/* Asad Webs — Blog magazine front page (2026 redesign; round 2: slim
   sticky top bar with expandable search, 80% page width, whole-cover
   thumbnails, Top Picks section)
   Built on the site design system (Inter, --ink/--muted/--line tokens,
   white cards) with the magazine identity in navy #0B2545.
   Motion is transform/opacity only and fully disabled for
   prefers-reduced-motion. */
.mag{--mag-navy:#0B2545;--mag-navy-2:#12325e;--mag-tint:#eef3f9;width:80%;max-width:1800px;margin:0 auto;padding:10px 30px 0;color:var(--ink)}
.mag a:focus-visible,.mag button:focus-visible,.mag input:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--mag-navy);outline-offset:2px}
.mag-meta{color:var(--muted);font-size:12.5px;margin:0}
.mag-chip{display:inline-block;font-size:11px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:1.2px;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--mag-navy);background:var(--mag-tint);border-radius:999px;padding:4px 9px}
.mag-card-excerpt{color:var(--muted);font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.55;margin:0}
html.js [data-mag-reveal]{opacity:0;transform:translateY(16px);transition:opacity .6s ease,transform .6s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1)}
html.js [data-mag-reveal].mag-reveal-in{opacity:1;transform:none}

/* 1 · Slim top bar (round 2: the big title band is gone — the page opens
   with the wordmark/pills/search row, then Trending and the hero) */
.mag-sr-only{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;margin:-1px;padding:0;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0 0 0 0);white-space:nowrap;border:0}
.mag-topbar{position:relative;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:16px;padding:16px 0 14px;border-bottom:3px solid var(--mag-navy)}
.mag-wordmark{flex:none;font-size:24px;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:-.8px;line-height:1;color:var(--mag-navy)}
.mag-wordmark:hover{color:var(--mag-navy-2)}
.mag-date{flex:none;color:var(--muted);font-size:13px;white-space:nowrap}
.mag-search-note{color:var(--muted);font-size:14.5px;margin:16px 0 0}
/* Search: without JS the form renders inline and submits as a plain GET
   form; the magazine script adds .mag-search-live and the icon toggle,
   turning it into an expandable floating card. */
.mag-searchbox{position:relative;flex:none;margin-left:auto}
.mag-search-toggle{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:42px;height:42px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:#fff;border-radius:999px;color:var(--mag-navy);cursor:pointer;transition:background .25s ease,color .25s ease,border-color .25s ease}
.mag-search-toggle[hidden]{display:none!important}
.mag-search-toggle:hover{background:var(--mag-tint);border-color:#c4cfdd}
.mag-search-toggle[aria-expanded="true"]{background:var(--mag-navy);border-color:var(--mag-navy);color:#fff}
.mag-search{position:relative;display:flex;gap:10px;align-items:center}
/* CLS guard: with JS available the search starts collapsed behind its
   toggle, so hide the inline form from first paint (the script re-shows
   it as the live overlay when .mag-search-live is added) and reserve the
   toggle's slot — initialising search then moves nothing on the page.
   Without JS neither rule applies and the plain GET form renders. */
html.js .mag-search:not(.mag-search-live){display:none}
html.js .mag-searchbox{min-width:42px}
.mag-search.mag-search-live{position:absolute;right:0;top:calc(100% + 10px);width:min(440px,calc(100vw - 36px));background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:16px;box-shadow:0 24px 60px rgba(11,37,69,.16);padding:12px;z-index:46;opacity:0;transform:translateY(-4px);transition:opacity .18s ease,transform .18s ease}
.mag-search.mag-search-live.is-open{opacity:1;transform:none}
.mag-search.mag-search-live[hidden]{display:none!important}
.mag-search-label{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0 0 0 0);white-space:nowrap}
.mag-search input[type=search]{flex:1;min-width:0}
.mag-search-btn{background:var(--mag-navy);color:#fff;border:1px solid var(--mag-navy);border-radius:12px;padding:12px 20px;font-weight:750;cursor:pointer;transition:transform .25s ease,background .25s ease}
.mag-search-btn:hover{background:var(--mag-navy-2);transform:translateY(-1px)}
.mag-search-results{position:absolute;top:calc(100% + 8px);left:0;right:0;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:16px;box-shadow:0 24px 60px rgba(11,37,69,.16);z-index:45;overflow:hidden}
.mag-search-item{display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:center;padding:11px 14px;text-decoration:none}
.mag-search-item img{width:52px;height:34px;object-fit:contain;border-radius:8px;flex:none;background:var(--mag-navy)}
.mag-search-item span{display:block;font-weight:650;line-height:1.3;font-size:14.5px}
.mag-search-item small{color:var(--muted);font-size:12px}
.mag-search-item.is-active,.mag-search-item:hover{background:var(--mag-tint)}
.mag-search-all{display:block;padding:11px 14px;font-weight:750;color:var(--mag-navy);background:var(--mag-tint);text-decoration:none}
.mag-search-empty{padding:14px;color:var(--muted);font-size:14.5px}
.mag-skel{height:56px;background:linear-gradient(100deg,#eceff3 40%,#f8fafc 50%,#eceff3 60%);background-size:200% 100%;animation:mag-shimmer 1.15s linear infinite}
@keyframes mag-shimmer{to{background-position:-200% 0}}
/* Pills strip: scrolls horizontally (swipe or the arrow buttons); a soft
   fade overlays any edge where more categories are hidden, so a pill is
   never seen cut mid-word without a cue that more exist. The arrows are
   fixed-size and render only under html.js (from first paint — no layout
   shift); state changes touch opacity/disabled only. */
.mag-pills-wrap{position:relative;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:4px;flex:1;min-width:0}
.mag-pills-wrap::before,.mag-pills-wrap::after{content:"";position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;width:46px;pointer-events:none;z-index:2;transition:opacity .25s ease}
.mag-pills-wrap::before{left:0;background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(246,249,248,.92),rgba(246,249,248,0));opacity:0}
.mag-pills-wrap::after{right:0;background:linear-gradient(270deg,rgba(246,249,248,.92),rgba(246,249,248,0))}
html.js .mag-pills-wrap::before{left:38px}
html.js .mag-pills-wrap::after{right:38px}
.mag-pills-wrap.has-scrolled::before{opacity:1}
.mag-pills-wrap.at-end::after,.mag-pills-wrap.no-overflow::before,.mag-pills-wrap.no-overflow::after{opacity:0}
.mag-pills-arrow{display:none}
html.js .mag-pills-arrow{display:inline-flex;flex:none;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:34px;height:34px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:#fff;border-radius:999px;color:var(--mag-navy);cursor:pointer;position:relative;z-index:3;transition:background .25s ease,opacity .25s ease}
html.js .mag-pills-arrow:hover:not(:disabled){background:var(--mag-tint)}
.mag-pills-arrow:disabled{opacity:.32;cursor:default}
.mag-pills-wrap.no-overflow .mag-pills-arrow{visibility:hidden}
.mag-pills{display:flex;flex-wrap:nowrap;gap:8px;flex:1;min-width:0;overflow-x:auto;padding:2px;scrollbar-width:none}
.mag-pills::-webkit-scrollbar{display:none}
.mag-pill{flex:none;white-space:nowrap;border:1px solid var(--line);background:#fff;border-radius:999px;padding:8px 15px;font-size:13.5px;font-weight:650;transition:transform .25s ease,background .25s ease,color .25s ease}
.mag-pill:hover{transform:translateY(-1px);border-color:#c4cfdd}
.mag-pill.is-active{background:var(--mag-navy);border-color:var(--mag-navy);color:#fff}

/* 2 · Trending marquee */
.mag-trending{display:flex;align-items:stretch;gap:0;margin:26px 0 6px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:14px;background:#fff;overflow:hidden}
.mag-trending-label{display:flex;align-items:center;background:var(--mag-navy);color:#fff;font-size:11px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:1.6px;text-transform:uppercase;padding:10px 16px;flex:none}
.mag-marquee{overflow:hidden;flex:1;-webkit-mask-image:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,#000 3%,#000 97%,transparent);mask-image:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,#000 3%,#000 97%,transparent)}
.mag-marquee-track{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:52px;width:max-content;padding:10px 26px;animation:mag-marquee 55s linear infinite}
.mag-trending:hover .mag-marquee-track,.mag-trending:focus-within .mag-marquee-track{animation-play-state:paused}
@keyframes mag-marquee{to{transform:translateX(-50%)}}
.mag-trend-item{white-space:nowrap;font-weight:650;font-size:14.5px;position:relative}
.mag-trend-item::after{content:"";position:absolute;right:-29px;top:50%;width:5px;height:5px;margin-top:-2.5px;border-radius:50%;background:#c4cfdd}

/* 3 · Hero */
.mag-hero{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.85fr 1fr;gap:20px;margin-top:26px}
/* Covers are designed images with the title baked in, so they are shown
   whole (object-fit:contain) on the navy gradient the covers are designed
   on — never cover-cropped, so no cover text is ever cut (round 2 fix;
   the river thumb also needed align-self:flex-start against flex stretch,
   which had been silently cropping ~31% of its width). */
.mag-lead{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:22px;overflow:hidden;display:flex;flex-direction:column;transition:transform .35s ease,box-shadow .35s ease}
.mag-lead:hover{transform:translateY(-4px);box-shadow:0 22px 50px rgba(11,37,69,.12)}
.mag-lead-media{display:block;aspect-ratio:1200/630;overflow:hidden;background:linear-gradient(140deg,var(--mag-navy),var(--mag-navy-2))}
.mag-lead-media img,.mag-lead-media picture{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:contain;display:block}
.mag-lead-body{padding:22px 24px 24px;display:grid;gap:11px;justify-items:start}
.mag-lead-title{font-size:clamp(26px,3vw,36px);line-height:1.12;letter-spacing:-1.2px;margin:0}
.mag-lead-title a:hover{color:var(--mag-navy-2)}
.mag-lead-excerpt{color:var(--muted);font-size:16px;line-height:1.55;margin:0}
.mag-hero-side{display:grid;grid-template-rows:repeat(4,1fr);gap:12px}
.mag-side-card{position:relative;display:block;background:var(--mag-navy);border:1px solid rgba(5,18,38,.55);border-radius:18px;padding:14px 16px;overflow:hidden;min-height:104px;transition:background-color .35s ease}
.mag-side-card:hover{background:var(--mag-navy-2)}
.mag-side-media{position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:0;overflow:hidden;background:transparent}
.mag-side-media img,.mag-side-media picture{display:none}
.mag-side-body{position:relative;z-index:2;display:grid;gap:5px;justify-items:start;min-width:0;height:100%;align-content:center;pointer-events:none}
.mag-side-body a{pointer-events:auto}
.mag-side-body h3,.mag-side-body h3 a{color:#fff}
.mag-side-card .mag-chip{background:rgba(255,255,255,.16);color:#fff;-webkit-backdrop-filter:blur(6px);backdrop-filter:blur(6px)}
.mag-side-card .mag-meta{color:rgba(255,255,255,.75)}
@media(max-width:1080px){.mag-side-card{min-height:118px}}
.mag-side-body h3{font-size:15.5px;line-height:1.28;margin:0;letter-spacing:-.2px}
.mag-cover-fallback{width:100%;height:100%;min-height:90px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:2px;background:linear-gradient(140deg,var(--mag-navy),var(--mag-navy-2));color:#dce8f7;font-weight:800;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:.4px;text-align:center;padding:8px}

/* Layout: main column + sticky rail */
.mag-layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 300px;gap:38px;margin-top:44px;align-items:start}
.mag-section-title{font-size:27px;letter-spacing:-1px;margin:0 0 8px;padding-bottom:10px;border-bottom:3px solid var(--mag-navy);display:inline-block}
.mag-section-head{display:flex;align-items:baseline;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;margin-bottom:6px}
.mag-section-head .mag-section-title{margin-bottom:0}
.mag-more{font-weight:750;color:var(--mag-navy);white-space:nowrap;font-size:14.5px}
.mag-more:hover{color:var(--mag-navy-2);text-decoration:underline}
.mag-cat-section{margin-top:42px}
.mag-empty-note{color:var(--muted);font-size:15.5px;max-width:640px}

/* Latest river */
.mag-river{margin-top:8px}
.mag-river-row{display:flex;gap:20px;padding:20px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.mag-river-row:first-child{padding-top:10px}
.mag-river-media{flex:none;align-self:flex-start;width:212px;aspect-ratio:1200/630;border-radius:14px;overflow:hidden;background:linear-gradient(140deg,var(--mag-navy),var(--mag-navy-2))}
.mag-river-media img,.mag-river-media picture{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:contain;display:block}
.mag-river-body{display:grid;gap:7px;justify-items:start;align-content:start;min-width:0}
.mag-river-body h3{font-size:20px;line-height:1.25;letter-spacing:-.4px;margin:0}

/* Cards (archive grid, guides, category feature) */
.mag-archive-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:18px;margin-top:18px}
.mag-guides-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:18px;margin-top:18px}
.mag-archive-append{margin-top:18px}
.mag-card{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:20px;overflow:hidden;display:flex;flex-direction:column;transition:transform .35s ease,box-shadow .35s ease}
.mag-card:hover{transform:translateY(-4px);box-shadow:0 18px 44px rgba(11,37,69,.11)}
.mag-card-media{display:block;aspect-ratio:1200/630;overflow:hidden;background:linear-gradient(140deg,var(--mag-navy),var(--mag-navy-2))}
.mag-card-media img,.mag-card-media picture{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:contain;display:block}
.mag-card-body{padding:16px 18px 18px;display:grid;gap:9px;justify-items:start;align-content:start}
.mag-card-title{font-size:18.5px;line-height:1.25;letter-spacing:-.4px;margin:0}

/* Category sections: one uniform card grid, four across (same grid
   behaviour as Guides). The controller supplies up to four posts; the
   grid shows what the category actually has — a lone post stays a
   standard-width card in the grid, never stretched across the row. */
.mag-cat-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:18px;margin-top:18px}
.mag-small-card{display:flex;gap:14px;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:16px;padding:12px;align-items:center;margin-bottom:12px;transition:transform .35s ease,box-shadow .35s ease}
.mag-small-card:last-child{margin-bottom:0}
.mag-small-card:hover{transform:translateY(-3px);box-shadow:0 12px 30px rgba(11,37,69,.09)}
.mag-small-media{flex:none;width:96px;aspect-ratio:1200/630;border-radius:10px;overflow:hidden;background:linear-gradient(140deg,var(--mag-navy),var(--mag-navy-2))}
.mag-small-media img,.mag-small-media picture{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:contain;display:block}
.mag-small-card h3{font-size:15.5px;line-height:1.3;margin:0 0 5px}

/* Pagination + load more */
.mag-pagination{margin-top:30px}
.mag-pagination-label{font-weight:750;color:var(--mag-navy);margin:0 0 4px}
.mag-loadmore-wrap{margin-top:26px;text-align:center}
.mag-loadmore{background:var(--mag-navy);color:#fff;border:1px solid var(--mag-navy);border-radius:999px;padding:13px 30px;font-weight:750;cursor:pointer;transition:transform .25s ease,background .25s ease}
.mag-loadmore:hover{background:var(--mag-navy-2);transform:translateY(-1px)}
.mag-loadmore[disabled]{opacity:.55;cursor:wait;transform:none}
.mag-loadmore-status{color:var(--muted);font-size:13.5px;min-height:20px;margin:8px 0 0}

/* 6 · Most Read rail */
.mag-rail-sticky{position:sticky;top:100px;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:20px;padding:22px 22px 10px}
.mag-rail-title{font-size:19px;letter-spacing:-.5px;margin:0 0 6px;padding-bottom:10px;border-bottom:3px solid var(--mag-navy)}
.mag-mostread{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;counter-reset:magmr}
.mag-mostread-item{display:flex;gap:14px;padding:14px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.mag-mostread-item:last-child{border-bottom:0}
.mag-mostread-rank{font-size:30px;font-weight:900;line-height:1;color:var(--mag-navy);opacity:.85;min-width:34px}
.mag-mostread-item a{font-weight:650;line-height:1.35;display:block;margin-bottom:4px}
.mag-mostread-item a:hover{color:var(--mag-navy-2)}

/* 7 · Services strip */
.mag-services{margin-top:52px;background:linear-gradient(140deg,var(--mag-navy),var(--mag-navy-2));color:#fff;border-radius:20px;padding:22px 26px;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:14px 26px}
.mag-services-text{margin:0;font-size:16.5px;max-width:560px}
.mag-services-text strong{font-weight:800}
.mag-services-links{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px}
.mag-services-links a{border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.4);border-radius:999px;padding:9px 16px;font-weight:650;transition:background .25s ease,transform .25s ease}
.mag-services-links a:hover{background:rgba(255,255,255,.1);transform:translateY(-1px)}
.mag-services-links b{color:#7fe0b7;font-weight:800;margin-left:4px}

/* 8 · Newsletter band */
.mag-newsletter{margin-top:22px;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:20px;padding:28px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:14px 40px;align-items:start}
.mag-newsletter h2{font-size:26px;letter-spacing:-.8px;margin:0 0 8px}
.mag-newsletter p{color:var(--muted);margin:0;max-width:440px}
.mag-newsletter-form{display:grid;gap:11px}
.mag-newsletter-email{display:grid;gap:6px;font-size:13px;font-weight:700}
.mag-newsletter-consent{display:flex;gap:9px;align-items:flex-start;font-size:13.5px;color:var(--muted);cursor:pointer}
.mag-newsletter-consent input{width:auto;margin-top:2px}
.mag-newsletter-btn{justify-self:start;background:var(--mag-navy);color:#fff;border:1px solid var(--mag-navy);border-radius:12px;padding:12px 24px;font-weight:750;cursor:pointer;transition:background .25s ease,transform .25s ease}
.mag-newsletter-btn:hover{background:var(--mag-navy-2);transform:translateY(-1px)}
.mag-newsletter-done{grid-column:2;color:#176a4b;background:#ddf8ec;border-radius:12px;padding:14px 16px;font-weight:650;margin:0}
.mag-form-error{color:#b42318;font-size:13.5px;margin:0}
.mag-hp{position:absolute;left:-9999px;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden}

/* Sticky section bar on desktop (under the 78px global nav); the Most
   Read rail's sticky offset clears both bars. Owner (2026-10-21, revised
   same day): the bar is frosted glass matching the global nav — same
   translucent fill rgba(246,249,248,.48) and backdrop blur(14px)
   saturate(150%) as .nav in app.css, so content blurs behind it when
   scrolled; the base rule's 3px navy rule stays its divider. The band
   (glass + rule) breaks out to the full viewport width like the nav:
   width:100vw with mirrored calc() margins/padding keeps the bar's
   content exactly on the .mag container's alignment at any scrollbar
   width, and body overflow-x:clip (this stylesheet loads on blog pages
   only) absorbs the 100vw delta so no horizontal scrollbar appears. */
@media(min-width:1081px){
 body{overflow-x:hidden;overflow-x:clip}
 .mag-topbar{position:sticky;top:78px;z-index:20;width:100vw;margin-left:calc((100% - 100vw)/2);padding-left:calc((100vw - 100%)/2);padding-right:calc((100vw - 100%)/2);background:rgba(246,249,248,.48);-webkit-backdrop-filter:blur(14px) saturate(150%);backdrop-filter:blur(14px) saturate(150%)}
 .mag-rail-sticky{top:164px}
}
@supports not ((backdrop-filter:blur(1px)) or (-webkit-backdrop-filter:blur(1px))){
 @media(min-width:1081px){.mag-topbar{background:rgba(246,249,248,.94)}}
}
@media(max-width:1240px){
 .mag-date{display:none}
}

/* Responsive */
@media(max-width:1080px){
 .mag{width:auto}
 .mag-layout{grid-template-columns:1fr}
 .mag-rail-sticky{position:static}
 .mag-hero{grid-template-columns:1fr}
 .mag-hero-side{grid-template-rows:none;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
 .mag-archive-grid,.mag-guides-grid,.mag-cat-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
}
@media(max-width:700px){
 .mag{padding:6px 18px 0}
 .mag-topbar{flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px 12px;padding:12px 0 10px}
 .mag-pills-wrap{order:3;flex:1 1 100%}
 html.js .mag-pills-arrow{width:30px;height:30px}
 html.js .mag-pills-wrap::before{left:34px}
 html.js .mag-pills-wrap::after{right:34px}
 .mag-hero-side{grid-template-columns:1fr}
 .mag-river-row{gap:14px}
 .mag-river-media{width:118px}
 .mag-river-body h3{font-size:17px}
 .mag-river-body .mag-card-excerpt{display:none}
 .mag-newsletter{grid-template-columns:1fr}
 .mag-newsletter-done{grid-column:auto}
}
@media(max-width:560px){
 .mag-archive-grid,.mag-guides-grid,.mag-cat-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
 .mag-trending-label{padding:10px 11px}
}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){
 .mag-marquee-track{animation:none}
 .mag-skel{animation:none}
 html.js [data-mag-reveal]{opacity:1;transform:none;transition:none}
 .mag *, .mag *::before, .mag *::after{transition-duration:.01ms!important}
}


/* 3d · Hero lead carousel (owner 2026-10-23): the hero keeps its
   original two-column layout and the static side stack is restored;
   the LEAD slot is now a true track carousel cycling the latest ten
   posts, dots only (no arrows, no counter). The viewport is clipped,
   so only the first slide shows from first paint — no stack, no
   flash. The side column uses the original static grid rules above;
   nothing in this block touches it. The dots render hidden and the
   script unhides them on init, so [hidden] is guarded explicitly.
   Without JS the first slide shows and the rest wait off-canvas to
   the right (they are all in the sections and river below). */
.mag-hero-lead{display:flex;flex-direction:column;min-width:0}
.mag-lead-viewport{flex:1;display:flex;overflow:hidden;border-radius:22px}
.mag-lead-track{display:flex;flex:1;min-width:0;transition:transform .55s ease}
.mag-lead-slide{flex:0 0 100%;min-width:0}
.mag-lead-dots{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;margin-top:14px}
.mag-lead-dots[hidden]{display:none!important}
.mag-lead-dot{width:10px;height:10px;padding:0;border:1px solid var(--mag-navy);border-radius:999px;background:transparent;cursor:pointer;transition:background .25s ease,transform .25s ease}
.mag-lead-dot:hover{background:#c4cfdd}
.mag-lead-dot.is-active{background:var(--mag-navy);transform:scale(1.25)}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){
 .mag-lead-track{transition:none}
}