main {
  overflow: visible !important;
}

/* Base and typography styles */ 
body {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
  background-color: #fff;
  color: #111;
  line-height: 1.6;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

html {
  height: 100%;
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

.italianno-regular {
  font-family: "Italianno", cursive;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: normal;
}

h1, h2, h3 {
  font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', serif;
}

.page-title,
.page-subtitle {
  text-align: center;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}

h1,
h1.page-title {
  font-family: "Italianno", cursive;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 3.5em;
  margin: 0 0 0.15rem;
  padding: 0;
  color: #111; /* slightly softened black */
  z-index: 1001;
  position: relative;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
}

.page-subtitle {
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  margin-top: 0.4rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #444;
  list-style: none;
}

/* Navigation */
.navbar {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 9999;
  background-color: #ffffff;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 6px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid #111;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #111;
}

.nav-menu {
  list-style: none;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  gap: 1rem;
}

.nav-menu li {
  margin: 0 0.25rem;
}

.nav-menu a {
  font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', serif;
  font-variant: small-caps;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: #111;
  text-decoration: none;
  padding: 10px 20px;
  position: relative;
  transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

.nav-menu a::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  width: 0;
  height: 2px;
  left: 50%;
  bottom: -3px;
  background-color: #C61010;
  transition: width 0.3s ease, left 0.3s ease;
}

.nav-menu a:hover::after {
  width: 100%;
  left: 0;
}

.nav-menu a:hover {
  background-color: #555;
  color: #fff;
}

/* Hero Text Container Above Image */
.hero-text-container {
  max-width: 680px;
  margin: 3rem auto 1rem;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 1rem;
}


.hero-feature-title {
  font-family: "Italianno", cursive;
  font-size: 4rem;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  line-height: 1.2; /* restore more breathing room */
  color: #111; /* dark charcoal black */
  text-align: center;
  font-weight: 400; /* normal weight */
}

.hero-feature-subtitle {
  font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', serif;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #666; /* softer grey */
  margin-top: -0.3rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.3rem;
  line-height: 1.2;
  text-align: center;
  white-space: nowrap;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
  max-width: 100%;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif; /* clean sans-serif for tagline */
}

/* .hero-text-container {
  margin-top: 2.5rem;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 1rem;
  max-width: 680px;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
} */

@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .hero-text-container {
    margin-top: 3.5rem;
  }
}

.hero-feature-content {
  position: absolute;
  top: 3rem;
  left: 2rem;
  max-width: 550px;
  color: white;
}

/* .hero-spaghetti-puttanesca {
  background-image: url('/images/recipes/spaghetti-puttanesca.jpg');
} */

/* Section styles */
section {
  width: 100%;
  padding-top: 4rem;
  padding-bottom: 1.5rem;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  text-align: center;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(10px);
  animation: fadeInUp 0.7s ease forwards;
}

@keyframes fadeInUp {
  to {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
  }
}

/* Recipe landing page grid & cards */
.r-landing-image-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(280px, 1fr));
  gap: 1.8rem;
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: 2rem auto 4rem;
  padding: 0 1rem;
}

.recipe-card {
  background-color: #fff;
  border-radius: 10px;
  box-shadow: 0 3px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.06);
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
  cursor: pointer;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', serif;
}

.recipe-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-6px);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 25px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
}

.recipe-card a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: none;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  height: 100%;
}

.recipe-card-img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 180px;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-bottom: 3px solid #C61010;
  border-radius: 10px 10px 0 0;
  background-color: #f8f8f8;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.recipe-card-caption {
  padding: 1rem 0.75rem 1.25rem;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  color: #222;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  font-weight: 500;
}

/* Hide subscription confirmation message by default */
.subscription-confirmation {
  display: none;
}

/* Footer */
.footer {
  background-color: #f9f9f9;
  font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: #C61010;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
  border-top: 1px solid #ccc;
}


.featured-intros {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: row;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: stretch;
  gap: 2.5rem;
  flex-wrap: nowrap;
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: 6rem auto 3rem;
  padding: 0 1rem;
  border-top: none;
  border-bottom: none;
}


.featured-intros .intro-blurb {
  position: relative;
  background: white;
  padding: 1.5rem 1.75rem;
  border-radius: 6px;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.025);
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  background-image: linear-gradient(white, white),
                    radial-gradient(circle at top left, rgba(128, 0, 32, 0.06), transparent 80%);
  background-origin: border-box;
  background-clip: content-box, border-box;
  transition: box-shadow 0.3s ease, border-color 0.3s ease;
}

.featured-intros .intro-blurb:hover {
  box-shadow: 0 4px 10px rgba(128, 0, 32, 0.10);
  border-color: rgba(128, 0, 32, 0.10);
}

/* --- Intro Card Title Styling (Editorial Hierarchy) --- */
.intro-blurb h2 {
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', serif;
  color: #111;
  margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.intro-blurb p {
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: #555;
  line-height: 1.7;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.intro-blurb a {
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: #C61010;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.3px;
  transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

.intro-blurb a:hover {
  color: #c14444;
}

/* Responsive layout for smaller screens */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .featured-intros {
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 2rem;
    border: none;
    padding: 0 1rem;
  }

  .intro-blurb {
    border: none;
    border-radius: 8px;
    padding: 1.8rem 1.5rem;
    box-shadow: 0 3px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.06);
    background-color: #fff;
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
  }

  .intro-blurb:last-child {
    margin-bottom: 0;
  }

  .intro-blurb h2 {
    font-size: 1.35rem;
  }

  .intro-blurb p {
    font-size: 1rem;
  }

  .intro-blurb a {
    font-size: 0.95rem;
  }
}

/* --- Stories Section (Homepage) --- */
.stories-section {
  background-color: #fdf9f7;
  padding: 6rem 2rem 5rem;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', serif;
  border-top: 1px solid #e0e0e0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;
}

.stories-container {
  max-width: 750px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.stories-heading {
  font-size: 2.2rem;
  color: #111;
  margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
}

.stories-blurb {
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  color: #444;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  max-width: 650px;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}

.stories-link {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: #C61010;
  text-decoration: none;
  border: 1px solid #C61010;
  padding: 0.6rem 1.2rem;
  border-radius: 4px;
  transition: background-color 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease;
}

.stories-link:hover {
  background-color: #C61010;
  color: #fff;
}

/* === Hero Feature Section with Background Image === */
.hero-feature {
  width: 100%;
  height: 420px;
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}


/* Responsive Hero Text Container */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .hero-text-container {
    margin: 2rem auto 1rem auto;
    max-width: 90%;
    padding: 0 1rem;
  }

  .hero-feature-title {
    font-size: 3.5rem;
  }

  .hero-feature-subtitle {
    font-size: 1.1rem;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .hero-text-container {
    margin: 1.5rem auto 1rem auto;
  }

  .hero-feature-title {
    font-size: 2.5rem;
  }

  .hero-feature-subtitle {
    white-space: normal;
    font-size: 1rem;
  }
}

nav.navbar + .hero-feature {
  margin-top: 1.5rem;
}

/* === Stories Teaser Section === */
.stories-teaser-section {
  max-width: 820px;
  margin: 4rem auto 5rem;
  padding: 2.5rem 2rem;
  background-color: #fff;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
  font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', serif;
  color: #111;
  text-align: left;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 16px rgba(0,0,0,0.07);
}

.stories-teaser-section .section-title {
  font-family: 'Italianno', cursive;
  font-size: 2.8rem;
  color: #C61010;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
}

.story-card {
  padding: 1rem 0;
  border-top: 1px solid #ddd;
}

.story-main-title {
  font-size: 1.75rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: #111;
  margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2px;
}

.story-main-subtitle {
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-style: italic;
  color: #555;
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
  font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
}

.story-excerpt {
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1.8;
  color: #222;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
}

.story-excerpt::first-letter {
  float: left;
  font-size: 3.5rem;
  line-height: 1;
  padding-right: 0.15rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', serif;
  color: #C61010;
  font-style: normal;
}

.story-callout {
  font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', serif;
  font-style: italic;
  color: #C61010;
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin: 2rem 0 1.2rem 0;
  padding: 0 !important;
  border: none !important;
  border-left: none !important;
}

/* Mobile Optimization – confirm nothing reintroduces border */
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .story-callout {
    margin-top: 1.5rem;
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
    padding: 0 !important;
    border: none !important;
    border-left: none !important;
  }
}


/* --- Section Label (Print-Style Heading) --- */
.section-label {
  font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', serif;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #111;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
  opacity: 0.9;
  border-top: 1px solid #ccc;
  padding-top: 1.2rem;
}

.read-more-link {
  font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: #C61010;
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-underline-offset: 3px;
  transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

.read-more-link:hover {
  color: #a01a39;
}

/* hr.divider {
  height: 1px;
  border: none;
  border-top: 1px solid #000000;
  margin: 2rem auto;
  width: 60px;
  background: none;
} */



.section-header {
  border-top: 2px solid #C61010;
  margin-top: 3rem;
  padding-top: 2rem;
  text-align: center;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: #C61010;
  font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', serif;
}

.article-body p:first-letter {
  float: left;
  font-size: 3.5rem;
  line-height: 0.09;
  font-weight: bold;
  padding-right: 0.5rem;
  color: #C61010;
  font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', serif;
}
/* === MOBILE OPTIMIZATIONS - Add at the end of main.css === */

/* Base adjustments for screens 900px and below */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  /* Navigation: stack nav items vertically, full width touch targets */
  .nav-menu {
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0;
    padding: 0;
  }
  
  .nav-menu li {
    margin: 0;
  }
  
  .nav-menu a {
    display: block;
    padding: 12px 1.5rem;
    font-size: 1rem;
    border-top: 1px solid #ddd;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .nav-menu a:hover {
    background-color: #C61010;
    color: #fff;
  }
  
  /* Hero Text Container: narrower and more vertical spacing */
  .hero-text-container {
    max-width: 95%;
    padding: 1rem;
    margin-top: 2rem;
  }

  .hero-feature-title {
    font-size: 2.75rem !important; /* Slightly smaller on tablets */
    line-height: 1.1;
  }

  .hero-feature-subtitle {
    font-size: 1rem !important;
    white-space: normal;
  }

  /* Featured Intros: stack vertically, spacing tweaks */
  .featured-intros {
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 1.5rem;
    padding: 0 1rem;
    margin: 3rem auto 2rem;
    max-width: 95%;
    border: none;
  }
  
  .intro-blurb {
    padding: 1rem 0;
    border: none;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;
    margin: 0;
  }
  
  .intro-blurb:last-child {
    border-bottom: none;
    padding-bottom: 2rem;
  }
  
  .intro-blurb h2 {
    font-size: 1.4rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  }

  .intro-blurb p {
    font-size: 1rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
  }

  .intro-blurb a {
    font-size: 1rem;
    padding: 0.3rem 0;
    display: inline-block;
  }
  
  /* Stories Teaser Section adjustments */
  .stories-teaser-section {
    padding: 1.5rem 1rem 3rem;
    margin: 2rem auto 3rem;
    max-width: 95%;
    box-shadow: none;
    border-top: none;
  }

  .stories-teaser-section .section-title {
    font-size: 2rem;
  }

  .story-main-title {
    font-size: 1.5rem;
  }

  .story-main-subtitle {
    font-size: 1rem;
  }

  .story-excerpt {
    font-size: 1rem;
    line-height: 1.5;
  }

  .read-more-link {
    font-size: 1rem;
    padding: 0.4rem 1rem;
  }
}

/* Base mobile: 600px and below - further scaling */
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  /* Hero Text Container: reduce font sizes further */
  .hero-feature-title {
    font-size: 2rem !important;
  }
  
  .hero-feature-subtitle {
    font-size: 0.9rem !important;
  }

  /* Navigation: keep vertical, reduce padding */
  .nav-menu a {
    padding: 10px 1rem;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
  }

  /* Featured intros: font size tweaks */
  .intro-blurb h2 {
    font-size: 1.25rem;
  }

  .intro-blurb p {
    font-size: 0.95rem;
  }

  .intro-blurb a {
    font-size: 0.95rem;
  }

  /* Stories teaser fonts smaller */
  .stories-teaser-section .section-title {
    font-size: 1.8rem;
  }

  .story-main-title {
    font-size: 1.25rem;
  }

  .story-main-subtitle {
    font-size: 0.9rem;
  }

  .story-excerpt {
    font-size: 0.95rem;
  }
}
/* === MOBILE OPTIMIZATION SNIPPET - ADD AT THE BOTTOM OF main.css === */

/* For tablets and smaller (900px and below) */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  /* Stack featured intros vertically */
  .featured-intros {
    flex-direction: column !important;
    gap: 1.5rem !important;
    padding: 0 1rem !important;
    border-top: none !important;
    border-bottom: none !important;
  }

  /* Remove borders on intro blurbs, add spacing */
  .intro-blurb {
    border: none !important;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #eee !important;
    padding: 2rem 0 !important;
    margin: 0 !important;
  }
  .intro-blurb:last-child {
    border-bottom: none !important;
    padding-bottom: 2rem !important;
  }

  /* Slightly smaller intro titles and paragraphs */
  .intro-blurb h2 {
    font-size: 1.4rem !important;
    margin-bottom: 0.8rem !important;
  }
  .intro-blurb p {
    font-size: 1rem !important;
    line-height: 1.6 !important;
    margin-bottom: 1.25rem !important;
  }
  .intro-blurb a {
    font-size: 1rem !important;
  }

  /* Adjust story teaser section margins and padding */
  .stories-teaser-section {
    margin: 3rem 1rem 4rem !important;
    padding: 2rem 1rem !important;
  }

  /* Shrink hero text container margins */
  .hero-text-container {
    margin: 2rem 1rem 1rem !important;
    max-width: 100% !important;
    padding: 0 1rem !important;
  }

  /* Reduce hero feature max height */
  .hero-feature {
    max-height: 320px !important;
  }

  /* Shrink hero feature title */
  .hero-feature-title {
    font-size: 3rem !important;
  }

}

/* For small phones and narrower (600px and below) */
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  /* Nav menu link font size */
  .nav-menu a {
    font-size: 1.15rem !important;
    padding: 15px 0 !important;
  }

  /* Smaller hero feature title */
  .hero-feature-title {
    font-size: 2.4rem !important;
    line-height: 1.15 !important;
  }

  /* Featured intros padding */
  .featured-intros {
    padding: 0 0.5rem !important;
  }

  /* Smaller intro blurbs */
  .intro-blurb {
    padding: 1.5rem 0 !important;
  }
  .intro-blurb h2 {
    font-size: 1.25rem !important;
    margin-bottom: 0.5rem !important;
  }
  .intro-blurb p {
    font-size: 0.95rem !important;
  }
  .intro-blurb a {
    font-size: 0.95rem !important;
  }

  /* Adjust story teaser margins and padding */
  .stories-teaser-section {
    margin: 2.5rem 0.5rem 3rem !important;
    padding: 1.5rem 1rem !important;
  }

  /* Shrink footer font size */
  .footer p {
    font-size: 0.85rem !important;
  }

}
/* === Mobile Optimization Enhancements === */

html, body {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  overflow-x: hidden;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
}

/* Hero subtitle - allow wrapping and padding */
.hero-feature-subtitle {
  white-space: normal !important;
  max-width: 100%;
  padding: 0 1rem;
  word-wrap: break-word;
}

/* Navigation bar - better spacing and full width */
.nav-menu {
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  padding: 0 1rem;
}

.nav-menu li {
  margin: 0.25rem 0.5rem;
}

.nav-menu a {
  padding: 10px 12px;
  font-size: 1rem;
  white-space: normal;
}

/* Hero image section */
.hero-feature {
  max-height: 320px;
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center center;
}

/* Intro cards - stack with full width and inner padding */
.featured-intros {
  flex-direction: column;
  padding: 0 1rem;
  gap: 1.5rem;
}

.featured-intros .intro-blurb {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 1.25rem 1rem;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

/* Stories teaser*/
.stories-teaser-section{
  padding-left: 1rem;
  padding-right: 1rem;
  max-width: 100%;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  overflow-wrap: break-word;
}

/* Footer */
.footer {
  padding: 1rem 1rem;
  max-width: 100%;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  text-align: center;
  word-wrap: break-word;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}

/* General text resizing */
.hero-feature-title {
  font-size: 2.5rem;
}

.intro-blurb h2 {
  font-size: 1.25rem;
}

.intro-blurb p,
.stories-blurb,
.story-excerpt {
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

/* Additional flex fixes */
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .nav-menu {
    justify-content: center;
  }
  .hero-feature-title {
    font-size: 2rem;
  }
  .stories-teaser-section {
    padding: 1rem;
  }
}
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .featured-intros {
    flex-direction: column;
    padding: 0 1rem;
    gap: 1.5rem;
  }

  .featured-intros .intro-blurb {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 1.25rem 1rem;
    box-sizing: border-box;
  }
}
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .hero-feature-subtitle {
    white-space: normal !important;
    max-width: 100%;
    padding: 0 1rem;
    word-wrap: break-word;
    text-align: center;
  }
}
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .hero-feature {
    max-height: 320px;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center center;
  }
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .hero-feature-subtitle {
    white-space: normal !important;
    max-width: 100%;
    padding: 0 1rem;
    word-wrap: break-word;
  }
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .nav-menu {
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    padding: 0 1rem;
    justify-content: center;
  }

  .nav-menu li {
    margin: 0.25rem 0.5rem;
  }

  .nav-menu a {
    padding: 10px 12px;
    font-size: 1rem;
    white-space: normal;
  }
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .hero-feature-subtitle {
    white-space: normal !important;
    max-width: 100%;
    padding: 0 1rem;
    word-wrap: break-word;
  }
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .hero-feature {
    max-height: 320px;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center center;
  }
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .nav-menu {
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    padding: 0 1rem;
    justify-content: center;
  }

  .nav-menu li {
    margin: 0.25rem 0.5rem;
  }

  .nav-menu a {
    padding: 10px 12px;
    font-size: 1rem;
    white-space: normal;
  }
}
.featured-intros {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: row;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: stretch;
  gap: 2.5rem;
  flex-wrap: nowrap;
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: 6rem auto 3rem;
  padding: 0 1rem;
  border-top: none;
  border-bottom: none;
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .featured-intros {
    flex-direction: column;
    padding: 0 1rem;
    gap: 1.5rem;
  }

  .featured-intros .intro-blurb {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 1.25rem 1rem;
    box-sizing: border-box;
  }
}
.hero-feature-subtitle {
  white-space: normal !important;
  max-width: 100%;
  padding: 0 1rem;
  word-wrap: break-word;
}
.featured-intros {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: row;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: stretch;
  gap: 2.5rem;
  flex-wrap: nowrap;
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: 6rem auto 3rem;
  padding: 0 1rem;
  border-top: none;
  border-bottom: none;
}

/* Mobile: stack intro cards vertically */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .featured-intros {
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 1.5rem;
    padding: 0 1rem;
  }
  .featured-intros .intro-blurb {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 1.25rem 1rem;
    box-sizing: border-box;
  }
}
/* === Editorial Rule Bar === */
.section-top-rule {
  width: 100%;
  height: 6px;
  background-color: #C61010;
  margin: 4rem auto 1.25rem;
}

/* === Section Kicker (Label Above Headline) === */
.section-kicker {
  text-align: center;
  font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  color: #111;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
  font-weight: 400;
}

/* === Section Header (Main Title) === */
.section-header {
  border-top: none;
  margin-top: 0;
  padding-top: 0;
  text-align: center;
  text-transform: none;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', serif;
  color: #111;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .article-body p:first-letter {
    font-size: 2.75rem;
    line-height: 1;
  }
}
.section-kicker {
  font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.95rem;         /* Slightly larger */
  font-weight: 600;           /* Bolder, not too heavy */
  color: #444;                /* Dark gray tone for refinement */
  text-align: center;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  line-height: 1.2;           /* Slightly tighter line spacing */
  margin-bottom: 0.25rem;     /* Reduce space before header */
}
.section-header {
  font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', serif;
  font-size: 1.25rem;           /* Slightly larger than before */
  font-weight: 400;
  color: #111;                  /* Rich black for clarity */
  text-align: center;
  margin-top: 0.25rem;          /* Reduced top margin from kicker */
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
}
.story-main-title {
  font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', serif;
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 0.4rem; /* Reduced space under title */
  color: #111;
  text-align: left;
}

.story-main-subtitle {
  font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', serif;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  font-style: italic;
  color: #555;
  margin-top: 0; /* Eliminate default spacing */
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  text-align: left;
}
/* === Teaser Enhancements === */

.story-excerpt {
  font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', serif;
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: #333;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  text-align: left;
}

.story-callout {
  font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', serif;
  font-style: italic;
  color: #C61010;
  font-size: 1rem;
  margin: 1.5rem 0 2rem;
  padding-left: 1rem;
  border-left: 3px solid #C61010;
}

.read-more-link {
  font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: #C61010;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: bold;
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 1rem;
}

.read-more-link:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
}

/* === Subscribe Section === */
.subscribe-section {
  background-color: #000;
  color: #fff;
  text-align: center;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 4rem 1.5rem;
  font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
}

.subscribe-text {
  max-width: 600px;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
}

.subscribe-section h2 {
  font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', serif;
  font-size: 1.9rem;
  white-space: nowrap;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.subscribe-section p {
  font-size: 1rem;
  margin: 0;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .subscribe-section h2,
  .subscribe-section p {
    white-space: normal;
  }
}

/* Input + Arrow merged */
.email-input-wrapper {
  display: inline-flex;
  background: white;
  border-radius: 4px;
  overflow: hidden;
  max-width: 320px;
  width: 100%;
  height: 2.4rem;
}

.email-input-wrapper input[type="email"] {
  border: none;
  padding: 0 1rem;
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
  flex: 1;
  outline: none;
  color: #000;
}

.email-input-wrapper input::placeholder {
  color: #999;
}

.email-input-wrapper button {
  background: white;
  border: none;
  padding: 0 1rem;
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  cursor: pointer;
  color: #000;
  transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

.email-input-wrapper button:hover {
  color: #444;
}

/* Terms text - centered and smaller */
.terms {
  font-size: 0.7rem;       /* smaller than before */
  color: #888;
  margin-top: 0.75rem;
  max-width: 300px;
  line-height: 1.4;
  text-align: center;      /* force center alignment */
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;      /* keeps it truly centered */
}

.terms a {
  color: #888;
  text-decoration: underline;
}

.terms a:hover {
  color: #fff;
}


main {
  display: block;
  overflow: visible;
}
html, body, main {
  height: auto !important;
  overflow: visible !important;
}

/* === FINAL FIX for terms text === */
.subscribe-section .terms {
  display: block !important;      /* full width element */
  text-align: center !important;  /* center text */
  font-size: 0.7rem !important;    /* smaller size */
  color: #888 !important;
  margin: 0.75rem auto 0 auto !important;
  max-width: none !important;      /* no artificial constraint */
  line-height: 1.4 !important;
}
.subscription-confirmation {
  background-color: #333;
  color: #fff;
  padding: 1rem;
  border-radius: 4px;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}