Author: Alice Demurtas
Stars, Hide Your Fires: The Shifting Photographic Realities Of Gini Cormerais
Imagine walking through the Icelandic countryside and stumbling across a small church with pristine walls and a red roof. When…
Hour of The Wolf: Mysterious Silence At BSÍ
To people who have lived outside of Iceland their whole life, bus stations are generally associated with dirt, putrid bodily…
CGFC: A Glitter-Spreading Disco-Dance Machine
If you’re just a regular human and you’re not a poser, your first reaction to a performance by experimental art…
Making Of An Artist: Árni Grétar Jóhannesson. AKA Futuregrapher
Árni Grétar, or Futuregrapher, is a well known electronic musician in Iceland. He has released numerous albums, and taken part…
Iceland Behind The Shutter
Icelanders are slowly getting used to the idea of temporarily sharing their country with massive amounts of tourists. As tourism…
Fashion, She Wrote: A Look Into The Colourful World Of EYGLO
“I’d like a cortado, please.” That’s a good start. Eygló Margrét Lárusdóttir, the woman behind the eponymous fashion label EYGLO,…
Breathing New Life: Reykjavík Classics Comes To Harpa
It’s not every day that one can afford the luxury of listening to a classical concert performed in one of…
News In Brief: Costco, Counter-Terrorism & Unsustainable Tourism
It seems like we can never get enough of Costco updates, mostly because what this company is doing seems unfathomable…
Direct Flights To Skaftafell To Begin, New Airstrip Under Construction
Flightseeing company Atlantsflug has recently launched a new construction project in proximity of Skaftafell, a popular preservation area in Vatnajökull…
Video: Nesjavellir
The prospect of travelling far and wide within Iceland to see all the beautiful spots you’ve always dreamt of can…
Born In The Slaughterhouse
Running from June 17 to September 15 in Egilsstaðir, Sláturhúsið’s exhibition is a window open onto the politics of violence…
Word Of The Issue: Fórnarlamb
“Fórnarlamb” is the Icelandic word for “victim,” but it literally means “the sacrifice (fórn) lamb.” Especially when it comes to…
News In Brief: A Heart-Shaped Ferris Wheel, Tax Evaders & Doodies
We often talk about the insane amount of tourists who have been visiting our shores in the past few years,…
Life In Pictures: The Chef
Adventurous chef Arnar Heiðar Sævarsson is revolutionising the way we look at traditional Icelandic food. His team at Matur og…
Reykjavík Crime Walk: A Tale Of Blood And Murder
For the first time in my life, I find myself wishing it were a cold winter evening. The sun is…
Island Life: Cold Fronts, Vegetables, Norwegian Aircraft
The appearance of odd writings on the moss in the countryside around Nesjavellir has infuriated everyone in equal measure. It’s…
Increase In Number Of Hunted Whales
The number of hunted whales is expected to rise compared to last year, RÚV reports. Whaler Gunnar Bergman Jónsson hopes…
Hour Of The Wolf: The Dandiest Stakhanovite Of Reykjavík Nightlife
If multitasking were a sport, night owl Ólafur Sverrir Traustason would be the undisputed champion. There are few people who…
Time Capsule: National Theatre Cellar
Built and opened in 1950, the National Theatre of Iceland stores a page of Reykjavík’s decadent history in the fiery…
American Child Seriously Injured At Seljalandsfoss
A 15-year-old American child who was travelling around Iceland with his family was seriously injured last Thursday after falling off…
Man Murdered While At Home With His Family
A 40-year-old man was killed yesterday evening in front of his family, in a gruesome assault in the municipality of…
Hour of the Wolf: Training With Reykjavík’s Firefighters
There isn’t much mystery around the job of a firefighter, nor is there room for fuss or frippery. A constant…
News In Brief: Costco, Trains And Elves (Again)
It’s been a week since Costco has opened its doors to the Icelandic public and news about its interesting products…
Word Of The Issue: Ljósmóðir
Literally translated as “mother of light,” “ljósmóðir” is the Icelandic word for “midwife,” and it’s considered by many to be…
A Costco Kind Of Madness
It’s another unremarkable, crisp Tuesday morning and I’m shaking my head at the disappointingly calm crowd that has been queuing…