/* Self-hosted fonts */
@font-face { font-family: 'Inter'; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-display: swap; src: url('../assets/fonts/inter-latin-400-normal.woff2') format('woff2'); }
@font-face { font-family: 'Inter'; font-style: normal; font-weight: 800; font-display: swap; src: url('../assets/fonts/inter-latin-800-normal.woff2') format('woff2'); }
@font-face { font-family: 'Inter'; font-style: normal; font-weight: 900; font-display: swap; src: url('../assets/fonts/inter-latin-900-normal.woff2') format('woff2'); }
@font-face { font-family: 'Roboto'; font-style: normal; font-weight: 900; font-display: swap; src: url('../assets/fonts/roboto-latin-900-normal.woff2') format('woff2'); }

:root {
  --color-dark: #282828;
  --color-pink: #ff66c4;
  --color-mint: #97ccb0;
  --color-lilac: #f5e1fd;
  --color-white: #ffffff;
  
  --font-inter: 'Inter', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif;
  --font-roboto: 'Roboto', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif;
  
  --shadow-pop-dark: 5px 5px 0px var(--color-dark);
  --shadow-pop-pink: 5px 5px 0px var(--color-pink);
  --shadow-pop-mint: 5px 5px 0px var(--color-mint);
  --shadow-pop-large: 8px 8px 0px var(--color-dark);
  
  --border-comic: 3px solid var(--color-dark);
  --border-pink: 3px solid var(--color-pink);
  --border-mint: 3px solid var(--color-mint);
  --border-thin: 2px solid var(--color-dark);       /* chips, badges, buttons */

  /* Greys used alongside the brand colours (not in the brand book) */
  --color-grey-900: #1e1e1e;   /* about section logo panel */
  --color-grey-800: #333333;   /* category boxes; value card text */
  --color-grey-750: #3d3d3d;   /* category box hover */
  --color-grey-700: #444444;   /* card descriptions; footer divider */
  --color-grey-500: #888888;   /* footer small print */
  --color-grey-400: #bbbbbb;   /* footer brand text */
  --color-grey-300: #cccccc;   /* text on dark: category text, footer links */
  --color-grey-200: #dddddd;   /* dashed divider on cards */

  /* Extra hard offset shadows (no blur) */
  --shadow-pop-sm-mint: 3px 3px 0px var(--color-mint);   /* header button */
  --shadow-pop-sm-pink: 3px 3px 0px var(--color-pink);   /* header button hover */
  --shadow-pop-md-pink: 6px 6px 0px var(--color-pink);   /* about logo panel */
  --shadow-pop-md-mint: 6px 6px 0px var(--color-mint);   /* banner label, quote image */
  --shadow-pop-hover: 9px 9px 0px var(--color-pink);     /* card hover */
  --shadow-pop-hero: 10px 10px 0px var(--color-pink);    /* hero featured card */
  --shadow-header: 0 4px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);           /* the only soft shadow */

  /* Pop heading text shadows */
  --text-shadow-pop-lg: 4px 4px 0px var(--color-pink);   /* hero title */
  --text-shadow-pop: 3px 3px 0px var(--color-pink);      /* section headings */
  --text-shadow-pop-dark: 2px 2px 0px var(--color-dark); /* big pink numbers */

  /* Letter spacing */
  --tracking-tight: -0.02em;   /* headings */
  --tracking-wide: 0.05em;     /* nav, buttons, labels */
  --tracking-wider: 0.1em;     /* tag chips */

  /* Layout */
  --header-height: 90px;
  --content-max: 1280px;
  --gutter: 4vw;               /* left/right page padding on desktop */
  --section-space: 6rem;       /* top/bottom padding of big sections */

  /* Motion */
  --speed-fast: 0.2s;
  --speed: 0.25s;
  --speed-slow: 0.3s;

  /* Tilts (straighten on hover) */
  --tilt-badge: -1.5deg;
  --tilt-banner: -1deg;
  --tilt-card: 2deg;
}

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

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  scroll-padding-top: var(--header-height);
}

body {
  font-family: var(--font-inter);
  background-color: var(--color-lilac);
  color: var(--color-dark);
  line-height: 1.6;
  padding-top: var(--header-height);
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

/* Typography */
h1, h2, h3, h4 {
  font-family: var(--font-roboto);
  font-weight: 900;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: var(--tracking-tight);
  line-height: 1.1;
}

p {
  font-family: var(--font-inter);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: var(--color-dark);
}

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

/* Skip link: hidden until a keyboard user tabs to it, then jumps past the menu */
.skip-link {
  position: absolute;
  top: -100px;
  left: 1rem;
  z-index: 400;
  padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
  background-color: var(--color-pink);
  color: var(--color-dark);
  font-weight: 900;
  border: var(--border-thin);
}

.skip-link:focus {
  top: 1rem;
}

/* Fixed Header Navigation */
.site-header {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: var(--header-height);
  background-color: var(--color-dark);
  border-bottom: var(--border-pink);
  z-index: 300;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 0 var(--gutter);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-header);
}

.header-logo-container {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  height: 100%;
}

.header-logo {
  max-height: 68px; /* about 154px wide: the brand book's 152px minimum */
  width: auto;
  object-fit: contain;
}

.header-nav {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 2rem;
}

.header-nav a {
  color: var(--color-white);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: var(--tracking-wide);
  transition: color var(--speed-fast) ease, transform var(--speed-fast) ease;
  position: relative;
}

.header-nav a:hover {
  color: var(--color-pink);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

/* Header CTA Button */
.cta-btn {
  display: inline-block;
  background-color: var(--color-pink);
  color: var(--color-dark);
  font-family: var(--font-roboto);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 0.6rem 1.2rem;
  border: var(--border-thin);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-pop-sm-mint);
  transition: all var(--speed-fast) ease;
  letter-spacing: var(--tracking-wide);
  cursor: pointer;
}

.cta-btn:hover {
  background-color: var(--color-mint);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-pop-sm-pink);
  transform: translate(-2px, -2px);
}

/* Hero Section */
.hero-section {
  position: relative;
  background-color: var(--color-dark);
  color: var(--color-white);
  padding: 5rem var(--gutter) var(--section-space);
  border-bottom: var(--border-comic);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.hero-container {
  max-width: var(--content-max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.2fr 0.8fr;
  gap: 3rem;
  align-items: center;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}

.hero-badge {
  display: inline-block;
  background-color: var(--color-mint);
  color: var(--color-dark);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  padding: 0.4rem 1rem;
  border: var(--border-thin);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-pop-pink);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: var(--tracking-wider);
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  transform: rotate(var(--tilt-badge));
}

.hero-title {
  font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4.5rem);
  line-height: 0.95;
  color: var(--color-lilac);
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  text-shadow: var(--text-shadow-pop-lg);
}

.hero-subtitle {
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  color: var(--color-white);
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
  max-width: 600px;
  font-weight: 400;
}

.hero-cta-wrapper {
  margin-top: 1rem;
}

.hero-visual-stack {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
}

.hero-card-featured {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 440px;
  background-color: var(--color-white);
  border: var(--border-comic);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-pop-hero);
  transform: rotate(var(--tilt-card));
  transition: transform var(--speed-slow) ease;
  overflow: visible;
}

.hero-card-featured:hover {
  transform: rotate(0deg) scale(1.02);
}

.hero-card-featured img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 440px;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
}

.hero-card-caption {
  padding: 1rem;
  background-color: var(--color-white);
  color: var(--color-dark);
  border-top: var(--border-comic);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
}

.hero-card-tag {
  background-color: var(--color-pink);
  color: var(--color-dark);
  padding: 0.2rem 0.6rem;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 900;
}

/* Section Global Styles */
.section-padding {
  padding: var(--section-space) var(--gutter);
  position: relative;
}

.section-title-wrap {
  margin-bottom: 3.5rem;
  text-align: center;
  position: relative;
}

.section-tag {
  display: inline-block;
  background-color: var(--color-dark);
  color: var(--color-mint);
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  padding: 0.3rem 0.8rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: var(--tracking-wider);
  margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
  border: var(--border-thin);
}

.section-heading {
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.2rem);
  color: var(--color-dark);
  text-shadow: var(--text-shadow-pop);
}

/* Latest Pulse / Article Highlights Grid */
.pulse-grid-section {
  background-color: var(--color-lilac);
}

.grid-container {
  max-width: var(--content-max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(340px, 1fr));
  gap: 2.5rem;
}

.pulse-card {
  background-color: var(--color-white);
  border: var(--border-comic);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-pop-dark);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  transition: transform var(--speed) ease, box-shadow var(--speed) ease;
  overflow: visible;
}

.pulse-card:hover {
  transform: translate(-4px, -4px);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-pop-hover);
}

.pulse-card-img-wrap {
  width: 100%;
  height: 280px;
  position: relative;
  border-bottom: var(--border-comic);
}

.pulse-card-img-wrap img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
}

.pulse-card-category {
  position: absolute;
  top: 1rem;
  left: 1rem;
  background-color: var(--color-dark);
  color: var(--color-white);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  padding: 0.3rem 0.7rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: var(--tracking-wide);
  border: 2px solid var(--color-white);
  z-index: 10;
}

.pulse-card-body {
  padding: 1.5rem;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  flex-grow: 1;
}

.pulse-card-title {
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  color: var(--color-dark);
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.pulse-card-desc {
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--color-grey-700);
  flex-grow: 1;
  margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
}

.pulse-card-footer {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  border-top: 2px dashed var(--color-grey-200);
  padding-top: 1rem;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--color-dark);
}

/* Card byline: the writer's avatar beside their name */
.card-byline {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.45rem;
}

/* Categories / Fandom Spectrum Section */
.categories-section {
  background-color: var(--color-dark);
  color: var(--color-white);
  border-top: var(--border-comic);
  border-bottom: var(--border-comic);
}

.categories-section .section-heading {
  color: var(--color-lilac);
  text-shadow: var(--text-shadow-pop);
}

.categories-section .section-tag {
  background-color: var(--color-pink);
  color: var(--color-dark);
}

.category-grid {
  max-width: var(--content-max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(260px, 1fr));
  gap: 2rem;
}

.category-box {
  background-color: var(--color-grey-800);
  border: 3px solid var(--color-pink);
  padding: 2rem 1.5rem;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-pop-mint);
  transition: transform var(--speed-fast) ease, background-color var(--speed-fast) ease;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
}

.category-box:hover {
  transform: translateY(-5px);
  background-color: var(--color-grey-750);
  border-color: var(--color-mint);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-pop-pink);
}

.category-icon {
  font-size: 2.2rem;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  color: var(--color-pink);
}

.category-title {
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  color: var(--color-lilac);
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}

.category-desc {
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--color-grey-300);
}

/* Editorial Values / Philosophy */
.values-section {
  background-color: var(--color-mint);
  border-bottom: var(--border-comic);
}

.values-container {
  max-width: var(--content-max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(300px, 1fr));
  gap: 2.5rem;
}

.value-card {
  background-color: var(--color-white);
  border: var(--border-comic);
  padding: 2.5rem 2rem;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-pop-dark);
  position: relative;
}

.value-number {
  font-family: var(--font-roboto);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: 3.5rem;
  color: var(--color-pink);
  line-height: 1;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  text-shadow: var(--text-shadow-pop-dark);
}

.value-title {
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  color: var(--color-dark);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.value-desc {
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--color-grey-800);
}

/* About Section */
.about-section {
  background-color: var(--color-lilac);
  padding: var(--section-space) var(--gutter);
}

.about-card {
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  background-color: var(--color-white);
  border: var(--border-comic);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-pop-large);
  padding: 4rem 3rem;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 3rem;
  align-items: center;
}

.about-content h2 {
  font-size: 2.4rem;
  color: var(--color-dark);
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.about-content p {
  margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
}

.about-visual {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  background-color: var(--color-grey-900);
  padding: 2.5rem;
  border: var(--border-comic);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-pop-md-pink);
}

.about-logo-img {
  max-width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  object-fit: contain;
}

.about-tagline-badge {
  margin-top: 1.5rem;
  background-color: var(--color-mint);
  color: var(--color-dark);
  font-family: var(--font-roboto);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  padding: 0.6rem 1rem;
  text-align: center;
  border: var(--border-thin);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* Decorative Banner */
.decorative-banner {
  height: 220px;
  border-top: var(--border-comic);
  border-bottom: var(--border-comic);
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  text-align: center;
  background-position: center;
}

.decorative-banner-overlay {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  background-color: var(--color-dark);
  padding: 1.5rem 3rem;
  border: 3px solid var(--color-pink);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-pop-md-mint);
  transform: rotate(var(--tilt-banner));
}

.decorative-banner-text {
  color: var(--color-lilac);
  font-family: var(--font-roboto);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 3vw, 2rem);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: var(--tracking-wide);
}

/* Footer */
.site-footer {
  background-color: var(--color-dark);
  color: var(--color-white);
  padding: 4rem var(--gutter) 2rem;
  border-top: var(--border-pink);
}

.footer-container {
  max-width: var(--content-max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 3rem;
  margin-bottom: 3rem;
}

.footer-brand h3 {
  font-size: 1.8rem;
  color: var(--color-pink);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.footer-brand p {
  color: var(--color-grey-400);
  max-width: 450px;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.footer-url {
  display: inline-block;
  color: var(--color-mint);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1rem;
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--color-mint);
  transition: color var(--speed-fast) ease;
}

.footer-url:hover {
  color: var(--color-pink);
  border-color: var(--color-pink);
}

.footer-col h4 {
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  color: var(--color-lilac);
  margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--color-pink);
  padding-bottom: 0.4rem;
  display: inline-block;
}

.footer-links {
  list-style: none;
}

.footer-links li {
  margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
}

.footer-links a {
  color: var(--color-grey-300);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  transition: color var(--speed-fast) ease;
}

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

.footer-bottom {
  max-width: var(--content-max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding-top: 2rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-grey-700);
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--color-grey-500);
}

/* Responsive Media Queries */
@media (max-width: 992px) {
  .hero-container {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    text-align: center;
  }
  .hero-subtitle {
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: auto;
  }
  .about-card {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    padding: 2.5rem 1.5rem;
  }
  .footer-container {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 2rem;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .site-header {
    padding: 0 1.5rem;
  }
  .header-nav {
    gap: 1rem;
  }
  .header-nav a {
    font-size: 0.8rem;
  }
  .cta-btn {
    padding: 0.4rem 0.8rem;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
  }
  .section-padding {
    padding: 4rem 1.5rem;
  }
}

/* Below 900px the full menu doesn't fit beside the logo: phones and tablets get the
   Menu button instead (owner, 1 Nov 2026) */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .header-nav {
    display: none;
  }
}

/* Hero Highlight Tag */
.hero-highlight {
  display: inline-block;
  background-color: var(--color-pink);
  color: var(--color-dark);
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  padding: 0.4rem 0.8rem;
  border: var(--border-thin);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* Decorative Banner Background */
.decorative-banner {
  background-image: url('../assets/images/banner-texture.webp');
  background-size: cover;
}

/* Quote Section */
.quote-section {
  background-color: var(--color-dark);
  padding: 4rem var(--gutter);
  border-bottom: var(--border-comic);
  text-align: center;
}

.quote-container {
  max-width: 800px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 2rem;
}

.quote-image {
  width: 200px;
  height: 200px;
  border: 3px solid var(--color-pink);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-pop-md-mint);
  object-fit: cover;
}

.quote-text {
  font-family: var(--font-roboto);
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  color: var(--color-lilac);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   SITE PAGES (added Phase 2)
   Everything below is new: article, category, about and 404 pages, plus the
   invisible links on homepage cards. Built only from the tokens above, so the
   homepage itself looks exactly the same.
   ========================================================================== */

/* Invisible card links: the whole card is clickable, nothing changes visually */
.pulse-card,
.category-box {
  position: relative;
}

.card-link::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 1;
}

.card-link:focus-visible {
  outline: none;
}

.card-link:focus-visible::after {
  outline: 3px solid var(--color-pink);
  outline-offset: 4px;
}

/* Writer's name in bylines links to their author page. It sits above the card's
   whole-card link so it can be clicked on its own. */
.author-link {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
  text-underline-offset: 3px;
}

.author-link:hover {
  color: var(--color-pink);
}

.author-link:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid var(--color-pink);
  outline-offset: 2px;
}

/* Header logo links home on inner pages */
.header-logo-link {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  height: 100%;
}

/* Page header: dark band like the homepage hero */
.page-hero {
  background-color: var(--color-dark);
  color: var(--color-white);
  padding: 4rem var(--gutter) 4.5rem;
  border-bottom: var(--border-comic);
}

.page-hero-inner {
  max-width: var(--content-max);
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.page-title {
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 4.5vw, 3.8rem);
  line-height: 0.95;
  color: var(--color-lilac);
  text-shadow: var(--text-shadow-pop-lg);
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
  max-width: 1000px;
}

.page-intro {
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  color: var(--color-white);
  max-width: 680px;
}

a.hero-badge {
  transition: transform var(--speed-fast) ease;
}

a.hero-badge:hover {
  transform: rotate(0deg);
}

/* Status badges next to the category badge: Draft, Sample, Rumour */
.page-badge {
  display: inline-block;
  background-color: var(--color-pink);
  color: var(--color-dark);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  padding: 0.3rem 0.7rem;
  margin: 0 0 1.5rem 0.75rem;
  border: var(--border-thin);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: var(--tracking-wider);
  vertical-align: top;
}

.page-badge--draft {
  background-color: var(--color-lilac);
}

.page-badge--rumour {
  background-color: var(--color-white);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-pop-sm-pink);
}

/* Breadcrumbs: Home > Category > Article, at the top of inner pages */
.breadcrumbs {
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
}

.breadcrumbs ol {
  list-style: none;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.25rem 0;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: var(--tracking-wide);
  color: var(--color-grey-300);
}

.breadcrumbs li + li::before {
  content: "›";  /* single right-pointing angle */
  color: var(--color-pink);
  margin: 0 0.6rem;
}

.breadcrumbs a {
  color: var(--color-mint);
  border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
  transition: border-color var(--speed-fast) ease, color var(--speed-fast) ease;
}

.breadcrumbs a:hover {
  color: var(--color-pink);
  border-color: var(--color-pink);
}

.breadcrumbs [aria-current="page"] {
  color: var(--color-grey-300);
  max-width: 40ch;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

/* Rumour label on cards (top-right of the image) */
.pulse-card-badge {
  position: absolute;
  top: 1rem;
  right: 1rem;
  background-color: var(--color-pink);
  color: var(--color-dark);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  padding: 0.3rem 0.7rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: var(--tracking-wide);
  border: var(--border-thin);
  z-index: 10;
}

/* Tags under the article body */
.article-tags {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.6rem;
  margin-top: 2rem;
}

.article-tags-label {
  font-family: var(--font-roboto);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-right: 0.25rem;
}

.tag-chip {
  display: inline-block;
  background-color: var(--color-white);
  color: var(--color-dark);
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  padding: 0.25rem 0.7rem;
  border: var(--border-thin);
  box-shadow: 2px 2px 0px var(--color-dark);
  transition: transform var(--speed-fast) ease, background-color var(--speed-fast) ease;
}

.tag-chip::before {
  content: "#";
  color: var(--color-pink);
  margin-right: 0.1rem;
}

.tag-chip:hover {
  background-color: var(--color-mint);
  transform: translate(-2px, -2px);
}

/* Category chips: links to every category */
.category-strip {
  background-color: var(--color-lilac);
  border-bottom: var(--border-comic);
  padding: 1.25rem var(--gutter);
}

.category-strip-inner {
  max-width: var(--content-max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.75rem;
}

.category-chip {
  display: inline-block;
  background-color: var(--color-white);
  color: var(--color-dark);
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  padding: 0.35rem 0.8rem;
  border: var(--border-thin);
  box-shadow: 3px 3px 0px var(--color-dark);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: var(--tracking-wider);
  transition: transform var(--speed-fast) ease, background-color var(--speed-fast) ease;
}

.category-chip:hover {
  background-color: var(--color-pink);
  transform: translate(-2px, -2px);
}

.category-chip.is-current {
  background-color: var(--color-dark);
  color: var(--color-mint);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-pop-sm-pink);
}

/* Card grids on inner pages keep card width even with one or two cards */
.grid-container--fill {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(340px, 1fr));
}

/* Article page */
.article-meta {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.5rem 1.5rem;
  margin-top: 1.75rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: var(--color-grey-300);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: var(--tracking-wide);
}

.article-meta span:first-child {
  color: var(--color-mint);
}

/* Writer avatars: a round photo (or the placeholder) with the comic outline */
.avatar {
  display: block;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: var(--border-thin);
  background-color: var(--color-lilac);
  object-fit: cover;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.article-byline {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.6rem;
}

.article-byline .avatar {
  border-color: var(--color-mint);
}

/* Author page: photo and links to the writer's profiles and websites */
.author-profile {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1rem 1.5rem;
  margin-top: 1.5rem;
}

.author-profile .avatar {
  border: var(--border-pink);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-pop-sm-mint);
}

.author-links {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.6rem;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.author-links a {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 0.4rem 0.9rem;
  border: var(--border-thin);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background-color: var(--color-white);
  color: var(--color-dark);
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  text-decoration: none;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-pop-sm-mint);
}

.author-links a:hover {
  background-color: var(--color-pink);
}

.author-links a:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid var(--color-pink);
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

.article-layout {
  display: block;
  background-color: var(--color-lilac);
  padding: 4rem var(--gutter) var(--section-space);
  border-bottom: var(--border-comic);
}

.article-container {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.article-figure {
  background-color: var(--color-white);
  border: var(--border-comic);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-pop-large);
  margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
}

.article-figure img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  max-height: 520px;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.article-figure figcaption {
  border-top: var(--border-comic);
  padding: 0.6rem 1rem;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  color: var(--color-grey-700);
}

.article-body {
  background-color: var(--color-white);
  border: var(--border-comic);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-pop-dark);
  padding: 3rem 2.75rem;
}

.article-body p,
.article-body li {
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.article-body p {
  margin-bottom: 1.4rem;
}

.article-body h2 {
  font-size: 1.8rem;
  margin: 2.5rem 0 1rem;
}

.article-body h3 {
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  margin: 2rem 0 0.75rem;
}

.article-body ul,
.article-body ol {
  margin: 0 0 1.4rem 1.4rem;
}

.article-body li {
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

.article-body a {
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--color-pink);
  font-weight: 700;
  transition: background-color var(--speed-fast) ease;
}

.article-body a:hover {
  background-color: var(--color-pink);
}

.article-body blockquote {
  margin: 2rem 0;
  padding: 1.25rem 1.5rem;
  background-color: var(--color-lilac);
  border-left: 6px solid var(--color-pink);
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
}

.article-body > :first-child {
  margin-top: 0;
}

.article-body > :last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.article-sources {
  margin-top: 2.5rem;
  background-color: var(--color-mint);
  border: var(--border-comic);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-pop-dark);
  padding: 2rem 2.25rem;
}

.article-sources h2 {
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.article-sources-list {
  margin-left: 1.25rem;
}

.article-sources-list li {
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.article-sources-list a {
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--color-dark);
}

.article-sources-list a:hover {
  color: var(--color-pink);
  border-color: var(--color-pink);
}

/* Empty category */
.empty-state {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  background-color: var(--color-white);
  border: var(--border-comic);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-pop-dark);
  padding: 3rem 2rem;
  text-align: center;
}

.empty-state h3 {
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}

/* 404 page */
.error-hero {
  text-align: center;
  padding-top: 5rem;
  padding-bottom: 5.5rem;
}

.error-hero .page-title,
.error-hero .page-intro {
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}

.error-hero .page-intro {
  margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
}

/* 404: the full logo (TV + name), above the brand's 152 px minimum */
.error-logo {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.error-logo img {
  display: block;
  width: 240px;
  height: auto;
}

.error-code {
  font-family: var(--font-roboto);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: clamp(5rem, 15vw, 10rem);
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--color-pink);
  text-shadow: 6px 6px 0px var(--color-mint);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  transform: rotate(var(--tilt-banner));
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .page-hero {
    padding: 3rem 1.5rem 3.5rem;
  }
  .category-strip {
    padding: 1rem 1.5rem;
  }
  .article-layout {
    padding: 2.5rem 1.5rem 4rem;
  }
  .article-body {
    padding: 2rem 1.25rem;
  }
  .article-sources {
    padding: 1.5rem 1.25rem;
  }
  .grid-container--fill {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(min(340px, 100%), 1fr));
  }
}

/* Images inside an article body */
.article-body figure {
  margin: 2rem 0;
  border: var(--border-comic);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-pop-pink);
  background-color: var(--color-white);
}

.article-body figure img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
}

.article-body figcaption {
  border-top: var(--border-comic);
  padding: 0.5rem 0.9rem;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  color: var(--color-grey-700);
}

/* Editor notes in drafts: where the owner's take goes, and fact-check flags.
   Drafts only; the live build refuses published articles that still contain them. */
.draft-note {
  margin: 2rem 0;
  padding: 1.25rem 1.5rem;
  background-color: var(--color-lilac);
  border: 3px dashed var(--color-pink);
}

.draft-note > :last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.draft-note-label {
  display: inline-block;
  background-color: var(--color-pink);
  color: var(--color-dark);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  padding: 0.25rem 0.6rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: var(--tracking-wider);
  border: var(--border-thin);
}

/* ==========================================================================
   HEADER MENUS (added after Phase 5): Latest Pulse and Fandoms dropdowns,
   and the phone Menu. Closed, they look like the original nav links.
   ========================================================================== */

.nav-dropdown {
  position: relative;
}

.header-nav summary {
  list-style: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  color: var(--color-white);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: var(--tracking-wide);
  transition: color var(--speed-fast) ease, transform var(--speed-fast) ease;
}

.header-nav summary::-webkit-details-marker,
.mobile-menu summary::-webkit-details-marker {
  display: none;
}

.header-nav summary::after {
  content: "▾";
  display: inline-block;
  margin-left: 0.35rem;
  color: var(--color-pink);
  transition: transform var(--speed-fast) ease;
}

.header-nav summary:hover,
.nav-dropdown[open] > summary {
  color: var(--color-pink);
}

.header-nav summary:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.nav-dropdown[open] > summary::after {
  transform: rotate(180deg);
}

.header-nav summary:focus-visible,
.mobile-menu summary:focus-visible,
.nav-dropdown-panel a:focus-visible,
.mobile-menu-panel a:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid var(--color-mint);
  outline-offset: 4px;
}

/* The dropdown panel: a comic panel hanging just below the header */
.nav-dropdown-panel {
  position: absolute;
  top: calc(100% + 2.1rem);
  left: -1rem;
  min-width: 230px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  padding: 0.5rem 0;
  background-color: var(--color-dark);
  border: var(--border-pink);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-pop-md-mint);
  z-index: 310;
}

.nav-dropdown-panel a {
  display: block;
  padding: 0.55rem 1.1rem;
  color: var(--color-white);
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  letter-spacing: var(--tracking-wide);
}

.nav-dropdown-panel a:hover {
  background-color: var(--color-pink);
  color: var(--color-dark);
  transform: none;
}

.nav-dropdown-panel .nav-dropdown-all {
  margin-top: 0.35rem;
  padding-top: 0.75rem;
  border-top: 2px dashed var(--color-grey-700);
  color: var(--color-mint);
}

/* Phone menu: hidden on wider screens */
.mobile-menu {
  display: none;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .mobile-menu {
    display: block;
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: 0.75rem;
  }

  /* Menu button: three-line icon plus label, at least 44px tall for thumbs */
  .mobile-menu summary {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.5rem;
    min-height: 44px;
    list-style: none;
    cursor: pointer;
    padding: 0 0.85rem;
    border: 2px solid var(--color-pink);
    color: var(--color-lilac);
    font-family: var(--font-roboto);
    font-weight: 900;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: var(--tracking-wide);
  }

  .menu-icon,
  .menu-icon::before,
  .menu-icon::after {
    display: block;
    width: 18px;
    height: 2px;
    background-color: currentColor;
    transition: transform var(--speed-fast) ease, background-color var(--speed-fast) ease;
  }

  .menu-icon {
    position: relative;
  }

  .menu-icon::before,
  .menu-icon::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
  }

  .menu-icon::before {
    top: -6px;
  }

  .menu-icon::after {
    top: 6px;
  }

  .mobile-menu[open] summary {
    background-color: var(--color-pink);
    color: var(--color-dark);
  }

  .mobile-menu[open] .menu-icon {
    background-color: transparent;
  }

  .mobile-menu[open] .menu-icon::before {
    transform: translateY(6px) rotate(45deg);
  }

  .mobile-menu[open] .menu-icon::after {
    transform: translateY(-6px) rotate(-45deg);
  }

  .mobile-menu-panel {
    position: fixed;
    top: var(--header-height);
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    max-height: calc(100vh - var(--header-height));
    max-height: calc(100dvh - var(--header-height));
    overflow-y: auto;
    overscroll-behavior: contain;
    padding: 0.5rem var(--gutter) 1.5rem;
    background-color: var(--color-dark);
    border-bottom: var(--border-pink);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-header);
  }

  .mobile-menu-heading {
    margin: 1rem 0 0.25rem;
    color: var(--color-mint);
    font-weight: 900;
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: var(--tracking-wider);
  }

  .mobile-menu-panel a {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    min-height: 44px;
    color: var(--color-white);
    font-weight: 800;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-grey-800);
  }

  .mobile-menu-panel a:hover {
    color: var(--color-pink);
  }

  /* Fandoms as two columns of chips, so the whole menu fits on most phones */
  .mobile-menu-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 0.5rem;
    margin: 0.5rem 0 0.25rem;
  }

  .mobile-menu-grid a {
    justify-content: center;
    padding: 0 0.5rem;
    border: 2px solid var(--color-grey-700);
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .mobile-menu-grid a.nav-dropdown-all,
  .mobile-menu-grid a:last-child {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    color: var(--color-mint);
  }
}

/* The header button also sits at the top of the menu (shown there on phones only) */
.mobile-menu-cta {
  display: none;
}

/* Phones: just the logo and the Menu button, with room to breathe. The header button
   moves into the menu, and the header is a little shorter to show more of the page. */
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  :root {
    --header-height: 80px;
  }

  .site-header > .cta-btn {
    display: none;
  }

  .mobile-menu {
    margin-right: 0;
  }

  .mobile-menu-cta {
    display: block;
    margin: 0.75rem 0 0.25rem;
  }

  .mobile-menu-panel .mobile-menu-cta .cta-btn {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    min-height: 48px;
    border: var(--border-thin);
    color: var(--color-dark);
    font-size: 0.9rem;
  }
}

/* Never scroll sideways: tilted cards and shadows stay inside the screen */
body {
  overflow-x: hidden;
  overflow-x: clip;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   FEATURED STORY HERO (owner-approved 31 Oct 2026)
   The hero's badge, headline, paragraph and button come from the featured
   article (or the latest one); the tilted card on the right is its thumbnail.
   Same fonts, colours, shadows and tilt as the original hero.
   ========================================================================== */

/* Hidden from view, kept for screen readers and search engines (the page's main heading) */
.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;
}

/* Article headlines are longer than the old tagline, so a touch smaller */
.hero-title--story {
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 4.2vw, 3.8rem);
}

.hero-title--story a {
  transition: color var(--speed-fast) ease;
}

.hero-title--story a:hover {
  color: var(--color-mint);
}

.hero-title--story a:focus-visible,
.hero-read-more:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid var(--color-mint);
  outline-offset: 4px;
}

/* The header button style, a little larger, as the hero's call to action */
.hero-read-more {
  padding: 0.8rem 1.4rem;
  font-size: 1rem;
}

/* Thumbnail card: the whole card is a link to the story */
.hero-card-featured {
  position: relative;
}

.hero-card-meta {
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: var(--tracking-wide);
}

/* Phones: keep the story (headline, snippet, button) in the first screen */
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .hero-section {
    padding: 1.75rem 1.25rem 3rem;
  }

  .hero-container {
    gap: 1.75rem;
  }

  .hero-badge {
    margin-bottom: 0.9rem;
    font-size: 0.72rem;
  }

  .hero-title--story {
    font-size: 1.9rem;
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
  }

  .hero-subtitle {
    font-size: 1rem;
    margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
  }

  .hero-cta-wrapper {
    margin-top: 0;
  }

  .hero-card-featured img {
    height: 220px;
  }
}

/* Cookie consent banner (live site only, js/consent.js). Accept and Reject look the same:
   the ICO expects refusing to be as easy as accepting. */
.consent-banner {
  position: fixed;
  left: 1rem;
  right: 1rem;
  bottom: 1rem;
  z-index: 100;
  max-width: 640px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 1rem 1.25rem;
  background-color: var(--color-dark);
  color: var(--color-white);
  border: var(--border-pink);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-pop-mint);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}

.consent-banner a {
  color: var(--color-mint);
}

.consent-actions {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  margin-top: 0.75rem;
}

.consent-btn {
  flex: 1;
  padding: 0.6rem 1rem;
  border: var(--border-thin);
  background-color: var(--color-pink);
  color: var(--color-dark);
  font-weight: 800;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.consent-btn:focus-visible,
.consent-settings:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid var(--color-mint);
  outline-offset: 2px;
}

.consent-settings {
  background: none;
  border: 0;
  padding: 0;
  color: inherit;
  font: inherit;
  text-decoration: underline;
  cursor: pointer;
}