News — Magazine Cover

:root {
  --cream: #f4efe4;
  --paper: #faf7f0;
  --white: #ffffff;
  --newsprint: #efe9da;
  --ink: #16130f;
  --ink-2: #2b2620;
  --ink-3: #4a443b;
  --muted: #7a7164;
  --red: #b4291f;
  --red-d: #8f1f17;
  --red-50: #f3dcd9;
  --rule: rgba(22, 19, 15, 0.16);
  --rule-2: rgba(22, 19, 15, 0.3);
  --rule-hair: rgba(22, 19, 15, 0.1);
  --ok: #2f7d4f;
  --warn: #b67a18;
  --danger: #b4291f;
  --r-sm: 4px;
  --r-md: 8px;
  --r-lg: 12px;
  --serif: "Playfair Display", "Times New Roman", Georgia, serif;
  --sans: "Inter", system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
}

*,
*::before,
*::after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

html {
  -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  min-height: 100vh;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--ink);
  background:
    radial-gradient(1200px 700px at 50% -10%, #fbf8f1, transparent 60%),
    repeating-linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(22, 19, 15, 0.015) 0 2px, transparent 2px 7px),
    var(--cream);
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}

/* ---------- Stage ---------- */
.stage {
  max-width: 1040px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 34px 20px 56px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  perspective: 1600px;
}

.stage__hint {
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
}

/* ---------- Cover frame ---------- */
.cover {
  --tx: 0deg;
  --ty: 0deg;
  position: relative;
  width: min(520px, 100%);
  aspect-ratio: 360 / 480;
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--paper);
  border-radius: var(--r-sm);
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow:
    0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12) inset,
    0 26px 60px -28px rgba(22, 19, 15, 0.7),
    0 4px 14px -6px rgba(22, 19, 15, 0.5);
  transform: rotateX(var(--ty)) rotateY(var(--tx));
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
  transition: transform 0.12s ease-out;
  isolation: isolate;
}

/* gloss layer that follows pointer */
.cover__shine {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 6;
  pointer-events: none;
  background: radial-gradient(
    340px 340px at var(--mx, 30%) var(--my, 18%),
    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22),
    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06) 30%,
    transparent 60%
  );
  mix-blend-mode: screen;
  opacity: 0.9;
  transition: background 0.1s linear;
}

/* ---------- Hero photo (CSS press photo) ---------- */
.cover__photo {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  margin: 0;
  z-index: 0;
  background-color: #1a1612;
  background-blend-mode: screen, multiply, normal, normal;
  transition: background-image 0.5s ease, transform 0.2s ease-out;
}

/* default = night-city duotone */
.cover[data-issue="night"] .cover__photo {
  background-image:
    radial-gradient(120% 90% at 50% 4%, rgba(180, 41, 31, 0.55), transparent 46%),
    radial-gradient(60% 50% at 22% 30%, rgba(255, 196, 120, 0.5), transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(70% 60% at 84% 22%, rgba(120, 150, 220, 0.42), transparent 62%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #2a2a40 0%, #1d1b2c 38%, #14121c 70%, #0d0b12 100%);
}
.cover[data-issue="night"] .cover__photo::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    repeating-linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 196, 120, 0.16) 0 2px, transparent 2px 11px) 0 58% / 100% 42% no-repeat,
    repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4) 0 3px, transparent 3px 16px) 0 58% / 100% 42% no-repeat;
  mix-blend-mode: screen;
  opacity: 0.7;
}

/* heat = desert/red duotone */
.cover[data-issue="heat"] .cover__photo {
  background-image:
    radial-gradient(90% 70% at 70% 12%, rgba(255, 220, 150, 0.85), transparent 55%),
    radial-gradient(120% 80% at 30% 90%, rgba(143, 31, 23, 0.7), transparent 60%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #e9a14a 0%, #c75a2a 40%, #8f1f17 78%, #5c130f 100%);
}
.cover[data-issue="heat"] .cover__photo::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(40% 30% at 72% 16%, rgba(255, 255, 230, 0.9), transparent 60%),
    repeating-linear-gradient(2deg, rgba(92, 19, 15, 0.18) 0 6px, transparent 6px 22px) 0 70% / 100% 30% no-repeat;
  mix-blend-mode: multiply;
  opacity: 0.6;
}

/* tide = cold sea duotone */
.cover[data-issue="tide"] .cover__photo {
  background-image:
    radial-gradient(80% 50% at 50% 0%, rgba(210, 235, 245, 0.55), transparent 55%),
    radial-gradient(120% 70% at 50% 100%, rgba(20, 40, 60, 0.85), transparent 55%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #9fc4cf 0%, #4d7e8e 36%, #234650 68%, #11252c 100%);
}
.cover[data-issue="tide"] .cover__photo::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: repeating-linear-gradient(
      174deg,
      rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1) 0 2px,
      transparent 2px 14px
    )
    0 40% / 100% 60% no-repeat;
  mix-blend-mode: screen;
  opacity: 0.55;
}

/* film grain over the photo */
.cover__grain {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  background-image:
    radial-gradient(rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06) 0.5px, transparent 0.6px),
    radial-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18) 0.5px, transparent 0.6px);
  background-size: 3px 3px, 4px 4px;
  background-position: 0 0, 1px 2px;
  mix-blend-mode: overlay;
  opacity: 0.55;
}

/* shared dark scrim so type stays legible top & bottom */
.cover::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  pointer-events: none;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(13, 11, 12, 0.62) 0%, rgba(13, 11, 12, 0.12) 26%, transparent 44%),
    linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(13, 11, 12, 0.78) 0%, rgba(13, 11, 12, 0.18) 30%, transparent 48%);
}

/* lift content above scrim */
.cover__flag,
.cover__masthead,
.coverlines,
.cover__foot {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 4;
}

/* ---------- Flag ---------- */
.cover__flag {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  padding: 14px 20px 0;
  font-size: 10.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.flag__pill {
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--paper);
  background: var(--red);
  padding: 3px 8px;
  border-radius: 2px;
}

.flag__date {
  color: rgba(250, 247, 240, 0.85);
  font-weight: 600;
}

.flag__price {
  margin-left: auto;
  color: rgba(250, 247, 240, 0.8);
  font-weight: 600;
  border: 1px solid rgba(250, 247, 240, 0.35);
  padding: 2px 7px;
  border-radius: 2px;
}

/* ---------- Masthead ---------- */
.cover__masthead {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 8px 20px 0;
}

.masthead__kicker {
  margin: 6px 0 2px;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.34em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(250, 247, 240, 0.78);
  font-weight: 600;
}

.masthead__logo {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: clamp(48px, 15vw, 88px);
  line-height: 0.84;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  color: var(--paper);
  text-shadow: 0 2px 18px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
}

.masthead__rule {
  margin: 6px auto 0;
  max-width: 86%;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(250, 247, 240, 0.82);
  font-weight: 500;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
}
.masthead__rule::before,
.masthead__rule::after {
  content: "";
  flex: 1;
  height: 1px;
  background: rgba(250, 247, 240, 0.4);
}

/* ---------- Cover lines grid ---------- */
.coverlines {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  align-items: start;
  gap: 6px;
  padding: clamp(14px, 4vw, 26px) 20px 0;
}

.coverlines__col {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: none; /* shown on wider covers via @media */
}

.coverlines__col li {
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.coverlines__col .cl-kicker {
  display: block;
  font-size: 9.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--red-50);
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 2px;
}

.coverlines__col .cl-line {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.12;
  color: var(--paper);
  text-shadow: 0 1px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
}

.coverlines__col .cl-page {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-style: italic;
  color: rgba(250, 247, 240, 0.7);
  margin-left: 4px;
}

.coverlines__col--right {
  text-align: right;
}

/* hero coverline */
.coverlines__hero {
  text-align: center;
  align-self: center;
}

.hero__kicker {
  margin: 0 0 8px;
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.26em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--paper);
  background: var(--red);
  padding: 4px 10px;
  border-radius: 2px;
}

.hero__title {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: clamp(34px, 10vw, 58px);
  line-height: 0.92;
  letter-spacing: 0.005em;
  color: var(--white);
  text-shadow: 0 3px 22px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55);
}

.hero__deck {
  margin: 12px auto 0;
  max-width: 30ch;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(14px, 3.6vw, 17px);
  line-height: 1.35;
  color: rgba(250, 247, 240, 0.93);
  text-shadow: 0 1px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
}

.hero__byline {
  margin: 12px 0 0;
  font-size: 10.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: rgba(250, 247, 240, 0.8);
}

/* ---------- Foot: caption + barcode ---------- */
.cover__foot {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  z-index: 4;
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 14px;
  padding: 16px 18px;
}

.foot__caption {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 11px;
  line-height: 1.35;
  color: rgba(250, 247, 240, 0.82);
  max-width: 60%;
}
.foot__caption em {
  color: var(--red-50);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-style: normal;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 9px;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 2px;
}
.foot__credit {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-style: normal;
  font-size: 9px;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  color: rgba(250, 247, 240, 0.55);
  margin-top: 2px;
}

.barcode {
  background: var(--paper);
  padding: 6px 8px 4px;
  border-radius: 2px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 3px;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
}
.barcode::before {
  content: "";
  width: 86px;
  height: 30px;
  background: repeating-linear-gradient(
    90deg,
    var(--ink) 0 1px,
    transparent 1px 2px,
    var(--ink) 2px 4px,
    transparent 4px 5px,
    var(--ink) 5px 8px,
    transparent 8px 9px,
    var(--ink) 9px 10px,
    transparent 10px 13px
  );
}
.barcode__num {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 8px;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: var(--ink-2);
  font-weight: 600;
}

/* ---------- Issue switcher ---------- */
.switcher {
  margin-top: 30px;
  text-align: center;
}

.switcher__label {
  display: block;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.switcher__btns {
  display: flex;
  gap: 10px;
  justify-content: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.issue-btn {
  appearance: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink-2);
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  border-radius: var(--r-sm);
  padding: 9px 14px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  text-align: left;
  transition: border-color 0.15s ease, transform 0.1s ease, background 0.15s ease;
}
.issue-btn:hover {
  border-color: var(--rule-2);
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}
.issue-btn:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--red);
  outline-offset: 2px;
}
.issue-btn[aria-selected="true"] {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--paper);
  border-color: var(--ink);
}

.issue-btn__swatch {
  width: 26px;
  height: 34px;
  border-radius: 2px;
  flex: none;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18);
}
.issue-btn__swatch--night {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #2a2a40, #14121c);
}
.issue-btn__swatch--heat {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #e9a14a, #8f1f17);
}
.issue-btn__swatch--tide {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #9fc4cf, #11252c);
}

.issue-btn__meta {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  line-height: 1.2;
}
.issue-btn__no {
  font-size: 9px;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--red);
}
.issue-btn[aria-selected="true"] .issue-btn__no {
  color: var(--red-50);
}
.issue-btn__name {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 14px;
}

/* ---------- Toast ---------- */
.toast {
  position: fixed;
  left: 50%;
  bottom: 26px;
  transform: translate(-50%, 16px);
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--paper);
  font-size: 12.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  padding: 10px 16px;
  border-radius: var(--r-sm);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px -10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: opacity 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
  z-index: 50;
}
.toast.is-on {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translate(-50%, 0);
}

/* ---------- Responsive: spread cover lines on wider covers ---------- */
@media (min-width: 560px) {
  .coverlines {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr minmax(0, 1.5fr) 1fr;
    gap: clamp(10px, 3vw, 22px);
  }
  .coverlines__col {
    display: block;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 400px) {
  .stage {
    padding: 22px 12px 44px;
  }
  .cover__foot {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
  }
  .foot__caption {
    max-width: 100%;
  }
  .barcode {
    align-self: flex-end;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .cover {
    transition: none !important;
  }
  .cover__shine {
    transition: none;
  }
}

(function () {
  "use strict";

  /* -------------------------------------------------------------
   * Issue data — three fully art-directed, fictional covers.
   * ----------------------------------------------------------- */
  var ISSUES = [
    {
      id: "night",
      no: "Issue 214",
      name: "Blackout",
      date: "June 2026",
      price: "$9.50 · £7",
      barcode: "7 71289 02140 4",
      tagline: "Culture · Reckoning · The City After Dark",
      heroKicker: "The Cover Story",
      heroTitle: "The Long Night<br />of the City",
      heroDeck:
        "How a single power cut redrew a metropolis — and the people who refused to sleep through it.",
      heroByline: "By Imogen Calloway · Photographs by R. Voss",
      caption:
        "rooftops above the financial district, 03:14.",
      credit: "Photo — R. Voss / Meridian",
      left: [
        { kicker: "Investigation", line: "Who Owns the Grid?", page: "p. 28" },
        { kicker: "Dispatch", line: "Nineteen Hours in the Dark", page: "p. 44" }
      ],
      right: [
        { kicker: "Profile", line: "The Last Switchboard Operator", page: "p. 56" },
        { kicker: "Essay", line: "In Praise of Candlelight", page: "p. 70" }
      ]
    },
    {
      id: "heat",
      no: "Issue 215",
      name: "Heatwave",
      date: "July 2026",
      price: "$9.50 · £7",
      barcode: "7 71289 02157 2",
      tagline: "Climate · Labour · The Summer That Wouldn't End",
      heroKicker: "Special Report",
      heroTitle: "Forty Days<br />of Forty Degrees",
      heroDeck:
        "The summer the asphalt softened, the reservoirs cracked, and a whole city learned to move at night.",
      heroByline: "By Daniel Okafor · Photographs by L. Marchetti",
      caption:
        "the dry bed of the Verdon reservoir at noon.",
      credit: "Photo — L. Marchetti / Meridian",
      left: [
        { kicker: "Frontlines", line: "The Roofers Who Work at Dawn", page: "p. 22" },
        { kicker: "Science", line: "Reading a City's Fever Chart", page: "p. 38" }
      ],
      right: [
        { kicker: "Memoir", line: "My Grandmother's Cold Room", page: "p. 60" },
        { kicker: "Design", line: "Architecture for a Hotter World", page: "p. 74" }
      ]
    },
    {
      id: "tide",
      no: "Issue 216",
      name: "High Tide",
      date: "August 2026",
      price: "$9.50 · £7",
      barcode: "7 71289 02164 0",
      tagline: "Coastlines · Memory · What the Water Takes",
      heroKicker: "The Cover Story",
      heroTitle: "When the Sea<br />Comes Inland",
      heroDeck:
        "On a sinking coast, a fishing town decides what to save, what to move, and what to let the tide have.",
      heroByline: "By Sofia Renaud · Photographs by H. Vance",
      caption:
        "the breakwater at Saint-Cleir, two hours before high water.",
      credit: "Photo — H. Vance / Meridian",
      left: [
        { kicker: "Reportage", line: "The Town That Voted to Leave", page: "p. 30" },
        { kicker: "Oral History", line: "Voices From Below the Line", page: "p. 48" }
      ],
      right: [
        { kicker: "Portfolio", line: "Atlas of a Vanishing Shore", page: "p. 62" },
        { kicker: "Comment", line: "There Is No Higher Ground", page: "p. 78" }
      ]
    }
  ];

  /* -------------------------------------------------------------
   * Element refs
   * ----------------------------------------------------------- */
  var $ = function (id) { return document.getElementById(id); };
  var cover = $("cover");
  var photo = $("photo");
  var shine = cover.querySelector(".cover__shine");
  var toastEl = $("toast");

  var refs = {
    flagIssue: $("flagIssue"),
    flagDate: $("flagDate"),
    flagPrice: $("flagPrice"),
    tagline: $("tagline"),
    heroKicker: $("heroKicker"),
    heroTitle: $("heroTitle"),
    heroDeck: $("heroDeck"),
    heroByline: $("heroByline"),
    caption: $("caption"),
    barcodeNum: $("barcodeNum"),
    colLeft: $("colLeft"),
    colRight: $("colRight")
  };

  var prefersReduced = window.matchMedia &&
    window.matchMedia("(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)").matches;

  /* -------------------------------------------------------------
   * Toast helper
   * ----------------------------------------------------------- */
  var toastTimer;
  function toast(msg) {
    toastEl.textContent = msg;
    toastEl.classList.add("is-on");
    clearTimeout(toastTimer);
    toastTimer = setTimeout(function () {
      toastEl.classList.remove("is-on");
    }, 2000);
  }

  /* -------------------------------------------------------------
   * Render a cover line column
   * ----------------------------------------------------------- */
  function renderColumn(ul, items) {
    ul.innerHTML = "";
    items.forEach(function (it) {
      var li = document.createElement("li");
      var k = document.createElement("span");
      k.className = "cl-kicker";
      k.textContent = it.kicker;
      var line = document.createElement("span");
      line.className = "cl-line";
      line.textContent = it.line + " ";
      var pg = document.createElement("span");
      pg.className = "cl-page";
      pg.textContent = it.page;
      line.appendChild(pg);
      li.appendChild(k);
      li.appendChild(line);
      ul.appendChild(li);
    });
  }

  /* -------------------------------------------------------------
   * Apply an issue to the cover
   * ----------------------------------------------------------- */
  function applyIssue(issue, announce) {
    cover.setAttribute("data-issue", issue.id);

    refs.flagIssue.textContent = issue.no;
    refs.flagDate.textContent = issue.date;
    refs.flagPrice.textContent = issue.price;
    refs.tagline.textContent = issue.tagline;
    refs.heroKicker.textContent = issue.heroKicker;
    refs.heroTitle.innerHTML = issue.heroTitle;
    refs.heroDeck.textContent = issue.heroDeck;
    refs.heroByline.textContent = issue.heroByline;
    refs.barcodeNum.textContent = issue.barcode;

    refs.caption.innerHTML =
      '<em>On the cover:</em> ' + issue.caption +
      ' <span class="foot__credit">' + issue.credit + "</span>";

    renderColumn(refs.colLeft, issue.left);
    renderColumn(refs.colRight, issue.right);

    if (announce) {
      toast("Now showing — " + issue.no + ": " + issue.name);
    }
  }

  /* -------------------------------------------------------------
   * Build the switcher
   * ----------------------------------------------------------- */
  var switcher = $("switcher");
  var buttons = [];

  ISSUES.forEach(function (issue, i) {
    var btn = document.createElement("button");
    btn.className = "issue-btn";
    btn.type = "button";
    btn.setAttribute("role", "tab");
    btn.setAttribute("aria-selected", i === 0 ? "true" : "false");
    btn.dataset.index = String(i);

    btn.innerHTML =
      '<span class="issue-btn__swatch issue-btn__swatch--' + issue.id + '"></span>' +
      '<span class="issue-btn__meta">' +
      '<span class="issue-btn__no">' + issue.no + "</span>" +
      '<span class="issue-btn__name">' + issue.name + "</span>" +
      "</span>";

    btn.addEventListener("click", function () {
      select(i, true);
    });

    switcher.appendChild(btn);
    buttons.push(btn);
  });

  function select(index, announce) {
    buttons.forEach(function (b, i) {
      b.setAttribute("aria-selected", i === index ? "true" : "false");
    });
    applyIssue(ISSUES[index], announce);
  }

  // keyboard arrow navigation across tabs
  switcher.addEventListener("keydown", function (e) {
    var current = buttons.findIndex(function (b) {
      return b.getAttribute("aria-selected") === "true";
    });
    if (current < 0) current = 0;
    var next = null;
    if (e.key === "ArrowRight" || e.key === "ArrowDown") next = (current + 1) % buttons.length;
    if (e.key === "ArrowLeft" || e.key === "ArrowUp") next = (current - 1 + buttons.length) % buttons.length;
    if (next !== null) {
      e.preventDefault();
      select(next, true);
      buttons[next].focus();
    }
  });

  /* -------------------------------------------------------------
   * Pointer tilt + gloss parallax
   * ----------------------------------------------------------- */
  if (!prefersReduced) {
    var raf = null;
    var pending = null;

    function onMove(e) {
      var r = cover.getBoundingClientRect();
      var px = (e.clientX - r.left) / r.width;   // 0..1
      var py = (e.clientY - r.top) / r.height;   // 0..1
      pending = { px: px, py: py };
      if (!raf) raf = requestAnimationFrame(flush);
    }

    function flush() {
      raf = null;
      if (!pending) return;
      var px = Math.max(0, Math.min(1, pending.px));
      var py = Math.max(0, Math.min(1, pending.py));

      var rotY = (px - 0.5) * 12;   // left/right
      var rotX = (0.5 - py) * 9;    // up/down
      cover.style.setProperty("--tx", rotY.toFixed(2) + "deg");
      cover.style.setProperty("--ty", rotX.toFixed(2) + "deg");

      shine.style.setProperty("--mx", (px * 100).toFixed(1) + "%");
      shine.style.setProperty("--my", (py * 100).toFixed(1) + "%");

      // gentle counter-parallax on the photo
      photo.style.transform =
        "translate(" + ((px - 0.5) * -10).toFixed(1) + "px," +
        ((py - 0.5) * -10).toFixed(1) + "px) scale(1.06)";
    }

    function reset() {
      cover.style.setProperty("--tx", "0deg");
      cover.style.setProperty("--ty", "0deg");
      shine.style.setProperty("--mx", "30%");
      shine.style.setProperty("--my", "18%");
      photo.style.transform = "translate(0,0) scale(1.04)";
    }

    cover.addEventListener("pointermove", onMove);
    cover.addEventListener("pointerleave", reset);
    reset();
  }

  /* -------------------------------------------------------------
   * Boot
   * ----------------------------------------------------------- */
  applyIssue(ISSUES[0], false);
})();

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            How a single power cut redrew a metropolis — and the people who refused to sleep through it.
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