:root {
  --ink: #f7efe2;
  --muted: #c8bdcf;
  --dim: #9f95aa;
  --night: #0b1020;
  --panel: #12182d;
  --panel-soft: rgba(255, 255, 255, .055);
  --line: rgba(255, 255, 255, .11);
  --amber: #f4b35e;
  --amber-soft: #ffd39a;
  --violet: #b8a6ff;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
  margin: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 12% 2%, rgba(244, 179, 94, .15), transparent 26rem),
    radial-gradient(circle at 90% 18%, rgba(125, 118, 255, .13), transparent 30rem),
    var(--night);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: Manrope, system-ui, sans-serif;
}
a { color: inherit; }
img { max-width: 100%; }
[hidden] { display: none !important; }

.blog-shell { width: min(1180px, calc(100% - 40px)); margin: 0 auto; }
.blog-nav {
  min-height: 82px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 24px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.blog-brand { display: inline-flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 10px; text-decoration: none; }
.blog-brand strong { font-family: Fraunces, Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.25rem; }
.blog-brand span { color: var(--amber-soft); font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.blog-actions { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: flex-end; gap: 9px; }
.blog-actions .product-link { min-height: 44px; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; padding: 10px 16px; border-radius: 999px; background: var(--amber); color: #17121f; text-decoration: none; font-size: .84rem; font-weight: 800; }
.blog-actions .account-control { margin-left: 0; }
.nav-language-menu { position: relative; z-index: 40; }
.nav-language-menu summary { min-height: 44px; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; padding: 9px 13px; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 999px; color: var(--muted); font-size: .82rem; cursor: pointer; list-style: none; }
.nav-language-menu summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
.nav-language-menu summary:hover, .nav-language-menu summary:focus-visible, .nav-language-menu[open] summary { border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.28); background: rgba(255,255,255,.07); color: var(--ink); }
.nav-language-options { position: absolute; top: calc(100% + 9px); right: 0; width: 250px; display: grid; gap: 3px; padding: 8px; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 17px; background: #11162a; box-shadow: 0 18px 54px rgba(0,0,0,.45); }
.nav-language-options a { padding: 10px 11px; border-radius: 10px; color: var(--muted); text-decoration: none; font-size: .78rem; font-weight: 700; }
.nav-language-options a:hover, .nav-language-options a:focus-visible { background: rgba(255,255,255,.08); color: var(--ink); }

.blog-home-hero, .category-hero { padding: clamp(64px, 9vw, 104px) 0 56px; }
.eyebrow, .category-link { color: var(--amber-soft); font-size: .75rem; font-weight: 850; letter-spacing: .17em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.category-link { display: inline-flex; text-decoration: none; }
.category-link:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
.blog-home-hero h1, .category-hero h1 {
  max-width: 11ch;
  margin: 14px 0 0;
  font-family: Fraunces, Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(3.5rem, 9vw, 7.2rem);
  line-height: .91;
  letter-spacing: -.045em;
}
.blog-home-hero p, .category-hero p { max-width: 64ch; margin: 24px 0 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 2vw, 1.25rem); line-height: 1.75; }

.blog-discovery { padding: 34px 0 58px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.discovery-heading, .articles-heading { display: flex; align-items: end; justify-content: space-between; gap: 32px; }
.discovery-heading h2, .language-picker h2, .articles-heading h2 { margin: 8px 0 0; font-family: Fraunces, Georgia, serif; font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.2rem); line-height: 1; letter-spacing: -.025em; }
.discovery-heading > p { max-width: 46ch; margin: 0; color: var(--muted); line-height: 1.65; }
.topic-strip { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px; margin-top: 28px; }
.topic-chip { min-height: 50px; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 11px 19px; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 999px; background: var(--panel-soft); text-align: center; text-decoration: none; transition: border-color .2s ease, background .2s ease, transform .2s ease; }
.topic-chip span { font-weight: 800; line-height: 1.25; }
.topic-chip small { display: none; }
.topic-chip:hover, .topic-chip:focus-visible, .topic-chip.is-active { border-color: rgba(244,179,94,.58); background: rgba(244,179,94,.1); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.topic-chip.is-active span { color: var(--amber-soft); }

.featured-section { margin: 4px 0 74px; }
.featured-post { height: 550px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.08fr) minmax(340px, .92fr); min-height: 430px; overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 30px; background: radial-gradient(circle at 100% 0%, rgba(184,166,255,.12), transparent 40%), var(--panel); box-shadow: 0 24px 68px rgba(0,0,0,.24); }
.featured-post-media { min-height: 430px; overflow: hidden; }
.featured-post-media img { width: 100%; height: 100%; display: block; object-fit: cover; object-position: center 32%; transition: transform .45s ease; }
.featured-post:hover .featured-post-media img { transform: scale(1.02); }
.featured-post-copy { display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; padding: clamp(30px, 5vw, 52px); }
.featured-post-copy h2 { margin: 13px 0 0; overflow-wrap: anywhere; font-family: Fraunces, Georgia, serif; font-size: clamp(2.15rem, 4vw, 3.25rem); line-height: 1; letter-spacing: -.03em; }
.featured-post-copy h2 a, .featured-post-copy .post-card-action { text-decoration: none; }
.featured-post-copy > p { margin: 18px 0 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: .96rem; line-height: 1.68; }

.language-picker { margin: 0 0 64px; padding: 44px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.language-picker > div > p { margin: 16px 0 0; color: var(--muted); line-height: 1.65; }
.language-picker.compact { margin-top: 0; }
.language-picker.compact h2 { font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.6rem); }
.language-chips { display: flex; align-items: center; flex-wrap: nowrap; gap: 8px; margin-top: 24px; padding-bottom: 4px; overflow-x: auto; scrollbar-width: thin; }
.language-chip { flex: 0 0 auto; min-height: 42px; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 7px; padding: 7px 11px; border: 1px solid transparent; border-radius: 999px; background: var(--amber); color: #17121f; font: inherit; font-weight: 800; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; cursor: pointer; }
.language-flag { flex: 0 0 auto; font-size: .95rem; line-height: 1; }
.language-chip > span:last-child { min-width: 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; }
.language-chip strong { font-size: .74rem; line-height: 1.2; }
.language-chip small { display: none; }
.language-chip:hover, .language-chip:focus-visible { background: var(--amber-soft); }
.language-chip.is-active { border-color: #fff2df; background: var(--amber-soft); box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px rgba(244,179,94,.2); }
.language-chip.is-active strong { color: #17121f; }

.articles-section { scroll-margin-top: 20px; }
.articles-heading { margin-bottom: 22px; }
.clear-filter { color: var(--amber-soft); font-size: .82rem; font-weight: 800; }
.posts-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 18px; align-items: stretch; }
.post-card {
  min-width: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 26px;
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(255,255,255,.075), rgba(255,255,255,.025));
  text-decoration: none;
  box-shadow: 0 20px 58px rgba(0,0,0,.22);
}
.post-card-media { position: relative; aspect-ratio: 16 / 10; overflow: hidden; }
.post-card-media img { width: 100%; height: 100%; display: block; object-fit: cover; object-position: center 34%; transition: transform .45s ease; }
.post-card:hover .post-card-media img { transform: scale(1.025); }
.post-card-copy { flex: 1; display: flex; flex-direction: column; padding: 23px; }
.post-card-copy h2 { margin: 11px 0 0; overflow-wrap: anywhere; font-family: Fraunces, Georgia, serif; font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 2.2vw, 1.9rem); line-height: 1.05; letter-spacing: -.02em; }
.post-card-copy p { margin: 14px 0 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: .82rem; line-height: 1.6; }
.post-topics { display: flex; gap: 7px; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-top: 19px; }
.post-topics span { padding: 5px 8px; border-radius: 999px; background: rgba(184,166,255,.12); color: #d6ccff; font-size: .65rem; font-weight: 750; }
.post-meta { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-top: 20px; color: var(--dim); font-size: .74rem; }
.post-card-action { margin-top: auto; padding-top: 20px; color: var(--amber-soft); font-size: .84rem; font-weight: 850; }
.topic-empty { padding: clamp(30px, 5vw, 48px); border: 1px dashed rgba(255,255,255,.2); border-radius: 24px; background: var(--panel-soft); }
.topic-empty strong { font-family: Fraunces, Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.7rem; }
.topic-empty p { max-width: 58ch; margin: 12px 0 18px; color: var(--muted); line-height: 1.65; }
.topic-empty a, .topic-empty button { border: 0; padding: 0; background: transparent; color: var(--amber-soft); font: inherit; font-weight: 800; text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer; }
.topic-empty a + button, .topic-empty button + a { margin-left: 18px; }
.blog-empty-note { margin: 48px 0; color: var(--muted); }
.blog-footer { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 20px; margin-top: 90px; padding: 32px 0 48px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); color: var(--dim); font-size: .84rem; }
.blog-footer a { color: var(--muted); }

.article-header { max-width: 920px; padding: clamp(56px, 9vw, 104px) 0 42px; }
.breadcrumbs { display: flex; gap: 8px; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-bottom: 28px; color: var(--dim); font-size: .78rem; }
.breadcrumbs a { text-decoration: none; }
.breadcrumbs a:hover { color: var(--ink); }
.article-header h1 { margin: 16px 0 0; overflow-wrap: anywhere; font-family: Fraunces, Georgia, serif; font-size: clamp(3.15rem, 8vw, 6.7rem); line-height: .94; letter-spacing: -.045em; }
.article-dek { max-width: 70ch; margin: 24px 0 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 2vw, 1.28rem); line-height: 1.72; }
.article-byline { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-top: 28px; color: var(--dim); font-size: .84rem; }
.article-byline strong { color: var(--ink); }

.article-hero { position: relative; height: min(68vw, 690px); min-height: 420px; overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 34px; }
.article-hero img { width: 100%; height: 100%; display: block; object-fit: cover; object-position: center 30%; }
.article-hero::after { content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 48%, rgba(5,7,15,.74)); pointer-events: none; }

.article-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 800px) minmax(240px, 300px); justify-content: space-between; gap: 56px; padding: 56px 0 72px; }
.article-main { min-width: 0; }
.article-main > p:first-child { font-size: 1.22rem; color: #e9dfea; }
.article-main p { margin: 0 0 22px; color: var(--muted); font-size: 1.03rem; line-height: 1.82; }
.article-main h2 { scroll-margin-top: 24px; margin: 62px 0 20px; font-family: Fraunces, Georgia, serif; font-size: clamp(2.15rem, 4.5vw, 3.35rem); line-height: 1.03; letter-spacing: -.025em; }
.article-main h2:first-of-type { margin-top: 48px; }
.section-dek { margin-bottom: 22px !important; font-size: 1.04rem !important; color: #ded3e2 !important; }
.article-main ul { margin: 0 0 28px; padding-left: 22px; color: var(--muted); line-height: 1.78; }
.article-main li + li { margin-top: 9px; }
.article-aside { position: relative; }
.toc { position: sticky; top: 24px; padding: 22px; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 22px; background: rgba(16,21,40,.88); backdrop-filter: blur(18px); }
.toc strong { display: block; color: var(--amber-soft); font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .15em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.toc ol { margin: 16px 0 0; padding-left: 18px; }
.toc li + li { margin-top: 11px; }
.toc a { color: var(--muted); font-size: .82rem; line-height: 1.4; text-decoration: none; }
.toc a:hover, .toc a:focus-visible { color: var(--ink); text-decoration: underline; }

.vocab-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 12px; margin: 28px 0; }
.vocab-card { padding: 18px; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 18px; background: var(--panel-soft); }
.vocab-card strong { display: block; color: var(--ink); }
.vocab-card span { display: block; margin-top: 5px; color: var(--dim); font-size: .88rem; }

.phrase-list { margin-top: 20px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.phrase-card { padding: 22px 2px 21px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.phrase-top { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 15px; }
.phrase-number { color: var(--amber-soft); font-size: .76rem; font-weight: 850; letter-spacing: .11em; }
.tone { display: inline-flex; padding: 5px 8px; border-radius: 999px; background: rgba(184,166,255,.13); color: #d6ccff; font-size: .64rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .07em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.source-line, .german-line { margin: 12px 0 0 !important; color: var(--ink) !important; font-family: Fraunces, Georgia, serif; font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2.5vw, 1.65rem) !important; line-height: 1.28 !important; }
.english-line { margin: 5px 0 0 !important; color: #eadcc6 !important; font-size: .96rem !important; font-weight: 750; }
.phrase-example { margin-top: 11px; padding-left: 13px; border-left: 2px solid rgba(244,179,94,.38); }
.phrase-example p { margin: 0 !important; color: #ded3e2 !important; font-size: .92rem !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; }
.phrase-example span { display: block; margin-top: 2px; color: var(--dim); font-size: .82rem; line-height: 1.45; }
.usage-note { margin: 8px 0 0 !important; color: var(--dim) !important; font-size: .86rem !important; line-height: 1.58 !important; }

.dialogue-list { display: grid; gap: 14px; margin-top: 26px; }
.dialogue-card { padding: 23px; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 20px; background: var(--panel-soft); }
.dialogue-heading { display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 12px; margin-bottom: 17px; }
.dialogue-heading span { color: var(--amber-soft); font-size: .69rem; font-weight: 850; letter-spacing: .13em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.dialogue-heading strong { font-family: Fraunces, Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.25rem; }
.dialogue-turn + .dialogue-turn { margin-top: 13px; }
.dialogue-turn p { margin: 0 !important; color: var(--ink) !important; font-size: .94rem !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; }
.dialogue-turn span { display: block; margin-top: 2px; color: var(--dim); font-size: .81rem; line-height: 1.45; }

.comparison-table { margin-top: 27px; overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 20px; }
.comparison-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .8fr) minmax(0, .8fr) minmax(0, 1.5fr); gap: 16px; align-items: start; padding: 17px 19px; }
.comparison-row + .comparison-row { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.comparison-row strong { color: var(--ink); font-size: .92rem; }
.comparison-row > span { color: #eadcc6; font-size: .9rem; }
.comparison-row p { margin: 0 !important; color: var(--dim) !important; font-size: .82rem !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; }
.comparison-head { background: rgba(255,255,255,.055); color: var(--amber-soft); font-size: .68rem; font-weight: 850; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; }

.source-list { display: grid; gap: 11px; padding: 0 !important; list-style: none; }
.source-list li { padding: 15px 17px; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 16px; background: var(--panel-soft); }
.source-list li + li { margin-top: 0 !important; }
.source-list a { color: var(--amber-soft); font-weight: 800; }
.source-list span { display: block; margin-top: 4px; color: var(--dim); font-size: .84rem; line-height: 1.5; }

.story-link-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 13px; margin-top: 28px; }
.story-link-card { min-height: 180px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-between; padding: 22px; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 20px; background: radial-gradient(circle at 100% 0%, rgba(244,179,94,.14), transparent 42%), var(--panel); text-decoration: none; }
.story-link-card strong { font-family: Fraunces, Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.45rem; }
.story-link-card span { margin-top: 12px; color: var(--muted); font-size: .85rem; line-height: 1.55; }
.story-link-card b { margin-top: 18px; color: var(--amber-soft); font-size: .82rem; }

.faq-list { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.faq-item { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.faq-item summary { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 24px; padding: 20px 2px; cursor: pointer; color: var(--ink); font-family: Fraunces, Georgia, serif; font-size: clamp(1.12rem, 2.4vw, 1.35rem); font-weight: 750; line-height: 1.3; list-style: none; }
.faq-item summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
.faq-item summary:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--amber); outline-offset: 5px; border-radius: 4px; }
.faq-icon { position: relative; width: 18px; height: 18px; flex: 0 0 18px; }
.faq-icon::before, .faq-icon::after { content: ''; position: absolute; top: 8px; left: 1px; width: 16px; height: 2px; border-radius: 2px; background: var(--amber-soft); transition: transform .2s ease; }
.faq-icon::after { transform: rotate(90deg); }
.faq-item[open] .faq-icon::after { transform: rotate(0); }
.faq-answer { padding: 0 34px 18px 2px; }
.faq-answer p { margin: 0; font-size: .93rem; }

.closing-cta { margin-top: 70px; padding: clamp(30px, 6vw, 54px); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 28px; background: radial-gradient(circle at 90% 0%, rgba(244,179,94,.16), transparent 38%), #141a30; }
.closing-cta h2 { margin: 0; max-width: 14ch; }
.closing-cta p { max-width: 62ch; }
.cta-row { display: flex; gap: 11px; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-top: 26px; }
.cta-button { min-height: 50px; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 13px 18px; border-radius: 999px; background: var(--amber); color: #17121f; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 850; }
.cta-button.secondary { border: 1px solid var(--line); background: rgba(255,255,255,.07); color: var(--ink); }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .featured-post { height: auto; grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .featured-post-media { min-height: 420px; }
  .posts-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .article-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 28px; padding-top: 46px; }
  .article-aside { order: -1; }
  .toc { position: static; }
  .story-link-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .blog-shell { width: min(100% - 28px, 1180px); }
  .blog-nav { gap: 10px; padding: 17px 0; }
  .blog-brand { display: grid; gap: 0; }
  .blog-brand strong { font-size: 1.05rem; line-height: 1.05; }
  .blog-brand span { font-size: .62rem; }
  .blog-actions { gap: 6px; }
  .nav-language-menu summary { width: 44px; padding: 0; justify-content: center; }
  .nav-language-menu summary b { display: none; }
  .nav-language-options { right: -106px; }
  .blog-actions .product-link { min-height: 42px; padding: 9px 12px; font-size: .72rem; }
  .blog-actions .account-control, .blog-actions .account-circle { width: 42px; height: 42px; flex-basis: 42px; }
  .blog-home-hero, .category-hero { padding-top: 58px; }
  .discovery-heading, .articles-heading { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; gap: 14px; }
  .topic-strip { justify-content: flex-start; gap: 8px; }
  .topic-chip { min-height: 46px; padding: 10px 14px; font-size: .82rem; }
  .featured-section { margin-bottom: 58px; }
  .featured-post { border-radius: 24px; }
  .featured-post-media { min-height: 300px; }
  .featured-post-copy { padding: 27px; }
  .language-picker { margin-bottom: 54px; padding: 38px 0; }
  .language-chips { gap: 7px; margin-right: -14px; padding-right: 14px; }
  .language-chip { min-height: 40px; padding: 7px 10px; }
  .language-flag { font-size: .9rem; }
  .posts-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .post-card { border-radius: 24px; }
  .post-card-copy { padding: 27px; }
  .article-header { padding-top: 48px; }
  .article-hero { min-height: 350px; border-radius: 24px; }
  .article-grid { padding-bottom: 54px; }
  .vocab-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .phrase-card { padding: 19px 0 18px; }
  .comparison-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 6px; }
  .comparison-head { display: none; }
  .blog-footer { flex-direction: column; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  .post-card-media img { transition: none; }
}