html, body {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  height: 100%;
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  background-color: #F5F3EE; /* parchment-like */
  color: #1E1E1E;
}

/* Layout */
.layout {
  display: flex;
  align-items: stretch;
  min-height: 100vh;
}

/* Sidebar menu */
.sidebar {
  width: 200px;
  padding: 24px 20px;
  border-right: 1px solid #CFCAC2;
  background: linear-gradient(
    to bottom,
    #EFECE6,
    #E4E0D8
  ); /* archive wall, not decorative */
  height: auto;
  min-height: fit-content;
  overflow: visible;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  font-size: 0.9em;
}

.sidebar h2 {
  font-size: 0.95em;
  margin-top: 0;
  margin-bottom: 1.2em;
  color: #5A5A5A; /* remove neon */
  font-variant: small-caps;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
}

/* Main content */
.content {
  flex: 1;
  padding: 40px 30px;
  max-width: 620px; /* slightly narrower, more “reading” */
  margin: 0 auto;
  line-height: 1.7;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  text-align: justify;
  border: 1px solid #CFCAC2; /* archival frame */
  background-color: #FFFFFF;
  height: auto;
  min-height: fit-content;
  overflow: visible;
}

/* Headings inside content */
.content h1,
.content h2,
.content h3 {
  font-variant: small-caps;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  margin-top: 2.5em;
  margin-bottom: 0.8em;
}

/* Tables */
table {
  display: table;
  border-collapse: collapse;
  margin: 2em auto;
  font-size: 0.95em;
}

tr {
  display: table-row;
}

th, td {
  display: table-cell;
  border: 1px solid #7A6A55; /* wood / ink tone */
  padding: 8px;
}

/* Updates list */
.update {
  list-style: none;
  padding-left: 44px;
  position: relative;
  margin-bottom: 0.8em;
}

.update::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0.15em;
  width: 32px;
  height: 16px;
  background-image: url("../images/NEW!.gif");
  background-size: contain;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  opacity: 0.85; /* integrate, don’t scream */
}