Please Stop Using "Neanderthal" As An Insult, Say Neanderthal Experts

Set decoration, video game treasures, and a hidden creek. Email not displaying correctly? [View in your browser]. March 10, 2016 ["Neanderthal" Is Not an Insult] [In the past few days alone, journalists have used "Neanderthal" to describe everything from Donald Trump to soccer fans to an outdated car engine. Experts explain why they are dismayed with the word being shorthand for "brutish" or "stupid."] [A Win for Polar Bears] [A federal court has granted polar bears a swath of Alaska that is bigger than California.] [Atari's Lost Treasures] [What happened to the extravagant real-life prizes Atari offered for playing Swordquest in the 1980s? We try to solve the mystery of their disappearance.] [Working Girl Set Secrets] [In this 1988 film, no detail was overlooked when building the parallel worlds of white-collar Wall Street and working-class Staten Island.] [Finding a Forgotten Creek] [Flushing Creek, which once ran through the wetlands of Queens, New York, has been hidden in plain sight for at least a century.] [A Banana Grows in Iceland] [The biggest banana plantation in Northern Europe is only 177 miles from the Arctic Circle. Heat from volcanic hot springs makes banana growth possible.] [Beautiful Waterworks] [The extensive Shushtar Historic Hydraulic System in Iran dates back to the fifth century BCE and was in use into the 20th century.] [Literal Sex Pots] [Erotic pottery from the ancient Moche civilization is the world’s most renowned—and also the most explicit.] Sponsored Offer [NC’s Brunswick Islands] [Build a bond on our beaches. Plan your trip today.] Image of the Day This wreck of a[Confederate blockade runner] is one of the best preserved Civil War-era ships ever discovered. (Photo: [NC DNCR]) [Spread the Word] [Share this email with a friend] [Share a Discovery] [Add a Place to the Atlas] [View in Browser] • [Forward to a Friend] [atlasobscura.com] • [info@atlasobscura.com] 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222 [Unsubscribe {EMAIL}]