Author: Adrienne Blaine
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Hot Dads
As a female whose uterus has rarely conceived of producing a child, I was surprised to find my ovaries becoming…
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Northern Lights In Raufarhöfn
Journalist and photographer, Èric Lluent, sent us these incredible photos of the Northern Lights he took two nights ago in…
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Going Postal In Reykjavík
Each summer, Reykjavík goes on holiday; residents vacate their residences and the post marks their mail with a pink return…
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Happiness Is A Sad Song
“I woke up this morning and cheered, ‘There’s miserable weather!’” Melancholica Festival organiser Pete Uhlenbruch said on Wednesday, August 21….
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College Humor’s Jake & Amir Were Almost Arrested In Iceland
Jake Hurwitz and Amir Blumenfeld have garnered Internet fame as the riotous workplace duo, Jake & Amir, for NYC-based comedy…
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All The Rage
Emerging upstairs at Faktorý for the Grísalappalísa album release concert was like entering a man cave: hazy lights, musky smells…
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A Breath Of Fresh Air In Þórsmörk
Tourists have been striking yoga poses in front of Icelandic scenery since time immemorial—or at least since time Instagram-memorial. Clearly,…
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Snæfellsjökull Healing
Armed only with rumours that I would most likely encounter cold weather and people doing A LOT of drugs, I…
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Graph Searching Iceland With Facebook
In July of this year, Facebook added a “graph search” feature for English users in the US, however, this change…
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Pobody’s Nerfect
After reading our “Best Of Reykjavík” issue, you may be wondering if there is anything Reykjavík, or Iceland at large,…
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America’s NPR Thinks We Should ‘Put A Björk In It’
Björk and Iceland are inextricably bound in the minds of foreigners. In fact Björk, which also mean birch, is often…
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Drowning In This Frank Ocean Do Not Resuscitate
During Frank Ocean’s Reykjavík show—the final one of his European tour—fans drowned metaphorically in the tides of his music and…
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A Hardware Store Holds Its Own On Fleece Street
As you walk up Laugavegur, weaving through all-weather clad tourists as they meander past souvenir shops, artsy cafés and hip…
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LungA Playlist!
The nice people from LungA sent us some tracks from musicians who will play at their week long art festival…
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Seen & Heard At Iceland’s All Tomorrow’s Parties
Musicians and fans convened in Keflavík over the weekend for Iceland’s inaugural edition of the All Tomorrow’s Parties festival. If…
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VIDEO: Æla At ATP Iceland 2013
During a spontaneous performance at ATP Iceland, Halli Valli of Æla ripped off his shirt to reveal a fairy princess…
Sigur Rós’s ‘Kveikur’ Receives Foreign Critical Acclaim
Sigur Rós’s newest album, ‘Kveikur,’ which was officially released on the 17th of June has received critical acclaim around the…