/* James E. Dicks Jr. Editorial, restrained, no webfonts. */
:root{
 --bg:#fbfaf7; --ink:#16181d; --dim:#5c626d; --faint:#8a8f99;
 --line:#e4e2db; --hair:#efedE7; --accent:#1d3f5e; --rule:#a8834a;
 --serif:"Iowan Old Style","Charter","Palatino Linotype",Georgia,Cambria,"Times New Roman",serif;
 --sans:system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%}
body{margin:0;background:var(--bg);color:var(--ink);font:18px/1.66 var(--serif);
 text-rendering:optimizeLegibility;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}

/* ---------- masthead ---------- */
header.site{max-width:52rem;margin:0 auto;padding:2.4rem 1.4rem 0}
.mast{text-align:center;padding-bottom:1.1rem}
.brand{display:inline-block;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.72rem;font-weight:700;
 letter-spacing:.005em;color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none;line-height:1.1;padding:.25rem .4rem}
.brand:hover{color:var(--accent)}
.cred{margin:.55rem 0 0;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.735rem;letter-spacing:.085em;
 text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--faint);line-height:1.55}
header.site nav{display:flex;justify-content:center;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.1rem;
 border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:3px double var(--line)}
header.site nav a{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.775rem;letter-spacing:.11em;text-transform:uppercase;
 color:var(--dim);text-decoration:none;display:inline-block;padding:.78rem .95rem;line-height:1.2}
header.site nav a:hover{color:var(--accent);background:rgba(29,63,94,.055)}

main{max-width:44rem;margin:0 auto;padding:2.6rem 1.4rem 3rem}

/* ---------- headings ---------- */
h1{font-size:2rem;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:-.012em;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 .5rem}
h1.lede{font-size:1.62rem;line-height:1.34;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:-.005em;max-width:31rem}
h2{font-size:1.3rem;line-height:1.32;margin:2.6rem 0 .7rem;letter-spacing:-.006em}
p.sub{color:var(--dim);margin:.3rem 0 2rem;font-size:1rem}
p.proof{margin:1rem 0 2.6rem;padding-bottom:1.6rem;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);
 font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.775rem;letter-spacing:.055em;color:var(--faint);line-height:1.85}
p.meta{color:var(--dim);font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.79rem;letter-spacing:.05em;
 text-transform:uppercase;margin:0 0 2rem}

/* ---------- article ---------- */
article p{margin:0 0 1.2rem}
article a{color:var(--accent);text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:2px;
 text-decoration-thickness:.5px}
article a:hover{text-decoration-thickness:1.5px}
article ul{margin:0 0 1.3rem;padding-left:1.15rem}
article li{margin:.3rem 0}
article h2{padding-top:.2rem}
figure.cover{float:right;width:172px;margin:.35rem 0 1.1rem 1.7rem}
figure.cover img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;border:1px solid var(--line);
 box-shadow:0 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,.12)}
article h2{clear:both}
article::after{content:"";display:table;clear:both}

/* ---------- hero ---------- */
.hero{display:flex;gap:2.1rem;align-items:center;margin:0 0 2.8rem;padding-bottom:2.2rem;
 border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.hero .portrait{flex:0 0 230px;width:230px;height:auto;display:block;
 border:1px solid var(--line);box-shadow:0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.10)}
.hero .herotxt{flex:1;min-width:0}
.hero h1.lede{margin:0 0 .9rem;max-width:none}
.hero p.proof{margin:0;padding:0;border:0}
img.pageportrait{float:right;width:200px;height:auto;margin:.2rem 0 1.2rem 1.8rem;
 border:1px solid var(--line);box-shadow:0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,.10)}

/* ---------- post list ---------- */
ul.posts{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0}
ul.posts li{padding:1.65rem 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
ul.posts li:first-child{padding-top:.2rem}
ul.posts li.withimg{display:flex;gap:1.3rem;align-items:flex-start}
ul.posts .thumb{flex:0 0 96px;display:block;line-height:0}
ul.posts .thumb img{width:96px;height:96px;object-fit:cover;border:1px solid var(--line)}
ul.posts .txt{flex:1;min-width:0}
ul.posts .t{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.32rem;font-weight:700;line-height:1.28;
 color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none;display:block;letter-spacing:-.008em;padding:.05rem 0}
ul.posts .t:hover{color:var(--accent)}
ul.posts .d{display:block;color:var(--faint);font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.71rem;
 letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;margin:.45rem 0 .55rem}
ul.posts .x{margin:0;color:var(--dim);font-size:.965rem;line-height:1.62}

/* ---------- earlier era ---------- */
section.earlier{margin-top:3.4rem;padding-top:1.8rem;border-top:3px double var(--line)}
section.earlier h2{margin:0 0 .15rem;font-size:1.02rem;font-family:var(--sans);
 letter-spacing:.09em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--dim);font-weight:600}
section.earlier .sub{margin:0 0 1.1rem;font-size:.86rem;color:var(--faint)}
p.more{margin:1.2rem 0 0;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.82rem;letter-spacing:.05em}
p.more a{color:var(--accent);text-decoration:none}
p.more a:hover{text-decoration:underline}

/* ---------- archive / tag lists ---------- */
ul.arch{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0}
ul.arch li{border-bottom:1px solid var(--hair);display:flex;gap:1rem;align-items:baseline}
ul.arch .d{color:var(--faint);font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.73rem;letter-spacing:.06em;
 flex:0 0 4.4rem;padding:.62rem 0}
ul.arch a{color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none;display:block;flex:1;padding:.62rem 0;font-size:.97rem}
ul.arch a:hover{color:var(--accent)}
h2 .c{color:var(--faint);font-weight:400;font-size:.76rem;font-family:var(--sans);
 letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase}

/* ---------- tags ---------- */
p.tags{margin:2.8rem 0 0;padding-top:1.3rem;border-top:1px solid var(--line);
 font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.74rem;line-height:2.1;letter-spacing:.04em}
.tag{display:inline-block;padding:.4rem .78rem;margin:0 .32rem .45rem 0;
 background:transparent;border:1px solid var(--line);color:var(--dim);text-decoration:none;line-height:1.2}
a.tag:hover{border-color:var(--accent);color:var(--accent)}

/* ---------- prev/next ---------- */
nav.postnav{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:1.5rem;max-width:44rem;margin:0 auto;
 padding:1.7rem 1.4rem 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);
 font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.8rem;letter-spacing:.03em}
nav.postnav a{color:var(--dim);text-decoration:none;max-width:48%;display:inline-block;padding:.62rem .2rem}
nav.postnav .next{text-align:right;margin-left:auto}
nav.postnav a:hover{color:var(--accent)}

/* ---------- footer ---------- */
footer.site{max-width:44rem;margin:2.6rem auto 0;padding:1.5rem 1.4rem 3.4rem;
 border-top:1px solid var(--line);color:var(--faint);font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.76rem;
 letter-spacing:.04em;text-align:center}
footer.site p{margin:.3rem 0}
.small{font-size:.72rem}

/* ---------- accessibility ---------- */
a:focus-visible,button:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--accent);outline-offset:3px}
.skip{position:absolute;left:-9999px;top:.5rem;background:var(--accent);color:#fff;
 padding:.7rem 1.1rem;z-index:20;text-decoration:none;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.9rem}
.skip:focus{left:.5rem}

/* ---------- responsive ---------- */
@media(max-width:34rem){
 body{font-size:17px}
 .brand{font-size:1.42rem}
 .cred{font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.06em}
 h1{font-size:1.62rem} h1.lede{font-size:1.36rem}
 header.site nav a{padding:.72rem .62rem;font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.08em}
 ul.posts .t{font-size:1.18rem}
 ul.posts .thumb{flex-basis:70px} ul.posts .thumb img{width:70px;height:70px}
 .hero{flex-direction:column;gap:1.3rem;align-items:flex-start;text-align:left}
 .hero .portrait{flex:none;width:160px}
 img.pageportrait{float:none;width:150px;margin:0 0 1.3rem}
 figure.cover{float:none;width:132px;margin:0 auto 1.4rem}
 ul.arch li{flex-direction:column;gap:0} ul.arch .d{flex:none;padding:.5rem 0 0}
 ul.arch a{padding:.15rem 0 .55rem}
}

/* ---------- dark ---------- */
@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){
 .hero .portrait,img.pageportrait{border-color:#2c303a}
 :root{--bg:#121419; --ink:#e9e8e3; --dim:#9aa0aa; --faint:#7d838d;
  --line:#272a33; --hair:#1e212a; --accent:#8fb4d6; --rule:#a98a52}
 figure.cover img,ul.posts .thumb img{border-color:#2c303a}
 header.site nav a:hover{background:rgba(143,180,214,.09)}
 .skip{color:#12141a}
}