:root{
  --ink:#10312F;
  --ink-deep:#0A2321;
  --paper:#F4F6F5;
  --surface:#FBFBFA;
  --brass:#B07D2B;
  --laterite:#9C4A2F;
  --text:#14201E;
  --muted:#5C6B68;
  --rule:#D6DDDA;
  --display:"Fraunces",Georgia,serif;
  --body:"Newsreader",Georgia,serif;
  --meta:"IBM Plex Mono",ui-monospace,monospace;
  --ml:"Noto Serif Malayalam",serif;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%}
body{
  margin:0;background:var(--paper);color:var(--text);
  font-family:var(--body);font-size:19px;line-height:1.7;
  font-optical-sizing:auto;
}
:where(a){color:inherit}
:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--brass);outline-offset:3px;border-radius:2px}
.wrap{max-width:1080px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 28px}
.narrow{max-width:686px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 28px}

/* ---------- masthead ---------- */
.masthead{background:var(--ink);color:var(--paper);padding:76px 0 60px}
.lockup{display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:20px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.lockup .en{
  font-family:var(--display);font-weight:700;font-size:clamp(42px,7.5vw,76px);
  letter-spacing:-.025em;line-height:.95;margin:0;
  font-variation-settings:"SOFT" 0,"WONK" 1;
}
.lockup .ml{
  font-family:var(--ml);font-weight:600;font-size:clamp(24px,4vw,40px);
  color:var(--brass);line-height:1.3;margin:0;
}
.masthead .rule{height:1px;background:rgba(244,246,245,.22);margin:30px 0 22px}
.masthead p{
  margin:0;max-width:52ch;color:#C3CFCC;font-size:17.5px;line-height:1.6;
}
.masthead .site{
  font-family:var(--meta);font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.14em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--brass);margin:0 0 26px;
}

/* ---------- index list ---------- */
.eyebrow{
  font-family:var(--meta);font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.14em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);
  padding-top:56px;margin:0 0 6px;
}
.feed{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.feed li{border-top:1px solid var(--rule)}
.feed li:last-child{border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
.entry{display:block;text-decoration:none;padding:42px 0 46px;position:relative}
.entry .meta{
  font-family:var(--meta);font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.11em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:16px;
}
.entry .meta b{color:var(--laterite);font-weight:500}
.entry h2{
  font-family:var(--display);font-weight:600;font-variation-settings:"SOFT" 0,"WONK" 1;
  font-size:clamp(30px,4.4vw,46px);line-height:1.08;letter-spacing:-.02em;
  margin:0 0 16px;max-width:20ch;
}
.entry p{margin:0;max-width:60ch;color:#3A4846;font-size:19px;line-height:1.62}
.entry .go{
  display:inline-block;margin-top:20px;font-family:var(--meta);
  font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--brass);
}
.entry:hover h2{color:var(--ink)}
.entry:hover .go{text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:4px}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:no-preference){
  .entry h2,.entry .go{transition:color .18s ease}
  .feed li{opacity:0;transform:translateY(10px);animation:rise .5s ease forwards}
  .feed li:nth-child(2){animation-delay:.08s}
  .feed li:nth-child(3){animation-delay:.16s}
  @keyframes rise{to{opacity:1;transform:none}}
}

/* ---------- article ---------- */
.progress{
  position:fixed;top:0;left:0;height:3px;width:0;background:var(--brass);
  z-index:50;
}
.topbar{background:var(--ink);color:var(--paper);padding:18px 0}
.topbar .wrap{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:16px}
.topbar a{
  text-decoration:none;font-family:var(--meta);font-size:11.5px;
  letter-spacing:.13em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#AFC0BC;
}
.topbar a:hover{color:var(--brass)}
.topbar .brand{color:var(--paper);font-family:var(--display);font-weight:600;
  font-size:19px;letter-spacing:-.01em;text-transform:none}

article{background:var(--surface);padding:0 0 90px}
.hdr{padding:70px 0 8px}
.hdr .meta{
  font-family:var(--meta);font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.11em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:20px;
}
.hdr .meta b{color:var(--laterite);font-weight:500}
.hdr h1{
  font-family:var(--display);font-weight:700;font-variation-settings:"SOFT" 0,"WONK" 1;
  font-size:clamp(36px,5.6vw,58px);line-height:1.04;letter-spacing:-.025em;margin:0 0 22px;
}
.hdr .standfirst{
  font-size:22px;line-height:1.5;color:#33413F;margin:0;font-weight:500;
}
.hdr .brassrule{height:2px;width:64px;background:var(--brass);margin:38px 0 0}

.prose{padding-top:34px}
.prose p{margin:0 0 1.35em}
.prose>p:first-of-type::first-line{font-variant-caps:small-caps;letter-spacing:.02em}
.prose h2{
  font-family:var(--display);font-weight:600;font-variation-settings:"SOFT" 0,"WONK" 1;
  font-size:30px;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:-.015em;
  margin:2.4em 0 .7em;padding-top:.3em;
}
.prose h3{
  font-family:var(--display);font-weight:600;font-size:22px;line-height:1.3;
  margin:2em 0 .5em;
}
.prose strong{font-weight:600;color:var(--ink)}
.prose em{font-style:italic}
.prose a{color:var(--laterite);text-underline-offset:3px}
.prose ul,.prose ol{margin:0 0 1.35em;padding-left:1.15em}
.prose li{margin-bottom:.5em}
.prose li::marker{color:var(--brass)}
.prose hr{border:0;height:1px;background:var(--rule);margin:3em 0}
.prose blockquote{
  margin:2em 0;padding:4px 0 4px 22px;border-left:2px solid var(--brass);
  font-style:italic;color:#3A4846;
}
.prose code{
  font-family:var(--meta);font-size:.86em;background:#EDF1EF;
  padding:1px 5px;border-radius:3px;
}
.tablewrap{overflow-x:auto;margin:2em 0;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch}
.prose table{border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5}
.prose th{
  text-align:left;font-family:var(--meta);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.09em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);font-weight:500;
  padding:0 16px 10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--ink);vertical-align:bottom;
}
.prose td{padding:14px 16px 14px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);vertical-align:top}
.prose tr:last-child td{border-bottom:0}

/* Malayalam passages */
.prose :lang(ml),.ml{font-family:var(--ml);line-height:1.85}

/* ---------- footer ---------- */
footer{background:var(--ink);color:#9FB2AE;padding:56px 0 64px;font-size:15px}
footer .wrap{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:28px;flex-wrap:wrap}
footer a{color:var(--brass);text-decoration:none}
footer a:hover{text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}
footer .f-brand{font-family:var(--display);font-size:20px;font-weight:600;color:var(--paper);margin:0 0 6px}
footer .f-ml{font-family:var(--ml);font-size:15px;color:var(--brass);margin:0}
footer p{margin:0 0 4px}

@media (max-width:640px){
  body{font-size:18px}
  .masthead{padding:52px 0 44px}
  .lockup{gap:10px}
  .hdr{padding:48px 0 4px}
  .hdr .standfirst{font-size:19.5px}
  .prose h2{font-size:26px}
  .entry{padding:34px 0 36px}
  footer .wrap{flex-direction:column}
}