body {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    font-family: 'Georgia', serif;
    background: #222;
    min-height: 100vh;
    position: relative;
}

.background {
    position: fixed;
    top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0;
    background: url('https://file.garden/ZRWavzccGFWyKukl/website/IMG_4278.png') center/cover no-repeat;
    filter: brightness(0.7) blur(2px);
    z-index: -2;
}

.center-box {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    max-width: 900px;
    margin: 48px auto;
    background: rgba(255, 250, 240, 0.95);
    border-radius: 8px;
    box-shadow: 0 8px 32px rgba(0,0,0,0.18);
    padding: 0 0 32px 0;
    border: 1.5px solid none;
}

.edition-bar {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    border-bottom: 2px solid none;
    padding: 10px 32px 2px 32px;
    font-size: 1rem;
    background: transparent;
    letter-spacing: 0.05em;
    color: #333;
}

.site-title {
    font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;
    font-size: 2.8rem;
    font-weight: bold;
    letter-spacing: 0.03em; /* Tighter spacing */
    text-align: center;
    display: block;
    margin: 6px 0;
}

.banner img {
    width: 100%;
    max-height: 240px;
    height: auto;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: 50% 70%; 
    display: block;
    border-bottom: 2px solid none;
}

.menu {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    background: #181818;
    padding: 12px 40px;
    border-bottom: none;
    gap: 32px;
    height: 20px; /* or your preferred height */
    max-width: 700px;
    margin: -24px auto 0 auto; /* negative top margin to overlap banner, auto left/right to center */
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    border-radius: 6px;
    width: fit-content;
    box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
}

.menu a {
    color: #fff;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-family: 'Georgia', serif;
    font-weight: bold;
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    padding: 4px 12px;
    border-radius: 2px;
    transition: background 0.2s;
    line-height: 1;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    height: 100%;
}

.menu a:not(:last-child)::after {
    content: "★";
    color: #b0a89f;
    margin-left: 10px;
    margin-right: -45px;
    font-size: .8em;
    font-weight: normal;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.menu a:hover {
    background: #333;
}

.content {
    display: flex;
    gap: 0px;
    padding: 15px;
    min-height: 300px;
}

.chatty {
    flex: 2;
    font-size: .975rem;
    color: #222;
}

.chatty h2 {
    font-family: 'Georgia', serif;
    font-size: 2rem;
    margin-top: 0;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

.chatty ul {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
    margin-top: 18px;
}

.chatty li {
    margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.imagey {
    flex: 1.2;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: flex-start;
}

.imagey img {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 220px;
    border-radius: 6px;
    border: 1.5px solid none;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
    transform: scaleX(-1);
}

.caption {
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    color: #555;
    text-align: center;
    font-style: italic;
}

.newspaper-line {
    border: none;
    border-top: 1.5px solid #b0a89f;
    margin: 10px 0;
    width: 100%;
}

.vertical-line {
    width: 1.5px;
    background: #b0a89f;
    margin: 0 10px;
    align-self: stretch;
    opacity: 0.7;
}

.chatty li {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.chatty li em {
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: normal;
}

.social-icons {
    margin-top: 10px;
    display: flex;
    gap: 18px;
    justify-content: center;
}
.social-icons a {
    color: #b0a89f;
    font-size: 1.5em;
    transition: color 0.2s;
}
.social-icons a:hover {
    color: #333;
}

.mini-box {
    max-width: 500px;
    margin: 32px auto 0 auto;
    background: rgba(245,240,230,0.97);
    border-radius: 10px;
    box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
    padding: 18px 24px;
    text-align: center;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
}

.mini-box h3 {
    margin-top: 0;
    font-family: 'Georgia', serif;
    font-size: 1.2em;
    color: #222;
}

.friends-links {
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 12px;
    justify-content: center;
}

.friend {
    position: relative;
    display: inline-block;
    background: none;
    padding: 0;
    border-radius: 50%;
    overflow: visible;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.friend img {
    width: 48px;
    height: 48px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    border: 2px solid #b0a89f;
    object-fit: cover;
    display: block;
    transition: border 0.2s;
}

.friend-caption {
    display: none;
    position: absolute;
    left: 50%;
    top: 110%;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    background: #fffbe9;
    color: #222;
    padding: 4px 10px;
    border-radius: 6px;
    font-size: 0.95em;
    box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
    white-space: nowrap;
    z-index: 10;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.friend:hover .friend-caption,
.friend:focus .friend-caption {
    display: block;
}

.badges {
    display: flex;
    gap: 8px;
    justify-content: center;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    margin-top: 8px;
}
.badges img {
    width: 88px;
    height: 31px;
    image-rendering: pixelated;
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
    .center-box { margin: 0; border-radius: 0; }
    .content { flex-direction: column; gap: 16px; padding: 16px; }
    .edition-bar, .banner img { padding: 0 8px; }
}