/* EPIC SIGNAL — dark editorial */
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Fraunces:ital,opsz,wght@0,9..144,400;0,9..144,600;0,9..144,900;1,9..144,500&family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700&family=Newsreader:ital,opsz,wght@0,6..72,400;0,6..72,500;1,6..72,400&display=swap');

:root {
  --bg: #0a0a0c;
  --bg-2: #101014;
  --surface: #15151b;
  --surface-2: #1c1c24;
  --line: rgba(255,255,255,0.10);
  --line-soft: rgba(255,255,255,0.06);
  --ink: #ededf0;
  --ink-2: #b7b7c2;
  --ink-3: #7c7c8a;
  --signal: #ff5a3c;          /* hot coral — masthead rule, links */
  --signal-dim: #ff8a73;
  /* lane accents */
  --ai: #9d8bff;
  --markets: #34d399;
  --markets-down: #ff5d5d;
  --bigtech: #38bdf8;
  --cloudflare: #f6821f;
  --spy: #fbbf24;
  --maxw: 1180px;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; }
body {
  margin: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(1200px 600px at 50% -200px, rgba(255,90,60,0.06), transparent 70%),
    var(--bg);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: 'Inter', system-ui, sans-serif;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  line-height: 1.55;
}
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }

.wrap { max-width: var(--maxw); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 24px; }

/* ---------- masthead ---------- */
.masthead { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--bg-2), var(--bg)); }
.masthead-inner { max-width: var(--maxw); margin: 0 auto; padding: 22px 24px 0; text-align: center; }
.dateline {
  font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.22em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-3); font-weight: 600;
}
.wordmark {
  display: block; font-family: 'Fraunces', serif; font-weight: 900;
  font-size: clamp(40px, 8vw, 86px); line-height: 0.95; letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  margin: 10px 0 6px; color: var(--ink);
}
.wordmark .dot { color: var(--signal); }
.tagline { font-family: 'Newsreader', serif; font-style: italic; color: var(--ink-2); font-size: 16px; }
.rule { height: 3px; background: var(--signal); width: 100%; margin-top: 18px; }
.lanes {
  display: flex; gap: 4px; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap;
  padding: 12px 0 14px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line-soft); margin-top: 14px;
}
.lanes a {
  font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--ink-2); padding: 6px 14px; border-radius: 999px; transition: color .15s, background .15s;
}
.lanes a:hover, .lanes a.active { color: var(--ink); background: var(--surface-2); }

/* compact masthead for article pages */
.masthead.compact { position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 20; backdrop-filter: blur(10px); background: rgba(10,10,12,0.82); }
.masthead.compact .masthead-inner { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; padding: 14px 24px; text-align: left; }
.masthead.compact .wordmark { font-size: 24px; margin: 0; }
.masthead.compact .rule { display: none; }
.back-link { font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-3); font-weight: 600; }
.back-link:hover { color: var(--signal); }

/* ---------- ticker ---------- */
.ticker {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--bg-2);
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
}
.ticker-inner {
  max-width: var(--maxw); margin: 0 auto; padding: 10px 24px;
  display: flex; gap: 26px; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: baseline;
  font-size: 13px;
}
.ticker .as-of { color: var(--ink-3); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.tk { display: inline-flex; gap: 8px; align-items: baseline; }
.tk b { font-weight: 600; color: var(--ink); }
.tk .val { color: var(--ink-2); font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
.tk .chg { font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; font-weight: 600; }
.tk .up { color: var(--markets); }
.tk .down { color: var(--markets-down); }

/* ---------- lead / hero ---------- */
main.wrap { padding-top: 36px; padding-bottom: 80px; }
.section-tag {
  font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--ink-3); margin: 0 0 18px; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px;
}
.section-tag::after { content: ""; flex: 1; height: 1px; background: var(--line); }

.lead { margin-bottom: 56px; }
.lead a.lead-card { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.15fr 1fr; gap: 36px; align-items: center; }
.lead .art {
  aspect-ratio: 16/10; border-radius: 14px; overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--surface);
}
.lead .art img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; display: block; }
.lead .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 14px; }
.lead h1 {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  font-size: clamp(30px, 4.6vw, 52px); line-height: 1.02; margin: 0 0 16px;
}
.lead .dek { font-family: 'Newsreader', serif; font-size: 20px; color: var(--ink-2); margin: 0 0 16px; line-height: 1.45; }
.lead .meta { font-size: 12px; color: var(--ink-3); letter-spacing: 0.06em; }
.lead a.lead-card:hover h1 { color: var(--signal-dim); }

/* ---------- grid ---------- */
.grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 30px 28px; }
.card { display: flex; flex-direction: column; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding-top: 18px; }
.card .art {
  aspect-ratio: 16/10; border-radius: 10px; overflow: hidden; margin-bottom: 16px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--surface);
}
.card .art img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; display: block; transition: transform .4s ease; }
.card:hover .art img { transform: scale(1.035); }
.card h2 {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.12; margin: 0 0 10px;
}
.card:hover h2 { color: var(--signal-dim); }
.card .dek { font-family: 'Newsreader', serif; color: var(--ink-2); font-size: 16px; margin: 0 0 14px; flex: 1; }
.card .meta { font-size: 11px; color: var(--ink-3); letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; }

/* eyebrow / lane chips */
.eyebrow {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
  font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700;
}
.eyebrow::before { content: ""; width: 8px; height: 8px; border-radius: 2px; background: var(--ink-3); }
.lane-ai { color: var(--ai); } .lane-ai.eyebrow::before { background: var(--ai); }
.lane-markets { color: var(--markets); } .lane-markets.eyebrow::before { background: var(--markets); }
.lane-bigtech { color: var(--bigtech); } .lane-bigtech.eyebrow::before { background: var(--bigtech); }
.lane-cloudflare { color: var(--cloudflare); } .lane-cloudflare.eyebrow::before { background: var(--cloudflare); }
.lane-spy { color: var(--spy); } .lane-spy.eyebrow::before { background: var(--spy); }

/* ---------- gradient fallback cover ---------- */
.cover { position: relative; display: flex; align-items: flex-end; padding: 18px; overflow: hidden; }
.cover::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(120% 120% at 0% 0%, rgba(255,255,255,0.10), transparent 50%),
    var(--cover-grad, linear-gradient(135deg, #2a2350, #0a0a0c));
}
.cover::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; opacity: 0.35; mix-blend-mode: overlay;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='160' height='160'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='2'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}
.cover .cover-word {
  position: relative; font-family: 'Fraunces', serif; font-weight: 900;
  font-size: clamp(20px, 3vw, 34px); line-height: 0.98; color: #fff; letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  text-shadow: 0 2px 30px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
}
.grad-ai { --cover-grad: linear-gradient(135deg, #3a2d6e, #120f24); }
.grad-markets { --cover-grad: linear-gradient(135deg, #0f4d3a, #07140f); }
.grad-bigtech { --cover-grad: linear-gradient(135deg, #0e4a66, #07141b); }
.grad-cloudflare { --cover-grad: linear-gradient(135deg, #7a3e08, #1a0f04); }
.grad-spy { --cover-grad: linear-gradient(135deg, #6b4e07, #181203); }

/* ---------- article page ---------- */
.story { max-width: 720px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 40px 24px 90px; }
.story-hero { aspect-ratio: 16/9; border-radius: 14px; overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid var(--line); margin-bottom: 28px; background: var(--surface); }
.story-hero img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; display: block; }
.story h1 {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  font-size: clamp(32px, 5vw, 50px); line-height: 1.04; margin: 16px 0 14px;
}
.story .dek { font-family: 'Newsreader', serif; font-style: italic; font-size: 22px; color: var(--ink-2); margin: 0 0 22px; line-height: 1.4; }
.story .byline {
  font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-3);
  padding-bottom: 22px; margin-bottom: 30px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.prose { font-family: 'Newsreader', serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.7; color: #dcdce2; }
.prose p { margin: 0 0 22px; }
.prose h2 { font-family: 'Fraunces', serif; font-size: 27px; font-weight: 600; margin: 38px 0 14px; line-height: 1.15; color: var(--ink); }
.prose a { color: var(--signal); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; text-decoration-thickness: 1px; }
.prose a:hover { color: var(--signal-dim); }
.prose strong { color: #fff; font-weight: 600; }
.prose ul, .prose ol { margin: 0 0 22px; padding-left: 22px; }
.prose li { margin-bottom: 8px; }
.prose blockquote {
  margin: 26px 0; padding: 6px 22px; border-left: 3px solid var(--signal);
  font-style: italic; color: var(--ink-2);
}

.sources {
  margin-top: 44px; padding: 22px 24px; background: var(--surface); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 12px;
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
}
.sources h3 { margin: 0 0 12px; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-3); font-weight: 700; }
.sources ul { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; }
.sources li { margin-bottom: 9px; font-size: 14px; }
.sources a { color: var(--signal); }
.sources a:hover { color: var(--signal-dim); }
.sources .outlet { color: var(--ink-3); }
.img-credit { margin-top: 18px; font-size: 12px; color: var(--ink-3); }
.tags { margin-top: 22px; display: flex; gap: 8px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.tags span { font-size: 11px; color: var(--ink-3); border: 1px solid var(--line); padding: 4px 10px; border-radius: 999px; }

/* ---------- archive ---------- */
.archive-list { display: grid; gap: 0; }
.archive-row {
  display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 18px; padding: 18px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.archive-row .d { font-family: 'Inter'; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-3); min-width: 130px; }
.archive-row .h { font-family: 'Fraunces', serif; font-size: 20px; }
.archive-row:hover .h { color: var(--signal-dim); }
.archive-row .n { margin-left: auto; color: var(--ink-3); font-size: 12px; }

/* ---------- banners / states ---------- */
.stale-banner {
  max-width: var(--maxw); margin: 18px auto -8px; padding: 12px 18px; border-radius: 10px;
  background: rgba(255,90,60,0.10); border: 1px solid rgba(255,90,60,0.35); color: var(--signal-dim);
  font-size: 13px;
}
.quiet { text-align: center; padding: 70px 20px; color: var(--ink-3); font-family: 'Newsreader', serif; font-style: italic; font-size: 20px; }
.loading { text-align: center; padding: 80px 20px; color: var(--ink-3); }

footer {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line); margin-top: 40px;
  padding: 30px 24px; text-align: center; color: var(--ink-3); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}
footer .fm { font-family: 'Fraunces', serif; font-weight: 600; color: var(--ink-2); font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0; }

/* ---------- responsive ---------- */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .lead a.lead-card { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 20px; }
  .lead .art { aspect-ratio: 16/9; }
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .wrap { padding: 0 16px; }
  .grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 26px; }
  .ticker-inner { gap: 16px; padding: 9px 16px; font-size: 12px; }
  .story { padding: 26px 18px 70px; }
  .prose { font-size: 18px; }
  .lead .dek { font-size: 18px; }
  .masthead-inner { padding-top: 18px; }
}

/* honor reduced motion + the global no-animation environments */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { * { transition: none !important; } }