:root {
  --black: #000;
  --ink: #0b0a09;
  --panel: #12100d;
  --gold: #a17030;
  --gold-hi: #d7a856;
  --gold-lo: #6f4214;
  --ivory: #fbf0e3;
  --muted: #b9ab98;
  --line: rgba(215, 168, 86, 0.35);
  --display: "Bodoni Moda", "Didot", "Bodoni 72", Georgia, serif;
  --body: "Cormorant Garamond", "EB Garamond", Garamond, Georgia, serif;
  --max: 1120px;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--black);
  color: var(--ivory);
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 20px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}
img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; }
a { color: var(--gold-hi); text-decoration: none; }
a:hover { color: var(--ivory); }
:focus-visible { outline: 1px solid var(--gold-hi); outline-offset: 4px; }

.wrap { max-width: var(--max); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 28px; }

/* Header */
.site-header {
  position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 10;
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.92);
  backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(215, 168, 86, 0.18);
}
.site-header .wrap {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
  height: 74px;
}
.brand { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; }
.brand img { height: 46px; width: auto; }
.brand span {
  font-family: var(--display); letter-spacing: 0.32em; font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--ivory); text-transform: uppercase;
}
.nav { display: flex; gap: 34px; }
.nav a {
  font-family: var(--display); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.28em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted); padding: 6px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
}
.nav a:hover, .nav a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--ivory); border-bottom-color: var(--gold); }
.nav-toggle { display: none; }

/* Type */
.eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--display); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.4em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold-hi); margin: 0 0 18px;
}
h1, h2, h3 { font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.15; margin: 0; }
h1 { font-size: clamp(40px, 6vw, 72px); }
h2 { font-size: clamp(30px, 4vw, 46px); }
h3 { font-size: 26px; }
.lede { font-size: 24px; color: var(--ivory); max-width: 680px; }
p { margin: 0 0 1.1em; }
.muted { color: var(--muted); }

.rule {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 16px; margin: 28px auto; max-width: 420px;
}
.rule::before, .rule::after { content: ""; flex: 1; height: 1px; background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--gold), transparent); }
.rule i {
  width: 9px; height: 9px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 35% 35%, #fff, #e9dccb 45%, #b8a78f);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px var(--black), 0 0 0 4px var(--gold);
}

/* Buttons */
.btn {
  display: inline-block; font-family: var(--display); font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.3em; text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 16px 30px; border: 1px solid var(--gold); color: var(--ivory);
  background: transparent; transition: background 0.2s, color 0.2s;
}
.btn:hover { background: var(--gold); color: var(--black); }
.btn.solid { background: var(--gold); color: var(--black); }
.btn.solid:hover { background: var(--gold-hi); }
.btn[aria-disabled="true"] { border-color: rgba(161,112,48,0.5); color: var(--muted); cursor: default; }
.btn[aria-disabled="true"]:hover { background: transparent; color: var(--muted); }

/* Hero */
.hero {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 90px 0 70px;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 30%, #1b1610 0%, #000 62%);
}
.hero .wordmark { width: min(760px, 92%); margin: 0 auto; }
.hero .tagline {
  font-family: var(--body); font-style: italic; font-size: clamp(26px, 3.4vw, 38px);
  margin: 26px 0 6px; color: var(--ivory);
}
.hero .descriptor {
  font-family: var(--display); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.45em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold-hi);
}

section { padding: 90px 0; }
section.alt { background: var(--ink); border-top: 1px solid rgba(215,168,86,0.12); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(215,168,86,0.12); }
.center { text-align: center; }

/* Series feature */
.series-head { text-align: center; max-width: 760px; margin: 0 auto 56px; }
.series-head .hookline { font-style: italic; font-size: 28px; margin-top: 18px; }

.shelf {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 28px;
}
.book-card { text-align: center; }
.book-card a.cover {
  display: block; position: relative;
  box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.7), 0 0 0 1px rgba(215,168,86,0.25);
  transition: transform 0.25s, box-shadow 0.25s;
}
.book-card a.cover:hover { transform: translateY(-6px); box-shadow: 0 26px 50px rgba(0,0,0,0.8), 0 0 0 1px var(--gold-hi); }
.book-card .num {
  font-family: var(--display); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.35em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold-hi); margin: 22px 0 8px;
}
.book-card h3 { font-size: 21px; }
.book-card h3 a { color: var(--ivory); }

/* Start here */
.start {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 340px 1fr; gap: 64px; align-items: center;
}
.start img { box-shadow: 0 24px 60px rgba(0,0,0,0.8), 0 0 0 1px rgba(215,168,86,0.3); }

/* Promise */
.promise { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 40px; margin-top: 50px; }
.promise h3 { font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.06em; color: var(--gold-hi); margin-bottom: 10px; }
.promise p { color: var(--muted); }

/* Book page */
.book-hero { padding: 80px 0; background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 30% 40%, #1b1610 0%, #000 65%); }
.book-hero .grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 400px 1fr; gap: 70px; align-items: start; }
.book-hero .cover img { box-shadow: 0 30px 70px rgba(0,0,0,0.85), 0 0 0 1px rgba(215,168,86,0.3); }
.book-meta { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 28px 0 34px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: auto 1fr; gap: 6px 22px; font-size: 18px; }
.book-meta dt { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.3em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold-hi); padding-top: 5px; }
.book-meta dd { margin: 0; color: var(--muted); }
.blurb p:first-child { font-size: 25px; font-style: italic; }
.pager { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 20px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding-top: 28px; margin-top: 60px; }
.pager a { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.25em; text-transform: uppercase; }

/* Series list */
.series-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 220px 1fr; gap: 48px; padding: 48px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(215,168,86,0.15); align-items: center; }
.series-row:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
.series-row img { box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.75), 0 0 0 1px rgba(215,168,86,0.25); }
.series-row .num { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.35em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold-hi); margin-bottom: 10px; }
.series-row h3 { margin-bottom: 14px; }
.series-row h3 a { color: var(--ivory); }

details.notes { max-width: 760px; margin: 50px auto 0; border: 1px solid var(--line); padding: 0 28px; }
details.notes summary {
  cursor: pointer; list-style: none; padding: 22px 0;
  font-family: var(--display); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.32em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold-hi);
}
details.notes summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
details.notes summary::after { content: "+"; float: right; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1; }
details.notes[open] summary::after { content: "\2212"; }
details.notes ul { margin: 0 0 26px; padding-left: 20px; color: var(--muted); }

/* About */
.about { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 360px; gap: 80px; align-items: center; }
.about .crest { width: 100%; max-width: 360px; margin: 0 auto; }

/* Footer */
.site-footer { border-top: 1px solid rgba(215,168,86,0.18); padding: 56px 0 40px; text-align: center; color: var(--muted); font-size: 16px; }
.site-footer .crest { width: 90px; margin: 0 auto 22px; }
.site-footer nav { display: flex; justify-content: center; gap: 28px; margin-bottom: 18px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.site-footer nav a { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.28em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted); }
.site-footer nav a:hover { color: var(--ivory); }

/* Responsive */
@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .shelf { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 40px 28px; }
  .start, .book-hero .grid, .about { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 44px; }
  .start img, .book-hero .cover { max-width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; }
  .promise { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 28px; }
  .about .crest { max-width: 240px; order: -1; }
}
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  body { font-size: 19px; }
  .brand span { display: none; }
  .nav-toggle {
    display: block; background: none; border: 1px solid var(--line); color: var(--ivory);
    font-family: var(--display); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.25em; text-transform: uppercase; padding: 9px 14px;
  }
  .nav { display: none; position: absolute; top: 74px; left: 0; right: 0; background: #000; flex-direction: column; gap: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .nav.open { display: flex; }
  .nav a { padding: 18px 28px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(215,168,86,0.1); }
  .series-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 26px; }
  .series-row img { max-width: 220px; }
  section { padding: 64px 0; }
  .hero { padding: 64px 0 54px; }
}

.soon {
  font-family: var(--display); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.32em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted); margin-top: 10px;
}
.book-card div.cover { box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.7), 0 0 0 1px rgba(215,168,86,0.25); }

/* Column styles (The Bane of Society) */
.wrap.narrow { max-width: 760px; }
.column-hero { padding: 70px 0 40px; background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 20%, #1b1610 0%, #000 65%); }
.masthead { text-align: center; }
.mh-title {
  font-family: var(--display); font-style: italic; font-size: clamp(44px, 7vw, 82px);
  line-height: 1.05; margin: 14px 0 10px; color: var(--ivory);
}
.mh-sub {
  font-family: var(--display); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.32em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-hi); margin: 0 0 14px;
}
.mh-rule { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; max-width: 520px; margin: 0 auto; }
.mh-rule span { flex: 1; height: 1px; background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--gold), transparent); }
.mh-rule i { width: 8px; height: 8px; transform: rotate(45deg); border: 1px solid var(--gold-hi); }
.column { padding: 30px 0 90px; }
.dateline {
  text-align: center; font-family: var(--display); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.3em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold-hi); margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.column h1 { text-align: center; font-size: clamp(34px, 5vw, 52px); margin-bottom: 40px; }
.column-body { font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.7; }
.column-body > p:first-child::first-letter {
  font-family: var(--display); float: left; font-size: 74px; line-height: 0.85;
  padding: 6px 10px 0 0; color: var(--gold-hi);
}
.fleuron { text-align: center; color: var(--gold); font-size: 22px; margin: 26px 0; }
.signoff { text-align: right; font-style: italic; font-size: 24px; margin: 36px 0 60px; color: var(--gold-hi); }
.modern { border: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--panel); padding: 34px 36px 28px; }
.modern h2 { font-size: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; }
.modern p { color: var(--ivory); }
.issue-card { padding: 38px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(215,168,86,0.15); }
.issue-card .num { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.32em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold-hi); margin-bottom: 10px; }
.issue-card h2 { font-size: 34px; margin-bottom: 12px; }
.issue-card h2 a { color: var(--ivory); }
.issue-card .readmore { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.25em; text-transform: uppercase; }

/* The Bane of Society (blog) */
.column-hero.slim { padding: 46px 0 10px; }
.column-hero.slim .mh-title { font-size: clamp(32px, 4.6vw, 52px); }
h1.mh-title { font-weight: 400; }
.crumbs { text-align: center; font-family: var(--display); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.22em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted); margin: 10px 0 34px; }
.crumbs a { color: var(--muted); }
.crumbs a:hover { color: var(--ivory); }
.crumbs .sep { margin: 0 12px; color: var(--gold); }
.crumbs [aria-current] { color: var(--gold-hi); }
.dek { text-align: center; font-style: italic; font-size: 25px; color: var(--ivory); max-width: 640px; margin: -18px auto 18px; }
.byline { text-align: center; font-size: 17px; color: var(--muted); margin-bottom: 48px; }
.byline.small { text-align: left; font-size: 16px; margin: 26px 0 0; }
.byline a { color: var(--gold-hi); }
.post-body { font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.7; }
.post-body > p:first-child::first-letter {
  font-family: var(--display); float: left; font-size: 74px; line-height: 0.85;
  padding: 6px 10px 0 0; color: var(--gold-hi);
}
.post-body h2 { font-size: 32px; margin: 54px 0 18px; color: var(--ivory); }
.post-body h2::before { content: "\2766"; display: block; color: var(--gold); font-size: 20px; margin-bottom: 14px; }
.post-body h3 { font-size: 22px; margin: 30px 0 8px; color: var(--gold-hi); }
.reading-order { list-style: none; counter-reset: ro; padding: 0; margin: 10px 0 30px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.reading-order li { counter-increment: ro; display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 18px; padding: 14px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(215,168,86,0.15); }
.reading-order li::before { content: counter(ro); font-family: var(--display); color: var(--gold-hi); min-width: 22px; }
.reading-order li span { margin-left: auto; font-family: var(--display); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.3em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted); }
.faq { margin-top: 60px; border: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--panel); padding: 8px 36px 26px; }
.faq h2 { margin-top: 30px; }
.faq h2::before { display: none; }
.cta-box { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 150px 1fr; gap: 34px; align-items: center; margin: 56px 0 0; padding: 30px; border: 1px solid var(--gold); background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 20% 30%, #1b1610 0%, #0b0a09 70%); }
.cta-box img { box-shadow: 0 14px 30px rgba(0,0,0,0.7), 0 0 0 1px rgba(215,168,86,0.3); }
.cta-box h2 { font-size: 30px; margin-bottom: 12px; }
.cta-box .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 10px; }
.cta-box p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.related { margin-top: 56px; }
.related ul, .teaser-list { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
.related li, .teaser-list li { display: flex; align-items: baseline; justify-content: space-between; gap: 20px; padding: 14px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(215,168,86,0.15); }
.related li a, .teaser-list li a { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 21px; color: var(--ivory); }
.related li span, .teaser-list li span { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.3em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted); white-space: nowrap; }
.teaser-list { max-width: 640px; margin: 0 auto; text-align: left; }
.blog-list { padding-top: 40px; }
.section-label { margin-top: 50px; padding-bottom: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.section-label:first-child { margin-top: 0; }
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .cta-box { grid-template-columns: 1fr; text-align: center; }
  .cta-box img { max-width: 150px; margin: 0 auto; }
  .faq { padding: 4px 22px 20px; }
  .dek { font-size: 21px; }
  .mh-sub { letter-spacing: 0.2em; }
  .related li, .teaser-list li { flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; }
}

/* Readability pass: sturdier body serif, softer contrast, larger labels */
:root {
  --body: "Libre Caslon Text", "Baskerville", Georgia, serif;
  --accent: "Cormorant Garamond", Garamond, Georgia, serif;
  --ivory: #f3e9dc;
  --muted: #cbbda9;
}
body { font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.8; }
p { margin-bottom: 1.2em; }
.lede { font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.75; }
.column-body, .post-body { font-size: 18.5px; line-height: 1.85; }
.wrap.narrow { max-width: 720px; }
.column-body > p:first-child::first-letter, .post-body > p:first-child::first-letter { font-size: 68px; padding-top: 8px; }
.post-body h2 { font-size: 30px; font-weight: 500; }
.post-body h3 { font-size: 21px; font-weight: 500; }
.modern h2, .cta-box h2, .issue-card h2, .column h1 { font-weight: 500; }
.dek { font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.6; margin-top: -14px; }
.hero .tagline, .series-head .hookline, .signoff { font-family: var(--accent); }
.signoff { font-size: 26px; }
.blurb p:first-child { font-size: 21px; }
.byline { font-size: 15px; }
.byline.small { font-size: 15px; }
.eyebrow, .dateline, .issue-card .num, .book-card .num, .series-row .num, .soon, .book-meta dt,
.reading-order li span, .related li span, .teaser-list li span, .mh-sub, .hero .descriptor {
  font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 0.24em;
}
.nav a { font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 0.2em; }
.crumbs { font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.16em; }
.btn, .pager a, .issue-card .readmore, .site-footer nav a { font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 0.2em; }
.related li a, .teaser-list li a { font-size: 19px; }
.book-meta { font-size: 17px; }
.site-footer { font-size: 15px; }
.promise p, .series-row p { font-size: 18px; }
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  body { font-size: 17.5px; }
  .column-body, .post-body { font-size: 17.5px; line-height: 1.8; }
  .dek { font-size: 19px; }
  .post-body h2 { font-size: 26px; }
}

/* Pages: reading order, content warnings; post sources */
h1.page-title { font-size: clamp(34px, 5vw, 54px); font-weight: 500; margin-top: 6px; }
.page-body { padding-top: 20px; }
.page-body .lede { text-align: left; max-width: none; margin-bottom: 30px; }
.ro-list { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 10px 0 40px; counter-reset: none; }
.ro-book { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 110px 1fr; gap: 28px; align-items: center; padding: 22px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(215,168,86,0.18); }
.ro-book img { box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(0,0,0,0.6), 0 0 0 1px rgba(215,168,86,0.3); }
.ro-book h2 { font-size: 28px; margin: 4px 0 6px; }
.ro-book h2::before { display: none; }
.ro-book .eyebrow { margin: 0; }
.ro-book .muted, .ro-book .status { margin: 0 0 4px; font-size: 16px; }
.ro-book .status { color: var(--gold-hi); font-style: italic; }
.page-body details.notes { margin: 10px 0 30px; }
.sources { margin-top: 50px; padding-top: 18px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.sources ul { padding-left: 1.1em; margin: 8px 0 0; }
.sources li { font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 6px; }
.sources a { color: var(--muted); }
.sources a:hover { color: var(--ivory); }
.post-body ul { padding-left: 1.2em; }
.post-body li { margin-bottom: 0.6em; }
@media (max-width: 720px) { .ro-book { grid-template-columns: 80px 1fr; gap: 18px; } .ro-book h2 { font-size: 23px; } }

/* Blog activities: quizzes, puzzles, clue hunts (tap-to-reveal answers) */
.activity { margin: 64px 0 24px; padding: 34px 38px 8px; border: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--panel); }
.activity-kind { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 0.24em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold-hi); margin: 0 0 8px; }
.post-body .activity h2 { margin-top: 0; }
.post-body .activity h2::before { display: none; }
.activity-intro { font-style: italic; color: #cbbda9; }
.activity .q { margin: 26px 0 0; }
.activity .q-text { margin: 0 0 8px; color: #f3e9dc; }
.activity ul.opts { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 4px; }
.activity ul.opts li { margin: 4px 0; color: #cbbda9; }
.activity .opt { color: var(--gold-hi); font-family: var(--display); font-size: 15px; margin-right: 6px; }
details.activity-answers { margin: 34px 0 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
details.activity-answers summary {
  cursor: pointer; list-style: none; padding: 22px 0;
  font-family: var(--display); font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 0.24em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold-hi);
}
details.activity-answers summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
details.activity-answers summary::after { content: "+"; float: right; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1; }
details.activity-answers[open] summary::after { content: "\2212"; }
.activity-key { padding: 0 0 26px; }
.activity-key ol, .activity-key ul { padding-left: 22px; }
.activity-key li { margin: 8px 0; }
@media (max-width: 640px) { .activity { padding: 26px 20px 4px; } }

/* Fonts, option A (approved Nov 13, 2026): Playfair Display for titles and headings, Cinzel for the small gold labels.
   Bodoni Moda retired: its hairlines vanished on black. */
:root { --display: "Playfair Display", "Didot", Georgia, serif; --label: "Cinzel", "Trajan Pro", Georgia, serif; }
body { font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures no-discretionary-ligatures no-historical-ligatures; }
h1, h2, h3, .mh-title, .related li a, .teaser-list li a, .column-body > p:first-child::first-letter, .post-body > p:first-child::first-letter { font-variant-numeric: lining-nums; }
.column h1 { font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 600; font-size: clamp(32px, 4.6vw, 46px); line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: 0; }
.post-body h2, .post-body h3 { font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0; }
.post-body h2 { font-size: 27px; line-height: 1.3; }
.post-body h3 { font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.35; }
.brand span, .nav a, .nav-toggle, .eyebrow, .btn, .hero .descriptor, .book-card .num, .book-meta dt, .pager a, .series-row .num, details.notes summary, .site-footer nav a, .soon, .mh-sub, .dateline, .issue-card .num, .issue-card .readmore, .crumbs, .reading-order li span, .related li span, .teaser-list li span, .activity-kind, details.activity-answers summary, .activity .opt { font-family: var(--label); font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.14em; }
.eyebrow, .dateline, .issue-card .num, .book-card .num, .series-row .num, .soon, .book-meta dt, .reading-order li span,
.related li span, .teaser-list li span, .mh-sub, .hero .descriptor, .activity-kind, details.activity-answers summary,
details.notes summary { font-size: 15px; }
.nav a, .btn, .pager a, .issue-card .readmore, .site-footer nav a, .nav-toggle { font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; }
.crumbs { font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; }
.brand span { font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: 0.18em; }
@media (max-width: 720px) { .post-body h2 { font-size: 23px; } .crumbs { font-size: 12px; } }

/* Locked blurbs (Nov 13, 2026): prequel two-voice blurb and series blurb */
.blurb.locked p { margin: 0 0 0.7em; }
.blurb.locked p.series-line { font-size: 24px; font-style: italic; color: var(--ivory); margin-bottom: 1.1em; }
.blurb.locked p.voice { font-family: var(--label); font-weight: 600; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold-hi); margin: 1.6em 0 0.6em; }
.blurb.locked p.kicker { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 23px; line-height: 1.4; color: var(--ivory); margin-top: 1.6em; }
.blurb.locked p.kicker strong { font-weight: 600; }
.blurb.locked p.small-note { font-size: 16px; color: var(--muted); }
.series-blurb { max-width: 680px; margin: 26px auto 0; text-align: left; }
.series-blurb p.series-line, .series-blurb p.kicker, .series-blurb p.small-note { text-align: center; }
@media (max-width: 720px) { .blurb.locked p.series-line { font-size: 21px; } .blurb.locked p.kicker { font-size: 20px; } }

/* Tables in posts (Nov 13, 2026) */
.post-body table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.45; margin: 10px 0 28px; }
.post-body th { font-family: var(--label); font-weight: 600; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold-hi); text-align: left; padding: 10px 10px 10px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gold); }
.post-body td { padding: 10px 10px 10px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); vertical-align: top; }
.post-body .read-next, .read-next { margin-top: 28px; }
@media (max-width: 720px) { .post-body table { display: block; overflow-x: auto; font-size: 15px; } .post-body td, .post-body th { min-width: 120px; } }

/* Free prequel sign-up button (Nov 13, 2026): the MailerLite popup button is the solid gold one */
.btn.ml-onclick-form { background: var(--gold); color: var(--black); border-color: var(--gold); }
.btn.ml-onclick-form:hover { background: var(--gold-hi); }
.cta-box .btn { margin: 8px 10px 0 0; }