Author: Bart Cameron
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The Positives of Fischer
by Bart Cameron
In Fight Club, Tyler Durden holds a knife to an investigator’s genitalia and says, “We cook your meals, we haul…
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Mývatn
by Bart Cameron
It is spring, the sun is out, and city dwellers are losing their minds with the return of serotonin—now is…
ADOPT-A-FISCHER
by Bart Cameron
Bart Cameron The following major Icelandic companies dedicated time, money and other resources into bringing Bobby Fischer to Iceland. We…
Mývatn: Bathing
by Bart Cameron
My favourite activities in Mývatn used to be tracking down hot baths in which to swim. There is what we…
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God is Corruption Funny
by Bart Cameron
Brace yourself: the cast of Spaugstofan (the Joke Office) is up there with the Goons, the Monty Python Crew, and…
Mývatn: Touring
by Bart Cameron
While I swear by Mývatn as a hiking destination, the owner of our hotel happily took us on a brief…
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Bónus
by Bart Cameron
When it comes to your daily staples, Bónus is the cheapest supermarket in the country. You probably won’t be able…
Travel Tips: Getting to Mývatn
by Bart Cameron
Directions to key cities in Iceland are simple: drive the ring road. If you have two or more people, buses…
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BUY SHIT
by Bart Cameron
Smekkleysa (Bad Taste) was originally an art collective that came together to produce the works of a group of local…
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FRIENDS FOR LIFE
by Bart Cameron
July 14th, 1972, Hotel Loftleiðir. 1 am. Sæmundur: Oh, Bobby, look at the mess you made. Bobby: Yes. I’m a…
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Pizza King: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
by Bart Cameron
Created by the family that, by introducing the authentic and cheap pizza store DeVito’s, single-handedly remade the Hlemmur area into…
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Comics: Closer than First-Person
by Bart Cameron
I have always had a weakness for comics. My newest favourites are graphic novels that recite history. Just read three…
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Trabant Emotional
by Bart Cameron
“Nasty Boy”, the single from Trabant’s new album, has been making the rounds of local clubs for almost a year,…
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Low water mark
by Bart Cameron
Hunter S. Thompson, the man who wrote these lines, died February 21 of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 67….
Transmetropolitan: Punching Out Fascists
by Bart Cameron
If you can’t stand the idea of a future without Hunter S. do not despair. In 1997, Warren Ellis, a…
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Five Main Reasons Why I Hate iPods
by Bart Cameron
1. It’s unfair. I spent 16 years buying over-priced CDs and searching through bad neighborhoods, and worse, yuppie neighborhoods, for…
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INDIGÓ: TOO LATE TO SHINE
by Bart Cameron
You hear it sometimes: “If you squint, your friend kind of looks like Tom Cruise.” And you try it, and…
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ÞÓRIR: I BELIVE IN THIS
by Bart Cameron
When you slip the lyrics “but your bad sense of humour and your laughter’s like a tumour to my brain,”…
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LOCALS ROCK AIRWAVES, Despite the Imports
by Bart Cameron
When I saw Keane, The Stills and The Shins on the lineup for this year’s Airwaves festival, I expected the…
THE FOGHORNS
by Bart Cameron
Grapevine: Has playing in a local band always on the lookout for gigs and fans compromised your position as an…
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TRABANT
by Bart Cameron
The Mayor of Keflavík greeted them with open arms and an open apartment – setting up a special rate so…
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Erró’s Muse: They’ll Never Make a Movie of this
by Bart Cameron
Take a deep breath. Okay, let me relay the plot: In Issue One of the Silver Surfer, originally published in…
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Music for the Masses
by Bart Cameron
Grapevine: What are your influences? Böddi: Sting and Guns n’ Roses. GV: Sting and Guns n’ Roses. Really? You’re not…
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Return of an MC
by Bart Cameron
Geno Sydal will be opening up for 50 Cent on August 11th: “I think we’re going to steal the show,…
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Singapor Sling
by Bart Cameron
The room is stripped down. On the walls, one poster of a centerfold with an unusually well-groomed pubic region, one…