Author: Alice Demurtas
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Iceland Behind The Shutter
Icelanders are slowly getting used to the idea of temporarily sharing their country with massive amounts of tourists. As tourism…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Video: Nesjavellir
The prospect of travelling far and wide within Iceland to see all the beautiful spots you’ve always dreamt of can…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…