body { background: var(--l-bg); color: var(--l-text); }

  .es { max-width: var(--maxw); margin: 0 auto; padding-inline: var(--gutter); }
  .es-head { padding: 66px 0 0; }
  .es-kick { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11.5px;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--azure-700); }
  .es-kick .dot { width: 6px; height: 6px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--azure); }
  .es h1 { font-family: var(--font); font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -0.035em; line-height: 1.02;
    font-size: clamp(34px, 5.2vw, 54px); margin: 20px 0 0; text-wrap: balance; }
  .es-lead { font-family: 'Newsreader', Georgia, serif; font-size: clamp(19px, 2.4vw, 23px); line-height: 1.5;
    color: var(--l-muted); margin: 22px 0 0; max-width: 60ch; text-wrap: pretty; }
  .es-meta { margin: 26px 0 0; padding-bottom: 30px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--l-line);
    font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--l-faint); }
  .es-meta b { color: var(--l-text); font-weight: 700; }
  .es-meta a { color: var(--l-text); font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; }
  .es-meta a:hover { color: var(--azure-700); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 2px; }

  .author-block { margin: 30px 0 0; padding: 22px 24px; border-radius: var(--radius-sm); border: 1px solid var(--l-line); background: var(--l-paper); width: fit-content; max-width: 100%; }
  .author-block__head { display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 16px; }
  .author-block__av { width: 48px; height: 48px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--ink); display: grid; place-items: center;
    font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.04em; color: var(--paper); flex: none; }
  .author-block__role { margin: 0; font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--l-faint); }
  .author-block__name { margin: 4px 0 0; font-family: var(--font); font-weight: 700; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: -0.02em; line-height: 1.2; }
  .author-block__name a { color: var(--azure-700); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 2px; text-decoration-thickness: 1.5px; }
  .author-block__name a:hover { color: var(--azure); }
  .author-block__title { margin: 4px 0 0; font-family: var(--font); font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500; color: var(--l-muted); }
  .author-block__bio { margin: 14px 0 0; font-family: 'Newsreader', Georgia, serif; font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.58; color: var(--l-muted); }

  .es-sec { padding: 46px 0 0; }
  .es-sec__n { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 12px; color: var(--azure); font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0; }
  .es-sec h2 { font-family: var(--font); font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -0.025em; font-size: clamp(22px, 3vw, 28px);
    line-height: 1.14; margin: 10px 0 0; }
  .es-sec p { font-family: 'Newsreader', Georgia, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.66; color: #26271d; margin: 18px 0 0; text-wrap: pretty; }
  .es-sec p a { color: var(--azure-700); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
  .es-sec strong { font-weight: 600; color: var(--l-text); }

  /* the three-part editorial test — schematic cards, one Signal */
  .test { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 14px; margin: 22px 0 0; }
  @media (max-width: 640px) { .test { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
  .test__c { position: relative; padding: 22px 20px; border: 1px solid var(--l-line); border-radius: var(--radius); background: var(--l-paper); }
  .test__c::before, .test__c::after { content: ""; position: absolute; width: 11px; height: 11px; border-color: var(--l-line-2); border-style: solid; }
  .test__c::before { top: 10px; left: 10px; border-width: 1.5px 0 0 1.5px; }
  .test__c::after { bottom: 10px; right: 10px; border-width: 0 1.5px 1.5px 0; }
  .test__q { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--l-faint); }
  .test__t { font-family: var(--font); font-weight: 600; font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: -0.02em; line-height: 1.25; margin: 12px 0 0; color: var(--l-text); }

  /* source allowlist chips */
  .source-cats { margin: 28px 0 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 28px; }
  .source-cat__label { margin: 0; font-family: var(--font); font-weight: 700; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.02em; color: var(--l-text); }
  .allow { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px; margin: 22px 0 0; }
  .source-cat .allow { margin: 12px 0 0; }
  .allow--dense { gap: 7px; }
  .allow span { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11.5px; letter-spacing: 0.04em; color: var(--l-muted);
    padding: 6px 12px; border-radius: 999px; border: 1px solid var(--l-line); background: var(--l-paper); }
  .allow--dense span { font-size: 11px; padding: 5px 10px; }

  .es-caveat { margin: 46px 0 0; display: grid; grid-template-columns: auto 1fr; gap: 16px; align-items: start;
    padding: 22px 24px; border-radius: var(--radius); background: var(--azure-soft); border: 1px solid var(--azure-line); }
  .es-caveat__ic { width: 30px; height: 30px; border-radius: 8px; display: grid; place-items: center; background: var(--azure); color: #fff; }
  .es-caveat p { margin: 0; font-family: var(--font); font-size: 14.5px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--azure-700); font-weight: 500; }

  .es-foot-note { margin: 48px 0 8px; padding-top: 26px; border-top: 1px solid var(--l-line);
    font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--l-faint); }