/* ============================================================
   Breslin Media Network — modern static design system
   ============================================================ */
:root{
  --ink:#14181f;
  --ink-soft:#2b3038;
  --paper:#ffffff;
  --bg:#f6f5f2;
  --bg-alt:#efede8;
  --accent:#c8102e;        /* news red */
  --accent-dark:#9c0c23;
  --muted:#6a6f78;
  --line:#e4e2db;
  --line-strong:#d3d0c7;
  --shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(20,24,31,.06),0 8px 24px -12px rgba(20,24,31,.18);
  --shadow-lg:0 24px 60px -24px rgba(20,24,31,.35);
  --radius:14px;
  --radius-sm:9px;
  --wrap:1200px;
  --measure:44rem;
  --sans:"Libre Franklin",-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
  --serif:"Newsreader",Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;
  --fs-eyebrow:.74rem;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%;scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{
  margin:0;font-family:var(--sans);color:var(--ink);background:var(--bg);
  line-height:1.6;font-size:17px;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;
  text-rendering:optimizeLegibility;
}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
.wrap{max-width:var(--wrap);margin:0 auto;padding:0 clamp(18px,4vw,40px)}
.eyebrow{
  font-size:var(--fs-eyebrow);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.12em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent);margin:0 0 .5rem
}
.muted{color:var(--muted)}

/* ---------- Top bar / masthead ---------- */
.topbar{background:var(--ink);color:#fff;font-size:.76rem;letter-spacing:.04em}
.topbar .wrap{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;height:34px}
.topbar a{color:#cfd2d8}
.topbar a:hover{color:#fff}
.topbar .date{text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.1em;color:#9aa0ab}

/* ---------- Nav ---------- */
.nav{
  position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50;background:rgba(255,255,255,.92);
  backdrop-filter:saturate(180%) blur(10px);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);
}
.nav .wrap{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:1.5rem;height:70px}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:.5rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-.02em;line-height:1}
.brand .b1{font-size:1.5rem;color:var(--ink)}
.brand .b2{font-size:.72rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent)}
.nav-links{display:flex;gap:1.35rem;margin-left:auto;align-items:center}
.nav-links a{
  font-size:.82rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.02em;color:var(--ink-soft);
  padding:.4rem 0;position:relative
}
.nav-links a:hover{color:var(--accent)}
.nav-links a::after{
  content:"";position:absolute;left:0;bottom:-2px;width:0;height:2px;
  background:var(--accent);transition:width .2s ease
}
.nav-links a:hover::after{width:100%}
.nav-cta{
  background:var(--accent);color:#fff!important;padding:.55rem 1.05rem;border-radius:999px;
  font-weight:700;font-size:.8rem
}
.nav-cta:hover{background:var(--accent-dark)}
.nav-cta::after{display:none}
.menu-btn{display:none;margin-left:auto;background:none;border:0;cursor:pointer;padding:8px;color:var(--ink)}
.menu-btn svg{width:26px;height:26px}
.mobile-menu{display:none;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);background:#fff}
.mobile-menu.open{display:block}
.mobile-menu a{display:block;padding:.85rem clamp(18px,4vw,40px);border-top:1px solid var(--line);font-weight:600;font-size:.95rem}
.mobile-menu a:first-child{border-top:0}

@media(max-width:900px){
  .nav-links{display:none}
  .menu-btn{display:inline-flex}
}

/* ---------- Buttons ---------- */
.btn{
  display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:.5rem;background:var(--accent);color:#fff;
  padding:.8rem 1.4rem;border-radius:999px;font-weight:700;font-size:.9rem;border:0;cursor:pointer;
  transition:transform .12s ease,background .2s ease
}
.btn:hover{background:var(--accent-dark);transform:translateY(-1px)}
.btn-ghost{background:transparent;color:var(--ink);border:1.5px solid var(--line-strong)}
.btn-ghost:hover{background:var(--ink);color:#fff;border-color:var(--ink)}

/* ---------- Hero ---------- */
.hero{padding:2.4rem 0 1rem}
.hero-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.7fr 1fr;gap:2rem;align-items:stretch}
.lead{
  position:relative;border-radius:var(--radius);overflow:hidden;min-height:440px;
  display:flex;align-items:flex-end;box-shadow:var(--shadow);background:var(--ink)
}
.lead img{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;opacity:.82}
.lead .overlay{
  position:relative;z-index:2;padding:2rem;color:#fff;width:100%;
  background:linear-gradient(to top,rgba(10,12,16,.92) 5%,rgba(10,12,16,.55) 45%,transparent 100%)
}
.lead .eyebrow{color:#ff6b7f}
.lead h2{font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:800;font-size:clamp(1.6rem,3.4vw,2.5rem);line-height:1.08;margin:.2rem 0 .5rem;letter-spacing:-.02em}
.lead p{color:#d9dce2;margin:0;max-width:38rem}
.side-list{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:1rem}
.side-item{display:grid;grid-template-columns:88px 1fr;gap:1rem;background:var(--paper);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius-sm);overflow:hidden;box-shadow:var(--shadow);transition:transform .15s ease}
.side-item:hover{transform:translateY(-2px)}
.side-item img{width:88px;height:100%;min-height:90px;object-fit:cover}
.side-item .st{padding:.7rem .8rem .7rem 0}
.side-item h3{font-size:.98rem;line-height:1.22;margin:.15rem 0 0;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-.01em}

/* ---------- Section headers ---------- */
.section{padding:2.6rem 0}
.section-head{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;margin-bottom:1.4rem;border-bottom:2px solid var(--ink);padding-bottom:.6rem}
.section-head h2{font-size:1.3rem;font-weight:800;margin:0;letter-spacing:-.01em;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.6rem}
.section-head h2::before{content:"";width:12px;height:12px;background:var(--accent);border-radius:3px}
.section-head a{font-size:.8rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--accent)}

/* ---------- Card grid ---------- */
.grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(300px,1fr));gap:1.6rem}
.card{
  background:var(--paper);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);overflow:hidden;
  display:flex;flex-direction:column;box-shadow:var(--shadow);transition:transform .16s ease,box-shadow .16s ease
}
.card:hover{transform:translateY(-4px);box-shadow:var(--shadow-lg)}
.card .thumb{aspect-ratio:16/10;overflow:hidden;background:var(--bg-alt)}
.card .thumb img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:transform .4s ease}
.card:hover .thumb img{transform:scale(1.05)}
.card .body{padding:1.15rem 1.2rem 1.3rem;display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1}
.card .cat{font-size:.68rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent);margin-bottom:.45rem}
.card h3{font-size:1.16rem;line-height:1.24;margin:0 0 .5rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-.01em}
.card p{font-size:.92rem;color:var(--muted);margin:0 0 1rem;line-height:1.5}
.card .meta{margin-top:auto;font-size:.76rem;color:var(--muted);display:flex;gap:.6rem;align-items:center}
.card .meta .dot{width:3px;height:3px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--line-strong)}

/* ---------- Article ---------- */
.article-head{padding:2.4rem 0 1rem}
.breadcrumb{font-size:.78rem;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:1rem}
.breadcrumb a:hover{color:var(--accent)}
.article-head h1{font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:800;font-size:clamp(1.9rem,4vw,3rem);line-height:1.08;letter-spacing:-.025em;margin:.4rem 0 .8rem;max-width:22ch}
.article-lede{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.28rem;line-height:1.5;color:var(--ink-soft);margin:0 0 1.2rem;max-width:var(--measure)}
.byline{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.8rem;font-size:.85rem;color:var(--muted);border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:.85rem 0}
.byline .av{width:34px;height:34px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--accent);color:#fff;display:grid;place-items:center;font-weight:800;font-size:.8rem}
.byline b{color:var(--ink)}
.article-hero{margin:1.6rem 0;border-radius:var(--radius);overflow:hidden;box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
.article-hero figcaption,figure figcaption{font-size:.78rem;color:var(--muted);padding:.5rem .2rem 0;font-style:italic}

.article-body{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.16rem;line-height:1.72;max-width:var(--measure);margin:0 auto;color:#1d222b}
.article-body p{margin:0 0 1.3rem}
.article-body h2{font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:800;font-size:1.55rem;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:-.01em;margin:2.4rem 0 .9rem;padding-top:.4rem}
.article-body h3{font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:700;font-size:1.2rem;margin:1.8rem 0 .7rem}
.article-body a{color:var(--accent);text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:2px;text-decoration-thickness:1px}
.article-body a:hover{color:var(--accent-dark)}
.article-body figure{margin:1.8rem 0}
.article-body figure img{border-radius:10px;width:100%}
.article-body ul,.article-body ol{margin:0 0 1.3rem;padding-left:1.3rem}
.article-body li{margin:.35rem 0}
.article-body blockquote{
  margin:1.8rem 0;padding:.4rem 0 .4rem 1.4rem;border-left:4px solid var(--accent);
  font-size:1.28rem;line-height:1.45;color:var(--ink)
}
.article-body strong{color:var(--ink)}
.article-body .faq-q{font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:700;font-size:1.08rem;margin:1.5rem 0 .3rem;color:var(--ink)}

.share-row{display:flex;gap:.6rem;align-items:center;margin:2rem auto;max-width:var(--measure);flex-wrap:wrap}
.share-row span{font-size:.8rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--muted);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.08em}
.share-row a{width:38px;height:38px;border-radius:50%;border:1px solid var(--line-strong);display:grid;place-items:center;color:var(--ink-soft);transition:all .15s}
.share-row a:hover{background:var(--accent);color:#fff;border-color:var(--accent)}
.share-row a svg{width:17px;height:17px}

.tags{max-width:var(--measure);margin:2rem auto 0;display:flex;gap:.5rem;flex-wrap:wrap}
.tags a{font-size:.78rem;font-weight:600;background:var(--bg-alt);padding:.35rem .8rem;border-radius:999px;color:var(--ink-soft)}
.tags a:hover{background:var(--accent);color:#fff}

/* ---------- Callouts / newsletter ---------- */
.newsletter{background:var(--ink);color:#fff;border-radius:var(--radius);padding:clamp(1.8rem,4vw,3rem);text-align:center;box-shadow:var(--shadow-lg)}
.newsletter.inline{margin:2.5rem auto;max-width:var(--measure)}
.newsletter .eyebrow{color:#ff6b7f}
.newsletter h2{font-size:clamp(1.4rem,3vw,2rem);font-weight:800;margin:.2rem 0 .6rem;letter-spacing:-.02em}
.newsletter p{color:#c3c7cf;max-width:32rem;margin:0 auto 1.5rem}
.nl-form{display:flex;gap:.6rem;max-width:26rem;margin:0 auto;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:center}
.nl-form input{flex:1;min-width:200px;padding:.85rem 1.1rem;border-radius:999px;border:0;font-size:.92rem;font-family:inherit}
.nl-form .btn{white-space:nowrap}
.form-msg{font-size:.85rem;margin-top:.8rem;min-height:1.2em}
.form-msg.ok{color:#6ee7a8}.form-msg.err{color:#ff8a9c}

/* ---------- Contact form ---------- */
.form-card{background:var(--paper);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:clamp(1.5rem,4vw,2.5rem);box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
.field{margin-bottom:1.1rem}
.field label{display:block;font-size:.82rem;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:.4rem;color:var(--ink-soft)}
.field input,.field textarea,.field select{
  width:100%;padding:.8rem 1rem;border:1.5px solid var(--line-strong);border-radius:10px;
  font-family:inherit;font-size:.95rem;background:#fff;transition:border .15s
}
.field input:focus,.field textarea:focus,.field select:focus{outline:0;border-color:var(--accent)}
.field textarea{min-height:150px;resize:vertical}

/* ---------- Prose (static pages) ---------- */
.prose{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.14rem;line-height:1.72;max-width:var(--measure);color:#1d222b}
.prose h2{font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:800;font-size:1.5rem;margin:2rem 0 .8rem;letter-spacing:-.01em}
.prose h3{font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:700;font-size:1.15rem;margin:1.6rem 0 .6rem}
.prose p{margin:0 0 1.2rem}
.prose a{color:var(--accent);text-decoration:underline}
.prose ul,.prose ol{margin:0 0 1.2rem;padding-left:1.3rem}
.prose li{margin:.4rem 0}
.page-head{padding:2.6rem 0 1rem;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);margin-bottom:2rem}
.page-head h1{font-size:clamp(2rem,4.5vw,3rem);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-.025em;margin:.3rem 0 .5rem}
.page-head p{color:var(--muted);font-size:1.1rem;max-width:44rem;margin:0}

/* ---------- Footer ---------- */
.footer{background:var(--ink);color:#c3c7cf;margin-top:4rem;padding:3.5rem 0 2rem}
.footer .cols{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.6fr repeat(3,1fr);gap:2rem;margin-bottom:2.5rem}
.footer .brand .b1{color:#fff}
.footer h4{color:#fff;font-size:.8rem;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0 0 1rem}
.footer ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.footer li{margin:.5rem 0}
.footer a{font-size:.9rem;color:#c3c7cf}
.footer a:hover{color:#fff}
.footer .about-blurb{font-size:.9rem;line-height:1.6;color:#9aa0ab;margin:1rem 0;max-width:26rem}
.footer .contact-email{color:#fff;font-weight:600}
.foot-nl input{width:100%;padding:.7rem .9rem;border-radius:8px;border:0;margin-bottom:.5rem;font-family:inherit;font-size:.88rem}
.foot-nl .btn{width:100%;justify-content:center;padding:.7rem}
.footer .bottom{border-top:1px solid #2b3038;padding-top:1.5rem;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:1rem;flex-wrap:wrap;font-size:.82rem;color:#8b909b}
.footer .socials{display:flex;gap:.8rem}
.footer .socials a{width:34px;height:34px;border-radius:50%;border:1px solid #2b3038;display:grid;place-items:center}
.footer .socials a:hover{background:var(--accent);border-color:var(--accent)}
.footer .socials svg{width:16px;height:16px}

/* ---------- 404 ---------- */
.err-page{text-align:center;padding:6rem 0}
.err-page .code{font-size:7rem;font-weight:800;color:var(--accent);line-height:1;letter-spacing:-.04em}
.err-page h1{font-size:1.8rem;margin:.5rem 0}

/* ---------- Responsive ---------- */
@media(max-width:820px){
  .hero-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .lead{min-height:360px}
  .footer .cols{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
}
@media(max-width:560px){
  body{font-size:16px}
  .footer .cols{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .topbar .links{display:none}
  .section{padding:2rem 0}
}