/*
Theme Name: Upper South Journal
Theme URI: https://uppersouthjournal.com
Author: Upper South Journal
Description: Custom editorial theme. Guardian-style grid on the front, Tablet-style text-only section index below it, clean single-column article template.
Version: 1.2.0
Requires at least: 6.5
License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Text Domain: usj
*/

/* ============================================================
   TOKENS
   The Version line above MUST be bumped whenever this file or
   any JS changes. Hostinger's CDN caches static assets for a
   week and ?ver= is taken from the theme version.
   _tools/deploy.sh refuses the deploy if you forget.
   ============================================================ */
:root{
  --ink:#103722;          /* masthead green, sampled from the approved masthead */
  --paper:#F5F2E3;        /* warm cream, same source */
  --body:#1B1B18;         /* body text, deliberately not pure black */
  --muted:#5C5C52;
  --rule:#C9C4AE;
  --rule-strong:#103722;
  --accent:#8A2B21;       /* deep red, kickers only, used sparingly */
  --maxw:1200px;
  --serif:"Source Serif 4",Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;
  --display:"Playfair Display",Georgia,serif;
  --ui:"Archivo",system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",sans-serif;
}

*,*::before,*::after{box-sizing:border-box}
html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%}
body{margin:0;background:var(--paper);color:var(--body);
  font-family:var(--serif);font-size:19px;line-height:1.6}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block}
a{color:inherit}
h1,h2,h3,h4{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:600;line-height:1.12;margin:0}
p{margin:0 0 1.1em}

.wrap{max-width:var(--maxw);margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px}
.skip{position:absolute;left:-9999px}
.skip:focus{left:8px;top:8px;background:var(--ink);color:var(--paper);padding:8px 14px;z-index:99}

/* ============================================================
   MASTHEAD
   Live text, not an image: sharp at any size, no watermark,
   recolourable, and it costs nothing to load.
   ============================================================ */
.site-head{border-bottom:2px solid var(--rule-strong);background:var(--paper)}
.site-head-inner{max-width:var(--maxw);margin:0 auto;padding:22px 24px 14px;text-align:center}
.site-name{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:600;color:var(--ink);
  font-size:clamp(1.9rem,5.6vw,3.5rem);letter-spacing:-.012em;line-height:1}
.site-name a{text-decoration:none}
.site-tag{font-family:var(--ui);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;
  letter-spacing:.17em;font-size:clamp(.54rem,1.5vw,.72rem);color:var(--ink);margin:10px 0 0}
.nav{border-top:1px solid var(--rule);margin-top:14px}
.nav ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:9px 0 0;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;
  justify-content:center;gap:0 26px}
.nav a{font-family:var(--ui);font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase;
  letter-spacing:.09em;font-size:.72rem;text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink);
  padding:2px 0;border-bottom:2px solid transparent}
.nav a:hover,.nav .current-menu-item>a{border-bottom-color:var(--accent)}

/* ============================================================
   FRONT: GUARDIAN GRID
   Image-bearing throughout, as on theguardian.com/us.
   ============================================================ */
.kicker{font-family:var(--ui);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;
  letter-spacing:.12em;font-size:.62rem;color:var(--accent);margin:0 0 7px;display:block}
.byline{font-family:var(--ui);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.1em;
  font-size:.62rem;color:var(--muted);margin:7px 0 0}
.byline a{text-decoration:none}
.byline a:hover{text-decoration:underline}

.lead{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.35fr 1fr;gap:34px;
  padding:34px 0 30px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
.lead-main h2{font-size:clamp(1.9rem,4.4vw,3rem)}
.lead-main .standfirst{font-size:1.12rem;color:var(--muted);margin-top:12px}
.lead-main img,.lead-main .ph{margin-bottom:16px}
.lead-side{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:20px}
.lead-side article{padding-bottom:18px;border-bottom:1px dotted var(--rule)}
.lead-side article:last-child{border-bottom:0;padding-bottom:0}
.lead-side h3{font-size:1.22rem}
.lead-side img,.lead-side .ph{margin-bottom:10px}

.rail{padding:26px 0 6px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
.rail-head{display:flex;align-items:baseline;justify-content:space-between;
  gap:16px;border-bottom:2px solid var(--rule-strong);padding-bottom:8px;margin-bottom:20px}
.rail-more{font-family:var(--ui);font-size:.7rem;font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase;
  letter-spacing:.1em;text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink);white-space:nowrap}
.rail-more:hover{color:var(--accent)}
.rail-items{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:26px}
.rail-items article h3{font-size:1.05rem;margin-top:10px}
.rail-items img{aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:cover;width:100%}
.ph{background:var(--ink);opacity:.08;width:100%;aspect-ratio:3/2}

/* ============================================================
   FRONT: TABLET-STYLE SECTION INDEX
   Text only, no images. Dense without needing forty photographs,
   nearly free to load, and it still looks deliberate when a
   section has one article instead of five.
   ============================================================ */
.index{padding:40px 0 10px}
.index-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:0 46px}
.index-block{padding:26px 0 20px;border-top:1px solid var(--rule-strong)}
.index-grid .index-block:nth-child(odd){border-right:1px solid var(--rule);
  padding-right:46px;margin-right:-1px}
.index-head{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:14px;margin-bottom:14px}
.index-block ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.index-block li{padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px dotted var(--rule)}
.index-block li:last-child{border-bottom:0}
.index-block li>a{font-family:var(--display);font-size:1.16rem;text-decoration:none;
  display:block;line-height:1.22}
.index-block li>a:hover{color:var(--accent)}
/* The byline link sits inside the same li. Without this it inherits the
   headline size above and renders as a second headline. */
.index-block li .byline{font-family:var(--ui);font-size:.62rem;margin-top:5px}
.index-block li .byline a{font-family:var(--ui);font-size:.62rem;display:inline;
  line-height:1.4;font-weight:600}
.index-empty{font-family:var(--ui);font-size:.72rem;text-transform:uppercase;
  letter-spacing:.1em;color:var(--muted);padding:11px 0}

/* --- The varied section labels. This is the character of the module. --- */
.slabel{font-family:var(--ui);color:var(--ink);line-height:1;margin:0}
.slabel-news{font-weight:900;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:-.02em;font-size:1.65rem}
.slabel-features{font-weight:900;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:1.6rem;letter-spacing:.01em;
  color:transparent;-webkit-text-stroke:1.4px var(--ink)}
.slabel-guides{font-weight:800;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:1.55rem;letter-spacing:.06em}
.slabel-road-trips{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:600;font-size:1.5rem;
  font-variant:small-caps;letter-spacing:.04em;text-transform:none}
.slabel-reviews{font-weight:400;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:1.26rem;letter-spacing:.34em}
.slabel-field-notes{font-family:var(--serif);font-style:italic;font-weight:600;
  font-size:1.62rem;letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none}
.slabel-opinion{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase;
  font-size:1.5rem;letter-spacing:.05em}
.slabel-outdoors{font-weight:900;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:1.68rem;letter-spacing:-.035em}
.slabel-eat-and-drink{font-weight:900;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:1.55rem;
  letter-spacing:.02em;color:transparent;-webkit-text-stroke:1.4px var(--ink)}

/* ============================================================
   ARTICLE
   Dense front door, clean reading. Guardian, Tablet and Verge
   all drop to one generous column the moment you open a story.
   ============================================================ */
.article{max-width:720px;margin:0 auto;padding:40px 24px 60px}
.article h1{font-size:clamp(2rem,5vw,3.1rem);margin-bottom:14px}
.article .standfirst{font-size:1.2rem;color:var(--muted);margin:0 0 20px}
.article-meta{font-family:var(--ui);font-size:.68rem;text-transform:uppercase;
  letter-spacing:.1em;color:var(--muted);border-top:1px solid var(--rule);
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);padding:11px 0;margin:0 0 28px}
.article-meta a{text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink);font-weight:600}
.article-body{font-size:1.09rem;line-height:1.74}
.article-body p{margin:0 0 1.25em}
.article-body h2{font-size:1.6rem;margin:1.7em 0 .5em}
.article-body h3{font-size:1.28rem;margin:1.5em 0 .4em}
.article-body blockquote{margin:1.6em 0;padding-left:20px;
  border-left:3px solid var(--ink);font-family:var(--display);font-size:1.28rem}
.article-body a{color:var(--ink);text-decoration-thickness:1px;text-underline-offset:2px}
.article-figure{margin:0 0 26px}
.article-figure figcaption{font-family:var(--ui);font-size:.68rem;color:var(--muted);margin-top:7px}
.authorbox{border-top:2px solid var(--rule-strong);margin-top:40px;padding-top:18px}
.authorbox h2{font-family:var(--ui);font-size:.68rem;text-transform:uppercase;
  letter-spacing:.12em;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:9px}
.authorbox p{font-size:.95rem;color:var(--muted);margin:0}

/* ============================================================
   ARCHIVES
   ============================================================ */
.page-head{padding:34px 0 20px;border-bottom:2px solid var(--rule-strong);text-align:center}
.page-head h1{font-size:clamp(1.9rem,5vw,3rem);color:var(--ink)}
.page-head .page-desc{color:var(--muted);margin:12px auto 0;max-width:620px}
.list{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:34px;padding:32px 0}
.list article{border-bottom:1px dotted var(--rule);padding-bottom:20px}
.list h2{font-size:1.2rem;margin-top:10px}
.list img{aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:cover;width:100%}
.pager{display:flex;gap:14px;justify-content:center;padding:10px 0 50px;
  font-family:var(--ui);font-size:.74rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.1em}
.pager a,.pager span{text-decoration:none;padding:7px 13px;border:1px solid var(--rule)}
.pager .current{background:var(--ink);color:var(--paper);border-color:var(--ink)}

/* ============================================================
   PAGES
   ============================================================ */
.page-body{max-width:720px;margin:0 auto;padding:34px 24px 60px;font-size:1.06rem;line-height:1.72}

/* ============================================================
   FOOTER
   ============================================================ */
.site-foot{border-top:2px solid var(--rule-strong);margin-top:40px;padding:30px 0 44px;
  font-family:var(--ui);font-size:.76rem;color:var(--muted)}
.foot-grid{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:26px;justify-content:space-between;align-items:flex-start}
.site-foot ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0 20px}
.site-foot a{text-decoration:none}
.site-foot a:hover{text-decoration:underline}
.foot-name{font-family:var(--display);font-size:1.05rem;color:var(--ink)}

/* ============================================================
   PRE-LAUNCH BANNER
   Removed automatically when USJ_PRELAUNCH is turned off.
   ============================================================ */
.prelaunch{background:var(--ink);color:var(--paper);font-family:var(--ui);
  font-size:.68rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.14em;text-align:center;
  padding:7px 14px}


/* ============================================================
   PLACEHOLDER NOTICE
   Shown on any post carrying usj_placeholder meta. These exist
   to fill the grids during the build. A fictional byline supplies
   voice, never fact, so unreported text says so on its face.
   Delete the meta (or the post) and the notice goes.
   ============================================================ */
.placeholder-note{font-family:var(--ui);font-size:.74rem;line-height:1.55;
  letter-spacing:.02em;color:var(--accent);border:1px solid var(--accent);
  padding:11px 14px;margin:0 0 26px;border-radius:2px}

/* ============================================================
   RESPONSIVE
   ============================================================ */
@media(max-width:980px){
  .lead{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:26px}
  .rail-items{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
  .list{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
}
@media(max-width:680px){
  body{font-size:18px}
  .index-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:0}
  .index-grid .index-block:nth-child(odd){border-right:0;padding-right:0;margin-right:0}
  .rail-items,.list{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:24px}
  .nav ul{gap:0 16px}
  .article{padding:28px 20px 46px}
}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){*{animation:none!important;transition:none!important}}