/* Monaco Wheels — The Journal
   Shared styling for /blog/ and the guide pages. Uses the same palette,
   typefaces and nav/footer treatment as index.html. */

:root{
  --ink:   #080807;
  --ink2:  #0E0D0B;
  --ink3:  #161410;
  --ink4:  #1E1B15;
  --brass: #B8962E;
  --brass-lt:#D4B254;
  --cream: #EDE8DF;
  --gray:  #6B6358;
  --lt-gray:#A09585;
}
*,*::before,*::after{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{
  background:var(--ink);
  color:var(--cream);
  font-family:'Raleway',sans-serif;
  font-weight:300;
  overflow-x:hidden;
}
/* The brass dot cursor only replaces a real pointer. Touch and keyboard
   users keep the native one, and <noscript> restores it. */
/* The brass dot only replaces a real pointer, and only once home.js has
   confirmed it is actually drawing one (it adds .cursor-custom to <html>).
   If the script 404s, is blocked or throws, the native pointer stays put:
   an invisible cursor is never an acceptable failure mode. */
@media (hover:hover) and (pointer:fine){ html.cursor-custom *{cursor:none} }
#c,#cr{display:none}
html.cursor-custom #c,html.cursor-custom #cr{display:block}
#c{position:fixed;width:6px;height:6px;background:var(--brass);border-radius:50%;pointer-events:none;z-index:9999;transform:translate(-50%,-50%)}
#cr{position:fixed;width:26px;height:26px;border:1px solid rgba(184,150,46,.3);border-radius:50%;pointer-events:none;z-index:9998;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);transition:width .2s,height .2s}

::selection{background:rgba(184,150,46,.28);color:#fff}
:focus-visible{outline:1px solid var(--brass-lt);outline-offset:3px}

/* ── NAV ── */
nav{
  position:fixed;top:0;left:0;right:0;z-index:500;
  padding:32px 64px;
  display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;
  transition:all .5s ease;
}
nav.solid{
  background:rgba(8,8,7,.97);
  backdrop-filter:blur(16px);
  padding:18px 64px;
  border-bottom:1px solid rgba(184,150,46,.1);
}
.logo{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;text-decoration:none}
.logo img{width:40px;height:40px;object-fit:contain;opacity:.95}
.logo-name{
  font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;
  font-weight:300;font-size:15px;
  letter-spacing:5px;color:var(--cream);
}
.nav-links{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:44px;list-style:none}
.nav-links a{
  font-family:'Raleway',sans-serif;font-weight:200;
  font-size:10px;letter-spacing:4px;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:rgba(237,232,223,.45);text-decoration:none;transition:color .2s;
}
.nav-links a:hover,.nav-links a[aria-current]{color:var(--brass)}
.nav-cta{
  color:var(--ink)!important;background:var(--brass)!important;
  padding:10px 22px;font-weight:300!important;
  transition:background .2s!important;
}
.nav-cta:hover{background:var(--brass-lt)!important}
.hamburger{display:none;flex-direction:column;gap:5px;background:none;border:none;padding:4px}
.hamburger span{width:22px;height:1px;background:rgba(237,232,223,.6);display:block}
.mob-menu{
  position:fixed;inset:0;background:#080807;z-index:700;
  display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:36px;
  transform:translateX(100%);transition:transform .4s ease;
}
.mob-menu.open{transform:translateX(0)}
.mob-menu a{
  font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;font-weight:300;
  font-size:clamp(24px,7vw,36px);letter-spacing:4px;color:var(--cream);
  text-decoration:none;transition:color .2s;
}
.mob-menu a:hover{color:var(--brass)}
.mob-close{
  position:absolute;top:22px;right:22px;background:none;border:1px solid rgba(184,150,46,.32);
  color:var(--brass-lt);font-size:20px;line-height:1;
  width:44px;height:44px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;
  border-radius:50%;
}
.mob-close:hover,.mob-close:active{background:rgba(184,150,46,.12);color:#fff}

/* ── SHARED ── */
.fade{opacity:0;transform:translateY(18px);transition:opacity .9s,transform .9s}
.fade.in{opacity:1;transform:translateY(0)}
.sec-label{
  font-family:'Raleway',sans-serif;font-weight:200;
  font-size:9px;letter-spacing:5px;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--brass);
}
.rule{width:60px;height:1px;background:var(--brass);opacity:.5}

/* ── PAGE HEADER ── */
.j-head{
  position:relative;
  padding:190px 64px 74px;
  border-bottom:1px solid rgba(184,150,46,.12);
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 70% 100% at 78% 0%, rgba(184,150,46,.10), transparent 62%),
    linear-gradient(180deg,var(--ink2) 0%,var(--ink) 100%);
  overflow:hidden;
}
/* Wheel motif, bled off the right edge. */
.j-head::after{
  content:'';position:absolute;top:-170px;right:-190px;
  width:560px;height:560px;border-radius:50%;
  border:1px solid rgba(184,150,46,.14);
  box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 38px rgba(184,150,46,.045),0 0 0 44px rgba(184,150,46,.05);
  pointer-events:none;
}
.j-head-in{position:relative;z-index:1;max-width:1080px;margin:0 auto}
.j-crumb{
  font-family:'Raleway',sans-serif;font-weight:200;
  font-size:10px;letter-spacing:3px;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:rgba(237,232,223,.34);margin-bottom:26px;
}
.j-crumb a{color:rgba(237,232,223,.5);text-decoration:none;transition:color .2s}
.j-crumb a:hover{color:var(--brass)}
.j-crumb span{margin:0 9px;color:rgba(184,150,46,.4)}
.j-title{
  font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;font-weight:300;
  font-size:clamp(38px,6vw,72px);line-height:1.08;
  letter-spacing:1px;color:var(--cream);
  max-width:20ch;
}
.j-head .j-title{margin-top:18px}
.j-lede{
  font-family:'Raleway',sans-serif;font-weight:200;
  font-size:clamp(15px,1.5vw,18px);line-height:1.85;
  color:rgba(237,232,223,.62);max-width:62ch;margin-top:28px;
}
.j-meta{
  display:flex;align-items:center;gap:18px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:34px;
  font-family:'Raleway',sans-serif;font-weight:200;
  font-size:10px;letter-spacing:3px;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:rgba(237,232,223,.34);
}
.j-meta .dot{width:3px;height:3px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--brass);opacity:.6}

/* ── INDEX LIST ── */
.j-list{max-width:1080px;margin:0 auto;padding:86px 64px 110px}
.j-lead-card{
  display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr auto;
  grid-template-areas:"cover cover" "copy badge";
  gap:26px 40px;align-items:end;
  padding-bottom:46px;margin-bottom:12px;
  border-bottom:1px solid rgba(184,150,46,.16);
}
/* The cover runs the full width of the lead card, above the headline. */
.j-lead-thumb{grid-area:cover}
.j-lead-thumb img{
  width:100%;aspect-ratio:1200/630;object-fit:cover;
  border:1px solid rgba(184,150,46,.18);transition:opacity .3s;
}
.j-lead-card:hover .j-lead-thumb img{opacity:.85}
.j-lead-card>div:nth-child(2){grid-area:copy}
.j-lead-card .j-badge{grid-area:badge}
.j-lead-card .j-item-title{font-size:clamp(28px,3.4vw,42px);max-width:26ch}
.j-lead-card .j-item-desc{max-width:58ch;font-size:15px}
.j-badge{
  flex:none;align-self:start;margin-top:6px;
  font-family:'Raleway',sans-serif;font-weight:200;
  font-size:9px;letter-spacing:4px;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--brass);border:1px solid rgba(184,150,46,.3);
  padding:8px 14px;white-space:nowrap;
}
.j-item{
  display:grid;grid-template-columns:54px 168px 1fr;gap:28px;
  padding:34px 0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(184,150,46,.1);
  text-decoration:none;transition:border-color .3s;
}
.j-item:hover{border-color:rgba(184,150,46,.3)}
/* Thumbnail column, between the index number and the copy. */
.j-thumb img{
  width:100%;aspect-ratio:1200/630;object-fit:cover;
  border:1px solid rgba(184,150,46,.14);transition:opacity .3s;
}
.j-item:hover .j-thumb img{opacity:.85}
.j-num{
  font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;font-weight:300;
  font-size:15px;letter-spacing:2px;color:rgba(184,150,46,.55);
  padding-top:8px;
}
.j-item-title{
  font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;font-weight:300;
  font-size:clamp(21px,2.3vw,27px);line-height:1.28;
  color:var(--cream);transition:color .25s;max-width:34ch;
}
.j-item:hover .j-item-title{color:var(--brass-lt)}
.j-item-desc{
  font-family:'Raleway',sans-serif;font-weight:200;
  font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.85;color:rgba(237,232,223,.46);
  margin-top:12px;max-width:66ch;
}
.j-item-foot{
  display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:16px;
  font-family:'Raleway',sans-serif;font-weight:200;
  font-size:9px;letter-spacing:3px;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:rgba(237,232,223,.3);
}
.j-item-foot .tag{color:var(--brass);opacity:.8}
.j-lang{
  font-family:'Raleway',sans-serif;font-weight:200;
  font-size:9px;letter-spacing:3px;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--brass);border:1px solid rgba(184,150,46,.28);padding:3px 8px;
}

/* ── ARTICLE ── */
.j-article{
  max-width:768px;margin:0 auto;padding:78px 64px 36px;
}
/* Cover image at the top of a post. The aspect ratio is reserved up front so
   the article text below it does not jump once the photograph arrives. */
.article-hero{margin:0 0 46px}
.article-hero img{
  width:100%;aspect-ratio:1200/630;object-fit:cover;
  border:1px solid rgba(184,150,46,.18);
}
.j-article h2{
  font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;font-weight:300;
  font-size:clamp(26px,3vw,36px);line-height:1.22;letter-spacing:.5px;
  color:var(--cream);margin:62px 0 20px;
}
.j-article h2:first-child{margin-top:0}
/* The hero already supplies the gap, so the first heading under it does not
   add its own — otherwise the two margins stack into a gulf. */
.article-hero+h2{margin-top:0}
.j-article h3{
  font-family:'Raleway',sans-serif;font-weight:300;
  font-size:13px;letter-spacing:3.5px;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--brass);margin:46px 0 16px;
}
.j-article p{
  font-family:'Raleway',sans-serif;font-weight:300;
  font-size:16.5px;line-height:1.92;
  color:rgba(237,232,223,.74);margin-bottom:24px;
}
.j-article p strong,.j-article li strong{color:var(--cream);font-weight:400}
.j-article em{font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;font-size:1.08em;font-style:italic}
.j-article a{color:var(--brass-lt);text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(184,150,46,.35);transition:border-color .2s,color .2s}
.j-article a:hover{color:#fff;border-color:var(--brass)}
.j-article ul{list-style:none;margin:0 0 30px}
.j-article li{
  position:relative;padding-left:26px;margin-bottom:16px;
  font-family:'Raleway',sans-serif;font-weight:300;
  font-size:16px;line-height:1.88;color:rgba(237,232,223,.72);
}
.j-article li::before{
  content:'';position:absolute;left:0;top:14px;
  width:11px;height:1px;background:var(--brass);opacity:.75;
}
.j-article blockquote{
  margin:44px 0;padding:6px 0 6px 30px;
  border-left:1px solid var(--brass);
}
.j-article blockquote p{
  font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;font-weight:300;font-style:italic;
  font-size:clamp(20px,2.3vw,26px);line-height:1.5;
  color:rgba(237,232,223,.9);margin:0;
}
.j-article hr{
  border:none;height:1px;background:rgba(184,150,46,.14);margin:56px 0;
}

/* ── FAQ ── */
.j-faq{max-width:768px;margin:0 auto;padding:16px 64px 30px}
.j-faq h2{
  font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;font-weight:300;
  font-size:clamp(26px,3vw,34px);color:var(--cream);margin-bottom:8px;
}
.j-faq details{
  border-bottom:1px solid rgba(184,150,46,.12);
  padding:22px 0;
}
.j-faq details[open]{background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(184,150,46,.035),transparent 70%)}
.j-faq summary{
  display:flex;align-items:flex-start;gap:16px;
  font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;font-weight:300;
  font-size:19px;line-height:1.45;color:var(--cream);
  list-style:none;transition:color .2s;
}
.j-faq summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}
.j-faq summary:hover{color:var(--brass-lt)}
.j-faq summary::before{
  content:'+';flex:none;color:var(--brass);font-family:'Raleway',sans-serif;
  font-weight:200;font-size:17px;line-height:1.5;transition:transform .25s;
}
.j-faq details[open] summary::before{content:'—';font-size:12px;line-height:2.2}
.j-faq .ans{padding:14px 0 2px 32px}
.j-faq .ans p{
  font-family:'Raleway',sans-serif;font-weight:200;
  font-size:15px;line-height:1.9;color:rgba(237,232,223,.6);margin-bottom:14px;
}
.j-faq .ans p:last-child{margin-bottom:0}
.j-faq .ans a{color:var(--brass-lt);text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(184,150,46,.35)}

/* ── CTA ── */
.j-cta{
  max-width:1080px;margin:74px auto 0;padding:0 64px;
}
.j-cta-in{
  display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.25fr auto;gap:40px;align-items:center;
  padding:52px 56px;
  border:1px solid rgba(184,150,46,.22);
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 80% 120% at 8% 0%, rgba(184,150,46,.09), transparent 60%),
    linear-gradient(140deg,var(--ink3),var(--ink2));
}
.j-cta h2{
  font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;font-weight:300;
  font-size:clamp(25px,3vw,34px);line-height:1.2;color:var(--cream);margin:14px 0 14px;
}
.j-cta p{
  font-family:'Raleway',sans-serif;font-weight:200;
  font-size:14px;line-height:1.85;color:rgba(237,232,223,.55);max-width:52ch;
}
.j-btn{
  display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;
  background:var(--brass);color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none;
  padding:17px 30px;white-space:nowrap;
  font-family:'Raleway',sans-serif;font-weight:400;
  font-size:12px;letter-spacing:3px;text-transform:uppercase;
  transition:background .2s;
}
.j-btn:hover{background:var(--brass-lt)}
.j-btn-ghost{
  display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;
  border:1px solid rgba(184,150,46,.35);color:var(--brass-lt);text-decoration:none;
  padding:16px 29px;white-space:nowrap;
  font-family:'Raleway',sans-serif;font-weight:200;
  font-size:12px;letter-spacing:3px;text-transform:uppercase;
  transition:background .2s,color .2s;
}
.j-btn-ghost:hover{background:rgba(184,150,46,.1);color:#fff}
.j-cta-btns{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:12px}

/* ── MORE READING ── */
.j-more{max-width:1080px;margin:0 auto;padding:86px 64px 40px}
.j-more-grid{
  display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:1px;
  background:rgba(184,150,46,.12);margin-top:30px;
}
.j-more-grid a{
  background:var(--ink);padding:34px 32px;text-decoration:none;
  transition:background .3s;
}
.j-more-grid a:hover{background:var(--ink3)}
.j-more-grid .t{
  font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;font-weight:300;
  font-size:21px;line-height:1.32;color:var(--cream);transition:color .25s;
}
.j-more-grid a:hover .t{color:var(--brass-lt)}
.j-more-grid .d{
  font-family:'Raleway',sans-serif;font-weight:200;
  font-size:12.5px;line-height:1.8;color:rgba(237,232,223,.4);margin-top:12px;
}

/* ── FOOTER ── */
footer{
  background:var(--ink);
  border-top:1px solid rgba(184,150,46,.1);
  padding:40px 64px;
  display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;
  margin-top:90px;
}
.foot-logo img{width:60px;height:60px;object-fit:contain;opacity:.9}
.foot-name{
  font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;font-weight:300;
  font-size:13px;letter-spacing:4px;color:var(--cream);
}
.foot-name span{color:var(--brass)}
.foot-copy{
  font-family:'Raleway',sans-serif;font-weight:200;
  font-size:10px;letter-spacing:1.5px;color:rgba(237,232,223,.28);margin-top:4px;
}
.foot-copy a{color:inherit;text-decoration:underline}
.foot-copy a:hover{color:var(--brass)}
.foot-ig a{
  display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;
  font-family:'Raleway',sans-serif;font-weight:200;
  font-size:10px;letter-spacing:2px;color:var(--brass);
  text-decoration:none;transition:opacity .2s;
}
.foot-ig a:hover{opacity:.6}

@media(max-width:1060px){
  nav,nav.solid{padding-left:24px;padding-right:24px}
  .nav-links{display:none}
  .hamburger{display:flex}
  .j-head{padding:138px 24px 56px}
  .j-head::after{width:360px;height:360px;top:-130px;right:-150px}
  .j-list{padding:56px 24px 74px}
  .j-article,.j-faq{padding-left:24px;padding-right:24px}
  .j-article{padding-top:56px}
  .j-cta,.j-more{padding-left:24px;padding-right:24px}
  .j-cta-in{grid-template-columns:1fr;padding:38px 26px;gap:28px}
  .j-cta-btns{flex-direction:row;flex-wrap:wrap}
  .j-lead-card{grid-template-columns:1fr;grid-template-areas:"cover" "copy" "badge";gap:20px}
  .j-item{grid-template-columns:44px 132px 1fr;gap:20px}
  .j-more-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  footer{padding:32px 24px;flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start}
}
@media(max-width:560px){
  /* Stacked: number, cover, then copy. */
  .j-item{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:10px}
  .j-num{padding-top:0}
  .j-title{max-width:none}
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce){
  html{scroll-behavior:auto}
  .fade{opacity:1!important;transform:none!important}
  *,*::before,*::after{animation-duration:.01ms!important;animation-iteration-count:1!important;transition-duration:.01ms!important}
}
