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

        :root {
            --e9: #1E1209;
            --e8: #3D2B1F;
            --e7: #6B4C35;
            --e6: #96714E;
            --e5: #A67C52;
            --e4: #C4A882;
            --e3: #D9C4A9;
            --e2: #EDE3D5;
            --e1: #F5F0E8;
            --e0: #FAF8F4;
            --coral: #E85D54;
            --coral-l: #FF9E94;
            --coral-d: #C43E36;
            --display: 'Crimson Pro', Georgia, serif;
            --body: 'DM Sans', -apple-system, sans-serif;
            --mono: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
            --ease: cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
            --r-sm: 8px;
            --r-md: 12px;
            --r-lg: 16px;
            --r-xl: 20px;
        }

        body {
            font-family: var(--body);
            background: var(--e0);
            color: var(--e9);
            -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
            line-height: 1.6;
            overflow-x: hidden
        }

        body::after {
            content: '';
            position: fixed;
            inset: 0;
            background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 256 256' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='4' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='0.03'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
            pointer-events: none;
            z-index: 9999;
            opacity: .35
        }

        .container {
            max-width: 1180px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            padding: 0 40px;
            position: relative;
            z-index: 1
        }

        section {
            position: relative;
            z-index: 1
        }

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

        .rv {
            opacity: 0;
            transform: translateY(28px);
            transition: opacity .7s var(--ease), transform .7s var(--ease)
        }

        .rv.v {
            opacity: 1;
            transform: translate(0)
        }

        .stg .rv:nth-child(1) {
            transition-delay: 0s
        }

        .stg .rv:nth-child(2) {
            transition-delay: .06s
        }

        .stg .rv:nth-child(3) {
            transition-delay: .12s
        }

        .stg .rv:nth-child(4) {
            transition-delay: .18s
        }

        .stg .rv:nth-child(5) {
            transition-delay: .24s
        }

        .stg .rv:nth-child(6) {
            transition-delay: .30s
        }

        @media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce) {
            .rv {
                opacity: 1 !important;
                transform: none !important;
                transition: none !important
            }
        }

        /* ── Header (inherited from landing) ── */
        .header {
            position: sticky;
            top: 0;
            z-index: 100;
            background: transparent;
            backdrop-filter: blur(0);
            -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(0);
            border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
            padding: 14px 0;
            transition: all .35s var(--ease)
        }

        .header.scrolled {
            padding: 10px 0;
            background: rgba(250, 248, 244, .95);
            backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
            -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
            border-bottom-color: var(--e2);
            box-shadow: 0 4px 24px rgba(30, 18, 9, .05)
        }

        .header-inner {
            display: flex;
            justify-content: space-between;
            align-items: center
        }

        .logo {
            font-family: var(--display);
            font-size: 24px;
            font-weight: 800;
            letter-spacing: -.8px
        }

        .logo-a {
            color: var(--coral)
        }

        

        .mob-links {
            display: none
        }

        /* ── Blog Header (page intro) ── */
        /* ── Blog Header ── */
        .blog-head {
            padding: 96px 0 72px;
            border-bottom: 1px solid var(--e2);
            text-align: center
        }

        .blog-head h1 {
            font-family: var(--display);
            font-size: 52px;
            font-weight: 600;
            line-height: 1.05;
            letter-spacing: -1.4px;
            margin-bottom: 20px;
            color: var(--e9);
            max-width: 820px;
            margin-left: auto;
            margin-right: auto
        }

        .blog-head-sub {
            font-family: var(--display);
            font-size: 18px;
            font-style: italic;
            line-height: 1.5;
            color: var(--e7);
            max-width: 560px;
            margin-left: auto;
            margin-right: auto
        }

        /* ── Category Filter ── */
        .blog-filter {
            padding: 44px 0 0;
            display: flex;
            gap: 8px;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
            justify-content: center
        }

        .filter-pill {
            font-family: var(--body);
            font-size: 13px;
            font-weight: 500;
            color: var(--e7);
            background: transparent;
            border: 1px solid var(--e3);
            padding: 9px 18px;
            border-radius: 100px;
            cursor: pointer;
            transition: all .25s var(--ease)
        }

        .filter-pill:hover {
            border-color: var(--e6);
            color: var(--e9)
        }

        .filter-pill.active {
            background: var(--e9);
            color: #fff;
            border-color: var(--e9)
        }

        /* ── Section heading (shared by Featured + Recent) ── */
        .blog-section {
            padding: 96px 0
        }

        .blog-section+.blog-section {
            padding-top: 0
        }

        .section-head {
            text-align: center;
            margin-bottom: 64px;
            padding-bottom: 32px;
            border-bottom: 1px solid var(--e2);
            position: relative
        }

        .section-head h2 {
            font-family: var(--display);
            font-size: 52px;
            font-weight: 600;
            letter-spacing: -1.4px;
            line-height: 1.05;
            color: var(--e9);
            margin-bottom: 18px
        }

        .section-head-deck {
            font-family: var(--display);
            font-size: 18px;
            font-style: italic;
            color: var(--e7);
            max-width: 560px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            line-height: 1.5
        }

        .section-head-meta {
            display: none
        }

        /* ── Post Cards (shared, used in both sections, sized by parent grid) ── */
        .posts-grid {
            display: grid;
            gap: 64px 40px
        }

        .featured-grid {
            grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr)
        }

        .recent-grid {
            grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
            gap: 0
        }

        .post-card {
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            cursor: pointer;
            transition: transform .25s var(--ease)
        }

        .post-card:hover {
            transform: translateY(-2px)
        }

        .post-card:hover .post-card-title {
            color: var(--coral-d)
        }

        .post-card-num {
            font-family: var(--mono);
            font-size: 11px;
            font-weight: 500;
            color: var(--coral);
            letter-spacing: 0.18em;
            margin-bottom: 18px;
            display: block
        }

        .post-card-meta {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 10px;
            margin-bottom: 14px;
            font-family: var(--mono);
            font-size: 10px;
            color: var(--coral);
            text-transform: uppercase;
            letter-spacing: 0.14em;
            font-weight: 500
        }

        .post-card-meta-dot {
            width: 3px;
            height: 3px;
            background: var(--e4);
            border-radius: 50%
        }

        .post-card-meta .date {
            color: var(--e6)
        }

        .post-card-title {
            font-family: var(--display);
            font-size: 24px;
            font-weight: 600;
            line-height: 1.18;
            letter-spacing: -.5px;
            margin-bottom: 14px;
            color: var(--e9);
            transition: color .25s
        }

        .post-card-excerpt {
            font-size: 15px;
            line-height: 1.65;
            color: var(--e7);
            margin-bottom: 20px;
            flex-grow: 1
        }

        .post-card-byline {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 9px;
            font-size: 13px;
            color: var(--e6);
            margin-top: auto;
            padding-top: 14px;
            border-top: 1px solid var(--e2)
        }

        .post-card-byline-avatar {
            width: 24px;
            height: 24px;
            border-radius: 50%;
            background: var(--e2);
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            font-family: var(--mono);
            font-size: 9px;
            font-weight: 600;
            color: var(--e7);
            letter-spacing: 0.05em
        }

        /* Featured cards a touch larger than recent — earns its top placement */
        .featured-grid .post-card-title {
            font-size: 28px;
            letter-spacing: -.6px;
            margin-bottom: 16px
        }

        .featured-grid .post-card-excerpt {
            font-size: 16px;
            margin-bottom: 24px
        }

        /* Recent cards — card padding + dividers between rows for editorial rhythm */
        .recent-grid .post-card {
            padding: 36px 28px;
            border-right: 1px solid var(--e2);
            border-bottom: 1px solid var(--e2)
        }

        .recent-grid .post-card:nth-child(3n) {
            border-right: none
        }

        .recent-grid .post-card:nth-last-child(-n+3) {
            border-bottom: none
        }

        .recent-grid .post-card:hover {
            background: var(--e1);
            transform: none
        }

        /* ── Pagination ── */
        .pagination {
            padding: 24px 0 0;
            display: flex;
            justify-content: center;
            gap: 8px
        }

        .page-link {
            font-family: var(--mono);
            font-size: 12px;
            font-weight: 500;
            color: var(--e7);
            background: transparent;
            border: 1px solid var(--e2);
            padding: 10px 16px;
            border-radius: var(--r-sm);
            cursor: pointer;
            transition: all .25s var(--ease);
            min-width: 42px;
            text-align: center
        }

        .page-link:hover {
            border-color: var(--e6);
            color: var(--e9)
        }

        .page-link.active {
            background: var(--e9);
            color: #fff;
            border-color: var(--e9)
        }

        .page-link.disabled {
            opacity: .4;
            cursor: not-allowed;
            pointer-events: none
        }

        /* ── CTA Strip ── */
        .blog-cta {
            padding: 96px 0;
            background: var(--e1);
            border-top: 1px solid var(--e2);
            border-bottom: 1px solid var(--e2)
        }

        .blog-cta-inner {
            max-width: 680px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            text-align: center
        }

        .blog-cta-label {
            font-family: var(--mono);
            font-size: 11px;
            font-weight: 500;
            color: var(--coral);
            text-transform: uppercase;
            letter-spacing: 0.18em;
            margin-bottom: 20px
        }

        .blog-cta h2 {
            font-family: var(--display);
            font-size: 38px;
            font-weight: 700;
            line-height: 1.1;
            letter-spacing: -1px;
            margin-bottom: 16px;
            color: var(--e9)
        }

        .blog-cta-sub {
            font-size: 16px;
            line-height: 1.6;
            color: var(--e7);
            margin-bottom: 28px;
            max-width: 520px;
            margin-left: auto;
            margin-right: auto
        }

        .blog-cta-btns {
            display: flex;
            gap: 12px;
            justify-content: center;
            flex-wrap: wrap
        }

        .btn {
            display: inline-flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 8px;
            font-family: var(--body);
            font-weight: 600;
            border: none;
            cursor: pointer;
            border-radius: var(--r-sm);
            transition: all .3s var(--ease);
            letter-spacing: -.2px;
            text-decoration: none
        }

        /* ── Pagination ── */
        .pagination {
            padding: 24px 0 0;
            display: flex;
            justify-content: center;
            gap: 8px
        }

        .page-link {
            font-family: var(--mono);
            font-size: 12px;
            font-weight: 500;
            color: var(--e7);
            background: transparent;
            border: 1px solid var(--e2);
            padding: 10px 16px;
            border-radius: var(--r-sm);
            cursor: pointer;
            transition: all .25s var(--ease);
            min-width: 42px;
            text-align: center
        }

        .page-link:hover {
            border-color: var(--e6);
            color: var(--e9)
        }

        .page-link.active {
            background: var(--e9);
            color: #fff;
            border-color: var(--e9)
        }

        .page-link.disabled {
            opacity: .4;
            cursor: not-allowed;
            pointer-events: none
        }

        /* ── CTA Strip ── */
        .blog-cta {
            padding: 80px 0;
            background: var(--e1);
            border-top: 1px solid var(--e2);
            border-bottom: 1px solid var(--e2)
        }

        .blog-cta-inner {
            max-width: 680px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            text-align: center
        }

        .blog-cta-label {
            font-family: var(--mono);
            font-size: 11px;
            font-weight: 500;
            color: var(--coral);
            text-transform: uppercase;
            letter-spacing: 0.18em;
            margin-bottom: 20px
        }

        .blog-cta h2 {
            font-family: var(--display);
            font-size: 38px;
            font-weight: 700;
            line-height: 1.1;
            letter-spacing: -1px;
            margin-bottom: 16px;
            color: var(--e9)
        }

        .blog-cta-sub {
            font-size: 16px;
            line-height: 1.6;
            color: var(--e7);
            margin-bottom: 28px;
            max-width: 520px;
            margin-left: auto;
            margin-right: auto
        }

        .blog-cta-btns {
            display: flex;
            gap: 12px;
            justify-content: center;
            flex-wrap: wrap
        }

        .btn {
            display: inline-flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 8px;
            font-family: var(--body);
            font-weight: 600;
            border: none;
            cursor: pointer;
            border-radius: var(--r-sm);
            transition: all .3s var(--ease);
            letter-spacing: -.2px;
            text-decoration: none
        }

        .btn-primary {
            background: var(--e9);
            color: #fff;
            font-size: 15px;
            padding: 14px 28px
        }

        .btn-primary:hover {
            background: var(--e8);
            transform: translateY(-1px);
            box-shadow: 0 6px 20px rgba(30, 18, 9, .18)
        }

        .btn-secondary {
            background: transparent;
            color: var(--e8);
            font-size: 15px;
            padding: 14px 28px;
            border: 1px solid var(--e3)
        }

        .btn-secondary:hover {
            border-color: var(--e6);
            color: var(--e9)
        }

        .blog-cta-reassure {
            margin-top: 18px;
            font-family: var(--mono);
            font-size: 11px;
            color: var(--e6);
            letter-spacing: 0.05em
        }

        .blog-cta-reassure-dot {
            margin: 0 8px;
            color: var(--e4)
        }

        /* ── Footer (inherited from landing) ── */
        .footer {
            background: var(--e9);
            color: #fff;
            padding: 64px 0 32px
        }

        .footer-grid {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;
            gap: 40px;
            margin-bottom: 48px
        }

        .footer-brand {
            font-family: var(--display);
            font-size: 22px;
            font-weight: 800;
            margin-bottom: 10px
        }

        .footer-brand span {
            color: var(--coral)
        }

        .footer-desc {
            font-size: 14px;
            color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .55);
            line-height: 1.7;
            max-width: 280px
        }

        .footer h4 {
            font-family: var(--mono);
            font-size: 10px;
            font-weight: 500;
            letter-spacing: 1px;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            margin-bottom: 14px;
            color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .35)
        }

        .footer-links {
            list-style: none
        }

        .footer-links li {
            margin-bottom: 10px
        }

        .footer-links a {
            font-size: 14px;
            color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .6);
            transition: color .2s
        }

        .footer-links a:hover {
            color: #fff
        }

        .footer-bottom {
            padding-top: 24px;
            border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .08);
            text-align: center;
            font-family: var(--mono);
            font-size: 11px;
            color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .3)
        }

        .footer-links-row {
            display: contents
        }

        /* ── Responsive ── */
        @media(max-width:960px) {
            .blog-head h1 {
                font-size: 42px;
                letter-spacing: -1.2px
            }

            .section-head h2 {
                font-size: 42px;
                letter-spacing: -1.2px
            }

            .featured-grid {
                grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
                gap: 48px 32px
            }

            .recent-grid {
                grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr)
            }

            .recent-grid .post-card {
                border-right: 1px solid var(--e2)
            }

            .recent-grid .post-card:nth-child(3n) {
                border-right: 1px solid var(--e2)
            }

            .recent-grid .post-card:nth-child(2n) {
                border-right: none
            }

            .recent-grid .post-card:nth-last-child(-n+3) {
                border-bottom: 1px solid var(--e2)
            }

            .recent-grid .post-card:nth-last-child(-n+2) {
                border-bottom: none
            }

            .featured-grid .post-card-title {
                font-size: 24px
            }
        }

        @media(max-width:720px) {
            .container {
                padding: 0 24px
            }

            .blog-head {
                padding: 64px 0 48px
            }

            .blog-head h1 {
                font-size: 32px;
                letter-spacing: -.9px;
                margin-bottom: 14px
            }

            .blog-head-sub {
                font-size: 16px
            }

            .blog-filter {
                padding: 32px 0 0
            }

            .blog-section {
                padding: 64px 0
            }

            .section-head {
                margin-bottom: 40px;
                padding-bottom: 24px
            }

            .section-head h2 {
                font-size: 32px;
                letter-spacing: -.9px;
                margin-bottom: 14px
            }

            .section-head-deck {
                font-size: 16px
            }

            .featured-grid {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr;
                gap: 48px
            }

            .recent-grid {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr
            }

            .recent-grid .post-card {
                padding: 32px 0;
                border-right: none;
                border-bottom: 1px solid var(--e2) !important
            }

            .recent-grid .post-card:last-child {
                border-bottom: none !important
            }

            .recent-grid .post-card:hover {
                background: transparent
            }

            .featured-grid .post-card-title {
                font-size: 22px
            }

            .blog-cta {
                padding: 64px 0
            }

            .blog-cta h2 {
                font-size: 30px
            }

            .blog-cta-btns {
                flex-direction: column
            }

            .blog-cta-btns .btn {
                justify-content: center
            }

            .footer {
                padding: 48px 0 24px
            }

            .footer-grid {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr;
                gap: 28px
            }

            .footer-links-row {
                display: grid;
                grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr;
                gap: 20px
            }
        }