/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   THE CHIC EXPLORER — journal index + article pages.
   Loads after styles.css and reuses its tokens.
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */

/* On inner pages the header sits on cream from the first pixel, so it
   needs the "stuck" treatment immediately rather than on scroll. */
/* Pages carrying a hero use the homepage header exactly: transparent and
   overlapping the media, going solid on scroll via .is-stuck. */
.inner-page.has-hero .site-header {
  position: fixed;
  background: none;
  color: var(--paper);
  box-shadow: none;
  padding-block: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.75rem);
}
.inner-page.has-hero .site-header.is-stuck {
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  padding-block: .85rem;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(36,31,27,.12);
}

.inner-page .site-header {
  position: sticky;
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  padding-block: .95rem;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(36,31,27,.1);
}
.inner-page { padding-top: 0; }

/* ───────────────────────── PAGE HEAD ───────────────────────── */
.page-head {
  max-width: var(--maxw);
  margin-inline: auto;
  padding: clamp(4.5rem, 9vw, 8rem) var(--gutter) clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem);
}
.page-head__title {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 300;
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 1.4rem + 5vw, 6rem);
  line-height: .98;
  letter-spacing: -.03em;
  margin: 0 0 1.1rem;
  font-variation-settings: "SOFT" 30, "WONK" 1;
}
.page-head__title em { font-style: italic; color: var(--clay); }
.page-head__sub {
  max-width: 32rem;
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--ink-3);
  margin: 0;
}

/* ───────────────────────── FILTERS ───────────────────────── */
.filters {
  max-width: 62rem;
  margin: 0 auto clamp(3.5rem, 7vw, 6rem);
  padding-inline: var(--gutter);
  /* A hairline above and below sets the index apart from the masthead. */
  border-block: 1px solid rgba(36,31,27,.12);
  padding-block: clamp(1.25rem, 2.5vw, 1.75rem);
}
/* One row per axis: what it is, then where it is. */
.filters__row {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: .4rem .5rem;
}
.filters__row + .filters__row {
  margin-top: .9rem;
  padding-top: .9rem;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(36,31,27,.08);
}
.filters__label {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  margin-right: .5rem;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: .58rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: .22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-3);
}
.filter {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: .64rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: .2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-3);
  padding: .55em 1.1em;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background-color .25s var(--ease), color .25s var(--ease),
              border-color .25s var(--ease);
}
.filter:hover { color: var(--ink); border-color: rgba(36,31,27,.22); }
.filter[aria-pressed="true"] { background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); border-color: var(--ink); }

/* Nothing to find down this path with the other row set as it is. */
.filter.is-void {
  opacity: .3;
  cursor: default;
  pointer-events: none;
}

/* Towns sit inside a country, so they read as secondary to it: same chip,
   lighter weight, a hairline border to mark them as the finer grain. */
.filter--sub {
  font-size: .6rem;
  letter-spacing: .16em;
  color: var(--ink-3);
  border-color: rgba(36,31,27,.14);
}
.filter--sub[aria-pressed="true"] {
  background: none;
  color: var(--clay-deep);
  border-color: var(--clay-deep);
}

.filter-empty {
  max-width: var(--maxw);
  margin-inline: auto;
  padding: 0 var(--gutter) 4rem;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  color: var(--ink-3);
}
.filter-empty[hidden] { display: none; }

/* ───────────────────── LISTING HERO BAND ───────────────────── */
/* Full-bleed photograph with the page title set oversized across it. */
/* Deprecated: listing pages now use the shared .hero component. Kept only
   so any older markup still renders sensibly. */
.listing-hero {
  position: relative;
  height: clamp(20rem, 46vh, 34rem);
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
}
.listing-hero img {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%; height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  z-index: -2;
}
.listing-hero::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1;
  background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(28,22,18,.62) 0%, rgba(28,22,18,.18) 55%, rgba(28,22,18,.28) 100%);
}
.listing-hero__inner {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: var(--maxw);
  margin-inline: auto;
  padding: 0 var(--gutter) clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.75rem);
  color: var(--paper);
}
.listing-hero__kicker {
  font-size: .66rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: .28em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(247,242,234,.82);
  margin: 0 0 .6rem;
  text-align: right;
}
/* Same treatment as every other display heading on the site: Fraunces at
   weight 300, sentence case, with an italic accent. No capitals. */
.listing-hero__title {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 300;
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 1.2rem + 5.6vw, 6.4rem);
  line-height: .98;
  letter-spacing: -.03em;
  margin: 0;
  font-variation-settings: "SOFT" 30, "WONK" 1;
}
.listing-hero__title em { font-style: italic; color: var(--blush); }

/* Centred masthead beneath the band. */
.page-head--centred { text-align: center; max-width: 46rem; margin-inline: auto; }
.page-head--centred .eyebrow { justify-content: center; }
.page-head--centred .page-head__sub { margin-inline: auto; }

/* ──────────────────── DESTINATION GROUPS ─────────────────────
   A country page sets its stories out under the town or region
   they belong to. The rule and the wide letter-spacing mark a
   change of place without competing with the page title. ───── */
.dest-group + .dest-group { padding-top: clamp(1rem, 3vw, 2.5rem); }

.dest-group__title {
  max-width: var(--maxw);
  margin: 0 auto clamp(1.75rem, 3vw, 2.75rem);
  padding: 0 var(--gutter);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: .8125rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: .16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1.25rem;
}
/* The rule fills whatever the words leave, so it always reaches the margin. */
.dest-group__title::after {
  content: "";
  flex: 1;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--rule, rgba(36, 31, 27, .18));
}
/* The grid already carries the section's bottom padding; a heading directly
   after it would otherwise sit twice as far away as it should. */
.dest-group .post-grid { padding-bottom: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 4.5rem); }
.dest-group:last-of-type .post-grid { padding-bottom: var(--section-y); }

/* ───────────────────────── POST GRID ─────────────────────────
   One aspect ratio, one baseline, one rhythm. Consistency is the
   whole point here: variation belongs inside the articles, not in
   the index. ───────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.post-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  /* Row gap runs far larger than the column gap — the air between rows
     is what makes a grid read as editorial rather than as a feed. */
  column-gap: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 3rem);
  row-gap: clamp(3.5rem, 7vw, 6.5rem);
  max-width: var(--maxw);
  margin-inline: auto;
  padding: 0 var(--gutter) var(--section-y);
  align-items: start;
}
.post-card[hidden] { display: none; }

/* Every image, without exception, in the same frame. object-fit
   crops to the centre so originals of any shape sit flush. */
.post-card .frame {
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
  border-radius: 2px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--paper-3);
}
.post-card .frame img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center;
  transition: transform 1.2s var(--ease);
}
.post-card a:hover .frame img { transform: scale(1.035); }

.post-card__body { padding-top: 1.5rem; }

.post-card__date {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .5rem;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: .64rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: .24em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-3);
  margin: 0 0 .75rem;
}
.post-card__date .dot { opacity: .4; }

.post-card__title {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-variation-settings: "SOFT" 30, "WONK" 1;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 1rem + .55vw, 1.42rem);
  line-height: 1.22;
  letter-spacing: -.014em;
  margin: 0 0 .6rem;
  color: var(--ink);
  transition: color .3s var(--ease);
  /* Clamped to three lines AND reserving three lines, so a two-line
     headline and a three-line headline still put the standfirst and the
     pills on the same baseline right across the row. */
  display: -webkit-box;
  -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
  overflow: hidden;
  min-height: calc(3 * 1.22em);
}
.post-card a:hover .post-card__title { color: var(--clay); }

.post-card__dek {
  font-size: .9rem;
  line-height: 1.62;
  color: var(--ink-3);
  margin: 0 0 1.15rem;
  display: -webkit-box;
  -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
  overflow: hidden;
  min-height: calc(3 * 1.62em);
}

.post-card__pills { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .4rem; }
.pill {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: .6rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-3);
  border: 1px solid rgba(36,31,27,.18);
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: .45em .9em;
  white-space: nowrap;
  transition: border-color .25s var(--ease), color .25s var(--ease);
}
.post-card a:hover .pill { border-color: rgba(36,31,27,.34); color: var(--ink-2); }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .post-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); row-gap: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 4.5rem); }
}
@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .post-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; max-width: 26rem; row-gap: 3.25rem; }
}

/* ───────────────────────── ARTICLE HEAD ───────────────────────── */
.post-head {
  max-width: 52rem;
  margin-inline: auto;
  padding: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 5rem) var(--gutter) clamp(1.75rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
  text-align: center;
}
.post-head__meta {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: .55rem;
  font-size: .68rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: .22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--clay);
  margin: 0 0 1.5rem;
}
.post-head__meta .dot { color: var(--ink-3); opacity: .5; }
.post-head h1 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 300;
  font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 1.1rem + 3.6vw, 4.2rem);
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: -.028em;
  margin: 0 0 1.25rem;
  text-wrap: balance;
  font-variation-settings: "SOFT" 30, "WONK" 1;
}
.post-head__standfirst {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 300;
  font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1rem + .6vw, 1.4rem);
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--ink-3);
  max-width: 36rem;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.post-hero {
  max-width: 1180px;
  margin: 0 auto clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  padding-inline: var(--gutter);
}
.post-hero img {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 3px;
}

/* ───────────────────────── PROSE ───────────────────────── */
/* Fraunces with its SOFT and WONK axes zeroed reads as a straight text
   serif — on-brand for headings, but calm enough for 2,000 words. */
.prose {
  max-width: 38rem;
  margin-inline: auto;
  padding: 0 var(--gutter) clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5rem);
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-variation-settings: "SOFT" 0, "WONK" 0;
  font-optical-sizing: auto;
  font-weight: 400;
  /* Bumped 1px (0.0625rem) at both ends, matching the site body text. */
  font-size: clamp(1.1225rem, 1.0625rem + .28vw, 1.2525rem);
  line-height: 1.74;
  color: var(--ink-2);
}
.prose > p, .prose--mag p { margin: 0 0 1.45em; }

/* Drop cap, but only on the opening paragraph. */
.prose:not(.prose--mag) > p:first-of-type::first-letter {
  float: left;
  font-size: 3.9em;
  line-height: .82;
  padding: .06em .1em 0 0;
  color: var(--clay);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-variation-settings: "SOFT" 30, "WONK" 1;
}

.prose h2, .prose h3 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-variation-settings: "SOFT" 30, "WONK" 1;
  color: var(--ink);
  letter-spacing: -.018em;
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.prose h2 {
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 1.3rem + 1.1vw, 2.15rem);
  line-height: 1.14;
  margin: 2.5em 0 .7em;
}
.prose h3 {
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 1.1rem + .5vw, 1.45rem);
  line-height: 1.25;
  margin: 2em 0 .6em;
}
.prose h2:first-child, .prose h3:first-child { margin-top: 0; }

.prose a {
  color: var(--clay);
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
  text-underline-offset: .18em;
  transition: color .25s var(--ease);
}
.prose a:hover { color: var(--clay-deep); }

.prose strong { font-weight: 600; color: var(--ink); }
.prose em { font-style: italic; }

.prose ul, .prose ol { margin: 0 0 1.45em; padding-left: 1.3em; }
.prose li { margin-bottom: .55em; }
.prose li::marker { color: var(--clay); }

.prose blockquote {
  margin: 2.2em 0;
  padding-left: 1.6rem;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--clay);
}
.prose blockquote p {
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.2em;
  line-height: 1.42;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0 0 .5em;
  font-variation-settings: "SOFT" 30, "WONK" 1;
}
.prose blockquote p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

.prose hr {
  border: 0;
  height: 1px;
  background: rgba(36,31,27,.16);
  margin: 3em auto;
  width: 5rem;
}

/* ───────────────────── IN-ARTICLE IMAGERY ───────────────────── */
/* Galleries break the measure and run wider than the text column. */
.post-gallery {
  margin: 2.6em 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(.5rem, 1.2vw, 1rem);
  width: min(1080px, 92vw);
  margin-inline: calc(50% - min(540px, 46vw));
}
.post-gallery img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 3px;
  background: var(--paper-3);
}
.post-gallery--1 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; width: min(760px, 100%); margin-inline: auto; }
.post-gallery--1 img { aspect-ratio: 3 / 2; }
.post-gallery--2 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
.post-gallery--3 { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
.post-gallery--4 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
.post-gallery--many { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }

.prose:not(.prose--mag) > figure:not(.post-gallery) { margin: 2.6em 0; }
.prose figcaption {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: .78rem;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ink-3);
  margin-top: .7rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}
.prose:not(.prose--mag) > img { width: 100%; border-radius: 3px; margin: 2.6em 0; }

/* ───────────────────────── ARTICLE FOOT ───────────────────────── */
.post-foot {
  max-width: 38rem;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 var(--gutter) clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5rem);
}
.post-tags { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .5rem; margin-bottom: 2.5rem; }
.post-tags a {
  font-size: .68rem;
  letter-spacing: .16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: .5em 1em;
  border: 1px solid rgba(36,31,27,.22);
  border-radius: 999px;
  color: var(--ink-3);
  transition: background-color .25s var(--ease), color .25s var(--ease);
}
.post-tags a:hover { background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); border-color: var(--ink); }

.author-card {
  display: flex;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  align-items: flex-start;
  padding: 2rem 0;
  border-block: 1px solid rgba(36,31,27,.14);
}
.author-card img {
  width: 5.5rem; height: 5.5rem;
  border-radius: 50%;
  object-fit: cover;
  /* Bias the circular crop upward so the face sits centred, not the torso. */
  object-position: center 22%;
  flex: none;
}
.author-card h3 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  margin: 0 0 .4rem;
}
.author-card p { font-size: .95rem; color: var(--ink-3); margin: 0; }

/* ───────────────────────── RELATED ───────────────────────── */
.related {
  background: var(--paper-2);
  padding: clamp(3.5rem, 7vw, 6rem) var(--gutter);
}
.related__inner { max-width: var(--maxw); margin-inline: auto; }
.related h2 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 1.3rem + 1.4vw, 2.4rem);
  letter-spacing: -.02em;
  margin: 0 0 2.5rem;
  font-variation-settings: "SOFT" 30, "WONK" 1;
}
.related h2 em { font-style: italic; color: var(--clay); }
.related .post-grid { padding: 0; gap: 2rem; }

/* ───────────────────────── CONTACT ───────────────────────── */
.contact__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.25fr .75fr;
  gap: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 5.5rem);
  align-items: start;
}
.field { margin-bottom: 1.4rem; }
.field label {
  display: block;
  font-size: .68rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: .2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-3);
  margin-bottom: .55rem;
}
.field input,
.field textarea,
.field select {
  width: 100%;
  background: rgba(36,31,27,.03);
  border: 1px solid rgba(36,31,27,.22);
  border-radius: 4px;
  padding: .95em 1.1em;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 300;
  color: var(--ink);
  transition: border-color .25s var(--ease), background-color .25s var(--ease);
}
.field textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 8rem; }

/* Native select chrome varies wildly between browsers — draw our own arrow. */
.field select {
  appearance: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  padding-right: 3rem;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 12 8'%3E%3Cpath d='M1 1l5 5 5-5' fill='none' stroke='%23b85c38' stroke-width='1.6' stroke-linecap='round'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-position: right 1.1rem center;
  background-size: .75rem;
}

.field input:focus,
.field select:focus,
.field textarea:focus {
  outline: none;
  border-color: var(--clay);
  background: rgba(184,92,56,.04);
}
.field input[aria-invalid="true"],
.field textarea[aria-invalid="true"] { border-color: #c0503a; }

.contact-form .signup__msg { color: var(--clay); }

.contact__aside {
  background: var(--paper-2);
  padding: clamp(1.75rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
  border-radius: 4px;
}
.contact__aside h2 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  margin: 0 0 .9rem;
  letter-spacing: -.015em;
}
.contact__aside p { font-size: .95rem; }
.contact__email {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  color: var(--clay);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(184,92,56,.4);
}
.contact__note {
  margin-top: 1.5rem !important;
  padding-top: 1.25rem;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(36,31,27,.14);
  font-size: .88rem !important;
  color: var(--ink-3);
}

/* ───────────────────────── RESPONSIVE ───────────────────────── */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .contact__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }

  .post-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .post-card:nth-child(2n) { transform: translateY(1.5rem); }
  .post-gallery--3, .post-gallery--many { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
}

@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .post-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; max-width: 26rem; }
  .post-card:nth-child(n) { transform: none; }
  .post-gallery { width: 100%; margin-inline: 0; }
  .post-gallery--2, .post-gallery--3,
  .post-gallery--4, .post-gallery--many { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .prose:not(.prose--mag) > p:first-of-type::first-letter { font-size: 3.2em; }
  .author-card { flex-direction: column; gap: 1rem; }
  .post-hero img { aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; }
}

/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   MAGAZINE LAYOUT
   The article is a single centred column of text, punctuated by
   image compositions that break out of the measure at varying
   widths. Copy is never reflowed — only its surroundings change.
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */

.prose--mag {
  max-width: none;
  padding-inline: 0;
  /* The reading measure, reused by every text block below. 40rem sets
     roughly 66 characters a line at this size — the comfortable range. */
  --measure: 40rem;
  --wide: min(1120px, 92vw);
}

/* ── Text ───────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.mag-text {
  width: min(var(--measure), 100% - 2 * var(--gutter));
  margin-inline: auto;
}
.mag-text + .mag-text { margin-top: 0; }
.mag-text--head { margin-top: .6em; }

.mag-lede {
  font-size: 1.14em;
  line-height: 1.62;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.mag-lede::first-letter {
  float: left;
  font-size: 3.9em;
  line-height: .82;
  padding: .06em .11em 0 0;
  color: var(--clay);
  font-variation-settings: "SOFT" 30, "WONK" 1;
}

/* ── Pull quotes ────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.mag-quote {
  width: min(var(--measure), 100% - 2 * var(--gutter));
  margin: 2.8em auto;
}
.mag-quote blockquote { margin: 0; padding-left: 1.6rem; border-left: 2px solid var(--clay); }

/* A promoted paragraph: same words, set as display type. */
.mag-quote--promoted p {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-variation-settings: "SOFT" 30, "WONK" 1;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 300;
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 1.1rem + 1.5vw, 2.2rem);
  line-height: 1.24;
  letter-spacing: -.015em;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0;
  padding: 1.1rem 0 1.1rem 1.75rem;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--clay);
}

/* ── Image compositions ─────────────────────────────────────── */
.prose--mag figure { margin-block: 3rem; }
.prose--mag figure img { width: 100%; display: block; background: var(--paper-3); border-radius: 2px; }

.mag-wide {
  width: var(--wide);
  margin-inline: auto;
}
.mag-wide img { aspect-ratio: 3 / 2; object-fit: cover; }

/* Edge to edge, used sparingly as a chapter break. */
.mag-full { width: 100%; margin-inline: 0; }
.mag-full img { aspect-ratio: 21 / 9; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 0; }

.mag-duo, .mag-trio, .mag-mosaic {
  width: var(--wide);
  margin-inline: auto;
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(.5rem, 1.1vw, 1rem);
}
.mag-duo   { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); align-items: start; }
/* Four images fold into a 2x2 rather than a long row. */
.mag-duo--four img:nth-child(n) { margin-top: 0; aspect-ratio: 4 / 5; }
.mag-duo--four img:nth-child(2), .mag-duo--four img:nth-child(4) { margin-top: 0; }
.mag-duo img { aspect-ratio: 4 / 5; object-fit: cover; }
/* Offset the second image so a pair never reads as a matched set. */
.mag-duo img:nth-child(2) { margin-top: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 3.5rem); aspect-ratio: 4 / 4.6; }

.mag-trio { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); align-items: start; }
.mag-trio img { aspect-ratio: 3 / 4; object-fit: cover; }
.mag-trio img:nth-child(2) { margin-top: clamp(1.25rem, 3vw, 2.75rem); }

.mag-mosaic { grid-template-columns: repeat(6, 1fr); }
.mag-mosaic img { aspect-ratio: 1; object-fit: cover; grid-column: span 2; }
/* First cell runs large, then the rhythm varies so the grid never
   settles into a uniform contact sheet. */
.mag-mosaic img:nth-child(1) { grid-column: span 4; aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; }
.mag-mosaic img:nth-child(7n+5) { grid-column: span 4; aspect-ratio: 3 / 2; }
.mag-mosaic img:nth-child(11n+9) { grid-column: span 3; aspect-ratio: 5 / 4; }
.mag-mosaic--dense img:nth-child(1) { grid-column: span 2; aspect-ratio: 1; }

/* ── Image beside text ──────────────────────────────────────── */
.mag-split {
  width: var(--wide);
  margin: 3.25rem auto;
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(1.5rem, 3.5vw, 3.5rem);
  align-items: center;
}
.mag-split--left  { grid-template-columns: 0.9fr 1.1fr; }
.mag-split--right { grid-template-columns: 1.1fr 0.9fr; }
.mag-split--right .mag-split__media { order: 2; }
.mag-split__media { margin: 0 !important; }
.mag-split__media img { aspect-ratio: 4 / 5; object-fit: cover; }
.mag-split__text > p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

/* ── Captions ───────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.prose--mag figcaption {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: .78rem;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ink-3);
  margin-top: .7rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}
.mag-full figcaption { width: min(var(--measure), 100% - 2 * var(--gutter)); margin-inline: auto; }

/* ── Responsive ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .mag-split--left, .mag-split--right { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .mag-split--right .mag-split__media { order: 0; }
  .mag-mosaic { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); }
  .mag-mosaic img:nth-child(1) { grid-column: span 4; }
  .mag-mosaic img:nth-child(7n+5) { grid-column: span 4; }
  .mag-mosaic img:nth-child(11n+9) { grid-column: span 2; }
  .mag-full img { aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; }
}

@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .mag-trio { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .mag-trio img:nth-child(2) { margin-top: 0; }
  .mag-mosaic { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .mag-mosaic img,
  .mag-mosaic img:nth-child(1),
  .mag-mosaic img:nth-child(7n+5),
  .mag-mosaic img:nth-child(11n+9) { grid-column: span 1; aspect-ratio: 1; }
  .mag-duo img:nth-child(2) { margin-top: 0; }
  .mag-full img { aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; }
  .mag-lede::first-letter { font-size: 3.2em; }
}

/* ───────────────────── ABOUT: VIDEO HERO ───────────────────── */
/* Same hero language as the homepage; the header sits solid above it
   rather than overlapping, so the top padding is lighter. */

.hero__video {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
  /* Poster shows instantly; the file itself is fetched only when it is
     worth doing (see main.js). Slight warm grade to sit with the palette. */
  filter: saturate(.9) contrast(1.02);
}

/* Never let a decorative video hold up interaction. */
.hero__video::-webkit-media-controls { display: none !important; }

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  /* The poster frame becomes the hero; no motion, no download. */
  .hero__video { filter: saturate(.9); }
}

/* ═══════════════════════ ABOUT ═══════════════════════
   The page is assembled from the homepage's own section blocks — .about__grid
   and .dogs__grid alternating, polaroids, framed insets, the dark promise
   band — so nothing here redefines type, colour or spacing. Only the two
   things the homepage has no equivalent of are set below.
   ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */

/* A longer statement than the homepage's promise, so it steps down a size:
   at the full 4.6rem this runs to five lines and stops reading as a quote.
   With no note beneath it, the blockquote also drops its trailing margin. */
/* Scoped under .promise so it outranks `.promise blockquote` (0,1,1). */
.promise .promise__quote--long { margin-bottom: 0; }
/* (0,2,1), so it outranks `.promise blockquote p` (0,1,2). */
.promise .promise__quote--long p {
  /* Sized so the opening sentence holds on one line at the container's full
     832px, with room to spare rather than the 20px it had before. */
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 1rem + 1.9vw, 2.55rem);
  line-height: 1.18;
  letter-spacing: -.02em;
}
/* Above the width where the container stops shrinking, keep that sentence
   whole. Below it there is genuinely not room, so it wraps as normal. */
@media (min-width: 950px) {
  .promise__quote--long .promise__line { white-space: nowrap; }
}

/* The band headings run at the homepage's full display size, which is a lot
   on a page that has five of them. Scoped to the About page so the homepage
   keeps its own scale. */
.about .h2,
.dogs.about-band .h2,
.about-note__inner .h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 1.2rem + 2.4vw, 3.2rem);
}

/* A single quiet column, used once, to slow the page before the dark band. */
.about-note__inner {
  max-width: 44rem;
  margin-inline: auto;
  text-align: center;
}
.about-note__inner .eyebrow { justify-content: center; }
.about-note__inner p { margin-inline: auto; max-width: 36rem; }