/* ================================================================
   notcringe.css — nc- prefix, a tabloid broadsheet on newsprint
   !important where theme fights back
   ================================================================ */

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}
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  display: inline-block !important;
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@media (max-width: 760px) {
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  font-size: 12px !important;
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}

/* --- Grey pull quote (pullquote shortcode) --- */
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  font-style: italic !important;
  font-weight: 400 !important;
  font-size: 1.3rem !important;
  line-height: 1.5 !important;
  color: #8a8478 !important;
}
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  font-size: 12px !important;
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  text-transform: uppercase !important;
  color: #8a8478 !important;
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}

/* --- Topic tints and faint background icons on story rows --- */
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.nc-paper .nc-topic--economics    { background: #f4ecd8 !important; }
.nc-paper .nc-topic--biology,
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.nc-paper .nc-topic--gaming       { background: #e4efe9 !important; }
.nc-paper .nc-topic--technology   { background: #eae8ef !important; }
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.nc-paper .nc-topic--history      { background: #f2e9de !important; }
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/* --- Meme / inline image with caption --- */
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  color: var(--nc-muted) !important;
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}
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.nc-paper .nc-photo .nc-credit, .nc-paper .nc-photo .nc-credit a { color: #8a8478 !important; font-style: italic !important; }

.nc-paper .nc-photo--right { float: right !important; max-width: 240px !important; margin: .3rem 0 1rem 1.5rem !important; }
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@media (max-width: 600px) {
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}

/* --- Writer's note on the front page --- */
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  padding: 1.25rem 0 !important;
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  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--nc-rule) !important;
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}
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  font-weight: 400 !important;
  font-size: 1.05rem !important;
  line-height: 1.65 !important;
  color: var(--nc-ink) !important;
  margin: .5rem 0 0 !important;
  text-align: justify !important;
  hyphens: auto;
}

/* Footer is styled for the dark site; make it readable on newsprint */
html:has(.nc-paper) footer, html:has(.nc-paper) footer p, html:has(.nc-paper) footer a {
  color: #5d574c !important;
}
html:has(.nc-paper) footer a { text-decoration: underline !important; }