:root {
      --bg: #050505;
      --paper: #0b0b0b;
      --ink: #f4f4f0;
      --muted: #a5a5a0;
      --line: #282828;
      --max: 1180px;
    }

    * { box-sizing: border-box; }
    html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
    body {
      margin: 0;
      background: var(--bg);
      color: var(--ink);
      font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
      line-height: 1.5;
    }

    a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
    img { display: block; max-width: 100%; }
    .wrap { width: min(calc(100% - 32px), var(--max)); margin: auto; }

    header {
      position: sticky;
      top: 0;
      z-index: 20;
      background: rgba(5, 5, 5, 0.88);
      backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
    }

    .nav {
      min-height: 76px;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: space-between;
      gap: 16px;
    }

    .signature-link { display: block; flex: 0 1 288px; min-width: 0; }
    .signature {
      width: 100%;
      height: auto;
      max-height: 53px;
      object-fit: contain;
      object-position: left center;
    }

    .navlinks {
      display: none;
      gap: 26px;
      color: var(--muted);
      font-size: 0.8rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.08em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
    }

    .navlinks a:hover { color: var(--ink); }
    .cta {
      border: 1px solid var(--ink);
      padding: 10px 14px;
      font-size: 0.78rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.08em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      transition: 0.2s;
      white-space: nowrap;
    }

    .cta:hover { background: var(--ink); color: #000; }
    .hero {
      min-height: calc(100svh - 68px);
      display: grid;
      align-items: end;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    }

    .hero-grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 1fr;
      gap: 30px;
      padding: 48px 0 28px;
    }

    .eyebrow {
      margin-bottom: 18px;
      color: var(--muted);
      font-size: 0.75rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.16em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
    }

    h1 {
      max-width: 760px;
      margin: 0;
      font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
      font-size: clamp(2.35rem, 7vw, 4rem);
      font-weight: 400;
      line-height: 0.98;
      letter-spacing: -0.042em;
    }

    .hero-sub {
      max-width: 520px;
      margin: 26px 0 0;
      color: var(--muted);
      font-size: 0.82rem;
      line-height: 1.7;
      letter-spacing: 0.08em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
    }

    .hero-actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; margin-top: 34px; }
    .hero-action {
      border: 1px solid var(--ink);
      padding: 12px 16px;
      font-size: 0.74rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.1em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      transition: 0.2s;
    }

    .hero-action:hover { background: var(--ink); color: #000; }
    .hero-action.secondary { border-color: var(--line); color: #d0d0cc; }
    .hero-action.secondary:hover {
      border-color: var(--ink);
      background: transparent;
      color: var(--ink);
    }

    .portrait {
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
      background: #000;
      aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
    }

    .portrait img {
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      object-position: center top;
      filter: grayscale(1) contrast(1.06);
    }

    .portrait::after {
      content: "";
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(5, 5, 5, 0.46), transparent 45%);
    }

    .section { padding: 84px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
    .section-label {
      margin-bottom: 22px;
      color: var(--muted);
      font-size: 0.73rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.15em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
    }

    .display {
      margin: 0 0 30px;
      font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
      font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 7vw, 5.2rem);
      font-weight: 400;
      line-height: 0.98;
      letter-spacing: -0.035em;
    }

    .lede {
      max-width: 830px;
      color: #d6d6d1;
      font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 2.3vw, 1.7rem);
    }

    .section-intro { margin: -6px 0 36px; }
    .grid-2 { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 34px; }
    .rule-list { display: grid; gap: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
    .rule {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 52px 1fr;
      gap: 16px;
      padding: 22px 0;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    }

    .num { color: #686866; font-size: 0.78rem; letter-spacing: 0.12em; }
    .rule h3 {
      margin: 0 0 7px;
      font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
      font-size: 1.35rem;
      font-weight: 400;
    }

    .rule p { max-width: 700px; margin: 0; color: var(--muted); }
    .quote {
      padding: 40px 0;
      border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
      font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
      font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 5vw, 4rem);
      line-height: 1.05;
      letter-spacing: -0.03em;
    }

    .cards {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 1fr;
      gap: 1px;
      background: var(--line);
      border: 1px solid var(--line);
    }

    .card {
      min-height: 250px;
      padding: 28px;
      background: var(--paper);
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      justify-content: space-between;
    }

    .card small {
      color: var(--muted);
      font-size: 0.7rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.12em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
    }

    .card h3 {
      margin: 12px 0;
      font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
      font-size: 1.8rem;
      font-weight: 400;
    }

    .card p { margin: 0; color: var(--muted); }
    .card .tag {
      margin-top: 28px;
      color: #ddd;
      font-size: 0.75rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.08em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
    }

    .about-copy { max-width: 900px; display: grid; gap: 22px; }
    .about-copy p {
      margin: 0;
      color: #d6d6d1;
      font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.7vw, 1.28rem);
      line-height: 1.75;
    }

    .about-copy p:first-child {
      color: var(--ink);
      font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
      font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.5vw, 2rem);
      line-height: 1.45;
    }

    .partner { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 30px; align-items: end; }
    .partner-list { display: grid; gap: 14px; }
    .partner-item { padding: 18px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); color: #d6d6d1; }
    .partner-item:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
    .contact-block { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 20px; align-items: flex-start; }
    .beliefs {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 1fr;
      gap: 1px;
      background: var(--line);
      border: 1px solid var(--line);
    }

    .belief { padding: 28px; background: var(--bg); }
    .belief .num { display: block; margin-bottom: 32px; }
    .belief h3 {
      margin: 0 0 16px;
      font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
      font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 3vw, 2.25rem);
      font-weight: 400;
      line-height: 1.08;
      letter-spacing: -0.025em;
    }

    .belief p { max-width: 620px; margin: 0; color: var(--muted); }
    .writing-list { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
    .writing-item {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 1fr;
      gap: 16px;
      padding: 28px 0;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    }

    .writing-item h3 {
      margin: 0 0 8px;
      font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
      font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 3vw, 2.35rem);
      font-weight: 400;
      line-height: 1.05;
      letter-spacing: -0.025em;
    }

    .writing-item p { max-width: 760px; margin: 0; color: var(--muted); }
    .writing-meta {
      color: #777;
      font-size: 0.72rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.12em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
    }

    .text-link {
      display: inline-block;
      margin-top: 18px;
      padding-bottom: 4px;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink);
      font-size: 0.74rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.1em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
    }

    .questions { margin: 0; padding: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); list-style: none; }
    .questions li {
      padding: 22px 0;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
      font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
      font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.7vw, 2.2rem);
      line-height: 1.2;
      letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    }

    .big-link {
      overflow-wrap: anywhere;
      border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
      font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
      font-size: clamp(2rem, 7vw, 5rem);
      line-height: 0.95;
      letter-spacing: -0.04em;
    }

    .big-link:hover { border-color: var(--ink); }
    footer {
      padding: 26px 0 44px;
      color: #747470;
      font-size: 0.78rem;
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      gap: 20px;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
    }

    .reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

    @media (max-width: 540px) {
      .wrap { width: min(calc(100% - 24px), var(--max)); }
      .nav { gap: 10px; }
      .signature-link { flex-basis: 186px; }
      .signature { max-height: 41px; }
      .cta { padding: 8px 10px; font-size: 0.66rem; letter-spacing: 0.06em; }
    }

    @media (min-width: 800px) {
      .navlinks { display: flex; }
      .beliefs { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
      .writing-item { grid-template-columns: 180px 1fr; }
      .hero-grid { grid-template-columns: 1.12fr 0.88fr; align-items: end; padding: 64px 0 42px; }
      .portrait { min-height: 680px; }
      .grid-2 { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 76px; }
      .cards { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
      .partner { grid-template-columns: 1.2fr 0.8fr; gap: 90px; }
      .section { padding: 120px 0; }
    }

    @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
      html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
    }
  
/* September 2026: shared editorial layout and compact hero. */
html { scroll-padding-top: 125px; }
.hero { min-height: 0; align-items: start; }
.hero-grid { padding: 24px 0 36px; align-items: start; }
.hero .eyebrow { margin-top: 0; }
.hero h1 { line-height: 1.04; }
.hero-sub { margin-top: 22px; }
.hero-description { max-width: 530px; color: #d6d6d1; font-size: 1.1rem; line-height: 1.6; margin: 18px 0 0; }
.hero-actions { margin-top: 24px; }
.portrait { margin: 0; min-height: 0; }
.nav { flex-wrap: wrap; padding: 12px 0; }
.signature-link { flex-basis: 210px; }
.navlinks { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px 20px; font-size: .875rem; letter-spacing: .03em; order: 3; width: 100%; padding-top: 8px; }
.cta,.hero-action,.text-link { font-size: .875rem; letter-spacing: .045em; }
.eyebrow,.section-label,.card small,.card .tag,.writing-meta,.num,footer { font-size: .8125rem; }
.writing-meta,.num,footer { color: var(--muted); }
.muted { color: var(--muted); }
.card p+p,.belief .follow-on { margin-top: 14px; }
.card .text-link { align-self: flex-start; }
.skip-link { position: fixed; top: -100px; left: 16px; z-index: 100; padding: 12px 20px; background: var(--ink); color: #050505; }
.skip-link:focus { top: 12px; }
a:focus-visible,summary:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--ink); outline-offset: 6px; }
.invariant { margin: 32px 0; padding: 4px 0 4px 24px; border-left: 2px solid var(--ink); max-width: 990px; font: 400 clamp(1.5rem,3vw,2.4rem)/1.35 Georgia,serif; letter-spacing: -.015em; }
.connections { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr)); gap: 24px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding-top: 24px; }
.connections h3,.serif-heading { font: 400 1.65rem/1.2 Georgia,serif; margin: 0 0 12px; }
.connections p { color: var(--muted); margin: 0; }
.status-note { color: #c6c6c1; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding-top: 24px; margin-top: 32px; max-width: 860px; }
.quote-section { padding: 36px 0; }
.quote { border: 0; padding: 0; max-width: 1000px; }
.page-top { padding: 42px 0 36px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.page-top h1 { font-size: clamp(2.6rem,6vw,4.5rem); line-height: 1.06; max-width: 960px; }
.page-top .subtitle { font: 400 clamp(1.2rem,2.6vw,1.7rem)/1.4 Georgia,serif; color: #ccc; max-width: 820px; }
.article-wrap { max-width: 800px; margin: auto; padding: 48px 0 72px; }
.prose { font-size: 1.1rem; line-height: 1.8; color: #d6d6d1; }
.prose h2 { color: var(--ink); font: 400 clamp(1.8rem,4vw,2.6rem)/1.15 Georgia,serif; margin: 52px 0 22px; letter-spacing: -.02em; }
.prose h3 { color: var(--ink); font: 400 1.55rem/1.25 Georgia,serif; margin-top: 32px; }
.prose p { margin: 0 0 22px; }
.prose a { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 4px; }
.prose strong { color: var(--ink); }
.table-scroll { overflow-x: auto; margin: 30px 0; }
table { border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.5; }
th,td { text-align: left; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); padding: 16px 12px; }
th { color: var(--ink); }
th:first-child,td:first-child { padding-left: 0; }
.article-note { font-size: 1rem; color: var(--muted); border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding-top: 24px; }
.step-list { list-style: none; padding: 0; counter-reset: step; }
.step-list li { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding: 26px 0; }
.step-list h3 { margin-top: 0; }
.step-list p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.reading-nav { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 14px 28px; margin-top: 28px; }
@media (min-width: 800px) {
 .hero-grid { padding: 32px 0 40px; align-items: start; gap: 48px; grid-template-columns: 1.18fr .82fr; }
 .portrait { min-height: 0; height: 460px; aspect-ratio: auto; }
 .hero h1 { font-size: clamp(2.7rem,4.5vw,4rem); }
 .portfolio { grid-template-columns: repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr)); }
 .connections { grid-template-columns: repeat(4,minmax(0,1fr)); }
 .section { padding: 84px 0; }
 .quote-section { padding: 44px 0; }
}
@media (min-width: 1100px) {
 .nav { flex-wrap: nowrap; }
 .navlinks { order: initial; width: auto; padding-top: 0; gap: 22px; }
}
@media (max-width: 540px) {
 .signature-link { flex-basis: 170px; }
 .cta { font-size: .8125rem; padding: 9px 12px; }
 .hero-grid { padding-top: 20px; }
 .hero h1 { font-size: clamp(2.2rem,9.7vw,3.2rem); }
 .portrait { aspect-ratio: 1; }
 .card,.belief { padding: 24px; }
 .connections { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
 .display { line-height: 1.08; }
 .article-wrap { padding-top: 28px; }
 table { font-size: .9rem; }
 th,td { padding: 12px 8px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
}
@media print {
 header,footer,.skip-link,.reading-nav { display: none; }
 body { background: white; color: black; }
 .prose,.prose h2,.prose strong,.article-note,.page-top .subtitle,.writing-meta { color: black; }
 .article-wrap,.wrap { max-width: none; width: 100%; padding: 0; }
 .page-top { padding: 0 0 20px; }
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
 .table-scroll { overflow: visible; }
 .table-scroll table,.table-scroll tbody,.table-scroll tr,.table-scroll td { display: block; width: 100%; }
 .table-scroll thead { position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; clip-path: inset(50%); }
 .table-scroll tr { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); padding: 20px 0; }
 .table-scroll td { border: 0; padding: 8px 0; font-size: 1rem; }
 .table-scroll td:first-child { color: var(--ink); font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.125rem; }
 .table-scroll td:not(:first-child)::before { content: attr(data-label); display: block; color: var(--muted); font-size: .8125rem; margin-bottom: 4px; }
}