:root {
  --forest:  #0F2318;
  --gold:    #B8973A;
  --gold-lt: #D4B060;
  --cream:   #F8F5EE;
  --white:   #FFFFFF;
  --text:    #1A1F2E;
  --muted:   #5C6070;
  --rule:    #D0C8B8;
  --rule-strong: #0F2318;
  --card-bg: #FFFCF7;
  --up:      #22CC6A;
  --down:    #E03030;
  --display: 'PT Serif', Georgia, serif;
  --sans:    'Inter', 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif;
  --mono:    'IBM Plex Mono', 'Courier New', monospace;
}
*,*::before,*::after{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
html,body{background:var(--cream);color:var(--text);font-family:var(--sans);font-size:16px;line-height:1.6;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
img{max-width:100%;display:block}
a{color:var(--forest);text-decoration:none}
a:hover{color:var(--gold)}
.container{max-width:1240px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px}

/* TICKER */
.market-ticker{background:var(--forest);color:var(--white);font-family:var(--mono);font-size:16px;letter-spacing:0.03em;height:60px;overflow:hidden;display:flex;align-items:center;border-bottom:2px solid rgba(184,151,58,0.8)}
.ticker-inner{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;white-space:nowrap;animation:ticker-scroll 40s linear infinite}
.market-ticker:hover .ticker-inner{animation-play-state:paused}
@keyframes ticker-scroll{0%{transform:translateX(0)}100%{transform:translateX(-50%)}}
.tick-item{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;margin:0 24px}
.tick-label{color:rgba(255,255,255,0.85);font-size:14px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.1em;font-weight:600}
.tick-price{color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:700;font-size:16px}
.tick-chg.up{color:#22FF7A;font-size:14px}
.tick-chg.down{color:#FF4D4D;font-size:14px}
.tick-sep{color:rgba(255,255,255,0.3);margin:0 10px;font-size:18px}
.ticker-loading{color:rgba(255,255,255,0.4);font-size:13px;padding-left:24px}

/* MASTHEAD */
.masthead{background:var(--forest);border-bottom:3px solid var(--gold);padding:0}
.masthead .container{padding-top:14px;padding-bottom:0}
.masthead-top{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;font-size:10.5px;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.5);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.14em;font-family:var(--sans);padding-bottom:10px}
.masthead-brand-row{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;gap:20px;padding-bottom:6px}
.brand{font-family:var(--display);font-size:44px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-0.01em;line-height:1;color:var(--white)}
.brand a{color:var(--white);border:0}
.brand a:hover{color:var(--gold)}
.tagline{font-style:italic;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.5);font-size:13px;padding-bottom:10px;letter-spacing:0.02em}

/* NAV */
.topnav{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0;border-top:1px solid rgba(184,151,58,0.3);padding:0;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.1em;font-weight:600;font-family:var(--sans)}
.topnav ul{display:flex;flex-direction:row;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.topnav li{display:inline-flex;align-items:stretch}
.topnav a{color:rgba(255,255,255,0.75);border:0;padding:10px 16px 10px 0;margin-right:16px;display:block;transition:color 0.15s}
.topnav a:hover{color:var(--gold)}

/* HOMEPAGE GRID */
.homepage-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,8fr) minmax(0,4fr);gap:0 36px;margin:36px 0 48px}
.col-lead{border-right:2px solid var(--forest);padding-right:36px}

/* POST CARDS */
.post-card{padding-bottom:28px;margin-bottom:28px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
.post-card:last-child{border-bottom:0}
.post-card--lead .post-card-title{font-size:34px}
.post-card--lead .post-card-image{aspect-ratio:16/9}
.post-card--lead .post-card-dek{font-size:17px}
.post-card-image-link{display:block;margin-bottom:12px;overflow:hidden}
.post-card-image{width:100%;aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover;display:block;transition:transform 0.3s ease}
.post-card-image-link:hover .post-card-image{transform:scale(1.02)}
.post-card-meta-top{margin-bottom:8px}
.category-pill{display:inline-block;background:var(--forest);color:var(--gold);font-family:var(--sans);font-size:10px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.14em;padding:3px 8px;border-radius:2px}
.category-pill--small{font-size:9.5px;padding:2px 6px}
.post-card-title{font-family:var(--display);font-size:24px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2;margin-bottom:8px;letter-spacing:-0.01em}
.post-card-title a{color:var(--text);border:0}
.post-card-title a:hover{color:var(--forest);text-decoration:underline}
.post-card-dek{color:var(--muted);font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.55;margin-bottom:10px}
.post-card-byline{font-size:12px;color:var(--muted);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.08em;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;gap:6px}
.post-card-author{font-weight:600;color:var(--text)}
.post-card-sep{color:var(--rule)}

/* RAIL */
.rail-header{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:10px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.18em;color:var(--gold);background:var(--forest);padding:8px 12px;margin-bottom:20px;display:block}
.rail-card{display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;padding-bottom:16px;margin-bottom:16px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
.rail-card:last-child{border-bottom:0}
.rail-card-image-link{flex-shrink:0;display:block;overflow:hidden}
.rail-card-image{width:72px;height:54px;object-fit:cover;display:block;border:1px solid var(--rule)}
.rail-card-content{flex:1;min-width:0}
.rail-card-title{font-family:var(--display);font-size:15px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:4px 0 5px}
.rail-card-title a{color:var(--text);border:0}
.rail-card-title a:hover{color:var(--forest);text-decoration:underline}

/* ARTICLE */
.article{max-width:740px;margin:36px auto 60px;padding:0 24px}
.article .kicker{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:11px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.14em;color:var(--gold);background:var(--forest);display:inline-block;padding:3px 8px;margin-bottom:14px}
.article h1{font-family:var(--display);font-size:42px;line-height:1.1;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-0.02em;margin-bottom:16px}
.article .dek{font-family:var(--display);font-style:italic;font-size:21px;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:18px;line-height:1.45}
.article .byline{font-size:12px;color:var(--muted);border-top:2px solid var(--forest);border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);padding:10px 0;margin-bottom:24px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.09em;font-family:var(--sans)}
.article .feature-image{width:100%;aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover;margin:0 0 28px;border:1px solid var(--rule);display:block}
.article-body{font-family:var(--display);font-size:18px;line-height:1.75}
.article-body p{margin-bottom:20px}
.article-body h2{font-family:var(--display);font-size:28px;font-weight:700;margin:36px 0 12px;padding-top:10px;border-top:2px solid var(--forest);letter-spacing:-0.01em}
.article-body h3{font-family:var(--display);font-size:22px;font-weight:700;margin:28px 0 8px}
.article-body blockquote{border-left:4px solid var(--gold);padding:8px 20px;font-family:var(--display);font-size:22px;color:var(--forest);margin:28px 0;font-style:italic;background:rgba(184,151,58,0.06)}
.article-body ul,.article-body ol{padding-left:28px;margin-bottom:18px}
.article-body li{margin-bottom:6px}
.article-body hr{border:0;border-top:2px solid var(--forest);margin:32px 0}

/* KOENIG */
.kg-width-wide{width:100%;max-width:1040px;margin-left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%)}
.kg-width-full{width:100vw;max-width:100vw;margin-left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%)}
.kg-image{max-width:100%;height:auto}
.kg-embed-card,.kg-gallery-card,.kg-bookmark-card{margin:24px 0}
.kg-card-hascaption figcaption{font-size:13px;color:var(--muted);text-align:center;margin-top:8px;font-family:var(--sans);font-style:italic}
.kg-bookmark-container{display:flex;border:1px solid var(--rule);padding:16px;text-decoration:none;color:inherit;background:var(--card-bg)}
.kg-bookmark-content{flex:1}
.kg-bookmark-title{font-weight:700;margin-bottom:4px;font-family:var(--sans)}
.kg-bookmark-description{font-size:15px;color:var(--muted);font-family:var(--sans)}
.kg-callout-card{background:var(--card-bg);border-left:4px solid var(--gold);padding:16px 20px;margin:20px 0}
.kg-button-card{text-align:center;margin:28px 0}
.kg-button-card a{display:inline-block;background:var(--forest);color:var(--white);padding:12px 28px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:700;font-family:var(--sans);letter-spacing:0.06em;font-size:13px;text-transform:uppercase}
.kg-button-card a:hover{background:var(--gold);color:var(--forest)}

/* ARCHIVE */
.archive-header{background:var(--forest);color:var(--white);padding:36px 0 30px;margin-bottom:36px;border-bottom:3px solid var(--gold)}
.archive-header .kicker{color:var(--gold);font-size:11px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.16em;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:8px;font-family:var(--sans)}
.archive-header h1{font-family:var(--display);font-size:40px;font-weight:700;color:var(--white);margin-bottom:8px}
.archive-header .dek{color:rgba(255,255,255,0.65);font-size:17px;font-style:italic;font-family:var(--display)}
.archive-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:32px;margin-bottom:48px}

/* PAGINATION */
.pagination{display:flex;justify-content:center;align-items:center;gap:16px;padding:32px 0 48px;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:13px;border-top:1px solid var(--rule);margin-top:8px}
.pagination .older-posts,.pagination .newer-posts{background:var(--forest);color:var(--white);padding:8px 18px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.06em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11px;border:0;text-decoration:none}
.pagination .older-posts:hover,.pagination .newer-posts:hover{background:var(--gold);color:var(--forest)}
.pagination .page-number{color:var(--muted);font-size:12px}

/* FOOTER */
.site-footer{background:var(--forest);color:rgba(255,255,255,0.55);padding:32px 0 40px;border-top:3px solid var(--gold);font-size:13px;font-family:var(--sans)}
.footer-inner{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:flex-start;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:20px}
.brand-small{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:700;font-size:22px;color:var(--white);letter-spacing:-0.01em;margin-bottom:6px}
.footer-brand p{color:rgba(255,255,255,0.45);font-style:italic;font-size:13px}
.footer-legal p{color:rgba(255,255,255,0.4)}
.footer-legal a{color:var(--gold);border:0}

/* WCC AD */
.wcc-ad-unit{display:block;margin-top:28px;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #B8973A;background:var(--forest);overflow:hidden;transition:border-color 0.2s,box-shadow 0.2s}
.wcc-ad-unit:hover{border-color:#D4B060;box-shadow:0 4px 20px rgba(184,151,58,0.25)}
.wcc-ad-image{position:relative;height:180px;background-size:cover;background-position:center 30%;display:flex;align-items:flex-end;padding:12px 14px}
.wcc-ad-image-overlay{position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(to bottom,rgba(15,35,24,0.15) 0%,rgba(15,35,24,0.75) 100%)}
.wcc-ad-inner{padding:14px 18px 18px}
.wcc-ad-eyebrow{position:relative;z-index:2;font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:9px;letter-spacing:0.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.6);border:1px solid rgba(184,151,58,0.5);padding:3px 8px;display:inline-block}
.wcc-ad-logo{font-family:'PT Serif',Georgia,serif;font-size:15px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#B8973A;margin-bottom:10px}
.wcc-ad-line{height:1px;background:rgba(184,151,58,0.35);margin-bottom:12px}
.wcc-ad-copy{font-size:12.5px;line-height:1.55;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.75);margin-bottom:14px;font-family:'PT Serif',Georgia,serif}
.wcc-ad-cta{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:0.1em;color:#B8973A;font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase}

/* KICKER legacy */
.kicker{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:11px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.14em;color:var(--gold);background:var(--forest);display:inline-block;padding:3px 8px;margin-bottom:8px}

/* RESPONSIVE */
@media(max-width:960px){.homepage-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:0}.col-lead{border-right:0;padding-right:0;border-bottom:2px solid var(--forest);margin-bottom:32px;padding-bottom:8px}.archive-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}.brand{font-size:30px}}
@media(max-width:600px){.brand{font-size:22px}.article h1{font-size:30px}.post-card--lead .post-card-title{font-size:26px}.archive-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.market-ticker{height:48px}.footer-inner{flex-direction:column}}