/* ==========================================================================
   Aware Roots — site stylesheet
   Design direction: "Instrument" (dark shell, light long-form reading)
   ========================================================================== */

:root{
  /* dark shell */
  --bg:#08192B;
  --bg-2:#0D2439;
  --card:#102C46;
  --line:#1C4160;
  --ink:#E8F1F7;
  --muted:#8AA7BE;
  --muted-2:#5C82A0;

  /* light reading surface */
  --paper:#FFFFFF;
  --paper-2:#F5F8FA;
  --paper-line:#E3EAF0;
  --text:#12232F;
  --text-2:#4E626F;

  /* accents */
  --teal:#3ECBB8;
  --blue:#4B9BE8;
  --amber:#E8B84B;
  --rose:#E8756B;

  --sans:'Inter',-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
  --mono:'IBM Plex Mono',ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Consolas,monospace;

  --wrap:1140px;
  --read:720px;
}

*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{margin:0;font-family:var(--sans);line-height:1.62;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;text-rendering:optimizeLegibility}
body.theme-dark{background:var(--bg);color:var(--ink)}
body.theme-light{background:var(--paper);color:var(--text)}
img,svg{max-width:100%}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
.wrap{max-width:var(--wrap);margin:0 auto;padding:0 30px}
.visually-hidden{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0 0 0 0);white-space:nowrap}
:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--teal);outline-offset:3px;border-radius:3px}

/* ==========================================================================
   Header — always dark, on every page
   ========================================================================== */
.site-header{background:rgba(8,25,43,.94);backdrop-filter:blur(10px);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50;color:var(--ink)}
.site-header .bar{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;padding:15px 0;gap:22px}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px}
.brand img{width:30px;height:35px;display:block}
.brand-text{font-weight:700;font-size:17px;letter-spacing:-.02em;line-height:1.1}
.brand-text small{display:block;font-family:var(--mono);font-weight:400;font-size:9.5px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin-top:3px}
.site-nav ul{display:flex;gap:26px;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12.5px;letter-spacing:.04em;color:var(--muted)}
.site-nav a:hover,.site-nav a[aria-current="page"]{color:var(--teal)}
.live{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11.5px;color:var(--muted);border:1px solid var(--line);padding:6px 12px;border-radius:4px;white-space:nowrap}
.blip{width:6px;height:6px;border-radius:99px;background:var(--teal);animation:pulse 2.4s infinite}
@keyframes pulse{0%{box-shadow:0 0 0 0 rgba(62,203,184,.55)}70%{box-shadow:0 0 0 9px rgba(62,203,184,0)}100%{box-shadow:0 0 0 0 rgba(62,203,184,0)}}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.blip{animation:none}html{scroll-behavior:auto}}

/* ==========================================================================
   Home — hero
   ========================================================================== */
.hero{padding:78px 0 66px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);position:relative;overflow:hidden}
.hero::after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background-image:linear-gradient(var(--line) 1px,transparent 1px),linear-gradient(90deg,var(--line) 1px,transparent 1px);background-size:56px 56px;opacity:.18;pointer-events:none}
.hero-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.45fr 1fr;gap:56px;align-items:center;position:relative;z-index:1}
.tagline{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.19em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--teal);margin-bottom:20px}
.hero h1{font-size:clamp(35px,4.7vw,55px);line-height:1.08;letter-spacing:-.032em;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 22px}
.hero h1 span{color:var(--teal)}
.lede{font-size:18px;color:var(--muted);max-width:54ch;margin:0 0 30px}
.hero-tags{display:flex;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap;padding-top:26px;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.hero-tags span{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.13em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:4px;padding:6px 12px}
.hero-mark{display:flex;justify-content:center}
.hero-mark img{width:200px;height:236px;filter:drop-shadow(0 0 34px rgba(62,203,184,.22))}

/* ==========================================================================
   Home — article feed
   ========================================================================== */
.section{padding:62px 0}
.section-head{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:baseline;margin-bottom:30px;gap:18px}
.section-head h2{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12.5px;letter-spacing:.19em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin:0;font-weight:500}
.section-head a{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12.5px;color:var(--teal)}
.feed{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:22px}
.card{background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:9px;padding:26px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;transition:border-color .2s,transform .2s}
.card:hover{border-color:var(--teal);transform:translateY(-3px)}
.card-top{margin-bottom:18px}
.cat{display:inline-block;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.13em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--teal);border:1px solid rgba(62,203,184,.35);padding:3px 9px;border-radius:4px}
.cat.blue{color:var(--blue);border-color:rgba(75,155,232,.35)}
.cat.amber{color:var(--amber);border-color:rgba(232,184,75,.35)}
.cat.teal2{color:#8FD9C4;border-color:rgba(143,217,196,.35)}

/* category filters */
.filters{display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-bottom:26px}
.filter{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);background:transparent;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:99px;padding:7px 15px;cursor:pointer;transition:.15s}
.filter:hover{color:var(--ink);border-color:var(--muted-2)}
.filter.is-active{background:var(--teal);border-color:var(--teal);color:#052B26;font-weight:600}
.feed-empty{display:none;color:var(--muted);font-size:15.5px;padding:36px 0 6px;margin:0}
.feed-empty.show{display:block}
.feed-empty a{color:var(--teal);text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}

/* topics grid — the umbrella, stated plainly */
.topics{border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.topics-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(250px,1fr));gap:16px}
.topic{background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:9px;padding:22px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;transition:border-color .2s,transform .2s}
.topic:hover{border-color:var(--teal);transform:translateY(-2px)}
.topic h3{font-size:17px;letter-spacing:-.015em;margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600}
.topic p{margin:0 0 16px;font-size:14px;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.55}
.topic-state{margin-top:auto;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--teal)}
.topic.is-empty{opacity:.72}
.topic.is-empty .topic-state{color:var(--muted-2)}
.card h3{font-size:20.5px;line-height:1.28;letter-spacing:-.02em;margin:0 0 12px;font-weight:600}
.card h3 a:hover{color:var(--teal)}
.card .dek{color:var(--muted);font-size:14.5px;margin:0 0 20px}
.card-bottom{margin-top:auto;padding-top:16px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);display:flex;justify-content:space-between;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;color:var(--muted-2);letter-spacing:.05em}

/* ==========================================================================
   Newsletter band (dark)
   ========================================================================== */
.band{background:var(--bg-2);border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:52px 0;color:var(--ink)}
.band-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:52px;align-items:center}
.band h2{font-size:29px;letter-spacing:-.028em;margin:0 0 12px;font-weight:700}
.band p{color:var(--muted);margin:0;font-size:16px}

/* ==========================================================================
   Forms
   ========================================================================== */
.form-row{display:flex;gap:9px}
.field{width:100%;padding:13px 16px;background:var(--bg);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:7px;color:var(--ink);font-size:15px;font-family:var(--sans)}
.field::placeholder{color:var(--muted-2)}
.field:focus{border-color:var(--teal);outline:none}
.btn{padding:13px 24px;background:var(--teal);color:#052B26;border:0;border-radius:7px;font-weight:700;font-size:14.5px;cursor:pointer;font-family:var(--sans);white-space:nowrap;transition:background .15s}
.btn:hover{background:#55E0CC}
.btn:disabled{opacity:.55;cursor:not-allowed}
.form-note{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;color:var(--muted-2);margin-top:12px;letter-spacing:.05em}
/* honeypot — must stay invisible to humans, reachable to bots */
.hp{position:absolute!important;left:-9999px!important;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden}
.form-msg{margin-top:14px;font-size:14.5px;padding:12px 15px;border-radius:7px;display:none}
.form-msg.show{display:block}
.form-msg.ok{background:rgba(62,203,184,.12);border:1px solid rgba(62,203,184,.4);color:var(--teal)}
.form-msg.err{background:rgba(232,117,107,.1);border:1px solid rgba(232,117,107,.4);color:var(--rose)}

/* light-surface form variant */
.theme-light .field{background:var(--paper-2);border-color:var(--paper-line);color:var(--text)}
.theme-light .field::placeholder{color:#8A9AA6}
.theme-light .form-note{color:#7C8B96}

/* ==========================================================================
   Footer — always dark
   ========================================================================== */
.site-footer{background:var(--bg);color:var(--muted);padding:46px 0 60px;font-size:13.5px;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.footer-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:2fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:34px}
.footer-grid h4{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.15em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--teal);margin:0 0 13px;font-weight:500}
.footer-grid ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;display:grid;gap:8px}
.footer-grid a:hover{color:var(--ink)}
.footer-grid p{margin:0;max-width:36ch}
.colophon{margin-top:38px;padding-top:20px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11.5px;color:var(--muted-2)}

/* ==========================================================================
   Article page — light reading surface
   ========================================================================== */
.article-hero{background:var(--bg-2);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:52px 0 46px;color:var(--ink)}
.crumbs{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.09em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:20px}
.crumbs a:hover{color:var(--teal)}
.crumbs span{color:var(--muted-2);margin:0 8px}
.article-hero h1{font-size:clamp(31px,4.3vw,46px);line-height:1.13;letter-spacing:-.03em;font-weight:700;margin:16px 0 18px;max-width:22ch}
.article-hero .dek{font-size:18.5px;color:var(--muted);max-width:60ch;margin:0 0 26px}
.article-meta{display:flex;gap:24px;flex-wrap:wrap;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted-2);padding-top:22px;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}

.article-layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,var(--read)) 260px;gap:60px;justify-content:center;padding:56px 0 40px}
.toc{position:sticky;top:96px;align-self:start;font-size:14px}
.toc h2{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.15em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8A9AA6;margin:0 0 14px;font-weight:500}
.toc ol{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;display:grid;gap:10px;border-left:2px solid var(--paper-line);padding-left:16px}
.toc a{color:var(--text-2)}
.toc a:hover{color:var(--text)}

/* prose */
.prose{font-size:18px;line-height:1.75;color:var(--text)}
.prose > * + *{margin-top:1.35em}
.prose h2{font-size:29px;line-height:1.24;letter-spacing:-.026em;font-weight:700;margin-top:2.1em;margin-bottom:.55em;scroll-margin-top:96px}
.prose h3{font-size:21.5px;line-height:1.3;letter-spacing:-.018em;font-weight:600;margin-top:1.9em;margin-bottom:.5em;scroll-margin-top:96px}
.prose p{margin:0}
.prose strong{font-weight:650;color:#0B1A24}
.prose a:not(.btn){color:#127F73;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px;text-decoration-thickness:1px;text-decoration-color:rgba(18,127,115,.35)}
.prose a:not(.btn):hover{text-decoration-color:#127F73}
.prose ul,.prose ol{margin:0;padding-left:1.35em;display:grid;gap:.55em}
.prose li{padding-left:.2em}
.prose li::marker{color:#127F73}
.prose blockquote{margin:0;padding:4px 0 4px 24px;border-left:3px solid var(--teal);color:var(--text-2);font-size:19px}
.prose hr{border:0;border-top:1px solid var(--paper-line);margin:2.6em 0}
.prose code{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.88em;background:var(--paper-2);border:1px solid var(--paper-line);padding:1px 6px;border-radius:4px}
.prose table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15.5px}
.prose th,.prose td{text-align:left;padding:11px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--paper-line)}
.prose th{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--text-2);font-weight:500}

/* callouts */
.callout{background:var(--paper-2);border:1px solid var(--paper-line);border-left:3px solid var(--blue);border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;padding:20px 24px;font-size:16.5px;color:var(--text-2)}
.callout strong{color:var(--text)}
.callout.warn{border-left-color:var(--amber)}
.callout.key{border-left-color:var(--teal)}
.callout .label{display:block;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.15em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#7C8B96;margin-bottom:8px}

/* author + disclaimer */
.author-box{display:flex;gap:18px;align-items:flex-start;padding:24px;background:var(--paper-2);border:1px solid var(--paper-line);border-radius:10px;margin-top:3em}
.avatar{width:52px;height:52px;border-radius:99px;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#123A5F,#3ECBB8);flex:none}
.author-box h3{margin:0 0 5px;font-size:16px;font-weight:650}
.author-box p{margin:0;font-size:14.5px;color:var(--text-2)}
.disclaimer{font-size:14px;color:#7C8B96;font-style:italic;border-top:1px solid var(--paper-line);padding-top:22px;margin-top:2.6em}

/* sources list */
.sources{margin-top:2.6em;padding-top:26px;border-top:1px solid var(--paper-line)}
.sources h2{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.15em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#7C8B96;margin:0 0 16px;font-weight:500}
.sources ol{font-size:14.5px;color:var(--text-2);display:grid;gap:9px;padding-left:1.25em;margin:0}

/* inline newsletter card on light pages */
.inline-cta{margin-top:3em;background:var(--bg-2);color:var(--ink);border-radius:12px;padding:34px}
.inline-cta h2{font-size:23px;letter-spacing:-.022em;margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:700}
.inline-cta p{color:var(--muted);margin:0 0 20px;font-size:15.5px}

/* related */
.related{background:var(--paper-2);border-top:1px solid var(--paper-line);padding:56px 0}
.related h2{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#7C8B96;margin:0 0 26px;font-weight:500}
.related-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:20px}
.related-card{background:var(--paper);border:1px solid var(--paper-line);border-radius:10px;padding:24px;transition:border-color .2s}
.related-card:hover{border-color:var(--teal)}
.related-card .cat{color:#127F73;border-color:rgba(18,127,115,.3)}
.related-card h3{font-size:19px;line-height:1.3;letter-spacing:-.018em;margin:14px 0 8px;font-weight:600}
.related-card p{margin:0;font-size:14.5px;color:var(--text-2)}

/* ==========================================================================
   Simple content pages (about / policy / write for us)
   ========================================================================== */
.page-hero{background:var(--bg-2);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:60px 0 52px;color:var(--ink)}
.page-hero h1{font-size:clamp(32px,4.4vw,46px);line-height:1.1;letter-spacing:-.03em;font-weight:700;margin:14px 0 16px}
.page-hero .dek{font-size:18px;color:var(--muted);max-width:58ch;margin:0}
.page-body{padding:56px 0 20px}
.page-body .prose{max-width:var(--read);margin:0 auto}
.pitch-form{max-width:var(--read);margin:2.4em auto 0;background:var(--paper-2);border:1px solid var(--paper-line);border-radius:12px;padding:32px}
.pitch-form h2{margin:0 0 6px;font-size:22px;letter-spacing:-.02em;font-weight:700}
.pitch-form > p{margin:0 0 24px;color:var(--text-2);font-size:15.5px}
.grid-2{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:16px}
.field-group{display:grid;gap:7px;margin-bottom:16px}
.field-group label{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#7C8B96}
textarea.field{min-height:150px;resize:vertical;line-height:1.6}
select.field{appearance:none;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 12 8'%3E%3Cpath fill='%237C8B96' d='M1 1l5 5 5-5'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");background-repeat:no-repeat;background-position:right 15px center;background-size:11px;padding-right:38px}

/* ==========================================================================
   Responsive
   ========================================================================== */
@media(max-width:960px){
  .hero-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:34px}
  .hero-mark{order:-1}
  .hero-mark img{width:135px;height:159px}
  .feed{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .band-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:28px}
  .footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  .article-layout{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);gap:0;padding:40px 0 30px}
  .toc{display:none}
  .related-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .site-nav,.live{display:none}
}
@media(max-width:560px){
  .wrap{padding:0 20px}
  .form-row{flex-direction:column}
  .grid-2{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .prose{font-size:17px}
  .stats{gap:22px}
}

/* ==========================================================================
   Print
   ========================================================================== */
@media print{
  .site-header,.site-footer,.inline-cta,.related,.toc,.band{display:none}
  body{background:#fff;color:#000}
  .article-hero{background:#fff;color:#000;border:0;padding:0}
  .article-hero h1,.article-hero .dek{color:#000}
}