:root {
  --paper: #f1eee7;
  --paper-deep: #e7e1d7;
  --ink: #191816;
  --muted: #68635b;
  --line: rgba(46, 42, 36, 0.2);
  --rust: #8c422d;
  --serif: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
  --sans: Inter, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  --mono: "SFMono-Regular", "SF Mono", "Cascadia Mono", "Roboto Mono", Consolas, "Liberation Mono", Menlo, monospace;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }

html { background: var(--paper); }

body {
  min-width: 320px;
  margin: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 72% 9%, rgba(136, 102, 75, 0.08), transparent 30rem),
    var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}

a { color: inherit; }

::selection {
  background: rgba(140, 66, 45, 0.2);
  color: var(--ink);
}

.essay-fiction-bar {
  padding: 9px 18px;
  background: #181714;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.76);
  font: 9px/1.55 var(--mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-align: center;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.essay-fiction-bar a { color: #fff; text-underline-offset: 3px; }

.essay-site-header {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.essay-site-header-inner {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  width: min(1100px, calc(100% - 48px));
  min-height: 78px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  gap: 28px;
}

.essay-site-brand {
  font: 500 15px/1 var(--mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.045em;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.essay-site-brand span { color: var(--rust); }

.essay-site-nav {
  display: flex;
  gap: 26px;
  font: 500 10px/1.4 var(--mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.essay-site-nav a {
  padding: 8px 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.essay-site-nav a:hover,
.essay-site-nav a:focus-visible,
.essay-site-nav a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--ink); }

.essay-site-nav a[aria-current="page"] { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rust); }

.essay-head {
  width: min(980px, calc(100% - 48px));
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(72px, 10vw, 128px) 0 54px;
}

.essay-label {
  margin: 0 0 22px;
  color: var(--rust);
  font: 600 10px/1.5 var(--mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.17em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.essay-head h1 {
  max-width: 940px;
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(50px, 8vw, 94px);
  line-height: 0.99;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.052em;
}

.essay-deck {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: 32px 0 0;
  color: #4f4a44;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(21px, 2.5vw, 28px);
  line-height: 1.42;
}

.essay-byline {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px 20px;
  margin-top: 34px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font: 10px/1.5 var(--mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.essay-author {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 650;
  text-underline-offset: 4px;
}

.essay-hero {
  width: min(1180px, calc(100% - 48px));
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.essay-hero img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  background: var(--paper-deep);
}

.essay-hero figcaption {
  margin-top: 10px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font: 10px/1.6 var(--mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.035em;
}

.essay-reading-column {
  width: min(690px, calc(100% - 48px));
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(60px, 8vw, 96px) 0 110px;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 20px;
  line-height: 1.76;
}

.essay-reading-column p { margin: 0 0 1.35em; }

.essay-reading-column .essay-lead {
  font-size: 1.18em;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.essay-reading-column h2 {
  margin: 2.6em 0 0.8em;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(31px, 4vw, 42px);
  line-height: 1.08;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
}

.essay-related {
  margin-top: 68px;
  padding: 28px 0 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  font-family: var(--sans);
}

.essay-related p { margin: 0; }

.essay-related-label {
  color: var(--rust);
  font: 650 10px/1.5 var(--mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.essay-related-meta {
  margin-top: 10px !important;
  color: var(--muted);
  font: 10px/1.5 var(--mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.essay-related a {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 8px;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 23px;
  line-height: 1.3;
  text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
  text-underline-offset: 5px;
}

.essay-site-footer {
  padding: 27px 24px 38px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--muted);
  font: 9px/1.6 var(--mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-align: center;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.essay-site-footer a { text-underline-offset: 3px; }

.essay-index-shell {
  width: min(1040px, calc(100% - 48px));
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(74px, 10vw, 118px) 0 118px;
}

.essay-index-head {
  max-width: 790px;
}

.essay-index-head h1 {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(58px, 9vw, 104px);
  line-height: 0.95;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.055em;
}

.essay-index-head > p:last-child {
  max-width: 650px;
  margin: 28px 0 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(20px, 2.5vw, 26px);
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.essay-list {
  margin-top: 72px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.essay-list-entry {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 150px minmax(0, 1fr) 130px;
  column-gap: 40px;
  padding: 46px 0 50px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.essay-list-author,
.essay-list-entry time {
  margin: 4px 0 0;
  color: var(--rust);
  font: 600 10px/1.6 var(--mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.essay-list-author a { text-underline-offset: 4px; }

.essay-list-entry time {
  color: var(--muted);
  text-align: right;
}

.essay-list-entry h2 {
  grid-column: 2;
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(33px, 4.6vw, 52px);
  line-height: 1.05;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
}

.essay-list-entry h2 a {
  text-decoration: none;
}

.essay-list-entry h2 a:hover,
.essay-list-entry h2 a:focus-visible {
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
  text-underline-offset: 7px;
}

.essay-list-excerpt {
  grid-column: 2;
  max-width: 690px;
  margin: 18px 0 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.58;
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .essay-site-header-inner,
  .essay-head,
  .essay-hero,
  .essay-reading-column,
  .essay-index-shell { width: calc(100% - 32px); }

  .essay-site-header-inner { min-height: 68px; }
  .essay-site-nav { gap: 16px; font-size: 9px; }
  .essay-head { padding-top: 62px; }
  .essay-head h1 { font-size: clamp(46px, 14vw, 70px); }
  .essay-reading-column { font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.72; }
  .essay-list-entry { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 11px; }
  .essay-list-entry h2,
  .essay-list-excerpt { grid-column: 1; }
  .essay-list-entry time { text-align: left; }
}

@media (max-width: 430px) {
  .essay-site-header-inner { align-items: flex-start; padding: 17px 0; }
  .essay-site-brand { font-size: 13px; }
  .essay-site-nav { gap: 12px; }
  .essay-fiction-bar { font-size: 8px; }
}