.back-link {
    position: absolute;
    top: 20px;
    left: 20px;
    z-index: 1001;
}
.back-link a {
    color: #fff;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 1rem;
    padding: 10px 15px;
    background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
    border-radius: 5px;
    transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
}
.back-link a:hover {
    background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
}
footer {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    background-color: #222;
    color: white;
    text-align: center;
    font-size: .7rem;
    padding: .5rem 0;
    position: relative;    
    bottom: auto;
    width: 100%;
    margin-top: 50px;
}
footer a {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #f0f0f0;
    padding: .5rem;
}
body {
    background-color: #f7f7f7;
    font-family: 'Georgia', serif; 
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}

main {
    max-width: 750px;
    width: 90%;
    background-color: #ffffff;
    padding: 60px 50px;
    border-radius: 8px; 
    box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
    margin: 40px auto; 
    line-height: 1.65;
    font-size: 1.15rem;
    color: #333;
}
.meta-data {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    color: #666;
    margin: 10px 0 20px 0;
    display: flex;
    gap: 15px; 
    text-align: left;
}
.article-subhead {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #C59AEA; 
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    margin-bottom: 5px;
}
.article-header {
    margin-bottom: 3rem;
    text-align: left;
}
.article-header h1 {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif; 
    font-size: 2.8rem;
    color: #222;
    line-height: 1.15;
    margin-top: 0;
    margin-bottom: 15px;
}
main p {
    text-align: left;
    margin-bottom: 1.5em;
}

.audio-pullquote {
    font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif; 
    font-size: 1.8rem; 
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #111; 
    margin: 3em auto; 
    padding: 0 20px;
    border-left: 6px solid #C59AEA; 
    line-height: 1.3;
    text-align: left;
}
.quote-separator {
    width: 50%;
    height: 1px;
    background-color: #ddd;
    margin: 4rem auto 4rem auto;
}
.merab-divider {
    border: none;
    height: 1px;
    background-color: #ccc;
    margin: 30px 0;
}
.video-embed, .soundcloud-embed {
    margin: 4rem auto; 
    padding: 10px;
    background-color: #e9e9e9; 
    border: 1px solid #ddd;
    border-radius: 4px;
    max-width: 100%;
}
.caption {
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    color: #888;
    font-style: italic;
    text-align: center;
    margin-top: 10px;
}
.article-end-cap {
    height: 5px;
    width: 60px;
    background-color: #C59AEA;
    margin: 30px auto 30px auto;
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {

    main{
        width: 95%;  
        padding: 40px 30px;  
        margin: 20px auto;  
        font-size: 1rem; 
    }
    .article-header h1{
        font-size: 2.2rem;  
    }
    .article-subhead{
        font-size: 0.78rem;  
    }
    .back-link{
        position: static; 
        margin-bottom: 1rem; 
    }
    .back-link a{
        font-size: 0.95rem;
        padding: 8px 12px;
    }
    .video-embed,
    .soundcloud-embed{
        margin: 2rem auto;
        padding: 8px;
        max-width: 100%;
    }
    .merab-divider{
        margin: 20px 0;
    }
    .article-end-cap{
        width: 40px;
        margin: 20px auto;
    }
}


@media (max-width: 480px) {

    main{
        width: 98%;
        padding: 30px 15px;
        font-size: 0.95rem;
    }
    .article-header h1{
        font-size: 1.9rem;
    }
    .article-subhead{
        font-size: 0.73rem;
    }
    .back-link a{
        font-size: 0.85rem;
        padding: 6px 10px;
    }
    main p{
        margin-bottom: 1.2em;
    }
    .caption{
        font-size: 0.78rem;
    }
    .merab-divider{
        margin: 15px 0;
    }
    .article-end-cap{
        width: 30px;
        margin: 15px auto;
    }
}

.lightbox-overlay{
    background: rgba(0,0,0,.9); 
}