:root{
  --bg:#111813;--surface:#18211C;--border:#24302A;--text:#EDE6D6;--secondary:#9aa79d;--brass:#D6A04B;
  --serif:'Playfair Display',Didot,Bodoni,'Bodoni MT',Georgia,serif;--arabic:'Amiri',serif;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
body{margin:0;background:var(--bg);color:var(--text);
  font-family:'Avenir Next',-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',system-ui,sans-serif;
  -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;line-height:1.7}
a{color:var(--brass);text-decoration:none}
a:hover{text-decoration:underline}
header.site{border-bottom:1px solid var(--border);position:sticky;top:0;z-index:5;background:rgba(17,24,19,.92);backdrop-filter:blur(8px)}
.bar{max-width:820px;margin:0 auto;padding:15px 20px;display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:10px}
.wm{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:24px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.5px;color:var(--text)}
.wm-ar{font-family:var(--arabic);font-size:22px;color:var(--brass)}
.bar .spacer{margin-left:auto}
.bar .nav{font-size:14px;color:var(--secondary)}
main{max-width:820px;margin:0 auto;padding:38px 20px 70px}
.eyebrow{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--brass);margin:0 0 10px}
h1{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:40px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.12;margin:0 0 12px}
.meta{color:var(--secondary);font-size:13px;margin:0 0 26px}
h2{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:25px;font-weight:600;margin:38px 0 10px}
p,li{font-size:17px;color:var(--text)}
.lead{font-size:19px;color:var(--text)}
ul{padding-left:20px}li{margin:7px 0}
.note{background:rgba(214,160,75,.07);border:1px solid var(--border);border-left:3px solid var(--brass);
  border-radius:10px;padding:13px 15px;font-size:14px;color:var(--secondary);margin:24px 0}
.cta{display:inline-block;margin:8px 0;background:var(--brass);color:#171008;font-weight:700;
  padding:12px 20px;border-radius:11px}
.cta:hover{text-decoration:none;filter:brightness(1.07)}
.divider{border:0;border-top:1px solid var(--border);margin:40px 0}
/* blog index cards */
.posts{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(320px,1fr));gap:18px;margin-top:8px}
.card{display:block;background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:16px;padding:20px;transition:transform .2s ease,border-color .2s ease}
.card:hover{transform:translateY(-3px);border-color:#3a4a40;text-decoration:none}
.card .tag{font-size:11px;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--brass)}
.card h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:21px;font-weight:600;margin:8px 0 6px;color:var(--text)}
.card p{font-size:14.5px;color:var(--secondary);margin:0}
footer{border-top:1px solid var(--border);max-width:820px;margin:0 auto;padding:24px 20px 60px;color:var(--secondary);font-size:12.5px;text-align:center}
footer .ar{font-family:var(--arabic);color:var(--brass);font-size:18px;display:block;margin-bottom:8px}
footer a{color:var(--secondary)}
/* hero image on posts */
.post-hero{display:block;width:100%;height:clamp(200px,40vw,360px);object-fit:cover;object-position:center;border-radius:16px;border:1px solid var(--border);margin:0 0 26px}
/* thumbnail on index cards */
.card{padding:0;overflow:hidden}
.card-img{display:block;width:100%;height:170px;object-fit:cover;object-position:center;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border)}
.card .card-body{padding:18px 20px 20px}
@media(max-width:640px){h1{font-size:31px}h2{font-size:22px}main{padding:28px 18px 60px}.post-hero{height:200px}}