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…
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…
Edison Electronica
Electronic music aficionados, get ready for a blast from the past. The bygone pastime of viewing nickelodeons produced by the…
A _____ Odyssey
Far, far away from home, Odysseus finds his ship wandering towards a smoky bay in Iceland. Homer’s epic is the…
Baroque Romantics Wanted
If you’re into the Baroque and Romantic masters Johann S. Bach and César Franck, you may want to head to…
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…
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:…
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…
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…
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…
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:…