/* QC Webworks blog index — image-led editorial system. */

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  --qcw-blog-purple: var(--qcw-purple, #8e3dff);
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  color: var(--qcw-blog-copy);
}

/* A single, coherent photographic masthead. */

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  display: grid;
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  justify-items: stretch;
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  padding: clamp(126px, 9vw, 156px) max(32px, calc((100vw - 1320px) / 2)) clamp(72px, 7vw, 96px);
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #0b0712;
}

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-hero--page::before {
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  inset: 0;
  background:
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  content: "";
  pointer-events: none;
}

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-hero--page::after { content: none; }

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  z-index: 0;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  max-width: none;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: 62% center;
  opacity: .94;
  filter: saturate(.92) contrast(1.04);
}

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-hero__inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  justify-self: stretch;
  width: min(100%, 1320px);
  max-width: none;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-hero__title {
  max-width: 12ch;
  margin: 0;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: clamp(4rem, 5.5vw, 5.5rem);
  line-height: .92;
  letter-spacing: -.058em;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-grad {
  color: var(--qcw-blog-lime);
  background: none;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: currentColor;
}

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-hero__sub {
  max-width: 35rem;
  margin: 30px 0 0;
  color: rgba(238, 235, 243, .86);
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.45vw, 1.24rem);
  line-height: 1.55;
}

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-hero__cta { margin-top: 36px; }

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-btn--lime {
  min-height: 58px;
  padding-inline: 28px 34px;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
  box-shadow: none;
  font-size: .875rem;
  transition: background-color 180ms ease, color 180ms ease, transform 180ms ease;
}

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-btn--lime:hover {
  color: #fff;
  background: var(--qcw-blog-purple);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

/* Editorial introduction. */

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-lede {
  width: min(calc(100% - 64px), 1280px);
  max-width: none;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(100px, 12vw, 170px) 0 clamp(110px, 13vw, 180px);
  border: 0;
  background: transparent;
}

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-lede::before { content: none; }

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-lede__in { max-width: 1030px; }

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-lede p {
  margin: 0;
  color: rgba(239, 236, 244, .83);
  font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 4vw, 3.5rem);
  font-weight: 780;
  line-height: 1.04;
  letter-spacing: -.045em;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-lede em {
  color: var(--qcw-blog-lime);
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-weight: 600;
}

/* Featured lead plus a disciplined image-led story grid. */

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-rows {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(12, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: clamp(76px, 8vw, 118px) clamp(30px, 4vw, 58px);
  width: min(calc(100% - 64px), 1280px);
  max-width: none;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 0 clamp(120px, 14vw, 190px);
  background: transparent;
}

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-rows__head {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0 0 28px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(200, 245, 66, .5);
}

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-rows__k {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 13px;
  color: var(--qcw-blog-lime);
  font: 800 .72rem/1.3 "Work Sans", Arial, sans-serif;
  letter-spacing: .13em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-rows__h {
  max-width: 1020px;
  margin: 0;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: clamp(2.25rem, 3.6vw, 3.7rem);
  line-height: .98;
  letter-spacing: -.052em;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-row {
  position: relative;
  grid-column: span 6;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
  min-width: 0;
  align-content: start;
  gap: 0;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  scroll-margin-top: 104px;
}

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-row::before { content: none; }

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-row::after {
  grid-column: 1;
  grid-row: 1;
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 3 / 2;
  border: 1px solid rgba(179, 154, 201, .26);
  background-color: var(--qcw-blog-panel);
  background-image: var(--qcw-row-image, none);
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
  box-shadow: 0 24px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, .2);
  content: "";
  transition: border-color 220ms ease, box-shadow 220ms ease, transform 240ms ease;
}

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-row:hover::after {
  border-color: rgba(200, 245, 66, .58);
  box-shadow: 0 30px 70px rgba(0, 0, 0, .34);
  transform: translateY(-4px);
}

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-row__n {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
  top: 16px;
  left: 16px;
  min-width: 48px;
  padding: 9px 10px 8px;
  color: #fff;
  background: rgba(11, 7, 18, .88);
  font: 800 .76rem/1 "Work Sans", Arial, sans-serif;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-align: center;
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
}

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-row__b {
  grid-column: 1;
  grid-row: 2;
  display: block;
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 26px 0 0;
}

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-row h3 {
  max-width: 15ch;
  margin: 0;
  color: #f4f1f7;
  font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 2vw, 2.25rem);
  line-height: 1.06;
  letter-spacing: -.044em;
  text-wrap: balance;
  transition: color 180ms ease;
}

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-row:hover h3 { color: #fff; }

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-row__b > div {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-row p {
  order: 2;
  max-width: 52ch;
  margin: 18px 0 0;
  color: var(--qcw-blog-muted);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-row__tags {
  order: 1;
  margin: 13px 0 0;
}

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-row__tags span {
  display: inline-flex;
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  color: rgba(228, 225, 233, .68);
  background: transparent;
  font: 750 .7rem/1.3 "Work Sans", Arial, sans-serif;
  letter-spacing: .09em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-row__b > div > div:last-child {
  order: 3;
  margin-top: 23px !important;
}

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  width: fit-content;
  padding: 0 0 8px;
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--qcw-blog-lime);
  color: var(--qcw-blog-lime);
  font: 850 .875rem/1.2 "Work Sans", Arial, sans-serif;
  letter-spacing: .07em;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-link:hover { color: #fff; border-color: #fff; }

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-link:focus-visible,
body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-btn:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid var(--qcw-blog-lime);
  outline-offset: 5px;
}

/* The first story is the lead; the last closes the rhythm without an orphan. */

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-rows__head + .qcx-row {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.1fr) minmax(380px, .9fr);
  gap: clamp(42px, 5vw, 72px);
  align-items: center;
}

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-rows__head + .qcx-row::after {
  grid-column: 1;
  grid-row: 1;
  aspect-ratio: 3 / 2;
}

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-rows__head + .qcx-row .qcx-row__b {
  grid-column: 2;
  grid-row: 1;
  padding: 0;
}

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-rows__head + .qcx-row h3 {
  max-width: 14ch;
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 2.55vw, 2.65rem);
}

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-row:last-child {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(320px, .8fr) minmax(0, 1.2fr);
  gap: clamp(42px, 5vw, 72px);
  align-items: center;
  padding-top: clamp(18px, 3vw, 42px);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(179, 154, 201, .18);
}

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-row:last-child::after {
  grid-column: 1;
  grid-row: 1;
}

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-row:last-child .qcx-row__b {
  grid-column: 2;
  grid-row: 1;
  padding: 0;
}

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-row:last-child h3 {
  max-width: 14ch;
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 2.45vw, 2.55rem);
}

/* Keep the closing invitation emphatic without reverting to the global 10rem display scale. */
body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-cta__title {
  max-width: 13ch;
  font-size: clamp(3.25rem, 5.6vw, 5.5rem);
  line-height: .94;
  letter-spacing: -.05em;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-cta .qcx-btn {
  font-size: .875rem;
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-hero--page {
    min-height: 680px;
    padding: 132px 32px 78px;
  }

  body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-hero__img { width: 100%; }
  body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-hero__title { max-width: 11ch; font-size: clamp(3.5rem, 7.4vw, 4.75rem); }
  body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-lede,
  body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-rows { width: calc(100% - 64px); }
  body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-row h3 { font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 2.8vw, 2.1rem); }
  body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-rows__head + .qcx-row { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(290px, .92fr); gap: 40px; }
  body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-rows__head + .qcx-row h3 { font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3.65vw, 2.5rem); }
}

@media (max-width: 680px) {
  body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-hero--page {
    min-height: 720px;
    align-items: end;
    padding: 260px 22px 62px;
  }

  body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-hero--page::before {
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(11, 7, 18, .12) 0%, rgba(11, 7, 18, .4) 36%, #0b0712 68%, #0b0712 100%);
  }

  body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-hero__img {
    inset: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-position: 60% center;
    opacity: .95;
  }

  body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-hero__title {
    max-width: 9ch;
    font-size: clamp(3.1rem, 13.5vw, 4.25rem);
    line-height: .96;
  }

  body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-hero__sub {
    margin-top: 23px;
    font-size: 1rem;
    line-height: 1.55;
  }

  body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-hero__cta { margin-top: 27px; }
  body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-btn--lime { width: 100%; min-height: 58px; justify-content: center; }
  body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-lede { width: calc(100% - 44px); padding-block: 92px 118px; }
  body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-lede p { font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 9vw, 3rem); }
  body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-rows { grid-template-columns: 1fr; width: calc(100% - 44px); gap: 76px; }
  body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-rows__head { grid-column: 1; }
  body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-rows__h { font-size: clamp(2.15rem, 9vw, 2.9rem); }
  body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-row,
  body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-row:nth-child(n),
  body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-row:last-child { grid-column: 1; }
  body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-rows__head + .qcx-row,
  body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-row:last-child { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0; }
  body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-rows__head + .qcx-row::after,
  body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-row:last-child::after { grid-column: 1; grid-row: 1; aspect-ratio: 3 / 2; }
  body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-rows__head + .qcx-row .qcx-row__b,
  body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-row:last-child .qcx-row__b { grid-column: 1; grid-row: 2; padding-top: 25px; }
  body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-rows__head + .qcx-row h3,
  body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-row:last-child h3,
  body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-row h3 { max-width: 16ch; font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 7.2vw, 2.2rem); }
  body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-cta__title { font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 12vw, 3.6rem); }
  body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-row:last-child { padding-top: 54px; }
}

/* Let the existing article link cover its entire story row. */
body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-row {
  cursor: pointer;
}

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-row .qcx-link::after {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 4;
  inset: 0;
  content: "";
}

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-row:focus-within {
  outline: 2px solid var(--qcw-blog-lime);
  outline-offset: 8px;
}

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-row .qcx-link:focus-visible {
  outline: 0;
}

body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-row:focus-within::after {
  border-color: rgba(200, 245, 66, .72);
  box-shadow: 0 30px 70px rgba(0, 0, 0, .34);
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-row::after,
  body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-row h3,
  body.qcw-2026 .qcr-route-blog .qcx-btn--lime { transition: none; }
}