diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css b/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css
index a66480d..d2ae2c8 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-h2@property --glow-deg {
+@property --glow-deg {
   syntax: "<angle>";  
   inherits: true;
   initial-value: 0deg;
@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ form:has(.cta) {
   & button {
     text-align: left;
     appearance: none;
-    border: 2px solid transparent;    
+    border: 3px solid transparent;    
     flex-grow: 1;
     line-height: 1.25;
     background: var(--clr-white);
@@ -1018,9 +1018,20 @@ form:has(.cta) {
     color: var(--clr-black);
 
     &.chance {
-      animation: glow 10s linear infinite;
+      animation: glow 4s linear infinite;
       background: linear-gradient(var(--clr-white), var(--clr-white)) padding-box,
-        linear-gradient(var(--glow-deg), var(--clr-blue), var(--clr-green), #74B2FF, var(--clr-green)) border-box;
+        conic-gradient(
+          from var(--glow-deg),
+          var(--clr-blue),
+          var(--clr-green),
+          var(--clr-blue),
+          var(--clr-green),
+          var(--clr-blue)
+        ) border-box;
+
+      @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
+        animation: none;
+      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 3959bed..80bf5e3 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
   before_action :authenticate
 
+  OPEN_ACCESS_PERIOD = Date.new(2026, 8, 30)..Date.new(2026, 9, 6)
+
 
 private
 
   def authenticate
+    return if OPEN_ACCESS_PERIOD.cover?(Date.current)
+
     authenticate_or_request_with_http_basic do |name, password|
       name == "stupid" && password == "studio"
     end if Rails.env.production?