The other menu — Pink Box Donut shops that also sell egg rolls, breakfast burritos, bacon egg and cheese, kolaches, croissant sandwiches, fried rice or boba — mapped, counted, and with the evidence for each. nanobotco.github.io/pink-box/counter/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 559K
Burning at retirement — Amulet Atlas Ending a charm in fire, on purpose and in public. Old talismans go back to the place that issued them and are burnt together at a set ceremony; wish-plaques are burnt to release the wish; worn prayer flags are burnt… nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/practice/burning-retirement/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 37K
The cross — Amulet Atlas Two lines crossing, usually at right angles. The variations are named and they matter: the †-shaped crux immissa, the T-shaped crux commissa or tau, the X-shaped crux decussata or saltire, the crux ansata with a loop on… nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/sign/cross/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 37K
Curse tablet — Amulet Atlas A very thin sheet of lead with tiny letters scratched into it, then rolled, folded, or pierced through with a nail. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/amulet/curse-tablet/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 35K
Buffalo wings — Wing Country A chicken wing cut into a drumette and a flat, deep-fried bare — no batter, no flour — then shaken in a bowl with melted butter and a vinegar-based cayenne pepper sauce, and served hot with celery, carrot sticks and a… nanobotco.github.io/buffalo-wings/style/buffalo/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 48K
Hagstone — Amulet Atlas A stone with a hole worn right through it by water, usually flint, usually glassy. Nobody makes one: a hagstone is found, on a beach or in a field, and a stone holed by human hand does not count. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/amulet/hagstone/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 38K
National Buffalo Wing Festival — Wing Country A two-day wing festival held on Labor Day weekend at Sahlen Field, the minor-league ballpark in downtown Buffalo. Drew Cerza founded it in 2002. nanobotco.github.io/buffalo-wings/event/national-buffalo-wing-festival/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 33K
Anchor Bar — Wing Country A bar and restaurant at Main and North in Buffalo, open since 1935, which claims the Buffalo wing and has trademarked the phrase. Frank and Teressa Bellissimo opened it; their son Dominic ran it and sold the story. nanobotco.github.io/buffalo-wings/place/anchor-bar/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 37K