:root {
  --ep-primary: #1a2634;
  --ep-secondary: #8c6d46;
  --ep-accent: #c29b38;
  --ep-surface: #fbfaf8;
  --ep-ink: #12161a;
  --ep-font-display: 'Bodoni Moda', Georgia, serif;
  --ep-font-body: 'Plus Jakarta Sans', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif;
}

*, *::before, *::after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

body.ep-site-body {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  background-color: var(--ep-surface);
  color: var(--ep-ink);
  font-family: var(--ep-font-body);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

.ep-top-masthead {
  position: relative;
  background-color: var(--ep-primary);
  color: var(--ep-surface);
  min-height: 240px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 3.5rem 1.5rem 4.5rem 1.5rem;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  text-align: center;
}

.ep-masthead-inner {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.ep-brand-block {
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.ep-brand-name {
  font-family: var(--ep-font-display);
  font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 4.2rem);
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: #ffffff;
  text-decoration: none;
  display: inline-block;
  line-height: 1.1;
}

.ep-brand-descriptor {
  font-family: var(--ep-font-body);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ep-accent);
  margin: 0.6rem 0 0 0;
}

.ep-masthead-nav {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.28);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
}

.ep-nav-list {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1.5rem 2.5rem;
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0.65rem 1.5rem;
}

.ep-nav-link {
  font-family: var(--ep-font-body);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 0.2s ease;
}

.ep-nav-link:hover {
  color: var(--ep-accent);
}

.ep-main-flow {
  max-width: 1240px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 4rem 2rem;
}

.ep-home-layout, .ep-list-layout {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 4rem;
}

.ep-newspaper-flow {
  width: 100%;
}

.ep-newspaper-container {
  column-count: 3;
  column-gap: 3.5rem;
  column-rule: 1px solid rgba(140, 109, 70, 0.2);
}

@media (max-width: 992px) {
  .ep-newspaper-container {
    column-count: 2;
    column-gap: 2.5rem;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .ep-newspaper-container {
    column-count: 1;
  }
}

.ep-article-entry {
  break-inside: avoid;
  page-break-inside: avoid;
  margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
  padding-bottom: 1.8rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(26, 38, 52, 0.12);
}

.ep-entry-meta {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: baseline;
  margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
}

.ep-entry-num {
  font-family: var(--ep-font-display);
  font-size: 2.2rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--ep-secondary);
}

.ep-entry-date {
  font-family: var(--ep-font-body);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: #667085;
}

.ep-entry-title {
  font-family: var(--ep-font-display);
  font-size: 1.45rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.25;
  margin: 0.4rem 0 0.6rem 0;
  color: var(--ep-ink);
}

.ep-entry-title a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 0.2s ease;
}

.ep-entry-title a:hover {
  color: var(--ep-secondary);
}

.ep-entry-desc {
  font-family: var(--ep-font-body);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: #475467;
  margin: 0;
}

.ep-entry-rule {
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--ep-accent);
  width: 2.5rem;
  margin-top: 1.2rem;
  opacity: 0.6;
}

.ep-closing-block {
  background: #ffffff;
  border: 1px solid rgba(140, 109, 70, 0.2);
  padding: 3.5rem;
  margin-top: 2rem;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);
}

.ep-closing-inner {
  max-width: 800px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.ep-closing-heading {
  font-family: var(--ep-font-display);
  font-size: 2.4rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  color: var(--ep-primary);
  margin-top: 0;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.ep-closing-lead {
  font-family: var(--ep-font-body);
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--ep-secondary);
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.ep-closing-text {
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: #344054;
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.ep-pitch-section {
  margin-top: 3rem;
  padding-top: 2.5rem;
  border-top: 2px solid var(--ep-accent);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 2rem;
}

.ep-pitch-block {
  padding-left: 1.5rem;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--ep-secondary);
}

.ep-pitch-head {
  font-family: var(--ep-font-display);
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: var(--ep-primary);
  margin: 0 0 0.4rem 0;
}

.ep-pitch-body {
  font-family: var(--ep-font-body);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: #475467;
  margin: 0;
}

.ep-list-header {
  margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
  text-align: center;
  max-width: 750px;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}

.ep-list-title {
  font-family: var(--ep-font-display);
  font-size: 3rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  color: var(--ep-primary);
  margin: 0 0 1rem 0;
}

.ep-list-lead {
  font-family: var(--ep-font-body);
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  color: var(--ep-secondary);
}

.ep-single-article {
  max-width: 780px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  background: #ffffff;
  padding: 4rem 3.5rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(140, 109, 70, 0.15);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .ep-single-article {
    padding: 2rem 1.5rem;
  }
  .ep-closing-block {
    padding: 2rem 1.5rem;
  }
}

.ep-article-meta-bar {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  font-family: var(--ep-font-body);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  color: var(--ep-secondary);
  margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
}

.ep-article-headline {
  font-family: var(--ep-font-display);
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 5vw, 3.6rem);
  font-weight: 900;
  line-height: 1.15;
  color: var(--ep-ink);
  margin: 0 0 1.5rem 0;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}

.ep-article-standfirst {
  font-family: var(--ep-font-body);
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: #344054;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
}

.ep-article-header-rule {
  border: 0;
  height: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(to right, var(--ep-primary), var(--ep-accent));
  margin-bottom: 3rem;
}

.ep-article-body {
  font-family: var(--ep-font-body);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1.85;
  color: var(--ep-ink);
}

.ep-article-body p {
  margin-bottom: 1.8rem;
}

.ep-article-body h2 {
  font-family: var(--ep-font-display);
  font-size: 2.1rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  color: var(--ep-primary);
  margin: 3.5rem 0 1.2rem 0;
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.ep-article-body h3 {
  font-family: var(--ep-font-display);
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: var(--ep-ink);
  margin: 2.5rem 0 1rem 0;
}

.ep-article-body blockquote {
  font-family: var(--ep-font-display);
  font-size: 1.45rem;
  font-style: italic;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--ep-secondary);
  border-left: 4px solid var(--ep-accent);
  padding: 0.5rem 0 0.5rem 1.8rem;
  margin: 2.5rem 0;
  background: var(--ep-surface);
}

.ep-article-body ul, .ep-article-body ol {
  margin-bottom: 1.8rem;
  padding-left: 1.8rem;
}

.ep-article-body li {
  margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
}

.ep-site-footer {
  background-color: var(--ep-primary);
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
  padding: 3rem 2rem;
  margin-top: 6rem;
  border-top: 4px solid var(--ep-accent);
}

.ep-footer-container {
  max-width: 1240px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 2rem;
}

.ep-footer-title {
  font-family: var(--ep-font-display);
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  color: #ffffff;
  display: block;
}

.ep-footer-copyright {
  font-family: var(--ep-font-body);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  margin: 0.4rem 0 0 0;
}

.ep-footer-navigation {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 1.5rem;
}

.ep-footer-link {
  font-family: var(--ep-font-body);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 0.2s ease;
}

.ep-footer-link:hover {
  color: var(--ep-accent);
}