/* THE BLOG (2026-09-21) - claude.com/blog's arrangement in Cyca's own look, agreed on a
   clickable mockup first. Generated by scripts/gen_blog.py (BLOG_CSS): edit it there, never
   here - the next run overwrites this file. Loaded on /blog/ pages only, beside styles.css,
   whose tokens (--deep, --forest, --on-cream...) it uses. Every class is bl- so nothing here
   can reach another page's markup. */
:root {
  --bl-paper: #f6f2e2; --bl-faint: #6d8475;
  --bl-line: rgba(0, 60, 38, .14); --bl-line-soft: rgba(0, 60, 38, .08);
  --bl-tint: rgba(0, 60, 38, .06); --bl-tint-2: rgba(0, 60, 38, .11);
  --bl-shadow: 0 18px 38px rgba(0, 40, 25, .13);
}
.bl { color: var(--on-cream); }
.bl [hidden], .bl-sub [hidden] { display: none !important; }
.bl-wrap { max-width: 1240px; margin-inline: auto; padding-inline: clamp(16px, 4vw, 40px); }
.bl-i { width: 18px; height: 18px; fill: none; stroke: currentColor; stroke-width: 1.7; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round; flex: none; }
.bl-i--sm { width: 14px; height: 14px; }
.bl h1, .bl h2, .bl h3 { text-wrap: balance; }

/* the thin bar under the fixed site header: where you are, and every topic */
.bl-sub { margin-top: 62px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--bl-line-soft); font-size: 13px; color: var(--on-cream-soft); position: relative; z-index: 20; }
.bl-sub__in { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 12px; min-height: 44px; }
.bl-crumbs { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px; min-width: 0; overflow: hidden; }
.bl-crumbs a, .bl-crumbs span { flex: none; }
.bl-crumbs span { opacity: .5; }
.bl-crumbs b { min-width: 0; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; color: var(--on-cream); font-weight: 600; }
@media (hover: hover) { .bl-crumbs a:hover { color: var(--on-cream); text-decoration: underline; } }
.bl-explore { position: relative; flex: none; }
.bl-explore > summary { list-style: none; cursor: pointer; display: flex; gap: 6px; align-items: center; white-space: nowrap; padding: 6px 0; }
.bl-explore > summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
.bl-explore[open] > summary .bl-i { transform: rotate(180deg); }
.bl-explore__menu { position: absolute; right: 0; top: calc(100% + 6px); width: min(320px, calc(100vw - 32px)); max-height: 70vh; overflow: auto;
  padding: 8px; display: grid; background: var(--bl-paper); border: 1px solid var(--bl-line); border-radius: 18px; box-shadow: var(--bl-shadow); }
.bl-explore__menu a { display: flex; gap: 10px; align-items: center; padding: 9px 12px; border-radius: 12px; font-size: 14.5px; color: var(--on-cream); }
.bl-explore__menu a:hover { background: var(--bl-tint); }

/* /blog/: the intro on the left, the big topic links on the right (two columns of four) */
.bl-hero { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2.1fr); gap: 32px 56px; padding-block: 56px 48px; align-items: start; }
.bl-hero__intro { display: grid; gap: 16px; align-content: start; justify-items: start; }
.bl-hero__intro .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 0; }
.bl-hero__intro h1 { font-size: clamp(34px, 4vw, 46px); font-weight: 800; line-height: 1.05; letter-spacing: -.025em; color: var(--deep-2); }
.bl-hl { background: linear-gradient(102deg, #1aa35c 0%, #0f7d43 70%); -webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text; color: transparent; }
.bl-hero__lede { max-width: 34ch; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--on-cream-soft); }
.bl-links { display: grid; grid-auto-flow: column; grid-template-rows: repeat(4, auto); grid-template-columns: repeat(2, max-content);
  gap: 4px clamp(28px, 5vw, 72px); align-content: start; }
.bl-links a { display: inline-flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 12px; justify-self: start; color: var(--deep-2);
  font-family: "Instrument Serif", Georgia, serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: clamp(34px, 3.6vw, 50px); line-height: 1.12; letter-spacing: -.01em; }
.bl-links__arrow { width: .5em; height: .5em; stroke-width: 1.4; transform: translateY(-.06em); transition: transform 200ms var(--ease); }
@media (hover: hover) { .bl-links a:hover { color: var(--forest); } .bl-links a:hover .bl-links__arrow { transform: translate(6px, -.06em); } }

/* the newest posts, moving past by themselves as picture cards (a 60-second lap, the way
   claude.com runs theirs), stopped under the pointer. The list is there twice so the loop has
   no seam - each card's space is its own margin, so the two halves are exactly equal and the
   -50% lap lands without a jump. Motion turned off: a plain row you can swipe. */
.bl-strip { overflow: hidden; padding-block: 8px 28px; }
.bl-strip__track { display: flex; width: max-content; animation: bl-strip 60s linear infinite; }
.bl-strip:hover .bl-strip__track, .bl-strip:focus-within .bl-strip__track { animation-play-state: paused; }
.bl-strip__track > a { flex: none; width: 300px; margin-right: 20px; display: grid; align-content: start; overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 20px; background: var(--bl-paper); border: 1px solid var(--bl-line-soft); transition: transform 200ms var(--ease), box-shadow 200ms var(--ease); }
@media (hover: hover) { .bl-strip__track > a:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); box-shadow: var(--bl-shadow); } .bl-strip__track > a:hover .bl-strip__title { color: var(--forest); } }
.bl-strip__img { position: relative; display: block; aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; background: var(--deep); overflow: hidden; }
.bl-strip__img img { display: block; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.bl-strip__img--portrait img { object-fit: contain; object-position: center top; padding-top: 10px; }
/* the date on the picture, lower right, on a dark backing */
.bl-strip__date { position: absolute; right: 10px; bottom: 10px; padding: 4px 10px; border-radius: 999px; background: var(--deep); color: var(--on-green);
  font-size: 12px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.4; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, .25); }
/* margin, not padding: a clamped box clips at its padding edge, so bottom padding showed a
   third line of a long title under the second */
.bl-strip__title { display: -webkit-box; -webkit-line-clamp: 2; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; overflow: hidden; margin: 14px 16px 16px;
  font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.3; letter-spacing: -.01em; color: var(--on-cream); }
@keyframes bl-strip { from { transform: translateX(0); } to { transform: translateX(-50%); } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .bl-strip { overflow-x: auto; scrollbar-width: none; }
  .bl-strip__track { animation: none; padding-inline: 16px; }
  .bl-strip__copy { display: none !important; }
}

/* the body: filters on the left, the posts (or a topic, or a guide page) on the right */
.bl-body { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 250px minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 48px; padding-block: 40px 90px; align-items: start; }
.bl-side { position: sticky; top: 78px; max-height: calc(100vh - 96px); overflow-y: auto; scrollbar-width: thin; }
.bl-side > summary { display: none; }
.bl-side__in { display: grid; gap: 2px; }
.bl-side__title { font-size: 15px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.4; color: var(--on-cream); padding-bottom: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--bl-line); margin-bottom: 4px; }
.bl-field { display: grid; gap: 6px; padding: 10px 0 14px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--bl-line-soft); }
.bl-field label { font-size: 12.5px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--on-cream-soft); }
.bl-field select { font: 500 14px "Inter", sans-serif; color: var(--on-cream); background: var(--bl-paper); border: 1px solid var(--bl-line); border-radius: 12px; padding: 8px 10px; }
.bl-tree__label { font-size: 12.5px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--on-cream-soft); padding: 12px 0 6px; }
.bl-t > summary { list-style: none; cursor: pointer; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; padding: 8px 10px; border-radius: 12px;
  font-size: 14.5px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4; color: var(--on-cream); }
.bl-t > summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
@media (hover: hover) { .bl-t > summary:hover { background: var(--bl-tint); } }
.bl-t__n { margin-left: auto; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; color: var(--bl-faint); }
.bl-t__chev { transition: transform 160ms var(--ease); }
.bl-t[open] > summary .bl-t__chev { transform: rotate(90deg); }
.bl-t.is-on > summary { background: var(--deep); color: var(--on-green); }
.bl-t.is-on > summary .bl-t__n { color: inherit; opacity: .75; }
.bl-t__subs { display: grid; gap: 1px; padding: 4px 0 10px 38px; }
.bl-t__subs a { display: flex; gap: 8px; padding: 5px 10px; border-radius: 10px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; color: var(--on-cream-soft); }
.bl-t__subs a span { margin-left: auto; font-size: 12px; color: var(--bl-faint); font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
@media (hover: hover) { .bl-t__subs a:hover { background: var(--bl-tint); color: var(--on-cream); } }
.bl-t__subs a[aria-current] { background: var(--bl-tint-2); color: var(--on-cream); font-weight: 600; }
.bl-t__subs a.bl-t__open { color: var(--forest); font-weight: 600; }
.bl-t__note { font-size: 13px; color: var(--bl-faint); padding: 4px 10px; }

/* the tools above the posts: only ever shown by the script */
.bl-tools { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; margin-bottom: 18px; }
.bl-search { flex: 1 1 280px; max-width: 420px; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; height: 46px; padding: 0 14px; border-radius: 14px;
  background: var(--bl-paper); border: 1px solid var(--bl-line); color: var(--bl-faint); }
.bl-search:focus-within { border-color: var(--forest); box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(44, 191, 109, .18); }
.bl-search input { flex: 1; min-width: 0; border: 0; background: none; outline: none; font: 500 15px "Inter", sans-serif; color: var(--on-cream); }
.bl-search input::placeholder { color: var(--bl-faint); }
.bl-search input::-webkit-search-cancel-button { -webkit-appearance: none; }
.bl-seg { display: inline-flex; gap: 4px; padding: 4px; border-radius: 14px; background: var(--bl-tint); }
.bl-seg button { display: inline-flex; gap: 7px; align-items: center; height: 36px; padding: 0 12px; border-radius: 10px; font: 600 13.5px "Inter", sans-serif; color: var(--on-cream-soft); background: none; border: 0; cursor: pointer; }
.bl-seg button[aria-pressed="true"] { background: var(--bl-paper); color: var(--on-cream); box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 40, 25, .12); }
.bl-active { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px 12px; align-items: center; margin: -4px 0 18px; font-size: 14px; color: var(--on-cream-soft); }
.bl-chip { display: inline-flex; gap: 8px; align-items: center; height: 34px; padding: 0 6px 0 14px; border-radius: 999px; background: var(--deep); color: var(--on-green); font-weight: 600; font-size: 13.5px; }
.bl-chip button { width: 24px; height: 24px; display: grid; place-items: center; border-radius: 50%; border: 0; background: rgba(244, 240, 212, .16); color: inherit; cursor: pointer; }
.bl-active a { color: var(--forest); font-weight: 600; }

/* the cards: Cyca's own */
.bl-grid { display: grid; gap: 20px; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
.bl-card { position: relative; display: grid; align-content: start; overflow: hidden; border-radius: var(--r-card); background: var(--bl-paper);
  border: 1px solid var(--bl-line-soft); transition: transform 200ms var(--ease), box-shadow 200ms var(--ease); }
@media (hover: hover) { .bl-card:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); box-shadow: var(--bl-shadow); } }
.bl-card:focus-within { box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(44, 191, 109, .5); }
.bl-card__media { aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; background: var(--deep); overflow: hidden; }
.bl-card__media img { display: block; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.bl-card__media--portrait img { object-fit: contain; object-position: center top; padding-top: 12px; }
.bl-card__body { display: grid; gap: 8px; padding: 16px 20px 22px; min-width: 0; }
.bl-meta { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; gap: 2px 8px; font-size: 12.5px; line-height: 1.4; color: var(--bl-faint); }
.bl-meta > * + *::before { content: "\00b7"; margin-right: 8px; opacity: .6; }
.bl-meta__topic { font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .09em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--forest); }
.bl-grid:not(.is-list) .bl-meta__mins { display: none; }   /* three narrow cards across: keep the line to one row */
.bl-card__title { font-size: 19px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.3; letter-spacing: -.012em; color: var(--on-cream); }
.bl-card__title a::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; border-radius: inherit; }
.bl-card__title a:focus-visible { outline: none; }
.bl-card__excerpt { display: -webkit-box; -webkit-line-clamp: 3; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; overflow: hidden; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--on-cream-soft); }
.bl-grid.is-list { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 10px; }
.bl-grid.is-list .bl-card { grid-template-columns: 170px minmax(0, 1fr); border-radius: 18px; }
.bl-grid.is-list .bl-card__media { aspect-ratio: auto; height: 100%; min-height: 110px; }
.bl-grid.is-list .bl-card__body { padding: 14px 18px; gap: 5px; }
.bl-grid.is-list .bl-card__title { font-size: 17px; }
.bl-grid.is-list .bl-card__excerpt { -webkit-line-clamp: 2; font-size: 14px; }
.bl-more { display: flex; justify-content: center; margin-top: 30px; }
.bl-btn { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; height: 44px; padding: 0 22px; border-radius: 999px; cursor: pointer;
  font: 600 15px "Inter", sans-serif; color: var(--on-cream); background: var(--bl-tint); border: 1px solid var(--bl-line); }
@media (hover: hover) { .bl-btn:hover { background: var(--bl-tint-2); } }
.bl-empty { padding: 24px 26px; border-radius: 20px; background: var(--bl-tint); color: var(--on-cream-soft); font-weight: 500; font-size: 15.5px; }

/* a topic page */
.bl-lead { display: grid; gap: 12px; margin-bottom: 36px; }
.bl-lead .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 0; }
.bl-lead h1 { font-family: "Instrument Serif", Georgia, serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: clamp(46px, 6vw, 76px); line-height: 1; letter-spacing: -.015em; color: var(--deep-2); }
.bl-lead p:not(.eyebrow) { max-width: 62ch; font-size: clamp(17px, 1.8vw, 19px); line-height: 1.6; color: var(--on-cream-soft); }
.bl-sechead { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: baseline; justify-content: space-between; gap: 6px 12px; margin-bottom: 14px; }
.bl-sechead h2 { font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.4; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--forest); }
.bl-sechead span { font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--bl-faint); }
.bl-series { display: grid; gap: 14px; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(250px, 1fr)); margin-bottom: 48px; }
.bl-scard { display: grid; gap: 12px; align-content: start; padding: 22px; border-radius: var(--r-card); background: var(--bl-paper);
  border: 1px solid var(--bl-line-soft); transition: transform 200ms var(--ease), box-shadow 200ms var(--ease); }
@media (hover: hover) { .bl-scard:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); box-shadow: var(--bl-shadow); } }
.bl-scard__count { font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--bl-faint); }
.bl-scard h3 { font-size: 19px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.25; letter-spacing: -.012em; color: var(--on-cream); }
.bl-scard ol { margin: 0; padding-left: 20px; display: grid; gap: 3px; font-size: 14.5px; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--on-cream-soft); }
.bl-scard__more { list-style: none; margin-left: -20px; color: var(--bl-faint); }
.bl-scard__go { justify-self: start; display: inline-flex; gap: 6px; align-items: center; margin-top: 4px; font-size: 14.5px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--forest); }

/* a guide page: one page at a time */
.bl-step { font-size: 13.5px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--on-cream-soft); }
.bl-bar { display: flex; gap: 4px; margin: 12px 0 30px; }
.bl-bar a { flex: 1; height: 6px; border-radius: 99px; background: var(--bl-tint-2); }
.bl-bar a.is-done { background: var(--bright); }
.bl-bar a.is-now { background: var(--deep); }
.bl-page { display: grid; gap: 22px; padding: clamp(22px, 4vw, 40px); border-radius: var(--r-card); background: var(--bl-paper); border: 1px solid var(--bl-line-soft); }
.bl-page h1 { font-family: "Instrument Serif", Georgia, serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: clamp(38px, 5vw, 58px); line-height: 1.05; letter-spacing: -.01em; color: var(--deep-2); }
.bl-tag { justify-self: start; padding: 5px 11px; border-radius: 999px; border: 1px dashed var(--bl-line); background: var(--bl-tint);
  font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--forest); }
.bl-blocks { display: grid; gap: 12px; }
.bl-block { display: grid; gap: 6px; padding: 18px 20px; border-radius: 16px; border: 1px dashed var(--bl-line); }
.bl-block b { font-size: 16px; color: var(--on-cream); }
.bl-block span { font-size: 14.5px; color: var(--bl-faint); }
.bl-pn { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 12px; margin-top: 18px; }
.bl-pn a { display: grid; gap: 4px; padding: 16px 18px; border-radius: 18px; border: 1px solid var(--bl-line); background: var(--bl-paper); }
@media (hover: hover) { .bl-pn a:hover { border-color: var(--forest); } }
.bl-pn small { font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--bl-faint); }
.bl-pn b { font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.35; color: var(--on-cream); }
.bl-pn__next { grid-column: 2; text-align: right; }
.bl-outline { margin-top: 40px; }
.bl-outline ol { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; display: grid; gap: 2px; counter-reset: bl-s; }
.bl-outline li a { display: flex; gap: 12px; align-items: baseline; padding: 9px 12px; border-radius: 12px; font-size: 15px; color: var(--on-cream-soft); }
.bl-outline li a::before { counter-increment: bl-s; content: counter(bl-s); min-width: 1.6em; font-size: 12.5px; font-weight: 700; color: var(--bl-faint); font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
@media (hover: hover) { .bl-outline li a:hover { background: var(--bl-tint); color: var(--on-cream); } }
.bl-outline li a[aria-current] { background: var(--bl-tint-2); color: var(--on-cream); font-weight: 600; }

/* a post: the bar sits under the header, so the page needs less top room */
.page-wrap.bl-postwrap { padding-top: 40px; }
.post__meta .bl-meta__topic { align-self: center; }

@media (max-width: 1080px) { .bl-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); } }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .bl-hero { grid-template-columns: 1fr; padding-block: 36px 32px; }
  .bl-body { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 22px; padding-block: 24px 70px; }
  .bl-side { position: static; max-height: none; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 14px; border-radius: 18px; background: var(--bl-paper); border: 1px solid var(--bl-line); }
  .bl-side > summary { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; list-style: none; cursor: pointer; padding: 12px 0; font-weight: 600; color: var(--on-cream); }
  .bl-side > summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
  .bl-side[open] > summary { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--bl-line); margin-bottom: 4px; }
  .bl-side[open] > summary .bl-i { transform: rotate(180deg); }
  .bl-side__title { display: none; }
}
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .bl-links { column-gap: 18px; }
  .bl-links a { font-size: 28px; gap: 8px; }
  .bl-strip__track > a { width: 240px; margin-right: 14px; border-radius: 18px; }
  .bl-grid, .bl-grid.is-list { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 10px; }
  .bl-grid .bl-card, .bl-grid.is-list .bl-card { grid-template-columns: 96px minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 12px; padding: 10px; border-radius: 18px; }
  .bl-grid .bl-card__media, .bl-grid.is-list .bl-card__media { aspect-ratio: 1; height: auto; min-height: 0; border-radius: 12px; }
  .bl-grid .bl-card__body, .bl-grid.is-list .bl-card__body { padding: 2px 0 0; gap: 5px; }
  .bl-grid .bl-card__title, .bl-grid.is-list .bl-card__title { font-size: 16px; }
  .bl-grid .bl-card__excerpt { display: none; }
  .bl-meta__mins { display: none; }
  .bl-seg { display: none; }
  .bl-search { max-width: none; }
  .bl-pn { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .bl-pn__next { grid-column: 1; }
}