:root {
  --paper: #f1eee6;
  --paper-deep: #e4decf;
  --ink: #182522;
  --muted: #64716b;
  --rule: #babbb0;
  --signal: #c75d3d;
  --moss: #2e584c;
  --display: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  --sans: Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  --mono: "SFMono-Regular", Consolas, monospace;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body { margin: 0; background: var(--paper); color: var(--ink); font-family: var(--sans); }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
a:hover { color: var(--signal); }
:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid var(--signal); outline-offset: 4px; }
.shell { width: min(1220px, calc(100% - 48px)); margin-inline: auto; }
.skip-link { position: fixed; z-index: 3; top: -4rem; left: 1rem; padding: .65rem .9rem; background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); font-weight: 700; }
.skip-link:focus { top: 1rem; }
.masthead { min-height: 84px; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.wordmark { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .65rem; font-size: .86rem; font-weight: 750; text-decoration: none; }
.mark { display: grid; width: 27px; height: 27px; place-items: center; background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); font-family: var(--display); font-size: 1.15rem; }
.masthead nav { display: flex; gap: 1.15rem; font-size: .68rem; font-weight: 750; letter-spacing: .07em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.masthead nav a { text-decoration: none; }
.hero { padding-block: clamp(4.5rem, 10vw, 9rem) 2.5rem; }
.eyebrow, .article-meta { color: var(--moss); font: 700 .66rem/1.35 var(--mono); letter-spacing: .09em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.hero-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.35fr) minmax(230px, .65fr); gap: clamp(2rem, 8vw, 8rem); align-items: end; margin-top: 1.15rem; }
.hero h1, .featured h2, .archive h2 { margin: 0; font: 500 clamp(3.4rem, 8.4vw, 7.6rem)/.93 var(--display); letter-spacing: -.058em; }
.hero-grid > p { max-width: 30rem; margin: 0 0 .45rem; color: var(--muted); font-size: 1.05rem; line-height: 1.65; }
.rule-label { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .7rem; margin-top: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 7rem); color: var(--muted); font: .62rem var(--mono); letter-spacing: .06em; }
.rule-label i { flex: 1; height: 1px; background: var(--rule); }
.featured { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .9fr) minmax(320px, 1.1fr); gap: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 7rem); padding-block: 4.5rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--ink); }
.featured h2 { font-size: clamp(3rem, 5.8vw, 5.5rem); }
.deck { max-width: 34rem; margin: 1.8rem 0; font: clamp(1.2rem, 2vw, 1.7rem)/1.25 var(--display); }
.article-meta { margin: 0 0 1.45rem; }
.article-meta span { color: var(--signal); padding-inline: .25rem; }
.text-link, .back-link { display: inline-block; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink); padding-bottom: .25rem; font-size: .82rem; font-weight: 750; text-decoration: none; }
.text-link span, .arrow { color: var(--signal); font-size: 1.1rem; }
.system-figure { padding: 1rem; background: #dce2da; border: 1px solid var(--ink); box-shadow: 9px 9px 0 var(--paper-deep); }
.system-figure > p, .figure-foot { margin: 0; color: var(--moss); font: .61rem var(--mono); letter-spacing: .08em; }
.system-figure svg { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; margin: .8rem 0; }
.system-figure img { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; margin: .8rem 0; }
.system-figure rect { fill: var(--paper); stroke: var(--ink); stroke-width: 2; }
.system-figure .core { fill: var(--ink); }
.system-figure .grid { fill: none; stroke: #b4c0b5; stroke-width: 1; }
.system-figure .route { fill: none; stroke: var(--signal); stroke-width: 2.5; }
.system-figure text { fill: var(--ink); font: 700 12px var(--mono); }
.system-figure .inverse { fill: var(--paper); font-size: 10px; }
.figure-foot { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; border-top: 1px solid #92a195; padding-top: .7rem; }
.archive { padding-block: 4rem 6rem; }
.section-head { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(150px, .3fr) 1fr; gap: 2rem; margin-bottom: 3rem; }
.section-head .eyebrow { margin-top: 1rem; }
.archive h2 { max-width: 760px; font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 5.6vw, 5.4rem); }
.essay-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 70px minmax(260px, 1fr) minmax(220px, .8fr) 28px; gap: 1.75rem; align-items: start; padding: 2rem 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.essay-row:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.essay-number { margin: 0; color: var(--signal); font: 2.2rem var(--display); }
.essay-row h3 { max-width: 550px; margin: .55rem 0 0; font: 500 clamp(1.7rem, 3vw, 2.75rem)/.98 var(--display); letter-spacing: -.04em; }
.essay-row h3 a { text-decoration: none; }
.essay-row > p { margin: 0; color: var(--muted); line-height: 1.55; }
.arrow { text-align: right; text-decoration: none; }
.about { padding-block: 5rem; background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); }
.about .eyebrow { color: #b5d1c0; }
.about-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(150px, .3fr) 1fr; gap: 2rem; }
.about-grid > p:last-child { max-width: 820px; margin: 0; font: clamp(2rem, 4.3vw, 4rem)/1.05 var(--display); letter-spacing: -.045em; }
.footer { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 1rem; padding-block: 1.5rem; color: var(--muted); font: .62rem var(--mono); letter-spacing: .04em; }
.article-hero { max-width: 960px; padding-block: 4rem 2.75rem; }
.article-hero .back-link { margin-bottom: 3.5rem; }
.article-hero h1 { max-width: 900px; margin: 1rem 0 1.35rem; font: 500 clamp(3.25rem, 8vw, 7rem)/.92 var(--display); letter-spacing: -.06em; }
.article-deck { max-width: 710px; margin: 0 0 1.75rem; color: var(--muted); font: clamp(1.25rem, 2.2vw, 1.8rem)/1.38 var(--display); }
.article-layout { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 180px minmax(0, 680px); gap: clamp(2rem, 7vw, 7rem); padding-block: 2.5rem 6rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--ink); }
.article-aside { align-self: start; position: sticky; top: 1.25rem; color: var(--muted); font-size: .72rem; line-height: 1.45; }
.article-aside p { margin: 0 0 .7rem; color: var(--moss); font: 700 .62rem var(--mono); letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.article-aside ol { display: grid; gap: .55rem; margin: 0; padding-left: 1.1rem; }
.article-aside a { text-decoration: none; }
.prose { font: 1.08rem/1.78 var(--display); }
.prose > :first-child { margin-top: 0; }
.prose h2 { margin: 3.5rem 0 1.1rem; font: 500 clamp(2rem, 3.5vw, 3rem)/1 var(--display); letter-spacing: -.04em; }
.prose p { max-width: 42rem; margin: 0 0 1.35rem; }
.prose blockquote { margin: 2.4rem 0; padding: .25rem 0 .25rem 1.25rem; border-left: 2px solid var(--signal); font-size: 1.23em; line-height: 1.45; }
.prose ul { margin: 0 0 1.5rem; padding-left: 1.25rem; }
.prose li { margin-bottom: .55rem; }
.prose code { padding: .1em .3em; background: var(--paper-deep); font: .86em var(--mono); }
.prose .note { margin: 2.4rem 0; padding: 1.25rem; border: 1px solid var(--rule); background: #e8e5dc; font: .82rem/1.65 var(--sans); }
.source-content figure { max-width: 100%; margin: 2.6rem 0; padding: 1rem; border: 1px solid var(--rule); background: #e8e5dc; }
.source-content figure img, .source-content figure svg { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; }
.source-content figcaption { margin-top: .85rem; color: var(--muted); font: .7rem/1.5 var(--sans); }
.source-content table { display: block; width: 100%; max-width: 100%; margin: 2.4rem 0; overflow-x: auto; border-collapse: collapse; font: .82rem/1.5 var(--sans); }
.source-content th, .source-content td { min-width: 160px; padding: .8rem; border: 1px solid var(--rule); text-align: left; vertical-align: top; }
.source-content th { background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); font-weight: 700; }
.source-content pre { max-width: 100%; margin: 2.4rem 0; padding: 1.2rem; overflow-x: auto; background: var(--ink); color: #e6efe9; font: .8rem/1.65 var(--mono); }
.source-content pre code { padding: 0; background: transparent; color: inherit; font: inherit; }
.source-content ul, .source-content ol { margin: 0 0 1.5rem; padding-left: 1.25rem; }
.source-content li { margin-bottom: .5rem; }
.related { padding-block: 3.5rem 5rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.related h2 { margin: .7rem 0 1.5rem; font: 500 clamp(2.1rem, 4vw, 3.5rem)/1 var(--display); letter-spacing: -.045em; }
.related-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 1rem; }
.related-grid a { min-height: 155px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-between; padding: 1.2rem; border: 1px solid var(--rule); text-decoration: none; }
.related-grid a:hover { border-color: var(--ink); background: var(--paper-deep); }
.related-grid span { color: var(--moss); font: 700 .61rem var(--mono); letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.related-grid strong { max-width: 17rem; font: 500 1.55rem/1 var(--display); letter-spacing: -.03em; }
.dispatches { padding: 3.25rem 0 5rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.dispatches h2 { max-width: 720px; margin: .7rem 0 1rem; font: 500 clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.7rem)/1.02 var(--display); letter-spacing: -.045em; }
.dispatches > p:last-child { max-width: 510px; margin: 0; color: var(--muted); line-height: 1.6; }
.not-found { min-height: 70vh; padding-top: 18vh; }
.not-found h1 { max-width: 650px; margin: .8rem 0 1rem; font: 500 clamp(3rem, 8vw, 6rem)/.92 var(--display); letter-spacing: -.06em; }
.not-found p:not(.eyebrow) { max-width: 430px; margin-bottom: 2rem; color: var(--muted); line-height: 1.6; }

/* Source essays retain their exact body content and figures, within the shared reading system. */
body.field-notes-article { background: var(--paper); color: var(--ink); font-family: var(--display); }
body.field-notes-article::before { display: none; }
body.field-notes-article header { padding: clamp(4rem, 9vw, 8rem) 24px 3.25rem; background: transparent; color: var(--ink); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink); }
body.field-notes-article header::after { display: none; }
body.field-notes-article .hero { max-width: 960px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0; }
body.field-notes-article .eyebrow { display: block; margin: 0 0 1rem; padding: 0; border: 0; border-radius: 0; background: none; color: var(--moss); font: 700 .66rem/1.35 var(--mono); letter-spacing: .09em; }
body.field-notes-article .eyebrow::before { display: none; }
body.field-notes-article h1 { max-width: 900px; margin: 0; color: var(--ink); font: 500 clamp(3.25rem, 8vw, 7rem)/.92 var(--display); letter-spacing: -.06em; }
body.field-notes-article .subtitle { max-width: 700px; margin: 1.5rem 0 0; color: var(--muted); font: clamp(1.25rem, 2.2vw, 1.8rem)/1.38 var(--display); }
body.field-notes-article .byline { margin: 1.5rem 0 0; color: var(--moss); font: 700 .66rem/1.35 var(--mono); letter-spacing: .09em; text-transform: uppercase; }
body.field-notes-article main { max-width: 720px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 3rem 24px 6rem; background: transparent; box-shadow: none; }
body.field-notes-article main > p { max-width: none; margin: 0 0 1.35rem; color: var(--ink); font: 1.08rem/1.78 var(--display); }
body.field-notes-article main h2 { margin: 3.5rem 0 1.1rem; color: var(--ink); font: 500 clamp(2rem, 3.5vw, 3rem)/1 var(--display); letter-spacing: -.04em; }
body.field-notes-article main h3 { color: var(--ink); font-family: var(--display); }
body.field-notes-article main blockquote { margin: 2.4rem 0; padding: .25rem 0 .25rem 1.25rem; border-left: 2px solid var(--signal); color: var(--ink); font: 1.25rem/1.45 var(--display); }
body.field-notes-article main pre { overflow-x: auto; border-radius: 0; }
body.field-notes-article main table { display: block; max-width: 100%; overflow-x: auto; border-collapse: collapse; }
body.field-notes-article main figure, body.field-notes-article main .diagram { max-width: 100%; margin: 2.5rem 0; box-shadow: none; }
body.field-notes-article main img, body.field-notes-article main svg { max-width: 100%; height: auto; }
body.field-notes-article footer { max-width: 720px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 24px 3rem; color: var(--muted); }

@media (max-width: 780px) {
  .shell { width: min(100% - 32px, 1220px); }
  .masthead { min-height: 70px; }
  .masthead nav { gap: .7rem; font-size: .6rem; }
  .hero-grid, .featured, .section-head, .about-grid, .article-layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 1.6rem; }
  .hero { padding-top: 4.5rem; }
  .hero-grid > p { margin-top: 1rem; }
  .featured { padding-block: 3rem; }
  .essay-row { grid-template-columns: 40px 1fr 24px; gap: 1rem; }
  .essay-row > p { grid-column: 2 / -1; }
  .essay-number { font-size: 1.65rem; }
  .essay-row h3 { font-size: 1.8rem; }
  .about { padding-block: 4rem; }
  .footer { flex-wrap: wrap; }
  .article-hero { padding-block: 2.5rem 2rem; }
  .article-hero .back-link { margin-bottom: 2.25rem; }
  .article-aside { position: static; padding-bottom: 1rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
  .article-layout { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .article-aside ol { display: none; }
  .article-layout { padding-block: 2rem 4rem; }
  .prose { font-size: 1.03rem; line-height: 1.72; }
  .prose h2 { margin-top: 2.65rem; }
  .related-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  *, *::before, *::after { transition-duration: .01ms !important; animation-duration: .01ms !important; animation-iteration-count: 1 !important; }
}

/* Issue 01: a sharper editorial system, independent of the research references. */
:root {
  --paper: #f4efe5;
  --paper-deep: #ded4c2;
  --ink: #111827;
  --muted: #69717f;
  --rule: #b8b2a8;
  --signal: #f05a3c;
  --moss: #176b67;
}
body { background: var(--paper); }
.shell { width: min(1260px, calc(100% - 56px)); }
.masthead { min-height: 76px; border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink); }
.wordmark { gap: .75rem; font-size: .78rem; letter-spacing: .04em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.mark { width: 30px; height: 30px; background: var(--signal); color: var(--ink); font-size: 1.3rem; }
.masthead nav { gap: 1.4rem; font-size: .61rem; color: var(--ink); }
.masthead nav a { position: relative; }
.masthead nav a::after { content: ""; position: absolute; right: 0; bottom: -.38rem; left: 0; height: 2px; background: var(--signal); transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: left; transition: transform .2s ease; }
.masthead nav a:hover::after { transform: scaleX(1); }
.hero { margin-top: 1.6rem; padding: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 7.5rem) clamp(1.5rem, 5vw, 5.5rem) clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4.5rem); background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); overflow: hidden; }
.hero::before { content: none; }
.hero .eyebrow { color: #ffb19d; }
.hero-grid { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.5fr) minmax(230px, .55fr); gap: clamp(2rem, 8vw, 8rem); margin-top: 1.25rem; }
.hero h1 { max-width: 890px; color: var(--paper); font-size: clamp(4.1rem, 9.5vw, 9.2rem); line-height: .85; letter-spacing: -.07em; }
.hero-grid > p { max-width: 23rem; margin-bottom: .2rem; color: #c7c5bf; font-size: 1rem; }
.rule-label { margin-top: clamp(3.5rem, 8vw, 7.5rem); color: #d4d1ca; }
.rule-label i { background: rgba(244,239,229,.35); }
.featured { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .88fr) minmax(330px, 1.12fr); gap: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 9rem); padding: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 8rem) 0; border-top: 0; }
.featured h2 { max-width: 620px; font-size: clamp(3.3rem, 6vw, 6.3rem); line-height: .88; }
.deck { max-width: 31rem; font-size: clamp(1.28rem, 2.1vw, 1.85rem); }
.text-link, .back-link { border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink); padding-bottom: .38rem; }
.text-link:hover, .back-link:hover { color: var(--signal); border-color: var(--signal); }
.system-figure { align-self: center; padding: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.5rem); border: 2px solid var(--ink); background: #bdd3c4; box-shadow: 14px 14px 0 var(--signal); }
.source-figure { transform: rotate(1.2deg); }
.figure-foot { border-top-color: var(--ink); color: var(--ink); }
.archive { padding: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 8rem) 0; background: var(--paper-deep); }
.archive::before { content: ""; display: block; height: 2px; margin-bottom: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5rem); background: var(--ink); }
.section-head { grid-template-columns: minmax(160px, .24fr) 1fr; margin-bottom: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 5rem); }
.archive h2 { max-width: 870px; font-size: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 6.2rem); line-height: .88; }
.essay-row { grid-template-columns: 82px minmax(320px, 1.15fr) minmax(230px, .7fr) 32px; gap: 2rem; padding: 2.35rem 0; border-top: 2px solid var(--ink); }
.essay-row:last-child { border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink); }
.essay-number { color: var(--signal); font-size: 2.8rem; }
.essay-row h3 { max-width: 590px; font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.3vw, 3.25rem); line-height: .91; }
.essay-row > p { font-size: .94rem; line-height: 1.6; }
.arrow { color: var(--ink); font-size: 1.5rem; }
.essay-row:hover .arrow { color: var(--signal); transform: translateX(4px); }
.about { padding-block: clamp(5rem, 10vw, 10rem); background: var(--signal); color: var(--ink); }
.about .eyebrow { color: var(--ink); }
.about-grid > p:last-child { max-width: 940px; font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 5.3rem); line-height: .9; }
.dispatches { padding: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 7rem) 0; border-top: 2px solid var(--ink); }
.dispatches h2 { max-width: 830px; font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 5rem); line-height: .92; }
.footer { border-top: 2px solid var(--ink); color: var(--ink); }

.article-hero { max-width: 1260px; margin-top: 1.6rem; padding: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 5rem) clamp(1.5rem, 5vw, 5.5rem) clamp(3rem, 6vw, 6rem); background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); }
.article-hero .back-link { margin-bottom: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 7rem); border-color: var(--paper); color: var(--paper); }
.article-hero .eyebrow { color: #ffb19d; }
.article-hero h1 { max-width: 1050px; color: var(--paper); font-size: clamp(3.6rem, 8vw, 8rem); line-height: .86; }
.article-deck { max-width: 730px; color: #c7c5bf; }
.article-hero .article-meta { color: #b9d8cc; }
.article-layout { grid-template-columns: 185px minmax(0, 720px); gap: clamp(2rem, 8vw, 8rem); padding-block: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 6rem); border-top: 0; }
.article-aside { padding-top: .4rem; border-top: 2px solid var(--ink); }
.article-aside p { color: var(--ink); }
.article-aside ol { display: grid; gap: .55rem; margin: 1.25rem 0 0; padding: 1rem 0 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); list-style: none; }
.article-aside li { margin: 0; }
.article-aside a { display: block; color: var(--muted); font: .7rem/1.35 var(--sans); text-decoration: none; transition: color .18s ease, transform .18s ease; }
.article-aside a:hover { color: var(--signal); transform: translateX(3px); }
.prose { font-size: 1.13rem; line-height: 1.8; }
.prose h2 { margin-top: 4.25rem; font-size: clamp(2.3rem, 4vw, 3.8rem); line-height: .91; }
.prose blockquote { border-left-width: 4px; border-color: var(--signal); font-size: 1.34em; }
.source-content figure { padding: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.6rem); overflow: hidden; border: 2px solid var(--ink); background: var(--paper); box-shadow: 8px 8px 0 var(--signal); }
.source-content figure svg { overflow: hidden; }
.source-content th { background: var(--ink); }
.source-content pre { display: block; min-width: 0; width: 100%; border-left: 4px solid var(--signal); }
.related { padding-block: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 8rem); border-top: 2px solid var(--ink); }
.related h2 { font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 5vw, 5rem); line-height: .9; }
.related-grid a { min-height: 190px; padding: 1.5rem; border: 2px solid var(--ink); background: var(--paper); }
.related-grid a:hover { background: var(--signal); border-color: var(--ink); color: var(--ink); }

@media (max-width: 780px) {
  .shell { width: min(100% - 32px, 1260px); }
  .hero { margin-top: 1rem; padding: 2rem 1.25rem 2.5rem; }
  .hero::before { margin-bottom: 4rem; }
  .hero h1 { font-size: clamp(3.8rem, 17vw, 6.2rem); }
  .featured { padding-block: 4rem; }
  .source-figure { transform: none; }
  .archive { margin-inline: -16px; padding-inline: 16px; }
  .essay-row { grid-template-columns: 42px minmax(0, 1fr) 24px; border-top-width: 2px; }
  .essay-row > p { grid-column: 2 / -1; }
  .essay-row h3 { font-size: 2rem; }
  .article-hero { margin-top: 1rem; padding: 2rem 1.25rem 3rem; }
  .article-hero .back-link { margin-bottom: 3.5rem; }
  .article-hero h1 { font-size: clamp(3.4rem, 15vw, 5.4rem); }
  .article-layout { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); padding-block: 2rem 4rem; }
  .prose { font-size: 1.04rem; }
  .prose h2 { margin-top: 3.2rem; }
}

/* Jonathan Asare publication identity and legibility refinements. */
.author-masthead { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .75rem; color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; }
.author-masthead > span:last-child { display: grid; gap: .12rem; }
.author-masthead strong { font: 800 .76rem/1 var(--sans); letter-spacing: .09em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.author-masthead small { color: var(--muted); font: 700 .58rem/1 var(--mono); letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.eyebrow, .article-meta { font-size: .76rem; line-height: 1.45; }
.rule-label, .system-figure > p, .figure-foot { font-size: .68rem; }
.hero { padding-bottom: clamp(2.25rem, 4vw, 3.75rem); }
.hero::before { margin-bottom: clamp(3.25rem, 7vw, 7rem); }
.hero h1 { max-width: 810px; font-size: clamp(3.1rem, 7.1vw, 6.9rem); line-height: .91; }
.hero-grid > p { max-width: 27rem; color: #e0ddd5; font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 1.45vw, 1.28rem); line-height: 1.58; }
.featured .deck { color: #35414a; font-size: clamp(1.34rem, 2.1vw, 1.9rem); }
.text-link { font-size: .9rem; }
.essay-row > p { color: #4f5961; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.62; }
.archive h2 { max-width: 760px; }
.about { padding-block: clamp(5.5rem, 9vw, 8.5rem); }
.about-grid > p:last-child { max-width: 820px; font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.65vw, 3.8rem); line-height: .98; }
.dispatches h2 { max-width: 760px; }
.dispatches > p:last-of-type { max-width: 570px; color: #4f5961; font-size: 1.02rem; line-height: 1.65; }
.footer { align-items: center; }
.footer a { min-height: 44px; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; }
.about-copy { width: min(760px, calc(100% - 56px)); margin: 0 auto; padding-block: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 7rem); }

@media (max-width: 780px) {
  .author-masthead strong { font-size: .68rem; }
  .author-masthead small { font-size: .56rem; }
  .masthead nav { gap: .85rem; }
  .eyebrow, .article-meta { font-size: .75rem; }
  .hero h1 { font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 12.5vw, 4.3rem); line-height: .94; }
  .hero-grid > p { max-width: 31rem; font-size: 1.08rem; }
  .about-grid > p:last-child { font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 9vw, 3.1rem); }
  .about-copy { width: min(100% - 32px, 760px); }
  .featured, .section-head { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .featured { gap: 2rem; }
  .section-head { gap: 1.25rem; }
}

/* Quiet chapter transitions for Jonathan Asare's notes. */
.author-masthead small { display: none; }
.hero { padding-block: clamp(3.75rem, 6vw, 6.25rem) clamp(3rem, 5vw, 4.5rem); }
.hero-grid { margin-top: 0; }
.hero h1 { max-width: 850px; font-size: clamp(4.5rem, 8vw, 8rem); line-height: .9; }
.hero-grid > p { align-self: end; max-width: 21rem; }
.featured { padding-block: clamp(3.5rem, 6vw, 6.5rem); border-top: 2px solid var(--ink); }
.archive { padding-block: clamp(3.75rem, 6vw, 6.5rem); }
.section-head { display: block; margin-bottom: clamp(2.25rem, 4vw, 4rem); }
.archive h2 { max-width: 760px; font-size: clamp(3.5rem, 6vw, 6rem); line-height: .92; }
.about { padding-block: clamp(4rem, 7vw, 6.5rem); }
.about-grid { display: block; }
.about-grid > p:last-child { max-width: 900px; font-size: clamp(3rem, 5vw, 5rem); line-height: .98; }
.dispatches { padding-block: clamp(3.5rem, 6vw, 5.75rem); }
.dispatches h2 { max-width: 700px; font-size: clamp(2.3rem, 4.25vw, 4.25rem); }
.about-hero { padding-block: clamp(3rem, 5vw, 5rem); }
.about-hero h1 { max-width: 800px; font-size: clamp(4rem, 7vw, 7rem); line-height: .9; }
[data-reveal], [data-reveal-group] > * { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(28px); transition: opacity 650ms cubic-bezier(.22,1,.36,1), transform 650ms cubic-bezier(.22,1,.36,1); }
[data-reveal].is-visible, [data-reveal-group].is-visible > * { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
[data-reveal-group].is-visible > *:nth-child(2) { transition-delay: 80ms; }
[data-reveal-group].is-visible > *:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: 160ms; }
@media (max-width: 780px) {
  .hero h1 { font-size: clamp(3rem, 13vw, 4.8rem); line-height: .94; }
  .about-hero h1 { font-size: clamp(3rem, 12vw, 4.75rem); }
  .archive h2 { font-size: clamp(2.75rem, 11vw, 4.2rem); }
  .about-grid > p:last-child { font-size: clamp(2.25rem, 10vw, 3.5rem); }
}

/* Composition refinements: make the feature read as one unit, and let About share a clear left edge. */
.featured { gap: clamp(2rem, 4.5vw, 5.5rem); }
.featured .source-figure { align-self: center; }
.about-hero { padding-bottom: clamp(1.75rem, 3vw, 2.75rem); }
.about-copy { margin-top: 0; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: max(28px, calc((100vw - min(1260px, 100vw - 56px)) / 2 + clamp(1.5rem, 5vw, 5.5rem))); padding-top: clamp(2.25rem, 4vw, 3.5rem); }
@media (max-width: 780px) {
  .about-copy { width: calc(100% - 72px); margin-right: 0; margin-left: 36px; padding-top: 2rem; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  [data-reveal], [data-reveal-group] > * { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: none; }
}