/*
Theme Name: Nexora Editorial
Author: NV Editorial
Description: A lightweight WordPress editorial theme with a three-tier news masthead, four-post mosaic homepage, post index, responsive 16:9 imagery, accessible search, and focused reading templates.
Version: 1.0.4
Requires at least: 5.8
Requires PHP: 7.4
License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Text Domain: nexora-editorial
*/

:root {
	--vl-white: #ffffff;
	--vl-ink: #14221d;
	--vl-text: #35423d;
	--vl-muted: #6d7772;
	--vl-soft: #f4f6f4;
	--vl-line: #dce2de;
	--vl-line-strong: #aeb9b3;
	--vl-accent: #2f63b8;
	--vl-accent-dark: #2f63b8;
	--vl-accent-rgb: 47, 99, 184;
	--vl-hover-rgb: 47, 99, 184;
	--vl-nav-bg: #2f63b8;
	--vl-nav-text: #ffffff;
	--vl-nav-hover-bg: #ffffff;
	--vl-nav-hover-text: #2f63b8;
	--vl-logo-color: #071a33;
	--vl-logo-color-dark: #edf2ef;
	--vl-latest-banner-bg: #2f63b8;
	--vl-latest-title-color: #ffffff;
	--vl-latest-title-color-dark: #ffffff;
	--vl-title-color: #14221d;
	--vl-title-color-dark: #edf2ef;
	--vl-interface-text: #35423d;
	--vl-interface-text-dark: #c5cdc9;
	--vl-article-text: #2c3732;
	--vl-article-text-dark: #cbd3cf;
	--vl-card-action-color: #2f63b8;
	--vl-date-color: #6d7772;
	--vl-date-color-dark: #909a95;
	--vl-category-color: #2f63b8;
	--vl-category-rgb: 47, 99, 184;
	--vl-divider-color: #2f63b8;
	--vl-post-frame-color: #123f73;
	--vl-footer-navy: #071a33;
	--vl-footer-text: #f4f4f4;
	--vl-footer-muted: #aeb5b1;
	--vl-footer-label: #8bb4f3;
	--vl-footer-divider: #ffffff;
	--vl-signal: #2f63b8;
	--vl-shell: 1260px;
	--vl-reading: 790px;
	--vl-sans: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	--vl-serif: var(--vl-sans);
}

* {
	box-sizing: border-box;
}

html {
	scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

body {
	margin: 0;
	background: var(--vl-white);
	color: var(--vl-text);
	font-family: var(--vl-sans);
	font-size: 16px;
	line-height: 1.65;
	text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
	-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
	overflow-x: hidden;
}

body,
.vl-site-header,
.vl-main,
.vl-site-footer,
.vl-post-card,
.vl-cover-lead,
.vl-spotlight-story,
.vl-article,
.vl-comments-area,
.vl-empty-state,
.vl-author-box,
.vl-archive-header {
	background-color: #fff;
}

a {
	color: inherit;
	text-decoration: none;
}

a:hover,
a:focus {
	color: var(--vl-accent-dark);
}

button,
input,
textarea,
select {
	font: inherit;
}

button {
	cursor: pointer;
}

img {
	display: block;
	max-width: 100%;
	height: auto;
}

.vl-shell,
.vl-container {
	width: min(var(--vl-shell), calc(100% - 56px));
	margin-inline: auto;
}

.screen-reader-text {
	position: absolute !important;
	width: 1px;
	height: 1px;
	padding: 0;
	margin: -1px;
	overflow: hidden;
	clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
	clip-path: inset(50%);
	white-space: nowrap;
	border: 0;
}

.screen-reader-text:focus {
	top: 14px;
	left: 14px;
	z-index: 100000;
	width: auto;
	height: auto;
	padding: 10px 14px;
	margin: 0;
	overflow: visible;
	clip: auto !important;
	clip-path: none;
	background: #fff;
	border: 2px solid var(--vl-ink);
	color: var(--vl-ink);
	font-size: 14px;
	font-weight: 700;
	white-space: normal;
}

/* Three-tier masthead */
.vl-site-header {
	position: relative;
	z-index: 100;
	background: var(--vl-white);
}

.vl-utility-header {
	border-bottom: 1px solid var(--vl-accent);
}

.vl-utility-inner {
	display: flex;
	align-items: center;
	justify-content: space-between;
	width: calc(100% - 56px);
	min-height: 38px;
	margin-inline: auto;
	gap: 24px;
}

.vl-utility-actions {
	display: inline-flex;
	align-items: center;
	justify-content: flex-end;
	gap: 18px;
	min-width: 0;
}

.vl-header-date {
	display: inline-flex;
	align-items: center;
	gap: 8px;
	color: var(--vl-text);
	font-size: 13px;
	font-weight: 600;
	letter-spacing: .02em;
	line-height: 1;
	text-transform: uppercase;
}

.vl-header-date::before {
	content: "";
	display: block;
	width: 3px;
	height: 14px;
	background: var(--vl-accent);
	border-radius: 999px;
}


.vl-theme-toggle {
	display: inline-flex;
	align-items: center;
	justify-content: center;
	gap: 8px;
	min-height: 38px;
	padding: 0;
	background: transparent;
	border: 0;
	color: var(--vl-ink);
	line-height: 1;
}


.vl-theme-toggle-switch {
	position: relative;
	display: inline-flex;
	flex: 0 0 auto;
	width: 34px;
	height: 20px;
	padding: 3px;
	background: var(--vl-soft);
	border: 1px solid var(--vl-line-strong);
	border-radius: 999px;
	transition: background-color .2s ease, border-color .2s ease;
}

.vl-theme-toggle-thumb {
	display: block;
	width: 12px;
	height: 12px;
	background: var(--vl-ink);
	border-radius: 50%;
	box-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(20, 34, 29, .2);
	transform: translateX(0);
	transition: transform .2s ease, background-color .2s ease;
}

.vl-theme-toggle[aria-pressed="true"] .vl-theme-toggle-switch {
	background: var(--vl-accent);
	border-color: var(--vl-accent);
}

.vl-theme-toggle[aria-pressed="true"] .vl-theme-toggle-thumb {
	background: #ffffff;
	transform: translateX(14px);
}

.vl-theme-toggle:hover,
.vl-theme-toggle:focus-visible {
	color: var(--vl-accent-dark);
}

.vl-theme-toggle:focus-visible {
	outline: 2px solid var(--vl-accent);
	outline-offset: 4px;
}


.vl-brand-header {
	border-bottom: 0;
}

.vl-identity-row {
	display: flex;
	align-items: center;
	justify-content: center;
	min-height: 132px;
	padding: 22px 28px;
	text-align: center;
}

.vl-brand {
	display: flex;
	align-items: center;
	justify-content: center;
	min-width: 0;
	text-align: center;
}

.vl-brand .custom-logo-link,
.vl-footer-brand .custom-logo-link {
	display: inline-flex;
	align-items: center;
	justify-content: center;
}

.vl-brand .custom-logo {
	width: auto;
	max-width: min(470px, 68vw);
	max-height: 78px;
}

.vl-site-title {
	margin: 0;
	color: var(--vl-logo-color);
	font-family: var(--vl-sans);
	font-size: clamp(44px, 4.5vw, 64px);
	font-weight: 700;
	letter-spacing: -.055em;
	line-height: .92;
}

.vl-site-title a,
.vl-site-title a:hover,
.vl-site-title a:focus {
	color: inherit;
}

.vl-bottom-header {
	position: relative;
	width: calc(100% - 40px);
	margin-inline: auto;
	background: var(--vl-accent);
}

.vl-navigation-inner {
	position: relative;
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: 35px minmax(0, 1fr) 225px;
	align-items: stretch;
	min-height: 64px;
	background: var(--vl-accent);
}

.vl-nav-leading-rail {
	display: block;
	min-height: 64px;
	background: var(--vl-accent);
}

.vl-main-navigation {
	min-width: 0;
}

.vl-main-navigation .menu,
.vl-main-navigation > ul,
.vl-main-navigation .menu > ul {
	display: flex;
	align-items: stretch;
	min-height: 64px;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	list-style: none;
}

.vl-main-navigation li {
	position: relative;
	display: flex;
	align-items: stretch;
	flex: 0 0 auto;
	margin: 0;
}

.vl-main-navigation a {
	display: inline-flex;
	align-items: center;
	justify-content: center;
	min-height: 64px;
	padding: 0 30px;
	background: transparent;
	color: #ffffff;
	font-size: 14px;
	font-weight: 700;
	letter-spacing: .01em;
	line-height: 1;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	white-space: nowrap;
	transition: background-color .18s ease, color .18s ease;
}

.vl-main-navigation a:hover,
.vl-main-navigation a:focus-visible,
.vl-main-navigation .current-menu-item > a,
.vl-main-navigation .current-menu-parent > a,
.vl-main-navigation .current-menu-ancestor > a,
.vl-main-navigation .current_page_item > a,
.vl-main-navigation .current_page_parent > a,
.vl-main-navigation .current_page_ancestor > a {
	background: #ffffff;
	color: var(--vl-accent);
}

.vl-main-navigation a:focus-visible {
	outline: 2px solid var(--vl-accent);
	outline-offset: -5px;
}

.vl-main-navigation .sub-menu,
.vl-main-navigation .children {
	position: absolute;
	top: 100%;
	inset-inline-start: 0;
	z-index: 30;
	display: none;
	min-width: 230px;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 8px 0;
	background: var(--vl-accent);
	border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .22);
	box-shadow: 0 18px 38px rgba(0, 0, 0, .22);
	list-style: none;
}

.vl-main-navigation li:hover > .sub-menu,
.vl-main-navigation li:focus-within > .sub-menu,
.vl-main-navigation li:hover > .children,
.vl-main-navigation li:focus-within > .children {
	display: block;
}

.vl-main-navigation .sub-menu li,
.vl-main-navigation .children li {
	display: block;
}

.vl-main-navigation .sub-menu a,
.vl-main-navigation .children a {
	justify-content: flex-start;
	width: 100%;
	min-height: 44px;
	padding: 12px 20px;
	font-size: 12px;
	letter-spacing: .04em;
	text-transform: none;
}

.vl-nav-search-form {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 45px;
	align-self: center;
	width: 200px;
	height: 43px;
	margin-inline: 0 25px;
	background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .14);
	box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, .16);
}

.vl-nav-search-field {
	min-width: 0;
	width: 100%;
	height: 43px;
	padding: 0 5px 0 18px;
	background: transparent;
	border: 0;
	border-radius: 0;
	color: #ffffff;
	font-size: 14px;
	font-weight: 600;
	outline: 0;
}

.vl-nav-search-field::placeholder {
	color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .9);
	opacity: 1;
}

.vl-nav-search-field:focus {
	box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px #ffffff;
}

.vl-nav-search-submit {
	display: inline-grid;
	place-items: center;
	width: 45px;
	height: 43px;
	padding: 0;
	background: transparent;
	border: 0;
	color: #ffffff;
}

.vl-nav-search-submit:hover,
.vl-nav-search-submit:focus-visible {
	background: #ffffff;
	color: var(--vl-accent);
}

.vl-nav-search-submit:focus-visible {
	outline: 2px solid var(--vl-accent);
	outline-offset: -4px;
}

.vl-nav-search-icon {
	position: relative;
	display: block;
	width: 18px;
	height: 18px;
}

.vl-nav-search-icon::before {
	content: "";
	position: absolute;
	top: 1px;
	inset-inline-start: 1px;
	width: 10px;
	height: 10px;
	border: 2px solid currentColor;
	border-radius: 50%;
}

.vl-nav-search-icon::after {
	content: "";
	position: absolute;
	inset-inline-end: 0;
	bottom: 2px;
	width: 8px;
	height: 2px;
	background: currentColor;
	transform: rotate(45deg);
	transform-origin: center;
}

/* Search forms outside the masthead. */
.search-field {
	min-width: 0;
	height: 49px;
	padding: 0 15px;
	background: #fff;
	border: 1px solid var(--vl-line);
	border-radius: 0;
	color: var(--vl-ink);
	outline: 0;
}

.search-field:focus {
	border-color: var(--vl-accent);
	box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px rgba(var(--vl-accent-rgb), .12);
}

.search-submit {
	height: 49px;
	padding: 0 21px;
	background: var(--vl-ink);
	border: 1px solid var(--vl-ink);
	border-radius: 0;
	color: #fff;
	font-size: 11px;
	font-weight: 800;
	letter-spacing: .1em;
	text-transform: uppercase;
}

.search-submit:hover,
.search-submit:focus {
	background: var(--vl-accent-dark);
	border-color: var(--vl-accent-dark);
	color: #fff;
}

/* Homepage cover */
.vl-main {
	min-height: 55vh;
}

.vl-cover {
	padding-top: clamp(52px, 6vw, 88px);
}

.vl-cover-heading {
	display: block;
	padding: 22px 0 26px;
	border-top: 3px solid var(--vl-accent);
	border-bottom: 1px solid var(--vl-accent);
}

.vl-latest-heading {
	display: flex;
	align-items: center;
	width: 100%;
	padding: clamp(22px, 2.35vw, 30px);
	background: var(--vl-latest-banner-bg);
	border: 0;
	border-radius: 0;
}

.vl-latest-heading > div {
	width: 100%;
}

/* Premium editorial treatment is scoped to the homepage hero only. */
.vl-cover .vl-cover-heading {
	position: relative;
	padding: 0 0 clamp(24px, 3vw, 34px);
	border-top: 0;
	border-bottom-color: var(--vl-accent);
}

.vl-cover .vl-cover-heading::before {
	content: "";
	display: block;
	width: 48px;
	height: 3px;
	margin-bottom: 20px;
	background: var(--vl-accent);
	border-radius: 999px;
}

.vl-overline {
	margin: 0 0 8px;
	color: var(--vl-signal);
	font-size: 10px;
	font-weight: 850;
	letter-spacing: .2em;
	text-transform: uppercase;
}

.vl-cover .vl-overline {
	margin-bottom: 10px;
	letter-spacing: .24em;
}

.vl-cover-title,
.vl-latest-title {
	margin: 0;
	color: var(--vl-ink);
	font-family: var(--vl-sans);
	font-size: clamp(31px, 4vw, 54px);
	font-weight: 600;
	letter-spacing: -.045em;
	line-height: .98;
}

.vl-latest-title {
	color: var(--vl-latest-title-color);
	font-size: clamp(30px, 3.5vw, 48px);
	font-weight: 700;
	letter-spacing: -.035em;
	line-height: 1;
}

.vl-cover .vl-cover-title {
	max-width: 880px;
	font-size: clamp(34px, 4.2vw, 58px);
	letter-spacing: -.05em;
	line-height: .96;
	text-wrap: balance;
}

.vl-cover-lead {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .86fr) minmax(0, 1.14fr);
	min-height: 500px;
	margin-top: clamp(24px, 3vw, 34px);
	background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fff 0%, #fbfcfb 100%);
	border: 1px solid rgba(20, 34, 29, .14);
	border-radius: 24px;
	box-shadow: 0 22px 58px rgba(20, 34, 29, .08), 0 3px 12px rgba(20, 34, 29, .04);
	overflow: hidden;
}

.vl-cover-lead-content {
	display: flex;
	flex-direction: column;
	justify-content: space-between;
	padding: clamp(36px, 4.6vw, 62px) clamp(34px, 4.5vw, 58px);
}

.vl-cover-meta,
.vl-card-meta,
.vl-entry-meta {
	display: flex;
	align-items: center;
	flex-wrap: wrap;
	gap: 9px 14px;
	color: var(--vl-muted);
	font-size: 10px;
	font-weight: 750;
	letter-spacing: .07em;
	line-height: 1.4;
	text-transform: uppercase;
}

.vl-cover-meta .vl-card-category,
.vl-card-meta .vl-card-category,
.vl-entry-meta .vl-card-category {
	color: var(--vl-accent-dark);
}

.vl-cover-meta span:not(:last-child)::after,
.vl-card-meta span:not(:last-child)::after,
.vl-entry-meta span:not(:last-child)::after {
	content: "";
	display: inline-block;
	width: 3px;
	height: 3px;
	margin-left: 14px;
	vertical-align: middle;
	background: var(--vl-accent);
	border-radius: 50%;
}

.vl-cover-lead-title {
	margin: 28px 0 42px;
	color: var(--vl-ink);
	font-family: var(--vl-sans);
	font-size: clamp(34px, 3.7vw, 54px);
	font-weight: 600;
	letter-spacing: -.048em;
	line-height: 1.02;
	overflow-wrap: anywhere;
	word-break: normal;
	text-wrap: balance;
}

.vl-cover .vl-cover-meta .vl-card-category {
	display: inline-flex;
	align-items: center;
	min-height: 26px;
	padding: 0 10px;
	background: rgba(var(--vl-accent-rgb), .08);
	border: 1px solid rgba(var(--vl-accent-rgb), .16);
	border-radius: 999px;
}

.vl-cover-lead-title a:hover,
.vl-cover-lead-title a:focus,
.vl-card-title a:hover,
.vl-card-title a:focus,
.vl-spotlight-title a:hover,
.vl-spotlight-title a:focus {
	color: var(--vl-accent-dark);
}

.vl-cover-lead-footer,
.vl-card-footer {
	display: flex;
	align-items: center;
	justify-content: space-between;
	gap: 18px;
	padding-top: 18px;
	border-top: 1px solid var(--vl-accent);
}

.vl-cover .vl-cover-lead-footer {
	padding-top: 21px;
	border-top-color: var(--vl-accent);
}

.vl-author-link {
	color: var(--vl-accent);
	font-size: 11px;
	font-weight: 700;
	letter-spacing: .04em;
	transition: color .18s ease;
}

.vl-author-link:hover,
.vl-author-link:focus {
	color: var(--vl-accent);
	opacity: .78;
}

.vl-read-more {
	display: inline-flex;
	align-items: center;
	gap: 9px;
	color: var(--vl-accent);
	font-size: 10px;
	font-weight: 850;
	letter-spacing: .12em;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	transition: color .18s ease;
}

.vl-read-more::after {
	content: "→";
	color: var(--vl-accent);
	font-size: 15px;
	font-weight: 400;
	transition: transform .18s ease;
}

.vl-read-more:hover,
.vl-read-more:focus {
	color: var(--vl-accent);
	opacity: .78;
}

.vl-read-more:hover::after,
.vl-read-more:focus::after {
	transform: translateX(4px);
}

.vl-cover-lead-image {
	position: relative;
	display: block;
	align-self: center;
	width: calc(100% - 20px);
	aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
	margin: 20px 20px 20px 0;
	background: var(--vl-soft);
	border: 1px solid rgba(20, 34, 29, .1);
	border-radius: 17px;
	box-shadow: 0 16px 36px rgba(20, 34, 29, .08);
	overflow: hidden;
}

.vl-cover-lead-image::before {
	content: "";
	position: absolute;
	z-index: 1;
	inset: 0;
	pointer-events: none;
	background: rgba(var(--vl-accent-rgb), 0);
	border-radius: inherit;
	transition: background-color .24s ease;
}

.vl-cover-lead:hover .vl-cover-lead-image::before,
.vl-cover-lead:focus-within .vl-cover-lead-image::before {
	background: rgba(var(--vl-hover-rgb), .15);
}

.vl-cover-lead-image::after {
	content: "";
	position: absolute;
	z-index: 2;
	inset: 0;
	pointer-events: none;
	border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .45);
	border-radius: inherit;
}

.vl-cover-lead-image img,
.vl-spotlight-image img,
.vl-card-image img,
.vl-article-featured img {
	width: 100%;
	height: 100%;
	object-fit: contain;
	background: var(--vl-soft);
}

.vl-spotlight-grid {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
	gap: 18px;
	margin-top: 18px;
	border-bottom: 0;
}

.vl-spotlight-story {
	position: relative;
	display: grid;
	grid-template-rows: auto 1fr;
	min-width: 0;
	padding: 15px 15px 22px;
	background: #fff;
	border: 1px solid rgba(20, 34, 29, .12);
	border-radius: 16px;
	box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(20, 34, 29, .045);
	transition: border-color .18s ease, box-shadow .18s ease;
}

.vl-spotlight-story:first-child,
.vl-spotlight-story:last-child {
	padding: 15px 15px 22px;
}

.vl-spotlight-story:hover,
.vl-spotlight-story:focus-within {
	border-color: rgba(var(--vl-accent-rgb), .28);
	box-shadow: 0 16px 36px rgba(20, 34, 29, .075);
}

.vl-spotlight-image {
	position: relative;
	display: block;
	width: 100%;
	aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
	margin: 0 0 18px;
	background: var(--vl-soft);
	border-radius: 11px;
	overflow: hidden;
}

.vl-spotlight-image::after {
	content: "";
	position: absolute;
	inset: 0;
	pointer-events: none;
	background: rgba(var(--vl-accent-rgb), 0);
	transition: background-color .24s ease;
}

.vl-spotlight-story:hover .vl-spotlight-image::after,
.vl-spotlight-story:focus-within .vl-spotlight-image::after {
	background: rgba(var(--vl-hover-rgb), .15);
}

.vl-spotlight-title {
	margin: 13px 0 0;
	color: var(--vl-ink);
	font-family: var(--vl-sans);
	font-size: clamp(22px, 2.3vw, 31px);
	font-weight: 600;
	letter-spacing: -.035em;
	line-height: 1.08;
}

.vl-cover-lead a:focus-visible,
.vl-spotlight-story a:focus-visible {
	outline: 2px solid var(--vl-accent);
	outline-offset: 4px;
	border-radius: 3px;
}

/* Latest index and archive cards */
.vl-latest {
	padding-top: clamp(68px, 8vw, 112px);
	padding-bottom: clamp(80px, 9vw, 130px);
}


.vl-post-grid {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
	gap: 48px 30px;
	padding-top: 42px;
}

.vl-home-post-grid {
	grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
	gap: 0 42px;
	padding-top: 0;
}

.vl-post-card {
	position: relative;
	display: flex;
	flex-direction: column;
	min-width: 0;
	padding: 25px 0 34px;
	border-top: 0;
}

.vl-home-post-grid .vl-post-card {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
	grid-template-areas:
		"image"
		"content";
	padding: 30px 0 38px;
}

.vl-card-image {
	position: relative;
	grid-area: image;
	display: block;
	width: 100%;
	aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
	margin-bottom: 20px;
	background: var(--vl-soft);
	overflow: hidden;
}

.vl-card-image::after {
	content: "";
	position: absolute;
	inset: 0;
	pointer-events: none;
	background: rgba(var(--vl-accent-rgb), 0);
	transition: background-color .24s ease;
}

.vl-post-card:hover .vl-card-image::after,
.vl-post-card:focus-within .vl-card-image::after {
	background: rgba(var(--vl-hover-rgb), .16);
}

.vl-card-content {
	grid-area: content;
	display: flex;
	flex: 1;
	flex-direction: column;
}

.vl-card-title {
	margin: 13px 0 24px;
	color: var(--vl-ink);
	font-family: var(--vl-sans);
	font-size: clamp(24px, 2.2vw, 33px);
	font-weight: 600;
	letter-spacing: -.035em;
	line-height: 1.08;
}

.vl-card-footer {
	margin-top: auto;
	padding-top: 15px;
}

.vl-home-post-grid .vl-card-footer {
	padding-top: 0;
	border-top: 0;
}

.vl-post-card-wide {
	grid-column: 1 / -1;
	grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.12fr) minmax(300px, .88fr) !important;
	grid-template-areas: "image content" !important;
	align-items: center;
	column-gap: 28px !important;
	padding: 38px 0 44px !important;
	border-top: 0;
}

.vl-post-card-wide .vl-card-image {
	margin: 0;
}

.vl-post-card-wide .vl-card-content {
	padding-left: 20px;
}

.vl-post-card-wide .vl-card-title {
	font-size: clamp(31px, 3.6vw, 50px);
	line-height: 1;
}

.vl-thumb-placeholder {
	display: grid;
	place-items: center;
	width: 100%;
	height: 100%;
	min-height: 180px;
	background: var(--vl-soft);
	color: var(--vl-muted);
	font-family: var(--vl-sans);
	font-size: 18px;
	font-style: italic;
}

/* Archive, search, author */
.vl-archive-header,
.vl-author-header {
	position: relative;
	width: min(var(--vl-shell), calc(100% - 56px));
	margin: 0 auto;
	padding: clamp(54px, 7vw, 96px) 0 34px;
	border-bottom: 1px solid var(--vl-accent);
}

.vl-archive-header::before,
.vl-author-header::before {
	content: "";
	display: block;
	width: 48px;
	height: 3px;
	margin-bottom: 18px;
	background: var(--vl-accent);
	border-radius: 999px;
}

.vl-archive-title {
	max-width: 980px;
	margin: 0;
	color: var(--vl-ink);
	font-family: var(--vl-sans);
	font-size: clamp(40px, 5vw, 68px);
	font-weight: 600;
	letter-spacing: -.05em;
	line-height: .98;
}

.vl-section-desc,
.vl-author-bio {
	max-width: 690px;
	margin-top: 18px;
	color: var(--vl-muted);
	font-size: 15px;
}

.vl-section {
	padding: 0 0 100px;
}

.vl-author-header .vl-container {
	width: 100%;
}

.vl-author-box {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr);
	align-items: center;
	gap: 28px;
}

.vl-author-avatar img {
	border-radius: 50%;
}

.vl-eyebrow {
	margin-bottom: 7px;
	color: var(--vl-signal);
	font-size: 10px;
	font-weight: 850;
	letter-spacing: .18em;
	text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* Single post and page */
.vl-content-wrap {
	width: min(1040px, calc(100% - 56px));
	margin: 0 auto;
	padding: clamp(54px, 8vw, 108px) 0 66px;
}

.vl-article-header {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 190px;
	align-items: end;
	gap: 50px;
	padding-bottom: 34px;
	border-bottom: 1px solid var(--vl-accent);
}

.single .vl-article-header {
	border-bottom: 0;
}

.vl-entry-meta {
	grid-column: 2;
	grid-row: 1;
	align-self: end;
	flex-direction: column;
	align-items: flex-start;
	gap: 8px;
	padding-left: 20px;
	border-left: 2px solid var(--vl-signal);
}

.vl-entry-meta span::after {
	display: none !important;
}

.vl-entry-title {
	grid-column: 1;
	grid-row: 1;
	margin: 0;
	color: var(--vl-ink);
	font-family: var(--vl-sans);
	font-size: clamp(38px, 5vw, 64px);
	font-weight: 600;
	letter-spacing: -.06em;
	line-height: .92;
}

.page .vl-article-header {
	grid-template-columns: 1fr;
}

.page .vl-entry-title {
	grid-column: 1;
}

.vl-article-featured {
	width: 100%;
	aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
	margin: 40px 0 52px;
	background: var(--vl-soft);
	overflow: hidden;
}

.vl-entry-content {
	width: min(var(--vl-reading), 100%);
	margin-inline: auto;
	color: #2c3732;
	font-family: var(--vl-sans);
	font-size: clamp(18px, 1.7vw, 21px);
	line-height: 1.78;
}

.vl-entry-content > *:first-child {
	margin-top: 0;
}

/* Keep post and page content inside the mobile viewport. */
.single .vl-content-wrap,
.page .vl-content-wrap,
.single .vl-article,
.page .vl-article,
.single .vl-article-header,
.page .vl-article-header,
.single .vl-entry-content,
.page .vl-entry-content {
	min-width: 0;
	max-width: 100%;
}

.single .vl-entry-title,
.page .vl-entry-title,
.single .vl-entry-content,
.page .vl-entry-content,
.single .vl-entry-content p,
.page .vl-entry-content p,
.single .vl-entry-content li,
.page .vl-entry-content li,
.single .vl-entry-content a,
.page .vl-entry-content a,
.single .vl-post-nav-title,
.page .vl-post-nav-title {
	overflow-wrap: anywhere;
	word-break: normal;
}

.vl-entry-content figure,
.vl-entry-content img,
.vl-entry-content video,
.vl-entry-content audio,
.vl-entry-content iframe,
.vl-entry-content embed,
.vl-entry-content object,
.vl-entry-content canvas,
.vl-entry-content svg,
.vl-entry-content .wp-block-image,
.vl-entry-content .wp-block-video,
.vl-entry-content .wp-block-embed,
.vl-entry-content .wp-block-cover,
.vl-entry-content .wp-block-group,
.vl-entry-content .wp-block-columns,
.vl-entry-content .wp-block-column,
.vl-entry-content .wp-block-media-text {
	max-width: 100%;
	min-width: 0;
}

.vl-entry-content img,
.vl-entry-content .wp-block-image img {
	width: auto;
	max-width: 100%;
	height: auto;
}

.vl-entry-content iframe,
.vl-entry-content embed,
.vl-entry-content object,
.vl-entry-content video,
.vl-entry-content canvas,
.vl-entry-content svg {
	width: 100%;
}

.vl-entry-content pre,
.vl-entry-content code {
	max-width: 100%;
}

.vl-entry-content pre {
	overflow-x: auto;
	-webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
}

.vl-entry-content .wp-block-table,
.vl-entry-content table {
	max-width: 100%;
}

.vl-entry-content .wp-block-table {
	overflow-x: auto;
	-webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
}

.vl-entry-content p,
.vl-entry-content ul,
.vl-entry-content ol,
.vl-entry-content blockquote,
.vl-entry-content figure,
.vl-entry-content table {
	margin-top: 0;
	margin-bottom: 1.35em;
}

.vl-entry-content h2,
.vl-entry-content h3,
.vl-entry-content h4 {
	color: var(--vl-ink);
	font-family: var(--vl-sans);
	font-weight: 600;
	letter-spacing: -.035em;
	line-height: 1.08;
	scroll-margin-top: 28px;
}

.vl-entry-content h2 {
	margin: 1.8em 0 .65em;
	padding-top: 0;
	border-top: 0;
	font-size: clamp(31px, 4vw, 46px);
}

.vl-entry-content h3 {
	margin: 1.55em 0 .55em;
	font-size: clamp(25px, 3vw, 34px);
}

.vl-entry-content h4 {
	font-size: 24px;
}

.vl-entry-content a {
	color: var(--vl-accent-dark);
	text-decoration: underline;
	text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
	text-underline-offset: 3px;
}

.vl-entry-content hr,
.vl-entry-content .wp-block-separator {
	width: 100%;
	height: 0;
	margin: 2em 0;
	background: transparent;
	border: 0;
	border-top: 1px solid var(--vl-accent);
}

.vl-entry-content blockquote {
	margin-left: 0;
	padding: 7px 0 7px 28px;
	border-left: 3px solid var(--vl-signal);
	color: var(--vl-ink);
	font-size: 1.18em;
	font-style: italic;
}

.vl-entry-content table {
	width: 100%;
	border-collapse: collapse;
	font-family: var(--vl-sans);
	font-size: 15px;
}

.vl-entry-content th,
.vl-entry-content td {
	padding: 11px 12px;
	border: 1px solid var(--vl-line);
	text-align: left;
}

.vl-entry-content th {
	background: rgba(var(--vl-accent-rgb), .08);
	border-bottom-color: var(--vl-accent);
	color: var(--vl-ink);
}

.vl-entry-content .alignwide {
	width: min(1040px, calc(100vw - 56px));
	max-width: none;
	margin-left: 50%;
	transform: translateX(-50%);
}

.vl-entry-content .alignfull {
	width: 100vw;
	max-width: none;
	margin-left: 50%;
	transform: translateX(-50%);
}


/* Navigation and pagination */
.vl-post-nav {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
	width: min(1040px, calc(100% - 56px));
	margin: 0 auto 76px;
	background: var(--vl-accent);
	border: 0;
	box-shadow: 0 18px 42px rgba(20, 34, 29, .12);
	overflow: hidden;
}

.vl-post-nav.vl-post-nav-single {
	grid-template-columns: 1fr;
}

.vl-post-nav > div {
	min-width: 0;
}

.vl-post-nav > div + div {
	border-left: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .28);
}

.vl-post-nav a {
	display: flex;
	flex-direction: column;
	justify-content: center;
	min-height: 154px;
	padding: 31px 34px;
	background: transparent;
	color: var(--vl-nav-text);
	transition: background-color .18s ease, color .18s ease, transform .18s ease;
}

.vl-post-nav a:hover,
.vl-post-nav a:focus-visible {
	background: var(--vl-nav-hover-bg);
	color: var(--vl-nav-hover-text);
	box-shadow: none;
	transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.vl-post-nav a:focus-visible {
	outline: 3px solid var(--vl-nav-text);
	outline-offset: -6px;
}

.vl-post-nav-next a {
	align-items: flex-end;
	text-align: right;
}

.vl-post-nav-label {
	margin-bottom: 9px;
	color: currentColor;
	font-size: 10px;
	font-weight: 850;
	letter-spacing: .15em;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	opacity: .76;
}

.vl-post-nav-title {
	color: currentColor;
	font-family: var(--vl-sans);
	font-size: clamp(21px, 2.2vw, 28px);
	font-weight: 650;
	letter-spacing: -.025em;
	line-height: 1.12;
	transition: color .18s ease;
}

.vl-pagination,
.navigation.pagination {
	display: flex;
	justify-content: center;
	width: 100%;
	margin-top: 54px;
	text-align: center;
}

.nav-links {
	display: flex;
	align-items: center;
	justify-content: center;
	flex-wrap: wrap;
	gap: 8px;
}

.page-numbers {
	display: inline-grid;
	place-items: center;
	min-width: 42px;
	height: 42px;
	padding: 0 12px;
	border: 1px solid var(--vl-line);
	color: var(--vl-ink);
	font-size: 12px;
	font-weight: 750;
}

.page-numbers.current {
	background: var(--vl-accent);
	border-color: var(--vl-accent);
	color: #fff;
}

.page-numbers:hover,
.page-numbers:focus {
	background: transparent;
	border-color: var(--vl-accent);
	color: var(--vl-accent);
}


/* URL-free progressive post loading */
.vl-load-more {
	display: flex;
	flex-direction: column;
	align-items: center;
	justify-content: center;
	gap: 12px;
	width: 100%;
	margin-top: 54px;
	text-align: center;
}

.vl-load-more-button {
	display: inline-flex;
	align-items: center;
	justify-content: center;
	gap: 11px;
	min-width: 214px;
	min-height: 48px;
	padding: 12px 24px;
	appearance: none;
	border: 1px solid var(--vl-accent);
	border-radius: 999px;
	background: transparent;
	color: var(--vl-accent);
	font: inherit;
	font-size: 12px;
	font-weight: 820;
	letter-spacing: .08em;
	line-height: 1;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	cursor: pointer;
	touch-action: manipulation;
	transition: transform .2s ease, background-color .2s ease, border-color .2s ease, color .2s ease, box-shadow .2s ease;
}

.vl-load-more-button:hover,
.vl-load-more-button:focus-visible {
	background: var(--vl-accent);
	border-color: var(--vl-accent);
	color: #fff;
	box-shadow: 0 10px 26px rgba(var(--vl-accent-rgb), .18);
	transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.vl-load-more-button:focus-visible {
	outline: 3px solid rgba(var(--vl-accent-rgb), .34);
	outline-offset: 3px;
}

.vl-load-more-button:disabled {
	cursor: wait;
	opacity: .72;
	transform: none;
}

.vl-load-more-spinner {
	width: 15px;
	height: 15px;
	margin-right: -2px;
	border: 2px solid currentColor;
	border-right-color: transparent;
	border-radius: 50%;
	opacity: 0;
	transform: scale(.78);
}

.vl-load-more-button.is-loading .vl-load-more-spinner {
	opacity: 1;
	animation: vl-load-more-spin .75s linear infinite;
}

.vl-load-more-status:not(.screen-reader-text) {
	margin: 0;
	color: var(--vl-muted);
	font-size: 12px;
	font-weight: 700;
	letter-spacing: .04em;
}

.vl-load-more-new {
	opacity: 0;
	transform: translateY(18px);
}

.vl-post-card {
	transition: opacity .36s ease, transform .36s ease, border-top-color .18s ease, box-shadow .18s ease;
}

@keyframes vl-load-more-spin {
	to { transform: rotate(360deg); }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
	.vl-load-more-button,
	.vl-post-card {
		transition: none;
	}

	.vl-load-more-button.is-loading .vl-load-more-spinner {
		animation-duration: 1.5s;
	}
}


@media (max-width: 520px) {
	.vl-load-more {
		margin-top: 40px;
	}

	.vl-load-more-button {
		width: min(100%, 320px);
	}
}

/* Comments */
.vl-comments-area {
	width: min(var(--vl-reading), calc(100% - 56px));
	margin: 0 auto 100px;
	padding-top: 42px;
	border-top: 3px solid var(--vl-accent);
}

.comments-title,
.comment-reply-title {
	margin: 0 0 28px;
	color: var(--vl-ink);
	font-family: var(--vl-sans);
	font-size: 34px;
	font-weight: 600;
	letter-spacing: -.03em;
}

.comment-list {
	margin: 0 0 44px;
	padding: 0;
	list-style: none;
}

.comment-list .children {
	margin-left: 30px;
	list-style: none;
}

.comment-body {
	padding: 24px 0;
	border-top: 1px solid var(--vl-accent);
}

.comment-meta {
	font-size: 13px;
}

.comment-author .avatar {
	float: left;
	margin-right: 12px;
	border-radius: 50%;
}

.comment-content {
	clear: both;
	padding-top: 10px;
}

.comment-form label {
	display: block;
	margin-bottom: 6px;
	font-size: 12px;
	font-weight: 750;
}

.comment-form input[type="text"],
.comment-form input[type="email"],
.comment-form input[type="url"],
.comment-form textarea {
	width: 100%;
	padding: 12px 14px;
	background: #fff;
	border: 1px solid var(--vl-line-strong);
	border-radius: 0;
}

.comment-form textarea {
	min-height: 150px;
	resize: vertical;
}

.comment-form .submit {
	padding: 13px 22px;
	background: var(--vl-ink);
	border: 1px solid var(--vl-ink);
	color: #fff;
	font-size: 11px;
	font-weight: 850;
	letter-spacing: .1em;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	transition: background-color .18s ease, border-color .18s ease, color .18s ease, box-shadow .18s ease;
}

.comment-form .submit:hover,
.comment-form .submit:focus {
	background: var(--vl-accent);
	border-color: var(--vl-accent);
	color: #fff;
}

/* Empty states and search forms */
.vl-empty-state {
	width: min(720px, calc(100% - 56px));
	margin: clamp(68px, 9vw, 120px) auto;
	padding: 46px 0;
	border-top: 3px solid var(--vl-accent);
	border-bottom: 1px solid var(--vl-accent);
	text-align: left;
}

.vl-empty-state h1,
.vl-empty-state h2 {
	margin: 0;
	color: var(--vl-ink);
	font-family: var(--vl-sans);
	font-size: clamp(38px, 5vw, 58px);
	font-weight: 600;
	letter-spacing: -.04em;
	line-height: 1;
}

.vl-empty-state p {
	color: var(--vl-muted);
}

.vl-empty-inline {
	margin-block: 42px 0;
}

.search-form {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
	gap: 8px;
	max-width: 620px;
}

/* Footer */
.vl-site-footer {
	background: var(--vl-footer-navy);
	border-top: 0;
	color: #f4f4f4;
}

.vl-footer-primary {
	background: var(--vl-footer-navy);
}

.vl-footer-main {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: minmax(220px, .8fr) minmax(320px, 1fr) auto;
	align-items: end;
	gap: 54px;
	padding-top: 58px;
	padding-bottom: 58px;
}

.vl-footer-brand .custom-logo {
	width: auto;
	max-width: 280px;
	max-height: 64px;
	filter: brightness(0) invert(1);
	opacity: .96;
}

.vl-footer-title {
	color: #ffffff;
	font-family: var(--vl-sans);
	font-size: 44px;
	font-weight: 700;
	letter-spacing: -.05em;
}

.vl-footer-label,
.vl-footer-description {
	margin: 0;
}

.vl-footer-label {
	margin-bottom: 8px;
	color: #ffffff;
	font-size: 10px;
	font-weight: 850;
	letter-spacing: .18em;
	text-transform: uppercase;
}

.vl-footer-description {
	max-width: 480px;
	color: #aeb5b1;
	font-family: var(--vl-sans);
	font-size: 19px;
	font-style: italic;
	line-height: 1.45;
}

.vl-footer-return {
	display: inline-flex;
	align-items: center;
	gap: 12px;
	padding-bottom: 5px;
	border-bottom: 1px solid var(--vl-accent);
	color: #f5f5f5;
	font-size: 10px;
	font-weight: 850;
	letter-spacing: .1em;
	text-transform: uppercase;
}

.vl-footer-return:hover,
.vl-footer-return:focus {
	border-color: #ffffff;
	color: #ffffff;
}

.vl-footer-return span {
	font-size: 17px;
	font-weight: 400;
}

.vl-footer-spacer {
	height: 1px;
	background: #ffffff;
	box-shadow: none;
}

.vl-footer-bottom {
	background: var(--vl-footer-navy);
	border-top: 0;
}

.vl-footer-bottom-inner {
	display: flex;
	align-items: center;
	justify-content: space-between;
	text-align: left;
	gap: 24px;
	padding-top: 17px;
	padding-bottom: 17px;
	color: #8f9692;
	font-size: 10px;
	font-weight: 700;
	letter-spacing: .1em;
	text-transform: uppercase;
}

.vl-footer-copyright {
	white-space: nowrap;
}

.vl-footer-navigation {
	margin-left: auto;
}

.vl-footer-menu {
	display: flex;
	align-items: center;
	justify-content: flex-end;
	flex-wrap: wrap;
	gap: 10px 20px;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	list-style: none;
}

.vl-footer-menu a {
	color: #a2a8a5;
}

.vl-footer-menu a:hover,
.vl-footer-menu a:focus {
	color: #ffffff;
}

/* Accessibility and performance */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
	*,
	*::before,
	*::after {
		scroll-behavior: auto !important;
		transition-duration: .01ms !important;
		animation-duration: .01ms !important;
		animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
	}
}

@supports (content-visibility: auto) {
	.vl-latest,
	.vl-site-footer,
	.vl-comments-area {
		content-visibility: auto;
		contain-intrinsic-size: 1px 900px;
	}
}

/* Tablet */
@media (max-width: 1040px) {
	.vl-shell,
	.vl-container,
	.vl-content-wrap,
	.vl-post-nav,
	.vl-archive-header,
	.vl-author-header {
		width: min(100% - 40px, var(--vl-shell));
	}

	.vl-identity-row {
		min-height: 116px;
	}

	.vl-navigation-inner {
		grid-template-columns: 24px minmax(0, 1fr) 190px;
		min-height: 62px;
	}

	.vl-nav-leading-rail {
		min-height: 62px;
	}

	.vl-main-navigation {
		overflow-x: auto;
		scrollbar-width: none;
	}

	.vl-main-navigation::-webkit-scrollbar {
		display: none;
	}

	.vl-main-navigation .menu,
	.vl-main-navigation > ul,
	.vl-main-navigation .menu > ul,
	.vl-main-navigation a {
		min-height: 62px;
	}

	.vl-main-navigation a {
		padding-inline: 22px;
		font-size: 12px;
	}

	.vl-main-navigation .sub-menu,
	.vl-main-navigation .children {
		display: none !important;
	}

	.vl-nav-search-form {
		width: 170px;
		margin-inline: 0 10px;
	}

	.vl-cover-lead {
		grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .92fr) minmax(0, 1.08fr);
		min-height: 440px;
		border-radius: 21px;
	}

	.vl-cover-lead-content {
		padding: 38px 34px;
	}

	.vl-cover-lead-title {
		font-size: clamp(31px, 4.4vw, 46px);
	}

	.vl-cover-lead-image {
		width: calc(100% - 16px);
		margin: 16px 16px 16px 0;
		border-radius: 14px;
	}

	.vl-spotlight-grid {
		gap: 14px;
	}

	.vl-spotlight-story,
	.vl-spotlight-story:first-child,
	.vl-spotlight-story:last-child {
		padding: 12px 12px 19px;
	}

	.vl-home-post-grid {
		gap: 0 30px;
	}

	.vl-post-card-wide {
		grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(280px, .85fr) !important;
		column-gap: 20px !important;
	}

	.vl-post-grid:not(.vl-home-post-grid) {
		grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
	}

	.vl-footer-main {
		grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
	}

	.vl-footer-return {
		grid-column: 2;
		justify-self: start;
	}
}

/* Mobile */
@media (max-width: 760px) {
	.vl-shell,
	.vl-container,
	.vl-content-wrap,
	.vl-post-nav,
	.vl-archive-header,
	.vl-author-header,
	.vl-comments-area,
	.vl-empty-state {
		width: min(100% - 30px, var(--vl-shell));
	}

	.vl-utility-inner {
		width: calc(100% - 30px);
		min-height: 36px;
	}

	.vl-header-date {
		font-size: 12px;
	}

	.vl-utility-actions {
		gap: 12px;
	}


	.vl-identity-row {
		display: flex;
		min-height: 96px;
		padding: 18px 15px;
	}

	.vl-brand {
		justify-content: center;
		text-align: center;
	}

	.vl-brand .custom-logo {
		max-width: min(330px, 82vw);
		max-height: 56px;
	}

	.vl-site-title {
		font-size: clamp(38px, 13vw, 56px);
	}

	.vl-bottom-header {
		width: calc(100% - 20px);
	}

	.vl-navigation-inner {
		display: grid;
		grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
		gap: 0;
		min-height: 0;
		padding-bottom: 10px;
	}

	.vl-nav-leading-rail {
		display: none;
	}

	.vl-main-navigation {
		width: 100%;
		overflow-x: auto;
		scrollbar-width: none;
	}

	.vl-main-navigation::-webkit-scrollbar {
		display: none;
	}

	.vl-main-navigation .menu,
	.vl-main-navigation > ul,
	.vl-main-navigation .menu > ul,
	.vl-main-navigation a {
		min-height: 56px;
	}

	.vl-main-navigation a {
		padding-inline: 20px;
		font-size: 11px;
	}

	.vl-main-navigation .sub-menu,
	.vl-main-navigation .children {
		display: none !important;
	}

	.vl-nav-search-form {
		width: calc(100% - 20px);
		margin: 0 10px;
	}


	.vl-cover {
		padding-top: 40px;
	}

	.vl-cover-heading {
		display: block;
		padding: 18px 0 22px;
	}

	.vl-latest-heading {
		padding: 20px;
	}

	.vl-cover .vl-cover-heading {
		padding: 0 0 22px;
	}

	.vl-cover .vl-cover-heading::before {
		width: 40px;
		height: 3px;
		margin-bottom: 17px;
	}

	.vl-cover-title {
		font-size: clamp(34px, 11vw, 48px);
	}

	.vl-latest-title {
		font-size: clamp(28px, 9vw, 40px);
	}

	.vl-cover .vl-cover-title {
		font-size: clamp(35px, 11vw, 49px);
		line-height: .98;
	}

	.vl-cover-lead {
		display: flex;
		flex-direction: column-reverse;
		min-height: 0;
		margin-top: 20px;
		padding: 0;
		border-radius: 18px;
		box-shadow: 0 16px 38px rgba(20, 34, 29, .07);
	}

	.vl-cover-lead-content {
		padding: 25px 22px 24px;
	}

	.vl-cover-lead-image {
		width: calc(100% - 20px);
		margin: 10px 10px 0;
		border-radius: 12px;
		box-shadow: none;
	}

	.vl-cover-lead-title {
		margin: 20px 0 30px;
		font-size: clamp(31px, 9.5vw, 44px);
	}

	.vl-spotlight-grid {
		display: grid;
		gap: 12px;
		margin-top: 12px;
	}

	.vl-spotlight-story,
	.vl-spotlight-story:first-child,
	.vl-spotlight-story:last-child {
		display: grid;
		grid-template-columns: 118px minmax(0, 1fr);
		grid-template-rows: auto;
		align-items: start;
		gap: 14px;
		padding: 11px;
		border: 1px solid rgba(20, 34, 29, .12);
		border-radius: 13px;
		box-shadow: 0 8px 22px rgba(20, 34, 29, .04);
	}

	.vl-spotlight-image {
		margin: 0;
		border-radius: 9px;
	}

	.vl-spotlight-title {
		margin-top: 8px;
		font-size: 22px;
	}

	.vl-card-meta {
		font-size: 9px;
	}

	.vl-latest {
		padding-top: 70px;
		padding-bottom: 82px;
	}


	.vl-post-grid,
	.vl-home-post-grid,
	.vl-post-grid:not(.vl-home-post-grid) {
		display: block;
	}

	.vl-home-post-grid .vl-post-card,
	.vl-post-card-wide {
		display: grid !important;
		grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) !important;
		grid-template-areas:
			"image"
			"content" !important;
		padding: 26px 0 32px !important;
	}

	.vl-post-card-wide .vl-card-content {
		padding-left: 0;
	}

	.vl-post-card-wide .vl-card-image {
		margin-bottom: 20px;
	}

	.vl-post-card-wide .vl-card-title,
	.vl-card-title {
		font-size: clamp(27px, 8vw, 37px);
	}

	.vl-archive-header,
	.vl-author-header {
		padding-top: 48px;
	}

	.vl-author-box {
		grid-template-columns: 1fr;
	}

	.vl-article-header {
		display: flex;
		flex-direction: column-reverse;
		align-items: flex-start;
		gap: 24px;
	}

	.vl-entry-meta {
		padding-left: 14px;
	}

	.vl-entry-title {
		font-size: clamp(34px, 10vw, 50px);
	}

	.vl-article-featured {
		margin: 28px 0 38px;
	}

	.vl-entry-content {
		font-size: 18px;
		line-height: 1.72;
	}

	/* Prevent single posts and pages from forcing a zoomed-out mobile layout. */
	.single .vl-main,
	.page .vl-main,
	.single .vl-content-wrap,
	.page .vl-content-wrap,
	.single .vl-article,
	.page .vl-article,
	.single .vl-article-header,
	.page .vl-article-header,
	.single .vl-entry-content,
	.page .vl-entry-content {
		width: 100%;
		max-width: 100%;
		min-width: 0;
	}

	.single .vl-content-wrap,
	.page .vl-content-wrap {
		width: calc(100% - 30px);
	}

	.vl-entry-title,
	.vl-entry-content,
	.vl-entry-content p,
	.vl-entry-content li,
	.vl-entry-content h2,
	.vl-entry-content h3,
	.vl-entry-content h4,
	.vl-entry-content h5,
	.vl-entry-content h6 {
		max-width: 100%;
		text-align: left;
		overflow-wrap: anywhere;
		word-break: normal;
		hyphens: auto;
	}

	.vl-entry-content > *,
	.vl-entry-content [class*="wp-block-"] {
		max-width: 100% !important;
		min-width: 0;
	}

	.vl-entry-content .alignwide,
	.vl-entry-content .alignfull {
		width: 100%;
		max-width: 100%;
		margin-left: 0;
		margin-right: 0;
		transform: none;
	}

	.vl-entry-content table {
		width: max-content;
		min-width: 100%;
	}

	.vl-entry-content .wp-block-table,
	.vl-entry-content pre {
		width: 100%;
		max-width: 100%;
		overflow-x: auto;
	}

	.vl-post-nav {
		grid-template-columns: 1fr;
	}

	.vl-post-nav > div + div {
		border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .28);
		border-left: 0;
	}

	.vl-post-nav-next a {
		align-items: flex-start;
		text-align: left;
	}

	.vl-comments-area {
		margin-bottom: 76px;
	}

	.vl-footer-main {
		display: block;
		padding-top: 44px;
		padding-bottom: 44px;
	}

	.vl-footer-statement {
		margin-top: 30px;
	}

	.vl-footer-return {
		margin-top: 28px;
	}

	.vl-footer-bottom-inner {
		flex-direction: column;
		align-items: center;
		text-align: center;
		gap: 10px;
	}

	.vl-footer-navigation {
		margin-left: 0;
	}

	.vl-footer-menu {
		justify-content: center;
		gap: 8px 16px;
	}
}

/* Instagram embeds: reserve space and keep third-party embeds responsive while the lazy loader waits. */
.instagram-media,
blockquote[class*="instagram"] {
	max-width: 100% !important;
	min-height: 360px;
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
	.instagram-media,
	blockquote[class*="instagram"] {
		min-height: 420px;
	}
}

/* Instagram embed contrast fix for PageSpeed/Lighthouse.
   Instagram outputs fallback text with light blue/grey inline colors before the embed script runs.
   These !important rules override those third-party inline colors on our page only. */
.instagram-media,
.instagram-media *,
blockquote[class*="instagram"],
blockquote[class*="instagram"] * {
	color: #172821 !important;
}

.instagram-media a,
.instagram-media a:visited,
blockquote[class*="instagram"] a,
blockquote[class*="instagram"] a:visited {
	color: var(--vl-accent) !important;
	text-decoration-color: currentColor !important;
}

.instagram-media [style*="border"],
blockquote[class*="instagram"] [style*="border"] {
	border-color: rgba(23, 40, 33, 0.35) !important;
}

/* Automatic dark mode. Layout, typography and image sizing remain unchanged. */
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] {
	color-scheme: dark;
	--vl-white: #0b0e0d;
	--vl-ink: #edf2ef;
	--vl-text: #c5cdc9;
	--vl-muted: #909a95;
	--vl-soft: #171c19;
	--vl-line: #29312d;
	--vl-line-strong: #47524c;
}

html.vl-theme-ready body,
html.vl-theme-ready .vl-site-header,
html.vl-theme-ready .vl-main,
html.vl-theme-ready .vl-post-card,
html.vl-theme-ready .vl-cover-lead,
html.vl-theme-ready .vl-spotlight-story,
html.vl-theme-ready .vl-article,
html.vl-theme-ready .vl-comments-area,
html.vl-theme-ready .vl-empty-state,
html.vl-theme-ready .vl-author-box,
html.vl-theme-ready .vl-archive-header,
html.vl-theme-ready .vl-main-navigation .sub-menu,
html.vl-theme-ready .vl-main-navigation .children,
html.vl-theme-ready .vl-header-search-panel,
html.vl-theme-ready input,
html.vl-theme-ready textarea {
	transition: background-color .22s ease, border-color .22s ease, color .22s ease, box-shadow .22s ease;
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] body,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-main {
	background-color: #0b0e0d;
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-site-header,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-post-card,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-article,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-comments-area,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-empty-state,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-author-box,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-archive-header,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-author-header {
	background-color: #0e1210;
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-header-search-panel,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .screen-reader-text:focus {
	background: #151a17;
	box-shadow: 0 20px 48px rgba(0, 0, 0, .38);
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-main-navigation .sub-menu,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-main-navigation .children {
	background: var(--vl-accent);
	box-shadow: 0 20px 48px rgba(0, 0, 0, .38);
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-header-search-field,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .search-field,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-header-search-close,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .comment-form input[type="text"],
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .comment-form input[type="email"],
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .comment-form input[type="url"],
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .comment-form textarea {
	background: #111613;
	color: var(--vl-ink);
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-cover-lead {
	background: linear-gradient(135deg, #121713 0%, #171d19 100%);
	border-color: rgba(169, 187, 177, .22);
	box-shadow: 0 24px 64px rgba(0, 0, 0, .3), 0 3px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, .18);
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-spotlight-story {
	background: #111613;
	border-color: rgba(169, 187, 177, .2);
	box-shadow: 0 14px 34px rgba(0, 0, 0, .22);
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-cover .vl-cover-heading {
	border-bottom-color: var(--vl-accent);
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-cover-lead-footer,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-card-footer {
	border-top-color: var(--vl-accent);
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-cover-lead-image,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-spotlight-image,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-card-image,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-article-featured {
	border-color: rgba(169, 187, 177, .18);
	box-shadow: 0 16px 36px rgba(0, 0, 0, .24);
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-cover-lead-image::after {
	border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .08);
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-entry-content {
	color: #cbd3cf;
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-header-search-submit,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .search-submit,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .comment-form .submit,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .page-numbers.current,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .page-numbers:hover,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .page-numbers:focus {
	background: #edf2ef;
	border-color: #edf2ef;
	color: #0b0e0d;
}


html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-load-more-button {
	border-color: rgba(237, 242, 239, .76);
	color: #edf2ef;
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-load-more-button:hover,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-load-more-button:focus-visible {
	background: #edf2ef;
	border-color: #edf2ef;
	color: #0b0e0d;
	box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, .28);
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-load-more-status:not(.screen-reader-text) {
	color: #9eaaa4;
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-header-search-submit:hover,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-header-search-submit:focus,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .search-submit:hover,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .search-submit:focus,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .comment-form .submit:hover,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .comment-form .submit:focus {
	background: var(--vl-accent);
	border-color: var(--vl-accent);
	color: #ffffff;
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .search-submit,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .comment-form .submit {
	background: #111613;
	border-color: #111613;
	color: #ffffff;
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .page-numbers.current {
	background: var(--vl-accent);
	border-color: var(--vl-accent);
	color: #ffffff;
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .page-numbers:hover,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .page-numbers:focus {
	background: transparent;
	border-color: var(--vl-accent);
	color: var(--vl-accent);
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-load-more-button {
	background: transparent;
	border-color: var(--vl-accent);
	color: var(--vl-accent);
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-load-more-button:hover,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-load-more-button:focus-visible {
	background: var(--vl-accent);
	border-color: var(--vl-accent);
	color: #ffffff;
	box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(10, 19, 33, .34);
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-brand .custom-logo {
	filter: brightness(0) invert(1);
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] ::selection {
	background: rgba(var(--vl-accent-rgb), .42);
	color: #ffffff;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
	html.vl-theme-ready body,
	html.vl-theme-ready .vl-site-header,
	html.vl-theme-ready .vl-main,
	html.vl-theme-ready .vl-post-card,
	html.vl-theme-ready .vl-cover-lead,
	html.vl-theme-ready .vl-spotlight-story,
	html.vl-theme-ready .vl-article,
	html.vl-theme-ready .vl-comments-area,
	html.vl-theme-ready .vl-empty-state,
	html.vl-theme-ready .vl-author-box,
	html.vl-theme-ready .vl-archive-header,
	html.vl-theme-ready .vl-main-navigation .sub-menu,
	html.vl-theme-ready .vl-main-navigation .children,
	html.vl-theme-ready .vl-header-search-panel,
	html.vl-theme-ready input,
	html.vl-theme-ready textarea {
		transition: none;
	}
}


/* Homepage mosaic hero — four latest posts in the requested editorial layout. */
.vl-news-hero {
	padding-top: clamp(30px, 4vw, 58px);
}

.vl-news-hero-grid {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
	grid-template-rows: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
	gap: 2px;
	width: 100%;
	height: clamp(480px, 43vw, 560px);
	background: var(--vl-white);
	overflow: hidden;
}

.vl-news-hero-tile {
	position: relative;
	min-width: 0;
	min-height: 0;
	margin: 0;
	background: #17202a;
	outline: 0 solid transparent;
	outline-offset: -2px;
	overflow: hidden;
	transition: outline-color .2s ease, outline-width .2s ease;
}

.vl-news-hero-tile:hover,
.vl-news-hero-tile:focus-within {
	z-index: 2;
	outline: 2px solid var(--vl-accent);
}

.vl-news-hero-tile-1 {
	grid-column: 1;
	grid-row: 1 / 3;
}

.vl-news-hero-tile-2 {
	grid-column: 2;
	grid-row: 1 / 3;
}

.vl-news-hero-tile-3 {
	grid-column: 3;
	grid-row: 1;
}

.vl-news-hero-tile-4 {
	grid-column: 3;
	grid-row: 2;
}

.vl-news-hero-link,
.vl-news-hero-media {
	position: absolute;
	inset: 0;
	display: block;
}

.vl-news-hero-link {
	isolation: isolate;
	color: #fff;
}

.vl-news-hero-link::before {
	content: "";
	position: absolute;
	z-index: 1;
	inset: 0;
	background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(5, 10, 15, .05) 28%, rgba(5, 10, 15, .35) 58%, rgba(5, 10, 15, .93) 100%);
	transition: background .32s ease;
}

.vl-news-hero-media img,
.vl-news-hero-media .vl-thumb-placeholder {
	width: 100%;
	height: 100%;
	object-fit: cover;
	background: #202a33;
	transition: transform .55s cubic-bezier(.2, .65, .3, 1), filter .35s ease;
}

.vl-news-hero-content {
	position: absolute;
	z-index: 2;
	left: 0;
	right: 0;
	bottom: 0;
	display: flex;
	flex-direction: column;
	align-items: flex-start;
	padding: clamp(22px, 2.35vw, 34px);
	color: #fff;
	font-family: var(--vl-sans);
	text-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, .22);
	pointer-events: none;
}

.vl-news-hero-content a {
	pointer-events: auto;
}

.vl-news-hero-tile-2 .vl-news-hero-content {
	padding: clamp(20px, 1.8vw, 27px);
}

.vl-news-hero-tile-3 .vl-news-hero-content,
.vl-news-hero-tile-4 .vl-news-hero-content {
	padding: clamp(16px, 1.45vw, 22px);
}

.vl-news-hero-category {
	display: inline-flex;
	align-items: center;
	min-height: 22px;
	margin-bottom: 12px;
	padding: 3px 8px;
	background: var(--vl-accent);
	color: #fff;
	font-size: 10px;
	font-weight: 800;
	letter-spacing: .025em;
	line-height: 1.2;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	text-shadow: none;
}

.vl-news-hero-category:hover,
.vl-news-hero-category:focus-visible {
	background: var(--vl-accent-dark);
	color: #fff;
}

.vl-news-hero-category:focus-visible,
.vl-news-hero-title-link:focus-visible,
.vl-news-hero-author:focus-visible {
	outline: 2px solid #fff;
	outline-offset: 3px;
}

.vl-news-hero-title-link {
	display: block;
	max-width: 97%;
	color: #fff;
}

.vl-news-hero-title-link:hover,
.vl-news-hero-title-link:focus {
	color: #fff;
}

.vl-news-hero-title {
	display: block;
	font-family: var(--vl-sans);
	font-size: clamp(25px, 2.45vw, 35px);
	font-weight: 750;
	letter-spacing: -.026em;
	line-height: 1.18;
	text-wrap: balance;
}

.vl-news-hero-tile-2 .vl-news-hero-title {
	font-size: clamp(19px, 1.78vw, 25px);
	line-height: 1.25;
}

.vl-news-hero-tile-3 .vl-news-hero-title,
.vl-news-hero-tile-4 .vl-news-hero-title {
	font-size: clamp(16px, 1.42vw, 20px);
	line-height: 1.25;
}

.vl-news-hero-meta {
	display: flex;
	align-items: center;
	flex-wrap: wrap;
	gap: 5px 10px;
	width: fit-content;
	max-width: 100%;
	max-height: 0;
	margin-top: 0;
	padding: 0 11px;
	overflow: hidden;
	background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .94);
	border-left: 0 solid var(--vl-accent);
	border-radius: 4px;
	box-shadow: none;
	opacity: 0;
	transform: translateY(18px);
	color: #26312c;
	font-size: 11px;
	font-weight: 700;
	letter-spacing: .015em;
	line-height: 1.4;
	text-shadow: none;
	transition: max-height .36s ease, margin-top .36s ease, padding .36s ease, border-width .2s ease, box-shadow .25s ease, opacity .25s ease, transform .36s cubic-bezier(.2, .7, .2, 1);
}

.vl-news-hero-author::after {
	content: "•";
	margin-left: 10px;
	color: #64706a;
}

.vl-news-hero-author {
	color: var(--vl-accent);
	font-weight: 750;
	text-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, .45);
}

.vl-news-hero-author:hover,
.vl-news-hero-author:focus {
	color: var(--vl-accent);
	text-decoration: underline;
	text-decoration-color: var(--vl-accent);
	text-underline-offset: 3px;
}

.vl-news-hero-tile:hover .vl-news-hero-link::before,
.vl-news-hero-tile:focus-within .vl-news-hero-link::before {
	background:
		linear-gradient(rgba(var(--vl-hover-rgb), .18), rgba(var(--vl-hover-rgb), .18)),
		linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(5, 10, 15, .14) 15%, rgba(5, 10, 15, .47) 54%, rgba(5, 10, 15, .96) 100%);
}

.vl-news-hero-tile:hover .vl-news-hero-media img,
.vl-news-hero-tile:focus-within .vl-news-hero-media img {
	transform: scale(1.045);
	filter: saturate(1.04);
}

.vl-news-hero-tile:hover .vl-news-hero-meta,
.vl-news-hero-tile:focus-within .vl-news-hero-meta {
	max-height: 72px;
	margin-top: 11px;
	padding: 8px 11px;
	border-left-width: 3px;
	box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, .22);
	opacity: 1;
	transform: translateY(0);
}

.vl-news-hero-link:focus-visible {
	outline: 3px solid var(--vl-accent);
	outline-offset: -3px;
}

/* Graceful layouts when the site has fewer than four published posts. */
.vl-news-hero-count-1 .vl-news-hero-tile-1 {
	grid-column: 1 / 4;
}

.vl-news-hero-count-2 .vl-news-hero-tile-1 {
	grid-column: 1 / 3;
}

.vl-news-hero-count-2 .vl-news-hero-tile-2 {
	grid-column: 3;
}

.vl-news-hero-count-3 .vl-news-hero-tile-1 {
	grid-column: 1 / 3;
}

.vl-news-hero-count-3 .vl-news-hero-tile-2 {
	grid-column: 3;
	grid-row: 1;
}

.vl-news-hero-count-3 .vl-news-hero-tile-3 {
	grid-column: 3;
	grid-row: 2;
}

@media (max-width: 1040px) and (min-width: 761px) {
	.vl-news-hero-grid {
		grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.55fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
		grid-template-rows: repeat(2, 250px) 205px;
		height: auto;
	}

	.vl-news-hero-tile-1 {
		grid-column: 1;
		grid-row: 1 / 3;
	}

	.vl-news-hero-tile-2 {
		grid-column: 2;
		grid-row: 1;
	}

	.vl-news-hero-tile-3 {
		grid-column: 2;
		grid-row: 2;
	}

	.vl-news-hero-tile-4 {
		grid-column: 1 / 3;
		grid-row: 3;
	}

	.vl-news-hero-tile-4 .vl-news-hero-content {
		padding: 22px 26px;
	}

	.vl-news-hero-tile-4 .vl-news-hero-title {
		max-width: 720px;
		font-size: 22px;
	}
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
	.vl-news-hero {
		width: calc(100% - 20px);
		padding-top: 22px;
	}

	.vl-news-hero-grid {
		display: grid;
		grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
		grid-template-rows: none;
		gap: 2px;
		height: auto;
	}

	.vl-news-hero-tile,
	.vl-news-hero-tile-1,
	.vl-news-hero-tile-2,
	.vl-news-hero-tile-3,
	.vl-news-hero-tile-4,
	.vl-news-hero-count-1 .vl-news-hero-tile-1,
	.vl-news-hero-count-2 .vl-news-hero-tile-1,
	.vl-news-hero-count-2 .vl-news-hero-tile-2,
	.vl-news-hero-count-3 .vl-news-hero-tile-1,
	.vl-news-hero-count-3 .vl-news-hero-tile-2,
	.vl-news-hero-count-3 .vl-news-hero-tile-3 {
		grid-column: 1;
		grid-row: auto;
		aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
	}

	.vl-news-hero-tile-1 {
		aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
	}

	.vl-news-hero-content,
	.vl-news-hero-tile-2 .vl-news-hero-content,
	.vl-news-hero-tile-3 .vl-news-hero-content,
	.vl-news-hero-tile-4 .vl-news-hero-content {
		padding: 21px;
	}

	.vl-news-hero-title,
	.vl-news-hero-tile-2 .vl-news-hero-title,
	.vl-news-hero-tile-3 .vl-news-hero-title,
	.vl-news-hero-tile-4 .vl-news-hero-title {
		font-size: clamp(20px, 6.4vw, 29px);
		line-height: 1.22;
	}
}

@media (hover: none), (pointer: coarse) {
	.vl-news-hero-meta {
		max-height: 72px;
		margin-top: 10px;
		padding: 8px 11px;
		border-left-width: 3px;
		box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, .22);
		opacity: 1;
		transform: none;
	}
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
	.vl-news-hero-link::before,
	.vl-news-hero-media img,
	.vl-news-hero-meta {
		transition: none;
	}
}

/* Customizer color architecture.
   Each selector below belongs to one clearly named control in Appearance > Customize > Nexora Editorial Color Studio. */
body {
	color: var(--vl-interface-text);
}

.vl-bottom-header,
.vl-navigation-inner,
.vl-nav-leading-rail,
.vl-main-navigation .sub-menu,
.vl-main-navigation .children {
	background: var(--vl-nav-bg);
}

.vl-main-navigation a,
.vl-main-navigation .sub-menu a,
.vl-main-navigation .children a {
	color: var(--vl-nav-text);
}

.vl-main-navigation a:hover,
.vl-main-navigation a:focus-visible,
.vl-main-navigation .current-menu-item > a,
.vl-main-navigation .current-menu-parent > a,
.vl-main-navigation .current-menu-ancestor > a,
.vl-main-navigation .current_page_item > a,
.vl-main-navigation .current_page_parent > a,
.vl-main-navigation .current_page_ancestor > a {
	background: var(--vl-nav-hover-bg);
	color: var(--vl-nav-hover-text);
}

.vl-main-navigation a:focus-visible {
	outline-color: var(--vl-nav-hover-text);
}

.vl-site-title {
	color: var(--vl-logo-color);
}

.vl-latest-heading {
	background: var(--vl-latest-banner-bg);
}

.vl-latest-title {
	color: var(--vl-latest-title-color);
}

.vl-cover-title,
.vl-cover-lead-title,
.vl-spotlight-title,
.vl-card-title,
.vl-archive-title,
.vl-entry-title,
.vl-post-nav-title,
.comments-title,
.comment-reply-title,
.vl-empty-state h1,
.vl-empty-state h2,
.vl-entry-content h2,
.vl-entry-content h3,
.vl-entry-content h4 {
	color: var(--vl-title-color);
}

.vl-section-desc,
.vl-author-bio,
.vl-empty-state p,
.comment-content,
.comment-form label {
	color: var(--vl-interface-text);
}

.vl-entry-content,
.vl-entry-content p,
.vl-entry-content li,
.vl-entry-content figcaption,
.vl-entry-content blockquote,
.vl-entry-content td {
	color: var(--vl-article-text);
}

.vl-author-link,
.vl-author-link:hover,
.vl-author-link:focus,
.vl-read-more,
.vl-read-more:hover,
.vl-read-more:focus,
.vl-read-more::after,
.vl-news-hero-author,
.vl-news-hero-author:hover,
.vl-news-hero-author:focus {
	color: var(--vl-card-action-color);
}

.vl-news-hero-author:hover,
.vl-news-hero-author:focus {
	text-decoration-color: var(--vl-card-action-color);
}

.vl-header-date,
.vl-cover-meta > span,
.vl-card-meta > span,
.vl-entry-meta > span,
.vl-news-hero-meta time,
.comment-meta,
.vl-footer-copyright {
	color: var(--vl-date-color);
}

.vl-cover-meta .vl-card-category,
.vl-card-meta .vl-card-category,
.vl-entry-meta .vl-card-category,
.vl-overline,
.vl-eyebrow,
.vl-post-nav-label {
	color: var(--vl-category-color);
}

.vl-cover .vl-cover-meta .vl-card-category {
	background: rgba(var(--vl-category-rgb), .08);
	border-color: rgba(var(--vl-category-rgb), .16);
}

.vl-news-hero-category,
.vl-news-hero-category:hover,
.vl-news-hero-category:focus-visible {
	background: var(--vl-category-color);
	color: #ffffff;
}

.vl-utility-header,
.vl-archive-header,
.vl-author-header,
.page .vl-article-header {
	border-bottom-color: var(--vl-divider-color);
}

.vl-cover-heading,
.vl-empty-state {
	border-top-color: var(--vl-divider-color);
	border-bottom-color: var(--vl-divider-color);
}

.vl-cover .vl-cover-heading {
	border-bottom-color: var(--vl-divider-color);
}

.vl-cover-heading::before,
.vl-archive-header::before,
.vl-author-header::before {
	background: var(--vl-divider-color);
}

.vl-cover-lead-footer,
.vl-cover .vl-cover-lead-footer,
.vl-post-grid:not(.vl-home-post-grid) .vl-card-footer,
.vl-entry-content hr,
.vl-entry-content .wp-block-separator,
.vl-comments-area,
.comment-body {
	border-top-color: var(--vl-divider-color);
}

.vl-entry-content th {
	border-bottom-color: var(--vl-divider-color);
}


.vl-site-footer,
.vl-footer-primary,
.vl-footer-bottom {
	background: var(--vl-footer-navy);
	color: var(--vl-footer-text);
}

.vl-footer-title,
.vl-footer-return,
.vl-footer-copyright,
.vl-footer-menu a {
	color: var(--vl-footer-text);
}

.vl-footer-description,
.vl-footer-bottom-inner {
	color: var(--vl-footer-muted);
}

.vl-footer-label {
	color: var(--vl-footer-label);
}

.vl-footer-spacer {
	background: var(--vl-footer-divider);
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] body {
	color: var(--vl-interface-text-dark);
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-site-title {
	color: var(--vl-logo-color-dark);
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-latest-title {
	color: var(--vl-latest-title-color-dark);
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-cover-title,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-cover-lead-title,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-spotlight-title,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-card-title,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-archive-title,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-entry-title,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-post-nav-title,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .comments-title,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .comment-reply-title,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-empty-state h1,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-empty-state h2,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-entry-content h2,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-entry-content h3,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-entry-content h4 {
	color: var(--vl-title-color-dark);
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-section-desc,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-author-bio,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-empty-state p,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .comment-content,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .comment-form label {
	color: var(--vl-interface-text-dark);
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-entry-content,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-entry-content p,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-entry-content li,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-entry-content figcaption,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-entry-content blockquote,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-entry-content td {
	color: var(--vl-article-text-dark);
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-header-date,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-cover-meta > span,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-card-meta > span,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-entry-meta > span,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-news-hero-meta time,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .comment-meta {
	color: var(--vl-date-color-dark);
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-cover .vl-cover-heading {
	border-bottom-color: var(--vl-divider-color);
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-cover-lead-footer,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-post-grid:not(.vl-home-post-grid) .vl-card-footer {
	border-top-color: var(--vl-divider-color);
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-main-navigation .sub-menu,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-main-navigation .children {
	background: var(--vl-nav-bg);
}




/* High-contrast hero metadata panel: readable over both bright and dark photographs. */
.vl-news-hero-meta time,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-news-hero-meta time {
	color: #3f4b45;
}

/* 1.0.0 single-post frame, unified widths, and dark-mode homepage cleanup. */
.vl-home-post-grid .vl-card-footer,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-home-post-grid .vl-card-footer {
	padding-top: 15px;
	border-top: 1px solid var(--vl-divider-color);
}

/* Keep the Latest Posts grid on the page surface in dark mode. */
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-latest,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-home-post-grid,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-home-post-grid .vl-post-card {
	background: transparent;
}

/* One outlined editorial frame from just above the title to just below comments. */
.single .vl-single-frame {
	width: min(1120px, calc(100% - 32px));
	margin: clamp(44px, 6vw, 82px) auto clamp(78px, 8vw, 112px);
	padding: clamp(24px, 3vw, 36px);
	background: transparent;
	border: 2px solid var(--vl-post-frame-color);
}

.single .vl-content-wrap {
	width: 100%;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0 0 66px;
}

/* Title, image, article, navigation, and comments share the same inner width. */
.single .vl-article-header,
.single .vl-article-featured,
.single .vl-entry-content,
.single .vl-post-nav,
.single .vl-comments-area {
	width: 100%;
	max-width: none;
	margin-inline: 0;
}

.single .vl-article-header {
	grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 190px;
	gap: 50px;
	padding-bottom: 34px;
	border-bottom: 0;
}

.single .vl-entry-title {
	font-size: clamp(38px, 5vw, 64px);
	line-height: .92;
	text-wrap: balance;
}

.single .vl-article-featured {
	margin-top: 40px;
	margin-bottom: 52px;
}

.single .vl-entry-content {
	margin-bottom: 0;
}

.single .vl-entry-content .alignwide,
.single .vl-entry-content .alignfull {
	width: 100%;
	max-width: 100%;
	margin-left: 0;
	margin-right: 0;
	transform: none;
}

.single .vl-post-nav {
	margin-top: 0;
	margin-bottom: 76px;
	background: var(--vl-accent);
	border: 0;
}

.single .vl-comments-area {
	margin-top: 0;
	margin-bottom: 0;
}

.vl-post-nav .vl-post-nav-label,
.vl-post-nav .vl-post-nav-title,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-post-nav .vl-post-nav-label,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-post-nav .vl-post-nav-title {
	color: currentColor;
}

.vl-post-nav a,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-post-nav a {
	color: var(--vl-nav-text);
}

.vl-post-nav a:hover,
.vl-post-nav a:focus-visible,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-post-nav a:hover,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-post-nav a:focus-visible {
	background: var(--vl-nav-hover-bg);
	color: var(--vl-nav-hover-text);
}


@media (max-width: 760px) {
	.single .vl-single-frame {
		width: calc(100% - 20px);
		margin-top: 28px;
		margin-bottom: 64px;
		padding: 20px 14px;
		border-width: 1px;
	}

	.single .vl-content-wrap,
	.single .vl-article-header,
	.single .vl-article-featured,
	.single .vl-entry-content,
	.single .vl-post-nav,
	.single .vl-comments-area {
		width: 100%;
	}

	.single .vl-content-wrap {
		padding-bottom: 48px;
	}

	.single .vl-article-header {
		padding-bottom: 0;
	}

	.single .vl-entry-title {
		font-size: clamp(34px, 10vw, 50px);
		line-height: 1;
	}

	.single .vl-article-featured {
		margin: 28px 0 38px;
	}

	.single .vl-post-nav {
		margin-bottom: 56px;
	}
}

/* Homepage editorial hero — left compact stack, center lead post, right featured stack. */
.vl-editorial-hero {
	margin-block: 28px 42px;
}

.vl-editorial-hero-grid {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: minmax(240px, 0.27fr) minmax(420px, 0.5fr) minmax(240px, 0.23fr);
	gap: 28px;
	align-items: start;
}

.vl-editorial-hero-column-left,
.vl-editorial-hero-featured {
	border-right: 1px solid #e1e1e1;
	padding-right: 28px;
}

.vl-editorial-hero-column-left,
.vl-editorial-hero-column-right {
	display: flex;
	flex-direction: column;
}

.vl-editorial-hero-column-left {
	gap: 18px;
}

.vl-editorial-hero-column-right {
	gap: 30px;
}

.vl-editorial-hero-list-item,
.vl-editorial-hero-featured,
.vl-editorial-hero-side-card {
	margin: 0;
}

.vl-editorial-hero-list-item {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: 150px minmax(0, 1fr);
	gap: 16px;
	align-items: start;
}

.vl-editorial-hero-list-image,
.vl-editorial-hero-featured-image,
.vl-editorial-hero-side-image {
	display: block;
	overflow: hidden;
	background: #f2f2f2;
}

.vl-editorial-hero-list-image {
	aspect-ratio: 15 / 11;
}

.vl-editorial-hero-list-image img,
.vl-editorial-hero-featured-image img,
.vl-editorial-hero-side-image img,
.vl-editorial-hero-list-image .vl-thumb-placeholder,
.vl-editorial-hero-featured-image .vl-thumb-placeholder,
.vl-editorial-hero-side-image .vl-thumb-placeholder {
	width: 100%;
	height: 100%;
	object-fit: cover;
}

.vl-editorial-hero-list-title,
.vl-editorial-hero-featured-title,
.vl-editorial-hero-side-title {
	margin: 0;
	letter-spacing: -0.02em;
	color: var(--vl-title-color);
}

.vl-editorial-hero-list-title {
	font-size: 17px;
	line-height: 1.42;
	font-weight: 500;
}

.vl-editorial-hero-list-title a:hover,
.vl-editorial-hero-list-title a:focus,
.vl-editorial-hero-featured-title a:hover,
.vl-editorial-hero-featured-title a:focus,
.vl-editorial-hero-side-title a:hover,
.vl-editorial-hero-side-title a:focus {
	color: var(--vl-title-color);
}

.vl-editorial-hero-list-meta,
.vl-editorial-hero-meta {
	display: flex;
	flex-wrap: wrap;
	align-items: center;
	gap: 10px;
	margin-top: 10px;
	font-size: 13px;
	line-height: 1.4;
	font-weight: 600;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	letter-spacing: 0.02em;
	color: var(--vl-date-color);
}

.vl-editorial-hero-list-meta time,
.vl-editorial-hero-meta time {
	display: inline-flex;
	align-items: center;
	gap: 6px;
	color: var(--vl-date-color);
}

.vl-editorial-hero-list-meta time::before,
.vl-editorial-hero-meta time::before {
	content: "";
	width: 11px;
	height: 11px;
	border: 2px solid var(--vl-accent);
	border-radius: 999px;
	box-sizing: border-box;
	flex: 0 0 auto;
}

.vl-editorial-hero-featured-media-wrap,
.vl-editorial-hero-side-media-wrap {
	position: relative;
}

.vl-editorial-hero-featured-image {
	aspect-ratio: 25 / 14;
}

.vl-editorial-hero-side-image {
	aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
}

.vl-editorial-hero-category {
	position: absolute;
	left: 14px;
	bottom: 14px;
	display: inline-flex;
	align-items: center;
	justify-content: center;
	min-height: 22px;
	padding: 4px 12px;
	border-radius: 999px;
	background: var(--vl-accent);
	color: #fff;
	font-size: 12px;
	font-weight: 700;
	line-height: 1;
	letter-spacing: 0.08em;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	z-index: 2;
}

.vl-editorial-hero-category:hover,
.vl-editorial-hero-category:focus-visible {
	color: #fff;
	background: var(--vl-accent-dark);
}

.vl-editorial-hero-featured-content {
	padding-top: 24px;
}

.vl-editorial-hero-featured-title {
	font-size: clamp(33px, 3.55vw, 55px);
	line-height: 1.03;
	font-weight: 500;
	max-width: 12ch;
}

.vl-editorial-hero-featured-excerpt {
	margin: 16px 0 0;
	font-size: 16px;
	line-height: 1.7;
	color: var(--vl-article-text);
	max-width: 54ch;
}

.vl-editorial-hero-author {
	color: var(--vl-card-action-color);
	font-weight: 700;
}

.vl-editorial-hero-author:hover,
.vl-editorial-hero-author:focus {
	color: var(--vl-card-action-color);
}

.vl-editorial-hero-author::after {
	content: "";
	display: inline-block;
	width: 0;
	height: 0;
}

.vl-editorial-hero-side-title {
	font-size: 20px;
	line-height: 1.35;
	font-weight: 500;
	margin-top: 14px;
}

.vl-editorial-hero-side-content {
	padding-top: 10px;
}

.vl-editorial-hero-list-item:hover .vl-editorial-hero-list-image img,
.vl-editorial-hero-list-item:focus-within .vl-editorial-hero-list-image img,
.vl-editorial-hero-featured:hover .vl-editorial-hero-featured-image img,
.vl-editorial-hero-featured:focus-within .vl-editorial-hero-featured-image img,
.vl-editorial-hero-side-card:hover .vl-editorial-hero-side-image img,
.vl-editorial-hero-side-card:focus-within .vl-editorial-hero-side-image img {
	transform: scale(1.03);
}

.vl-editorial-hero-list-image img,
.vl-editorial-hero-featured-image img,
.vl-editorial-hero-side-image img {
	transition: transform 220ms ease;
}

@media (max-width: 1180px) {
	.vl-editorial-hero-grid {
		grid-template-columns: minmax(220px, 0.31fr) minmax(0, 0.69fr);
	}

	.vl-editorial-hero-column-right {
		grid-column: 1 / -1;
		display: grid;
		grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
		gap: 28px;
	}

	.vl-editorial-hero-column-left,
	.vl-editorial-hero-featured {
		border-right-width: 0;
		padding-right: 0;
	}

	.vl-editorial-hero-column-left {
		border-right: 1px solid #e1e1e1;
		padding-right: 24px;
	}

	.vl-editorial-hero-featured {
		padding-left: 4px;
	}
}

@media (max-width: 940px) {
	.vl-editorial-hero-grid {
		grid-template-columns: 1fr;
		gap: 28px;
	}

	.vl-editorial-hero-column-left,
	.vl-editorial-hero-featured,
	.vl-editorial-hero-column-right {
		border-right: 0;
		padding-right: 0;
		padding-left: 0;
	}

	.vl-editorial-hero-column-left {
		gap: 16px;
	}

	.vl-editorial-hero-column-right {
		display: grid;
		grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
		gap: 24px;
	}

	.vl-editorial-hero-featured-title {
		max-width: none;
	}
}

@media (max-width: 719px) {
	.vl-editorial-hero {
		margin-block: 20px 34px;
	}

	.vl-editorial-hero-list-item {
		grid-template-columns: 132px minmax(0, 1fr);
		gap: 14px;
	}

	.vl-editorial-hero-featured-content {
		padding-top: 18px;
	}

	.vl-editorial-hero-featured-title {
		font-size: 30px;
		line-height: 1.08;
	}

	.vl-editorial-hero-side-title {
		font-size: 19px;
	}

	.vl-editorial-hero-column-right {
		grid-template-columns: 1fr;
		gap: 24px;
	}
}

@media (max-width: 479px) {
	.vl-editorial-hero-list-item {
		grid-template-columns: 116px minmax(0, 1fr);
	}

	.vl-editorial-hero-list-title {
		font-size: 16px;
		line-height: 1.38;
	}

	.vl-editorial-hero-featured-title {
		font-size: 26px;
	}

	.vl-editorial-hero-featured-excerpt {
		font-size: 15px;
		line-height: 1.65;
	}
}

/* Homepage latest posts — screenshot-style editorial section with 3-column grid. */
.vl-latest {
	padding-top: 28px;
	padding-bottom: clamp(78px, 8vw, 118px);
}

.vl-latest-heading {
	position: relative;
	padding: 0 0 18px;
	background: transparent;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #d9d9d9;
}

.vl-latest-heading::after {
	content: "";
	position: absolute;
	left: 0;
	bottom: -1px;
	width: 38px;
	height: 3px;
	background: var(--vl-accent);
	border-radius: 999px;
}

.vl-latest-heading > div {
	max-width: none;
}

.vl-latest-title {
	margin: 0;
	color: var(--vl-title-color);
	font-size: 18px;
	font-weight: 800;
	line-height: 1.2;
	letter-spacing: 0.02em;
	text-transform: uppercase;
}

.vl-home-post-grid {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
	gap: 44px 48px;
	padding-top: 38px;
}

.vl-home-post-grid .vl-post-card-home {
	display: flex;
	flex-direction: column;
	padding: 0;
	background: transparent;
}

.vl-home-card-media-wrap {
	position: relative;
}

.vl-home-post-grid .vl-card-image {
	margin-bottom: 18px;
	aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
	border-radius: 0;
}

.vl-home-card-category {
	position: absolute;
	left: 14px;
	bottom: 14px;
	display: inline-flex;
	align-items: center;
	justify-content: center;
	min-height: 22px;
	padding: 4px 12px;
	border-radius: 999px;
	background: var(--vl-accent);
	color: #fff;
	font-size: 12px;
	font-weight: 700;
	line-height: 1;
	letter-spacing: 0.08em;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	z-index: 2;
}

.vl-home-card-category:hover,
.vl-home-card-category:focus-visible {
	background: var(--vl-accent-dark);
	color: #fff;
}

.vl-home-post-grid .vl-card-content {
	display: flex;
	flex: 1;
	flex-direction: column;
}

.vl-home-post-grid .vl-card-title {
	margin: 0 0 12px;
	font-size: clamp(20px, 2.1vw, 28px);
	font-weight: 500;
	line-height: 1.15;
	letter-spacing: -0.03em;
	color: var(--vl-title-color);
}

.vl-home-post-grid .vl-card-title a:hover,
.vl-home-post-grid .vl-card-title a:focus {
	color: var(--vl-title-color);
}

.vl-home-card-excerpt {
	margin: 0;
	color: var(--vl-article-text);
	font-size: 16px;
	line-height: 1.62;
}

.vl-home-post-grid .vl-card-footer {
	display: flex;
	flex-wrap: wrap;
	align-items: center;
	gap: 10px 14px;
	margin-top: auto;
	padding-top: 16px;
	border-top: 0;
}

.vl-home-post-grid .vl-author-link,
.vl-home-post-grid .vl-author-link:hover,
.vl-home-post-grid .vl-author-link:focus {
	color: var(--vl-card-action-color);
	font-size: 12px;
	font-weight: 700;
	letter-spacing: 0.03em;
	text-transform: uppercase;
}

.vl-home-card-date {
	display: inline-flex;
	align-items: center;
	gap: 6px;
	color: var(--vl-date-color);
	font-size: 12px;
	font-weight: 700;
	letter-spacing: 0.03em;
	line-height: 1.4;
	text-transform: uppercase;
}

.vl-home-card-date::before {
	content: "";
	width: 11px;
	height: 11px;
	border: 2px solid var(--vl-accent);
	border-radius: 999px;
	box-sizing: border-box;
	flex: 0 0 auto;
}

.vl-load-more {
	margin-top: 42px;
}

.vl-load-more-button {
	min-width: 190px;
	min-height: 46px;
	padding: 12px 22px;
	border: 1px solid var(--vl-accent);
	border-radius: 10px;
	background: var(--vl-accent);
	color: #fff;
	font-size: 12px;
	font-weight: 800;
	letter-spacing: 0.08em;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(var(--vl-accent-rgb), 0.14);
}

.vl-load-more-button:hover,
.vl-load-more-button:focus-visible {
	background: #ffffff;
	border-color: var(--vl-accent);
	color: var(--vl-accent);
	box-shadow: 0 12px 28px rgba(var(--vl-accent-rgb), 0.16);
	transform: translateY(-2px);
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-latest-heading {
	background: transparent;
	border-bottom-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18);
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-home-post-grid .vl-card-title {
	color: var(--vl-title-color-dark);
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-home-card-excerpt {
	color: var(--vl-article-text-dark);
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-home-card-date {
	color: var(--vl-date-color-dark);
}

@media (max-width: 1100px) {
	.vl-home-post-grid {
		grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
		gap: 40px 36px;
	}
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
	.vl-latest {
		padding-top: 18px;
		padding-bottom: 72px;
	}

	.vl-latest-heading {
		padding: 0 0 16px;
	}

	.vl-home-post-grid {
		display: grid;
		grid-template-columns: 1fr;
		gap: 34px;
		padding-top: 28px;
	}

	.vl-home-post-grid .vl-post-card-home {
		padding: 0 !important;
	}

	.vl-home-post-grid .vl-card-title {
		font-size: 18px;
		line-height: 1.22;
	}

	.vl-home-card-excerpt {
		font-size: 15px;
		line-height: 1.58;
	}
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   1.0.0 unified editorial UI
   Brings header, footer, listings, search, author, posts, pages and comments
   into the same visual language as the homepage without changing typography.
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

/* Header */
.vl-site-header {
	background: var(--vl-white);
	border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(20, 34, 29, .08);
}

.vl-utility-header {
	border-bottom: 1px solid #e4e7e5;
}

.vl-utility-inner {
	width: min(var(--vl-shell), calc(100% - 56px));
	min-height: 40px;
}

.vl-header-date {
	font-size: 11px;
	font-weight: 750;
	letter-spacing: .08em;
}

.vl-header-date::before {
	width: 28px;
	height: 2px;
	background: var(--vl-accent);
}

.vl-utility-actions {
	gap: 16px;
}


.vl-theme-toggle {
	min-height: 32px;
}

.vl-identity-row {
	width: min(var(--vl-shell), calc(100% - 56px));
	min-height: 116px;
	margin-inline: auto;
	padding: 22px 0;
}

.vl-site-title {
	font-size: clamp(42px, 4.4vw, 62px);
	font-weight: 750;
	letter-spacing: -.05em;
}

.vl-brand .custom-logo {
	max-width: min(440px, 66vw);
	max-height: 72px;
}

.vl-bottom-header {
	width: min(var(--vl-shell), calc(100% - 56px));
	margin-bottom: 0;
	background: var(--vl-accent);
	border-radius: 0;
	box-shadow: 0 10px 28px rgba(var(--vl-accent-rgb), .12);
}

.vl-navigation-inner {
	grid-template-columns: 18px minmax(0, 1fr) 230px;
	min-height: 58px;
}

.vl-nav-leading-rail,
.vl-main-navigation .menu,
.vl-main-navigation > ul,
.vl-main-navigation .menu > ul,
.vl-main-navigation a {
	min-height: 58px;
}

.vl-main-navigation a {
	padding-inline: 24px;
	font-size: 12px;
	font-weight: 800;
	letter-spacing: .055em;
}

.vl-main-navigation .sub-menu,
.vl-main-navigation .children {
	padding: 6px;
	border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .18);
	box-shadow: 0 18px 42px rgba(7, 26, 51, .22);
}

.vl-main-navigation .sub-menu a,
.vl-main-navigation .children a {
	min-height: 42px;
	padding: 11px 15px;
}

.vl-nav-search-form {
	width: 205px;
	height: 40px;
	margin-inline: 0 18px;
	background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .12);
	border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .28);
	border-radius: 8px;
	box-shadow: none;
	overflow: hidden;
}

.vl-nav-search-field {
	height: 38px;
	padding-left: 14px;
	font-size: 12px;
}

.vl-nav-search-submit {
	width: 42px;
	height: 38px;
}

.vl-nav-search-field:focus {
	box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px #fff;
}

/* Archive, search and author headers */
.vl-archive-header,
.vl-author-header {
	width: min(var(--vl-shell), calc(100% - 56px));
	padding: clamp(52px, 6vw, 82px) 0 22px;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #d9d9d9;
}

.vl-archive-header::before,
.vl-author-header::before {
	width: 38px;
	height: 3px;
	margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.vl-archive-title {
	max-width: 920px;
	font-size: clamp(34px, 4.5vw, 54px);
	font-weight: 550;
	letter-spacing: -.045em;
	line-height: 1.02;
}

.vl-archive-title span {
	color: var(--vl-accent);
}

.vl-section-desc,
.vl-author-bio {
	max-width: 720px;
	margin: 15px 0 0;
	font-size: 16px;
	line-height: 1.65;
}

.vl-author-box {
	grid-template-columns: 112px minmax(0, 1fr);
	gap: 28px;
}

.vl-author-avatar {
	padding: 5px;
	border: 1px solid #d9d9d9;
	border-radius: 999px;
}

.vl-author-avatar img {
	display: block;
	width: 100px;
	height: 100px;
	object-fit: cover;
	border-radius: 999px;
}

.vl-eyebrow,
.vl-empty-eyebrow {
	margin: 0 0 8px;
	color: var(--vl-accent);
	font-size: 11px;
	font-weight: 850;
	letter-spacing: .15em;
	line-height: 1.2;
	text-transform: uppercase;
}

.vl-listing-section {
	padding: 0 0 clamp(80px, 9vw, 122px);
}

.vl-listing-section .vl-container {
	width: min(var(--vl-shell), calc(100% - 56px));
}

.vl-editorial-listing-grid {
	padding-top: 38px;
}

/* Single posts and pages */
.single .vl-single-frame {
	width: auto;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	border: 0;
	background: transparent;
}

.single .vl-content-wrap,
.page .vl-content-wrap {
	width: min(1040px, calc(100% - 56px));
	padding: clamp(54px, 7vw, 92px) 0 62px;
}

.single .vl-article,
.page .vl-article {
	background: transparent;
}

.single .vl-article-header,
.page .vl-article-header {
	display: block;
	padding: 0 0 28px;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #d9d9d9;
}

.single .vl-article-header::after,
.page .vl-article-header::after {
	content: "";
	display: block;
	width: 42px;
	height: 3px;
	margin-top: 28px;
	background: var(--vl-accent);
	border-radius: 999px;
}

.single .vl-entry-meta {
	display: flex;
	flex-direction: row;
	align-items: center;
	gap: 10px 16px;
	margin: 0 0 18px;
	padding: 0;
	border: 0;
}

.single .vl-entry-meta > * {
	position: relative;
}

.single .vl-entry-meta > * + *::before {
	content: "";
	display: inline-block;
	width: 4px;
	height: 4px;
	margin-right: 16px;
	vertical-align: middle;
	background: var(--vl-accent);
	border-radius: 999px;
}

.single .vl-entry-title,
.page .vl-entry-title {
	margin: 0;
	max-width: 920px;
	font-size: clamp(38px, 5vw, 66px);
	font-weight: 520;
	letter-spacing: -.055em;
	line-height: .98;
}

.single .vl-article-featured,
.page .vl-article-featured {
	width: 100%;
	aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
	margin: 34px 0 48px;
	border-radius: 0;
	box-shadow: none;
}

.single .vl-entry-content,
.page .vl-entry-content {
	width: min(var(--vl-reading), 100%);
	margin-inline: auto;
	font-size: 18px;
	line-height: 1.82;
}

.vl-entry-content > p:first-child {
	font-size: 1.08em;
	line-height: 1.75;
}

.vl-entry-content h2,
.vl-entry-content h3,
.vl-entry-content h4 {
	font-weight: 550;
	letter-spacing: -.035em;
}

.vl-entry-content h2 {
	font-size: clamp(29px, 3.4vw, 42px);
}

.vl-entry-content h3 {
	font-size: clamp(24px, 2.8vw, 32px);
}

.vl-entry-content blockquote {
	padding: 18px 24px;
	background: rgba(var(--vl-accent-rgb), .055);
	border-left: 4px solid var(--vl-accent);
	font-style: normal;
}

.vl-entry-content pre {
	padding: 20px;
	background: #071a33;
	color: #f4f4f4;
	border-radius: 10px;
}

.vl-entry-content table {
	font-size: 14px;
}

.vl-entry-content th,
.vl-entry-content td {
	padding: 12px 14px;
}

/* Post navigation */
.vl-post-nav {
	width: min(1040px, calc(100% - 56px));
	margin: 0 auto 72px;
	background: transparent;
	border-top: 1px solid #d9d9d9;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #d9d9d9;
	box-shadow: none;
}

.vl-post-nav > div + div {
	border-left: 1px solid #d9d9d9;
}

.vl-post-nav a {
	min-height: 138px;
	padding: 28px 30px;
	background: transparent;
	color: var(--vl-title-color);
}

.vl-post-nav a:hover,
.vl-post-nav a:focus-visible {
	background: rgba(var(--vl-accent-rgb), .055);
	color: var(--vl-title-color);
	transform: none;
}

.vl-post-nav a:focus-visible {
	outline: 2px solid var(--vl-accent);
	outline-offset: -4px;
}

.vl-post-nav-label {
	color: var(--vl-accent);
	opacity: 1;
}

.vl-post-nav-title {
	font-size: clamp(19px, 2vw, 25px);
	font-weight: 550;
}

/* Comments */
.vl-comments-area {
	width: min(var(--vl-reading), calc(100% - 56px));
	margin: 0 auto 92px;
	padding: 34px;
	background: rgba(var(--vl-accent-rgb), .035);
	border: 1px solid #d9d9d9;
	border-top: 3px solid var(--vl-accent);
}

.comments-title,
.comment-reply-title {
	font-size: clamp(27px, 3vw, 36px);
	font-weight: 550;
}

.comment-body {
	padding: 24px 0;
	border-top: 1px solid #d9d9d9;
}

.comment-form input[type="text"],
.comment-form input[type="email"],
.comment-form input[type="url"],
.comment-form textarea {
	padding: 13px 14px;
	border-color: #cfd5d1;
	border-radius: 8px;
}

.comment-form input:focus,
.comment-form textarea:focus {
	outline: 2px solid rgba(var(--vl-accent-rgb), .35);
	border-color: var(--vl-accent);
}

.comment-form .submit {
	min-height: 44px;
	padding: 12px 22px;
	background: var(--vl-accent);
	border-color: var(--vl-accent);
	border-radius: 8px;
}

.comment-form .submit:hover,
.comment-form .submit:focus {
	background: #fff;
	color: var(--vl-accent);
}

/* Empty states and search */
.vl-empty-state {
	width: min(760px, calc(100% - 56px));
	margin: clamp(60px, 8vw, 108px) auto;
	padding: 44px;
	background: rgba(var(--vl-accent-rgb), .035);
	border: 1px solid #d9d9d9;
	border-top: 3px solid var(--vl-accent);
}

.vl-empty-state h1,
.vl-empty-state h2 {
	font-size: clamp(34px, 4.5vw, 52px);
	font-weight: 550;
}

.vl-empty-state p {
	max-width: 580px;
	margin: 16px 0 24px;
	font-size: 16px;
	line-height: 1.65;
}

.search-form {
	grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
	gap: 10px;
	max-width: 620px;
	margin-top: 24px;
}

.search-field {
	min-width: 0;
	height: 46px;
	padding: 0 14px;
	background: #fff;
	border: 1px solid #cfd5d1;
	border-radius: 8px;
	color: var(--vl-text);
}

.search-field:focus {
	outline: 2px solid rgba(var(--vl-accent-rgb), .35);
	border-color: var(--vl-accent);
}

.search-submit {
	min-height: 46px;
	padding: 0 22px;
	background: var(--vl-accent);
	border: 1px solid var(--vl-accent);
	border-radius: 8px;
	color: #fff;
	font-size: 11px;
	font-weight: 850;
	letter-spacing: .08em;
	text-transform: uppercase;
}

.search-submit:hover,
.search-submit:focus-visible {
	background: #fff;
	color: var(--vl-accent);
}

/* Footer */
.vl-site-footer,
.vl-footer-primary,
.vl-footer-bottom {
	background: var(--vl-footer-navy);
}

.vl-site-footer {
	position: relative;
	border-top: 4px solid var(--vl-accent);
}

.vl-footer-main {
	grid-template-columns: minmax(220px, .85fr) minmax(320px, 1.15fr) auto;
	align-items: center;
	gap: 60px;
	padding-top: 62px;
	padding-bottom: 58px;
}

.vl-footer-title {
	font-size: clamp(34px, 4vw, 48px);
	font-weight: 720;
}

.vl-footer-description {
	max-width: 520px;
	font-size: 17px;
	font-style: normal;
	line-height: 1.65;
}

.vl-footer-return {
	min-height: 42px;
	padding: 0 0 6px;
	font-size: 11px;
}

.vl-footer-spacer {
	width: min(var(--vl-shell), calc(100% - 56px));
	height: 1px;
	margin-inline: auto;
	background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .2);
}

.vl-footer-bottom-inner {
	padding-top: 20px;
	padding-bottom: 20px;
	font-size: 10px;
}

.vl-footer-menu {
	gap: 10px 24px;
}

/* Dark mode */
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-site-header,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-brand-header,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-utility-header {
	background: #0d1713;
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-utility-header,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-archive-header,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-author-header,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .single .vl-article-header,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .page .vl-article-header,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-post-nav,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-post-nav > div + div,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .comment-body {
	border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .16);
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-author-avatar,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-comments-area,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-empty-state {
	border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .16);
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-comments-area,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-empty-state,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-entry-content blockquote {
	background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .035);
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-post-nav a,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-post-nav-title {
	color: var(--vl-title-color-dark);
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-post-nav a:hover,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-post-nav a:focus-visible {
	background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .05);
	color: var(--vl-title-color-dark);
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .search-field,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .comment-form input[type="text"],
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .comment-form input[type="email"],
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .comment-form input[type="url"],
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .comment-form textarea {
	background: #111d18;
	border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .2);
	color: var(--vl-interface-text-dark);
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .comment-form .submit:hover,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .comment-form .submit:focus,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .search-submit:hover,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .search-submit:focus-visible {
	background: #111d18;
}

/* Responsive */
@media (max-width: 980px) {
	.vl-navigation-inner {
		grid-template-columns: 12px minmax(0, 1fr) 190px;
	}

	.vl-main-navigation a {
		padding-inline: 18px;
		font-size: 11px;
	}

	.vl-nav-search-form {
		width: 170px;
		margin-right: 12px;
	}

	.vl-footer-main {
		grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
		gap: 38px;
	}

	.vl-footer-return {
		grid-column: 2;
		justify-self: start;
	}
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
	.vl-utility-inner,
	.vl-identity-row,
	.vl-bottom-header,
	.vl-archive-header,
	.vl-author-header,
	.vl-listing-section .vl-container,
	.single .vl-content-wrap,
	.page .vl-content-wrap,
	.vl-post-nav,
	.vl-comments-area,
	.vl-empty-state,
	.vl-footer-spacer {
		width: calc(100% - 30px);
	}

	.vl-identity-row {
		min-height: 92px;
		padding: 18px 0;
	}

	.vl-bottom-header {
		box-shadow: none;
	}

	.vl-navigation-inner {
		grid-template-columns: 1fr;
		padding-bottom: 10px;
	}

	.vl-nav-search-form {
		width: calc(100% - 20px);
		margin: 0 10px;
	}

	.vl-archive-header,
	.vl-author-header {
		padding-top: 42px;
	}

	.vl-author-box {
		grid-template-columns: 76px minmax(0, 1fr);
		gap: 18px;
	}

	.vl-author-avatar img {
		width: 64px;
		height: 64px;
	}

	.single .vl-content-wrap,
	.page .vl-content-wrap {
		padding-top: 44px;
	}

	.single .vl-entry-meta {
		align-items: flex-start;
		flex-direction: column;
		gap: 7px;
	}

	.single .vl-entry-meta > * + *::before {
		display: none;
	}

	.single .vl-entry-title,
	.page .vl-entry-title {
		font-size: clamp(34px, 10vw, 48px);
		line-height: 1.02;
	}

	.single .vl-entry-content,
	.page .vl-entry-content {
		font-size: 17px;
		line-height: 1.78;
	}

	.vl-post-nav {
		grid-template-columns: 1fr;
	}

	.vl-post-nav > div + div {
		border-top: 1px solid #d9d9d9;
		border-left: 0;
	}

	.vl-post-nav-next a {
		align-items: flex-start;
		text-align: left;
	}

	.vl-comments-area,
	.vl-empty-state {
		padding: 26px 20px;
	}

	.search-form {
		grid-template-columns: 1fr;
	}

	.search-submit {
		width: 100%;
	}

	.vl-footer-main {
		grid-template-columns: 1fr;
		gap: 30px;
		padding-top: 48px;
		padding-bottom: 42px;
	}

	.vl-footer-return {
		grid-column: auto;
	}

	.vl-footer-bottom-inner {
		align-items: flex-start;
		flex-direction: column;
	}

	.vl-footer-navigation {
		margin-left: 0;
	}

	.vl-footer-menu {
		justify-content: flex-start;
	}
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   1.0.0 corrective editorial polish
   Restores the proven single-post geometry and gives category/footer a
   distinctive treatment without changing theme typography or functionality.
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

/* Category page: blue is an accent only; the actual category title stays ink. */
.vl-category-header {
	position: relative;
	padding-top: clamp(48px, 6vw, 76px);
	padding-bottom: 24px;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #d9d9d9;
}

.vl-category-header::before {
	display: none;
}

.vl-category-heading-row {
	display: flex;
	align-items: flex-end;
	justify-content: space-between;
	gap: 28px;
}

.vl-category-kicker {
	display: inline-flex;
	align-items: center;
	gap: 10px;
	margin: 0 0 11px;
	color: var(--vl-accent);
	font-size: 11px;
	font-weight: 850;
	letter-spacing: .15em;
	line-height: 1;
	text-transform: uppercase;
}

.vl-category-kicker::before {
	content: "";
	width: 34px;
	height: 3px;
	background: var(--vl-accent);
	border-radius: 999px;
}

.vl-archive-title.vl-category-title,
.vl-archive-title.vl-category-title span,
.vl-category-title,
.vl-category-title a {
	color: var(--vl-title-color);
}

.vl-category-title {
	max-width: 900px;
	font-size: clamp(38px, 5vw, 58px);
	font-weight: 550;
	letter-spacing: -.05em;
	line-height: 1;
}

.vl-category-count {
	flex: 0 0 auto;
	margin: 0 0 7px;
	padding: 7px 11px;
	border: 1px solid #d9d9d9;
	color: var(--vl-muted);
	font-size: 10px;
	font-weight: 800;
	letter-spacing: .1em;
	line-height: 1;
	text-transform: uppercase;
}

.vl-category-description {
	max-width: 680px;
	margin-top: 17px;
}

/* Search highlighting may stay accented; generic/archive/category titles do not. */
.archive:not(.search) .vl-archive-title span,
.category .vl-archive-title span {
	color: var(--vl-title-color);
}

/* Single post: restore the exact controlled frame geometry used before the
   unified UI pass. Everything aligns to one inner width again. */
.single .vl-single-frame {
	position: relative;
	width: min(1120px, calc(100% - 32px));
	margin: clamp(44px, 6vw, 82px) auto clamp(78px, 8vw, 112px);
	padding: clamp(24px, 3vw, 36px);
	background: transparent;
	border: 1px solid var(--vl-post-frame-color);
	border-top-width: 4px;
}

.single .vl-single-frame::before {
	content: "";
	position: absolute;
	top: -4px;
	left: clamp(24px, 3vw, 36px);
	width: 76px;
	height: 4px;
	background: var(--vl-accent);
}

.single .vl-content-wrap {
	width: 100%;
	max-width: none;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0 0 66px;
}

.single .vl-article,
.single .vl-article-header,
.single .vl-article-featured,
.single .vl-entry-content,
.single .vl-post-nav,
.single .vl-comments-area {
	width: 100%;
	max-width: none;
	margin-inline: 0;
}

.single .vl-article-header {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 190px;
	grid-template-rows: auto auto;
	align-items: end;
	gap: 10px 50px;
	padding: 0 0 34px;
	border: 0;
}

.single .vl-article-header::after {
	display: none;
}

.single .vl-story-kicker {
	grid-column: 1;
	grid-row: 1;
	display: inline-flex;
	align-items: center;
	gap: 10px;
	width: fit-content;
	margin: 0 0 4px;
	color: var(--vl-accent);
	font-size: 10px;
	font-weight: 850;
	letter-spacing: .16em;
	line-height: 1;
	text-transform: uppercase;
}

.single .vl-story-kicker::before {
	content: "";
	width: 30px;
	height: 2px;
	background: var(--vl-accent);
}

.single .vl-entry-meta {
	grid-column: 2;
	grid-row: 1 / span 2;
	align-self: end;
	display: flex;
	flex-direction: column;
	align-items: flex-start;
	gap: 8px;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0 0 2px 20px;
	border: 0;
	border-left: 2px solid var(--vl-accent);
}

.single .vl-entry-meta > * + *::before {
	display: none;
}

.single .vl-entry-title {
	grid-column: 1;
	grid-row: 2;
	max-width: none;
	margin: 0;
	font-size: clamp(38px, 5vw, 64px);
	font-weight: 550;
	letter-spacing: -.055em;
	line-height: .94;
	text-wrap: balance;
}

.single .vl-article-featured {
	aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
	margin-top: 40px;
	margin-bottom: 52px;
	border-radius: 0;
	box-shadow: none;
}

.single .vl-entry-content {
	margin-top: 0;
	margin-bottom: 0;
	font-size: clamp(18px, 1.7vw, 21px);
	line-height: 1.78;
}

.single .vl-entry-content > p:first-child {
	font-size: inherit;
	line-height: inherit;
}

.single .vl-entry-content .alignwide,
.single .vl-entry-content .alignfull {
	width: 100%;
	max-width: 100%;
	margin-left: 0;
	margin-right: 0;
	transform: none;
}

.single .vl-post-nav {
	margin-top: 0;
	margin-bottom: 76px;
	background: var(--vl-accent);
	border: 0;
	box-shadow: none;
}

.single .vl-post-nav > div + div {
	border-left: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .28);
}

.single .vl-post-nav a,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .single .vl-post-nav a {
	min-height: 144px;
	padding: 30px 32px;
	background: transparent;
	color: var(--vl-nav-text);
}

.single .vl-post-nav .vl-post-nav-label,
.single .vl-post-nav .vl-post-nav-title,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .single .vl-post-nav .vl-post-nav-label,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .single .vl-post-nav .vl-post-nav-title {
	color: currentColor;
}

.single .vl-post-nav a:hover,
.single .vl-post-nav a:focus-visible,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .single .vl-post-nav a:hover,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .single .vl-post-nav a:focus-visible {
	background: var(--vl-nav-hover-bg);
	color: var(--vl-nav-hover-text);
	transform: none;
}

.single .vl-comments-area {
	margin-top: 0;
	margin-bottom: 0;
	padding: 30px 0 0;
	background: transparent;
	border: 0;
	border-top: 1px solid var(--vl-divider-color);
}

/* Footer: distinctive editorial signature, still restrained and theme-safe. */
.vl-site-footer {
	border-top: 0;
}

.vl-footer-primary {
	position: relative;
	border-top: 5px solid var(--vl-accent);
	overflow: hidden;
}

.vl-footer-primary::before {
	content: "";
	position: absolute;
	top: 0;
	left: 0;
	width: 23%;
	height: 5px;
	background: var(--vl-footer-text);
	opacity: .9;
}

.vl-footer-main {
	position: relative;
	grid-template-columns: minmax(250px, .9fr) minmax(320px, 1.15fr) minmax(150px, .45fr);
	align-items: start;
	gap: clamp(34px, 5vw, 72px);
	padding-top: clamp(54px, 6vw, 76px);
	padding-bottom: clamp(50px, 5.5vw, 70px);
}

.vl-footer-brand {
	position: relative;
	padding-top: 22px;
}

.vl-footer-brand::before {
	content: "";
	position: absolute;
	top: 0;
	left: 0;
	width: 48px;
	height: 2px;
	background: var(--vl-accent);
}

.vl-footer-title {
	display: inline-block;
	max-width: 100%;
	font-size: clamp(34px, 4.2vw, 52px);
	font-weight: 700;
	letter-spacing: -.045em;
	line-height: .95;
}

.vl-footer-statement {
	padding: 20px 0 0 28px;
	border-left: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .2);
}

.vl-footer-label {
	margin-bottom: 12px;
	font-size: 10px;
	font-weight: 850;
	letter-spacing: .16em;
	text-transform: uppercase;
}

.vl-footer-description {
	max-width: 500px;
	font-size: 16px;
	line-height: 1.7;
}

.vl-footer-return {
	justify-self: end;
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: 1fr 34px;
	align-items: center;
	gap: 12px;
	min-height: 48px;
	padding: 0 0 0 14px;
	border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .28);
	font-size: 10px;
	font-weight: 800;
	letter-spacing: .08em;
	text-transform: uppercase;
}

.vl-footer-return span {
	display: grid;
	place-items: center;
	align-self: stretch;
	margin: 0;
	border-left: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .28);
	font-size: 16px;
}

.vl-footer-return:hover,
.vl-footer-return:focus {
	background: var(--vl-footer-text);
	color: var(--vl-footer-navy);
}

.vl-footer-return:hover span,
.vl-footer-return:focus span {
	border-left-color: rgba(7, 26, 51, .18);
}

.vl-footer-spacer {
	width: min(var(--vl-shell), calc(100% - 56px));
	height: 1px;
	margin-inline: auto;
	background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .18);
}

.vl-footer-bottom-inner {
	min-height: 62px;
	padding-top: 18px;
	padding-bottom: 18px;
}

.vl-footer-menu a {
	position: relative;
	padding-bottom: 3px;
}

.vl-footer-menu a::after {
	content: "";
	position: absolute;
	left: 0;
	bottom: 0;
	width: 0;
	height: 1px;
	background: currentColor;
	transition: width .2s ease;
}

.vl-footer-menu a:hover::after,
.vl-footer-menu a:focus::after {
	width: 100%;
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-archive-title.vl-category-title,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-archive-title.vl-category-title span,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .category .vl-archive-title span {
	color: var(--vl-title-color-dark);
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-category-count {
	border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .18);
	color: var(--vl-date-color-dark);
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .single .vl-single-frame {
	border-color: var(--vl-post-frame-color);
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
	.vl-footer-main {
		grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
	}

	.vl-footer-return {
		grid-column: 2;
		justify-self: start;
	}
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
	.vl-category-heading-row {
		align-items: flex-start;
		flex-direction: column;
		gap: 16px;
	}

	.vl-category-count {
		margin-bottom: 0;
	}

	.single .vl-single-frame {
		width: calc(100% - 20px);
		margin-top: 28px;
		margin-bottom: 64px;
		padding: 20px 14px;
		border-width: 1px;
		border-top-width: 3px;
	}

	.single .vl-single-frame::before {
		top: -3px;
		left: 14px;
		height: 3px;
		width: 54px;
	}

	.single .vl-content-wrap,
	.single .vl-article-header,
	.single .vl-article-featured,
	.single .vl-entry-content,
	.single .vl-post-nav,
	.single .vl-comments-area {
		width: 100%;
	}

	.single .vl-content-wrap {
		padding: 0 0 48px;
	}

	.single .vl-article-header {
		display: block;
		padding-bottom: 0;
	}

	.single .vl-story-kicker {
		margin-bottom: 14px;
	}

	.single .vl-entry-meta {
		display: flex;
		flex-direction: row;
		flex-wrap: wrap;
		align-items: center;
		gap: 7px 12px;
		margin-bottom: 16px;
		padding: 0;
		border-left: 0;
	}

	.single .vl-entry-title {
		font-size: clamp(34px, 10vw, 50px);
		line-height: 1;
	}

	.single .vl-article-featured {
		margin: 28px 0 38px;
	}

	.single .vl-post-nav {
		grid-template-columns: 1fr;
		margin-bottom: 56px;
	}

	.single .vl-post-nav > div + div {
		border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .28);
		border-left: 0;
	}

	.single .vl-post-nav-next a {
		align-items: flex-start;
		text-align: left;
	}

	.single .vl-comments-area {
		padding-top: 26px;
	}

	.vl-footer-main {
		grid-template-columns: 1fr;
		gap: 30px;
		padding-top: 48px;
		padding-bottom: 42px;
	}

	.vl-footer-statement {
		padding: 20px 0 0;
		border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .18);
		border-left: 0;
	}

	.vl-footer-return {
		grid-column: auto;
		justify-self: start;
	}
}

/* Reference-matched footer: clean three-column editorial layout. */
.vl-reference-footer,
html[data-vl-theme="light"] .vl-reference-footer {
	position: relative;
	background: #ffffff;
	color: #171717;
	border-top: 1px solid #e7e7e7;
}

.vl-reference-footer .vl-reference-footer-top {
	position: static;
	background: #ffffff;
	border: 0;
	overflow: visible;
}

.vl-reference-footer .vl-reference-footer-top::before,
.vl-reference-footer .vl-reference-footer-top::after,
.vl-reference-footer .vl-footer-primary::before {
	display: none;
}

.vl-reference-footer-inner {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: minmax(260px, .95fr) minmax(320px, 1fr) minmax(310px, .92fr);
	gap: clamp(56px, 6vw, 88px);
	width: min(1180px, calc(100% - 80px));
	margin-inline: auto;
	padding: 48px 0 76px;
}

.vl-reference-footer-brand,
.vl-reference-footer-recent,
.vl-reference-footer-search-panel {
	min-width: 0;
}

.vl-reference-footer-logo {
	display: flex;
	align-items: center;
	min-height: 62px;
	margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.vl-reference-footer-logo .custom-logo-link {
	display: inline-flex;
	align-items: center;
}

.vl-reference-footer-logo .custom-logo {
	width: auto;
	max-width: 220px;
	max-height: 64px;
	object-fit: contain;
}

.vl-reference-footer-title {
	display: inline-block;
	max-width: 260px;
	color: #111111;
	font-size: 31px;
	font-weight: 800;
	line-height: 1;
	letter-spacing: -.035em;
}

.vl-reference-footer-title:hover,
.vl-reference-footer-title:focus {
	color: var(--vl-accent);
}

.vl-reference-footer-description {
	max-width: 390px;
	margin: 0;
	color: #444444;
	font-size: 16px;
	font-weight: 400;
	line-height: 1.62;
}

#vl-footer-search-field {
	scroll-margin-block: 32px;
}

#vl-footer-search-field:target {
	border-color: var(--vl-accent);
	box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px var(--vl-accent);
}

.vl-reference-footer-heading {
	margin: 5px 0 30px;
	color: #090909;
	font-size: 18px;
	font-weight: 800;
	line-height: 1.2;
	letter-spacing: .01em;
	text-transform: uppercase;
}

.vl-reference-footer-news-list {
	display: flex;
	flex-direction: column;
	gap: 17px;
}

.vl-reference-footer-news-item {
	margin: 0;
}

.vl-reference-footer-news-item h3 {
	max-width: 430px;
	margin: 0 0 6px;
	color: #111111;
	font-size: 16px;
	font-weight: 500;
	line-height: 1.38;
	letter-spacing: -.01em;
}

.vl-reference-footer-news-item h3 a:hover,
.vl-reference-footer-news-item h3 a:focus {
	color: var(--vl-accent);
}

.vl-reference-footer-news-item time {
	display: inline-flex;
	align-items: center;
	gap: 6px;
	color: #667078;
	font-size: 11px;
	font-weight: 500;
	line-height: 1.2;
	letter-spacing: .015em;
	text-transform: uppercase;
}

.vl-reference-footer-news-item time::before {
	content: "";
	width: 10px;
	height: 10px;
	border: 2px solid var(--vl-accent);
	border-radius: 50%;
	box-sizing: border-box;
}

.vl-reference-footer-search-panel > p {
	max-width: 400px;
	margin: 0 0 26px;
	color: #4a4a4a;
	font-size: 16px;
	line-height: 1.62;
}

.vl-reference-footer-search {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: 1fr;
	gap: 10px;
	max-width: 392px;
}

.vl-reference-footer-search input[type="search"] {
	width: 100%;
	height: 50px;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0 18px;
	border: 1px solid #d8d8d8;
	border-radius: 0;
	background: #ffffff;
	color: #1a1a1a;
	font: inherit;
	font-size: 14px;
	outline: 0;
	box-shadow: none;
}

.vl-reference-footer-search input[type="search"]::placeholder {
	color: #777777;
	opacity: 1;
}

.vl-reference-footer-search input[type="search"]:focus {
	border-color: var(--vl-accent);
	box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px var(--vl-accent);
}

.vl-reference-footer-search button {
	display: inline-flex;
	align-items: center;
	justify-content: center;
	width: 100%;
	height: 50px;
	padding: 0 22px;
	border: 1px solid var(--vl-accent);
	border-radius: 0;
	background: var(--vl-accent);
	color: #ffffff;
	font: inherit;
	font-size: 14px;
	font-weight: 800;
	line-height: 1;
	letter-spacing: .06em;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	box-shadow: none;
	transition: background-color .2s ease, color .2s ease;
}

.vl-reference-footer-search button:hover,
.vl-reference-footer-search button:focus-visible {
	background: #ffffff;
	color: var(--vl-accent);
}

.vl-reference-footer-bottom {
	background: #fbfbfb;
	border-top: 1px solid #e7e7e7;
}

.vl-reference-footer-bottom-inner {
	display: flex;
	align-items: center;
	justify-content: space-between;
	gap: 28px;
	width: min(1180px, calc(100% - 80px));
	min-height: 54px;
	margin-inline: auto;
	padding: 12px 0;
	color: #4c4c4c;
	font-size: 13px;
	line-height: 1.4;
}

.vl-reference-footer .vl-footer-copyright {
	color: #4c4c4c;
}

.vl-reference-footer .vl-footer-navigation {
	margin-left: auto;
}

.vl-reference-footer .vl-footer-menu {
	display: flex;
	align-items: center;
	gap: 0;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	list-style: none;
}

.vl-reference-footer .vl-footer-menu li {
	display: flex;
	align-items: center;
}

.vl-reference-footer .vl-footer-menu li + li::before {
	content: "";
	width: 1px;
	height: 17px;
	margin: 0 16px;
	background: #d8d8d8;
}

.vl-reference-footer .vl-footer-menu a {
	padding: 0;
	color: #313131;
	font-size: 13px;
	font-weight: 400;
}

.vl-reference-footer .vl-footer-menu a::after {
	display: none;
}

.vl-reference-footer .vl-footer-menu a:hover,
.vl-reference-footer .vl-footer-menu a:focus {
	color: var(--vl-accent);
}

.vl-reference-footer-top-button {
	position: fixed;
	right: 28px;
	bottom: 28px;
	display: grid;
	place-items: center;
	width: 58px;
	height: 58px;
	border: 1px solid #d9d9d9;
	border-radius: 6px;
	background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .96);
	color: #a7a7a7;
	box-shadow: 0 3px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, .08);
	z-index: 20;
	transition: color .2s ease, border-color .2s ease, transform .2s ease;
}

.vl-reference-footer-top-button span {
	width: 13px;
	height: 13px;
	border-top: 3px solid currentColor;
	border-left: 3px solid currentColor;
	transform: translateY(3px) rotate(45deg);
}

.vl-reference-footer-top-button:hover,
.vl-reference-footer-top-button:focus-visible {
	color: var(--vl-accent);
	border-color: var(--vl-accent);
	transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.vl-reference-footer-top-button:focus-visible {
	outline: 2px solid rgba(var(--vl-accent-rgb), .35);
	outline-offset: 3px;
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-reference-footer,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-reference-footer .vl-reference-footer-top {
	background: #111716;
	color: #eef2ef;
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-reference-footer-title,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-reference-footer-heading,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-reference-footer-news-item h3 {
	color: #f2f5f3;
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-reference-footer-description,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-reference-footer-search-panel > p {
	color: #bdc5c1;
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-reference-footer-search input[type="search"] {
	border-color: #3c4542;
	background: #161d1b;
	color: #f2f5f3;
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-reference-footer-bottom {
	background: #0e1412;
	border-top-color: #303936;
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-reference-footer-bottom-inner,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-reference-footer .vl-footer-copyright,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-reference-footer .vl-footer-menu a,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-reference-footer-news-item time {
	color: #aeb8b3;
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-reference-footer .vl-footer-menu li + li::before {
	background: #38413e;
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-reference-footer-top-button {
	border-color: #3b4441;
	background: rgba(19, 26, 24, .96);
	color: #89938f;
}

@media (max-width: 1220px) and (min-width: 1081px) {
	.vl-reference-footer-inner {
		gap: 48px;
		width: calc(100% - 64px);
	}

	.vl-reference-footer-bottom-inner {
		width: calc(100% - 64px);
	}
}

@media (max-width: 1080px) {
	.vl-reference-footer-inner {
		grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
		gap: 54px 70px;
	}

	.vl-reference-footer-search-panel {
		grid-column: 1 / -1;
		max-width: 620px;
	}

	.vl-reference-footer-search {
		max-width: 520px;
	}
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
	.vl-reference-footer-inner {
		grid-template-columns: 1fr;
		gap: 42px;
		width: calc(100% - 30px);
		padding: 42px 0 54px;
	}

	.vl-reference-footer-search-panel {
		grid-column: auto;
	}

	.vl-reference-footer-heading {
		margin-bottom: 22px;
	}


	.vl-reference-footer-bottom-inner {
		align-items: flex-start;
		flex-direction: column;
		width: calc(100% - 30px);
		min-height: 0;
		padding: 18px 0;
	}

	.vl-reference-footer .vl-footer-navigation {
		margin-left: 0;
	}

	.vl-reference-footer .vl-footer-menu {
		flex-wrap: wrap;
	}

	.vl-reference-footer-top-button {
		right: 16px;
		bottom: 16px;
		width: 48px;
		height: 48px;
	}
}

/* Dark-mode homepage readability pass: hero and What's New share one editorial palette. */
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] {
	--vl-home-dark-title: #f3f6f4;
	--vl-home-dark-copy: #b7c1bb;
	--vl-home-dark-meta: #929e97;
	--vl-home-dark-accent: #78a5ef;
	--vl-home-dark-line: rgba(237, 242, 239, 0.16);
}

/* Hero: every text layer remains readable against the dark page surface. */
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-editorial-hero-list-title,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-editorial-hero-featured-title,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-editorial-hero-side-title,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-editorial-hero-list-title a,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-editorial-hero-featured-title a,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-editorial-hero-side-title a,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-editorial-hero-list-title a:hover,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-editorial-hero-list-title a:focus,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-editorial-hero-featured-title a:hover,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-editorial-hero-featured-title a:focus,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-editorial-hero-side-title a:hover,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-editorial-hero-side-title a:focus {
	color: var(--vl-home-dark-title);
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-editorial-hero-featured-excerpt {
	color: var(--vl-home-dark-copy);
	font-weight: 400;
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-editorial-hero-list-meta,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-editorial-hero-meta,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-editorial-hero-list-meta time,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-editorial-hero-meta time {
	color: var(--vl-home-dark-meta);
	font-weight: 600;
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-editorial-hero-author,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-editorial-hero-author:hover,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-editorial-hero-author:focus {
	color: var(--vl-home-dark-accent);
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-editorial-hero-column-left,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-editorial-hero-featured {
	border-right-color: var(--vl-home-dark-line);
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-editorial-hero-list-image,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-editorial-hero-featured-image,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-editorial-hero-side-image {
	background: #151a17;
}

/* What's New: same hierarchy as the hero, with softer non-title copy. */
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-latest-title,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-home-post-grid .vl-card-title,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-home-post-grid .vl-card-title a,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-home-post-grid .vl-card-title a:hover,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-home-post-grid .vl-card-title a:focus {
	color: var(--vl-home-dark-title);
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-home-card-excerpt {
	color: var(--vl-home-dark-copy);
	font-weight: 400;
	letter-spacing: 0;
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-home-card-date {
	color: var(--vl-home-dark-meta);
	font-weight: 600;
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-home-post-grid .vl-author-link,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-home-post-grid .vl-author-link:hover,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-home-post-grid .vl-author-link:focus {
	color: var(--vl-home-dark-accent);
	font-weight: 700;
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-latest-heading {
	border-bottom-color: var(--vl-home-dark-line);
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-home-post-grid .vl-card-footer {
	border-top-color: var(--vl-home-dark-line);
}

/* Keep category pills crisp and consistent across both homepage sections. */
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-editorial-hero-category,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-editorial-hero-category:hover,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-editorial-hero-category:focus-visible,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-home-card-category,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-home-card-category:hover,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-home-card-category:focus-visible {
	background: var(--vl-accent);
	color: #ffffff;
}

/* Metadata clock rings stay visible without becoming visually loud. */
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-editorial-hero-list-meta time::before,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-editorial-hero-meta time::before,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-home-card-date::before {
	border-color: var(--vl-home-dark-accent);
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   1.0.0 metadata clock + single featured-image alignment refinement
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

/* Turn the former accent ring before dates into a real miniature clock.
   The mask keeps the icon crisp and lets it inherit the theme accent color. */
.vl-editorial-hero-list-meta time::before,
.vl-editorial-hero-meta time::before,
.vl-home-card-date::before,
.vl-reference-footer-news-item time::before {
	content: "";
	display: inline-block;
	width: 13px;
	height: 13px;
	min-width: 13px;
	border: 0;
	border-radius: 0;
	background-color: var(--vl-accent);
	-webkit-mask: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 16 16'%3E%3Ccircle cx='8' cy='8' r='6.2' fill='none' stroke='%23000' stroke-width='1.7'/%3E%3Cpath d='M8 4.2v4l2.8 1.6' fill='none' stroke='%23000' stroke-width='1.7' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'/%3E%3C/svg%3E") center / contain no-repeat;
	mask: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 16 16'%3E%3Ccircle cx='8' cy='8' r='6.2' fill='none' stroke='%23000' stroke-width='1.7'/%3E%3Cpath d='M8 4.2v4l2.8 1.6' fill='none' stroke='%23000' stroke-width='1.7' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'/%3E%3C/svg%3E") center / contain no-repeat;
	box-sizing: border-box;
	flex: 0 0 13px;
}

html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-editorial-hero-list-meta time::before,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-editorial-hero-meta time::before,
html[data-vl-theme="dark"] .vl-home-card-date::before {
	background-color: var(--vl-home-dark-accent);
	border: 0;
}

/* On single posts, the featured image follows the exact same main-column
   geometry as the title: title starts at the left edge and ends before the
   190px metadata rail plus its 50px gutter. */
.single .vl-article-featured {
	width: calc(100% - 240px);
	max-width: calc(100% - 240px);
	aspect-ratio: auto;
	margin: 40px auto 52px 0;
	overflow: hidden;
}

.single .vl-article-featured img {
	display: block;
	width: 100%;
	height: auto;
	object-fit: initial;
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
	.single .vl-article-featured {
		width: 100%;
		max-width: 100%;
		margin: 28px 0 38px;
	}
}