/* Lacquer brand imagery — blog index only (hero banner + footer band). */
.vh {
  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;
}

/* ---------- Hero banner ---------- */
.lq-hero {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #050308;
  /* full-bleed 16:9, capped so the intro peeks above the fold on short screens */
  height: min(56.25vw, calc(100vh - 220px));
  min-height: 340px;
}
.lq-hero picture, .lq-hero img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
}
.lq-hero img {
  object-fit: cover;
  /* keep the wordmark (right side) in frame whenever the box is narrower than 16:9 */
  object-position: 92% 48%;
}
.lq-hero:after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0;
  height: 22%;
  pointer-events: none;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7,5,8,0) 0%, rgba(7,5,8,.7) 70%, var(--lacquer) 100%);
}

/* ---------- Intro copy under the hero (restyled former cover) ---------- */
.cover.lq-intro {
  min-height: 0;
  display: block;
  overflow: visible;
  background: var(--lacquer);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hair);
}
.cover.lq-intro:after { content: none; }
.lq-intro .cover-copy {
  padding: 34px 6vw 52px;
  max-width: 1100px;
}
.lq-intro h1 {
  font-size: clamp(38px, 4.6vw, 68px);
  line-height: 0.98;
  margin: 0 0 20px;
  max-width: 17em;
}

/* ---------- Footer band ---------- */
.lq-band {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--lacquer);
  min-height: clamp(360px, 38vw, 560px);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  border-top: 0;
}
.lq-band picture {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
}
.lq-band img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: 100% 40%;
  filter: brightness(.92);
}
.lq-band:before {
  /* top fade into the page + left wash so the copy reads on the empty marble */
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  pointer-events: none;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, var(--lacquer) 0%, rgba(7,5,8,.82) 14%, rgba(7,5,8,.25) 38%, rgba(7,5,8,0) 60%, rgba(7,5,8,.55) 100%),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(7,5,8,.72) 0%, rgba(7,5,8,.35) 32%, rgba(7,5,8,0) 55%);
}
.lq-band-copy {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  padding: 90px 6vw 70px;
  max-width: min(560px, 46vw);
  box-sizing: content-box;
}
.lq-band-kicker {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin: 0 0 14px;
}
.lq-band-line {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(28px, 3vw, 44px);
  line-height: 1.08;
  color: var(--ivory);
  margin: 0 0 22px;
}
.lq-band-line em { color: var(--magenta); }
.lq-band-links {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px 14px;
  align-items: center;
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--mute);
}
.lq-band-links a {
  color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hair);
  padding-bottom: 2px;
}
.lq-band-links a:hover { color: var(--magenta); border-color: var(--magenta); }
.lq-band + footer.site { border-top-color: rgba(196,165,116,.18); }

/* ---------- Mobile ---------- */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .lq-hero {
    /* taller than 16:9 so the wordmark stays readable; anchored right so it never crops */
    height: auto;
    min-height: 0;
    aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  }
  .lq-hero img { object-position: 96% 50%; }
  .lq-intro .cover-copy { padding: 22px 20px 40px; }
  .lq-intro h1 { font-size: clamp(32px, 9.4vw, 52px); }

  .lq-band {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column-reverse;
    align-items: stretch;
    min-height: 0;
  }
  .lq-band picture {
    position: relative;
    display: block;
    aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
    margin-top: 8px;
  }
  .lq-band img { object-position: 88% 40%; }
  .lq-band:before {
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--lacquer) 0%, var(--lacquer) 38%, rgba(7,5,8,.6) 52%, rgba(7,5,8,0) 70%, rgba(7,5,8,.5) 100%);
  }
  .lq-band-copy {
    position: relative;
    padding: 56px 20px 4px;
    max-width: none;
    box-sizing: border-box;
  }
  .lq-band-line { font-size: clamp(26px, 7.4vw, 36px); }
}
