Author: Andie Sophia Fontaine
Flooding Reaches Peak, Another on the Way
RÚV is now reporting that flooding caused by the new eruption has reached its peak. At the time of this…
Volcano Cam International Hit
About a million people from 150 different countries have taken a look at the volcano at Fimmvörðuháls, all through a…
Mountain Name Needed!
Minister of Education and Cultural Affairs Katrín Jakobsdóttir has confirmed with RÚV that a committee is being formed to come…
Tourist Industry Profits from Volcano
It is reported that the tourist industry in Iceland is raking in tens of millions of crowns every day from…
Satellite Images of the Eyjafjallajökull Volcano
NASA took some superb photos of the Eyjafjallajökull eruption which started over a week ago. One such image, which can…
Charity Gives Priority to Icelanders Over Foreigners
The food kitchen Fjölskylduhjálp has apparently been giving Icelanders priority over foreigners in terms of who gets food first, inspiring…
Paul Ramses and Family Receive Residence Permit
Kenyan asylum seeker Paul Ramses has finally received a residence permit on the grounds that he cannot return to his…
Amnesty International: Stop Sending Refugees to Greece
Amnesty International (AI) has issued a statement calling European countries to stop sending asylum seekers to Greece. AI contends that…
Russian Military Loves Icelandic Airspace
The Russian air force can’t seem to get enough of Iceland’s skies, it seems, as RÚV reports their military aircraft…
Human Trafficking – Change Starts at Home
Human trafficking in Iceland has finally managed to gain more than a passing mention in the media. The subject now…
Broke, Busted, Disgusted
In front of the Icelandic parliament, protesters bang on drums, blow whistles, chant and yell while police stand by, watching….
The Other Unemployed
The Directorate of Labour puts the national average unemployment rate at 6%. For immigrants, the figure is closer to 12%….
Iceland’s New Government: What Happens Next?
The elections are over, and the result pretty much the entire world expected came to be. But what will this…
The Break-Up
Dear Geir: Our relationship, I’m afraid to say, has run its course. I guess I’m partially to blame. Maybe I…
Protests at Parliament Continue Through the Night
by Haukur S. Magnússon and Andie Sophia Fontaine
Protests in front of the Icelandic parliament continued through the night last night and bonfires were lit (watch video), one of…
The Ghost Town on the Coast
On March 15th, the US State Department made an announcement that brought a decades-long chapter in Icelandic history to a…
Flight of the Valkyries
Without warning or introduction, two young women marched onto the stage and took their positions behind the two standing drums,…
Going the Way of Styx
Not too long ago, a movement known as “progressive rock” began. Starting from the margins of music culture, bands such…
SPENCER TUNICK: BODY PUBLIC
Akureyri Art Museum, until 30 April Spencer Tunick is best known for his treatment of the nude. Or in his case,…
Mayoral Candidates for Reykjavík
Independence Party Vilhjálmur Þ. Vilhjálmsson Current position: Independence Party leader for City Council, board member of Reykjavík City Harbour, board…
Ó Borg Mín Borg
Páll Einarsson (Mayor from 1908-1914.) Reykjavík’s first mayor. Originally the sheriff of Hafnarfjörður, Einarsson ran against city official for the…
Bolludagur, Sprengidagur and Öskudagur
A brief guide to…Sadly overlooked by most visitors to Iceland, Bolludagur, Sprengidagur and Öskudagur are set up back to back,…
The Village of Hafnarfjörður
As you head south on Route 1 from Reykjavík, the first thing you see as you cross into Hafnarfjörður city…
“Quentin Tarantino, You Should Work for the Icelandic Tourist Board!”
Quentin Tarantino, appearing on television show Silfur Egils earlier this month, was asked what he intended to tell America about…
Highlights from 2005
Icelandic Government Criticised for Supporting the War in Iraq On 18 March 2003, coalition forces – led primarily by the…