Author: Christopher Czechowicz
Reykjavík Nights
New Year’s had me drunken, bemused and sullied—elated, angered and mouldy. The day after had me sheltering refugee emotions, outing…
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Chasmic Escapades In Leiðarendi
Judging by my lack of dexterity in all things strenuously physical, the opportunity to explore Iceland’s caves was an enormous…
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Edison Electronica
Electronic music aficionados, get ready for a blast from the past. The bygone pastime of viewing nickelodeons produced by the…
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A _____ Odyssey
Far, far away from home, Odysseus finds his ship wandering towards a smoky bay in Iceland. Homer’s epic is the…
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Baroque Romantics Wanted
If you’re into the Baroque and Romantic masters Johann S. Bach and César Franck, you may want to head to…
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An Alternative View Of ‘Iceland’s Recovery’
Yesterday’s conference on the global economy “Iceland´s Recovery—Lessons and Challenges” offered three thematic sessions on the international and domestic policies…
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Revolution For The Hell Of It
Nearly three years ago, on October 6, 2008, then-Prime Minister Geir Haarde offered this grim prognostication on Icelandic national television:…
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Locked, Shocked, and Two Feuding Companies
DataCell COO and WikiLeaks business associate Ólafur Sigurvinsson threatened local newspaper Morgunblaðið with a lawsuit last Friday, believing that they…
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Four Autumn Excursions
Spelunking Ever feel the urge to spelunk Iceland’s caves? You can experience the thrilling descent into Iceland’s subterranean wonderland all…
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Birgitta Jónsdóttir and the Icelandic-American Debacle
For both Iceland and the U.S., Cablegate has been a point of great contention. Whether that changes remains to be…
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The Fallout Of Cablegate
With the reported actions taken by the U.S. Justice Department against Birgitta Jónsdóttir and the WikiLeakers, a question needs answering:…