:root {
    --ink: #0a0a0a;
    --surface: #141414;
    --paper: #fff;
    --muted: #a0a0a0;
    --gold: #c8a951;
    --line: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14);
    --serif: "Playfair Display", Georgia, serif;
    --script: "Allura", "Brush Script MT", cursive;
    --sans: "Inter", Arial, sans-serif;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
    margin: 0;
    color: var(--paper);
    background: var(--ink);
    font-family: var(--sans);
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}
body.menu-open { overflow: hidden; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
img { display: block; width: 100%; }
.sth-skip-link {
    position: fixed;
    top: -100px;
    left: 1rem;
    z-index: 100;
    background: var(--gold);
    color: var(--ink);
    padding: .75rem 1rem;
}
.sth-skip-link:focus { top: 1rem; }

.sth-header {
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0 0 auto;
    z-index: 20;
    height: 92px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    padding: 0 clamp(24px, 5vw, 84px);
    transition: background .35s ease, height .35s ease;
}
.sth-header::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: auto clamp(24px, 5vw, 84px) 0;
    height: 1px;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .16);
}
.sth-header.is-scrolled {
    height: 72px;
    background: rgba(10, 10, 10, .9);
    backdrop-filter: blur(18px);
}
.sth-logo {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    display: block;
    width: 148px;
    height: 50px;
    line-height: 1;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .09em;
}
.sth-logo-main {
    position: absolute;
    top: 2px;
    left: 0;
    white-space: nowrap;
}
.sth-logo-signature {
    position: absolute;
    z-index: 1;
    top: 15px;
    left: 47px;
    color: #eee3c7;
    font-family: var(--script);
    font-size: 29px;
    font-weight: 400;
    letter-spacing: .01em;
    line-height: 1;
    text-transform: none;
    transform: rotate(-5deg);
    text-shadow: 0 2px 18px rgba(200,169,81,.18);
}
.sth-logo-signature::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    z-index: -1;
    right: -8px;
    bottom: 1px;
    left: -7px;
    height: 7px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(200,169,81,.22) 18%, rgba(200,169,81,.38) 55%, transparent);
    filter: blur(1px);
    transform: rotate(2deg);
}
.sth-logo-hub {
    position: absolute;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 2px;
    color: var(--gold);
    font-size: 9px;
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-style: normal;
    letter-spacing: .34em;
}
.sth-nav-list { display: flex; gap: 38px; list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.sth-nav a {
    color: #ddd;
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: .14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}
.sth-nav a:hover, .sth-nav a:focus-visible { color: var(--gold); }
.sth-menu-button { display: none; }

.sth-hero {
    position: relative;
    min-height: min(900px, 92svh);
    overflow: hidden;
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-end;
    padding: 140px clamp(24px, 7vw, 118px) 105px;
    isolation: isolate;
}
.sth-hero-media {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: -3;
    width: auto;
    height: auto;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: center 30%;
    transform: scale(1.01);
    animation: sth-hero-reveal 1.5s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1) both;
}
.sth-hero::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: -2;
    background:
        linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(5,5,5,.94) 0%, rgba(5,5,5,.68) 46%, rgba(5,5,5,.12) 82%, rgba(5,5,5,.22) 100%),
        linear-gradient(0deg, #0a0a0a 0%, transparent 30%, rgba(0,0,0,.12) 100%);
}
.sth-hero::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: -1;
    box-shadow: inset 0 0 180px rgba(0,0,0,.6);
    pointer-events: none;
}
.sth-hero-grain {
    position: absolute;
    inset: -50%;
    z-index: -1;
    opacity: .12;
    pointer-events: none;
    background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 180 180' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='.9' numOctaves='3' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='.35'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
    animation: sth-grain .22s steps(2) infinite;
}
.sth-hero-content { position: relative; z-index: 2; width: min(620px, 52vw); }
.sth-hero--with-rail {
    padding-right: calc(32% + clamp(34px, 5vw, 82px));
}
.sth-hero--with-rail .sth-hero-media,
.sth-hero--with-rail::before,
.sth-hero--with-rail::after {
    right: 32%;
}
.sth-hero--with-rail .sth-hero-content { width: min(620px, 56vw); }
.sth-eyebrow {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 14px;
    margin-bottom: 25px;
    color: #ddd;
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .24em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}
.sth-eyebrow span { width: 43px; height: 1px; background: var(--gold); }
.sth-hero h1 {
    max-width: 650px;
    margin: 0;
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(56px, 6.2vw, 104px);
    line-height: .91;
    letter-spacing: -.045em;
    text-wrap: balance;
    text-shadow: 0 4px 42px rgba(0,0,0,.45);
}
.sth-hero-content > p {
    max-width: 540px;
    margin: 28px 0 34px;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,.76);
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(17px, 1.45vw, 22px);
    font-style: italic;
    line-height: 1.6;
}
.sth-primary-button {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 25px;
    min-height: 56px;
    padding: 0 28px;
    background: var(--gold);
    color: var(--ink);
    box-shadow: 0 12px 45px rgba(200,169,81,.16);
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    transition: transform .25s ease, background .25s ease, box-shadow .25s ease;
}
.sth-primary-button:hover, .sth-primary-button:focus-visible {
    transform: translateY(-2px);
    background: #d7bb6b;
    box-shadow: 0 15px 52px rgba(200,169,81,.26);
}
.sth-primary-button span { font-size: 20px; font-weight: 400; }
.sth-hero-rail {
    position: absolute;
    z-index: 3;
    top: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    width: 32%;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    padding: 118px clamp(18px, 2.1vw, 36px) 42px;
    border-left: 1px solid rgba(200,169,81,.24);
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle at 0 0, rgba(200,169,81,.08), transparent 32%),
        linear-gradient(180deg, #151515 0%, #101010 100%);
    box-shadow: -32px 0 80px rgba(0,0,0,.24);
}
.sth-hero-rail-heading {
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    margin-bottom: 15px;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,.6);
    font-size: 9px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}
.sth-hero-rail-heading i { color: var(--gold); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; }
.sth-hero-rail-track {
    min-height: 0;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 22px;
    padding-right: 5px;
    overflow-y: auto;
    overscroll-behavior: contain;
    scroll-snap-type: y proximity;
    scrollbar-width: none;
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #000 0%, #000 92%, transparent 100%);
    mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #000 0%, #000 92%, transparent 100%);
}
.sth-hero-rail-track::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }
.sth-hero-rail-card { flex: 0 0 auto; scroll-snap-align: start; }
.sth-hero-rail-cover {
    position: relative;
    display: block;
    overflow: hidden;
    aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
    background: var(--surface);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.06);
    border-radius: 3px;
}
.sth-hero-rail-cover::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0,0,0,.68), transparent 55%);
}
.sth-hero-rail-cover img {
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    transition: transform .55s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1), filter .35s ease;
}
.sth-hero-rail-cover:hover img { transform: scale(1.045); filter: brightness(1.08); }
.sth-hero-rail-card p {
    display: -webkit-box;
    overflow: hidden;
    margin: 10px 2px 0;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,.78);
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.35;
    -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
    -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
}
.sth-hero-meta {
    position: absolute;
    right: clamp(24px, 5vw, 84px);
    bottom: 38px;
    left: clamp(24px, 7vw, 118px);
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,.55);
    font-size: 9px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .2em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}
.sth-scroll-cue { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 15px; }
.sth-scroll-cue i { display: block; width: 50px; height: 1px; background: rgba(255,255,255,.35); }
.sth-hero--with-rail .sth-hero-meta { right: calc(32% + clamp(24px, 4vw, 64px)); }
.sth-rail-loader {
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    min-height: 70px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 9px;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,.42);
    font-size: 9px;
    letter-spacing: .13em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}
.sth-rail-loader span {
    width: 6px;
    height: 6px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--gold);
    opacity: .55;
}
.sth-rail-loader.is-loading span { animation: sth-rail-pulse .9s ease-in-out infinite alternate; }

.sth-intro {
    min-height: 270px;
    padding: 80px clamp(24px, 10vw, 165px);
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 4fr;
    align-items: center;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.sth-section-number { color: var(--gold); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .18em; }
.sth-intro p {
    max-width: 850px;
    margin: 0;
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(27px, 3.2vw, 48px);
    line-height: 1.32;
    letter-spacing: -.02em;
}
.sth-stories { padding: 110px clamp(24px, 5vw, 84px) 140px; }
.sth-section-heading {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr;
    gap: 40px;
    align-items: end;
    margin-bottom: 48px;
}
.sth-section-heading span, .sth-closing > span {
    color: var(--gold);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .2em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}
.sth-section-heading h2 {
    margin: 12px 0 0;
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(38px, 4.6vw, 68px);
    line-height: 1;
    letter-spacing: -.035em;
}
.sth-section-heading p {
    max-width: 330px;
    margin: 0 0 7px;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 16px;
    font-style: italic;
    line-height: 1.6;
}
.sth-story-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 68px 28px; }
.sth-story-poster {
    position: relative;
    display: block;
    overflow: hidden;
    aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
    background: var(--surface);
}
.sth-story-poster::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0,0,0,.7), transparent 45%);
    opacity: .7;
    transition: opacity .4s ease;
}
.sth-story-poster img { height: 100%; object-fit: cover; transition: transform .7s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1), filter .5s ease; }
.sth-story-card:nth-child(2) img { object-position: 75% center; }
.sth-story-card:nth-child(3) img { object-position: 52% center; transform: scale(1.08); }
.sth-story-card:nth-child(4) img { object-position: 85% center; filter: grayscale(.3); }
.sth-story-poster:hover img { transform: scale(1.035); }
.sth-story-card:nth-child(3) .sth-story-poster:hover img { transform: scale(1.12); }
.sth-story-play {
    position: absolute;
    z-index: 2;
    right: 20px;
    bottom: 18px;
    width: 42px;
    height: 42px;
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.6);
    border-radius: 50%;
    font-size: 18px;
    transition: color .25s ease, border-color .25s ease, background .25s ease;
}
.sth-story-poster:hover .sth-story-play { color: var(--ink); border-color: var(--gold); background: var(--gold); }
.sth-story-card > p {
    max-width: 610px;
    min-height: 56px;
    margin: 22px 0 15px;
    color: #e4e4e4;
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(18px, 1.7vw, 24px);
    line-height: 1.35;
}
.sth-text-link {
    display: inline-flex;
    gap: 12px;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}
.sth-text-link span { color: var(--gold); }
.sth-text-link:hover { color: var(--paper); }
.sth-engagement {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 14px;
    margin-top: 13px;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,.52);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .08em;
}
.sth-engagement-reads,
.sth-engagement-likes {
    min-width: 0;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 6px;
}
.sth-engagement b { color: inherit; font-weight: 600; }
.sth-engagement-likes {
    padding: 0;
    border: 0;
    color: inherit;
    background: none;
    font: inherit;
    letter-spacing: inherit;
}
.sth-engagement-likes > span {
    font-size: 12px;
    line-height: 1;
    filter: grayscale(.45);
}
.sth-engagement--interactive {
    gap: 22px;
    margin-top: 28px;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,.67);
    font-size: 11px;
}
.sth-engagement--interactive .sth-engagement-likes {
    min-height: 40px;
    padding: 0 15px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.24);
    border-radius: 999px;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: color .25s ease, border-color .25s ease, background .25s ease, transform .25s ease;
}
.sth-engagement--interactive .sth-engagement-likes:hover {
    color: #fff;
    border-color: rgba(200,169,81,.7);
    background: rgba(200,169,81,.08);
    transform: translateY(-1px);
}
.sth-engagement--interactive .sth-engagement-likes > span {
    font-size: 17px;
    filter: none;
}
.sth-engagement--interactive .sth-engagement-likes.is-liked {
    color: #fff;
    border-color: rgba(227,111,139,.58);
    background: rgba(227,111,139,.1);
    cursor: default;
}
.sth-engagement--interactive .sth-engagement-likes:disabled { opacity: 1; }
.sth-engagement-date {
    color: rgba(255,255,255,.52);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: .1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    white-space: nowrap;
}
.sth-engagement-date--standalone {
    display: block;
    margin-top: 24px;
}
.sth-hero-meta .sth-engagement { margin: 0; }
.sth-hero-rail-card .sth-engagement { margin: 8px 2px 0; }
.sth-story-card .sth-engagement,
.sth-related-card .sth-engagement { margin: 14px 1px 0; }
.sth-closing {
    padding: 125px 24px 140px;
    text-align: center;
    background: var(--surface);
    border-block: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.sth-closing blockquote {
    max-width: 900px;
    margin: 22px auto 0;
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(35px, 5.4vw, 78px);
    font-style: italic;
    line-height: 1.12;
    letter-spacing: -.04em;
}
.sth-footer {
    padding: 64px clamp(24px, 5vw, 84px) 38px;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 48px;
    align-items: start;
    color: var(--muted);
}
.sth-logo--footer {
    color: var(--paper);
    transform: scale(1.08);
    transform-origin: top left;
}
.sth-footer > p { margin: 0; text-align: right; font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic; }
.sth-footer-links { display: flex; gap: 28px; font-size: 11px; }
.sth-footer-links a:hover { color: var(--paper); }
.sth-footer small { text-align: right; font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.sth-basic { min-height: 80vh; padding: 150px 8vw 80px; }
.sth-page {
    min-height: 78vh;
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle at 78% 10%, rgba(200,169,81,.08), transparent 30%),
        var(--bg);
}
.sth-page-article { overflow: hidden; }
.sth-page-hero {
    position: relative;
    padding: 185px clamp(24px, 10vw, 165px) 90px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255,255,255,.018), transparent 55%);
}
.sth-page-hero::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 150px;
    left: clamp(24px, 6vw, 96px);
    width: 1px;
    height: 110px;
    background: linear-gradient(var(--gold), transparent);
}
.sth-container { width: min(100%, 1120px); margin-inline: auto; }
.sth-narrow { width: min(100%, 700px); }
.sth-kicker {
    margin: 0 0 22px;
    color: var(--gold);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .2em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}
.sth-page-hero h1 {
    max-width: 850px;
    margin: 0;
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(52px, 7vw, 96px);
    line-height: .98;
    letter-spacing: -.045em;
}
.sth-page-hero .sth-lead {
    max-width: 750px;
    margin: 30px 0 0;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,.68);
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(18px, 2vw, 24px);
    font-style: italic;
    line-height: 1.6;
}
.sth-section { padding: 90px clamp(24px, 10vw, 165px) 120px; }
.sth-section .sth-narrow { margin-inline: auto; }
.sth-section h2 {
    margin: 2.25em 0 .65em;
    color: var(--paper);
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 42px);
    line-height: 1.15;
    letter-spacing: -.025em;
}
.sth-section h2:first-child { margin-top: 0; }
.sth-section p {
    margin: 0 0 1.45em;
    color: #d8d6d1;
    font-size: 17px;
    line-height: 1.8;
}
.sth-section a {
    color: var(--gold);
    text-decoration: underline;
    text-underline-offset: 4px;
}
.sth-section a:hover { color: #dfc875; }

.sth-reading-progress {
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0 0 auto;
    z-index: 50;
    height: 3px;
    background: rgba(255,255,255,.08);
}
.sth-reading-progress span {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background: var(--gold);
    box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(200,169,81,.5);
    transform: scaleX(0);
    transform-origin: left center;
    will-change: transform;
}
.sth-story-page { background: var(--ink); }
.sth-visually-hidden {
    position: absolute !important;
    width: 1px !important;
    height: 1px !important;
    padding: 0 !important;
    margin: -1px !important;
    overflow: hidden !important;
    clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0) !important;
    white-space: nowrap !important;
    border: 0 !important;
}
.sth-story-hero {
    position: relative;
    padding: 112px clamp(22px, 4vw, 68px) 0;
}
.sth-story-heading {
    width: min(100%, 1320px);
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 0 38px;
}
.sth-story-heading .sth-eyebrow { margin-bottom: 22px; }
.sth-story-heading h1 {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0;
    color: var(--paper);
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(48px, 5.4vw, 86px);
    line-height: 1.02;
    letter-spacing: -.042em;
    text-wrap: balance;
}
.sth-story-heading .sth-engagement { margin-top: 24px; }
.sth-editorial-note {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 14px 24px;
    margin-top: 28px;
    padding: 20px 22px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.13);
    background: rgba(8,9,11,.62);
    color: var(--muted);
    font: 500 12px/1.55 Inter, sans-serif;
}
.sth-editorial-note div { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; }
.sth-editorial-note div > span { color: rgba(255,255,255,.48); font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.sth-editorial-note a, .sth-editorial-note strong, .sth-editorial-note time { color: var(--paper); font-weight: 500; }
.sth-editorial-note a { text-decoration-color: rgba(241,196,91,.45); text-underline-offset: 3px; }
.sth-editorial-note p { grid-column: 1 / -1; margin: 3px 0 0; padding-top: 14px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.09); }
.sth-story-poster-feature {
    width: min(100%, 1560px);
    aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
    margin: 0 auto;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: #050505;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1);
    box-shadow: 0 35px 110px rgba(0,0,0,.52);
}
.sth-story-poster-feature img {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: contain;
}
.sth-reading-shell {
    width: min(100% - 42px, 760px);
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 34px 0 110px;
}
.sth-story-content {
    width: min(100%, 700px);
    margin: 0 auto;
    scroll-margin-top: 84px;
    color: #e7e4df;
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: 18px;
    line-height: 1.8;
}
.sth-story-content > p { margin: 0 0 1.65em; }
.sth-story-content > p:first-of-type::first-letter {
    float: left;
    margin: .08em .12em 0 0;
    color: var(--gold);
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 4.35em;
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: .72;
}
.sth-story-content h2,
.sth-story-content h3 {
    margin: 2.2em 0 .75em;
    color: var(--paper);
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(30px, 4vw, 44px);
    line-height: 1.14;
    letter-spacing: -.025em;
}
.sth-story-content blockquote {
    margin: 2.3em -40px;
    padding: 6px 0 6px 34px;
    border-left: 1px solid var(--gold);
    color: var(--paper);
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 25px;
    font-style: italic;
    line-height: 1.5;
}
.sth-story-content a { color: var(--gold); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 4px; }
.sth-story-content img { height: auto; margin: 2.5em 0; }
.sth-story-content > .sth-story-hero,
.sth-story-content .sth-ad-placeholder,
.sth-story-content .sth-ad-slot,
.sth-story-content .sth-recommended {
    display: none !important;
}
.sth-ad-slot {
    width: 100%;
    margin: 36px auto 70px;
    text-align: center;
}
.sth-ad-slot > span {
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    color: #666;
    font-size: 8px;
    letter-spacing: .18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}
.sth-ad-placeholder {
    min-height: 90px;
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.07);
    background: #101010;
}
.sth-ad-slot--mid { margin-block: 60px; }
.sth-ad-slot--mid .sth-ad-placeholder { min-height: 250px; }
.sth-ad-slot--bottom { margin: 75px auto 0; }
.sth-story-end {
    margin: 82px auto 0;
    padding-top: 48px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    text-align: center;
}
.sth-story-end-mark { color: var(--gold); font-size: 10px; }
.sth-story-end p {
    margin: 13px 0 5px;
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 30px;
    font-style: italic;
}
.sth-story-end > span:last-of-type { color: var(--muted); font-size: 11px; }
.sth-story-end small {
    display: block;
    max-width: 620px;
    margin: 22px auto 0;
    color: #737373;
    font-size: 10px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    letter-spacing: .025em;
}
.sth-more-stories {
    padding: 110px clamp(24px, 5vw, 84px) 135px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    background: var(--surface);
}
.sth-related-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0,1fr)); gap: 26px; }
.sth-related-card > p {
    min-height: 52px;
    margin: 20px 0 14px;
    color: #e4e4e4;
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(17px, 1.45vw, 22px);
    line-height: 1.35;
}

@keyframes sth-hero-reveal { from { opacity: 0; transform: scale(1.06); } to { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1.01); } }
@keyframes sth-grain { 0% { transform: translate(0,0); } 25% { transform: translate(2%,-3%); } 50% { transform: translate(-3%,2%); } 75% { transform: translate(3%,4%); } }
@keyframes sth-rail-pulse { to { transform: scale(1.8); opacity: 1; } }

@media (max-width: 1080px) and (min-width: 761px) {
    .sth-hero--with-rail { padding-right: calc(36% + 28px); }
    .sth-hero--with-rail .sth-hero-media, .sth-hero--with-rail::before, .sth-hero--with-rail::after { right: 36%; }
    .sth-hero--with-rail .sth-hero-content { width: min(520px, 57vw); }
    .sth-hero h1 { font-size: clamp(50px, 6vw, 74px); }
    .sth-hero-rail { width: 36%; padding-inline: 20px; }
    .sth-hero--with-rail .sth-hero-meta { right: calc(36% + 28px); }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
    .sth-header {
        height: calc(68px + env(safe-area-inset-top));
        padding-top: env(safe-area-inset-top);
        padding-inline: max(20px, env(safe-area-inset-left)) max(20px, env(safe-area-inset-right));
    }
    .sth-header::after { inset-inline: 20px; }
    .sth-page-hero { padding: 135px 24px 64px; }
    .sth-page-hero::before { display: none; }
    .sth-page-hero h1 { font-size: 52px; }
    .sth-page-hero .sth-lead { margin-top: 22px; font-size: 18px; }
    .sth-section { padding: 58px 24px 82px; }
    .sth-section p { font-size: 16px; }
    .sth-logo { width: 132px; height: 45px; font-size: 16px; }
    .sth-logo-signature { top: 13px; left: 41px; font-size: 26px; }
    .sth-logo-hub { right: 0; bottom: 1px; font-size: 8px; }
    .sth-menu-button {
        position: relative;
        z-index: 22;
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        gap: 10px;
        min-width: 48px;
        min-height: 48px;
        justify-content: flex-end;
        padding: 12px 0;
        border: 0;
        color: var(--paper);
        background: transparent;
        font: 600 9px/1 var(--sans);
        letter-spacing: .16em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
    }
    .sth-menu-button i, .sth-menu-button i::after { display: block; width: 20px; height: 1px; background: currentColor; transition: transform .3s ease; }
    .sth-menu-button i::after { content: ""; transform: translateY(6px); }
    .sth-menu-button[aria-expanded="true"] i { transform: rotate(45deg); }
    .sth-menu-button[aria-expanded="true"] i::after { transform: rotate(-90deg); }
    .sth-nav {
        visibility: hidden;
        opacity: 0;
        position: fixed;
        inset: 0;
        display: grid;
        place-items: center;
        background: rgba(10,10,10,.98);
        transition: opacity .25s ease, visibility .25s ease;
    }
    .sth-nav.is-open { visibility: visible; opacity: 1; }
    .sth-nav-list { flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 34px; }
    .sth-nav a {
        display: block;
        min-height: 48px;
        padding: 8px 20px;
        font-family: var(--serif);
        font-size: 28px;
        letter-spacing: 0;
        text-transform: none;
    }
    .sth-hero {
        min-height: 100svh;
        padding: calc(90px + env(safe-area-inset-top)) max(21px, env(safe-area-inset-right)) calc(80px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom)) max(21px, env(safe-area-inset-left));
        align-items: flex-end;
    }
    .sth-hero--with-rail {
        padding-bottom: calc(244px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom));
    }
    .sth-hero-media {
        inset: 0;
        object-position: 61% center;
    }
    .sth-hero::before {
        inset: 0;
        background:
            linear-gradient(0deg, #080808 1%, rgba(8,8,8,.9) 24%, rgba(8,8,8,.1) 62%, rgba(8,8,8,.28) 100%),
            linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0,0,0,.25), transparent 75%);
    }
    .sth-hero::after { inset: 0; box-shadow: inset 0 0 90px rgba(0,0,0,.45); }
    .sth-hero-content { width: 100%; }
    .sth-eyebrow { margin-bottom: 15px; }
    .sth-hero h1 { max-width: 340px; font-size: clamp(48px, 15vw, 68px); line-height: .92; }
    .sth-hero-content > p {
        max-width: 340px;
        margin: 18px 0 22px;
        font-size: 16px;
        line-height: 1.45;
        display: -webkit-box;
        overflow: hidden;
        -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
        -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
    }
    .sth-primary-button {
        width: 100%;
        justify-content: space-between;
        min-height: 56px;
        padding-inline: 22px;
        touch-action: manipulation;
    }
    .sth-hero-meta { display: none; }
    .sth-hero-rail {
        top: auto;
        right: 0;
        bottom: calc(18px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom));
        left: 0;
        width: 100%;
        height: 196px;
        padding: 15px 0 12px 21px;
        border-top: 1px solid rgba(200,169,81,.2);
        border-left: 0;
        background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(17,17,17,.96), #0d0d0d);
        box-shadow: 0 -18px 50px rgba(0,0,0,.24);
    }
    .sth-hero-rail-heading {
        width: calc(100% - 21px);
        margin-bottom: 10px;
    }
    .sth-hero-rail-heading i { transform: rotate(-90deg); }
    .sth-hero-rail-track {
        flex-direction: row;
        gap: 12px;
        overflow-x: auto;
        overflow-y: hidden;
        padding-right: 21px;
        scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
        -webkit-mask-image: none;
        mask-image: none;
        touch-action: pan-x;
        -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
    }
    .sth-hero-rail-card { width: 230px; scroll-snap-align: start; }
    .sth-hero-rail-card p {
        margin-top: 7px;
        font-size: 12px;
        -webkit-line-clamp: 1;
    }
    .sth-rail-loader { width: 130px; min-height: 100%; padding-right: 20px; text-align: center; }
    .sth-intro { min-height: auto; padding: 70px 22px; grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 28px; }
    .sth-intro p { font-size: 29px; }
    .sth-stories { padding: 78px 20px 90px; overflow: hidden; }
    .sth-section-heading { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 18px; margin-bottom: 34px; }
    .sth-section-heading h2 { font-size: 42px; }
    .sth-section-heading p { font-size: 15px; }
    .sth-story-grid {
        display: flex;
        gap: 16px;
        width: max-content;
        max-width: none;
        overflow: visible;
        scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
        touch-action: pan-x;
    }
    .sth-story-card { width: min(84vw, 380px); scroll-snap-align: start; }
    .sth-story-card > p { min-height: 51px; font-size: 19px; }
    .sth-closing { padding: 90px 22px 100px; }
    .sth-closing blockquote { font-size: 40px; }
    .sth-footer { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; padding: 50px 22px 30px; }
    .sth-footer > p, .sth-footer small { text-align: left; }
    .sth-footer-links { flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 18px 24px; }
    .sth-story-hero {
        padding: calc(78px + env(safe-area-inset-top)) 0 0;
    }
    .sth-story-heading {
        width: min(100% - 40px, 700px);
        padding-bottom: 26px;
    }
    .sth-story-heading .sth-eyebrow { margin-bottom: 15px; }
    .sth-story-heading h1 {
        font-size: clamp(38px, 11vw, 58px);
        line-height: 1.04;
        letter-spacing: -.035em;
        text-wrap: pretty;
    }
    .sth-editorial-note { grid-template-columns: 1fr; padding: 18px; }
    .sth-editorial-note p { grid-column: 1; }
    .sth-story-poster-feature {
        width: 100%;
        border-inline: 0;
        box-shadow: 0 22px 70px rgba(0,0,0,.46);
    }
    .sth-engagement--interactive { margin-top: 20px; }
    .sth-engagement--interactive .sth-engagement-likes { min-height: 38px; padding-inline: 13px; }
    .sth-reading-shell {
        width: min(100% - 40px, 700px);
        padding-top: 30px;
        padding-bottom: calc(90px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom));
    }
    .sth-story-content { font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.78; }
    .sth-story-content blockquote {
        margin-inline: 0;
        padding-left: 22px;
        font-size: 22px;
    }
    .sth-ad-slot { margin-bottom: 52px; }
    .sth-ad-slot--mid { margin-block: 48px; }
    .sth-more-stories { padding: 78px 20px 90px; overflow: hidden; }
    .sth-related-grid {
        display: flex;
        width: max-content;
        gap: 16px;
    }
    .sth-related-card { width: min(84vw, 380px); }
}

/* A legacy policy-link strip may still be injected by an earlier site snippet.
 * The theme footer already contains the canonical policy navigation. */
.sth-policy-footer {
    display: none !important;
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
    .sth-hero h1 { max-width: 315px; font-size: clamp(43px, 13.5vw, 58px); }
    .sth-hero-content > p { font-size: 15px; }
    .sth-hero-rail-card { width: min(64vw, 240px); }
    .sth-intro p { font-size: 26px; }
    .sth-section-heading h2 { font-size: 38px; }
    .sth-story-content { font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.82; }
    .sth-ad-slot--mid .sth-ad-placeholder { min-height: 210px; }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) and (max-height: 720px) {
    .sth-hero { min-height: 780px; }
    .sth-hero-content > p { -webkit-line-clamp: 1; }
}

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