Author: Elías Þórsson
Equal Pay Act Passes Parliament
Yesterday, Alþingi passed an equal pay bill, which will require companies with 25 employees or more to guarantee that male…
Gangly: The Anonymous Rise Of Iceland’s Most Mysterious Band
“We want to be photographed in the dark, don’t show our faces!” exclaims one of the members of Gangly, who,…
Panama Papers PM Founds Think Tank To Fix Iceland’s Future
Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, the former Prime Minister of Iceland, who was forced to resign following revelations that his offshore company…
Hafþór ‘The Mountain’ Feels Robbed Of World’s Strongest Title
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, aka The Mountain, has said that he refuses to accept the title of ‘world’s second strongest’, despite…
Iceland’s First Train Line Feasible Due To Number Of Tourists
The number of tourists who visit the country annually has reached levels that make it sustainable to run a train…
Icelandic Football Association Demands FIFA Upholds Human Rights
Guðni Bergsson, the president of the Icelandic Football Association, has co-authored a letter with his Nordic colleges to FIFA, demanding…
Construction Crane Numbers Hitting Pre-Crash Levels
The number of construction cranes in Iceland is reaching the record levels of pre-crash 2007, according to figures from the Administration…
10 Crew Members Flown In To Testify In Birna Brjánsdóttir Murder Case
Currently, preliminary hearings are ongoing in the case against Thomas Møller Olsen, the Greenlandic fisherman suspected of killing 20-year-old Birna…
No Increase In Number Of Female Board Members Despite Gender Quota
The number of women sitting on corporate boards, or holding executive positions failed to increase between 2016-2017, reports Kjarninn.is. Currently…
Icelandic PM Sends Condolences To Manchester Victims
Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson has written a message of support to the victims of yesterday’s terrorism attack in Manchester on…
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…