/* Blunt Ink — classic Drudge-style (~2000s–2010s) */
* { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }

html { background: #ffffff; }

body {
  background: #f5f5f5;
  color: #000000;
  font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1.35;
  max-width: 980px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 8px 10px 40px;
}

a {
  color: #0000ee;
  text-decoration: underline;
}
a:visited { color: #551a8b; }
a:hover { color: #cc0000; }

/* —— Masthead —— */
.masthead {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 6px 0 4px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #000;
  margin-bottom: 2px;
}

.masthead h1 {
  font-family: Impact, "Arial Black", "Helvetica Neue Condensed Bold", Arial Black, sans-serif;
  font-size: 72px;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  line-height: 0.95;
  color: #cc0000;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin: 0;
}

.masthead .tagline {
  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  color: #333;
  margin-top: 4px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.masthead .date-line {
  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: bold;
  color: #000;
  margin-top: 6px;
}

.masthead .x-note {
  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  font-size: 9px;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  color: #666;
  margin-top: 3px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* —— X free / login-wall note —— */
.x-free-banner {
  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: bold;
  text-align: center;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: #000;
  background: #ffffcc;
  border: 1px solid #999;
  padding: 6px 10px;
  margin: 6px 0 4px;
}

.rule {
  border: none;
  border-top: 1px solid #000;
  margin: 2px 0 8px;
}

/* —— Three columns —— */
.columns {
  display: table;
  width: 100%;
  table-layout: fixed;
  border-collapse: separate;
  border-spacing: 0;
}

.col {
  display: table-cell;
  vertical-align: top;
  padding: 0 10px;
}

.col-left,
.col-right {
  width: 27%;
}

.col-center {
  width: 46%;
  border-left: 1px solid #999;
  border-right: 1px solid #999;
  padding: 0 14px;
}

.col h2.section-label {
  display: none; /* visual silence like Drudge */
}

/* Links list */
.links {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.links li {
  margin: 0 0 11px 0;
  padding: 0;
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1.3;
  font-weight: bold;
}

.links li a {
  font-weight: bold;
}

/* —— Splash (center top) —— */
.splash {
  text-align: center;
  margin: 4px 0 16px;
  padding-bottom: 12px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
}

.splash li {
  margin: 0 0 14px 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.splash a {
  display: block;
  font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 22px;
  font-weight: bold;
  line-height: 1.2;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #0000ee;
  text-decoration: underline;
}

.splash a:visited { color: #551a8b; }
.splash a:hover { color: #cc0000; }

.splash .splash-main a {
  font-size: 28px;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
}

.center-links {
  margin-top: 4px;
}

.center-links li {
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 14px;
}

/* —— Earlier on the wire (grows; page scrolls) —— */
.earlier {
  margin-top: 18px;
  padding-top: 12px;
  border-top: 2px solid #000;
  clear: both;
}

.earlier .earlier-label {
  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: bold;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #333;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  text-align: center;
}

.earlier .earlier-list {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
}

.earlier .earlier-list li {
  margin: 0 0 6px 0;
  padding: 3px 0;
  font-size: 12px;
  line-height: 1.35;
  font-weight: bold;
  border-bottom: 1px dotted #ccc;
}

.earlier .earlier-list li:last-child {
  border-bottom: none;
}

.earlier .earlier-list a {
  font-weight: bold;
}

.footer {
  margin-top: 24px;
  padding-top: 8px;
  border-top: 1px solid #000;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  font-size: 10px;
  color: #666;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
}

.noscript-note {
  text-align: center;
  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  font-size: 11px;
  color: #666;
  margin: 16px 0 0;
}

.noscript-fallback {
  margin-top: 8px;
}

/* —— Narrow screens: stack —— */
@media screen and (max-width: 720px) {
  body { padding: 6px 8px 30px; }
  .masthead h1 { font-size: 42px; }
  .columns,
  .col {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
  }
  .col-center {
    border-left: none;
    border-right: none;
    border-top: 1px solid #999;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #999;
    margin: 12px 0;
    padding: 12px 0;
  }
  .splash .splash-main a { font-size: 22px; }
  .splash a { font-size: 18px; }
  .earlier .earlier-list {
    max-width: none;
    padding: 0 4px;
  }
}