:root{
  --paper:#fbf8f3;--paper2:#f5f0e8;--card:#ffffff;--ink:#2b2622;--ink2:#4a433d;--muted:#7a716a;--line:#e8e0d5;
  --sage:#5f7a62;--sage-dark:#48604b;--sage-soft:#eef2ea;--clay:#b8654a;--clay-soft:#f7ebe5;
  --cta:#c62d22;--cta-dark:#a1231a;--forest:#2f3a31;
  --serif:"Lora",Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;
  --sans:"Source Sans 3",-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;
  --hand:"Caveat","Segoe Print",cursive;
  --r:12px;--shadow:0 1px 3px rgba(60,45,30,.05),0 8px 28px rgba(60,45,30,.06);
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth;-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%}
@supports (overflow-x:clip){html,body{overflow-x:clip}}
body{margin:0;background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);font-family:var(--serif);font-size:19px;line-height:1.72;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;text-rendering:optimizeLegibility}
a{color:var(--sage-dark);text-underline-offset:3px;text-decoration-thickness:1px}
a:hover{color:var(--clay)}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block}
.wide{max-width:1180px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 20px}
.narrow{max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 20px}
.skip{position:absolute;left:-999px}.skip:focus{left:10px;top:10px;background:#fff;padding:8px;z-index:99}
:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--clay);outline-offset:2px}

/* progress */
.progress{position:fixed;top:0;left:0;height:3px;width:0;background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--sage),var(--clay));z-index:60;transition:width .1s linear}

/* strip */
.strip{background:var(--sage);color:#fff;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.8rem;letter-spacing:.03em}
.strip .wide{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;min-height:36px;gap:12px}
.strip a{color:#fff;text-decoration:none;opacity:.92}

/* header */
.blog-head{text-align:center;padding:30px 0 16px}
.blog-logo{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink)}
.blog-logo svg{width:52px;height:52px;flex:0 0 auto}
.blog-logo .name{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:700;font-size:2.35rem;letter-spacing:-.01em;line-height:1}
.blog-logo .name em{font-style:italic;font-weight:500;color:var(--sage)}
.tagline{font-family:var(--hand);font-size:1.45rem;color:var(--clay);margin:8px 0 0;line-height:1.2}
.blog-nav{border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);background:rgba(251,248,243,.94);backdrop-filter:saturate(1.2) blur(8px);position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50}
.blog-nav .wide{display:flex;justify-content:center;gap:26px;overflow-x:auto;min-height:50px;align-items:center;scrollbar-width:none}
.blog-nav .wide::-webkit-scrollbar{display:none}
.blog-nav a{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.92rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--ink2);text-decoration:none;white-space:nowrap;padding:4px 0;border-bottom:2px solid transparent}
.blog-nav a.active,.blog-nav a:hover{color:var(--sage-dark);border-color:var(--sage)}

/* layout */
.layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 300px;gap:52px;padding-top:36px;padding-bottom:20px}
main{min-width:0}
.crumbs{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.85rem;color:var(--muted);margin:0 0 14px}
.crumbs a{color:var(--muted)}
.kicker{display:inline-block;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.78rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--clay);text-decoration:none;margin-bottom:10px}
h1{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:2.6rem;line-height:1.14;letter-spacing:-.018em;margin:0 0 16px;font-weight:700;text-wrap:balance}
.dek{font-size:1.22rem;color:var(--ink2);margin:0 0 22px;font-style:italic;line-height:1.55}
.byline{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;gap:10px 14px;padding:14px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.93rem;color:var(--muted)}
.avatar{width:46px;height:46px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--sage-soft);border:2px solid var(--sage);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex:0 0 auto}
.avatar svg{width:26px;height:26px}
.byline b{color:var(--ink)}
.byline .dot{opacity:.5}
.hero{margin:26px 0 10px}
.hero img{width:100%;border-radius:10px;border:6px solid #fff;box-shadow:0 2px 14px rgba(60,45,30,.12);aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover}
figcaption{font-family:var(--hand);font-size:1.3rem;color:var(--ink2);text-align:center;margin-top:8px;line-height:1.3}

/* disclosure */
.disclose{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.88rem;line-height:1.5;color:var(--ink2);background:var(--paper2);border:1px dashed #d8cdbf;border-radius:8px;padding:10px 14px;margin:18px 0}
.disclose b{color:var(--ink)}

/* prose */
.post p{margin:0 0 1.1em}
.post h2{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.75rem;line-height:1.25;margin:1.7em 0 .5em;letter-spacing:-.01em;scroll-margin-top:70px}
.post h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.3rem;line-height:1.3;margin:1.4em 0 .4em;scroll-margin-top:70px}
.post ul,.post ol{padding-left:1.25em;margin:0 0 1.1em}
.post li{margin:.35em 0}
.post blockquote{margin:1.6em 0;padding:4px 0 4px 22px;border-left:4px solid var(--clay);color:var(--ink2);font-style:italic}
.post blockquote p:last-child{margin-bottom:0}
.post blockquote cite{display:block;font-style:normal;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.85rem;color:var(--muted);margin-top:6px}
.post figure{margin:30px 0}
.post figure img{border-radius:10px;width:100%;border:6px solid #fff;box-shadow:0 2px 14px rgba(60,45,30,.1)}
.post table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.95rem;line-height:1.45;margin:0 0 1.4em;background:#fff;border-radius:10px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
.post th,.post td{padding:11px 13px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);text-align:left;vertical-align:top}
.post th{background:var(--sage-soft);color:var(--sage-dark);font-size:.78rem;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase}
.table-wrap{overflow-x:auto;margin:0 0 1.4em;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch}
.table-wrap table{margin:0;min-width:620px}
.lead::first-letter{font-size:3.4em;float:left;line-height:.85;padding:6px 10px 0 0;color:var(--sage-dark);font-weight:700}
hr{border:0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);margin:2.2em 0}

/* boxes */
.note,.takeaways{background:var(--sage-soft);border-left:5px solid var(--sage);border-radius:8px;padding:20px 24px;margin:28px 0}
.note>*:last-child,.takeaways>*:last-child{margin-bottom:0}
.takeaways h2,.note h2{margin:0 0 .4em !important;font-size:1.3rem !important}
.takeaways ul{margin:.3em 0 0}
.warn{background:var(--clay-soft);border-left:5px solid var(--clay);border-radius:8px;padding:18px 22px;margin:28px 0}
.warn>*:last-child{margin-bottom:0}
.reddit{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:10px;padding:16px 20px;margin:22px 0;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:1rem;line-height:1.55;box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
.reddit .src{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;font-size:.8rem;color:var(--muted);font-weight:700;margin-bottom:6px;letter-spacing:.02em}
.reddit .src i{width:18px;height:18px;border-radius:50%;background:#ff4500;display:inline-block}
.reddit p{margin:0}
.pull{font-family:var(--hand);font-size:1.8rem;line-height:1.3;color:var(--clay);text-align:center;margin:34px 10px;padding:0 10px}
.toc{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:10px;padding:16px 22px;margin:26px 0;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.98rem}
.toc summary{cursor:pointer;font-weight:800;font-size:.8rem;letter-spacing:.09em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)}
.toc ol{margin:10px 0 2px;padding-left:1.2em}
.toc li{margin:.3em 0}
.toc a{text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink)}
.toc a:hover{color:var(--sage-dark)}
.sources{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.9rem;line-height:1.5;color:var(--ink2)}
.sources ol{padding-left:1.3em}
.sources li{margin:.4em 0;word-break:break-word}
.faq details{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:10px;padding:14px 18px;margin:10px 0}
.faq summary{cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.08rem;list-style:none;position:relative;padding-right:28px}
.faq summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}
.faq summary::after{content:"+";position:absolute;right:2px;top:-2px;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:1.4rem;color:var(--sage)}
.faq details[open] summary::after{content:"–"}
.faq details p{margin:.6em 0 0}

/* product cards */
.card{background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--r);padding:26px;margin:30px 0;box-shadow:var(--shadow);scroll-margin-top:70px}
.card .pimg{width:100%;aspect-ratio:16/10;object-fit:contain;background:linear-gradient(180deg,#f6f2ec,#efe8dd);border-radius:8px;margin-bottom:18px}
.card .spec-art{aspect-ratio:16/10;border-radius:8px;margin-bottom:18px;overflow:hidden}
.head-row{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px}
.num{flex:0 0 auto;width:42px;height:42px;border-radius:50%;background:#f3eee7;border:1px solid var(--line);font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:800;color:var(--ink2);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-size:1.05rem}
.card h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.55rem;line-height:1.2;margin:0}
.verdict{display:inline-block;margin:12px 0 4px;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.8rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.05em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--sage-dark);background:var(--sage-soft);padding:4px 10px;border-radius:30px}
.card p{margin:12px 0 0}
.specs{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:1px;background:var(--line);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:10px;overflow:hidden;margin:18px 0 0;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.93rem;line-height:1.4}
.specs div{background:#fcfaf7;padding:10px 12px}
.specs dt{font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.07em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);font-weight:700;margin:0 0 2px}
.specs dd{margin:0;color:var(--ink)}
.pc{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:10px 26px;margin-top:18px;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:1rem;line-height:1.5}
.pc h4{margin:0 0 6px;font-size:.78rem;letter-spacing:.07em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)}
.pc ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.pc li{position:relative;padding-left:24px;margin:6px 0}
.pc .pros li::before{content:"✓";position:absolute;left:0;color:var(--sage);font-weight:800}
.pc .cons li::before{content:"–";position:absolute;left:3px;color:var(--clay);font-weight:800}
.bestfor{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.95rem;background:var(--paper2);border-radius:8px;padding:10px 14px;margin-top:16px}
.winner{border:2px solid var(--cta);position:relative;box-shadow:0 14px 34px rgba(198,45,34,.10);margin-top:44px}
.ribbon{position:absolute;top:-15px;left:22px;background:var(--cta);color:#fff;font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:800;font-size:.78rem;letter-spacing:.07em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:6px 14px;border-radius:5px}
.winner .num{background:var(--cta);border-color:var(--cta);color:#fff}
.winner .verdict{color:var(--cta-dark);background:#fbeceb}
.cta{margin-top:24px;text-align:center}
.btn-cta{display:inline-block;background:var(--cta);color:#fff !important;text-decoration:none;font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:800;font-size:1.1rem;letter-spacing:.05em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:17px 40px;border-radius:8px;box-shadow:0 8px 20px rgba(198,45,34,.25);transition:transform .15s ease,background .15s}
.btn-cta:hover{background:var(--cta-dark);transform:translateY(-1px)}
.btn-ghost{display:inline-block;font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:700;font-size:.95rem;color:var(--sage-dark);border:1.5px solid var(--sage);padding:10px 20px;border-radius:8px;text-decoration:none}
.btn-ghost:hover{background:var(--sage-soft);color:var(--sage-dark)}
.cta small{display:block;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.85rem;color:var(--muted);margin-top:10px}
.inline-pick{display:grid;grid-template-columns:120px 1fr;gap:18px;align-items:center;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-left:5px solid var(--cta);border-radius:10px;padding:16px 18px;margin:30px 0;box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
.inline-pick img{width:120px;height:120px;object-fit:contain;background:#f6f2ec;border-radius:8px}
.inline-pick .lbl{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.72rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--cta)}
.inline-pick h4{margin:2px 0 4px;font-size:1.15rem}
.inline-pick p{margin:0 0 10px !important;font-size:.98rem;line-height:1.5}
.inline-pick .btn-cta{font-size:.9rem;padding:11px 20px}
.inline-pick .fine{display:block;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.78rem;color:var(--muted);margin-top:8px}

/* compare table + quick picks */
.quick{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(150px,1fr));gap:12px;margin:22px 0}
.quick a{display:block;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:10px;padding:14px 16px;text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink);font-family:var(--sans);line-height:1.35;box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
.quick a:hover{border-color:var(--sage)}
.quick .q-l{display:block;font-size:.72rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--clay)}
.quick .q-n{display:block;font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:700;font-size:1.08rem;margin-top:3px}
.quick a.top{border:2px solid var(--cta)}
.quick a.top .q-l{color:var(--cta)}

/* post grid */
.section-title{display:flex;align-items:baseline;justify-content:space-between;gap:12px;margin:56px 0 18px;border-bottom:2px solid var(--ink);padding-bottom:8px}
.section-title h2{margin:0 !important;font-size:1.5rem !important}
.section-title a{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.9rem;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none}
.grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(250px,1fr));gap:26px}
.tile{display:flex;flex-direction:column;text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink);background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--r);overflow:hidden;box-shadow:var(--shadow);transition:transform .2s ease,box-shadow .2s ease}
.tile:hover{transform:translateY(-3px);box-shadow:0 14px 34px rgba(60,45,30,.12);color:var(--ink)}
.tile img{aspect-ratio:16/10;object-fit:cover;width:100%}
.tile .t-body{padding:16px 18px 20px}
.tile .t-cat{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.72rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.09em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--clay)}
.tile h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.2rem;line-height:1.3;margin:6px 0 8px}
.tile p{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.95rem;line-height:1.5;color:var(--ink2);margin:0}
.tile .t-meta{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.8rem;color:var(--muted);margin-top:10px}
.feature{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.2fr 1fr;gap:0;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--r);overflow:hidden;text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink);box-shadow:var(--shadow);margin-bottom:26px}
.feature img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;aspect-ratio:16/10}
.feature .t-body{padding:28px}
.feature h3{font-size:1.6rem;line-height:1.2;margin:8px 0 10px}
.feature:hover{color:var(--ink)}
.feature:hover h3{color:var(--sage-dark)}

/* author box */
.author-box{display:flex;gap:18px;align-items:flex-start;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;padding:22px;margin:36px 0 10px}
.author-box .avatar{width:60px;height:60px}
.author-box h4{margin:0 0 4px;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.15rem}
.author-box p{margin:0 0 .5em;font-size:.98rem;color:var(--ink2);line-height:1.6}
.tags{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;margin:26px 0 0;font-family:var(--sans)}
.tags a{font-size:.82rem;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;background:var(--sage-soft);color:var(--sage-dark);padding:5px 12px;border-radius:30px}

/* sidebar */
aside .widget{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;padding:22px;margin-bottom:24px;box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
aside h4{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.78rem;letter-spacing:.09em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin:0 0 12px}
.w-pick{text-align:center;border:2px solid var(--cta) !important}
.w-pick img{width:100%;aspect-ratio:1/1;object-fit:contain;background:#f6f2ec;border-radius:8px;margin-bottom:10px}
.w-pick .hello{font-family:var(--hand);font-size:1.6rem;color:var(--clay);line-height:1.1;margin:0 0 4px}
.w-pick p{font-size:.95rem;line-height:1.5;margin:0 0 12px;color:var(--ink2)}
.w-pick .btn-cta{display:block;font-size:.92rem;padding:13px 10px}
.w-pick small{display:block;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.74rem;color:var(--muted);margin-top:8px;line-height:1.4}
.side-list{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.97rem;line-height:1.4}
.side-list li{padding:9px 0;border-bottom:1px dashed var(--line)}
.side-list li:last-child{border-bottom:0}
.side-list a{text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink)}
.side-list a:hover{color:var(--sage-dark)}
.side-news p{font-size:.96rem;margin:0 0 12px;line-height:1.55}
.side-news input[type=email]{width:100%;padding:12px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:6px;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:1rem;margin-bottom:8px;background:var(--paper)}
.side-news button{width:100%;padding:12px;border:0;border-radius:6px;background:var(--sage);color:#fff;font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:700;font-size:1rem;cursor:pointer}
.side-news button:hover{background:var(--sage-dark)}
.hp{position:absolute;left:-5000px}
.sticky{position:sticky;top:70px}

/* home hero */
.home-hero{position:relative;border-radius:14px;overflow:hidden;margin:6px 0 0;box-shadow:0 10px 40px rgba(60,45,30,.14)}
.home-hero img{width:100%;aspect-ratio:21/9;object-fit:cover}
.updated-pill{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.8rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--sage-dark);background:var(--sage-soft);padding:5px 12px;border-radius:30px;margin-bottom:12px}
.updated-pill i{width:8px;height:8px;border-radius:50%;background:#4caf50;box-shadow:0 0 0 3px rgba(76,175,80,.2);display:inline-block}

/* footer */
footer{background:var(--forest);color:#d9ddd5;margin-top:60px;font-family:var(--sans)}
.f-top{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.6fr 1fr 1fr;gap:36px;padding:44px 0 32px}
.f-logo{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:700;color:#fff;margin-bottom:10px}
.f-logo em{font-weight:500;color:#b9cdb9}
footer p{font-size:.95rem;line-height:1.6;color:#b3bab0;margin:0 0 10px}
footer h5{color:#fff;font-size:.78rem;letter-spacing:.09em;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0 0 12px}
footer .f-col a{display:block;color:#b3bab0;text-decoration:none;font-size:.95rem;margin-bottom:8px}
footer a:hover{color:#fff}
.f-bottom{border-top:1px solid #435045;padding:16px 0;font-size:.82rem;color:#98a095}
.f-bottom .wide{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:space-between;gap:8px 20px}
.f-bottom a{color:#98a095;text-decoration:none;margin-right:16px}

/* reveal */
.reveal{opacity:0;transform:translateY(14px);transition:opacity .6s ease,transform .6s ease}
.reveal.in{opacity:1;transform:none}

@media (max-width:980px){
  .layout{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:10px}
  aside{max-width:620px}
  .sticky{position:static}
  .feature{grid-template-columns:1fr}
}
@media (max-width:640px){
  body{font-size:18px}
  .wide,.narrow{padding:0 16px}
  h1{font-size:2rem}
  .post h2{font-size:1.45rem}
  .blog-head{padding:22px 0 12px}
  .blog-logo .name{font-size:1.75rem}
  .blog-logo svg{width:40px;height:40px}
  .tagline{font-size:1.2rem}
  .strip .hide-sm{display:none}
  .blog-nav .wide{justify-content:flex-start;gap:20px}
  .card{padding:20px 16px}
  .pc,.specs{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .btn-cta{display:block;padding:16px 18px}
  .f-top{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .author-box{flex-direction:column}
  .home-hero img{aspect-ratio:16/10}
  .inline-pick{grid-template-columns:1fr;text-align:center}
  .inline-pick img{margin:0 auto}
  .feature .t-body{padding:20px}
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){html{scroll-behavior:auto}.reveal{opacity:1;transform:none;transition:none}.tile,.btn-cta{transition:none}}
