:root {
      --bg: #0f172a;
      --section: #1e293b;
      --primary: #3b82f6;
      --text: #facc15;
      --text-soft: rgba(250, 204, 21, 0.82);
      --text-muted: rgba(250, 204, 21, 0.68);
      --line: rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.28);
      --panel: rgba(30, 41, 59, 0.9);
      --shadow: 0 20px 50px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.18);
      --radius: 0;
    }

    html {
      scroll-behavior: smooth;
      background: #eaf2ff;
    }

    body {
      margin: 0;
      font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', serif;
      color: var(--text);
      background:
        radial-gradient(circle at 20% 20%, rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.18), transparent 24%),
        radial-gradient(circle at 80% 10%, rgba(250, 204, 21, 0.10), transparent 18%),
        linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.95), rgba(232,241,255,1));
      min-height: 100vh;
      position: relative;
      overflow-x: hidden;
    }

    body::before {
      content: "";
      position: fixed;
      inset: 0;
      pointer-events: none;
      opacity: 0.08;
      background-image:
        url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='140' height='140' viewBox='0 0 140 140'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.85' numOctaves='2' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='140' height='140' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='1'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
      mix-blend-mode: multiply;
    }

    .site-shell {
      position: relative;
    }

    .stripe-top {
      height: 18px;
      background:
        repeating-linear-gradient(
          90deg,
          var(--primary) 0 44px,
          #dbeafe 44px 88px,
          var(--text) 88px 132px,
          #bfdbfe 132px 176px
        );
      border-bottom: 3px solid rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.08);
    }

    .navbar.is-custom {
      background: rgba(255,255,255,0.82);
      backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.14);
      position: sticky;
      top: 0;
      z-index: 50;
    }

    .navbar.is-custom .navbar-brand .navbar-item,
    .navbar.is-custom .navbar-item,
    .navbar.is-custom .navbar-link {
      color: #172554;
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
      font-weight: 700;
      letter-spacing: 0.04em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
    }

    .navbar.is-custom .navbar-item:hover,
    .navbar.is-custom .navbar-link:hover {
      color: var(--primary);
      background: rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.08);
    }

    .brand-mark {
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 0.75rem;
      font-size: 1.25rem;
    }

    .brand-lines {
      width: 42px;
      height: 42px;
      border: 2px solid var(--primary);
      background:
        repeating-linear-gradient(
          180deg,
          var(--primary) 0 6px,
          #dbeafe 6px 12px,
          var(--text) 12px 18px,
          #eff6ff 18px 24px
        );
      box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 4px rgba(255,255,255,0.7);
    }

    .hero-wrap {
      padding: 2.5rem 1.25rem 1rem;
    }

    .hero-panel {
      max-width: 1380px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(219,234,254,0.94), rgba(255,255,255,0.98));
      border: 1px solid rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.22);
      box-shadow: var(--shadow);
      overflow: hidden;
      position: relative;
    }

    .hero-panel::before {
      content: "";
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0 auto 0 0;
      width: 16px;
      background:
        repeating-linear-gradient(
          180deg,
          var(--primary) 0 18px,
          #dbeafe 18px 36px,
          var(--text) 36px 54px,
          #eff6ff 54px 72px
        );
    }

    .hero-flex {
      display: flex;
      min-height: 620px;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
    }

    .hero-copy {
      flex: 1 1 520px;
      padding: 5rem 4rem 4rem 5rem;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      justify-content: center;
      position: relative;
      background:
        linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.48), rgba(255,255,255,0.48)),
        repeating-linear-gradient(
          180deg,
          transparent 0 36px,
          rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.06) 36px 38px
        );
    }

    .hero-media {
      flex: 1 1 520px;
      min-height: 420px;
      position: relative;
      background: var(--section);
      padding: 1.4rem;
      display: flex;
      align-items: stretch;
      justify-content: stretch;
    }

    .hero-image {
      width: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      border-radius: 1.5rem;
      min-height: 100%;
      box-shadow: 0 16px 36px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.24);
      transition: transform 0.35s ease, filter 0.35s ease;
    }

    .hero-media:hover .hero-image {
      transform: scale(1.02);
      filter: saturate(1.08);
    }

    .eyebrow {
      display: inline-block;
      color: var(--primary);
      font-size: 0.95rem;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 0.18em;
      margin-bottom: 1rem;
      font-weight: 700;
    }

    .hero-title {
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
      font-size: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 5.6rem);
      line-height: 0.92;
      color: var(--bg);
      font-weight: 700;
      margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
      max-width: 10ch;
    }

    .hero-subtitle {
      color: #334155;
      font-size: 1.08rem;
      line-height: 1.8;
      max-width: 60ch;
      margin-bottom: 2rem;
    }

    .hero-actions {
      display: flex;
      gap: 1rem;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      margin-bottom: 2.25rem;
    }

    .button.is-square {
      border-radius: 0;
      font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', serif;
      font-weight: 700;
      padding-left: 1.4rem;
      padding-right: 1.4rem;
      transition: transform 0.22s ease, box-shadow 0.22s ease, background 0.22s ease;
    }

    .button.is-square:hover {
      transform: translateY(-2px);
      box-shadow: 0 10px 20px rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.18);
    }

    .button.is-primary.is-square {
      background: var(--primary);
      border-color: var(--primary);
      color: #fff;
    }

    .button.is-light.is-square {
      background: transparent;
      border: 1px solid rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.16);
      color: var(--bg);
    }

    .hero-stats {
      display: flex;
      gap: 1rem;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      margin-top: auto;
    }

    .stat-card {
      background: rgba(30, 41, 59, 0.94);
      color: var(--text);
      padding: 1rem 1.1rem;
      min-width: 150px;
      border-left: 6px solid var(--primary);
      transition: transform 0.25s ease, background 0.25s ease;
    }

    .stat-card:hover {
      transform: translateY(-3px);
      background: #22314b;
    }

    .stat-card strong {
      display: block;
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
      font-size: 1.8rem;
      color: #fff;
    }

    .section-block {
      max-width: 1380px;
      margin: 2rem auto 0;
      padding: 0 1.25rem;
    }

    .about-panel {
      background: var(--section);
      color: var(--text);
      padding: 3rem;
      box-shadow: var(--shadow);
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
    }

    .about-panel::after {
      content: "";
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      right: 0;
      width: 160px;
      height: 100%;
      background:
        repeating-linear-gradient(
          180deg,
          rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.95) 0 16px,
          rgba(250, 204, 21, 0.95) 16px 32px,
          rgba(219, 234, 254, 0.95) 32px 48px,
          transparent 48px 64px
        );
      opacity: 0.32;
    }

    .section-kicker {
      color: #bfdbfe;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 0.16em;
      font-size: 0.86rem;
      margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
      display: inline-block;
    }

    .section-title {
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
      color: #ffffff;
      font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 4vw, 3.4rem);
      line-height: 1;
      font-weight: 700;
      margin-bottom: 1rem;
    }

    .about-grid {
      display: flex;
      gap: 2rem;
      align-items: flex-start;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
    }

    .about-main {
      flex: 2 1 620px;
      position: relative;
      z-index: 1;
    }

    .about-side {
      flex: 1 1 260px;
      background: rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.36);
      padding: 1.4rem;
      border-top: 4px solid var(--primary);
      position: relative;
      z-index: 1;
    }

    .about-text {
      color: var(--text-soft);
      line-height: 1.9;
      font-size: 1rem;
      max-width: 70ch;
    }

    .about-list {
      margin-top: 1rem;
      padding-left: 1.2rem;
      color: var(--text-soft);
    }

    .about-list li {
      margin-bottom: 0.65rem;
    }

    .content-region {
      max-width: 1380px;
      margin: 2rem auto 0;
      padding: 0 1.25rem 3rem;
    }

    .content-shell {
      display: flex;
      gap: 2rem;
      align-items: flex-start;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
    }

    .main-column {
      flex: 1 1 860px;
      min-width: 0;
    }

    .sidebar-column {
      flex: 0 1 320px;
      min-width: 280px;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 1.5rem;
    }

    .content-header {
      display: flex;
      align-items: flex-end;
      justify-content: space-between;
      gap: 1rem;
      margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
    }

    .content-header .section-title {
      color: var(--bg);
      margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
    }

    .content-header p {
      color: #475569;
      max-width: 58ch;
      line-height: 1.8;
      margin: 0;
    }

    .masonry {
      column-count: 2;
      column-gap: 1.5rem;
    }

    .post-card {
      display: inline-block;
      width: 100%;
      margin: 0 0 1.5rem;
      background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.98), rgba(239,246,255,0.96));
      border: 1px solid rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.14);
      box-shadow: var(--shadow);
      overflow: hidden;
      transition: transform 0.25s ease, box-shadow 0.25s ease;
      break-inside: avoid;
      position: relative;
    }

    .post-card::before {
      content: "";
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      left: 0;
      width: 100%;
      height: 8px;
      background:
        repeating-linear-gradient(
          90deg,
          var(--primary) 0 30px,
          #dbeafe 30px 60px,
          var(--text) 60px 90px,
          #eff6ff 90px 120px
        );
    }

    .post-card:hover {
      transform: translateY(-4px);
      box-shadow: 0 24px 48px rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.16);
    }

    .post-image-wrap {
      padding: 1rem 1rem 0;
    }

    .post-image {
      width: 100%;
      display: block;
      border-radius: 1rem;
      object-fit: cover;
      transition: transform 0.35s ease;
    }

    .post-card:hover .post-image {
      transform: scale(1.02);
    }

    .post-body {
      padding: 1.25rem 1.25rem 1.4rem;
    }

    .post-title {
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
      color: var(--bg);
      font-size: 2rem;
      line-height: 1;
      font-weight: 700;
      margin-bottom: 0.85rem;
    }

    .post-excerpt {
      color: #475569;
      line-height: 1.8;
      font-size: 0.96rem;
      margin-bottom: 1.1rem;
    }

    .read-link {
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 0.6rem;
      color: var(--primary);
      font-weight: 700;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 0.08em;
      transition: gap 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease;
    }

    .read-link:hover {
      color: #1d4ed8;
      gap: 0.85rem;
    }

    .sidebar-box {
      background: var(--section);
      color: var(--text);
      padding: 1.5rem;
      box-shadow: var(--shadow);
      border-top: 8px solid var(--primary);
    }

    .sidebar-box h3 {
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
      color: #fff;
      font-size: 2rem;
      line-height: 1;
      margin-bottom: 1rem;
      font-weight: 700;
    }

    .sidebar-box p,
    .sidebar-box li,
    .sidebar-box a {
      color: var(--text-soft);
      line-height: 1.8;
    }

    .sidebar-box a:hover {
      color: #fff;
    }

    .topic-list,
    .quick-links {
      list-style: none;
      padding: 0;
      margin: 0;
    }

    .topic-list li,
    .quick-links li {
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(250, 204, 21, 0.18);
      padding: 0.8rem 0;
    }

    .topic-list li:last-child,
    .quick-links li:last-child {
      border-bottom: 0;
      padding-bottom: 0;
    }

    .newsletter-box {
      background:
        linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(30, 41, 59, 0.96), rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.9)),
        var(--section);
    }

    .newsletter-box .input {
      border-radius: 0;
      border: 1px solid rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.25);
      box-shadow: none;
      font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', serif;
    }

    .newsletter-box .input:focus {
      border-color: var(--primary);
      box-shadow: 0 0 0 0.125em rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.15);
    }

    .site-footer {
      margin-top: 1rem;
      background: var(--section);
      color: var(--text);
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
      border-top: 1px solid rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.22);
    }

    .site-footer::before {
      content: "";
      display: block;
      height: 16px;
      background:
        repeating-linear-gradient(
          90deg,
          var(--primary) 0 42px,
          #dbeafe 42px 84px,
          var(--text) 84px 126px,
          #bfdbfe 126px 168px
        );
    }

    .footer-inner {
      max-width: 1380px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      padding: 3rem 1.25rem 2rem;
    }

    .footer-grid {
      display: flex;
      gap: 2rem;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
    }

    .footer-brand {
      flex: 2 1 360px;
    }

    .footer-col {
      flex: 1 1 220px;
    }

    .footer-title {
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
      color: #fff;
      font-size: 2rem;
      margin-bottom: 1rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      line-height: 1;
    }

    .footer-text,
    .footer-col a,
    .footer-col li {
      color: var(--text-soft);
      line-height: 1.9;
    }

    .footer-col ul {
      list-style: none;
      margin: 0;
      padding: 0;
    }

    .footer-col a:hover {
      color: #fff;
    }

    .footer-bottom {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      gap: 1rem;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      margin-top: 2rem;
      padding-top: 1.25rem;
      border-top: 1px solid rgba(250, 204, 21, 0.16);
      color: var(--text-muted);
      font-size: 0.92rem;
    }

    @media (max-width: 1023px) {
      .hero-copy {
        padding: 3rem 2rem 2.25rem 3rem;
      }

      .about-panel {
        padding: 2.25rem;
      }

      .masonry {
        column-count: 1;
      }
    }

    @media (max-width: 768px) {
      .hero-wrap,
      .section-block,
      .content-region,
      .footer-inner {
        padding-left: 1rem;
        padding-right: 1rem;
      }

      .hero-copy {
        padding: 2rem 1.5rem 2rem 2rem;
      }

      .hero-title {
        max-width: none;
      }

      .hero-panel::before {
        width: 100%;
        height: 12px;
        inset: 0 0 auto 0;
        background:
          repeating-linear-gradient(
            90deg,
            var(--primary) 0 24px,
            #dbeafe 24px 48px,
            var(--text) 48px 72px,
            #eff6ff 72px 96px
          );
      }

      .content-header {
        align-items: flex-start;
      }

      .about-panel::after {
        width: 100%;
        height: 18px;
        top: auto;
        bottom: 0;
      }
    }