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Smithsonian Magazine
America’s Witness Trees
A witness tree begins its life like any other tree. It sprouts. It grows. And then it’s thrust into the spotlight, playing an involuntary part in a significant historic event. Often, that event is a devastating, landscape-scarring battle or other tragic moment. Once Civil War soldiers march on to their next battle, say, or a country turns its attention to healing after a terrorist attack, a witness tree remains as a biologically tenacious symbol of the past.
AAA Journey
glamping in the United States
This Week in Podcasts
26 Essential Podcast Episodes of 2018
AARP Magazine
Podcasts for the Coronavirus Era
Work+Money
How the Free Video Game ‘Fortnite’ Became a $2.4 Billion Business
How did “Fortnite” come to occupy a place in the inner circles of global popular culture, a position that the game’s creator, Epic Games, has leveraged into a behemoth that in 2018 earned an estimated $2.4 billion? It’s a story of superhero crossovers, yes, but also of fanboy musicians, world-class athletes, litigious dancers, confounded parents, potent human psychology, hardball business tactics, around 250 million total registered users and, of course, piles and piles of money.
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