/* ==========================================================================
   MASTHEAD
   ========================================================================== */

.masthead {
  background: var(--color-bg);
  padding-block: 0.3rem;
}
.site-header-sticky {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 100;
  background: var(--color-bg);
}
.top-banner-wrap {
  background: var(--color-bg-alt);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-line);
}

.top-banner {
  padding-block: 1rem;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.5rem;
}

.top-banner__label {
  align-self: center;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--color-ink-soft);
}

.top-banner__slot {
  width: 100%;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
}

.top-banner__slot img,
.top-banner__slot iframe {
  max-width: 100%;
  height: auto;
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .top-banner {
    padding-block: 0.6rem;
  }
}

.masthead__row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto 1fr auto;
  align-items: center;
  gap: var(--gutter);
}

.masthead__menu-toggle {
  justify-self: start;
  background: none;
  border: none;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 0.4em 0.9em;
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.masthead__logo {
  justify-self: center;
}
.masthead__logo-link {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.7rem;
}
.masthead__logo-mark {
  height: 40px;
  width: auto;
}
.masthead__logo-text {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 1.7rem + 1.6vw, 3.1rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: var(--color-ink);
}

.masthead__search-toggle {
  justify-self: end;
  background: none;
  border: none;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 0.4em 0.9em;
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  cursor: pointer;
}

/* Primary nav */
.primary-nav {
 background: var(--color-white);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-line);
}
.nav-menu {
  list-style: none;
  display: flex;
  gap: 1.8rem;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0.85rem var(--gutter);
  max-width: var(--container-max);
  margin-inline: auto;
  overflow-x: auto;
  scrollbar-width: none;      /* Firefox */
  -ms-overflow-style: none;   /* old Edge/IE */
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  justify-content: center;
}
.nav-menu::-webkit-scrollbar {
  display: none;
}
.nav-menu a {
  color: var(--color-ink);
  padding-bottom: 6px;
  border-bottom: 3px solid transparent;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.nav-menu a:hover {
  color: var(--color-accent);
  border-bottom-color: var(--color-accent);
}
.nav-menu li.current-menu-item > a {
  color: var(--color-accent);
  border-bottom-color: var(--color-accent);
}
/* Mobile nav */
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .masthead__search-toggle,
  .masthead__menu-toggle { display: inline-flex; }

  .primary-nav { display: none; }
}
    .masthead__menu-toggle,
    .masthead__search-toggle {
      font-size: 1.7rem;
      padding: 0.35em 0.6em;
      color: var(--color-accent);
    }
/* ==========================================================================
   HEADER LAYOUT: desktop logo + nav share one row
   ========================================================================== */

/* 761px+: nav now lives inside the masthead grid */
@media (min-width: 761px) {
  .masthead { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-line); }
  .masthead__row { row-gap: 0; grid-template-areas: "menu logo search" "nav nav nav"; }

  .masthead__menu-toggle   { grid-area: menu; }
  .masthead__logo          { grid-area: logo; }
  .masthead__search-toggle { grid-area: search; }

  .primary-nav {
    grid-area: nav;
    margin-top: 0.3rem;
    background: transparent;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--color-line);
    border-bottom: 0;
  }
  .nav-menu { padding: 0.85rem 0; }
}

/* 1100px+: single row: [☰] [logo] | Home News Africa … [⌕] */
@media (min-width: 1100px) {
  .masthead { padding-block: 0; }

  .masthead__row {
    grid-template-columns: auto auto minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
    grid-template-areas: "menu logo nav search";
    column-gap: 1.25rem;
    min-height: 64px;
  }

  .masthead__logo {
    justify-self: start;
    padding-right: 1.25rem;
    border-right: 1px solid var(--color-line);
  }
  .masthead__logo-link { padding-block: 0.4rem; }
  .masthead__logo-mark { height: 24px; }

  .masthead__menu-toggle { padding-left: 0; }
  .masthead__search-toggle { padding-right: 0; }

  .primary-nav {
    margin-top: 0;
    border-top: 0;
    align-self: stretch;
    min-width: 0;
  }

  .nav-menu {
    height: 100%;
    padding: 0 28px 0 0;
    gap: 1.3rem;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    align-items: stretch;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    /* soft fade on the right edge if the menu is wider than the space */
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to right, #000 calc(100% - 28px), transparent);
            mask-image: linear-gradient(to right, #000 calc(100% - 28px), transparent);
  }
  .nav-menu li { display: flex; }
  .nav-menu a {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    padding-block: 0;
  }
}

/* Off-canvas drawer */
.site-drawer {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0; left: 0;
  height: 100%;
  width: min(360px, 88vw);
  background: var(--color-white);
  transform: translateX(-100%);
  transition: transform .28s ease;
  z-index: 1001;
  overflow-y: auto;
  box-shadow: 2px 0 24px rgba(0,0,0,.15);
}
.site-drawer.is-open { transform: translateX(0); }

.site-drawer__overlay {
  position: fixed; inset: 0;
  background: rgba(28,23,18,.5);
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: opacity .28s ease;
  z-index: 1000;
}
.site-drawer__overlay.is-open { opacity: 1; pointer-events: auto; }

.site-drawer__panel { padding: 1.2rem; }

.site-drawer__close {
  background: none; border: none;
  font-size: 1.8rem; line-height: 1;
  cursor: pointer; color: var(--color-ink);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.site-drawer__search {
  display: flex;
  border: 2px solid var(--color-ink);
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}
.site-drawer__search input {
  flex: 1; border: none; padding: .7em .9em;
  font-family: var(--font-body); background: transparent;
}
.site-drawer__search input:focus { outline: none; }
.site-drawer__search button {
  background: var(--color-ink); color: var(--color-white);
  border: none; padding: 0 1em; cursor: pointer;
}

.drawer-menu { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: var(--font-ui); }
.drawer-menu li { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-line); position: relative; }
.drawer-menu > li > a {
  display: block; padding: .95rem .2rem;
  font-weight: 600; font-size: 1rem; color: var(--color-ink);
}
.drawer-menu li.menu-item-has-children > a { padding-right: 2.2rem; }
.drawer-menu__toggle {
  position: absolute; right: 0; top: 0; height: 100%; width: 2.4rem;
  background: none; border: none; font-size: 1.4rem;
  color: var(--color-ink-soft); cursor: pointer;
  transition: transform .2s ease;
}
.drawer-menu li.is-open > .drawer-menu__toggle { transform: rotate(90deg); }
.drawer-menu .sub-menu {
  list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0 0 .5rem 1rem;
  max-height: 0; overflow: hidden; transition: max-height .25s ease;
}
.drawer-menu li.is-open > .sub-menu { max-height: 600px; }
.drawer-menu .sub-menu a { display: block; padding: .6rem .2rem; font-size: .92rem; color: var(--color-ink-soft); }
.drawer-menu .sub-menu a:hover { color: var(--color-accent); }

/* ==========================================================================
   BREAKING TICKER
   ========================================================================== */

.ticker {
  background: var(--color-accent);
  color: var(--color-white);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.ticker__label {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  background: var(--color-ink);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--step--1);
  font-weight: 500;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  padding: 0.55em 1em;
}

.ticker__track {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: flex;
  gap: 3rem;
  white-space: nowrap;
  animation: mad-ticker-scroll 60s linear infinite;
  padding-inline: 1.5rem;
}
.ticker__track-group {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 3rem;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}
.ticker:hover .ticker__track { animation-play-state: paused; }

.ticker__track a {
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-size: var(--step--1);
  color: var(--color-white);
}
.ticker__track a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }

@keyframes mad-ticker-scroll {
  0%   { transform: translateX(0); }
  100% { transform: translateX(-50%); }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .ticker__track { animation: none; overflow-x: auto; }
}

/* ==========================================================================
   HERO
   ========================================================================== */

.hero {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 0.9fr 2fr 0.9fr;
  gap: var(--gutter);
  padding-block: clamp(1.5rem, 1rem + 2vw, 3rem);
}

/* Left column: 2 stacked stories with images */
.hero__left {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}

.hero__left-item {
  padding-bottom: 1.25rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-line);
}
.hero__left-item:last-child {
  padding-bottom: 0;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  border-bottom: none;
}

.hero__left-item img {
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

.hero__left-item h3 {
  font-size: var(--step-0);
  margin-bottom: 0.2em;
}

/* Middle column: main story */
.hero__main {
  padding-left: var(--gutter);
}

.hero__main img {
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 11;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
}

.hero__main h1 {
  font-size: var(--step-2);
  margin-top: 0.5rem;
}

.hero-carousel {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  cursor: grab;
  touch-action: pan-y;
}

.hero-carousel.is-dragging {
  cursor: grabbing;
}

.hero-carousel__track {
  display: grid;
}

.hero-carousel__slide {
  grid-area: 1 / 1;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateX(100%);
  transition: transform 0.6s ease, opacity 0.6s ease;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 1;
}

.hero-carousel__slide.is-active {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateX(0);
  pointer-events: auto;
  z-index: 2;
}

.hero-carousel__slide.is-leaving {
  transform: translateX(-100%);
  opacity: 0;
  z-index: 1;
}

.hero-carousel__dots {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  margin-top: 0.75rem;
}

.hero-carousel__dot {
  width: 8px;
  height: 8px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--color-line);
  border: none;
  padding: 0;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background 0.2s ease;
}

.hero-carousel__dot.is-active {
  background: var(--color-accent);
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .hero-carousel__slide {
    transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
    transform: none !important;
  }
}

.hero__dek {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: var(--step-0);
  color: var(--color-ink-soft);
}

/* Right column: text-only list */
.hero__rail {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  padding-left: var(--gutter);
}

.hero__rail-item {
  padding-bottom: 1.25rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-line);
}
.hero__rail-item:last-child {
  padding-bottom: 0;
  border-bottom: none;
}

.hero__rail-item h3 {
  font-size: var(--step-0);
  margin-bottom: 0.2em;
}

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .hero { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .hero__main {
    order: -1;
    border-left: none; padding-left: 0;
  }
  .hero__left {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--color-line);
    padding-top: 1.25rem;
  }
  .hero__rail {
    border-left: none; border-top: 1px solid var(--color-line);
    padding-left: 0; padding-top: 1.25rem;
  }
}

/* ==========================================================================
   SECTION RAILS (category groupings on homepage)
   ========================================================================== */

.section-rail {
  padding-block: 1.5rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-line);
}

.section-rail__header {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  justify-content: space-between;
  margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
}

.section-rail__header h2 {
  font-size: var(--step-2);
  color: var(--color-ink);
}

.section-rail__header a {
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-size: var(--step--1);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  color: var(--color-accent);
}

.card-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 1.5rem;
}
.section-rail__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr;
  gap: var(--gutter);
  align-items: start;
}

.section-rail__featured img {
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
}

.section-rail__featured h3 {
  font-size: var(--step-2);
  margin-bottom: 0.3em;
}

.section-rail__dek {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  color: var(--color-ink-soft);
  font-size: var(--step-0);
  margin-bottom: 0.4em;
}

.section-rail__list {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}

.section-rail__list-item {
  padding-block: 1rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-line);
}
.section-rail__list-item:first-child { padding-top: 0; }
.section-rail__list-item:last-child { border-bottom: none; padding-bottom: 0; }

.section-rail__list-item h3 {
  font-size: var(--step-0);
  margin-bottom: 0.2em;
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .section-rail__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

@media (max-width: 1000px) { .card-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }
@media (max-width: 560px)  { .card-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

.card__thumb {
  display: block;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  background: var(--color-bg-alt);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.card__thumb img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
}

.card__category {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  color: var(--color-accent);
}

.card h3 {
  font-size: var(--step-1);
  margin: 0.25em 0 0.3em;
}

.card .meta { margin-top: 0.3em; }

/* ==========================================================================
   SINGLE ARTICLE
   ========================================================================== */

.article {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin-inline: auto;
  padding-block: clamp(1.5rem, 1rem + 2vw, 3rem);
  padding-inline: var(--gutter);
}

.article__title { font-size: var(--step-3); }

.article__dek {
  font-size: var(--step-1);
  color: var(--color-ink-soft);
  font-style: italic;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.article__byline {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: baseline;
  row-gap: 0.4rem;
  column-gap: 0.8rem;
  padding-block: 1rem;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
}
.article > img {
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
}
.article__body {
  font-size: var(--step-0);
}
.article__body p { margin-bottom: 1.4em; }
.article__body h2 { margin-top: 1.6em; font-size: var(--step-2); }
.article__body img { border-radius: var(--radius); margin-block: 1em; }
.article__body blockquote {
  border-left: 4px solid var(--color-accent);
  padding-left: 1.2em;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: var(--step-1);
  color: var(--color-ink-soft);
  margin: 1.6em 0;
}

.article-share {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.6rem;
  margin-block: 1.2rem;
}

.article-share__label {
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: var(--step--1);
  margin-right: 0.4rem;
}

.article-share__btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 34px;
  height: 34px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12);
  background: transparent;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
}
.article-share__btn:hover {
  background: var(--color-accent);
  border-color: var(--color-accent);
  color: var(--color-white);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}
/* ==========================================================================
   FOOTER
   ========================================================================== */

.site-footer {
  background: var(--color-accent);
  color: var(--color-bg);
  padding-top: 2.5rem;
  margin-top: 2rem;
}
.site-footer a { color: var(--color-bg); }
.site-footer a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }

.footer-social__label {
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: var(--step--1);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  margin-right: 0.4rem;
}

.footer-lower {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 2rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  padding-block: 1.6rem;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
}

.footer-newsletter {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.footer-newsletter__text {
  max-width: 320px;
}

/* Newsletter form — email field and Subscribe button side by side */
.footer-newsletter__form form {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.6rem;
}

.footer-newsletter__form form {
  position: relative !important;
}

.footer-newsletter__form .mailpoet_paragraph {
  display: inline-flex !important;
  align-items: center !important;
  position: relative !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
  line-height: 0 !important;
}

/* Error message: taken out of the flex flow entirely and positioned
   below the email field, so it can never widen/push the row itself */
.footer-newsletter__form [class*="mailpoet_error"] {
  position: absolute !important;
  top: 100% !important;
  left: 0 !important;
  margin-top: 0.4rem !important;
  width: max-content !important;
  max-width: 100%;
  line-height: 1.4 !important;
  font-family: var(--font-ui) !important;
  font-size: 0.8rem !important;
}

#mailpoet_form_1 input.mailpoet_text,
#mailpoet_form_1 input.mailpoet_submit {
  -webkit-appearance: none !important;
  -moz-appearance: none !important;
  appearance: none !important;
  box-sizing: border-box !important;
  border: 1px solid transparent !important;
  border-radius: var(--radius) !important;
  font-family: var(--font-ui) !important;
  font-size: 0.9rem !important;
  line-height: normal !important;
  height: 42px !important;
  vertical-align: middle !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  outline: none !important;
}

#mailpoet_form_1 input.mailpoet_text {
  width: 260px !important;
  max-width: 100%;
  padding: 0 1em !important;
  background: var(--color-white) !important;
  color: var(--color-ink) !important;
}

#mailpoet_form_1 input.mailpoet_submit {
  width: auto !important;
  background: var(--color-white) !important;
  color: var(--color-accent) !important;
  font-weight: 600 !important;
  padding: 0 1.4em !important;
  cursor: pointer;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.footer-newsletter__form .mailpoet_message {
  position: absolute !important;
  top: 100% !important;
  left: 0 !important;
  margin: 0.4rem 0 0 0 !important;
  width: max-content !important;
  max-width: 100%;
}

.footer-newsletter__form .mailpoet_message p {
  margin: 0 !important;
  font-size: 0.8rem !important;
  line-height: 1.4 !important;
  color: #FFFFFF !important;
  font-family: var(--font-ui) !important;
}

/* MailPoet CAPTCHA: when it appears, stack it on its own line under the
   email row instead of squeezing it into the same flex row */
.footer-newsletter__form {
  max-width: 100%;
}

.footer-newsletter__form form:has([class*="captcha"]) {
  flex-wrap: wrap !important;
}

.footer-newsletter__form form > [class*="captcha"],
.footer-newsletter__form .mailpoet_paragraph:has([class*="captcha"]) {
  display: block !important;
  flex: 0 0 100% !important;
  width: 100% !important;
  max-width: 100% !important;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  margin-top: 0.8rem !important;
  line-height: 1.4 !important;
}

.footer-newsletter__form [class*="captcha"] img {
  max-width: 100%;
  height: auto;
}
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  /* Keep input + button on one row instead of stacking — the button
     shrinks to fit, and the desktop absolute-positioned error/success
     messages then correctly land below the whole row instead of
     between/under the wrong element. */
  .footer-newsletter__form form {
    flex-wrap: nowrap !important;
  }

  #mailpoet_form_1 input.mailpoet_text {
    flex: 1 1 auto !important;
    width: auto !important;
    min-width: 0 !important;
  }

  #mailpoet_form_1 input.mailpoet_submit {
    flex: 0 0 auto !important;
    padding: 0 0.9em !important;
    font-size: 0.85rem !important;
  }
  .footer-newsletter__form { padding-bottom: 3rem; }

  /* Footer social row */
  .footer-social {
    width: 100%;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    text-align: center;
    margin-top: 2rem;
  }
}
.mailpoet_form_field_email input.has-error,
input.has-error {
  border-color: #FFFFFF !important;
  outline: none;
}
#mailpoet_form_1 [class*="mailpoet_error"],
#mailpoet_form_1 [class*="mailpoet_error"] * {
  color: #FFFFFF !important;
  font-weight: 600;
}

/* MailPoet override: remove built-in form padding so the form lines up
   with the heading and text on the same left edge */
.footer-newsletter__form,
.footer-newsletter__form .mailpoet_form_popup_overlay,
#mailpoet_form_1,
#mailpoet_form_1 form.mailpoet_form,
#mailpoet_form_1 .mailpoet_form {
  padding: 0 !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
}

.footer-social {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.9rem;
  padding-bottom: 2rem;
}

.footer-social__btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 38px;
  height: 38px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
  color: #FFFFFF;
  transition: background 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
}

.footer-social__btn svg {
  display: block;
  fill: currentColor;
}

.footer-social__btn:hover {
  background: #FFFFFF;
  color: var(--color-accent, #8B2A1E);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.footer-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr);
  gap: var(--gutter);
  padding-block: 2.5rem;
}
@media (max-width: 1000px) {
  .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
}
@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
}
@media (max-width: 460px) {
  .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

.footer-grid h4.widget-title {
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: var(--color-white);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.footer-col ul,
.footer-col .widget ul {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}
.footer-col li {
  margin-bottom: 0.7rem;
}
.footer-col a {
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.85);
}
.footer-col a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }

.footer-bottom {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15);
  padding-block: 1.5rem;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 1rem;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
}

.footer-bottom__brand {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.7rem;
  color: rgba(242,233,216,0.75);
}
.footer-bottom__brand img { max-height: 28px; width: auto; }

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
}
@media (max-width: 500px) {
  .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .footer-bottom { flex-direction: column; align-items: center; text-align: center; }
}

/* ==========================================================================
   COMMENTS
   ========================================================================== */

.comments-wrap {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin-inline: auto;
  padding-block: 2rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-line);
}

.comments-title {
  font-size: var(--step-2);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.comment-list {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0 0 2rem;
  padding: 0;
}

.comment-list li {
  padding-block: 1.2rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-line);
}

.comment-list .comment-author img {
  border-radius: 50%;
  float: left;
  margin-right: 0.8rem;
}

.comment-reply-title { font-size: var(--step-1); }

#commentform input[type="text"],
#commentform input[type="email"],
#commentform input[type="url"],
#commentform textarea {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 0.7em 1em;
  border: 1px solid var(--color-line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: var(--color-white);
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
}

.comment-submit {
  background: var(--color-accent);
  color: var(--color-white);
  border: none;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 0.7em 1.6em;
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  cursor: pointer;
}
.comment-submit:hover { background: var(--color-accent-dark); }

/* ==========================================================================
   CATEGORY PAGE — HERO
   ========================================================================== */

.cat-hero {
    padding-top: clamp(0.5rem, 0.3rem + 1vw, 1rem);
  padding-bottom: clamp(1.5rem, 1rem + 2vw, 3rem);
}

.cat-hero__header {
  margin-bottom: 1.4rem;
  padding-block: 0.8rem;
  text-align: center;
}

.cat-hero__title {
  font-size: var(--step-2);
  margin-bottom: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}

.cat-hero__desc {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  color: var(--color-ink-soft);
  font-size: var(--step-0);
}

.cat-hero__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 0.9fr 1.9fr 0.9fr;
  gap: var(--gutter);
  align-items: start;
}

.cat-hero__main h2 {
  font-size: var(--step-1);
  margin: 0 0 0.4em;
}

.cat-hero__main-image img {
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  width: 100%;
}

.cat-hero__dek {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  color: var(--color-ink-soft);
  font-size: var(--step-0);
}

.cat-hero__side {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--color-line);
  padding-left: var(--gutter);
}

.cat-hero__side-item {
  padding-bottom: 1.25rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-line);
}
.cat-hero__side-item:last-child {
  padding-bottom: 0;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  border-bottom: none;
}
.cat-hero__side-item img {
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  width: 100%;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}
.cat-hero__side-item h3 {
  font-size: var(--step-0);
  margin-bottom: 0.2em;
}
.cat-hero__side-dek {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  color: var(--color-ink-soft);
  font-size: var(--step--1);
  margin-bottom: 0.3em;
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .cat-hero__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .cat-hero__side {
    border-left: none;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--color-line);
    padding-left: 0;
    padding-top: 1.25rem;
  }
}

/* ==========================================================================
   CATEGORY PAGE — WATCH / LISTEN 
   ========================================================================== */

.media-rail-section {
  padding-block: 1.5rem;
}

.media-row + .media-row {
  margin-top: 2rem;
}

.media-row__header {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding-bottom: 0.7rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
  border-bottom: 3px solid var(--color-ink);
}
.media-row__header h2 {
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-size: var(--step-0);
  font-weight: 800;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
  margin: 0;
}

.media-row__nav {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.75rem;
}
.media-row__nav-btn {
  width: auto;
  height: auto;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  border: none;
  background: none;
  border-radius: 0;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  line-height: 1;
  cursor: pointer;
  color: var(--color-ink);
  padding: 0;
}
.media-row__nav-btn:hover {
  border-color: transparent;
  color: var(--color-accent);
}
.media-row__nav-btn:disabled {
  opacity: 0.3;
  cursor: default;
}
.media-row__nav-btn:disabled:hover {
  border-color: transparent;
  color: var(--color-ink);
}

.media-row__track {
  display: flex;
  gap: 1.25rem;
  overflow-x: auto;
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  scroll-snap-type: x proximity;
  padding-bottom: 0.5rem;
  scrollbar-width: none;
}
.media-row__track::-webkit-scrollbar {
  display: none;
}

.media-card {
  flex: 0 0 340px;
  scroll-snap-align: start;
}
.related-carousel .card {
  flex: 0 0 280px;
  scroll-snap-align: start;
}
.related-carousel {
  border-top: none;
}
.media-card--audio {
  flex-basis: 200px;
}

.media-card__thumb {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  background: var(--color-bg-alt);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  overflow: hidden;
  margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
}
.media-card--audio .media-card__thumb {
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  background: var(--color-ink);
}
.media-card__thumb img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.media-card__badge {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0.6rem;
  left: 0.6rem;
  width: 32px;
  height: 32px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}
.media-card--video .media-card__badge {
  top: 0.6rem;
  bottom: auto;
  left: 0.6rem;
  width: auto;
  height: auto;
  padding: 0.3rem 0.6rem;
  gap: 0.35rem;
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75);
  border-radius: 999px;
  filter: none;
}
.media-card--video .media-card__badge svg {
  width: 12px;
  height: 12px;
  fill: var(--color-white);
}
.media-card__duration {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--step--1);
  color: var(--color-white);
  line-height: 1;
}
.media-card--audio .media-card__badge {
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  background: var(--color-ink);
  border-radius: var(--radius) 0 0 0;
}
.media-card__badge svg {
  width: 14px;
  height: 14px;
  fill: var(--color-white);
}

.media-card__kicker {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--step--2);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  color: var(--color-ink-soft);
  margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
}

.media-card__title {
  display: -webkit-box;
  -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
  overflow: hidden;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: var(--step-0);
  line-height: 1.25;
  color: var(--color-ink);
}
.media-card--audio .media-card__title {
  font-size: var(--step--1);
  -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
}
.media-card:hover .media-card__title {
  color: var(--color-accent);
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .media-card { flex-basis: 190px; }
  .media-card--audio { flex-basis: 160px; }
  .media-row__nav { display: none; } /* touch scroll only on small screens */
}

/* ==========================================================================
   CATEGORY PAGE — MORE TO READ 
   ========================================================================== */

.more-to-read {
  padding-block: 1.5rem;
}

.more-to-read__header {
  margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
  padding-bottom: 0.7rem;
  border-bottom: 3px solid var(--color-ink);
}
.more-to-read__header h2 {
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-size: var(--step-0);
  font-weight: 800;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
  margin: 0;
}

.read-list {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}

.read-list__item {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 280px 1fr;
  align-items: start;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  padding-block: 1.75rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-line);
}
.read-list__item:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
.read-list__item.is-hidden { display: none; }

.read-list__thumb {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--color-bg-alt);
}
.read-list__thumb img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.read-list__body {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.5rem;
}

.read-list__title {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 650;
  font-size: var(--step-0);
  color: var(--color-ink);
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-color: transparent;
  transition: text-decoration-color 0.15s ease;
}
.read-list__item:hover .read-list__title {
  text-decoration-color: var(--color-ink);
}

.read-list__dek {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: var(--step-0);
  color: var(--color-ink-soft);
}

.read-list__pager {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  justify-content: center;
  padding-top: 1.5rem;
}

.read-list__pager-btn {
  width: 34px;
  height: 34px;
  border: 1px solid var(--color-line);
  background: var(--color-white);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--step--1);
  cursor: pointer;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
}
.read-list__pager-btn:hover {
  border-color: var(--color-accent);
  color: var(--color-accent);
}
.read-list__pager-btn.is-active {
  background: var(--color-accent);
  border-color: var(--color-accent);
  color: var(--color-white);
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .read-list__item { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

/* ==========================================================================
   ABOUT PAGE — 3 EDITABLE SECTIONS
   ========================================================================== */
.about-page__title {
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  font-size: var(--step-3);
  margin-top: 1rem;
}

.about-section {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin-inline: auto;
  padding-block: 2rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-line);
}
.about-section:first-of-type {
  border-top: none;
}

.about-section__title {
  font-size: var(--step-2);
  margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
}

.about-section__content {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: var(--step-0);
  color: var(--color-ink-soft);
  line-height: 1.6;
}
.about-section__content p {
  margin-bottom: 1em;
}
/* ==========================================================================
   AD SLOTS
   ========================================================================== */
.ad-slot-wrap {
  background: var(--color-bg-alt);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-line);
}

.ad-slot {
  padding-block: 1rem;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.5rem;
}

.ad-slot__label {
  align-self: center;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--color-ink-soft);
}

.ad-slot__slot {
  width: 100%;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
}

.ad-slot__slot img,
.ad-slot__slot iframe {
  max-width: 100%;
  height: auto;
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .ad-slot {
    padding-block: 0.6rem;
  }
}


.hero__main h1 { line-height: 1.12; }

.hero__left-item h3,
.hero__rail-item h3,
.section-rail__list-item h3 {
  font-weight: 500;
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .footer-social { padding-bottom: 0; }
  .footer-lower  { padding-block: 1.6rem 0.5rem; }
}