.hero .hero-stamp strong.hand-note{font-family:"Caveat Brush","Segoe Print",cursive;font-weight:400;font-synthesis:none;letter-spacing:0;font-size:1.6rem;line-height:1.25}
/* Separate photo and solid rust caption on every screen size. */
.hero .hero-photo { display: block; position: relative; min-width: 0; overflow: hidden; }
.hero .hero-media {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-rows: clamp(260px, 62vw, 420px) auto;
  align-items: stretch;
  min-height: 0;
  padding-top: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.hero .hero-media img {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  /* Keep the embedded bottom label outside the photo; use the HTML AI badge. */
  height: 117%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: 58% 0;
}
/* The caption remains in flow so enlarged text can grow. */
.hero .hero-stamp { z-index: 1; border: 0; border-radius: 0; box-shadow: none; background: var(--rust); color: var(--white); }
.hero .hero-stamp::before { display: none; }
/* Let more of the entrance photo show on phones. */
@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .hero .hero-stamp { padding: 1.25rem; }
  .hero .hero-stamp strong.hand-note { font-size: 1.6rem; line-height: 1.25; }
  .hero .hero-stamp span { margin-top: .25rem; font-size: .875rem; line-height: 1.4; }
}
/* Give the desktop caption enough presence beside the large opening headline. */
@media (min-width: 901px) {
  .hero .hero-media { display: grid; grid-template-rows: minmax(360px, 1fr) auto; align-items: stretch; padding-top: 0; }
  .hero .hero-stamp { padding: 1.75rem clamp(2rem, 4vw, 4rem) 2.25rem; }
  .hero .hero-stamp strong.hand-note { font-size: clamp(1.85rem, 2.4vw, 2.1rem); line-height: 1.25; }
  .hero .hero-stamp span { max-width: 40ch; margin-top: .5rem; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.5; }
}
.october-picks { padding-block: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.october-heading { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: baseline; gap: .5rem 2rem; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; }
.october-heading h2 { margin: 0; font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.4rem); color: var(--rust); }
.october-heading p { margin: 0; color: var(--muted); }
.october-links { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 1rem; padding: 0; margin: 0; list-style: none; }
.october-links li { min-width: 0; }
.october-links a {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  gap: .35rem .75rem;
  align-content: start;
  height: 100%;
  min-height: 108px;
  padding: 1rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-top: 3px solid var(--sun);
  background: var(--white);
  text-decoration: none;
}
.october-topic { grid-column: 1 / -1; color: var(--rust); font-size: .74rem; font-weight: 750; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.october-title { font-weight: 650; line-height: 1.4; }
.october-arrow { align-self: end; color: var(--rust); font-weight: 750; }
.october-links a:hover, .october-links a:focus-visible { border-color: var(--rust); }
.october-links a:hover .october-title, .october-links a:focus-visible .october-title { text-decoration: none; }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .october-links { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
}
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .october-links { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: .65rem; }
  .october-links a { min-height: 0; padding: .85rem 1rem; }
}