/* Vera's Picks — base.
   Mobile-first, one breakpoint at 860px (CLAUDE.md's existing rule).
   24px side padding mobile / 48px desktop. Editorial register: near-white
   ground, no colour blocks, one restrained accent, photography carries the
   page. Didot/Bodoni display with an Iowan Old Style body. */

:root {
  --ground:  #FAF9F7;
  --surface: #FFFFFF;
  --ink:     #23201D;
  --ink-mid: #5E574F;
  --ink-soft:#8C857C;
  --hair:    #E6E1DA;
  --accent:  #1F4E46;
  --tint:    #EFEDE8;
  --tint-2:  #E7E4DD;

  --display: "Didot", "Bodoni 72", "Hoefler Text", "Big Caslon", Georgia, serif;
  --body: "Iowan Old Style", "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, "Hoefler Text", Georgia, serif;
  --meta: system-ui, -apple-system, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;

  --pad: 24px;
}

@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
  :root {
    --ground:  #171614;
    --surface: #1E1C19;
    --ink:     #EDE9E3;
    --ink-mid: #B3ABA1;
    --ink-soft:#8A8279;
    --hair:    #302C28;
    --accent:  #86B8AB;
    --tint:    #23211D;
    --tint-2:  #2C2925;
  }
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }

body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--ground);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 19px;
  line-height: 1.78;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}

p { margin: 0; }
h1, h2, h3 { margin: 0; font-weight: 400; text-wrap: balance; }

a { color: inherit; }
a:focus-visible, .more:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--accent); outline-offset: 3px; }

.skip {
  position: absolute; left: -9999px;
  font-family: var(--meta); font-size: .8rem;
}
.skip:focus { left: 12px; top: 12px; background: var(--surface); padding: 10px 14px; z-index: 10; }

.wrap { padding-inline: var(--pad); max-width: 780px; margin-inline: auto; }
@media (min-width: 860px) { :root { --pad: 48px; } }

.eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--meta); font-size: .64rem;
  letter-spacing: .24em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-soft);
}

.page-title {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(2.3rem, 7vw, 3.5rem);
  line-height: 1.05; letter-spacing: -.01em; margin-top: 22px;
}
.standfirst {
  margin-top: 22px; font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.14rem; line-height: 1.58; color: var(--ink-mid);
}
.byline {
  margin-top: 26px; padding-top: 16px; border-top: 1px solid var(--hair);
  font-family: var(--meta); font-size: .64rem;
  letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-soft);
}

.sec-h {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 4vw, 1.8rem); line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 18px;
}

/* ---- header / footer ---- */
.site-head { padding: 26px var(--pad) 0; max-width: 780px; margin-inline: auto; }
.site-mark {
  font-family: var(--display); font-size: 1.05rem;
  letter-spacing: .01em; text-decoration: none;
}
.site-foot { margin-top: 90px; border-top: 1px solid var(--hair); }
.foot-inner {
  padding: 30px var(--pad) 70px; max-width: 780px; margin-inline: auto;
  font-family: var(--meta); font-size: .78rem; line-height: 2; color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.foot-line a { color: var(--ink-mid); }
.foot-quiet { margin-top: 10px; }

/* ---- imagery ---- */
figure { margin: 0; }
/* Images sit slightly wider than the text measure, but never full-bleed —
   a 3:2 frame across a wide desktop viewport is roughly 900px tall, which
   pushes every word below the fold. */
.plate { margin: 48px auto; max-width: 900px; padding-inline: var(--pad); }
.plate .frame {
  display: block; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 3 / 2; object-fit: cover;
}
/* The placeholder must read as a deliberate reservation, not a broken image.
   It is what shows until a rights-cleared file exists on disk. */
.frame-empty {
  background: linear-gradient(158deg, var(--tint) 0%, var(--tint-2) 52%, var(--tint) 100%);
  border: 1px solid var(--hair);
  display: grid; place-items: center; padding: 26px; text-align: center;
}
.frame-empty span {
  font-family: var(--meta); font-size: .6rem;
  letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-soft); max-width: 26ch; line-height: 2;
}
.credit, .fig-cap {
  display: block; max-width: 900px; margin-inline: auto;
}
.credit {
  margin-top: 10px; font-family: var(--meta);
  font-size: .62rem; letter-spacing: .1em; color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.fig-cap { margin-top: 8px; font-style: italic; font-size: .92rem; color: var(--ink-soft); }

/* ---- links that look like links ---- */
.more, .more-wrap a {
  display: inline-block; margin-top: 16px;
  font-family: var(--meta); font-size: .64rem;
  letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--accent);
  padding-bottom: 4px; min-height: 44px;
}

.prose { display: grid; gap: 24px; }
.prose p { max-width: 34em; }
.prose-narrow { max-width: 640px; margin-inline: auto; padding-block: 60px; }

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  * { animation: none !important; transition: none !important; }
}