/* ==========================================================================
   Single Style 14 — Headline
   Punchy oversized Manrope headline, red rule, bold standfirst, sharp
   black-and-red furniture and a share strip pinned to the column edge.
   ========================================================================== */
.eps-14.eps-fonts { --eps-title-font: 'Manrope', var(--font-heading, sans-serif); --eps-body-font: 'Inter', var(--font-body, sans-serif); --eps-ui: 'Manrope', var(--font-body, sans-serif); }
.eps-14 {
    --eps-title-size: clamp(2.3rem, 1.2rem + 3.4vw, 4.1rem);
    --eps-title-weight: 800;
    --eps-body-size: 1.13rem;
    --eps-radius: 0px;
    --eps-ink: #111111;
    --eps-slab: #111111;
}
[data-theme="dark"] .eps-14 { --eps-ink: var(--text-main); --eps-slab: color-mix(in srgb, var(--eps-accent) 8%, #0d0d10); }

/* --- Header --- */
.eps-14 .eps-head--inside { padding-top: 34px; }
.eps-14 .eps-badges { gap: 0; margin-bottom: 22px; }
.eps-14 .eps-cat { position: relative; padding: 8px 14px 7px; border-radius: 0; font: 800 12px/1 var(--eps-ui); letter-spacing: 1.8px; }
.eps-14 .eps-cat::after { content: ''; position: absolute; top: 0; right: -14px; bottom: 0; width: 8px; background: var(--eps-accent); transform: skewX(-16deg); }
.eps-14 .eps-title { margin-bottom: 0; line-height: .98; letter-spacing: -.045em; }
/* red rule under the headline */
.eps-14 .eps-title::after { content: ''; display: block; height: 6px; margin: 26px 0 24px; background: linear-gradient(var(--eps-accent), var(--eps-accent)) no-repeat 0 0 / 140px 6px, linear-gradient(var(--eps-ink), var(--eps-ink)) no-repeat 0 2.5px / 100% 1px; }
.eps-14 .eps-tagline .ep-article-tagline { margin-bottom: 28px; max-width: 760px; color: var(--eps-fg); font: 700 clamp(1.15rem, 1rem + .5vw, 1.42rem)/1.45 var(--eps-title-font); letter-spacing: -.015em; }

/* Byline: black ruled strip */
.eps-14 .eps-meta { padding: 16px 0; margin-bottom: 30px; border-top: 3px solid var(--eps-ink); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--eps-line); }
.eps-14 .eps-meta__avatar img { width: 44px; height: 44px; border-radius: 0; }
.eps-14 .eps-meta__line { font: 700 11.5px/1.5 var(--eps-ui); letter-spacing: 1.2px; }
.eps-14 .eps-meta__by a { text-decoration: none; color: var(--eps-accent-text, var(--eps-accent)); }
.eps-14 .eps-meta__date { font-size: 11.5px; letter-spacing: 1px; }
.eps-14 .eps-meta__share-label { color: var(--eps-fg); font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: 1.4px; }
.eps-14 .eps-meta__share { gap: 0; }
.eps-14 .eps-meta__share .eps-sb { width: 36px; height: 36px; border-radius: 0; background: transparent; color: var(--eps-fg); box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px var(--eps-line); margin-left: -1px; }
.eps-14 .eps-meta__share .eps-sb:hover { background: var(--eps-accent); color: var(--eps-on-accent, #fff); box-shadow: none; transform: none; }

/* Featured image: sharp, red base line */
.eps-14 .eps-figure img { border-bottom: 6px solid var(--eps-accent); }
.eps-14 .eps-figure figcaption { padding-left: 12px; border-left: 3px solid var(--eps-accent); font-weight: 500; }

/* --- Edge share rail: flush black strip --- */
.eps-14 .eps-article.rail-edge { grid-template-columns: 46px minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 32px; }
.eps-14 .rail-edge > .eps-rail .eps-rail__inner { gap: 0; padding-top: 6px; border-top: 6px solid var(--eps-accent); background: var(--eps-slab); }
.eps-14 .rail-edge > .eps-rail .eps-rail__label { width: 100%; margin: 0; padding: 12px 0 10px; color: #fff; font: 800 9.5px/1 var(--eps-ui); letter-spacing: 1.5px; }
.eps-14 .rail-edge > .eps-rail .eps-sb { width: 46px; height: 46px; border-radius: 0; background: transparent; color: #fff; box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, .1); }
.eps-14 .rail-edge > .eps-rail .eps-sb:hover { background: var(--eps-accent); color: var(--eps-on-accent, #fff); transform: none; }

/* --- Article content --- */
.eps-14 .eps-content { line-height: 1.78; }
.eps-14 .dropcap-wrapper > p:first-of-type::first-letter { margin: 6px 16px 0 0; padding: 12px 14px 8px; background: var(--eps-accent); color: var(--eps-on-accent, #fff); font-size: 4rem; font-weight: 800; line-height: .8; }
.eps-14 .eps-content h2 { position: relative; padding-left: 26px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: -.035em; }
.eps-14 .eps-content h2::before { content: ''; position: absolute; left: 4px; top: .14em; bottom: .14em; width: 7px; background: var(--eps-accent); transform: skewX(-16deg); }
.eps-14 .eps-content h3 { font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: -.02em; }
.eps-14 .eps-content a:not(.ep-toc-link):not(.wp-block-button__link):not([class*="btn"]) { --eps-link-line: var(--eps-accent); }
.eps-14 .eps-content ul li::before { content: ''; top: 11px; width: 8px; height: 8px; background: var(--eps-accent); font-size: 0; transform: skewX(-16deg); }
.eps-14 .eps-content ol li::before { color: var(--eps-accent-text, var(--eps-accent)); font-family: var(--eps-title-font); font-weight: 800; }
.eps-14 .eps-content blockquote { margin: 3rem 0; padding: 28px 0 24px; border-top: 6px solid var(--eps-ink); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--eps-line); text-align: left; }
.eps-14 .eps-content blockquote::before { content: ''; display: block; width: 64px; height: 6px; margin: -34px 0 26px; background: var(--eps-accent); }
.eps-14 .eps-content blockquote p { font: 800 clamp(1.5rem, 1.1rem + 1.1vw, 2.1rem)/1.2 var(--eps-title-font); letter-spacing: -.03em; }
.eps-14 .eps-content blockquote cite { font: 800 12px/1.4 var(--eps-ui); font-style: normal; letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--eps-accent-text, var(--eps-accent)); }
.eps-14 .eps-content blockquote cite::before { width: 20px; height: 3px; background: var(--eps-accent); }
.eps-14 .ep-toc-container { border: 0; border-top: 4px solid var(--eps-ink); background: var(--eps-soft); }
.eps-14 .ep-toc-title { font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: -.01em; }
.eps-14 .ep-toc-number { border-radius: 0; background: var(--eps-accent); color: var(--eps-on-accent, #fff); }

/* --- Footer: tags, share bar, author slab --- */
.eps-14 .eps-tags { gap: 6px; }
.eps-14 .eps-tags__label { color: var(--eps-fg); font-weight: 800; }
.eps-14 .eps-tags a { border-radius: 0; border: 2px solid var(--eps-ink); font-weight: 800; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .8px; text-transform: uppercase; }
.eps-14 .eps-tags a:hover { border-color: var(--eps-accent); background: var(--eps-accent); color: var(--eps-on-accent, #fff); }
.eps-14 .eps-sharebar { border-top: 3px solid var(--eps-ink); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--eps-line); }
.eps-14 .eps-sharebar__label { font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: -.01em; }
.eps-14 .eps-sharebar__label i { color: var(--eps-accent-text, var(--eps-accent)); }
.eps-14 .eps-sharebar .eps-sb { border-radius: 0; }
.eps-14 .eps-author { position: relative; grid-template-columns: 76px minmax(0, 1fr); margin-top: 34px; padding: 30px 30px 28px; background: var(--eps-slab); color: #fff; }
.eps-14 .eps-author::before { content: ''; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 120px; height: 6px; background: var(--eps-accent); }
.eps-14 .eps-author__avatar img { width: 72px; height: 72px; border-radius: 0; box-shadow: 6px 6px 0 var(--eps-accent); }
.eps-14 .eps-author__name { color: #fff; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .5px; }
.eps-14 .eps-author__name i { color: var(--eps-accent-text, var(--eps-accent)); }
.eps-14 .eps-author__role, .eps-14 .eps-author__follow { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .6); }
.eps-14 .eps-author__follow a { color: #fff; }
.eps-14 .eps-author__follow a:hover { color: var(--eps-accent-text, var(--eps-accent)); }
.eps-14 .eps-author__bio { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .75); }

.eps-14 .eps-postnav { border-top: 3px solid var(--eps-ink); }
.eps-14 .eps-postnav__img { border-radius: 0; }
.eps-14 .eps-postnav__label { color: var(--eps-accent-text, var(--eps-accent)); font-weight: 800; }
.eps-14 .eps-postnav__title { font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: -.01em; }
.eps-14 .ep-related-posts > h3 { position: relative; padding-left: 20px; font-family: var(--eps-title-font); font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; }
.eps-14 .ep-related-posts > h3::before { content: ''; position: absolute; left: 2px; top: 2px; bottom: 2px; width: 6px; background: var(--eps-accent); transform: skewX(-16deg); }
.eps-14 .related-card img { border-radius: 0; }

/* --- Sidebar: slash headings over a heavy rule --- */
.eps-14 .ep-sidebar .ep-section-heading { padding-bottom: 12px; border-bottom: 3px solid var(--eps-ink); }
.eps-14 .ep-sidebar .ep-section-heading .title-text { position: relative; padding-left: 20px; font-size: 1.05rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase; }
.eps-14 .ep-sidebar .ep-section-heading .title-text::before { content: ''; position: absolute; left: 2px; top: 1px; bottom: 1px; width: 6px; background: var(--eps-accent); transform: skewX(-16deg); }
.eps-14 .ep-sidebar .widget-ad .ep-section-heading { border-bottom: 0; padding-bottom: 0; }
.eps-14 .ep-sidebar .widget-ad .ep-section-heading .title-text { padding-left: 0; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; }
.eps-14 .ep-sidebar .widget-ad .ep-section-heading .title-text::before { content: '- '; position: static; width: auto; background: none; transform: none; }
.eps-14 .ep-latest-badge { border-radius: 0; }
.eps-14 .ep-latest-thumb img { border-radius: 0; }
.eps-14 .widget-social .contact-social-item { border-radius: 0; }
.eps-14 .widget-newsletter .newsletter-widget-inner { border-radius: 0; border-top: 6px solid var(--eps-accent); }
.eps-14 .widget-newsletter .newsletter-form input, .eps-14 .widget-newsletter .subscribe-btn { border-radius: 0; }
.eps-14 .widget-newsletter .subscribe-btn { font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase; }

@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .eps-14 .eps-title { letter-spacing: -.035em; line-height: 1.02; }
    .eps-14 .eps-title::after { margin: 20px 0 18px; }
    .eps-14 .eps-author { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); padding: 26px 22px; }
    .eps-14 .dropcap-wrapper > p:first-of-type::first-letter { font-size: 3.4rem; }
}
.eps-14 .eps-live { margin-right: 12px; }