Author: Elías Þórsson
Gervais and Colbert Argue The Existence Of Elves In Iceland
“They believe in elves in Iceland,” claimed Stephen Colbert on the latest episode of The Late Show. It is one…
British Tourist Crawls For 2 Hours With Broken Leg
A British man in his thirties broke his thighbone while running close to the Seljalandsfoss waterfall in the south of…
Costco Gas Prices Expose Oligopoly
Tomorrow, Costco opens its doors in Iceland and already the American wholesale giant is causing a ruckus in the Icelandic…
The Influencers: Snapchat Sovereigns With Iceland At Their Fingertips
Technology has changed the way we consume culture, and social media platforms like Snapchat have provided the everyman with access…
Who Are The Influencers?
Technology has changed the way we consume culture, and social media platforms like Snapchat have provided the everyman with access…
Political Party Treasurer Crowdfunding First Apartment
The treasurer of the Left-Green Movement has started a crowdfunding campaign to finance the buying of her first apartment. Una…
Scorching Heats This Weekend
Starting tomorrow, temperatures will finally reach something akin to summer (an Icelandic one at least), with temperatures through the weekend…
Bónus Plötur: The Most Elusive Record Label In Iceland
Most record labels want to move millions of units, and all self-respecting label executives want P. Diddy-esque exposure—but that’s not…
Mundi The Puffin: A Shrimp Eating Blind Sweetheart Who Stole Our Hearts
There are so many tacky puffin dolls everywhere that you kind of forget that puffins are actually really cute sea…
Housing Prices Never Higher
Housing prices in Iceland are at the highest they have ever been according to a report by Landsbankinn, and increasing…
Robert Spencer’s Head Of Security Issues Warning To Icelanders
Christine Williams, who recently accompanied our newest favourite person, Robert Spencer, to Iceland has issued a warning to all Icelanders…
Islamophobe Robert Spencer Claims Young Leftist Poisoned Him
Robert Spencer, who last week gave a lecture on the endless dangers of Islam, claims he was poisoned by “a…
Coast Guard Unable To Ensure Cruise Liner Safety
Due to lack of funding the Icelandic Coast Guard (ICC) is too ill equipped to respond to large scale accidents…
Poor police can’t afford new uniforms
The Icelandic police force has run out of uniforms and no new ones are expected to be available for purchase…
Fundraiser For Family Of Man Lost To Kayak Accident
Last week, Sigurður Baldvinsson, the 43 years old owner of Dogsledding Iceland died in a tragic kayaking accident. Baldvinsson or…
Icelandair Shoves Sexist Double Standard In Our Face
Svala might not have managed to melt the hearts of Europeans during last night’s Eurovision qualifiers, but Icelandair managed to…
Tourist Busses Banned From Reykjavík City Centre
From the beginning of June, tourist busses with a capacity above eight passengers and jeeps specifically kitted out for off…
Jay Z And Bill Gates In Secretive Celebrity Hideout
When wealthy celebrities travel they want to stay as far away as possible from us townies. Therefore, their accommodation of…
Last Item I Bought: Ingólfur Freyr Elmers
In this article, we walk up to a complete stranger and dare to ask the question: What was the last…
Eliminating Icelandic Water From Your Coke
The distributor of Coca-Cola in Iceland, Coca-Cola European Partners, has announced that from now on large quantities of coke will…
Sixth Time Authorities Guilty Of Violating Press Freedom
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled yesterday that Icelandic authorities had violated Article 10 of the European Convention…
Queer Activists Meet With President Over Russia
Yesterday, queer rights organisation Samtökin 78 met with Icelandic President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson to discuss how Icelandic authorities could pressure…
Queer Rights Activists Descend On Russian Embassy
Queer rights organisation Samtökin 78 is staging a three day demonstration outside the Russian embassy in Reykjavík to protest the…
Stronger Króna Hasn’t Made Things Cheaper
During the past year, the exchange rate index of the Icelandic króna has increased a whopping 25%, despite that prices of…
Only 3,400 Unemployed Left In Iceland
Unemployment in March hit its lowest levels since November 2007, standing at just 1.7%—or around 3,400 people—according to figures from…