:root {
  --vl-paper: #eef1ef;
  --vl-panel: #fbfbf7;
  --vl-ink: #171a1f;
  --vl-muted: #5f666b;
  --vl-rule: #b8c0bd;
  --vl-blue: #2767c6;
  --vl-pink: #d41463;
  --vl-green: #147a5b;
  --vl-orange: #d46a2d;
  --vl-shadow: rgba(23, 26, 31, 0.12);
  --vl-display: "Segoe UI Variable Display", "Aptos Display", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
  --vl-body: "Noto Sans", "DejaVu Sans", "Segoe UI", Verdana, sans-serif;
  --vl-rank: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }

body {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--vl-ink);
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(23,26,31,0.035) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(23,26,31,0.025) 1px, transparent 1px),
    var(--vl-paper);
  background-size: 34px 34px, 34px 34px, auto;
  font-family: var(--vl-body);
  line-height: 1.55;
}

a { color: inherit; }

.vl-home,
.vl-article {
  width: min(1180px, calc(100% - 32px));
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.vl-hero {
  padding: 28px 0 22px;
}

.vl-hero__topline,
.vl-card__meta,
.vl-citation-band,
.vl-article__meta {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px 18px;
  align-items: center;
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--vl-muted);
}

.vl-kicker,
.vl-card__meta span,
.vl-count-label,
.vl-section-label {
  color: var(--vl-pink);
  font-weight: 800;
}

.vl-hero__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.45fr) minmax(280px, 0.55fr);
  gap: 26px;
  align-items: stretch;
  margin-top: 18px;
}

.vl-hero__copy {
  position: relative;
  padding: clamp(28px, 5vw, 58px);
  background: var(--vl-panel);
  border: 2px solid var(--vl-ink);
  box-shadow: 10px 10px 0 var(--vl-shadow);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.vl-hero__copy::after,
.vl-card__link::before,
.vl-article__slash {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  width: 18px;
  background: var(--vl-pink);
  transform: rotate(18deg);
  transform-origin: center;
}

.vl-hero__copy::after {
  height: 160%;
  top: -30%;
  right: 12%;
  opacity: 0.92;
}

.vl-count-label,
.vl-section-label {
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.vl-hero h1 {
  max-width: 860px;
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--vl-display);
  font-size: clamp(4rem, 12vw, 9.5rem);
  line-height: 0.82;
  letter-spacing: -0.085em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.vl-description {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 24px 0 0;
  font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 2vw, 1.35rem);
  color: #252a30;
}

.vl-hero__ballot {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  align-content: end;
  gap: 10px;
  min-height: 360px;
  padding: 18px;
  background: #e2e7e4;
  border: 2px solid var(--vl-ink);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.vl-ballot-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 44px 1fr;
  gap: 12px;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 12px;
  background: var(--vl-panel);
  border: 1px solid var(--vl-rule);
}

.vl-ballot-row span,
.vl-rank {
  font-family: var(--vl-rank);
  font-size: 1.8rem;
  font-style: italic;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--vl-blue);
}

.vl-verdict-slash {
  position: absolute;
  inset: -20% auto auto 50%;
  width: 22px;
  height: 150%;
  background: var(--vl-ink);
  transform: rotate(18deg);
}

.vl-query-rack,
.vl-sorter,
.vl-feature,
.vl-archive {
  margin-top: 22px;
}

.vl-query-rack {
  padding: 18px;
  border: 1px solid var(--vl-rule);
  background: rgba(251, 251, 247, 0.72);
}

.vl-chipline {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 8px;
}

.vl-chipline a,
.vl-chipline span {
  display: inline-flex;
  padding: 8px 12px;
  border: 1px solid var(--vl-ink);
  background: var(--vl-panel);
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  font-weight: 800;
}

.vl-sorter {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 0.9fr 1.4fr;
  gap: 18px;
  align-items: start;
}

.vl-sorter__intro,
.vl-feature,
.vl-archive__head {
  background: var(--vl-ink);
  color: var(--vl-panel);
  padding: 22px;
}

.vl-sorter__intro .vl-section-label,
.vl-feature .vl-section-label,
.vl-archive__head .vl-section-label {
  color: #ff6fa5;
}

.vl-sorter h2,
.vl-feature h2,
.vl-archive h2,
.vl-card h2,
.vl-article__top h1 {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--vl-display);
  line-height: 0.98;
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
}

.vl-sorter h2 { font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 4rem); }

.vl-sorter__lanes {
  display: grid;
  gap: 12px;
}

.vl-sorter__lanes article {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 58px 1fr;
  gap: 14px;
  padding: 18px;
  background: var(--vl-panel);
  border: 1px solid var(--vl-rule);
  border-left: 7px solid var(--vl-blue);
}

.vl-sorter__lanes h3 {
  margin: 0 0 4px;
  font-size: 1.2rem;
}

.vl-sorter__lanes p { margin: 0; color: #3b4147; }

.vl-feature {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 150px 1fr;
  gap: 22px;
  align-items: center;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.vl-feature__mark {
  font-family: var(--vl-rank);
  font-size: clamp(4rem, 10vw, 8rem);
  font-style: italic;
  line-height: 0.8;
  color: var(--vl-pink);
}

.vl-feature h2 { font-size: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4.8rem); }
.vl-feature p { max-width: 780px; margin: 18px 0 0; color: #e5e8e6; font-size: 1.05rem; }

.vl-citation-band {
  justify-content: space-between;
  margin-top: 22px;
  padding: 14px 18px;
  background: var(--vl-green);
  color: white;
  border: 2px solid var(--vl-ink);
}

.vl-citation-band span::before {
  content: "✓ ";
  font-weight: 900;
}

.vl-archive {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 260px 1fr;
  gap: 18px;
  align-items: start;
  padding-bottom: 56px;
}

.vl-archive__head h2 { font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 4vw, 4.4rem); }

.vl-post-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 14px;
}

.vl-card__link {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  min-height: 100%;
  padding: 16px;
  color: var(--vl-ink);
  background: var(--vl-panel);
  border: 1px solid var(--vl-ink);
  text-decoration: none;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: transform 160ms ease, box-shadow 160ms ease;
}

.vl-card__link:hover {
  transform: translate(-3px, -3px);
  box-shadow: 7px 7px 0 var(--vl-shadow);
}

.vl-card__link::before {
  height: 140%;
  top: -20%;
  right: 22%;
  opacity: 0.88;
}

.vl-card__meta {
  justify-content: space-between;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.vl-card__contest {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr;
  gap: 8px;
  align-items: center;
  margin: 18px 0 14px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  color: var(--vl-muted);
}

.vl-card__contest span {
  padding: 8px;
  border: 1px solid var(--vl-rule);
  background: #eef1ef;
}

.vl-card__contest b {
  font-family: var(--vl-rank);
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--vl-pink);
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

.vl-card h2 {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 2.4vw, 2.15rem);
}

.vl-card p {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  margin: 14px 0 0;
  color: #343a40;
}

.vl-card__footer {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 8px;
  margin-top: 18px;
}

.vl-card__footer span {
  padding: 6px 8px;
  background: #e8edf9;
  border: 1px solid #a8bae0;
  color: #183d78;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
}

.vl-article__top {
  position: relative;
  margin-top: 24px;
  padding: clamp(24px, 5vw, 54px);
  background: var(--vl-panel);
  border: 2px solid var(--vl-ink);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.vl-article__nav { margin-bottom: 24px; font-weight: 800; }
.vl-article__nav a { text-decoration-thickness: 2px; text-underline-offset: 4px; }

.vl-article__publication {
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  color: var(--vl-pink);
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.vl-article__top h1 {
  max-width: 920px;
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 7.5rem);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.vl-article__meta {
  margin-top: 22px;
  color: var(--vl-muted);
}

.vl-article__slash {
  height: 150%;
  top: -25%;
  right: 12%;
}

.vl-rank-sheet {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 210px minmax(0, 1fr) 250px;
  gap: 18px;
  align-items: start;
  margin: 20px 0 64px;
}

.vl-criteria,
.vl-citation-card {
  position: sticky;
  top: 18px;
  padding: 16px;
  background: #e4e9e6;
  border: 1px solid var(--vl-rule);
}

.vl-criteria ol {
  margin: 0;
  padding-left: 22px;
}

.vl-criteria li {
  padding: 10px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--vl-rule);
  font-weight: 800;
}

.vl-article__body {
  padding: clamp(22px, 4vw, 46px);
  background: var(--vl-panel);
  border: 1px solid var(--vl-rule);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
}

.vl-article__body > *:first-child { margin-top: 0; }
.vl-article__body p { margin: 0 0 1.15em; }
.vl-article__body h2,
.vl-article__body h3 {
  margin: 1.6em 0 0.55em;
  font-family: var(--vl-display);
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
}
.vl-article__body h2 { font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 3rem); }
.vl-article__body h3 { font-size: 1.45rem; }
.vl-article__body ul,
.vl-article__body ol { padding-left: 1.35rem; }
.vl-article__body li { margin: 0.45em 0; }
.vl-article__body blockquote {
  margin: 1.5em 0;
  padding: 18px 20px;
  border-left: 8px solid var(--vl-pink);
  background: #f2f3f0;
  font-weight: 800;
}

.vl-citation-card dl,
.vl-citation-card dd { margin: 0; }
.vl-citation-card div { padding: 12px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--vl-rule); }
.vl-citation-card dt { color: var(--vl-blue); font-weight: 900; }
.vl-citation-card dd { margin-top: 4px; color: #3b4147; font-size: 0.92rem; }

@media (max-width: 920px) {
  .vl-hero__grid,
  .vl-sorter,
  .vl-archive,
  .vl-rank-sheet {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .vl-hero__ballot { min-height: auto; }
  .vl-post-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .vl-criteria,
  .vl-citation-card { position: static; }
}

@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .vl-home,
  .vl-article { width: min(100% - 20px, 1180px); }
  .vl-hero__copy::after,
  .vl-card__link::before,
  .vl-article__slash { width: 12px; right: 8%; }
  .vl-feature { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .vl-citation-band { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; }
}