:root {
  --black: #0a0a0a;
  --dark: #111111;
  --mid: #1a1a1a;
  --border: #2a2a2a;
  --white: #ffffff;
  --off-white: #f0ede8;
  --muted: #888888;
  --amber: #F5A623;
  --accent: #ffffff;
  --bg: var(--black);
  --text: var(--white);
  --nav-link-hover: var(--amber);
  --footer-link-hover: var(--amber);
}

*,
*::before,
*::after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

body {
  background: var(--bg);
  color: var(--text);
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: none;
}

nav {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  z-index: 100;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 0 48px;
  height: 64px;
  background: rgba(10, 10, 10, 0.92);
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.nav-logo {
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.nav-links {
  display: flex;
  gap: 48px;
  list-style: none;
}

.nav-links a {
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
  transition: color 0.2s;
}

.nav-links a:hover,
.nav-links a.active {
  color: var(--nav-link-hover);
}

/* Dropdown menu */
.nav-item-dropdown {
  position: relative;
}

.nav-dropdown {
  position: absolute;
  top: 100%;
  left: 0;
  margin-top: 8px;
  background: rgba(10, 10, 10, 0.98);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 2px;
  list-style: none;
  min-width: 160px;
  padding: 8px 0;
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
  transform: translateY(-8px);
  transition: opacity 0.2s, visibility 0.2s, transform 0.2s;
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  z-index: 200;
}

.nav-item-dropdown:hover .nav-dropdown {
  opacity: 1;
  visibility: visible;
  transform: translateY(0);
}

.nav-dropdown a {
  display: block;
  padding: 8px 16px;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
  transition: color 0.2s;
}

.nav-dropdown a:hover {
  color: var(--nav-link-hover);
}

footer {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  padding: 40px 48px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
}

.footer-logo {
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.footer-links {
  display: flex;
  gap: 32px;
  list-style: none;
}

.footer-links a {
  font-size: 11px;
  color: var(--muted);
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  transition: color 0.2s;
}

.footer-links a:hover {
  color: var(--footer-link-hover);
}

.footer-copy {
  font-size: 11px;
  color: #444;
}

.section-tag {
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--amber);
}

.page-title {
  font-family: 'Bebas Neue', sans-serif;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
}

.page-sub {
  font-weight: 300;
}


 /* AUTHOR BYLINE */
    .byline {
      border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
      padding: 32px 0;
      margin: 60px 0 0;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 20px;
    }

    .byline-avatar {
      width: 48px;
      height: 48px;
      border-radius: 50%;
      background: var(--border);
      flex-shrink: 0;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      font-family: 'Bebas Neue', sans-serif;
      font-size: 18px;
      color: var(--amber);
    }

    .byline-name {
      font-weight: 600;
      font-size: 15px;
      color: var(--text);
    }

    .byline-role {
      font-size: 13px;
      color: var(--muted);
      margin-top: 2px;
    }

/* ─── CAROUSEL ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */

.carousel {
  position: relative;
  margin: 48px 0;
  -webkit-user-select: none;
  user-select: none;
}

.carousel-track-wrap {
  overflow: hidden;
  width: 100%;
}

.carousel-track {
  display: flex;
  width: 100%;
  transition: transform 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.46, 0.45, 0.94);
  will-change: transform;
}

.carousel-slide {
  flex: 0 0 100%;
  width: 100%;
}

.carousel-slide img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 480px;
  display: block;
  object-fit: cover;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.carousel-footer {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding-top: 14px;
  gap: 16px;
}

.carousel-caption {
  font-size: 11px;
  color: var(--muted);
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  line-height: 1.5;
  flex: 1;
}

.carousel-caption em {
  font-style: italic;
}

.carousel-controls {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.carousel-dots {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 5px;
}

.carousel-dot {
  width: 4px;
  height: 4px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--border);
  border: none;
  padding: 0;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background 0.25s, width 0.25s;
}

.carousel-dot.active {
  background: var(--amber);
  width: 14px;
  border-radius: 2px;
}

.carousel-btn {
  background: none;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  color: var(--muted);
  width: 28px;
  height: 28px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 12px;
  transition: border-color 0.2s, color 0.2s;
  padding: 0;
  line-height: 1;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.carousel-btn:hover {
  border-color: var(--amber);
  color: var(--amber);
}

/* ─── ARTICLE TLDR ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */

.article-tldr {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--amber);
  padding-top: 28px;
  margin-bottom: 72px;
}

.article-tldr-eyebrow {
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--amber);
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.article-tldr-signal {
  font-size: 21px;
  line-height: 1.45;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--white);
  margin-bottom: 36px;
}

.article-tldr-lower {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 40px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  padding-top: 28px;
}

.article-tldr-label {
  display: block;
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.article-tldr-list {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  counter-reset: tldr;
}

.article-tldr-list li {
  counter-increment: tldr;
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
  padding-left: 32px;
  position: relative;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.article-tldr-list li::before {
  content: '0' counter(tldr);
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0;
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  color: var(--amber);
}

.article-tldr-tags {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 8px;
  align-content: flex-start;
}

.article-tldr-tag {
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  padding: 6px 12px;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  /* Mobile dropdown styles */
  .nav-dropdown {
    position: static;
    background: none;
    border: none;
    backdrop-filter: none;
    margin-top: 0;
    padding: 0;
    opacity: 0;
    visibility: hidden;
    height: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    transform: none;
    transition: opacity 0.2s, height 0.2s;
  }

  .nav-item-dropdown:hover .nav-dropdown {
    opacity: 1;
    visibility: visible;
    height: auto;
    transform: none;
  }

  .nav-dropdown li {
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
  }

  .nav-dropdown a {
    padding: 10px 0 10px 16px;
    font-size: 10px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .article-tldr-lower {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 28px;
  }

  .article-tldr-signal {
    font-size: 18px;
  }
}