/* Essential Indexical — editorial stylesheet */
:root {
  --cream: #f6f1e7;
  --cream-deep: #ece4d2;
  --ink: #1a1814;
  --ink-soft: #3a342b;
  --ink-mute: #6b6354;
  --gold: #b08838;
  --gold-deep: #8a6a25;
  --rule: rgba(26, 24, 20, 0.12);
  --serif: "Playfair Display", "EB Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  --sans: "Inter", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }

html, body {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  background: var(--cream);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 19px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}

a {
  color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration: none;
  background-image: linear-gradient(var(--gold), var(--gold));
  background-size: 100% 1px;
  background-position: 0 100%;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  transition: color .2s ease;
}
a:hover { color: var(--gold-deep); }

.masthead {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  padding: 2.4rem 0 2rem;
  text-align: center;
}
.masthead .kicker {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.32em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  margin: 0 0 .9rem;
  font-weight: 500;
}
.masthead h1 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 5vw, 3.6rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  line-height: 1.05;
  margin: 0;
  font-style: italic;
}
.masthead h1 .amp {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-weight: 400;
}
.masthead .tagline {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
  margin: .9rem 0 0;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

nav.primary {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 2.2rem;
  padding: 1.2rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
nav.primary a { background: none; color: var(--ink-soft); }
nav.primary a:hover { color: var(--gold-deep); }
nav.primary a.active { color: var(--gold-deep); }

.wrap { max-width: 1080px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 2rem; }
.wrap-narrow { max-width: 680px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 2rem; }

.lede {
  padding: 3.6rem 0 2.4rem;
  text-align: center;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.lede .issue {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.32em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  margin: 0 0 1.2rem;
}
.lede h2 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 2.8rem);
  line-height: 1.15;
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 22ch;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}
.lede .by {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
  margin-top: 1.6rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}
.lede .by em {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.lede .read { margin-top: 1.8rem; }
.lede .read a {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.32em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  background: none;
  border: 1px solid var(--gold);
  padding: .8rem 1.6rem;
  display: inline-block;
  transition: all .2s ease;
}
.lede .read a:hover { background: var(--gold); color: var(--cream); }

.dept-head {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.32em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  text-align: center;
  margin: 3rem 0 0;
  padding-bottom: 1rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.toc {
  padding: 2.4rem 0 4rem;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(280px, 1fr));
  gap: 2.4rem 3rem;
}
.toc article { border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); padding-top: 1.2rem; }
.toc article:first-child { border-top: 2px solid var(--ink); }
.toc .cat {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.32em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  margin: 0 0 .6rem;
}
.toc h3 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  line-height: 1.2;
  margin: 0 0 .8rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
}
.toc h3 a { background: none; color: var(--ink); }
.toc h3 a:hover { color: var(--gold-deep); }
.toc .dek {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
  margin: 0 0 .8rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}
.toc .meta {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 11px;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

article.essay { padding: 3.2rem 0 4rem; }
.essay-head {
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 3rem;
  padding-bottom: 2rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.essay-head .cat {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.32em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  margin: 0 0 1.2rem;
}
.essay-head h1 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 4.5vw, 3.2rem);
  line-height: 1.1;
  letter-spacing: -0.012em;
  margin: 0 auto 1.2rem;
  max-width: 22ch;
}
.essay-head .dek {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
  max-width: 50ch;
  margin: 0 auto 1.6rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
}
.essay-head .byline {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
}
.essay-head .byline em {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-size: 14px;
}

.essay-body p { margin: 0 0 1.4rem; }
.essay-body p:first-of-type::first-letter {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 4.2rem;
  float: left;
  line-height: 0.85;
  padding: 0.4rem 0.6rem 0 0;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  font-weight: 400;
}
.essay-body p + p { text-indent: 1.6em; }
.essay-body p:first-of-type { text-indent: 0; }
.essay-body h2 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  margin: 3rem 0 1.2rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
}
.essay-body blockquote {
  border: none;
  margin: 2.4rem 0;
  padding: 0 2rem;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  text-align: center;
  position: relative;
}
.essay-body blockquote::before,
.essay-body blockquote::after {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  width: 40px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--gold);
  margin: 1.4rem auto;
}
.essay-body em { font-style: italic; }
.essay-body strong { font-weight: 600; color: var(--ink); }

.ornament {
  text-align: center;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  letter-spacing: 1.2em;
  padding-left: 1.2em;
  margin: 2.8rem 0 2rem;
  user-select: none;
}

.essay-foot {
  margin-top: 3rem;
  padding-top: 2rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 12px;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 1rem;
}
.essay-foot a { background: none; color: var(--gold-deep); }

footer.site {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  padding: 2.4rem 0 3rem;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 12px;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}
footer.site .col {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  margin-bottom: .6rem;
  font-size: 14px;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  body { font-size: 18px; }
  .essay-body p:first-of-type::first-letter { font-size: 3.4rem; }
}