Author: Andie Sophia Fontaine
Fewer Making Minimum Wage
The percentage of Icelanders in the lowest income bracket is the lowest it has been in years, while income inequality…
Icelandic Highlands Help In Mars Research
NASA has found Iceland’s Highlands similar enough to Mars to warrant conducting research here to learn more about the planet….
Netflix Selection In Iceland 1/6 That Of The US
The selection of TV shows and movies Icelanders can choose from on Netflix is a fraction of what Americans get…
A Civilized Way to Die: A German director talks about his on-screen suicides.
by Valur Gunnarsson and Andie Sophia Fontaine
Everyone knows that Heartbreak Hotel is located down at the end of Lonely Street, but what happens if you keep…
Icelandic Kids: Smoking Less, Hanging Out With Their Parents More
Icelandic kids are spending less time getting high and more time with their parents than they were just a few…
Icelanders View Foreign Workers Positively
Icelanders are more tolerant towards foreign workers than many other nations, according to the results of a new Gallup poll….
New Hazard Sign At Reynisfjara Ignored
Six tourists were nearly swept out to sea at Reynisfjara beach on the same day a new hazard sign was…
Security Guard Rescues Pony From Mall Garbage
The security chief of Kringlan went above and beyond the call of duty to rescue a toy pony for a…
Muse To Play In Iceland This Summer
The British band will be coming to our fair shores this August, returning after a 13-year absence from Iceland. Concert…
Fin Whales “Can Swim Safe”
The organisers behind a global petition against fin whaling in Iceland have claimed victory, as a major whaling station will…
Educational Campaign For Tourists Begins
A new campaign aimed at helping tourists to Iceland enjoy the country safely and more completely has begun, in the…
Albanian Family To Be Deported
An Albanian family has been denied the right to appeal their impending deportation in court, in possible violation of domestic…
Off-Road Driving Permitted – On One Condition
The Environment Agency of Iceland will now let you drive off-road in Iceland, provided you are filming a motion picture…
Another Would-Be Stowaway Caught
For at least the second time this month, someone else has been caught attempting to stowaway on a ship in…
No Whaling This Summer
There will be no whaling at all this summer, and Iceland’s top whaler has expressed regret at even starting it…
New Hazard Sign To Go Up At Reynisfjara Beach
A new, multilingual hazard sign is set to go up at Reynisfjara beach tomorrow. The beautiful but potentially dangerous beach…
Human Trafficking Investigation Expands
Another case of human trafficking is being investigated by the police, and the government has put millions towards combating the…
Police Arrest Another Drunken Flyer
A passenger on board a flight from Gdansk is now in police custody due to attacking other passengers while drunk…
Smelter Workers Strike, Bosses Attempt To Replace Them
Workers at the Rio Tinto Alcan smelter went on strike at midnight last night, bringing aluminium exports from the smelter…
PM Was Not Feeding Raw Meat To Geese
Despite reports to the contrary, Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson did not recently feed hamburger to geese. However, feeding them…
Cloud Of Air Pollution Over Reykjavík
A distinct brown layer of air pollution was spotted hovering over the capital area today, and can be attributed to…
Some Single-Lane Bridges May Become Thing Of The Past
Parliament has recently begun discussions of one of the Icelandic countryside’s defining characteristics: the single-lane bridge. RÚV reports that Progressive…
Baltasar Responds To Police Criticism Of “Trapped”
Iceland’s police are less than happy with the hit TV series, but the show’s creator calls their criticism “extremely laughable”….
Man Fights The Bank And Wins
A man who claims his bank unfairly advised him against selling stock in the bank just before the crash has…
Management And Trade Unions Against Shorter Work Week
Representatives of both labour and management oppose a bill that would shorten the fulltime work week from 40 hours to…