/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   Meridian · public marketing pages (Clinical White · Direction A)
   Consumes tokens from meridian-tokens.css.
   All classes prefixed .m- so they never leak into reviewer/author/article.
   Patterns match the authoritative design from components/landing.jsx +
   components/brand.jsx — see .design-bundle/ for the source of truth.
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */

/* ─── Reset scoped to public pages ─────────────────────────────── */
.m-page {
  margin: 0; padding: 0;
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);        /* was var(--text) — Laura wants body darker */
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 15px;          /* was 14px — bump for readability */
  line-height: 1.55;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
}
.m-page *, .m-page *::before, .m-page *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
/* Use :where() so element-selector resets have specificity 0 and never
   override component classes like .m-page__title / .m-cta__heading.
   Without this, the ink-colored/zero-margin reset silently wins against
   .m-X__heading rules (0,1,0) and makes headings invisible on dark bands
   or collapses title→lead spacing. */
:where(.m-page h1, .m-page h2, .m-page h3, .m-page h4) {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 400;          /* crucial — Source Serif 4 at 400 is the signature */
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}
:where(.m-page p) { margin: 0; }
.m-page a { color: var(--accent); text-decoration: none; }
.m-page a:hover { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
.m-page em, .m-page i { font-style: italic; }    /* italic is signature — preserved */

.m-container {
  max-width: 1280px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 40px;
}
.m-container--narrow {
  max-width: 900px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 40px;
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .m-container, .m-container--narrow { padding: 0 20px; }
}

/* ─── Eyebrow (small-caps mono label — the signature "journal chrome") ── */
.m-eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
  display: inline-block;
  line-height: 1.3;
}
.m-eyebrow--accent { color: var(--accent); }
.m-eyebrow--ink    { color: var(--ink); }
.m-eyebrow--muted  { color: var(--muted); }
.m-eyebrow--italic { font-style: italic; text-transform: none; letter-spacing: 0.04em; }
.m-eyebrow--sm     { font-size: 9.5px; }
.m-eyebrow--md     { font-size: 11px; }

/* ─── RuleBadge (bordered evidence pill) ─────────────────────── */
.m-rulebadge {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 10.5px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent);
  border: 1px solid var(--accent);
  padding: 3px 7px;
  display: inline-block;
  white-space: nowrap;
  line-height: 1.3;
}
.m-rulebadge--success { color: var(--success); border-color: var(--success); }
.m-rulebadge--info    { color: var(--info);    border-color: var(--info);    }
.m-rulebadge--warning { color: var(--warning); border-color: var(--warning); }
.m-rulebadge--muted   { color: var(--muted);   border-color: var(--rule);    }

/* ─── Section rule / § numbering ─────────────────────────────── */
.m-section-num {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
}
.m-section-num-accent { color: var(--accent); }

/* ─── Top preview ribbon (landing) ───────────────────────────
   Editorial-style banner pinned to the very top of the document.
   Replaces the old footer preview-banner on the landing page —
   modeled on Nature's "advance online" strip. */
.m-preview-ribbon {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: #bdb6a8;
  padding: 9px 40px;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 10.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 16px;
}
.m-preview-ribbon > span { white-space: nowrap; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; }
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .m-preview-ribbon { padding: 8px 20px; font-size: 9.5px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; }
  .m-preview-ribbon > span:last-child { display: none; }
}

/* ─── Nav ───────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.m-nav {
  position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 100;
  background: rgba(251, 250, 247, 0.92);
  backdrop-filter: saturate(180%) blur(10px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: saturate(180%) blur(10px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.m-nav__inner {
  max-width: 1280px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 18px 40px;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
}
.m-nav__brand {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 9px;
  color: var(--ink) !important;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 22px;
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  font-weight: 400;
}
.m-nav__brand:hover { text-decoration: none !important; }
.m-nav__brand svg { flex-shrink: 0; display: block; }

.m-nav__right { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 32px; }
.m-nav__links { display: flex; gap: 28px; }
.m-nav__link {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 13.5px;
  color: var(--text) !important;
  padding: 4px 0;
  border-bottom: 1.5px solid transparent;
  transition: color .12s, border-color .12s;
}
.m-nav__link:hover  { color: var(--ink) !important; text-decoration: none !important; border-color: var(--rule); }
.m-nav__link.is-active { color: var(--ink) !important; border-color: var(--accent); }

.m-nav__divider {
  width: 1px; height: 20px; background: var(--rule);
}
.m-nav__cta {
  font-family: var(--sans); font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 13px;
  padding: 8px 16px;
  background: var(--accent);
  color: var(--paper) !important;
  border: 1px solid var(--accent);
  transition: background .12s;
}
.m-nav__cta:hover { background: var(--accent-hover); text-decoration: none !important; }

.m-nav__menu { display: none; background: transparent; border: 0; cursor: pointer; padding: 8px; margin-left: auto; }
.m-nav__menu span { display: block; width: 20px; height: 1.5px; background: var(--ink); margin: 5px 0; }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .m-nav__inner { padding: 14px 20px; }
  .m-nav__right { display: none; }
  .m-nav__right.is-open {
    display: flex; flex-direction: column;
    position: absolute; top: 100%; left: 0; right: 0;
    background: var(--paper); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
    padding: 18px 20px 24px; gap: 14px;
    align-items: stretch;
  }
  .m-nav__right.is-open .m-nav__links { flex-direction: column; gap: 14px; }
  .m-nav__right.is-open .m-nav__divider { display: none; }
  .m-nav__menu { display: block; }
}

/* ─── Hero (with masthead banner + stats panel) ──────────────── */
.m-hero {
  background: var(--paper);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink);
}
.m-hero__inner { padding: 56px 40px 80px; }
/* 3-column credential masthead — ABOVE the headline, like Vol/Issue strips
   on a journal cover. Top + bottom ink rules; vertical rule between cols. */
.m-masthead {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  align-items: center;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ink);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink);
  margin: 8px 0 32px;
}
.m-masthead__col {
  padding: 18px 22px;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
  border-right: 1px solid var(--rule);
  line-height: 1.3;
}
.m-masthead__col:last-child { border-right: 0; }
.m-masthead__col--accent { color: var(--accent); }

.m-hero__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.3fr 1fr;
  gap: 80px;
  align-items: start;
}
.m-hero__title {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  /* Cover-page scale: bumped max to 116 to read as a journal cover */
  font-size: clamp(48px, 9vw, 116px);
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 36px 0 0;
  font-weight: 400;
  text-wrap: balance;
  padding-bottom: 0.06em;
}
.m-hero__title em { font-style: italic; }
/* Lede — drop-cap paragraph wrapped in a top hairline.
   Matches the design's "journal lede" treatment under the H1. */
.m-hero__lede {
  margin-top: 48px;
  padding-top: 28px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ink);
  max-width: 760px;
}
.m-hero__lede p {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(17px, 1.4vw, 19px);
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--text);
  margin: 0;
  font-weight: 400;
}
.m-hero__dropcap {
  float: left;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 82px;
  line-height: 0.78;
  padding: 10px 14px 0 0;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 400;
}
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .m-hero__dropcap { font-size: 56px; padding: 4px 10px 0 0; }
}
/* Hero bottom strip + scope paragraph — extracted from inline styles */
.m-hero__strip {
  margin-top: 44px;
  padding-top: 18px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  display: flex;
  gap: 18px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
}
.m-hero__strip-sep { color: var(--rule); }
.m-hero__scope {
  margin-top: 20px;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 15.5px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--muted);
  max-width: 680px;
}
/* `.dim` fades a word/phrase in a heading to var(--muted) — same rhythm
   trick as the hero's "Rigorous. Transparent. Fast." Works in all
   headings across the public pages. */
.m-page h1 .dim,
.m-page h2 .dim,
.m-page h3 .dim,
.m-page h4 .dim { color: var(--muted); }

.m-hero__sub {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(18px, 1.6vw, 22px);
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--ink);        /* was var(--text) — darker per Laura */
  max-width: 620px;
  margin: 0 0 36px;
  font-weight: 400;         /* was 300 — 400 reads more cleanly on paper background */
}

/* Stats panel on hero right */
.m-stats {
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  background: var(--paper);
}
.m-stats__head {
  display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;
  padding: 14px 20px;
  background: var(--paper-dim);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.m-stats__row {
  display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: baseline;
  padding: 16px 20px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  gap: 16px;
}
.m-stats__row:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
.m-stats__label {
  font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 13px; color: var(--muted);
}
.m-stats__value {
  font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em; white-space: nowrap; color: var(--ink);
}
.m-stats__value--accent  { color: var(--accent); }
.m-stats__value--success { color: var(--success); }
.m-stats__pills {
  padding: 14px 20px;
  display: flex; gap: 8px; flex-wrap: wrap;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .m-hero__inner { padding: 32px 20px 56px; }
  .m-hero__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }
  .m-masthead {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    margin: 4px 0 24px;
  }
  .m-masthead__col {
    padding: 12px 0;
    border-right: 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  }
  .m-masthead__col:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
  .m-hero__lede { margin-top: 32px; padding-top: 22px; }
  .m-hero__strip { margin-top: 32px; gap: 12px; }
}
.m-cta-row { margin-top: 32px; }

/* ─── Buttons ───────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.m-btn {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;
  font-family: var(--sans); font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
  cursor: pointer;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: all 120ms ease;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.m-btn--md { padding: 12px 20px; font-size: 13px; }
.m-btn--lg { padding: 16px 28px; font-size: 15px; }
.m-btn--primary {
  background: var(--accent); color: var(--paper) !important; border-color: var(--accent);
}
.m-btn--primary:hover { background: var(--accent-hover); border-color: var(--accent-hover); text-decoration: none !important; }
.m-btn--secondary {
  background: transparent; color: var(--ink) !important; border-color: var(--ink);
}
.m-btn--secondary:hover { background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper) !important; text-decoration: none !important; }
.m-btn--ghost {
  background: transparent; color: var(--ink) !important; border-color: var(--rule);
}
.m-btn--ghost:hover { border-color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none !important; }
.m-cta-row { display: flex; gap: 12px; flex-wrap: wrap; }

/* ─── Generic band section (not hero/ink) ───────────────────── */
.m-band {
  background: var(--paper);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.m-band--dim   { background: var(--paper-dim); }
.m-band--warm  { background: var(--paper-warm); }
.m-band--ink   { background: var(--ink); color: var(--darkText, #ebe6dd); }
.m-band__inner { padding: 88px 40px; }
.m-band__inner--tight { padding: 64px 40px; }

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .m-band__inner, .m-band__inner--tight { padding: 48px 20px; }
}

.m-band__head {
  display: flex; align-items: baseline; justify-content: space-between;
  margin-bottom: 48px; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 16px;
}
.m-band__heading {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(30px, 4.2vw, 52px);
  line-height: 1.15;             /* was 1.04 — descender room */
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 400;
  max-width: 900px;
  margin: 12px 0 0;
  text-wrap: balance;
  padding-bottom: 0.08em;
}

.m-band--ink .m-band__heading { color: var(--paper); }

/* For less-hero bands (about/policies/etc.) */
.m-page__title {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(38px, 5vw, 60px);
  line-height: 1.15;                  /* was 1.05 — room for p/g/y descenders */
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 400;
  margin: 12px 0 0.7em;                /* em-based scales with font */
  text-wrap: balance;
  padding-bottom: 0.08em;              /* descender clearance */
}
.m-page__lead {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 21px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--ink);        /* was var(--text) — darker per Laura */
  font-weight: 400;         /* was 300 — better readability */
  margin: 0 0 36px;
  max-width: 720px;
}
/* When a title sits directly above body prose (no .m-page__lead between) */
.m-page__title + .m-prose { margin-top: 4px; }

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .m-band__head { margin-bottom: 28px; }
}

/* ─── Newsprint grid (3-col pillars) ──────────────────────────
   Stitched-panel layout: top + bottom ink rules wrap the band,
   vertical rules separate cells. No card backgrounds, no shadows. */
.m-newsgrid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ink);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink);
}
.m-newsgrid--4 { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); }
.m-newsgrid--2 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
.m-newsgrid--2 > *:nth-child(2n) { border-right: 0; }
.m-newsgrid--2 > *:nth-child(-n+2) { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.m-newsgrid > * {
  padding: 32px 28px;
  background: var(--paper);
  border-right: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.m-newsgrid > *:last-child { border-right: 0; }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .m-newsgrid, .m-newsgrid--4 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .m-newsgrid > * {
    padding: 28px 24px;
    border-right: 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  }
  .m-newsgrid > *:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
}

.m-pillar { display: flex; flex-direction: column; min-height: 380px; }
/* Pillar numeral — big mono "01" / "02" / "03" in oxblood,
   replaces the small eyebrow + arc-mark from the previous design. */
.m-pillar__num {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 38px;
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: var(--accent);
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  display: block;
}
.m-pillar__head {
  display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: flex-start;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.m-pillar__tag { font-size: 10.5px; }
.m-pillar__title {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 24px;
  line-height: 1.15;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 10px 0 22px;
  padding-bottom: 0.08em;
  font-weight: 400;
}
.m-pillar__title em { font-style: italic; }
.m-pillar__body {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--ink);            /* was var(--text) — darker per Laura */
  flex: 1;
  font-weight: 400;              /* was 300 */
}
.m-pillar__foot {
  margin-top: 24px; padding-top: 16px; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;
}
@media (max-width: 900px) { .m-pillar { min-height: auto; } }

/* ─── Step rows (80px eyebrow / 200px serif title / 1fr body) ──
   Used on landing pipeline, for-authors timeline, for-reviewers model.
   Stacks to single column on mobile so nothing overflows. */
.m-steprow {
  padding: 28px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 80px 200px 1fr;
  gap: 32px;
  align-items: baseline;
}
.m-steprow:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
.m-steprow > h3 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 26px;
  line-height: 1.15;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0;
}
.m-steprow > p {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 680px;
}
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .m-steprow {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 6px;
    padding: 22px 0;
  }
  .m-steprow > h3 { font-size: 22px; margin-top: 4px; }
  .m-steprow > p { font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.65; max-width: 100%; }
}

/* ─── Horizontal 6-column pipeline (landing) ───────────────────
   Replaces the stacked .m-steprow list on the landing page with a
   journal-spread style row of 6 columns. Top ink rule, vertical
   rules between cells. Stacks to single column on mobile. */
.m-pipe6 {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(6, 1fr);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ink);
}
.m-pipe6__step {
  padding: 24px 22px 28px;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.m-pipe6__step:last-child { border-right: 0; }
.m-pipe6__step h3 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 22px;
  line-height: 1.15;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 8px 0 14px;
  font-weight: 400;
}
.m-pipe6__step p {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 14.5px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0;
  font-weight: 400;
}
@media (max-width: 1080px) {
  .m-pipe6 { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
  .m-pipe6__step:nth-child(3n) { border-right: 0; }
  .m-pipe6__step:nth-child(-n+3) { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
}
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .m-pipe6 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .m-pipe6__step {
    border-right: 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
    padding: 22px 0;
  }
  .m-pipe6__step:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
  .m-pipe6__step h3 { font-size: 20px; }
  .m-pipe6__step p { font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.65; }
}

/* ─── Horizontal step pipeline ─────────────────────────────── */
.m-pipeline {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr);
  gap: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ink);
}
.m-pipeline__step {
  position: relative;
  padding: 24px 20px 28px;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--rule);
  background: var(--paper);
}
.m-pipeline__step:last-child { border-right: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.m-pipeline__step--active::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; top: -1px; left: 0; height: 3px; width: 100%;
  background: var(--accent);
}
.m-pipeline__head {
  display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.m-pipeline__title {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 24px;
  line-height: 1.1;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0 0 16px;
  font-weight: 400;
}
.m-pipeline__desc {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 14px;              /* was 13 — readability */
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--ink);            /* was var(--text) — darker */
  margin: 0;
}

.m-pipeline-mobile {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ink);
  display: none;
}
.m-pipeline-mobile__step {
  padding: 22px 0 26px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 52px 1fr auto; gap: 16px; align-items: start;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .m-pipeline { display: none; }
  .m-pipeline-mobile { display: block; }
}

.m-timeline {
  margin-top: 28px;
  padding: 20px 0 4px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 24px;
  font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 10px; color: var(--muted); letter-spacing: 0.1em;
}
.m-timeline__bar {
  flex: 1; height: 1px; background: var(--rule); position: relative;
}
.m-timeline__tick {
  position: absolute; top: -3px; width: 1px; height: 7px; background: var(--muted);
}
.m-timeline__fill {
  position: absolute; left: 0; top: -1px; height: 3px; background: var(--accent);
}
@media (max-width: 900px) { .m-timeline { display: none; } }

/* ─── Definition list (policies/authors/etc.) ─────────────── */
.m-dl { margin: 0; }
.m-dl dt {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-top: 18px;
  margin-bottom: 4px;
  font-size: 14.5px;
}
.m-dl dd {
  margin: 0 0 10px 0;
  color: var(--ink);              /* was var(--text) */
  font-size: 15.5px;                /* was 14.5 */
  line-height: 1.7;
}

/* ─── Reading prose (serif body) ─────────────────────────── */
.m-prose {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 17.5px;          /* was 17 — minor bump for readability */
  line-height: 1.7;            /* was 1.65 — more air */
  color: var(--ink);           /* was var(--text) — darker per Laura */
  font-weight: 400;            /* was 300 — 400 reads cleaner */
  max-width: 680px;
}
.m-prose--full { max-width: 100%; }
.m-prose p { margin: 0 0 1.1em; }
.m-prose p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.m-prose h3 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 24px;
  line-height: 1.15;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 400;
  margin: 32px 0 16px;
}
.m-prose h3:first-child { margin-top: 0; }
.m-prose strong { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 600; }
.m-prose em { font-style: italic; }
.m-prose ul, .m-prose ol { padding-left: 22px; margin: 0 0 1.1em; }
.m-prose li { margin-bottom: 8px; }
.m-prose li strong { color: var(--ink); }
.m-prose hr { border: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); margin: 32px 0; }
.m-prose a { color: var(--accent); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; text-decoration-thickness: 1px; }
.m-prose a:hover { text-decoration-thickness: 2px; }

/* ─── Panel / callout ────────────────────────────────────── */
.m-panel {
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  background: var(--paper);
  padding: 28px;
}
.m-panel--accent {
  border-left: 3px solid var(--accent);
  padding-left: 28px;
  background: var(--paper);
}
.m-panel--dim { background: var(--paper-dim); }
.m-panel h3 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 20px;
  font-weight: 400;
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.m-panel p { color: var(--ink); line-height: 1.6; font-size: 15px; font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 400; }
.m-panel__list {
  list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;
}
.m-panel__list li {
  font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 14px; color: var(--text);
  padding: 8px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
}
.m-panel__list li:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }

/* Panel bullet list — serif, ink-colored, used inside m-panel for "what we ask" etc.
   Replaces repeated inline-style lists so the look stays consistent. */
.m-panel__bullets {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--ink);
  padding-left: 20px;
  margin: 10px 0 0;
}
.m-panel__bullets li { margin-bottom: 8px; }

/* Two-column side-by-side panel pair that collapses to one column on narrow
   viewports. Used for the "what we ask / what we don't ask" split on
   for-reviewers and the AI performs / AI does not perform split on policies. */
.m-twocol {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 24px;
}
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .m-twocol { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 16px; }
}

/* ─── Bio block (about page) ─────────────────────────────── */
.m-bio {
  padding: 40px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 200px 1fr;
  gap: 40px;
  align-items: start;
}
.m-bio:last-of-type { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.m-bio__photo {
  width: 200px; height: 200px; overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--paper-dim); border: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.m-bio__photo img {
  width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center 30%;
  display: block;
}
.m-bio__name {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 400; font-size: 22px;
  line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  color: var(--ink); margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.m-bio__role {
  font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  color: var(--accent); text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.m-bio__affil {
  font-size: 13px; color: var(--muted); margin-bottom: 18px;
  line-height: 1.55;
}
.m-bio__text {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 400;     /* was 300 */
  color: var(--ink); font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7;  /* was text/15.5 */
}
.m-bio__text em { font-style: italic; }
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .m-bio { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 20px; padding: 32px 0; }
  .m-bio__photo { width: 160px; height: 160px; }
}

/* ─── Board placeholder (editorial board page) ──────────── */
.m-board__placeholder {
  padding: 80px 40px;
  text-align: center;
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  background: var(--paper-dim);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 18px;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.55;
  max-width: 640px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

/* ─── Contact list ──────────────────────────────────────── */
.m-contact-list {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ink);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.m-contact-list__row {
  padding: 20px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: baseline;
  flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;
}
.m-contact-list__row:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
.m-contact-list__label {
  font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted);
}
.m-contact-list__value {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 18px; color: var(--ink);
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

/* ─── CTA band (dark ink) ──────────────────────────────── */
.m-cta {
  background: var(--ink);
}
.m-cta__inner {
  max-width: 1280px; margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 96px 40px;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.3fr 1fr; gap: 80px;
  align-items: start;
}
.m-cta__heading {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(40px, 5.5vw, 68px);
  line-height: 1.12;              /* was 1 — descender room */
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  color: var(--paper);
  margin: 18px 0 28px;
  text-wrap: balance;
  padding-bottom: 0.08em;
}
.m-cta__heading em { font-style: italic; }
.m-cta__sub {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(17px, 1.6vw, 20px);
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: #ebe6dd;
  opacity: 0.9;
  max-width: 540px;
}
.m-cta__btns { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 14px; margin-top: 52px; }
.m-cta__btn {
  font-family: var(--sans); font-weight: 500; font-size: 15px;
  padding: 20px 24px;
  display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: all 120ms ease;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.m-cta__btn--primary {
  background: var(--accent); color: var(--paper) !important;
  border-color: var(--accent);
}
.m-cta__btn--primary:hover { background: var(--accent-hover); text-decoration: none !important; }
.m-cta__btn--ghost {
  background: transparent; color: var(--paper) !important;
  border-color: #2a2623;
}
.m-cta__btn--ghost:hover { border-color: #ebe6dd; text-decoration: none !important; }
.m-cta__pills { margin-top: 12px; display: flex; gap: 8px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.m-cta .m-eyebrow--accent { color: #d97a83; }
.m-cta .m-rulebadge { color: #d97a83; border-color: #d97a83; }
.m-cta .m-rulebadge--muted { color: #8a8378; border-color: #2a2623; }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .m-cta__inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; padding: 56px 20px; }
  .m-cta__btns { margin-top: 0; }   /* desktop nudge not needed when stacked */
}

/* ─── Footer ───────────────────────────────────────────── */
.m-foot {
  background: var(--paper);
  padding: 72px 40px 32px;
  border-top: 0;
}
.m-foot__inner {
  max-width: 1280px; margin: 0 auto;
}
.m-foot__top {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.6fr repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 48px;
  padding-bottom: 56px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.m-foot__brand { max-width: 360px; }
.m-foot__blurb {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 16px 0 20px;
}
.m-foot__meta {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 6px;
}
.m-foot__col-head {
  font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink);
  display: block; margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.m-foot__col ul {
  list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px;
}
.m-foot__col a {
  font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 13.5px;
  color: var(--text) !important;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.m-foot__col a:hover { color: var(--ink) !important; text-decoration: none !important; }
.m-foot__bottom {
  padding-top: 24px;
  display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;
}
.m-foot__links {
  display: flex; gap: 18px;
}
.m-foot__links a {
  font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 12px;
  color: var(--muted) !important;
}
.m-foot__preview-banner {
  font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--warning);
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .m-foot { padding: 48px 20px 28px; }
  .m-foot__top { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; padding-bottom: 32px; }
}

/* ─── Directory / indexing tables (list of x with status) ─── */
.m-list {
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  background: var(--paper);
}
.m-list__row {
  padding: 14px 18px;
  display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  gap: 12px;
}
.m-list__row:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
.m-list__name {
  font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--ink); font-weight: 500;
}
.m-list__name--serif {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: -0.01em; font-weight: 400;
}
.m-list__status {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
  font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.m-list__dot { width: 6px; height: 6px; border-radius: 50%; }