.category-ticker {
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #352e30;
  color: #f5f1ef;
  height: 64px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
}

.ticker-track {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 32px;
  white-space: nowrap;
  width: max-content;
  animation: ticker-marquee 34s linear infinite;
  font: 600 clamp(16px, 2.3vw, 29px) var(--head);
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
}

.ticker-track i {
  font-style: normal;
  color: #d99a24;
  font-size: 0.8em;
}

@keyframes ticker-marquee {
  to {
    transform: translateX(-50%);
  }
}

.category-ticker:hover .ticker-track {
  animation-play-state: paused;
}

/* Full-width homepage introduction carousel and its controls. */
.hero-slider {
  height: clamp(570px, 76vh, 850px);
  min-height: 570px;
  position: relative;
  background: #242022;
  color: #fff;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.hero-slide {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
  transition:
    opacity 0.7s ease,
    visibility 0.7s ease;
}

.hero-slide.is-active {
  opacity: 1;
  visibility: visible;
  z-index: 1;
}

.slide-image {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transform: scale(1.025);
  transition: transform 7s ease;
}

.hero-slide.is-active .slide-image {
  transform: scale(1);
}

.slide-shade {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg,
      rgba(20, 17, 18, 0.76),
      rgba(20, 17, 18, 0.42) 48%,
      rgba(20, 17, 18, 0.08)),
    linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(15, 13, 14, 0.45), transparent 48%);
}

.slide-copy {
  position: absolute;
  left: var(--gutter);
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-49%);
  max-width: 700px;
  padding-bottom: 25px;
}

.slide-kicker {
  font: 10px var(--mono);
  letter-spacing: 1.35px;
  color: #f2d2ae;
  margin-bottom: 27px;
}

.slide-copy h1,
.slide-copy h2 {
  font-size: clamp(58px, 8.5vw, 118px);
  line-height: 0.93;
  letter-spacing: -0.075em;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 21px;
}

.slide-copy h1 {
  max-width: 790px;
  font-size: clamp(43px, 6.2vw, 88px);
  letter-spacing: -0.065em;
}

.slide-copy h1 em,
.slide-copy h2 em {
  color: #e4a33c;
}

.slide-copy>p:not(.slide-kicker) {
  font-size: clamp(14px, 1.4vw, 17px);
  line-height: 1.75;
  color: #f1eded;
  max-width: 510px;
  margin-bottom: 27px;
}

.slide-actions {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 24px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.slide-actions .button {
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
}

.slide-secondary {
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: white;
}

.slide-secondary span {
  color: #e4a33c;
  margin-left: 8px;
}

.slider-controls {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 3;
  bottom: 31px;
  left: var(--gutter);
  right: var(--gutter);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 18px;
}

.slider-controls>button {
  width: 38px;
  height: 38px;
  border: 1px solid #ffffff70;
  background: #211e20a8;
  color: white;
  font-size: 17px;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background 0.2s;
}

.slider-controls>button:hover {
  background: #c25e00;
}

.slider-dots {
  display: flex;
  gap: 7px;
  align-items: center;
}

.slider-dots button {
  width: 24px;
  height: 3px;
  border: 0;
  padding: 0;
  background: #ffffff75;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition:
    width 0.25s,
    background 0.25s;
}

.slider-dots button[aria-current="true"] {
  width: 43px;
  background: #e3a03c;
}

.slider-count {
  margin-left: auto;
  font: 9px var(--mono);
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  color: #ffffffa8;
}

.slider-count b {
  color: white;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.trust-strip {
  background: var(--paper);
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .category-ticker {
    height: 48px;
  }

  .ticker-track {
    gap: 20px;
  }

  .hero-slider {
    height: calc(77svh - 72px);
    min-height: 560px;
    max-height: 760px;
  }

  .slide-shade {
    background:
      linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(20, 17, 18, 0.72), rgba(20, 17, 18, 0.27)),
      linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(15, 13, 14, 0.5), transparent 60%);
  }

  .slide-copy {
    left: var(--gutter);
    right: var(--gutter);
    top: 43%;
    transform: translateY(-40%);
  }

  .slide-copy h1 {
    font-size: clamp(40px, 11vw, 62px);
    letter-spacing: -0.055em;
  }

  .slide-copy h2 {
    font-size: clamp(58px, 16vw, 84px);
  }

  .slider-controls {
    gap: 10px;
  }

  .slider-controls > button {
    width: 34px;
    height: 34px;
    flex: 0 0 34px;
  }

  .slider-dots {
    gap: 5px;
  }

  .slider-dots button {
    width: 11px;
  }

  .slider-dots button[aria-current="true"] {
    width: 24px;
  }

  .slide-kicker {
    font-size: 8px;
    line-height: 1.6;
  }

  .slide-copy>p:not(.slide-kicker) {
    font-size: 13px;
    max-width: 360px;
  }

  .slide-actions {
    gap: 14px;
  }

  .slide-actions .button {
    font-size: 10px;
    padding: 14px;
  }

  .slide-secondary {
    font-size: 10px;
  }

  .slider-controls {
    bottom: 18px;
    gap: 12px;
  }

  .slider-controls>button {
    width: 34px;
    height: 34px;
  }

  .slider-dots button {
    width: 17px;
  }

  .slider-dots button[aria-current="true"] {
    width: 30px;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .ticker-track {
    animation: none;
  }

  .hero-slide,
  .slide-image {
    transition: none;
  }
}