:root{
  --paper:#FFFBF3;
  --paper-2:#FBF3E6;
  --ink:#1B1613;
  --ink-soft:#6B6055;
  --hairline:#E8DCC6;
  --hairline-strong:#1B1613;
  --gold:#FFC02E;
  --gold-deep:#F2A20C;
  --coral:#FF5A36;
  --coral-deep:#DE3C18;
  --leaf:#1E9E63;
  --maxw:1180px;
  --gut:24px;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box;}
html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%;}
body{
  margin:0;
  background:var(--paper);
  color:var(--ink);
  font-family:"Newsreader",Georgia,serif;
  font-size:17px;
  line-height:1.5;
  -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;
}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none;}
img{max-width:100%;display:block;}
.wrap{max-width:var(--maxw);margin:0 auto;padding:0 var(--gut);}
.sans{font-family:"Archivo",system-ui,sans-serif;}
.mono{font-family:"Spline Sans Mono",ui-monospace,monospace;}

/* ---------- utility bar ---------- */
.util{
  background:var(--ink);
  color:#F6ECD9;
  font-family:"Spline Sans Mono",monospace;
  font-size:11.5px;
  letter-spacing:.04em;
}
.util .wrap{
  display:flex;align-items:center;gap:18px;
  height:34px;
}
.util .date{text-transform:uppercase;}
.util .tag{color:var(--gold);font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.12em;}
.util .spacer{flex:1;}
.util .live{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:7px;text-transform:uppercase;}
.util .dot{width:7px;height:7px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--leaf);box-shadow:0 0 0 0 rgba(30,158,99,.6);animation:pulse 2.4s infinite;}
.util .sub{color:#F6ECD9;border:1px solid #4a4138;padding:3px 10px;border-radius:2px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.1em;transition:.18s;}
.util .sub:hover{background:var(--gold);color:var(--ink);border-color:var(--gold);}
@keyframes pulse{0%{box-shadow:0 0 0 0 rgba(30,158,99,.5);}70%{box-shadow:0 0 0 7px rgba(30,158,99,0);}100%{box-shadow:0 0 0 0 rgba(30,158,99,0);}}

/* ---------- masthead ---------- */
.masthead{border-bottom:3px solid var(--ink);padding:26px 0 0;}
.nameplate{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:18px;flex-wrap:wrap;}
.sun{flex:none;}
.sun .ray{transform-origin:50px 50px;animation:rays 7s ease-in-out infinite;}
@keyframes rays{0%,100%{opacity:.85;}50%{opacity:1;transform:scale(1.04);}}
.wordmark{
  font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;
  font-weight:900;
  font-size:clamp(40px,8.5vw,86px);
  line-height:.9;
  letter-spacing:-.03em;
  text-transform:uppercase;
  margin:0;
  text-align:center;
}
.wordmark .good{color:var(--coral);}
.dateline{
  text-align:center;
  font-family:"Spline Sans Mono",monospace;
  font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--ink-soft);
  margin:14px 0 0;
  display:flex;gap:14px;justify-content:center;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;
}
.dateline b{color:var(--gold-deep);font-weight:600;}
.dateline .pip{width:4px;height:4px;background:var(--gold);border-radius:50%;}

/* ---------- nav ---------- */
nav{border-top:1px solid var(--hairline);margin-top:16px;}
.navrow{display:flex;align-items:stretch;overflow-x:auto;scrollbar-width:none;}
.navrow::-webkit-scrollbar{display:none;}
.navrow a{
  font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;font-weight:700;
  font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.02em;text-transform:uppercase;
  padding:13px 10px;white-space:nowrap;color:var(--ink);
  border-bottom:3px solid transparent;transition:.15s;
}
.navrow a:first-child{padding-left:0;}
.navrow a:hover{color:var(--coral);border-color:var(--gold);}
.navrow a.active{color:var(--coral);border-color:var(--gold);}

/* ---------- splash ---------- */
.splash{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.85fr 1fr;gap:0;padding:34px 0 0;}
.splash .lead{padding-right:34px;border-right:1px solid var(--hairline);}
.splash .rail{padding-left:26px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;}

.kicker{
  font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:12px;
  letter-spacing:.13em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--coral-deep);
  display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;margin-bottom:12px;
}
.kicker::before{content:"";width:18px;height:2px;background:var(--gold);}

.lead h1{
  font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;font-weight:900;
  font-size:clamp(30px,4.6vw,52px);line-height:1.02;letter-spacing:-.02em;
  margin:0 0 16px;
}
.lead h1 a:hover{color:var(--coral);}
.lead .dek{font-size:20px;line-height:1.42;color:#3a322b;margin:0 0 18px;max-width:42ch;}
.photo{
  position:relative;width:100%;border-radius:4px;overflow:hidden;
  display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;
  color:rgba(255,255,255,.92);
}
.photo .glyph{font-size:64px;filter:drop-shadow(0 3px 8px rgba(0,0,0,.25));}
.photo::after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:radial-gradient(120% 100% at 30% 0%,rgba(255,255,255,.18),transparent 55%),linear-gradient(180deg,transparent,rgba(0,0,0,.16));}
.lead .photo{aspect-ratio:16/9;margin-bottom:20px;}
.lead .photo .glyph{font-size:78px;}
.byline{font-family:"Spline Sans Mono",monospace;font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft);}
.byline b{color:var(--coral-deep);font-weight:600;}

.rail .railhead{
  font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.14em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink);padding-bottom:10px;border-bottom:2px solid var(--ink);margin-bottom:18px;
  display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;
}
.rail .railhead span{color:var(--gold-deep);}
.railstory{padding:16px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--hairline);}
.railstory:first-of-type{padding-top:0;}
.railstory h3{font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:20px;line-height:1.12;letter-spacing:-.01em;margin:8px 0 8px;}
.railstory h3 a:hover{color:var(--coral);}
.railstory .photo{aspect-ratio:3/2;margin-bottom:0;}
.railstory.withpic{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:12px;}

/* ---------- ticker ---------- */
.ticker{background:var(--gold);color:var(--ink);border-top:3px solid var(--ink);border-bottom:3px solid var(--ink);margin-top:34px;overflow:hidden;}
.ticker .row{display:flex;align-items:center;}
.ticker .label{
  flex:none;background:var(--ink);color:var(--gold);font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;font-weight:900;
  font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:13px 18px;align-self:stretch;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;
}
.ticker .track{overflow:hidden;flex:1;}
.ticker .move{display:flex;gap:0;width:max-content;animation:scroll 38s linear infinite;}
.ticker .move:hover{animation-play-state:paused;}
.ticker .item{font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;padding:13px 26px;white-space:nowrap;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;}
.ticker .item::before{content:"☀";color:var(--coral-deep);}
@keyframes scroll{from{transform:translateX(0);}to{transform:translateX(-50%);}}

/* ---------- sections ---------- */
section.block{padding:46px 0 8px;}
.sechead{display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:14px;border-bottom:2px solid var(--ink);padding-bottom:12px;margin-bottom:26px;}
.sechead h2{font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;font-weight:900;font-size:26px;letter-spacing:-.01em;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0;}
.sechead .more{margin-left:auto;font-family:"Spline Sans Mono",monospace;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--coral-deep);font-weight:600;align-self:center;}
.sechead .more:hover{color:var(--ink);}

.grid4{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:28px;}
.grid3{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:30px;}

article.card .photo{aspect-ratio:3/2;margin-bottom:14px;}
article.card .kicker{font-size:11px;margin-bottom:9px;}
article.card h3{font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:21px;line-height:1.13;letter-spacing:-.01em;margin:0 0 10px;}
article.card.lg h3{font-size:23px;}
article.card h3 a:hover{color:var(--coral);}
article.card .dek{font-size:16px;line-height:1.4;color:#473d34;margin:0 0 12px;}
article.card .byline{font-size:11px;}

/* ---------- section page hero ---------- */
.section-hero{padding:40px 0 0;border-bottom:2px solid var(--ink);margin-bottom:6px;padding-bottom:22px;}
.section-hero h1{font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;font-weight:900;font-size:clamp(34px,6vw,60px);line-height:.98;letter-spacing:-.02em;text-transform:uppercase;margin:6px 0 10px;}
.section-hero .section-sub{font-size:18px;color:#473d34;margin:0;max-width:50ch;}
.empty{font-size:18px;color:#473d34;padding:30px 0 10px;}

/* ---------- article detail page ---------- */
.story{max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;padding:38px 0 4px;}
.backlink{font-family:"Spline Sans Mono",monospace;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--coral-deep);display:inline-block;margin-bottom:20px;}
.backlink:hover{color:var(--ink);}
.story .kicker{margin-bottom:12px;}
.story-title{font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;font-weight:900;font-size:clamp(32px,5vw,52px);line-height:1.03;letter-spacing:-.02em;margin:6px 0 16px;}
.story-standfirst{font-size:22px;line-height:1.42;color:#3a322b;margin:0 0 18px;}
.story .byline{margin-bottom:24px;}
.story-photo{aspect-ratio:16/9;margin:0 0 30px;}
.story-photo .glyph{font-size:84px;}
.story-body{font-size:19px;line-height:1.62;color:#241f1b;}
.story-body p{margin:0 0 20px;}
.source-btn{display:inline-block;margin-top:6px;background:var(--coral);color:#fff;font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:.04em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:14px 22px;border-radius:3px;transition:.16s;}
.source-btn:hover{background:var(--ink);}
.source-note{margin-top:6px;font-family:"Spline Sans Mono",monospace;font-size:13px;line-height:1.5;color:var(--ink-soft);}
.block.related{border-top:3px solid var(--ink);margin-top:46px;}
article.card .photo{cursor:pointer;}

/* ---------- content pages (About, Tip) ---------- */
.page{max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;padding:38px 0 6px;}
.page .kicker{margin-bottom:12px;}
.page-title{font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;font-weight:900;font-size:clamp(34px,5.5vw,56px);line-height:1.0;letter-spacing:-.02em;margin:6px 0 18px;}
.page-lead{font-size:22px;line-height:1.42;color:#3a322b;margin:0 0 26px;}
.page h2{font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:22px;letter-spacing:-.01em;margin:30px 0 10px;}
.page p{font-size:18px;line-height:1.6;color:#241f1b;margin:0 0 16px;}
.page p a{color:var(--coral-deep);border-bottom:1px solid var(--gold);}

/* ---------- tip form ---------- */
.form-note{background:var(--paper-2);border:2px solid var(--ink);border-radius:4px;padding:14px 16px;font-size:15px;line-height:1.5;color:#473d34;margin:0 0 26px;}
.form-note code{font-family:"Spline Sans Mono",monospace;font-size:13px;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--hairline);padding:1px 5px;border-radius:3px;}
.tip-form{margin-top:8px;}
.field{margin-bottom:18px;}
.field-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:18px;}
.field label{display:block;font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.03em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink);margin-bottom:7px;}
.field label .req{color:var(--coral);}
.field label .opt{font-weight:500;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;color:var(--ink-soft);}
.field input,.field textarea{width:100%;font-family:"Newsreader",Georgia,serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);background:var(--paper-2);border:2px solid var(--hairline);border-radius:3px;padding:12px 14px;transition:border-color .15s;}
.field input:focus,.field textarea:focus{outline:none;border-color:var(--ink);}
.field textarea{resize:vertical;}
.gotcha{position:absolute;left:-9999px;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;}
.btn-lg{display:inline-block;margin-top:6px;background:var(--coral);color:#fff;font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:.04em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:15px 26px;border:none;border-radius:3px;cursor:pointer;transition:.16s;}
.btn-lg:hover{background:var(--ink);}
.tip-status{margin-top:16px;font-family:"Spline Sans Mono",monospace;font-size:14px;line-height:1.5;color:var(--leaf);min-height:1.2em;}
@media(max-width:560px){.field-row{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:0;}}

/* ---------- progress dashboard ---------- */
.metric-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:26px;}
.metric{border:2px solid var(--ink);border-radius:5px;background:var(--paper-2);padding:20px 20px 18px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;}
.metric-head{display:flex;align-items:baseline;justify-content:space-between;gap:10px;margin-bottom:10px;}
.metric-head h3{font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:.02em;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0;}
.metric-trend{font-family:"Spline Sans Mono",monospace;font-size:11px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.02em;color:var(--leaf);white-space:nowrap;}
.metric-figure{display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-bottom:6px;}
.metric-now{font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;font-weight:900;font-size:40px;line-height:1;letter-spacing:-.02em;color:var(--ink);}
.metric-now .unit{font-size:20px;font-weight:800;color:var(--ink-soft);}
.metric-then{font-family:"Spline Sans Mono",monospace;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.03em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft);}
.spark,.chart{width:100%;height:auto;display:block;margin:6px 0 10px;overflow:visible;}
.chart-axis{stroke:var(--hairline);stroke-width:1;}
.chart-area,.spark-area{fill:rgba(30,158,99,.12);stroke:none;}
.chart-line,.spark-line{fill:none;stroke:var(--leaf);stroke-width:2.5;vector-effect:non-scaling-stroke;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-linecap:round;}
.chart-dot{fill:var(--leaf);}
.chart-dot-last,.spark-dot{fill:var(--leaf);stroke:var(--paper-2);stroke-width:2;}
.chart-xlabel{fill:var(--ink-soft);font-family:"Spline Sans Mono",monospace;font-size:9.5px;}
.chart-vlabel{fill:var(--ink);font-family:"Spline Sans Mono",monospace;font-size:9.5px;font-weight:600;}
.metric-blurb{font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.45;color:#473d34;margin:0 0 12px;}
.metric-source{font-family:"Spline Sans Mono",monospace;font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.03em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft);margin:auto 0 0;}
.metric-source a{color:var(--coral-deep);}
.metric-source a:hover{color:var(--ink);}
.bigpicture .bigpicture-lead{font-size:18px;line-height:1.45;color:#3a322b;max-width:60ch;margin:-8px 0 24px;}

/* ---------- meter ---------- */
.meter{background:var(--ink);color:var(--paper);margin-top:50px;padding:48px 0;}
.meter .wrap{text-align:center;}
.meter .eyebrow{font-family:"Spline Sans Mono",monospace;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);}
.meter h2{font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;font-weight:900;font-size:clamp(24px,4vw,38px);letter-spacing:-.02em;margin:10px 0 34px;}
.meter h2 em{font-style:normal;color:var(--coral);}
.stats{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:20px;max-width:840px;margin:0 auto;}
.stat .num{font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;font-weight:900;font-size:clamp(34px,6vw,56px);line-height:1;color:var(--gold);letter-spacing:-.02em;}
.stat .lbl{font-family:"Spline Sans Mono",monospace;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#cdbfa8;margin-top:10px;}

/* ---------- footer ---------- */
footer{border-top:3px solid var(--ink);margin-top:0;padding:42px 0 60px;}
.foot-top{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.4fr 1fr;gap:40px;align-items:start;}
.foot-top .how h4{font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;font-weight:900;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:.04em;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0 0 12px;}
.foot-top .how p{font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;color:#473d34;margin:0;max-width:54ch;}
.foot-top .how p a{color:var(--coral-deep);border-bottom:1px solid var(--gold);}
.tip{background:var(--paper-2);border:2px solid var(--ink);border-radius:4px;padding:22px;}
.tip h4{font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;font-weight:900;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;margin:0 0 8px;}
.tip p{font-size:15px;color:#473d34;margin:0 0 14px;}
.tip a.btn{display:inline-block;background:var(--coral);color:#fff;font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:11px 18px;border-radius:3px;transition:.16s;}
.tip a.btn:hover{background:var(--ink);}
.legal{margin-top:36px;padding-top:22px;border-top:1px solid var(--hairline);display:flex;gap:18px;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;font-family:"Spline Sans Mono",monospace;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.05em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft);}
.legal .wm{font-family:"Archivo",sans-serif;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:var(--ink);font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;}
.legal .wm em{font-style:normal;color:var(--coral);}
.legal .spacer{flex:1;}

/* ---------- responsive ---------- */
@media(max-width:900px){
  .splash{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:0;}
  .splash .lead{padding-right:0;border-right:none;border-bottom:1px solid var(--hairline);padding-bottom:8px;}
  .splash .rail{padding-left:0;padding-top:26px;}
  .grid4{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:24px;}
  .grid3{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);}
  .metric-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:22px;}
  .stats{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:30px 20px;}
  .foot-top{grid-template-columns:1fr;}
}
@media(max-width:560px){
  body{font-size:16px;}
  .util .sub,.util .date{display:none;}
  .grid4,.grid3{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:30px;}
  .metric-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:24px;}
  .lead .dek{font-size:18px;}
  .splash{padding-top:24px;}
}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){
  *{animation:none !important;}
}
:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--coral);outline-offset:2px;}