:root{--navy-900:#343959;--navy-800:#3d4268;--navy-700:#4a5079;--cream:#f4efe3;--cream-2:#ece4d2;--gold:#b8935b;--gold-light:#d8b77e;--charcoal:#26262c;--white:#fff;--ease:cubic-bezier(.22,.68,.32,1)}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{margin:0;font-family:'Inter',sans-serif;color:var(--charcoal);background:var(--cream);-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
h1,h2,h3,h4{font-family:'Fraunces',serif;margin:0;color:var(--navy-900);letter-spacing:-.01em}
p{margin:0 0 18px;line-height:1.7}
a{text-decoration:none;color:inherit}
img{display:block;max-width:100%}
ul,ol{margin:0 0 18px;padding-left:22px;line-height:1.7}
li{margin-bottom:6px}
.wrap{max-width:1120px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px}
.prose{max-width:700px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px}

/* minimal masthead — logo only, links home, no nav */
.mast{padding:22px 0;background:var(--navy-900)}
.mast .wrap{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between}
.mast img{height:30px;width:auto}
.mast .back{font-size:.86rem;font-weight:600;color:var(--cream);border-bottom:1.5px solid var(--gold);padding-bottom:2px;transition:color .25s var(--ease)}
.mast .back:hover{color:var(--gold-light)}

/* blog index / listing page */
.blog-hero{padding:64px 0 20px}
.blog-hero .eyebrow{font-size:.72rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold)}
.blog-hero h1{font-size:clamp(2rem,4.4vw,2.9rem);font-weight:600;margin-top:14px;line-height:1.1}
.blog-hero p{margin-top:16px;font-size:1.02rem;color:#54545e;max-width:56ch}
.post-grid{padding:36px 0 90px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:22px}
@media(max-width:760px){.post-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.post-card{background:var(--white);border:1px solid rgba(38,38,44,0.08);border-radius:8px;padding:30px 28px;transition:transform .3s var(--ease),box-shadow .3s var(--ease),border-color .3s var(--ease)}
.post-card:hover{transform:translateY(-6px);box-shadow:0 20px 45px -20px rgba(22,26,54,0.3);border-color:var(--gold)}
.post-card .cat{display:inline-block;font-size:.68rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--navy-900);background:var(--cream-2);padding:6px 12px;border-radius:3px;margin-bottom:16px}
.post-card h2{font-size:1.28rem;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;margin-bottom:10px}
.post-card p{font-size:.92rem;color:#5b5b64;margin-bottom:0}
.post-card .read-more{display:inline-block;margin-top:16px;font-size:.86rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--gold);}

/* article page */
.article-head{padding:56px 0 8px}
.article-head .cat{display:inline-block;font-size:.68rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--navy-900);background:var(--cream-2);padding:6px 12px;border-radius:3px;margin-bottom:18px}
.article-head h1{font-size:clamp(1.9rem,4.2vw,2.6rem);font-weight:600;line-height:1.18}
.article-head .meta{margin-top:16px;font-size:.86rem;color:#8a8a92}
.article-body{padding:34px 0 20px;font-size:1.05rem}
.article-body h2{font-size:1.4rem;font-weight:600;margin:38px 0 14px;line-height:1.3}
.article-body h3{font-size:1.14rem;font-weight:600;margin:26px 0 10px}
.article-body strong{color:var(--navy-900)}
.article-body .callout{background:var(--white);border-left:3px solid var(--gold);border-radius:4px;padding:18px 22px;font-size:.96rem;color:#4a4a52;margin:26px 0}

/* end-of-article CTA back to homepage */
.blog-cta{background:linear-gradient(135deg,var(--navy-900) 0,var(--navy-700) 100%);color:var(--white);margin-top:50px;border-radius:10px;overflow:hidden}
.blog-cta .inner{padding:44px 36px;text-align:center;max-width:560px;margin:0 auto}
.blog-cta h3{color:var(--white);font-size:1.5rem;font-weight:600}
.blog-cta p{color:rgba(244,239,227,0.78);margin-top:12px}
.blog-cta .btn-primary{background:var(--gold);color:var(--navy-900);font-weight:700;font-size:.98rem;padding:16px 30px;border-radius:3px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin-top:22px;transition:transform .28s var(--ease),background .28s var(--ease)}
.blog-cta .btn-primary:hover{background:var(--gold-light);transform:translateY(-3px)}

.article-footer-links{padding:8px 0 80px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;font-size:.88rem}
.article-footer-links a{font-weight:700;color:var(--navy-900);border-bottom:1.5px solid var(--gold)}
.article-footer-links a:hover{color:var(--gold)}

.site-credit{text-align:center;padding:0 0 40px;font-size:.76rem;color:#9a9aa0}