/* ==========================================================================
   Cold & Crispy — shared stylesheet
   Identity: a thermal split. Everything on this site is either cold or crisp.
   Cold  = ice blue   Crisp = fryer gold   The seam between them is the brand.
   ========================================================================== */

:root {
  --deep:    #0B1620;   /* chest-cooler dark, the base */
  --deeper:  #060E15;   /* footer / recessed panels */
  --frost:   #DCE9F0;   /* body text on dark, page bg on articles */
  --ice:     #7FD4F0;   /* the COLD accent */
  --gold:    #E8A33D;   /* the CRISP accent */
  --crust:   #A85D14;   /* deep fry, used for shadows and hovers */
  --slate:   #7E8FA0;   /* captions, meta, muted */
  --line:    rgba(220,233,240,0.14);

  --display: 'Anton', 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;
  --body:    'Barlow', system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
  --util:    'Barlow Condensed', 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;

  --wrap: 1140px;
  --gutter: clamp(20px, 5vw, 48px);
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }

html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  *, *::before, *::after { animation: none !important; transition: none !important; }
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--deep);
  color: var(--frost);
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

img { max-width: 100%; display: block; }
a { color: var(--ice); }

.wrap { width: 100%; max-width: var(--wrap); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 var(--gutter); }

/* --- The thermal seam: the signature device ----------------------------- */
.seam {
  height: 3px;
  border: 0;
  margin: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--ice) 0%, var(--frost) 48%, var(--gold) 100%);
}
.seam-v {
  width: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--ice) 0%, var(--frost) 48%, var(--gold) 100%);
}

/* --- Utility label: reads like a spec panel on a can -------------------- */
.eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--util);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--slate);
  margin: 0 0 10px;
}
.eyebrow.cold { color: var(--ice); }
.eyebrow.crisp { color: var(--gold); }

/* --- Header ------------------------------------------------------------- */
header.site {
  position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 50;
  background: rgba(11,22,32,0.92);
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.bar {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 24px; padding: 14px 0;
}
.mark {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: 22px;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  text-decoration: none;
  line-height: 1;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.mark .c1 { color: var(--ice); }
.mark .amp { color: var(--slate); margin: 0 2px; }
.mark .c2 { color: var(--gold); }

nav.site ul { list-style: none; display: flex; gap: 22px; margin: 0; padding: 0; flex-wrap: wrap; }
nav.site a {
  font-family: var(--util);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--frost);
  text-decoration: none;
  padding: 4px 0;
  border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
}
nav.site a:hover, nav.site a:focus-visible { border-bottom-color: var(--frost); }
nav.site a.cold:hover { border-bottom-color: var(--ice); color: var(--ice); }
nav.site a.crisp:hover { border-bottom-color: var(--gold); color: var(--gold); }

:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid var(--ice); outline-offset: 3px; }

/* --- Hero: the split lockup --------------------------------------------- */
.hero { padding: clamp(56px, 11vw, 120px) 0 clamp(40px, 7vw, 76px); }
.lockup {
  font-family: var(--display);
  line-height: 0.82;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(76px, 21vw, 250px);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.lockup .cold  { color: var(--ice); display: block; }
.lockup .crisp { color: var(--gold); display: block; }
.lockup .amp {
  color: var(--slate);
  font-size: 0.34em;
  vertical-align: 0.34em;
  margin-right: 0.1em;
}
.thesis {
  max-width: 46ch;
  font-size: clamp(18px, 2.1vw, 22px);
  color: var(--frost);
  margin: 30px 0 0;
}
.thesis strong { color: #fff; font-weight: 600; }

/* --- Two-sides split panel ---------------------------------------------- */
.sides {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 3px 1fr;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.side { padding: clamp(32px, 5vw, 56px) clamp(20px, 3.4vw, 44px); }
.side h2 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(30px, 4.4vw, 46px);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  line-height: 0.95;
}
.side.cold h2 { color: var(--ice); }
.side.crisp h2 { color: var(--gold); }
.side p { color: var(--slate); margin: 0 0 22px; max-width: 40ch; }
.side ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.side li { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.side li a {
  display: block; padding: 13px 0;
  color: var(--frost); text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 500;
}
.side li a:hover { color: #fff; padding-left: 8px; transition: padding .18s ease; }
.side.cold li a:hover { color: var(--ice); }
.side.crisp li a:hover { color: var(--gold); }

@media (max-width: 800px) {
  .sides { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .seam-v { width: 100%; height: 3px; background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--ice), var(--gold)); }
}

/* --- Section headings --------------------------------------------------- */
section { padding: clamp(52px, 8vw, 92px) 0; }
h2.section {
  font-family: var(--display);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: clamp(28px, 4vw, 44px);
  line-height: 0.98;
  margin: 0 0 32px;
  color: var(--frost);
}

/* --- Article cards ------------------------------------------------------ */
.cards { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(270px, 1fr)); gap: 2px; }
.card {
  background: var(--deeper);
  padding: 26px 24px 30px;
  text-decoration: none;
  display: block;
  border-top: 3px solid var(--line);
  transition: background .2s ease, border-color .2s ease;
}
.card.cold  { border-top-color: var(--ice); }
.card.crisp { border-top-color: var(--gold); }
.card:hover { background: #0A1A26; }
.card h3 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: 23px;
  line-height: 1.05;
  color: var(--frost);
  margin: 12px 0 10px;
}
.card:hover h3 { color: #fff; }
.card p { color: var(--slate); font-size: 15.5px; margin: 0; }

/* --- Shop strip --------------------------------------------------------- */
.shopstrip {
  background: var(--gold);
  color: #1A1004;
}
.shopstrip h2 { color: #1A1004; font-family: var(--display); text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: clamp(28px,4.4vw,48px); line-height: 0.98; margin: 0 0 14px; }
.shopstrip p { color: #3A2609; max-width: 48ch; margin: 0 0 26px; font-size: 18px; }
.shopstrip .eyebrow { color: #6B4A10; }

.btn {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: var(--util);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 600;
  padding: 15px 30px;
  text-decoration: none;
  border: 2px solid currentColor;
}
.btn.dark  { color: #1A1004; }
.btn.dark:hover  { background: #1A1004; color: var(--gold); }
.btn.ice   { color: var(--ice); }
.btn.ice:hover { background: var(--ice); color: var(--deep); }

/* --- Newsletter --------------------------------------------------------- */
.signup { background: var(--deeper); border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.signup h2 { font-family: var(--display); text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: clamp(26px,3.6vw,40px); margin: 0 0 12px; color: var(--frost); }
.signup p { color: var(--slate); max-width: 46ch; margin: 0 0 24px; }
.ml-slot {
  border: 1px dashed var(--line);
  padding: 22px;
  color: var(--slate);
  font-family: var(--util);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  font-size: 14px;
}

/* --- Footer ------------------------------------------------------------- */
footer.site { background: var(--deeper); padding: 48px 0 60px; font-size: 14.5px; color: var(--slate); }
footer.site a { color: var(--frost); text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
footer.site a:hover { color: var(--ice); }
.footlinks { display: flex; gap: 20px; flex-wrap: wrap; margin: 0 0 22px; padding: 0; list-style: none;
  font-family: var(--util); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.1em; font-size: 14px; }
.disclosure { max-width: 70ch; line-height: 1.6; }

/* ==========================================================================
   ARTICLE PAGES — flip to a light, readable field. The chrome stays cold.
   ========================================================================== */
body.article { background: var(--frost); color: #14202A; }
body.article a { color: var(--crust); }

.post { max-width: 720px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 var(--gutter) 80px; }
.post-head { padding: clamp(44px, 7vw, 76px) 0 26px; }
.post h1 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: clamp(36px, 6vw, 62px);
  line-height: 0.94;
  margin: 0 0 16px;
  color: #0B1620;
}
.post .meta { font-family: var(--util); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  font-size: 14px; color: #5C6E7D; }
.post h2 {
  font-family: var(--display); text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: clamp(24px, 3.4vw, 34px); line-height: 1.02;
  margin: 46px 0 14px; color: #0B1620;
}
.post h3 { font-family: var(--body); font-weight: 700; font-size: 21px; margin: 34px 0 8px; }
.post p { margin: 0 0 20px; }
.post ul, .post ol { margin: 0 0 22px; padding-left: 22px; }
.post li { margin-bottom: 8px; }

/* In-article affiliate block — clearly a recommendation, not a banner */
.pick {
  border-left: 4px solid var(--gold);
  background: #E4EEF4;
  padding: 22px 24px;
  margin: 26px 0 32px;
}
.pick .eyebrow { color: var(--crust); }
.pick h3 { margin: 0 0 8px; font-size: 20px; }
.pick p { margin: 0 0 16px; font-size: 16px; }
.pick .btn { color: var(--crust); font-size: 15px; padding: 12px 24px; }
.pick .btn:hover { background: var(--crust); color: #fff; }

/* Merch exit — the other half of the monetization split */
.merch-exit {
  background: var(--deep);
  color: var(--frost);
  padding: 28px 26px;
  margin: 40px 0;
}
.merch-exit h3 { font-family: var(--display); text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 24px; margin: 8px 0 10px; line-height: 1.02; }
.merch-exit p { color: var(--slate); margin: 0 0 18px; }

.note {
  font-size: 14px; color: #5C6E7D; border-top: 1px solid #C4D5E0;
  padding-top: 16px; margin-top: 40px; line-height: 1.55;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   HERO IMAGERY — added Aug 2026
   ========================================================================== */
.hero-img {
  width: 100%;
  height: clamp(220px, 38vw, 460px);
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
}
.hero-img-wrap { position: relative; background: var(--deeper); }
.hero-img-wrap::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(11,22,32,0) 55%, rgba(11,22,32,0.55) 100%);
  pointer-events: none;
}
body.article .hero-img-wrap::after {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(11,22,32,0) 60%, rgba(220,233,240,0.25) 100%);
}
figure.inline { margin: 34px 0; }
figure.inline img { width: 100%; height: auto; }
figure.inline figcaption {
  font-family: var(--util); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  font-size: 13px; color: #5C6E7D; padding-top: 10px;
}
.split-img { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 2px; }
.split-img img { width: 100%; height: clamp(160px, 22vw, 280px); object-fit: cover; }
@media (max-width: 640px) { .split-img { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }