Author: Ragnar Jón Hrólfsson
Tomorrow’s Party
The idea of Iceland as a music lover’s utopia is a recent one to surface, mostly inspired by an impressive…
Welcome To The Fall
Fall founder Mark E. Smith: a fiend, a frontman, straight up punk or a living legend? Whatever your answer, you…
Grand Rokk – Saturday
When I showed up at Grand rokk, I was dealing with some heavy repentance from the previous night. The final…
Things I Learned At The Gay History Walk
When I first heard about the gay history walk, I wasn’t sure what to make of it. In all honesty…
LÓKAL
Iceland’s first and only professional theatre festival, Lókal, will take place in Reykjavík for the second time at the start…
Scuba Diving + Jeeps = F-U-N
Reykjavík Activity Center Tour This particular tour is very convenient for folks who don’t know their way around Reykjavík, as…
Lost in Berlin
Composer Hildur Ingveldardóttir Guðnadóttir is certainly one of the most prominent Icelandic artists to emerge in a long time. Raised…
Dr. Spock
Dr. Spock’s experimentation and unwillingness to have their music categorised makes them a hard thing catch on to right away….
Immigration Numbers Drop
Recent statistics show a drop in the long growing increase of foreign citizens moving to Iceland. This is revealed in…
Reykjavík: Protests Continue
This morning brought continued protest action to the streets of Reykjavík, where varyingly large groups of activists have been gathering…
Jón Ásgeir Gets a Taste of Frosty Retribution
As Icelandic billionaire CEO of Baugur Jón Ásgeir Jóhannesson exited out of a downtown Reykjavík Hotel 101 this Wednesday, he…
New Citizens Put to the Test
New Law Requires Citizenship Seekers to Prove Icelandic Skills The Ministry of Justice has introduced a new law due to…
Women to the Rescue!
Icelandic vocalist Björk Guðmundsdóttir and investment firm Auður Capital have founded a new venture fund that is to go by…
Hagkaup Saves Christmas For Some Reason
In a move that serves to further blur the line between commerce and banking in Iceland, local Baugur-owned megastore Hagkaup…