:root {
  --cream: #f3ead8;
  --cream-dark: #e8dcc0;
  --paper: #f8f1de;
  --ink: #1a1612;
  --ink-soft: #2a2520;
  --rust: #b04a2a;
  --rust-deep: #8a3719;
  --gold: #c9a14a;
  --line: #d8c8a4;
}
*,*::before,*::after{margin:0;padding:0;box-sizing:border-box;}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth;}
body{background:var(--cream);color:var(--ink);font-family:'Bitter',Georgia,serif;font-size:17px;line-height:1.75;overflow-x:hidden;}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none;}
img{max-width:100%;display:block;object-fit:cover;}

/* TOPBAR */
.topbar{background:var(--ink);color:var(--cream);font-family:'Special Elite',monospace;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:8px 0;}
.topbar-inner{max-width:1400px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 32px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:24px;}
.topbar-inner span{opacity:.75;}
.topbar-inner .star{color:var(--gold);}

/* NAV */
nav{position:sticky;top:0;background:var(--cream);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);z-index:50;}
.nav-inner{max-width:1400px;margin:0 auto;padding:18px 32px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:40px;}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-weight:900;font-size:22px;}
.brand-mark{width:42px;height:42px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--ink);color:var(--cream);display:grid;place-items:center;font-family:'Special Elite',monospace;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.1em;border:2px solid var(--ink);flex-shrink:0;}
.nav-links{display:flex;gap:36px;list-style:none;}
.nav-links a{font-family:'Bitter',serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:.05em;position:relative;padding:6px 0;transition:color .25s;}
.nav-links a::after{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;bottom:0;width:0;height:1px;background:var(--ink);transition:width .3s ease;}
.nav-links a:hover::after{width:100%;}
.nav-links a.active{font-weight:700;}
.nav-links a.active::after{width:100%;}
.nav-cta{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;background:var(--ink);color:var(--cream);padding:11px 22px;border-radius:999px;font-family:'Special Elite',monospace;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;transition:transform .2s,background .2s;white-space:nowrap;}
.nav-cta:hover{background:var(--rust);transform:translateY(-1px);}
.menu-btn{display:none;background:none;border:none;cursor:pointer;font-size:22px;color:var(--ink);padding:4px;}

/* BUTTONS */
.btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;padding:14px 26px;font-family:'Special Elite',monospace;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;border-radius:999px;transition:all .25s;cursor:pointer;border:none;}
.btn::after{content:"→";transition:transform .25s;}
.btn:hover::after{transform:translateX(4px);}
.btn-primary{background:var(--ink);color:var(--cream);}
.btn-primary:hover{background:var(--rust);transform:translateY(-2px);}
.btn-ghost{background:transparent;color:var(--ink);border:1.5px solid var(--ink);}
.btn-ghost:hover{background:var(--ink);color:var(--cream);}

/* PAGE HERO */
.page-hero{
  background:var(--ink);
  padding:80px 32px 70px;
  position:relative;
  overflow:hidden;
  border-bottom:3px solid var(--rust);
}
.page-hero::before{
  content:'Denny\'s Desk';
  position:absolute;
  right:-2rem;bottom:-1rem;
  font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;
  font-style:italic;
  font-weight:900;
  font-size:clamp(80px,16vw,200px);
  color:rgba(243,234,216,.04);
  white-space:nowrap;
  pointer-events:none;
  user-select:none;
  line-height:1;
}
.page-hero-inner{max-width:1400px;margin:0 auto;position:relative;z-index:2;}
.page-hero-eyebrow{
  font-family:'Special Elite',monospace;
  font-size:12px;
  letter-spacing:.28em;
  text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--gold);
  margin-bottom:16px;
  display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;
}
.page-hero-eyebrow::before{content:"";width:32px;height:1px;background:var(--gold);}
.page-hero h1{
  font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;
  font-weight:900;
  font-size:clamp(48px,7vw,90px);
  line-height:.95;
  letter-spacing:-.025em;
  color:var(--cream);
  margin-bottom:20px;
}
.page-hero h1 em{font-style:italic;color:var(--gold);}
.page-hero-desc{
  font-size:17px;
  line-height:1.75;
  color:rgba(243,234,216,.65);
  max-width:600px;
  font-style:italic;
  font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;
}

/* TICKER */
.ticker{background:var(--rust);color:var(--cream);padding:12px 0;overflow:hidden;}
.ticker-track{display:flex;gap:40px;animation:ticker-scroll 32s linear infinite;white-space:nowrap;font-family:'Special Elite',monospace;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;}
.ticker-track span{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:40px;}
.ticker-track .star{color:rgba(255,255,255,.6);}
@keyframes ticker-scroll{from{transform:translateX(0)}to{transform:translateX(-50%)}}

/* ARTICLES LAYOUT */
.articles-wrap{max-width:1400px;margin:0 auto;padding:80px 32px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:60px;align-items:start;}

/* ARTICLES LIST */
.articles-list{}
.article-block{
  padding:60px 0;
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);
}
.article-block:first-child{padding-top:0;}
.article-block:last-child{border-bottom:none;}

.article-num{
  font-family:'Special Elite',monospace;
  font-size:11px;
  letter-spacing:.28em;
  text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--rust);
  margin-bottom:10px;
  display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;
}
.article-num::before{content:"";width:24px;height:1px;background:var(--rust);}

.article-title{
  font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;
  font-weight:700;
  font-size:clamp(24px,3.5vw,38px);
  line-height:1.1;
  letter-spacing:-.02em;
  color:var(--ink);
  margin-bottom:20px;
}
.article-title em{font-style:italic;color:var(--rust);}

.prose{font-size:17px;line-height:1.85;color:var(--ink-soft);}
.prose p{margin-bottom:1.4rem;}
.prose p:last-child{margin-bottom:0;}
.prose strong{font-weight:700;color:var(--ink);}
.prose em{font-style:italic;}

/* drop cap on first article only */
.article-block:first-child .prose p:first-of-type::first-letter{
  font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;
  font-size:64px;
  font-weight:900;
  float:left;
  line-height:.85;
  margin:8px 12px 0 0;
  color:var(--rust);
}

.pull-quote{
  border-left:3px solid var(--rust);
  background:var(--cream-dark);
  padding:1.4rem 1.8rem;
  margin:2rem 0;
  font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;
  font-size:1.15rem;
  font-style:italic;
  color:var(--rust-deep);
  line-height:1.65;
}

.article-sig{
  display:inline-flex;
  align-items:center;
  gap:10px;
  margin-top:20px;
  font-family:'Special Elite',monospace;
  font-size:12px;
  letter-spacing:.14em;
  text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--rust-deep);
  border-top:1px solid var(--line);
  padding-top:16px;
  width:100%;
}
.article-sig::before{content:"✦";}

/* SIDEBAR */
.sidebar{}
.sidebar-card{
  background:var(--paper);
  border:1px solid var(--line);
  border-top:3px solid var(--rust);
  padding:28px;
  margin-bottom:28px;
}
.sidebar-card h3{
  font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;
  font-weight:700;
  font-size:20px;
  line-height:1.1;
  color:var(--ink);
  margin-bottom:16px;
  letter-spacing:-.01em;
}
.sidebar-card p{
  font-size:14px;
  line-height:1.75;
  color:var(--ink-soft);
  margin-bottom:14px;
}
.sidebar-card p:last-child{margin-bottom:0;}
.sidebar-label{
  font-family:'Special Elite',monospace;
  font-size:10px;
  letter-spacing:.22em;
  text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--rust);
  display:block;
  margin-bottom:10px;
}
.toc-list{list-style:none;}
.toc-list li{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:8px 0;}
.toc-list li:last-child{border-bottom:none;}
.toc-list a{
  font-family:'Bitter',serif;
  font-size:13px;
  color:var(--ink-soft);
  display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;
  transition:color .2s,gap .2s;
}
.toc-list a::before{content:"→";font-size:11px;color:var(--rust);}
.toc-list a:hover{color:var(--rust);gap:12px;}
.price-tag{
  display:inline-flex;flex-direction:column;
  background:var(--ink);color:var(--cream);
  padding:18px 22px;border-radius:4px;
  margin:16px 0;width:100%;
  font-family:'Special Elite',monospace;
  position:relative;
}
.price-tag .lbl{font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;opacity:.6;margin-bottom:4px;}
.price-tag .val{font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:30px;font-weight:700;color:var(--cream);line-height:1;}
.price-tag .sub{font-size:10px;opacity:.55;margin-top:4px;}

/* FOOTER */
footer{background:var(--ink);color:var(--cream);padding:80px 32px 30px;}
.foot-inner{max-width:1400px;margin:0 auto;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.5fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:60px;padding-bottom:50px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(243,234,216,.15);}
.foot-brand h3{font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:26px;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:14px;}
.foot-brand p{color:rgba(243,234,216,.7);font-size:15px;max-width:320px;line-height:1.7;}
.foot-col h4{font-family:'Special Elite',monospace;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);margin-bottom:18px;}
.foot-col ul{list-style:none;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:10px;}
.foot-col a{font-size:14px;color:rgba(243,234,216,.75);transition:color .2s;}
.foot-col a:hover{color:var(--cream);}
.foot-contact{font-size:14px;color:rgba(243,234,216,.75);line-height:1.8;}
.foot-contact a{color:var(--gold);}
.foot-bottom{max-width:1400px;margin:0 auto;padding-top:30px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:16px;font-family:'Special Elite',monospace;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.15em;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(243,234,216,.5);}

/* REVEAL */
.reveal{opacity:0;transform:translateY(28px);transition:opacity .9s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1),transform .9s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1);}
.reveal.in{opacity:1;transform:translateY(0);}

/* MOBILE MENU */
.mobile-menu{display:none;position:fixed;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;background:var(--ink);z-index:200;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:32px;}
.mobile-menu.open{display:flex;}
.mobile-menu a{font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:32px;font-weight:700;color:var(--cream);}
.mobile-menu .close-btn{position:absolute;top:24px;right:28px;background:none;border:none;color:var(--cream);font-size:28px;cursor:pointer;}

/* RESPONSIVE */
@media(max-width:960px){
  .nav-links{display:none;}
  .menu-btn{display:block;}
  .articles-wrap{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:40px;}
  .sidebar{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:20px;}
  .foot-inner{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:40px;}
  .topbar-inner span:nth-child(2){display:none;}
}
@media(max-width:560px){
  .page-hero{padding:60px 20px 50px;}
  .articles-wrap{padding:50px 20px;}
  .nav-inner{padding:14px 20px;}
  .topbar-inner{padding:0 20px;}
  .foot-inner{grid-template-columns:1fr;}
  footer{padding:60px 20px 30px;}
  .sidebar{grid-template-columns:1fr;}
}