:root {
  --bg: #faf7f2; --ink: #1d1b18; --muted: #6b655c; --rule: #e2dccf; --accent: #9a3b1f;
  --serif: "Newsreader", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  --sans: "Inter", -apple-system, system-ui, sans-serif;
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
  :root { --bg: #16150f; --ink: #ebe6db; --muted: #a39d90; --rule: #34312a; --accent: #e08a62; }
}
* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; }
body { margin: 0; background: var(--bg); color: var(--ink); font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.62; font-optical-sizing: auto; }
a { color: var(--accent); text-underline-offset: 3px; }
.masthead { max-width: 720px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 28px 20px 18px; display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between; align-items: baseline; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px;
  border-bottom: 3px double var(--rule); }
.brand { font-weight: 600; font-size: 28px; color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
nav a { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 13px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .08em;
  color: var(--muted); text-decoration: none; margin-left: 16px; }
nav a:first-child { margin-left: 0; }
main { max-width: 720px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 8px 20px 40px; }
.tagline { font-style: italic; color: var(--muted); font-size: 19px; margin: 28px 0 8px; }
.essays { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
.essays li { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.essays a { display: block; padding: 26px 0; text-decoration: none; color: inherit; }
.essays h2 { font-size: 30px; line-height: 1.15; margin: 0 0 8px; letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
.essays a:hover h2 { color: var(--accent); }
.dek { color: var(--muted); font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.45; margin: 0; }
.meta, .kicker { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 12px; text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .08em; color: var(--muted); margin: 10px 0 0; }
.post h1 { font-size: 44px; line-height: 1.08; margin: 10px 0 14px; letter-spacing: -0.02em; }
.post .dek { font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 32px; }
.post h2 { font-size: 26px; margin: 2.2em 0 .6em; }
.post hr { border: 0; text-align: center; margin: 2.4em 0; }
.post hr::after { content: "⁂"; color: var(--muted); font-size: 22px; }
.post blockquote { margin: 1.4em 0; padding-left: 18px; border-left: 3px solid var(--accent); font-style: italic; }
.body > p:first-of-type::first-letter { float: left; font-size: 3.4em; line-height: .9; padding: 6px 8px 0 0; font-weight: 600; }
.sources { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--muted);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); margin-top: 3em; padding-top: 1em; }
.sources ul { padding-left: 18px; }
.colophon { max-width: 720px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 24px 20px 48px; font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 13px; color: var(--muted); border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  body { font-size: 18px; }
  .post h1 { font-size: 34px; }
  .essays h2 { font-size: 25px; }
  .brand { font-size: 23px; }
}