Author: Andie Sophia Fontaine
Gods Of Iceland: Loki, A Nonbinary Icon Of Mischief
Superpowers: Shapeshifting, instigating Weaknesses: Serpent venom Modern Analogue: Double Trouble from She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Although one of…
Justice Minister: Wait Time For Senegalese Family “Unacceptable”
A Senegalese family who have been living in Iceland for nearly seven years now—including two children, both born in Iceland—are…
Polls: No Majority Possible Without The Independence Party
Current Gallup polling of Iceland’s viable political parties shows that, if elections were held today, a ruling coalition of one…
New Pandemic Restrictions Announced
At a press conference held at Harpa Concert Hall just moments ago, the Icelandic government announced new and stricter restrictions…
Further Pandemic Restrictions On The Horizon
Chief epidemiologist Þórólfur Guðnason announced at a press conference held minutes ago that he was preparing a draft to submit…
Poll: Conservatives Trend Downward; Social Democrats Upward
Few surprises were revealed in Market and Media Research’s new monthly poll on who Icelanders would vote for if parliamentary…
Wants The Police To Meet Parliamentary Committee To Discuss Racism & Hate Speech
Yesterday’s news that a photo of a police officer shows them wearing some questionable insignia, including a known hate symbol,…
Flags On Police Uniform Raise Questions; Capital Area Police Respond
A photo used with an unrelated crime story on MBL has raised numerous questions amongst Icelanders, chief amongst them being…
Earthquake News: How To React, More Quakes This Morning, Supermarket Trashed
Yesterday’s powerful earthquake—a 5.7 just 3.3km beneath the surface near Krýsuvík—shook the greater part of southwest Iceland and prompted a…
Massive Earthquake Strikes, Felt Across Southwest Iceland
An enormous earthquake, lasting several seconds but feeling more like an eternity, just struck at 13:43 barely four kilometres away…
What Are Icelanders Talking About? The Top Stories On Everyone’s Minds
There’s a lot going on in the news these days; a great deal of it regarding the coronavirus pandemic. Our…
Iceland Needs To Do Better In Defending Queer Rights
Of the many conclusions reached at an online meeting on queer rights in Iceland held last Tuesday, one of them…
COVID-19 Roundup: First Wave Levels Reached, Restrictions To Be Extended
At a press conference held just minutes ago, it was revealed that 81 active infections were found yesterday, with 80%…
Prime Minister Submits Three Bills On Gender Determination
Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir submitted three bills to Parliament yesterday, all pertaining to the gender determination act of 2019, RÚV…
Support For New Constitution Continues To Rise Dramatically
The official petition calling for the adoption of the 2012 constitutional draft has, at the time of this writing, crossed…
Justice Minister Again Attempts To Abolish Naming Committee
Minister of Justice Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir is again introducing legislation that would altogether abolish Iceland’s controversial Naming Committee, amongst many…
Ask An Expert: What Was The First Guitar Solo In Icelandic History?
Iceland has certainly made a name for itself as a seemingly boundless source of great music, starting with its full-armed…
‘Great Barrington Declaration’ Part Of Climate Science Denial Network, Possibly Astroturfing
Investigations conducted by The Byline Times have revealed that the Great Barrington Declaration, a website objecting to coronavirus social restrictions…
Gods of Iceland: Rán, The Goddess Who Will Literally Drown You
Superpowers: Will literally drown you Weaknesses: None Modern analogue: A woman who will literally drown you Rán is the wife…
What Are Icelanders Talking About? The Topics Getting People Banned From The Comments
This probably won’t come as a surprise to our readers, but the hottest topic right now is the increased domestic…
A Queer Utopia? Examining The Gap Between The Law And The People
Iceland has a reputation, in many ways well-deserved, as a good place for queer people to live. While the country…
Iceland’s Unlikely Role In Space Exploration: From 1965 And Into The Future
With the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957, Earth’s exploration of space began in earnest. Since then, the focus had…
Prime Minister Offers Concessions Over Iceland’s Constitution
Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir intends to submit a bill this November which would make two changes to Iceland’s constitution, Fréttablaðið…
Pagans Largest Non-Christian Faith In Iceland; Humanists Increase Significantly
Registers Iceland has released new numbers on religious and philosophical affiliations in Iceland, showing some marked differences between figures from…
Lay-Offs At National Queer Organisation “A Precautionary Measure” Pending New Contracts
All four paid employees of the National Queer Organisation have been laid off, Vísir reports. This is due to contracts…