diff --git a/static/assets/style.css b/static/assets/style.css
index 6f8b3a3..1e88d8d 100644
--- a/static/assets/style.css
+++ b/static/assets/style.css
@@ -1,24 +1,25 @@
 @import 'tailwindcss';
 @import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=DM+Sans:opsz,wght@9..40,400;9..40,500;9..40,600;9..40,700&display=swap');
+@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Newsreader:opsz,wght@6..72,400;6..72,600&display=swap');
 @import '@toolwind/anchors';
 
 @source "../../templates/**/*.gohtml";
 @source "../**/*.ts";
 
 @theme {
-  --color-background: light-dark(#fbfcff, #0b0c10);
-  --color-background-sidebar: light-dark(#f8fafc, #0f1115);
-  --color-background-header: light-dark(#fbfcff, #0f1115);
-  --color-background-surface: light-dark(#f3f4f6, #17181c);
-  --color-background-button: light-dark(#ffffff, #131417);
-  --color-background-button-hover: light-dark(#f3f4f6, #1c1d22);
+  --color-background: light-dark(#F7F6F3, #0b0c10);
+  --color-background-sidebar: light-dark(#FBFBFA, #0f1115);
+  --color-background-header: light-dark(#FBFBFA, #0f1115);
+  --color-background-surface: light-dark(#FFFFFF, #17181c);
+  --color-background-button: light-dark(#FFFFFF, #131417);
+  --color-background-button-hover: light-dark(#F7F6F3, #1c1d22);
 
-  --color-foreground-muted: light-dark(#6b7280, #9ca3af);
-  --color-foreground: light-dark(#111827, #f3f4f6);
+  --color-foreground-muted: light-dark(#787774, #a1a1aa);
+  --color-foreground: light-dark(#111111, #f3f4f6);
 
-  --color-accent: #2667ff;
-  --color-border: light-dark(rgba(17, 24, 39, 0.08), rgba(243, 244, 246, 0.08));
-  --color-surface-hover: light-dark(rgba(17, 24, 39, 0.04), rgba(243, 244, 246, 0.04));
+  --color-accent: #1F6C9F;
+  --color-border: light-dark(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.10));
+  --color-surface-hover: light-dark(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05));
 }
 
 :root {
@@ -45,9 +46,9 @@
   --surface-search-view-all: light-dark(#f5f5f4, #181818);
   --text-on-accent: light-dark(#fafaf9, #0c0a09);
   --overlay-subtle: light-dark(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04));
-  --shadow-subtle: light-dark(0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04), 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2));
-  --shadow-card: light-dark(0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08), 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3));
-  --shadow-card-hover: light-dark(0 8px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12), 0 8px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4));
+  --shadow-subtle: light-dark(0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04), 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18));
+  --shadow-card: light-dark(0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04), 0 2px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.28));
+  --shadow-card-hover: light-dark(0 6px 18px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06), 0 6px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.34));
   --space-1: 0.25rem;
   --space-2: 0.5rem;
   --space-3: 0.75rem;
@@ -57,6 +58,8 @@
   --space-8: 2rem;
   --poster-max-height: 360px;
   --font: 'DM Sans', 'Segoe UI', system-ui, sans-serif;
+  --font-serif: 'Newsreader', ui-serif, Georgia, serif;
+  --font-mono: ui-monospace, 'SF Mono', 'Geist Mono', 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
   --radius: 0px;
 }
 
@@ -74,6 +77,30 @@ body {
   color: var(--text);
 }
 
+@layer utilities {
+  .shadow-soft {
+    box-shadow: var(--shadow-card);
+  }
+
+  .shadow-soft-hover:hover {
+    box-shadow: var(--shadow-card-hover);
+  }
+
+  .border-hairline {
+    border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  }
+
+  .heading-serif {
+    font-family: var(--font-serif);
+    letter-spacing: -0.03em;
+    line-height: 1.15;
+  }
+
+  .mono {
+    font-family: var(--font-mono);
+  }
+}
+
 /* Default to square corners; opt back in selectively (e.g. inputs). */
 :where(input, textarea, select) {
   border-radius: 6px !important;