.home-hero {
    position: relative;
    min-height: 100vh;
    display: grid;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 6rem 0 4rem;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.home-hero::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='280' height='280' viewBox='0 0 280 280'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.95' numOctaves='2' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='280' height='280' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='0.16'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
    background-size: 280px 280px;
    opacity: 0.22;
    mix-blend-mode: screen;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.home-hero::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: auto 0 0;
    height: 12rem;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, rgba(10, 10, 10, 1));
    pointer-events: none;
}

.home-hero__inner {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    width: min(calc(100% - 2rem), var(--max-width));
    margin: 0 auto;
    display: grid;
    gap: 2rem;
}

.home-hero__content {
    max-width: 56rem;
}

.hero-kicker {
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
    color: var(--accent);
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.28em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.hero-title {
    font-size: clamp(3.6rem, 10vw, 8.6rem);
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 0.95;
    max-width: 9ch;
}

.hero-word {
    display: inline-block;
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(22px) rotate(1deg);
    animation: heroWordRise 0.9s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1) forwards;
    animation-delay: calc(var(--word-index) * 90ms + 140ms);
}

.hero-subtext {
    max-width: 36rem;
    margin-top: 1.6rem;
    color: rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.78);
    font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 2vw, 1.25rem);
}

.hero-actions {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 0.95rem;
    margin-top: 2rem;
}

.hero-scroll {
    position: absolute;
    left: 50%;
    bottom: 1.5rem;
    z-index: 1;
    display: inline-flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.5rem;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    color: rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.66);
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.hero-scroll__arrow {
    width: 2.5rem;
    height: 2.5rem;
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    border-radius: 999px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.1);
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
    animation: floatArrow 2.2s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.hero-scroll__arrow svg {
    width: 1rem;
    height: 1rem;
    fill: var(--accent);
}

.featured-story__layout {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.45fr 1fr;
    min-height: 32rem;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.featured-story__image {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    min-height: 22rem;
}

.featured-story__content {
    display: grid;
    align-content: center;
    gap: 1rem;
    padding: clamp(1.6rem, 4vw, 3rem);
    border-left: 1px solid rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.08);
    transition: border-color var(--transition), transform var(--transition);
}

.featured-story:hover .featured-story__content {
    border-left-color: rgba(200, 98, 42, 0.72);
}

.featured-story__title {
    font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 2.65rem);
    line-height: 1.05;
}

.featured-story__excerpt {
    max-width: 34ch;
    color: rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.78);
}

.featured-story__meta {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 0.8rem;
    color: var(--text-muted);
    font-size: 0.92rem;
}

.article-grid__header,
.topic-bar__header,
.newsletter-strip__header,
.about-strip__header {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 1rem;
    align-items: end;
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.article-grid__grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 1.5rem;
}

.article-grid__cta {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    margin-top: 2rem;
}

.topic-bar__list {
    display: flex;
    gap: 0.8rem;
    overflow-x: auto;
    padding-bottom: 0.4rem;
    scrollbar-width: none;
}

.topic-bar__list::-webkit-scrollbar {
    display: none;
}

.topic-bar__pill {
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    padding: 0.85rem 1.1rem;
    border-radius: 999px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.08);
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
    color: rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.85);
}

.newsletter-strip {
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #111111, #0f0f0f);
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.05);
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.05);
}

.newsletter-strip__inner {
    width: min(calc(100% - 2rem), var(--max-width));
    margin: 0 auto;
    display: grid;
    gap: 1.5rem;
    padding: 3.5rem 0;
}

.newsletter-strip__form {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
    gap: 0.85rem;
    max-width: 42rem;
}

.newsletter-strip__success {
    color: #f0c39e;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
}

.about-strip__layout {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 220px 1fr;
    gap: 2rem;
    align-items: center;
}

.about-strip__avatar {
    width: 220px;
    height: 220px;
    border-radius: 999px;
    object-fit: cover;
    border: 1px solid rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.08);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
}

.about-strip__name {
    font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem);
}

.about-strip__bio {
    max-width: 48rem;
    margin-top: 1rem;
    color: rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.78);
}

.about-strip__link {
    margin-top: 1.5rem;
}

@keyframes heroWordRise {
    to {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: translateY(0) rotate(0deg);
    }
}

@keyframes floatArrow {
    0%,
    100% {
        transform: translateY(0);
    }
    50% {
        transform: translateY(-7px);
    }
}

@media (max-width: 1100px) {
    .featured-story__layout {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .featured-story__content {
        border-left: 0;
        border-top: 1px solid rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.08);
    }

    .article-grid__grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    }

    .about-strip__layout {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        justify-items: start;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .home-hero {
        min-height: auto;
        padding-top: 7.5rem;
    }

    .hero-title {
        max-width: 11ch;
    }

    .article-grid__grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .newsletter-strip__form {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .about-strip__avatar {
        width: 160px;
        height: 160px;
    }
}