:root {
  --ink: #171513;
  --paper: #f5f0e6;
  --paper-deep: #e7ddce;
  --red: #a33128;
  --gold: #b98a47;
  --muted: #6c6258;
  --line: rgba(23, 21, 19, .18);
  --shadow: 0 18px 50px rgba(45, 34, 24, .16);
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  background-image: radial-gradient(rgba(23,21,19,.04) .7px, transparent .7px);
  background-size: 6px 6px;
}
button, a { -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; }
img { display: block; max-width: 100%; }
.visually-hidden { position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; border: 0; }
.skip-link { position: fixed; left: 1rem; top: -5rem; z-index: 99; background: var(--ink); color: white; padding: .75rem 1rem; }
.skip-link:focus { top: 1rem; }

.site-header {
  width: min(1450px, calc(100% - 48px));
  margin: 0 auto;
  min-height: 112px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 2rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.wordmark { color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.wordmark span { font: 900 clamp(2rem, 4vw, 4rem)/.82 "Trebuchet MS", Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -.075em; transform: rotate(-1deg); transform-origin: left; }
.wordmark i { color: var(--red); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-weight: 400; }
.wordmark small { margin-top: .6rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .17em; font: 700 .67rem/1 Arial, sans-serif; }
nav { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: clamp(1.1rem, 3vw, 2.8rem); }
nav a { color: var(--ink); font: 700 .76rem/1 Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; padding: .65rem 0; }
nav a:hover, nav a:focus-visible { border-color: var(--red); }
main { width: min(1450px, calc(100% - 48px)); margin: 0 auto; }
.latest { padding: clamp(2.2rem, 5vw, 5.8rem) 0 clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem); }
.eyebrow { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; margin-bottom: 1rem; font: 700 .72rem/1 Arial, sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .15em; }
.eyebrow span { color: var(--red); }
.eyebrow time { color: var(--muted); font-weight: 500; }
.comic-frame { appearance: none; border: 0; padding: 0; width: 100%; background: #fff; cursor: zoom-in; text-align: inherit; box-shadow: var(--shadow); border-radius: 2px; overflow: hidden; outline: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.22); outline-offset: -1px; }
.comic-frame img { width: 100%; height: auto; transition: transform .45s ease, filter .45s ease; }
.comic-frame:hover img { transform: scale(1.012); filter: contrast(1.02); }
.comic-frame:focus-visible { outline: 4px solid var(--red); outline-offset: 4px; }
.hero-frame { background: #d9d0c2; }
.latest-copy { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 2rem 6vw; padding: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 3.5rem) clamp(0rem, 3vw, 3rem) 0; align-items: start; }
.kicker { margin: 0 0 .65rem; color: var(--red); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .17em; font: 800 .7rem/1.2 Arial, sans-serif; }
h1, h2, h3, p { margin-top: 0; }
h1 { margin-bottom: 0; font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 5.2vw, 5.4rem); line-height: .94; letter-spacing: -.055em; font-weight: 500; }
.latest-copy > p { max-width: 650px; font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.4vw, 1.25rem); line-height: 1.66; margin-bottom: 0; }
.masthead-copy { align-items: baseline; padding-top: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 2.7rem); }
.masthead-copy .kicker { font-size: .75rem; line-height: 1.3; }
.archive, .home-latest, .start-here { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 8rem) 0; }
.section-heading { display: flex; align-items: end; justify-content: space-between; gap: 2rem; margin-bottom: 3rem; }
.section-heading h2, .about h2 { font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 5vw, 5rem); line-height: .95; letter-spacing: -.05em; font-weight: 500; margin-bottom: 0; }
.section-heading > p { max-width: 370px; color: var(--muted); font-size: 1.05rem; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: .2rem; }
.enlarge-hint { margin: -1.5rem 0 2.5rem; color: var(--red); font: 800 .76rem/1.3 Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.comic-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(12, 1fr); gap: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 4.4rem) clamp(1.2rem, 2vw, 2.4rem); }
.strip-card { grid-column: span 6; }
.strip-card.wide { grid-column: span 6; }
.strip-card:nth-child(2n) .comic-frame { transform: rotate(.18deg); }
.strip-card:nth-child(3n) .comic-frame { transform: rotate(-.14deg); }
.card-caption { display: flex; align-items: baseline; justify-content: space-between; gap: 1rem; padding: 1.15rem .25rem 0; border-top: 3px solid var(--ink); margin-top: .75rem; }
.card-caption h3 { margin: 0; font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 2vw, 1.75rem); font-weight: 500; }
.card-caption span { color: var(--muted); font: 700 .65rem/1 Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: .11em; text-transform: uppercase; }

.home-intro { padding-bottom: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 7rem); }
.dear-home-invite { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.1fr auto; align-items: center; gap: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 4rem); padding: clamp(1.7rem, 3vw, 2.6rem); margin-bottom: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 7rem); background: #fffaf2; border: 1px solid var(--line); }
.dear-home-invite h2 { margin: 0; font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3.4vw, 3.2rem); line-height: 1; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -.04em; }
.dear-home-invite > p { max-width: 540px; margin: 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: 1.02rem; line-height: 1.6; }
.latest-three .strip-card { grid-column: span 4; }
.home-latest .subscribe { margin-top: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 7rem); }
.interview-callout { margin-top: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 7rem); padding: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem); display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr minmax(260px, .72fr); gap: clamp(2rem, 6vw, 6rem); align-items: center; background: var(--paper-deep); border-top: 1px solid var(--line); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.interview-callout h2 { margin-bottom: 1.25rem; font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 4.8vw, 4.8rem); line-height: .96; letter-spacing: -.05em; font-weight: 500; }
.interview-callout-copy > p:not(.kicker) { max-width: 600px; margin-bottom: 1.75rem; color: var(--muted); font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.65; }
.interview-callout-art { display: block; max-height: 520px; overflow: hidden; border: 10px solid #fffaf2; box-shadow: var(--shadow); transform: rotate(.35deg); }
.interview-callout-art img { width: 100%; height: 100%; max-height: 500px; object-fit: cover; object-position: top; }
.interview-callout-links { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; gap: 1rem 1.5rem; }
.interview-callout-links .quiet-link { color: var(--muted); font: 700 .72rem/1.3 Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.start-here { padding-top: clamp(4rem, 7vw, 7rem); }
.archive-link-row { display: flex; justify-content: flex-end; margin-top: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4.5rem); }
.text-link, .quiet-link, .about-link { display: inline-block; color: var(--ink); font: 800 .75rem/1.2 Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; text-underline-offset: .35em; }
.text-link { padding: .95rem 1.25rem; border: 2px solid var(--ink); text-decoration: none; }
.text-link:hover, .text-link:focus-visible { background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); }
.browse-themes { margin: 0 calc(50% - 50vw); padding: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 7rem) max(24px, calc((100vw - 1450px) / 2)); background: var(--paper-deep); border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.compact-heading { margin-bottom: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.5rem); }
.theme-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); border-top: 1px solid var(--ink); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink); }
.theme-grid a { min-height: 220px; padding: 1.5rem; color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; display: flex; flex-direction: column; border-right: 1px solid var(--line); }
.theme-grid a:last-child { border-right: 0; }
.theme-grid a:hover, .theme-grid a:focus-visible { background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); }
.theme-grid span { color: var(--red); font: 800 .68rem/1 Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: .14em; }
.theme-grid strong { margin-top: auto; font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2vw, 2rem); font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.05; }
.theme-grid small { margin-top: .7rem; font: .88rem/1.5 Arial, sans-serif; opacity: .72; }
.home-feature .feature-art { max-height: 650px; }
.home-feature .feature-art img { max-height: 650px; object-fit: cover; object-position: center 38%; }
.feature-actions { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 1.5rem; margin-top: 2rem; }
.quiet-link { color: var(--muted); }
.about-link { color: var(--paper); }
.archive-page { padding-bottom: clamp(5rem, 9vw, 9rem); }
.archive-hero { padding: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 8rem) 0 clamp(3rem, 6vw, 6rem); max-width: 980px; }
.archive-hero h1 { margin-bottom: 1.25rem; }
.archive-hero > p:last-child { max-width: 650px; color: var(--muted); font-size: 1.15rem; line-height: 1.65; }
.archive-group { padding: clamp(3.5rem, 7vw, 7rem) 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.archive-group .section-heading h2 { font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 4.5vw, 4.3rem); }
.retirement-callout { display: flex; align-items: baseline; justify-content: space-between; gap: 2rem; padding: 2rem 0; border-top: 3px solid var(--ink); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.retirement-callout p { margin: 0; font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 3.5rem); }
.story-page { margin-top: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 6rem); }
.story-page .section-heading h1 { font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 5vw, 5.2rem); }

.interview-page { width: min(100% - 48px, 1450px); }
.interview-intro { max-width: 980px; margin: 0 auto; padding: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 8rem) 0 clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5rem); text-align: center; }
.interview-intro h1 { margin-bottom: 1.25rem; }
.interview-intro > p:not(.kicker) { max-width: 760px; margin: 0 auto 1rem; color: var(--muted); font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.5vw, 1.25rem); line-height: 1.65; }
.interview-intro .interview-reading-note { color: var(--red); font: 800 .76rem/1.5 Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.interview-series-nav { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 1px; max-width: 760px; margin: 2rem auto 0; padding: 1px; background: var(--line); text-align: left; }
.interview-series-nav > * { display: flex; min-height: 86px; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; gap: .35rem; padding: 1rem 1.1rem; background: #fffaf2; color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; }
.interview-series-nav strong { font: 800 .76rem/1.2 Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.interview-series-nav span span,.interview-series-nav a span { color: var(--muted); font: .95rem/1.35 Georgia, serif; }
.interview-series-nav a:hover,.interview-series-nav a:focus-visible,.interview-series-nav a[aria-current="page"] { background: var(--paper-deep); }
.interview-series-nav .coming-soon { cursor: default; }
.interview-series-nav .coming-soon span { color: var(--red); font: 800 .72rem/1.3 Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.interview-sheet { width: min(860px, 100%); margin: 0 auto; padding: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 7rem) 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); scroll-margin-top: 1rem; }
.interview-sheet-heading { margin-bottom: 1.5rem; }
.interview-sheet-heading h2 { margin: 0; font-size: clamp(1.65rem, 3vw, 2.6rem); line-height: 1.12; font-weight: 500; }
.interview-image-link { display: block; background: #fffaf2; }
.interview-image-link img { width: 100%; height: auto; }
.page-nav { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr; gap: 1rem; align-items: center; margin-top: 1.25rem; }
.page-nav a { color: var(--ink); font: 800 .72rem/1.3 Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: .11em; text-transform: uppercase; text-underline-offset: .3em; }
.page-nav .full-size-link { color: var(--red); text-align: center; }
.page-nav .next-page { justify-self: end; }

.feature-story { margin: 0 calc(50% - 50vw); padding: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 8rem) max(24px, calc((100vw - 1450px) / 2)); background: var(--paper-deep); border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.feature-heading { margin-bottom: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.5rem); }
.feature-art { background: #d9d0c2; }
.feature-prose { max-width: 760px; margin: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 5.5rem) auto 0; padding: 0 clamp(.25rem, 3vw, 2rem); font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.35vw, 1.2rem); line-height: 1.78; }
.feature-prose p { margin-bottom: 1.55em; }
.feature-prose .opening { margin-bottom: .8em; font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.5rem); line-height: 1; letter-spacing: -.04em; }

.subscribe { margin: 0 calc(50% - 50vw); padding: 0; background: transparent; color: var(--ink); overflow: hidden; }
.subscription-composition { position: relative; width: min(100%, 1920px); aspect-ratio: 1440 / 650; margin: 0 auto; overflow: hidden; }
.subscription-composition::before { content: none; }
.subscribe-art-wrap { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 1; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; }
.subscribe-art { display: block; width: 58%; height: auto; -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0, #000 4%, #000 96%, transparent 100%); mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0, #000 4%, #000 96%, transparent 100%); }
.subscribe-form { position: absolute; z-index: 2; left: 62.2%; bottom: 15.4%; width: 15%; padding: 6px; border: 0; border-radius: 10px; background: rgba(255, 250, 242, .99); box-shadow: none; }
.subscribe-form label { display: block; margin-bottom: 4px; color: var(--ink); font: 800 10px/12px Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.subscribe-fields { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 6px; }
.subscribe-fields input { min-width: 0; width: 100%; border: 2px solid #b7b7b7; border-radius: 10px; background: #fff; color: var(--ink); padding: 6px 8px; font: 13px/16px Arial, sans-serif; }
.subscribe-fields input:focus { outline: 3px solid var(--gold); outline-offset: 2px; }
.subscribe-fields button { width: 100%; border: 2px solid var(--red); border-radius: 10px; background: var(--red); color: #fffaf2; padding: 7px 8px; cursor: pointer; font: 800 11px/11px Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.subscribe-fields button:hover, .subscribe-fields button:focus-visible { border-color: var(--ink); background: var(--ink); }
.subscribe-form > p { margin: .65rem 0 0; color: var(--muted); font: clamp(.75rem, .78vw, .82rem)/1.4 Arial, sans-serif; }
.subscribe-form a { color: inherit; }

.story-invite { padding: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 7rem) 0; display: grid; grid-template-columns: .9fr 1.1fr; gap: clamp(2rem, 8vw, 8rem); align-items: start; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.story-invite h2 { margin-bottom: 1.25rem; font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 5vw, 5.2rem); line-height: .94; letter-spacing: -.055em; font-weight: 500; }
.story-copy > p:last-child { max-width: 570px; margin-bottom: 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.65; }
.story-form label { display: block; margin-bottom: .65rem; font: 800 .74rem/1.2 Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: .13em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.story-form label span { color: var(--muted); font-weight: 500; }
.story-form input, .story-form textarea { width: 100%; border: 2px solid var(--ink); border-radius: 0; background: #fffaf2; color: var(--ink); padding: 1rem 1.1rem; font: 1rem/1.45 Arial, sans-serif; }
.story-form textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 10rem; }
.story-form input:focus, .story-form textarea:focus { outline: 3px solid var(--gold); outline-offset: 3px; }
.story-details { margin-bottom: 1.2rem; }
.story-form button { margin-top: 1rem; border: 2px solid var(--red); border-radius: 0; background: var(--red); color: #fffaf2; padding: 1rem 1.5rem; cursor: pointer; font: 800 .76rem/1 Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.story-form button:hover, .story-form button:focus-visible { border-color: var(--ink); background: var(--ink); }
.story-form > p { margin: .9rem 0 0; color: var(--muted); font: .78rem/1.55 Arial, sans-serif; }

.about { margin: 0 calc(50% - 50vw); padding: clamp(4rem, 9vw, 9rem) max(24px, calc((100vw - 1450px) / 2)); background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); display: grid; grid-template-columns: .65fr 1.85fr; gap: clamp(2rem, 6vw, 7rem); align-items: center; position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
.about::after { content: ""; position: absolute; width: 430px; height: 430px; border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.09); border-radius: 50%; right: -190px; top: -180px; }
.about-number { font: 900 clamp(4rem, 10vw, 9rem)/.75 "Trebuchet MS", Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -.12em; white-space: nowrap; }
.about-number span { color: var(--red); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-weight: 400; }
.about h2 { margin-bottom: 2rem; }
.about p:not(.kicker) { color: #d9d1c6; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.7; max-width: 650px; }

.about-page { padding: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 8rem) 0 clamp(5rem, 10vw, 10rem); }
.about-page article { max-width: 780px; margin: 0 auto; }
.about-page h1 { padding-bottom: .45em; margin-bottom: .65em; border-bottom: 3px solid var(--ink); }
.about-page p { font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 1.4vw, 1.24rem); line-height: 1.77; margin-bottom: 1.35em; }
.about-page .about-lead { font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.7vw, 2.3rem); line-height: 1.35; }
.about-page h2 { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding-top: 1.5em; margin: 2em 0 .75em; font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.8vw, 3.25rem); line-height: 1.08; letter-spacing: -.04em; font-weight: 500; }
.about-page strong { color: var(--red); font-weight: 700; }
.about-page .about-signoff { padding-top: 1.25rem; font-size: 1.5rem; }

.dear-page { width: min(100% - 48px, 1040px); padding: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem) 0 clamp(5rem, 9vw, 8rem); }
.dear-sheet { background: #fffdf8; border: 1px solid #e8dac8; border-radius: 18px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 8px 34px rgba(69,51,34,.08); }
.dear-hero { background: linear-gradient(125deg,#fbefdd,#fff9f1); padding: 38px 42px 30px; text-align: center; }
.dear-eyebrow { font: 600 12px Arial,sans-serif; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #846f60; }
.dear-hero h1 { margin: 12px 0; color: #2e2925; font-size: clamp(38px,6vw,64px); line-height: 1.08; }
.dear-heart { color: #bd4d53; }
.dear-hero p { max-width: 600px; margin: 15px auto 4px; font-size: 20px; }
.dear-two-col { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.15fr; gap: 32px; padding: 36px 42px; }
.dear-note { height: fit-content; padding: 20px 22px; background: #faf4e9; border-left: 4px solid #bd4d53; border-radius: 8px; }
.dear-note h2 { margin: 0 0 8px; font-size: 24px; }
.dear-note p { margin: 10px 0; }
.dear-note small { color: #685d55; font: 13px/1.5 Arial,sans-serif; }
.dear-form h2 { margin-top: 0; }
.dear-form label { display: block; margin: 17px 0 6px; font: 600 14px Arial,sans-serif; }
.dear-form input,.dear-form textarea,.dear-form select { width: 100%; padding: 12px; color: #252525; background: white; border: 1px solid #c9bbb0; border-radius: 8px; font: 16px Arial,sans-serif; }
.dear-form input.visually-hidden { width: 1px; min-width: 0; padding: 0; }
.dear-form textarea { min-height: 158px; resize: vertical; }
.dear-form fieldset { margin: 12px 0; padding: 0; border: 0; }
.dear-form legend { margin-bottom: 8px; font: 600 14px Arial,sans-serif; }
.dear-form .dear-check { display: flex; gap: 10px; align-items: flex-start; margin: 12px 0; font: 14px/1.5 Arial,sans-serif; }
.dear-form .dear-check input { width: auto; margin-top: 4px; }
.dear-subtle { color: #5f554d; font: 13px/1.5 Arial,sans-serif; }
.dear-submit { padding: 13px 19px; color: white; background: #2e2925; border: 0; border-radius: 9px; cursor: pointer; font: 700 15px Arial,sans-serif; }
.dear-submit:hover,.dear-submit:focus-visible { background: #594439; }
.dear-status { min-height: 1.5em; margin-top: 16px; color: #5f554d; font: 14px/1.5 Arial,sans-serif; }
.dear-status-success { padding: 12px; color: #214e35; background: #edf7ef; border-radius: 8px; }
.dear-status-error { padding: 12px; color: #7d251f; background: #fff0ed; border-radius: 8px; }
.dear-submit:disabled { cursor: wait; opacity: .68; }
.dear-bottom { padding: 24px 42px; text-align: center; background: #f8f0e5; border-top: 1px solid #e8dac8; }
.dear-bottom p { max-width: 650px; margin: 7px auto; }

footer { width: min(1450px, calc(100% - 48px)); margin: 0 auto; min-height: 200px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr; align-items: center; gap: 2rem; }
.footer-mark span { font-size: clamp(2rem, 3vw, 3rem); }
footer > p { margin: 0; color: var(--muted); font-style: italic; }
footer > p a { display: inline-block; margin-top: .5rem; color: var(--red); font-style: normal; text-underline-offset: .2em; }
.copyright { justify-self: end; font: 700 .67rem/1 Arial, sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .12em; font-style: normal; }

.lightbox { width: min(96vw, 1800px); max-width: none; max-height: 96vh; padding: 3.1rem 1rem 1rem; border: 0; background: #151310; box-shadow: 0 30px 100px rgba(0,0,0,.6); }
.lightbox::backdrop { background: rgba(18,15,12,.88); backdrop-filter: blur(6px); }
.lightbox img { width: 100%; height: auto; max-height: calc(96vh - 4.2rem); object-fit: contain; }
.close { position: absolute; top: .55rem; right: .65rem; z-index: 2; background: #fffaf2; color: var(--ink); border: 3px solid #fffaf2; padding: .65rem .85rem; cursor: pointer; font: 800 .78rem/1 Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; box-shadow: 0 4px 18px rgba(0,0,0,.38); }
.close:hover, .close:focus-visible { background: var(--red); color: white; outline: 3px solid white; outline-offset: 2px; }

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .site-header { min-height: 92px; width: min(100% - 30px, 1450px); }
  .wordmark small { display: none; }
  nav { gap: 1rem; }
  nav a { font-size: .65rem; letter-spacing: .08em; }
  main, footer { width: min(100% - 30px, 1450px); }
  .latest-copy { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 1.4rem; }
  .dear-home-invite { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .section-heading { display: block; }
  .section-heading > p { margin-top: 1rem; }
  .strip-card, .strip-card.wide { grid-column: span 12; }
  .latest-three .strip-card { grid-column: span 12; }
  .interview-callout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .interview-callout-art { width: min(520px, 100%); justify-self: center; }
  .theme-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .theme-grid a:nth-child(2) { border-right: 0; }
  .theme-grid a:nth-child(-n+2) { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .about { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .subscribe { padding: 0; }
  .subscription-composition { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: auto; overflow: visible; background: none; }
  .subscription-composition::before { display: none; }
  .subscribe-art-wrap { position: relative; inset: auto; display: block; }
  .subscribe-art { width: 100%; height: auto; -webkit-mask-image: none; mask-image: none; }
  .subscribe-form { left: 69%; bottom: 7.6%; width: 28%; padding: clamp(2px, .7vw, 6px); border-radius: clamp(5px, 1vw, 10px); }
  .subscribe-form label { margin-bottom: clamp(2px, .5vw, 4px); font-size: clamp(6px, 1.4vw, 10px); line-height: 1.15; }
  .subscribe-fields { gap: clamp(3px, .7vw, 6px); }
  .subscribe-fields input { min-height: 0; padding: clamp(3px, .8vw, 6px) clamp(4px, 1vw, 8px); border-width: clamp(1px, .25vw, 2px); border-radius: clamp(5px, 1vw, 10px); font-size: clamp(7px, 1.7vw, 13px); line-height: 1.2; }
  .subscribe-fields button { min-height: 0; padding: clamp(4px, .9vw, 7px); border-width: clamp(1px, .25vw, 2px); border-radius: clamp(5px, 1vw, 10px); font-size: clamp(6px, 1.4vw, 11px); line-height: 1; }
  .story-invite { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .dear-page { width: min(100% - 30px, 1040px); }
  .dear-two-col { grid-template-columns: 1fr; padding: 24px; gap: 18px; }
  .dear-hero { padding: 30px 24px; }
  .dear-bottom { padding: 22px; }
  .about-number { font-size: 5rem; }
  footer { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: .75rem; padding: 3rem 0; min-height: 0; }
  .copyright { justify-self: start; }
}

@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .site-header { align-items: flex-start; padding: 1.2rem 0; }
  .wordmark span { font-size: 1.8rem; }
  nav { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-end; gap: .25rem; }
  nav a { padding: .2rem 0; }
  .latest { padding-top: 1.5rem; }
  .eyebrow { font-size: .61rem; }
  .card-caption { align-items: start; }
  .card-caption span { text-align: right; }
  .theme-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .theme-grid a { min-height: 165px; border-right: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .theme-grid a:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
  .feature-actions, .retirement-callout { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; }
  .interview-page { width: min(100% - 20px, 1450px); }
  .interview-intro { text-align: left; }
  .interview-sheet { padding: 3rem 0; }
  .interview-sheet-heading { padding: 0 5px; }
  .interview-series-nav { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .page-nav { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; padding: 0 5px; }
  .page-nav .full-size-link { grid-column: 1 / -1; grid-row: 1; padding: .9rem; border: 2px solid var(--red); text-decoration: none; }
  .page-nav .next-page { grid-column: 2; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  .comic-frame img { transition: none; }
}