Author: Gabríel Benjamin
Civil War In Paradise
Having just finished a conference call with the executive directors of UNICEF, Sigríður Víðis Jónsdóttir is relieved to hear good…
Welfare Society, You’re Doing It Wrong
As far as outrage goes, having to pay seventeen thousand, five hundred and thirty eight ISK for a few packs…
Surely, You Can’t Be Serious
Do you know what really grinds my gears? Seeing developers tear down vibrant city hot spots like Nasa and Faktorý…
Blood, Sweat, Tears And Ink
A busy three days of tattooing, rockabilly music and fandomI remember going to the Icelandic Tattoo Convention in 2010, my…
Gnarr To Duma: “You And Your Church Are Just Scary.”
Reykjavík Mayor Jón Gnarr criticised on his Facebook page a newly passed law in Russia which makes gay propaganda illegal….
Number Of Jobs Created By Heavy Industries Disputed
Andri Snær Magnason refutes the Icelandic Association of Aluminium Producers’ claims that aluminium and heavy industries create a lot of…
Asylum Seeker Successfully Appeals Deportation
The Reykjavík District Court has overruled The Directorate of Immigration’s decision to deport an asylum seeker without processing his case,…
Can We Fit More Metalheads In Here?
Skálmöld has been one of my favourite bands since they released ‘Baldur’ in the deep and dark winter of 2010….
Come To The Dark Side
Whilst most of the city is still asleep on a cold Saturday morning, a handful of loyal fans have already…
A Wedding, Virtual Reality And A Mini-Series
Walking through Harpa, it is absolutely packed with fans and EVE enthusiasts for CCP’s annual Fanfest. They come in all…
Eurovision Parties, Icelandic Style
The Eurovision Song Contest is a big deal in Iceland. For the past ten years, pop star and Eurovision icon…
Can Twitter Jump On The Eurovision Bandwagon?
Icelandic telecom company Vodofone hopes that tweeters will break the national record of 18,000 tweets on a single event during…
DUST 514 Released
CCP Games released their much-anticipated DUST 514 for console yesterday. This is the first free-to-play multiplayer first person shooter created…
First Murder Of 2013
A man in his 50s was found murdered in Egilsstaðir on Tuesday night, Vísir reports. Karl Jónsson was found dead…
Number Of Listed Female CEOs Doubles
The number of female CEOs in charge of companies listed in the Icelandic stock exchange has doubled with the recent…
Icelandic Software Company Acquired For One Billion ISK
The Icelandic software company Clara was sold to the US company Jive Software Inc. for over a billion ISK, DV…
Political Parties Urged To Honour Their Promises
Leaders of labour unions Efling, VR and BSRB demanded at May Day rallies all over the country that political parties…
Woman Brutally Raped In Reykjavík
An Australian woman was raped and brutally assaulted in the east end of Reykjavík ten days ago, Vísir reports. The…
Valitor Ordered To Resume Wikileaks Payments
The Supreme Court of Iceland just confirmed a previous ruling that the financial processing company Valitor must resume processing credit…
Happy First Day Of Summer!
Today is the first day of summer and you may be wondering what that means, it is April after all….