hero-ticker {
  from {
    transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
  }

  to {
    transform: translate3d(-50%, 0, 0);
  }
}

.card-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 28px;
}

.card-grid.two {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

/* Double-bezel card: outer shell carries the soft hairline ring + shadow,
   the media core (below) gets its own smaller concentric radius + hairline. */
.card {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  gap: 12px;
  padding: 10px;
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--r-card);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-1);
  transition: transform 560ms var(--ease), box-shadow 560ms var(--ease), opacity 560ms var(--ease);
}

.card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-2);
}

.media-link,
.media-frame {
  display: block;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: var(--r-img);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--paper);
}

.media-link::before,
.media-frame::before {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
}

.media-link img,
.media-frame img {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform 720ms var(--ease);
}

.card:hover .media-link img,
.archive-card:hover .media-link img {
  transform: scale(1.05);
}

.card .kicker {
  transition: color 260ms var(--ease);
}

.card:hover .kicker {
  color: var(--blue-hot);
}

.card .badge {
  position: absolute;
  top: 10px;
  left: 10px;
  z-index: 2;
}

.card h2,
.card h3,
.archive-card h2 {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.card h2,
.card h3 {
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.24;
}

.feature-row > .card h3,
.latest-layout > div > .card h3 {
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 0.7vw + 1rem, 1.35rem);
}

/* Clamp card headlines so grid rows keep a consistent silhouette */
.card h2,
.card h3 {
  display: -webkit-box;
  -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.card .excerpt {
  display: -webkit-box;
  -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.card h2 a,
.card h3 a,
.archive-card h2 a {
  background-image: linear-gradient(var(--blue), var(--blue));
  background-position: 0 100%;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-size: 0 2px;
  transition: background-size 420ms var(--ease);
}

.card h2 a:hover,
.card h3 a:hover,
.archive-card h2 a:hover {
  background-size: 100% 2px;
}

.latest-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.95fr) minmax(0, 1.25fr);
  gap: 36px;
  align-items: start;
}

.ranked-stack {
  counter-reset: latest;
  display: grid;
  gap: 16px;
}

.ranked-item {
  counter-increment: latest;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 52px minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 16px;
  padding: 18px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  transition: transform 520ms var(--ease), opacity 520ms var(--ease);
}

.ranked-item:hover {
  transform: translateX(6px);
}

.ranked-item::before {
  content: counter(latest, decimal-leading-zero);
  color: var(--blue);
  font-family: "Poppins", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1;
  transition: color 260ms var(--ease);
}

.ranked-item:hover::before {
  color: var(--blue-hot);
}

.ranked-item h3 {
  margin: 0 0 6px;
  font-size: 1.02rem;
}

.ranked-item h3 a {
  transition: color 260ms var(--ease);
}

.ranked-item:hover h3 a {
  color: var(--blue);
}

.feature-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.05fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 34px;
  align-items: center;
}

.feature-row .media-link::before {
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
}

.magazine-grid {
  display: flex;
  gap: 20px;
  overflow-x: auto;
  overflow-y: hidden;
  scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
  -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
  scrollbar-width: none;
  padding: 10px 0 8px;
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0, #000 28px, #000 calc(100% - 28px), transparent 100%);
  mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0, #000 28px, #000 calc(100% - 28px), transparent 100%);
}

.magazine-grid::-webkit-scrollbar {
  display: none;
}

.magazine-card {
  flex: 0 0 clamp(158px, 22vw, 196px);
  scroll-snap-align: start;
  transition: transform 540ms var(--ease), opacity 540ms var(--ease);
}

.magazine-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-6px);
}

.cover-frame {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 12px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--white);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
}

.cover-frame::before {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  aspect-ratio: 576 / 756;
}

.cover-frame img {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.magazine-card h3 {
  margin: 12px 0 0;
  font-size: 0.96rem;
  line-height: 1.18;
}

.newsletter-form {
  display: flex;
  gap: 10px;
  padding: 8px;
  background: var(--white);
  border-radius: 999px;
  transition: box-shadow 260ms var(--ease);
}

.newsletter-form:focus-within {
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(0, 136, 255, 0.55);
}

.newsletter-form input {
  min-width: 0;
  flex: 1;
  border: 0;
  outline: 0;
  padding: 0 14px;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: transparent;
}

.newsletter-form .btn {
  min-width: 132px;
  justify-content: center;
}

.page-hero {
  padding: 76px 0 44px;
  background: var(--tint-band);
}

.page-hero .eyebrow {
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.page-hero h1 {
  font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 2vw + 0.7rem, 2.3rem);
}

.page-hero h1 .tt-blue {
  color: var(--blue);
}

.breadcrumb {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 9px;
  align-items: center;
  margin: 0 0 22px;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.83rem;
}

.breadcrumb a {
  color: var(--blue);
}

.archive-list {
  display: grid;
  gap: 34px;
}

.archive-card {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(250px, 390px) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 28px;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 10px;
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--r-card);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-1);
  transition: transform 560ms var(--ease), box-shadow 560ms var(--ease), opacity 560ms var(--ease);
}

.archive-card > div {
  padding-right: clamp(4px, 1vw, 16px);
}

.archive-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-2);
}

.archive-card h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 1.2vw + 0.85rem, 1.55rem);
}

.pagination {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  margin-top: 48px;
}

.pagination a {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 44px;
  padding: 0 18px;
  color: var(--blue);
  border: 1px solid var(--line-blue);
  border-radius: 999px;
  font-family: "Poppins", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  transition: transform 260ms var(--ease), opacity 260ms var(--ease);
}

.pagination a:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.article-shell {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(230px, 310px);
  gap: 48px;
  align-items: start;
}

.entry-header {
  max-width: 900px;
}

.entry-kicker {
  gap: 7px;
}

.entry-header h1 {
  margin: 12px 0 18px;
  font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 1.9vw + 0.6rem, 2.2rem);
}

.featured-figure {
  margin: 38px 0;
  padding: clamp(8px, 0.9vw, 12px);
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 18px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
}

.featured-figure figcaption,
.entry-content figure figcaption {
  padding: 0 6px;
}

.featured-figure .media-frame::before {
  aspect-ratio: 600 / 400;
}

figcaption {
  margin-top: 10px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.entry-content {
  max-width: 680px;
}

.entry-content p {
  margin-bottom: 1.45em;
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  line-height: 1.82;
}

.entry-content figure {
  margin: 36px 0;
  padding: clamp(8px, 0.9vw, 12px);
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 18px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
}

.entry-content .media-frame::before {
  aspect-ratio: 3 / 2;
}

.tag-list {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 9px;
  margin: 34px 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.tag-list a {
  display: inline-flex;
  padding: 7px 11px;
  color: var(--blue);
  background: rgba(0, 102, 204, 0.08);
  border-radius: 999px;
  font-family: "Poppins", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.share-row {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px;
  margin: 36px 0;
}

.share-row a {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 38px;
  padding: 0 13px;
  color: var(--blue);
  border: 1px solid var(--line-blue);
  border-radius: 999px;
  font-family: "Poppins", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  transition: transform 260ms var(--ease), opacity 260ms var(--ease);
}

.share-row a:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.author-box,
.side-box {
  padding: 24px;
  background: var(--paper);
  border-radius: 16px;
}

.author-box h2,
.side-box h2 {
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
}

.side-box {
  position: sticky;
  top: 124px;
}

.side-box ul {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.side-box li + li {
  margin-top: 14px;
  padding-top: 14px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.related-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 22px;
}

.check-also {
  position: fixed;
  right: 24px;
  bottom: 24px;
  z-index: 50;
  width: min(360px, calc(100vw - 48px));
  padding: 18px;
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 16px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.check-also p {
  margin: 0;
}

.check-also .kicker {
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.check-close {
  position: absolute;
  top: 10px;
  right: 10px;
  width: 32px;
  height: 32px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  color: var(--muted);
  background: var(--paper);
  border-radius: 999px;
}

.site-footer {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72);
  background: var(--navy);
}

.footer-main {
  padding: 70px 0 38px;
}

.footer-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.2fr 0.85fr 0.85fr 1fr;
  gap: 34px;
}

.footer-title {
  margin: 0 0 16px;
  color: var(--white);
  font-family: "Poppins", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.25;
}

.footer-grid ul,
.footer-bottom-links {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.footer-grid li + li {
  margin-top: 9px;
}

.site-footer a {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.82);
}

.site-footer a:hover {
  color: var(--blue-hot);
}

.social-row {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 8px;
  margin-top: 16px;
}

.social-row a {
  width: 34px;
  height: 34px;
  display: inline-grid;
  place-items: center;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14);
  border-radius: 999px;
  font-family: "Poppins", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.footer-bottom {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
  padding: 24px 0;
}

.footer-bottom-inner {
  display: flex;
  gap: 22px;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
}

.footer-bottom-links {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 12px 18px;
  font-size: 0.76rem;
}

.reveal {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(28px);
  transition: opacity 800ms var(--ease), transform 800ms var(--ease);
}

.reveal.is-visible {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(0);
}

/* Keyboard focus ring (mouse users stay clean via :focus-visible) */
a:focus-visible,
button:focus-visible,
input:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--blue-hot);
  outline-offset: 3px;
  border-radius: 6px;
}

/* In-page anchor targets clear the sticky header */
:target,
#main,
#newsletter,
#article {
  scroll-margin-top: 104px;
}

/* Video cards get a centered play affordance */
.video-card .media-link::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  z-index: 2;
  width: 64px;
  height: 64px;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background-color: rgba(6, 14, 26, 0.55);
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 24 24'%3E%3Cpath d='M8 5v14l11-7z' fill='%23ffffff'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-position: 54% center;
  background-size: 26px 26px;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(6, 14, 26, 0.4);
  transition: transform 320ms var(--ease-back), background-color 260ms var(--ease);
}

.video-card:hover .media-link::after {
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(1.08);
  background-color: var(--blue);
}

/* Back-to-top control (injected by app.js) */
.to-top {
  position: fixed;
  right: 24px;
  bottom: 24px;
  z-index: 60;
  width: 48px;
  height: 48px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  color: var(--white);
  background: var(--blue);
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 999px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(14px) scale(0.9);
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: opacity 320ms var(--ease), transform 320ms var(--ease), background-color 260ms var(--ease);
}

.to-top.is-shown {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: none;
  pointer-events: auto;
}

.to-top:hover {
  background: var(--blue-hot);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.to-top.to-top--left {
  right: auto;
  left: 24px;
}

/* Sidebar subscribe CTA fills the article rail */
.side-box .btn {
  margin-top: 6px;
}

.side-tagline {
  margin: 20px 0 14px;
  padding-top: 18px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  font-family: "Poppins", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  line-height: 1.35;
  color: var(--ink);
}

/* =====================================================================
   Section refinements, pop-ups (subscribe/search/magazine).
   Motion is transform/opacity only on custom cubic-beziers; backdrop-blur
   only on fixed/sticky surfaces. Card double-bezel lives in the base above.
   ===================================================================== */

/* ---------- Card refinements (text inset + logo containment) ---------- */
/* Give card text a touch more inset than the image frame so each card reads
   as a framed print (image at the shell padding, copy set slightly inward). */
.card:has(.media-link) > :not(.media-link):not(.badge),
.card:has(.media-frame) > :not(.media-frame):not(.badge) {
  padding-left: 8px;
  padding-right: 8px;
}

.card:has(.media-link) > :last-child,
.card:has(.media-frame) > :last-child {
  padding-bottom: 8px;
}

/* Logo / poster art: contain on paper inside the SAME fixed frame so grids
   stay aligned and nothing is badly cover-cropped. */
.media-link.is-contain,
.media-frame.is-contain {
  background: var(--paper);
}

.media-link.is-contain img,
.media-frame.is-contain img {
  object-fit: contain;
  padding: 8%;
}

/* ---------- Hero band spacing ---------- */
.hero {
  padding: 0;
}

/* ---------- Featured (editorial bento: 1 lead + 4 support) ---------- */
.featured-band {
  padding-top: 62px;
}

.featured-editorial {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.32fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 28px;
  align-items: stretch;
}

.featured-lead {
  gap: 16px;
}

.featured-lead .media-link::before {
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
}

.featured-lead-body {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 12px;
  padding: 4px 8px 8px;
}

.featured-lead h3 {
  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 0.8vw + 1.05rem, 1.4rem);
  line-height: 1.16;
  -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
}

.featured-lead .excerpt {
  margin: 0;
}

.featured-lead .btn {
  margin-top: 4px;
}

.featured-support {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 20px;
  align-content: stretch;
}

.mini-card {
  gap: 10px;
}

.mini-card .media-link::before {
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
}

.mini-card h3 {
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  line-height: 1.24;
}

/* ---------- Latest News (clean newsroom module) ---------- */
.newsroom-band {
  position: relative;
}

.newsroom-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.5fr) minmax(320px, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(22px, 2.6vw, 40px);
  align-items: start;
}

/* Lead story: photo + body, clean white card */
.news-lead {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.04fr) minmax(0, 0.96fr);
  min-height: 344px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--r-card);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-1);
  transition: transform 420ms var(--ease), box-shadow 420ms var(--ease);
}

.news-lead:hover {
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-2);
}

.news-lead-media {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #eef2f7;
}

.news-lead-media img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  min-height: 240px;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform 800ms var(--ease);
}

.news-lead:hover .news-lead-media img {
  transform: scale(1.045);
}

.news-lead-body {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 12px;
  padding: clamp(22px, 2.4vw, 34px);
}

.news-lead-body h3 {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 0.7vw + 0.9rem, 1.42rem);
  line-height: 1.2;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}

.news-lead-body h3 a {
  transition: color 240ms var(--ease);
}

.news-lead-body h3 a:hover {
  color: var(--blue);
}

.news-lead-body .excerpt {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.news-lead-body .meta {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-family: "Poppins", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}

.news-lead-body .btn {
  margin-top: 4px;
}

/* Headline list: 5 clean rows in a card */
.news-list {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--r-card);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-1);
}

.news-list-item + .news-list-item {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.news-list-item > a {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  gap: 5px;
  padding: 16px clamp(16px, 1.6vw, 22px) 16px calc(clamp(16px, 1.6vw, 22px) + 6px);
  transition: background-color 300ms var(--ease);
}

.news-list-item > a::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 12px;
  bottom: 12px;
  width: 3px;
  border-radius: 0 3px 3px 0;
  background: var(--blue);
  transform: scaleY(0);
  transform-origin: center;
  transition: transform 320ms var(--ease-back);
}

.news-list-item > a:hover {
  background: var(--tint-band);
}

.news-list-item > a:hover::before {
  transform: scaleY(1);
}

.news-list-item h3 {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(0.94rem, 0.4vw + 0.82rem, 1.04rem);
  line-height: 1.28;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  transition: color 240ms var(--ease);
}

.news-list-item > a:hover h3 {
  color: var(--blue);
}

.news-list-date {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-family: "Poppins", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}

/* ---------- Find your state (designed feature) ---------- */
.finder-band {
  background:
    radial-gradient(120% 82% at 50% 0%, rgba(0, 102, 204, 0.07), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 62%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, var(--paper) 0%, var(--white) 58%);
}

.finder-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 18px;
  margin-bottom: 30px;
}

.finder-head-text {
  flex: 1;
  min-width: 0;
}

.finder-head-text .eyebrow {
  margin-bottom: 7px;
}

.finder-head-text h2 {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 1.25vw + 0.82rem, 1.7rem);
}

.finder-sub {
  margin: 5px 0 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.finder-head .section-link {
  align-self: center;
}

.finder-panel {
  position: relative;
  padding: clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 34px);
  background-color: var(--white);
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='400' height='360' viewBox='0 0 400 360'%3E%3Cg fill='none' stroke='%230066cc' stroke-width='1.4' stroke-opacity='0.05'%3E%3Cpath d='M0 30 C 30 12 70 12 100 30 S 170 48 200 30 S 270 12 300 30 S 370 48 400 30'/%3E%3Cpath d='M0 90 C 30 108 70 108 100 90 S 170 72 200 90 S 270 108 300 90 S 370 72 400 90'/%3E%3Cpath d='M0 150 C 30 132 70 132 100 150 S 170 168 200 150 S 270 132 300 150 S 370 168 400 150'/%3E%3Cpath d='M0 210 C 30 228 70 228 100 210 S 170 192 200 210 S 270 228 300 210 S 370 192 400 210'/%3E%3Cpath d='M0 270 C 30 252 70 252 100 270 S 170 288 200 270 S 270 252 300 270 S 370 288 400 270'/%3E%3Cpath d='M0 330 C 30 348 70 348 100 330 S 170 312 200 330 S 270 348 300 330 S 370 312 400 330'/%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  background-size: 400px 360px;
  background-repeat: repeat;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 24px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-1);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.finder-search-row {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px 16px;
  margin: 4px 0 22px;
}

.finder-search {
  position: relative;
  flex: 1 1 320px;
  min-width: 0;
  max-width: 560px;
}

.finder-icon {
  position: absolute;
  left: 18px;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  color: rgba(0, 102, 204, 0.62);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.finder-input {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 52px;
  padding: 0 20px 0 48px;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 999px;
  transition: border-color 260ms var(--ease), box-shadow 260ms var(--ease), background-color 260ms var(--ease);
}

.finder-input:focus {
  outline: none;
  background: var(--white);
  border-color: var(--line-blue);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(0, 136, 255, 0.18);
}

.finder-count {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  padding: 9px 16px;
  color: var(--blue);
  background: var(--tint-blue);
  border: 1px solid var(--line-blue);
  border-radius: 999px;
  font-family: "Poppins", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.finder-count::before {
  content: "";
  width: 7px;
  height: 7px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--blue-hot);
}

.finder-grid {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(232px, 1fr));
  gap: 12px;
}

.state-chip {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 13px;
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 13px 14px;
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 14px;
  transition: transform 260ms var(--ease), border-color 260ms var(--ease), box-shadow 260ms var(--ease), background-color 260ms var(--ease);
}

.state-chip:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  border-color: var(--line-blue);
  background: var(--tint-band);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-1);
}

.state-pin {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 36px;
  height: 36px;
  border-radius: 11px;
  color: var(--blue);
  background: var(--tint-blue);
  transition: color 220ms var(--ease), background-color 220ms var(--ease), transform 260ms var(--ease-back);
}

.state-chip:hover .state-pin {
  color: var(--white);
  background: var(--blue);
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.state-text {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 2px;
  min-width: 0;
}

.state-chip .state-name {
  font-family: "Poppins", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.96rem;
  line-height: 1.2;
  color: var(--ink);
  transition: color 220ms var(--ease);
}

.state-chip:hover .state-name {
  color: var(--blue);
}

.state-chip .state-dept {
  font-family: "Poppins", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  line-height: 1.32;
  color: var(--muted);
  display: -webkit-box;
  -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.state-go {
  justify-self: end;
  color: var(--blue);
  font-family: "Poppins", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  line-height: 1;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateX(-4px);
  transition: opacity 240ms var(--ease), transform 260ms var(--ease-back);
}

.state-chip:hover .state-go {
  opacity: 0.9;
  transform: translateX(0);
}

.state-chip.is-hidden {
  display: none;
}

.finder-empty {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  margin-top: 16px;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.finder-secondary {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px 22px;
  margin-top: 24px;
  padding-top: 20px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.finder-secondary a {
  color: var(--blue);
  font-family: "Poppins", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  transition: color 220ms var(--ease);
}

.finder-secondary a:hover {
  color: var(--blue-hot);
}

/* ---------- Magazine rack ---------- */
.rack-wrap {
  position: relative;
}

.rack {
  display: flex;
  gap: 22px;
  padding: 16px 4px 20px;
  overflow-x: auto;
  overflow-y: hidden;
  scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
  -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
  scrollbar-width: none;
  perspective: 1400px;
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0, #000 34px, #000 calc(100% - 34px), transparent 100%);
  mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0, #000 34px, #000 calc(100% - 34px), transparent 100%);
}

.rack::-webkit-scrollbar {
  display: none;
}

.rack-item {
  flex: 0 0 clamp(168px, 22vw, 210px);
  scroll-snap-align: start;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 12px;
  text-align: left;
  background: transparent;
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
  transition: transform 480ms var(--ease);
}

.rack-item:hover {
  transform: translateY(-8px) rotateX(5deg) rotateY(-6deg) scale(1.03);
}

.rack-cover {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 12px;
  background: var(--white);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
  transition: box-shadow 480ms var(--ease);
}

.rack-item:hover .rack-cover {
  box-shadow: 0 34px 66px rgba(10, 22, 40, 0.3);
}

.rack-cover::before {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  aspect-ratio: 576 / 756;
}

.rack-cover img {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.rack-label {
  font-family: "Poppins", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.84rem;
  line-height: 1.22;
  color: var(--ink);
  display: -webkit-box;
  -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.rack-arrow {
  position: absolute;
  top: 38%;
  z-index: 3;
  width: 46px;
  height: 46px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 999px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-1);
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  line-height: 1;
  transition: transform 260ms var(--ease), opacity 260ms var(--ease), background-color 260ms var(--ease), color 260ms var(--ease);
}

.rack-arrow--prev {
  left: -8px;
}

.rack-arrow--next {
  right: -8px;
}

.rack-arrow:hover {
  color: var(--white);
  background: var(--blue);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.rack-arrow[hidden] {
  display: none;
}

/* ---------- Pop-ups (shared modal system) ---------- */
.modal {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 200;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  padding: 24px;
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
  transition: opacity 320ms var(--ease), visibility 0s linear 320ms;
}

.modal[hidden] {
  display: none;
}

.modal.is-open {
  opacity: 1;
  visibility: visible;
  transition: opacity 320ms var(--ease);
}

.modal-backdrop {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: rgba(10, 22, 40, 0.62);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px) saturate(120%);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px) saturate(120%);
}

.modal-close {
  position: absolute;
  top: 14px;
  right: 14px;
  z-index: 4;
  width: 40px;
  height: 40px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 999px;
  transition: transform 320ms var(--ease-back), background-color 260ms var(--ease), color 260ms var(--ease);
}

.modal-close:hover {
  color: var(--white);
  background: var(--blue);
  transform: rotate(90deg);
}

/* Newsletter modal card (double-bezel, scale+fade with soft overshoot) */
.modal--subscribe .modal-card {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  width: min(520px, 100%);
  padding: clamp(30px, 4vw, 46px);
  text-align: center;
  background: var(--white);
  border-radius: 24px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-2);
  opacity: 0;
  transform: scale(0.9);
  transition: transform 460ms var(--ease-back), opacity 300ms var(--ease);
}

.modal.is-open .modal-card {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: scale(1);
}

.modal-card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 9px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 17px;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.modal-eyebrow {
  margin: 0 0 12px;
  color: var(--blue);
  font-family: "Poppins", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.modal-title {
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 1.6vw + 1rem, 1.9rem);
  line-height: 1.14;
}

.modal-copy {
  margin: 0 auto 22px;
  max-width: 400px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}

.modal-form {
  background: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.modal-form input {
  color: var(--ink);
}

.modal-dismiss {
  margin-top: 16px;
  color: var(--muted);
  background: transparent;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-underline-offset: 3px;
  transition: color 220ms var(--ease);
}

.modal-dismiss:hover {
  color: var(--blue);
}

/* Story spotlight (auto pop-up): editorial split card, real hunting article */
.spotlight-card {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.92fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  width: min(760px, 100%);
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--white);
  border-radius: 24px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-2);
  opacity: 0;
  transform: scale(0.94);
  transition: transform 460ms var(--ease-back), opacity 300ms var(--ease);
}

.modal.is-open .spotlight-card {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: scale(1);
}

.spotlight-media {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--paper);
}

.spotlight-media img {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform 760ms var(--ease);
}

.spotlight-media:hover img {
  transform: scale(1.05);
}

.spotlight-body {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 9px;
  padding: clamp(24px, 3vw, 36px);
}

.spotlight-body .modal-eyebrow {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.modal-eyebrow--icon {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 7px;
}

.modal-eyebrow--icon svg {
  color: currentColor;
  opacity: 0.85;
}

.spotlight-title {
  margin: 2px 0 2px;
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 1vw + 0.95rem, 1.5rem);
  line-height: 1.16;
}

.spotlight-title a {
  background-image: linear-gradient(var(--blue), var(--blue));
  background-position: 0 100%;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-size: 0 2px;
  transition: background-size 420ms var(--ease);
}

.spotlight-title a:hover {
  background-size: 100% 2px;
}

.spotlight-body .modal-copy {
  margin: 0 0 4px;
  max-width: none;
  text-align: left;
}

.spotlight-body .btn {
  margin-top: 6px;
}

/* Magazine lightbox */
.modal--magazine .modal-close {
  position: fixed;
  top: 24px;
  right: 24px;
  color: var(--white);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.28);
}

.modal--magazine .modal-close:hover {
  background: var(--blue);
}

.lightbox-card {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 54px minmax(0, 1fr) 54px;
  gap: 16px;
  align-items: center;
  width: min(860px, 100%);
  opacity: 0;
  transform: scale(0.94);
  transition: transform 460ms var(--ease-back), opacity 300ms var(--ease);
}

.modal.is-open .lightbox-card {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: scale(1);
}

.lightbox-inner {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 260px) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 30px;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 26px;
  background: var(--white);
  border-radius: 24px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-2);
}

.lightbox-figure {
  margin: 0;
}

.lightbox-cover {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  border-radius: 12px;
  background: var(--paper);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
}

.lightbox-title {
  margin: 8px 0 20px;
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 1.4vw + 1rem, 1.85rem);
  line-height: 1.14;
}

.lightbox-nav {
  width: 54px;
  height: 54px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 999px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  line-height: 1;
  transition: transform 260ms var(--ease), background-color 260ms var(--ease), color 260ms var(--ease);
}

.lightbox-nav:hover {
  color: var(--white);
  background: var(--blue);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

/* Search overlay */
.modal--search {
  align-items: start;
}

.modal--search .modal-backdrop {
  background: rgba(10, 22, 40, 0.72);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(20px) saturate(120%);
  backdrop-filter: blur(20px) saturate(120%);
}

.modal--search .modal-close {
  position: fixed;
  top: 24px;
  right: 24px;
  color: var(--white);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.28);
}

.modal--search .modal-close:hover {
  background: var(--blue);
}

.search-panel {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  width: min(760px, 100%);
  margin-top: 13vh;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(-16px);
  transition: transform 420ms var(--ease), opacity 300ms var(--ease);
}

.modal.is-open .search-panel {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: none;
}

.search-form {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
}

.search-form-icon {
  position: absolute;
  left: 4px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
}

.search-input {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 16px 8px 16px 44px;
  color: var(--white);
  background: transparent;
  border: 0;
  border-bottom: 2px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
  font-family: "Poppins", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.4rem);
  font-weight: 500;
}

.search-input::placeholder {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
}

.search-input:focus {
  outline: none;
  border-color: var(--blue-hot);
}

.search-results {
  margin: 20px 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  max-height: 54vh;
  overflow-y: auto;
  list-style: none;
}

.search-result {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(10px);
  transition: opacity 360ms var(--ease), transform 360ms var(--ease);
}

.search-result.is-in {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: none;
}

.search-result a {
  display: grid;
  gap: 4px;
  padding: 13px 6px;
  color: var(--white);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
}

.search-result .kicker {
  color: var(--blue-hot);
}

.search-result .search-title {
  font-family: "Poppins", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--white);
}

.search-result a:hover .search-title {
  color: var(--blue-hot);
}

.search-empty {
  padding: 18px 6px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
}

body.modal-open {
  overflow: hidden;
}

/* ---------- Mobile header: collapse nav to hamburger ---------- */
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .primary-nav,
  .header-actions {
    display: none;
  }

  .menu-toggle {
    display: inline-grid;
    place-items: center;
    margin-left: auto;
  }
}

/* Featured bento collapses to a single column under 768px */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .featured-support {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}

/* ---------- Full-bleed immersive hero responsive ---------- */
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .hero-immersive {
    height: 78vh;
    min-height: 500px;
  }

  .hero-content {
    padding-bottom: clamp(62px, 10vh, 104px);
  }

  .hero-passion {
    max-width: 34ch;
  }
}

/* ---------- Round 2 responsive ---------- */
@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .newsroom-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .news-lead {
    max-width: 640px;
  }

  .featured-editorial {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .lightbox-card {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .lightbox-inner {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 18px;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .lightbox-figure {
    max-width: 220px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  .lightbox-nav {
    display: none;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .news-lead {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    min-height: 0;
  }

  .news-lead-media img {
    min-height: 220px;
  }

  .ticker-label {
    padding: 10px 14px;
  }

  .footer-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 28px 22px;
  }

  .footer-grid a {
    overflow-wrap: anywhere;
  }

  .footer-bottom-inner {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 14px;
  }

  .feature-row {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 26px;
  }

  .card-grid,
  .card-grid.two {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .archive-card {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .modal {
    padding: 16px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 420px) {
  .news-lead-media img {
    min-height: 200px;
  }

  .news-lead-body {
    padding: 24px;
  }
}

/* Story spotlight stacks (image over body) on small screens */
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .spotlight-card {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    width: min(440px, 100%);
  }

  .spotlight-media::before {
    content: "";
    display: block;
    aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  }
}

/* =====================================================================
   Explorer components: section eyebrows, two-tone labels, stat pills,
   chip-on-image, pillars row, CTA panel, icon tiles, magazine chip.
   ===================================================================== */

/* ---- Section eyebrow + two-tone heading (component 1 + 2) ---- */
.section-head-text {
  display: grid;
  gap: 8px;
}

.eyebrow {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 7px;
  color: var(--blue);
  font-family: "Poppins", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  line-height: 1;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.eyebrow svg {
  color: var(--blue);
}

.tt-blue {
  color: var(--blue);
}

/* ---- Stats band (component 4) ---- */
.stats-band {
  padding: 6px 0 44px;
}

.stat-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: clamp(14px, 1.6vw, 22px);
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.stat-pill {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 4px;
  padding: 18px 22px;
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--r-tile);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-1);
}

.stat-pill:hover {
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-2);
}

.stat-num {
  font-family: "Poppins", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 1.2vw + 1.05rem, 1.7rem);
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--blue);
}

.stat-label {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.3;
}

/* ---- Category chip sitting ON the image (component 5) ---- */
.media-link .cat-chip,
.media-frame .cat-chip,
.news-lead-media .cat-chip,
.card .badge {
  position: absolute;
  left: 10px;
  bottom: 10px;
  top: auto;
  right: auto;
  z-index: 2;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
  padding: 6px 12px;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--chip-bg);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
  backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 999px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-1);
  font-family: "Poppins", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  text-transform: none;
}

.cat-chip svg {
  color: var(--blue);
}

/* ---- Icon tile (component 6): 44px rounded-square tint + line icon ---- */
.icon-tile {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  border-radius: var(--r-tile);
  color: var(--blue);
  background: var(--tint-blue);
}

/* ---- Pillars row (section E): icon tile + real section name + arrow ---- */
.pillars-band {
  padding: 10px 0 6px;
}

/* decorative "trail" divider (field-map motif, aria-hidden) */
.trail-divider {
  height: 22px;
  margin: 20px 0 0;
  background-image: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(0, 102, 204, 0.3) 1.4px, transparent 1.6px);
  background-size: 15px 100%;
  background-position: center;
  background-repeat: repeat-x;
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 22%, #000 78%, transparent);
  mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 22%, #000 78%, transparent);
  opacity: 0.65;
}

.pillars {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 18px;
}

.pillar {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 16px;
  padding: 16px 20px;
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--r-card);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-1);
  transition: transform 320ms var(--ease), box-shadow 320ms var(--ease);
}

.pillar:hover {
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-2);
}

.pillar-name {
  font-family: "Poppins", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--ink);
  transition: color 260ms var(--ease);
}

.pillar:hover .pillar-name {
  color: var(--blue);
}

.pillar-arrow {
  margin-left: auto;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 32px;
  height: 32px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  color: var(--blue);
  background: var(--tint-blue);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1;
  transition: transform 300ms var(--ease-back), background-color 260ms var(--ease), color 260ms var(--ease);
}

.pillar:hover .pillar-arrow {
  color: var(--white);
  background: var(--blue);
  transform: translateX(3px);
}

/* ---- CTA panel (component 7): white rounded panel on tint band ---- */
.cta-band {
  background: var(--tint-band);
}

.cta-panel {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(32px, 4vw, 54px);
  display: grid;
  justify-items: center;
  gap: 16px;
  text-align: center;
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 24px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-1);
}

.cta-panel .eyebrow {
  justify-content: center;
}

.cta-panel h2 {
  max-width: 26ch;
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 1.5vw + 1rem, 1.95rem);
  line-height: 1.16;
}

.cta-panel .cta-sub {
  max-width: 54ch;
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}

.cta-panel .newsletter-form {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 460px;
  min-width: 0;
  margin-top: 6px;
  background: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.cta-panel .newsletter-form input {
  color: var(--ink);
}

/* ---- Magazine rack floating chip (section H) ---- */
.rack-chip {
  position: absolute;
  top: -12px;
  left: 6px;
  z-index: 4;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 7px;
  padding: 8px 14px;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 999px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-1);
  font-family: "Poppins", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.76rem;
}

.rack-chip svg {
  color: var(--blue);
}

/* ---- Responsive collapses for the new components ---- */
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .pillars {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 12px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .stat-row {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .stat-pill {
    padding: 16px 18px;
  }
}

/* ---------- Reduced motion (global kill switch + component freezes) ---------- */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  *,
  *::before,
  *::after {
    transition-duration: 1ms !important;
    animation-duration: 1ms !important;
    scroll-behavior: auto !important;
  }

  .reveal {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: none;
  }

  .modal-card,
  .lightbox-card,
  .search-panel,
  .spotlight-card {
    transition: opacity 1ms !important;
  }

  /* full-bleed hero: freeze drift + crossfade; a single static photo shows */
  .hero-photo img {
    animation: none !important;
    transform: none !important;
  }

  .hero-photo {
    transition: none !important;
  }

  /* ticker becomes a static, scrollable row (single copy of the list) */
  .ticker-track {
    animation: none !important;
  }

  .ticker-viewport {
    overflow-x: auto;
  }

  .ticker-list[aria-hidden="true"] {
    display: none;
  }
}