The bitter has a supply problem — Basque Tables Nevada made the Picon Punch its state cocktail in 2025 — the year the American bitter it is built on stopped being made. No factory closed: the recipe was given away, to Reno. nanobotco.github.io/basque-tables/story/the-picon-supply/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 35K
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
chicken bog — Carolina Barbecue Chicken, rice and smoked sausage cooked together in the chicken's own broth until the rice has taken up the liquid and sits wet and plump — a pilau (rice cooked in stock) that is deliberately wetter than a pilau. nanobotco.github.io/carolina-barbecue/dish/chicken-bog/ · 15-Sep-2026 · 48K
Bulla — Amulet Atlas A locket on a neckchain: a round hollow pouch with something shut inside it, usually a phallus. What it was made of tracked the family's money — gold or gold foil at the top, lead, leather or cloth further down. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/amulet/bulla/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 33K
The knot — Amulet Atlas A tie, either made in cloth and thread or copied in stone and metal. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/sign/knot/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 35K