:root {
  --bg: #111314;
  --panel: #1b2022;
  --panel-2: #252b2d;
  --text: #f5f0e7;
  --muted: #c6cbc7;
  --line: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.13);
  --accent: #f27f4f;
  --accent-2: #a4d4c8;
  --shadow: 0 24px 70px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.36);
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
  margin: 0;
  overflow-x: hidden;
  color: var(--text);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 15% 0%, rgba(164, 212, 200, 0.18), transparent 24rem),
    linear-gradient(140deg, rgba(242, 127, 79, 0.12), transparent 32rem),
    var(--bg);
  font-family: Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  line-height: 1.55;
}
a { color: inherit; text-underline-offset: 0.22em; }
img { display: block; max-width: 100%; }

.site-header {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 10;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1rem;
  padding: 0.9rem clamp(1rem, 4vw, 3rem);
  background: rgba(17, 19, 20, 0.86);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
}
.brand {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.brand img {
  width: 2.4rem;
  height: 2.4rem;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 50%;
}
nav {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.75rem 1.25rem;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.hero,
.section {
  width: min(1120px, calc(100% - 2rem));
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.hero {
  min-height: calc(100vh - 4.2rem);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.05fr) minmax(18rem, 0.72fr);
  gap: clamp(2rem, 6vw, 5rem);
  align-items: center;
  padding: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 6rem) 0;
}
.section {
  padding: clamp(3.5rem, 8vw, 6rem) 0;
}
.eyebrow {
  margin: 0 0 0.85rem;
  color: var(--accent-2);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
h1, h2, h3, p { margin-top: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; }
h1 {
  max-width: 13ch;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 6.4rem);
  line-height: 0.95;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}
h2 {
  margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 3.25rem);
  line-height: 1.03;
}
.lede,
.section-heading p,
.split p,
.fiction-band p,
.feature-card p {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 1.08rem;
}
.actions,
.socials {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  margin-top: 1.5rem;
}
.socials { color: var(--muted); }
.button {
  display: inline-flex;
  min-height: 2.75rem;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 0.72rem 1rem;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
  font: inherit;
  font-weight: 850;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.button.primary {
  border-color: transparent;
  color: #151515;
  background: var(--accent);
}
.hero-card,
.feature-card,
.link-stack a,
.episode-grid a,
.ai-panel {
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.055);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}
.hero-card {
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 1rem;
}
.hero-card img {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 6px;
}
.quick-links {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 0.65rem;
  margin-top: 0.8rem;
}
.quick-links a {
  min-height: 4.7rem;
  padding: 0.85rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
  font-weight: 800;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.cards-3 {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1rem;
}
.feature-card {
  padding: 1rem;
}
.feature-card img {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  object-fit: cover;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  border-radius: 6px;
}
.feature-card img[src$=".svg"] {
  object-fit: contain;
  padding: 2.5rem;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.92);
}
.feature-card img.spotter-wordmark {
  object-fit: contain;
  padding: 2rem;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.96);
}
.calendar-portrait {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 6px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.86), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.86)),
    repeating-linear-gradient(0deg, transparent 0 3.1rem, rgba(17, 19, 20, 0.16) 3.1rem 3.18rem),
    repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0 3.1rem, rgba(17, 19, 20, 0.16) 3.1rem 3.18rem),
    #f5f0e7;
}
.calendar-portrait::before {
  content: "MON TUE WED THU FRI";
  position: absolute;
  top: 1rem;
  left: 1rem;
  right: 1rem;
  color: rgba(17, 19, 20, 0.38);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  word-spacing: 0.8rem;
}
.calendar-portrait img {
  position: relative;
  width: 68%;
  margin: 0;
  border: 0.35rem solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.86);
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow: 0 18px 42px rgba(17, 19, 20, 0.24);
}
.text-link {
  color: var(--accent);
  font-weight: 850;
}
.split {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 0.85fr 1fr;
  gap: 2rem;
  align-items: start;
}
.community-band {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 0.88fr 1fr;
  gap: 2rem;
  align-items: start;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.link-stack {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.8rem;
}
.link-stack a {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.25rem;
  padding: 1rem;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.link-stack span { color: var(--muted); }
.fiction-band {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(14rem, 0.5fr) 1fr;
  gap: 2rem;
  align-items: center;
}
.fiction-band img {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 8px;
}
.episode-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 0.8rem;
}
.episode-grid a {
  min-height: 6rem;
  display: flex;
  align-items: end;
  padding: 1rem;
  color: var(--text);
  font-weight: 850;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.ai-panel {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto auto;
  gap: 1rem;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 1rem;
}
#copy-ai-md-status { color: var(--muted); }
#ai-md {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  min-height: 15rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--text);
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.22);
  font: 0.9rem ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Consolas, monospace;
}
.footer {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 1rem;
  padding: 2rem 1rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .hero,
  .split,
  .community-band,
  .fiction-band { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .cards-3,
  .episode-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
}
@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .site-header {
    position: static;
    align-items: flex-start;
    flex-direction: column;
  }
  h1 {
    max-width: 100%;
    font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 12vw, 3.35rem);
    line-height: 0.98;
  }
  .cards-3,
  .episode-grid,
  .quick-links,
  .ai-panel { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

/* September 2026 content refresh */
html { scroll-padding-top: 6rem; }
:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid var(--accent-2); outline-offset: 5px; }
.skip-link { position: fixed; z-index: 99; top: .5rem; left: 1rem; transform: translateY(-200%); padding: .8rem; background: var(--bg); }
.skip-link:focus { transform: none; }
.hero { min-height: auto; }
.hero h1 { font-size: clamp(3rem,6.3vw,5.5rem); line-height: 1.05; max-width: 15ch; }
.start-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4,minmax(0,1fr)); gap: 1rem; }
.start-card { display:flex; flex-direction:column; padding: 1.4rem; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 8px; background: var(--panel); min-width:0; }
.start-card h3 { font-size:1.25rem; line-height:1.3; }
.start-card p:not(.eyebrow), .now-grid p { color: var(--muted); }
.start-card a { margin-top: auto; }
.start-card a, .now-grid a { color: var(--accent); font-weight: 750; }
.now-section { border-top:1px solid var(--line); border-bottom:1px solid var(--line); }
.now-grid { display:grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr)); gap:2rem; }
.reading-start { padding: 1.5rem; background: var(--panel-2); border-left: 3px solid var(--accent); margin-bottom: 1.5rem; }
.reading-start p { color:var(--muted); }
@media(max-width:980px) { .start-grid { grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr)); } }
@media(max-width:680px) { .start-grid,.now-grid { grid-template-columns:1fr; } .hero h1 { font-size:clamp(2.6rem,11vw,4rem); } }
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce) { html { scroll-behavior:auto; } }

/* Give each Pick a thread category a clear visual beginning. */
.start-grid { row-gap: 2rem; }
.start-card { padding-top: 2rem; }
#start-here .eyebrow { font-size: .9rem; line-height: 1.5; }
.start-card .eyebrow { padding-top: .5rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; }

/* Separate current projects from the link in the preceding item. */
.now-section .section-heading { margin-bottom: 2.5rem; }
.now-grid { gap: 3rem 2rem; }
.now-grid > div { padding-top: 1.5rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.now-grid h3 { font-size: 1.3rem; line-height: 1.35; margin-bottom: 1rem; }
.now-grid a { display: inline-block; margin-top: .5rem; }

.contact-section { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.contact-section .section-heading { max-width: 44rem; }
.contact-form { max-width: 48rem; padding: 1rem; border-radius: 12px; background: #fff; color: #353535; }
.contact-form iframe { display: block; width: 100%; border: 0; }
.contact-form p { margin: 1rem 1rem .25rem; font-size: .9rem; }
.contact-form a { color: #1f5753; }
@media (max-width: 620px) { .contact-form { padding: .5rem; } }