/* Influence — editorial system. Black/white base · HEXLOCK gold #C9A86A accent only · zero red. */
:root{
  --ink:#0b0b0c; --ink-2:#2a2a2d; --muted:#6b6b70; --rule:#e4e2dc; --paper:#ffffff; --paper-2:#f6f5f2;
  --gold:#C9A86A; --gold-ink:#8a6d34; /* darker gold for text on white (AA) */
  --serif:"Playfair Display",Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;
  --sans:"Inter",system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
  --wrap:1200px;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%}
body{margin:0;background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);font:16px/1.6 var(--sans);text-rendering:optimizeLegibility}
img{max-width:100%;display:block;height:auto}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
a:hover{text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:var(--gold);text-underline-offset:3px}
:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--gold);outline-offset:2px}
.wrap{max-width:var(--wrap);margin:0 auto;padding:0 20px}
.skip{position:absolute;left:-9999px}.skip:focus{left:12px;top:12px;background:#000;color:#fff;padding:8px 12px;z-index:99}

/* Masthead — header v1 (Cap soft FLAG): lean news-desk. Black/white/silver + gold accent only. */
.topbar{border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)}
.topbar .wrap{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:12px;padding-top:7px;padding-bottom:7px}
.topbar a{color:var(--ink)}
.masthead{background:#fff}
.mast-row{position:relative;display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;text-align:center;gap:10px;padding-top:24px;padding-bottom:18px}
.logo{display:block;line-height:0}
.logo img{width:clamp(200px,28vw,360px)}
.deskline{font-family:var(--serif);font-style:italic;font-size:clamp(14px,1.4vw,16px);line-height:1.4;color:var(--ink-2);margin:0;text-align:center}
.deskline b{font-style:normal;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.02em}
.deskline .deskloc{display:block;font-style:normal;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin-top:4px}
/* Primary nav: full horizontal bar on desktop, framed by a heavy ink rule above + hairline below */
.nav{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:30;background:#fff;border-top:3px solid var(--ink);border-bottom:1px solid var(--ink)}
.nav .wrap{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center}
.nav ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;display:flex;justify-content:center;flex-wrap:nowrap}
.nav li+li{border-left:1px solid var(--rule)}
.nav a{display:block;padding:13px 22px;font-weight:600;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink)}
.nav a:hover{text-decoration:none;box-shadow:inset 0 -3px 0 #c8c8cc}
.nav a[aria-current="page"],.nav a[aria-current="page"]:hover{box-shadow:inset 0 -3px 0 var(--gold)}
/* Hamburger: mobile only */
.nav-toggle{display:none;position:absolute;right:12px;top:50%;transform:translateY(-50%);width:44px;height:44px;padding:0;margin:0;background:none;border:0;color:var(--ink);cursor:pointer;align-items:center;justify-content:center}
.nav-toggle .bars{position:relative;display:block;width:22px;height:16px}
.nav-toggle .bars span{position:absolute;left:0;width:100%;height:2px;background:currentColor;transition:transform .2s ease,opacity .15s ease,top .2s ease}
.nav-toggle .bars span:nth-child(1){top:0}.nav-toggle .bars span:nth-child(2){top:7px}.nav-toggle .bars span:nth-child(3){top:14px}
.nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .bars span:nth-child(1){top:7px;transform:rotate(45deg)}
.nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .bars span:nth-child(2){opacity:0}
.nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .bars span:nth-child(3){top:7px;transform:rotate(-45deg)}
.lanes{background:var(--ink);color:#fff}
.lanes .wrap{display:flex;gap:18px;overflow-x:auto;white-space:nowrap;padding-top:9px;padding-bottom:9px;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;justify-content:center;scrollbar-width:none}
.lanes .wrap::-webkit-scrollbar{display:none}
.lanes a{color:#fff;opacity:.88}.lanes a:hover{opacity:1;color:var(--gold);text-decoration:none}
.lanes .soon{color:#9a9aa0}
/* Cap FLAG lanes swipe affordance (Oct 28): edge fades + gold chevron appear only when the lane strip actually overflows (JS sets .can-left/.can-right). */
.lanes{position:relative}
.lanes::before,.lanes::after{position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;pointer-events:none;opacity:0;transition:opacity .2s ease;z-index:1}
.lanes::before{content:"";left:0;width:40px;background:linear-gradient(to right,var(--ink) 15%,rgba(11,11,12,0))}
.lanes::after{content:"\203A";right:0;width:64px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:flex-end;padding-right:12px;box-sizing:border-box;background:linear-gradient(to left,var(--ink) 45%,rgba(11,11,12,0));color:var(--gold);font:600 22px/1 var(--sans)}
.lanes.can-left::before,.lanes.can-right::after{opacity:1}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.lanes::before,.lanes::after{transition:none}}
@media (max-width:900px) and (min-width:769px){.nav a{padding:13px 14px}}
@media (max-width:768px){
  .masthead{border-bottom:3px solid var(--ink)}
  /* Cap FLAG logo center (Oct 28): Safari stretched the grid-cell link, leaving the 200px wordmark left-aligned (~50px left of center).
     Wordmark now has an explicit width and is centered across the FULL header width; burger is pinned right, out of flow. */
  .mast-row{display:block;position:relative;text-align:center;padding:12px 12px 14px}
  .mast-row .logo{display:block;width:200px;max-width:calc(100% - 104px);margin:0 auto}
  .mast-row .logo img{width:100%;height:auto}
  .mast-row .deskline{margin-top:8px}
  .deskline{font-size:13.5px}
  .deskline .deskloc{font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.12em}
  .nav-toggle{display:inline-flex;position:absolute;right:6px;top:calc(12px + 100px * 230 / 1680 - 22px);transform:none;margin:0}
  /* Collapsed by default; burger opens a stacked panel under the masthead */
  .nav{position:relative;border:0;display:none}
  .nav.open{display:block;border-bottom:1px solid var(--ink)}
  .nav .wrap{padding:0}
  .nav ul{flex-direction:column;width:100%}
  .nav li+li{border-left:0;border-top:1px solid var(--rule)}
  .nav a{padding:15px 20px;font-size:14px;text-align:left}
  .nav a[aria-current="page"],.nav a[aria-current="page"]:hover{box-shadow:inset 3px 0 0 var(--gold)}
  .lanes .wrap{justify-content:flex-start;padding-right:56px;scroll-padding-right:56px}
}
@media (max-width:768px) and (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.nav-toggle .bars span{transition:none}}

/* Type */
.kicker{font:700 11px/1 var(--sans);letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold-ink)}
.kicker.light{color:var(--gold)}
h1,h2,h3{font-family:var(--serif);line-height:1.15;margin:.2em 0 .35em;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-.005em}
h1{font-size:clamp(30px,4.6vw,52px)}
h2{font-size:clamp(22px,2.6vw,30px)}
h3{font-size:20px}
.meta{font-size:13px;color:var(--muted)}
.meta b{color:var(--ink);font-weight:600}
.section-head{display:flex;align-items:baseline;justify-content:space-between;border-top:3px solid var(--ink);padding-top:10px;margin:48px 0 18px}
.section-head h2{margin:0;font-size:24px}
.section-head a{font-size:13px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase}
.section-head a::after{content:" →";color:var(--gold-ink)}

/* Hero */
.hero{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.6fr 1fr;gap:28px;margin-top:28px}
.hero-main{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,1.05fr);gap:24px;align-items:start}
.hero-main .card-img{aspect-ratio:4/5}
.hero-main h2{font-size:clamp(28px,3.2vw,40px)}
@media (max-width:640px){.hero-main{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.hero-side{display:grid;gap:24px;align-content:start}
.hero-side .card{display:grid;grid-template-columns:120px 1fr;gap:14px}
.hero-side .card-img{aspect-ratio:4/5}
.hero-side h3{font-size:19px}
@media (max-width:860px){.hero{grid-template-columns:1fr}}

/* Cards */
.card-img{display:block;overflow:hidden;background:var(--paper-2)}
.card-img img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:top}
.card h2 a,.card h3 a{background-image:linear-gradient(var(--gold),var(--gold));background-size:0 2px;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-position:0 100%;transition:background-size .25s}
.card:hover h2 a,.card:hover h3 a{background-size:100% 2px;text-decoration:none}
.dek{color:var(--ink-2);margin:.3em 0 .6em}
.river{display:grid;gap:0}
.river .card{display:grid;grid-template-columns:150px 1fr;gap:20px;padding:20px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
.river .card-img{aspect-ratio:4/5}
@media (max-width:560px){.river .card{grid-template-columns:96px 1fr;gap:14px}.river .dek{display:none}}
.tag{display:inline-block;margin-right:8px}
.grid-3{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:24px}
@media (max-width:860px){.grid-3{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}
@media (max-width:560px){.grid-3{grid-template-columns:1fr}}

/* Watch strip */
.watch{background:var(--ink);color:#fff;margin-top:56px;padding:8px 0 40px}
.watch .section-head{border-top-color:var(--gold)}
.watch .section-head a{color:#fff}
.reels{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(200px,1fr));gap:20px}
.reel .card-img{aspect-ratio:9/16;position:relative;background:#111}
.reel .play{position:absolute;left:10px;bottom:10px;white-space:nowrap;background:var(--gold);color:#000;font:700 11px var(--sans);letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:6px 10px}
.reel h3{font-size:18px;margin-top:10px}
.reel .meta{color:#b9b9be}

/* In the room */
.room{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:28px;background:var(--paper-2);padding:28px;border-left:4px solid var(--gold)}
@media (max-width:760px){.room{grid-template-columns:1fr}}

/* Trust strip */
.trust{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:0;border:1px solid var(--rule);margin:56px 0 0}
.trust a{padding:22px;border-right:1px solid var(--rule)}
.trust a:last-child{border-right:0}
.trust b{display:block;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:19px;margin-bottom:4px}
.trust span{font-size:14px;color:var(--muted)}
@media (max-width:760px){.trust{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.trust a{border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}}

/* Article */
.article{max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;padding:28px 20px 0}
.crumbs{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:10px}
.crumbs a{color:var(--gold-ink);font-weight:700}
.article .dek{font-size:20px;line-height:1.5;font-family:var(--serif);color:var(--ink-2)}
.byline{border-top:1px solid var(--rule);border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);padding:12px 0;margin:18px 0 22px;font-size:14px;color:var(--muted)}
.byline b{color:var(--ink)}
.figure{margin:0 0 26px}
.figure img{width:100%;max-height:760px;object-fit:contain;background:var(--paper-2)}
.figure figcaption{font-size:12px;color:var(--muted);margin-top:8px;line-height:1.5}
.takeaways{border:1px solid var(--ink);padding:18px 22px;margin:0 0 26px}
.takeaways h2{font:700 12px var(--sans);letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0 0 8px;color:var(--gold-ink)}
.takeaways ul{margin:0;padding-left:18px}
.takeaways li{margin:6px 0}
.prose p{font-size:18px;line-height:1.75;margin:0 0 1.1em}
.sources{background:var(--paper-2);padding:18px 22px;margin:28px 0;font-size:14px}
.sources h2{font:700 12px var(--sans);letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0 0 8px;color:var(--gold-ink)}
.sources ol{margin:0;padding-left:20px}
.sources li{margin:6px 0}
.sources a{text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:var(--gold)}
.disclosure{border-left:4px solid var(--gold);padding:12px 16px;background:#fff;font-size:15px;margin:22px 0}
.origin{display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;flex-wrap:wrap;border:1px solid var(--rule);padding:16px 18px;margin:24px 0}
.btn{display:inline-block;background:var(--ink);color:#fff;padding:11px 18px;font:700 13px var(--sans);letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;border:0;cursor:pointer}
.btn:hover{background:#000;text-decoration:none;box-shadow:inset 0 -3px 0 var(--gold)}
.btn.ghost{background:transparent;color:var(--ink);border:1px solid var(--ink)}
.share{display:flex;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;font-size:13px;margin:10px 0 0}
.share a,.share button{border:1px solid var(--rule);padding:7px 12px;background:#fff;font:600 12px var(--sans);letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;cursor:pointer}
.related{max-width:var(--wrap);margin:0 auto;padding:0 20px}

/* Page */
.page{max-width:820px;margin:0 auto;padding:36px 20px 0}
.page h2{margin-top:1.6em}
.page p,.page li{font-size:17px;line-height:1.7}
.page table{border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;font-size:15px;margin:10px 0 20px}
.page th,.page td{border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top}
.page th{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)}
.label-biz{display:inline-block;border:1px solid var(--ink);padding:4px 10px;font:700 11px var(--sans);letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase}
.factbox{border:1px solid var(--ink);padding:16px 20px;margin:16px 0}
.factbox dl{display:grid;grid-template-columns:140px 1fr;gap:6px 14px;margin:0;font-size:15px}
.factbox dt{font-weight:700}
.factbox dd{margin:0}
form.tip{display:grid;gap:14px;max-width:560px}
form.tip label{font-weight:600;font-size:14px}
form.tip input,form.tip textarea{width:100%;padding:12px;border:1px solid #bdbdbd;font:16px var(--sans)}
form.tip textarea{min-height:160px}
.note{font-size:13px;color:var(--muted)}
.empty{padding:22px;border:1px dashed var(--rule);color:var(--muted)}

/* Footer */
.footer{background:var(--ink);color:#d7d7da;margin-top:72px;padding:44px 0 26px;font-size:14px}
.footer .cols{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:28px}
.footer h4{font:700 12px var(--sans);letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);margin:0 0 10px}
.footer ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.footer li{margin:6px 0}
.footer a{color:#fff}
.footer .soon{color:#8d8d93}
.footer .legal{border-top:1px solid #2c2c30;margin-top:32px;padding-top:16px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap;color:#a3a3a8;font-size:13px}
@media (max-width:760px){.footer .cols{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}
@media (max-width:480px){#today{display:none}.topbar .wrap{justify-content:center}}
.grid-3 .card-img{aspect-ratio:4/5;margin-bottom:12px}.grid-3 h3{font-size:19px}

/* Forms pass (newsletter + contact-team, Netlify Forms) */
.sr{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0 0 0 0);white-space:nowrap}
.hp{position:absolute;left:-9999px}
.btn.gold{background:var(--gold);color:#000}
.btn.gold:hover{background:#d6b97f;box-shadow:none}
form.tip select{width:100%;padding:12px;border:1px solid #bdbdbd;font:16px var(--sans);background:#fff}
.form-status,.nl-status{font-size:14px;margin:0}
.thanks{display:none;border-left:3px solid var(--gold);background:var(--paper-2);padding:12px 16px}
.thanks:target,.thanks.show{display:block}
.footer .nl{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px 28px;flex-wrap:wrap;border-bottom:1px solid #2c2c30;padding-bottom:28px;margin-bottom:32px}
.footer .nl-kicker{font:700 11px/1 var(--sans);letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold)}
.footer .nl h2{font:600 26px/1.2 var(--serif);color:#fff;margin:8px 0 0}
.footer .nl-form{display:flex;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap;flex:0 1 460px;position:relative}
.footer .nl-form input[type=email]{flex:1 1 240px;padding:11px 12px;border:1px solid #4a4a50;background:#151517;color:#fff;font:16px var(--sans)}
.footer .nl-form input[type=email]::placeholder{color:#8d8d93}
.footer .nl-status{flex-basis:100%;color:#d7d7da}
.thanks{scroll-margin-top:90px}.thanks:focus{outline:0}

/* Watch player v1 (Soft Ready Oct 29) — on-site HTML5 MP4 player + catalog queue. HEXLOCK gold accent only. */
.wp{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,420px) minmax(0,1fr);gap:36px;align-items:start;margin-top:18px}
.wp-stage{position:relative;background:#000;aspect-ratio:9/16;width:100%;max-height:78vh;margin:0 auto;border:1px solid #2a2a2d}
.wp-stage video{display:block;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:contain;background:#000}
.wp-ctrl{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin-top:12px}
.wp-btn{appearance:none;background:transparent;border:1px solid #4a4a4f;color:#fff;font:600 12px var(--sans);letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:10px 14px;min-height:44px;cursor:pointer}
.wp-btn:hover{border-color:var(--gold);color:var(--gold)}
.wp-btn[disabled]{opacity:.35;cursor:default;border-color:#4a4a4f;color:#fff}
.wp-pos{color:#b9b9be;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase}
.wp-info .kicker{display:inline-block}
.wp-info h2{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(24px,3vw,34px);line-height:1.15;color:#fff;margin:8px 0 10px}
.wp-info .meta{color:#b9b9be;margin:0 0 14px}
.wp-read{display:inline-block;background:var(--gold);color:#000;font:700 12px var(--sans);letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:11px 16px}
.wp-read:hover{text-decoration:none;filter:brightness(1.07)}
.wp-alt{margin:12px 0 0;color:#b9b9be;font-size:14px}
.wp-alt a{color:#fff;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#4a4a4f;text-underline-offset:3px}
.wp-src{color:#8f8f95;font-size:12.5px;line-height:1.5;margin-top:16px;border-top:1px solid #2a2a2d;padding-top:12px}
.wp-twin{display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:center;margin-top:14px;color:#fff}
.wp-twin img{width:54px;aspect-ratio:9/16;object-fit:cover;border:1px solid #4a4a4f}
.wp-q-h{font:700 12px var(--sans);letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);margin:30px 0 12px;border-top:1px solid #2a2a2d;padding-top:14px}
.wq{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(160px,1fr));gap:16px}
.wq button{all:unset;cursor:pointer;display:block;width:100%}
.wq button:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--gold);outline-offset:3px}
.wq .t{position:relative;aspect-ratio:9/16;background:#111;border:2px solid transparent}
.wq .t img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.wq .d{position:absolute;right:6px;bottom:6px;background:rgba(0,0,0,.78);color:#fff;font:600 11px var(--sans);padding:2px 6px}
.wq .now{position:absolute;left:6px;top:6px;background:var(--gold);color:#000;font:700 10px var(--sans);letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:3px 6px;display:none}
.wq li[aria-current="true"] .t{border-color:var(--gold)}
.wq li[aria-current="true"] .now{display:block}
.wq .k{display:block;color:#b9b9be;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:8px}
.wq .h{display:block;color:#fff;font-weight:600;font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.35;margin-top:3px}
.wq .a{display:inline-block;margin-top:6px;font-size:13px;color:var(--gold)}
@media (max-width:768px){
  .wp{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:18px}
  .wp-stage{max-height:72vh;max-width:420px}
  .wq{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:12px}
}