Author: Gabríel Benjamin
Peaceful Environmental Protest Following Arrests
Three hundred people assembled outside the Ministry of the Interior today, in continued protest against road construction through the protected…
VIDEO: The Vintage Caravan’s New Music Video
Following a new record deal with European label Nuclear Blast, youthful trio The Vintage Caravan have released a new video…
VIDEO: New HEK Music Video Released
Following the release of HEK’s third album, ‘Please Tease Me,’ filmmaker Sigurður Ingi Sigurðsson made a video for the song…
Stealing The Headlining Band’s Thunder
On an otherwise normal Thursday in October, I enter Gamli Gaukurinn for a line-up previously unimaginable in this den. The…
Nobody Likes A Balanced Budget
In the coalition’s first few days of government, Minister of Finance Bjarni Benediktsson and Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson proclaimed…
Iceland Gets Cold Feet
At the end of August, Minister of Foreign Affairs Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson disbanded Iceland’s negotiation committee to EU, effectively halting…
Life In Perspective: Five Years After The Crash
Our last issue was all about the Icelandic economic collapse. We traced the effects of The Collapse And Beyond, examined…
Being Best In The World Ain’t Good Enough
Iceland is often hailed as a beacon of equality in an otherwise patriarchal world. We have elected several women into…
Total Banking Collapse, A Timeline
What follows is a timeline of the banking collapse in Iceland from the early ‘90s and to the present day….
Yr Ass is Mine, Freshman!
At the start of each school year, seniors at upper secondary schools get a chance to welcome new freshmen in…
How To Fake Orgasms
An English fellow, a French woman and an Icelander walk into a bar, and the weather is so good they…
Too Weird For A Studio
‘Einn’ (“One”) follows the story of Helgi Dagur, an Icelandic filmmaker who struggles to maintain his artistic vision as greedy…
A New Neighbourhood Watch In Force
In a warm and quaint little flat in 107 Reykjavík, Friðrik Jónsson and Sólrún Gunnarsdóttir’s faces are illuminated by the…
Raping And Pillaging
Icelanders are taught that they are descended from blue-blooded Norse lords who fled from King Harald because they would not…
All That’s Changing Is The Building
The Association of Muslims in Iceland has been cramped in the first floor of a building in the industrial neighbourhood…
VIDEO: New Skálmöld Video, A Searing Critique On The Rise Of Tourism?
Our favourite Viking metal band Skálmöld released a new video for their song “Narfi” yesterday. It is directed by Bowen…
Twenty Thousand ISK Gets You An Illegal Strip Dance
A thickly set man sitting by the stairs leading to the VIP Club nods as I pass him on my…
Seeking Closure From Faktorý
With Faktorý being torn down to make room for another downtown hotel, we had to go check out one of…
Let’s Celebrate Diversity, Baby!
The annual Reykjavík Gay Pride festivities start a week from now, and isn’t that exciting? Yes. Yes it is. It’s…
An Unbelievable Weekend Of Mayhem
Eistnaflug, “flight of the testes,” is sacred ground for the rockers and metalheads of Iceland. Featuring sets from 70 bands…
Let’s Talk About The Elephant In The Room
Þjóðhátíð í Eyjum is an annual outdoor festival that has been celebrated in Vestmanneyjar since 1874. The three-day bash takes…
Get Consent
People in today’s society have an unprecedented access to information. Anyone can instantly find information about advanced thermodynamics or Simpsons…
Honouring The Fallen
For the last few years, the only full sized Viking festival has been held in Hafnafjörður by Rimmugýgur society, but…
I Can, Will And Shall
Right beside the Tjarnarbíó theatre, you’ll find a café called GÆS. The brand new café sits by the pond and…
Walk A Mile In Their Skirt
Last December I was at a wedding in Wales, and I enjoyed the opportunity to wear a kilt. Having nothing…