Author: Andie Sophia Fontaine
Hatari Have “Reached The Limits” Of EBU’s Patience Over Repeated Political Statements
Repeated political statements from Hatari, in particular those critical of the Israeli government, have tested the patience of the European…
New Video Series Explores The Richness Of Trans Lives
A new video series from the creators of the Trans Teen Survival guide explores the reality that trans people are…
East Iceland Village Pleads With Tourists To Behave Themselves
Apparently some visitors to Iceland need to be taught basic, common courtesy upon arrival, as villagers in Seyðisfjörður have discovered….
Syrian Refugees Arrive In Iceland, Surprised By Lack Of Snow
Five families of Syria refugees will soon be settled in Hvammstangi, northwest Iceland, having arrived in Keflavík this morning full…
Capitalism Will Prevail: Businesses Use Hatari’s Aesthetics For Fun & Profit
“If we manage to overthrow capitalism, that would also be a measure of success. Preferably selling some branded merchandise along…
Siri, Where In Reykjavík To Watch Hatari’s Eurovision Triumph?
by John Rogers and Andie Sophia Fontaine
As you may have picked up if you’ve looked at the internet today, Hatari compete in the Eurovision Song Contest…
Iceland’s Parliament Passes Landmark Abortion Law
Last night, Iceland’s Parliament passed a hotly contested bill into law which allows for an abortion until the end of…
Fractured Fairy Tales: ‘The Sagas And Shit’ Rewrites History
Tackling the Icelandic Sagas can be a daunting task. Many of them are prefaced with complex descriptions of lineage and…
Island Life: The Tropical North, Arctic Tern Invasion, Returning Street Cash
From arctic terns to heartening old ladies, here’s a selection of news from the den of intrigue that is the…
Girl: An Exploration Of Longing And Pain
‘Girl’, a film by Lukas Dhont and written by Dhont and Angelo Tijssens, tells in many ways two stories. The…
Eurovisions: Hatari, Israel and Allyship
Since their formation in 2015, Hatari—an anti-capitalist synth-techno band comprising core members Matthías Tryggvi Haraldsson, Klemens Hannigan and Einar Hrafn…
90% Of Iceland’s Animal Species May Be Wiped Out In 50 Years
Climate change will do more to Iceland than just melting the glaciers, a new report details; it will also drastically…
Applications For Third Annual Hátíðni Festival Are Open Until Friday
The grassroots indie music festival Hátíðni is looking for all kinds of artists, with an announcement geared specifically for low-fi…
Poll: Independence Party Continues Downward Trend; Reform Party And Others Climb
by Andie Sophia Fontaine and Andie Sophia Fontaine
The latest poll from Market and Media Research (MMR) shows little change in support for most parties, but interesting trends…
Creditinfo: Microloan Debt Can Be Stricken From The Record
Those who have been saddled with credit-ruining debt from an illegal microloan company can get have that debt stricken, the…
What Are Icelanders Talking About?: Hatari, Pregnancy, And Spy Beluga Whales
One of the hottest topics on Icelandic social media right now is Hatari’s arrival in Tel Aviv to compete in…
Legal Fund Launched For Child, Born In Iceland, Who Faces Deportation
A refugee family is fighting to stay in Iceland, as immigration authorities have slated their two-year-old child for deportation, despite…
BREAKING: Runaway Horses Apprehended By Police
The two horses who beset an east Reykjavík neighbourhood this morning have finally been caught by police, and will soon…
Illegal Microloan Companies Destroying Credit Ratings
Kveikur, an investigative news show from Icelandic public broadcasting service RÚV, recently did an in-depth report on microloan companies operating…
East Reykjavik Neighbourhood Beset By Stray Horses, Traffic Stopped
Residents of Árbær, a neighbourhood of East Reykjavík, had more to contend with than usual during morning rush hour as…
Icelandic Police Chase And Apprehend Wallet-Stealing Seagull
Just in case you needed more proof that seagulls are the absolute worst, the latest from southwest Iceland’s police confirms…
Eurovision Stars Hatari In Tel Aviv: “We Hope To See An End To The Occupation”
In their first press conference since arriving in Tel Aviv for Eurovision, anarcho-transhumanist technosynth provocateurs Hatari spoke frankly about the…
Skaftafellsjökull Melting By About 50 To 100 Metres Per Year
The iconic Icelandic glacier is continuining its rapid retreat, and shows no sign of slowing, as a series of annually…
Refugees In Iceland Will March From Keflavík To Reykjavík
Refugees will march tomorrow from the Ásbrú shelter in Keflavík to Austurvöllur, the square in front of Parliament in Reykjavík….
Hatari On The Way To Tel Aviv
Neo-Posadist dystopian synthclash art rockers Hatari are at last on their way to Tel Aviv to take part on the…