/* Rick's biography, in the approved editorial palette. */
.about-page .eyebrow{font-size:.875rem}.about-page cite{font-style:italic}.about-page .breadcrumbs{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap;font-size:.875rem;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:34px}.breadcrumbs a{text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:4px}
.about-hero{padding-block:30px 58px}.about-hero-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.15fr .85fr;gap:8%;align-items:center}.about-hero-grid>*{min-width:0}.about-hero h1{font-size:clamp(3.3rem,5.8vw,6rem);line-height:1.05;margin-bottom:26px}.about-hero .lead{font:1.7rem/1.4 'Newsreader',Georgia,serif}.about-hero .description{max-width:530px}.about-portrait{margin:0;background:var(--deep);color:var(--cream);border-top:4px solid var(--gold);max-width:501px;justify-self:end}.about-portrait img{width:100%;height:auto;object-fit:contain}.about-portrait figcaption{padding:18px 24px;font:.875rem/1.5 'Courier New',monospace}.about-portrait figcaption span{display:block;font:.875rem/1.6 'Public Sans',Arial,sans-serif;color:#d2dacf;margin-top:6px}
.about-facts{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));background:var(--sand);padding-block:28px;gap:26px;border-block:1px solid var(--line)}.about-facts>div{border-right:1px solid var(--line);padding-right:20px;min-width:0}.about-facts>div:last-child{border:0;padding:0}.about-facts span{font:.875rem/1.5 'Courier New',monospace;color:var(--rust)}.about-facts p{font:1.4rem/1.35 'Newsreader',Georgia,serif;margin-top:8px}
.about-story{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.9fr 1.1fr;gap:8%}.about-story>*{min-width:0}.about-story h2,.about-heading h2{font-size:clamp(2.7rem,4vw,4.4rem)}.story-copy>p{color:var(--muted)}.story-copy>p+p{margin-top:22px}.story-copy .story-lead{font:1.6rem/1.5 'Newsreader',Georgia,serif;color:var(--ink)}
.about-heading{display:grid;grid-template-columns:25% 75%;margin-bottom:38px}.about-heading>.eyebrow{padding-right:24px}.about-heading div>p{color:var(--muted);max-width:740px;margin-top:18px}.about-chapters{background:var(--deep);color:var(--cream)}.about-chapters em{color:#df9175}.about-chapters .about-heading div>p{color:#d2dacf}.chapter-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(6,minmax(0,1fr));gap:24px}.chapter-card{grid-column:span 2;border:1px solid #ffffff30;padding:28px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;min-width:0;background:var(--green)}.chapter-card:nth-last-child(-n+2){grid-column:span 3}.chapter-card:hover{border-color:var(--gold);background:#1d3d30}.chapter-number{font:1rem/1.5 'Courier New',monospace;color:var(--gold);margin-bottom:24px}.chapter-card h3{font-size:2rem;line-height:1.15}.chapter-card p{color:#d2dacf;margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:24px}.chapter-link{font:1rem/1.5 'Newsreader',Georgia,serif;margin-top:auto;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:5px;color:var(--cream)}.chapter-link>span{display:inline-block;margin-left:8px;color:var(--gold)}
.other-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:50px}.other-grid article{min-width:0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:26px}.other-grid .eyebrow{color:var(--rust);margin-bottom:18px}.other-grid h3{font-size:2.6rem;line-height:1.15;margin-bottom:22px}.other-grid article>p:not(.eyebrow){color:var(--muted)}.other-grid .text-link{margin-top:18px;min-height:44px}.humour-reading{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:24px;margin-top:42px}.humour-reading>a{background:var(--sand);border-top:3px solid var(--rust);padding:28px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;min-width:0}.humour-reading>a:hover{background:#e6dfce}.humour-reading .eyebrow{color:var(--rust);margin-bottom:20px;display:block}.humour-reading h3{font-size:2rem;line-height:1.2}.humour-reading p{margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:24px;color:var(--muted)}.pdf-link{margin-top:auto;font-size:.875rem;line-height:1.6;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:4px}
.about-page .footer-top [aria-current=page]{color:var(--gold)}.about-page .footer-top nav{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,max-content);gap:8px 22px}.about-page .footer-top nav a{min-height:44px;display:flex;align-items:center}.about-page details summary{cursor:pointer;min-height:44px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px}.about-page details summary::before{content:'+';font:1.25rem/1 'Public Sans',Arial,sans-serif}.about-page details[open]>summary::before{content:'−'}.about-page a:focus-visible,.about-page button:focus-visible,.about-page summary:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--rust);outline-offset:4px}.about-chapters a:focus-visible,.about-page footer a:focus-visible,.about-page footer summary:focus-visible{outline-color:var(--gold)}.about-page .button{text-align:center;max-width:100%}
@media(max-width:1000px){.about-hero-grid{gap:5%;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.about-hero h1{font-size:clamp(3rem,5.8vw,4.6rem)}.about-hero .lead{font-size:1.5rem}.about-heading{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:16px}.about-heading>.eyebrow{margin:0}.chapter-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}.chapter-card,.chapter-card:nth-last-child(-n+2){grid-column:auto}.chapter-card:last-child{grid-column:1/-1}.about-story{gap:5%;grid-template-columns:1fr 1.2fr}.about-story h2{font-size:2.9rem}.humour-reading{grid-template-columns:1fr}.humour-reading>a{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1.1fr;column-gap:28px}.humour-reading .eyebrow{grid-column:1/-1}.humour-reading h3{grid-column:1}.humour-reading p{grid-column:2;grid-row:2; margin:0 0 20px}.pdf-link{grid-column:2;grid-row:3}.other-grid{gap:30px}}
@media(max-width:760px){.about-hero{padding-block:24px 38px}.about-hero-grid,.about-story{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:30px}.about-hero h1{font-size:clamp(3.1rem,9vw,4.7rem)}.about-portrait{max-width:420px;justify-self:center}.about-story h2,.about-heading h2{font-size:clamp(2.5rem,8vw,3.8rem)}.about-facts{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:18px;padding-block:22px}.about-facts>div{border-right:0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:0 0 18px}.about-facts>div:last-child{padding:0}.other-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:30px}.other-grid h3{font-size:2.3rem}.about-page .footer-top nav{gap:8px 18px}}
@media(max-width:520px){.about-page .section{padding-block:48px}.about-portrait figcaption{padding:16px 20px}.chapter-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:20px}.chapter-card,.chapter-card:last-child{grid-column:auto;padding:24px}.chapter-number{margin-bottom:18px}.humour-reading>a{display:flex;padding:24px}.humour-reading p{margin:18px 0 24px}.about-page .footer-top nav{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));width:100%}.story-copy .story-lead{font-size:1.45rem}}
@media(max-width:350px){.about-page header{padding-inline:18px}.about-page header .brand{padding-left:9px;border-left-width:3px}.about-page header .brand span{font-size:1.5rem}.about-page .menu{padding-inline:9px}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){html{scroll-behavior:auto}}
/* Biography-first composition and a compact route into the portfolio. */
.about-hero-grid{grid-template-columns:1.25fr .75fr;gap:8%}.about-hero h1{font-size:clamp(3.2rem,5.6vw,5.8rem)}.about-portrait{width:100%;max-width:360px}.about-portrait-crop{overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:510/555}.about-portrait-crop img{width:200%;max-width:none;height:auto;object-fit:initial}.about-story{border-top:1px solid var(--line)}.about-story .eyebrow{color:var(--rust)}.story-copy p{max-width:66ch}
.about-page .about-chapters{padding-block:48px}.about-chapters .about-heading{margin-bottom:26px}.about-chapters .about-heading h2{font-size:clamp(2.4rem,3.5vw,3.6rem)}.chapter-list{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:0 40px}.chapter-list a{display:grid;grid-template-columns:28px 1fr 22px;gap:14px;align-items:center;padding:18px 0;border-top:1px solid #ffffff40;min-height:64px}.chapter-list a>span{color:var(--gold);font:.875rem/1.4 'Courier New',monospace}.chapter-list strong{font:1.7rem/1.2 'Newsreader',Georgia,serif}.chapter-list a:hover strong{color:var(--gold)}
.about-more .humour-reading{margin-top:0}.translation-section{background:var(--sand)}.translation-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1.1fr;gap:8%;align-items:start}.translation-grid>*{min-width:0}.translation-grid h2{font-size:clamp(2.5rem,3.8vw,4rem)}.translation-grid .eyebrow{color:var(--rust)}.translation-grid>div:last-child{color:var(--muted)}.translation-grid .text-link{margin-top:18px;min-height:44px}
.reading-article{max-width:1100px}.reading-article h1{max-width:16ch;font-size:clamp(2.8rem,5vw,5rem)}.reading-byline{font-size:1rem;color:var(--muted);margin-top:20px}.reading-copy{max-width:720px;margin-top:40px;font-size:1.125rem;line-height:1.8}.reading-copy h2{font-size:2rem;margin-top:36px;margin-bottom:20px}.reading-copy blockquote{margin:0;border-left:3px solid var(--gold);padding:8px 0 8px 24px;font:1.6rem/1.5 'Newsreader',Georgia,serif}.reading-copy .reading-note{font-size:.875rem;color:var(--muted);margin-top:24px}.reading-copy .button{margin-top:24px}.reading-copy>.text-link{margin-top:12px;min-height:44px}.reading-back{margin-top:40px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:20px}
@media(max-width:1000px){.about-hero-grid{grid-template-columns:1.1fr .9fr;gap:5%}.about-story{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:28px}.about-story h2{font-size:clamp(2.6rem,4.5vw,3.8rem)}.about-hero h1{font-size:clamp(3rem,5.5vw,4.3rem)}}
@media(max-width:760px){.about-hero-grid,.translation-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:28px}.about-hero h1{font-size:clamp(3rem,9vw,4.5rem)}.about-portrait{max-width:320px}.chapter-list{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:0}.chapter-list strong{font-size:1.55rem}.reading-copy{font-size:1.0625rem;margin-top:30px}.reading-article h1{font-size:clamp(2.6rem,9vw,4rem)}}