Author: Greig Robertson
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Smite The World: Iceland To Obliterate Argentina, Croatia And Nigeria
Lionel Messi has already booked a full year’s worth of sessions with a top shrink after his side drew Iceland…
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2018 FIFA World Cup Draw: Preview
31 nations around the globe have already begun quivering at the possibility of playing Iceland; a fate that will be…
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Icelander Awaits Sentencing In Thailand After Pepper-Spraying Supermarket Staff
The Ministry of Affairs today confirmed that an Icelandic man is awaiting sentencing in Thailand. Morgunblaðið reports that he stands…
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Blessed Is He Who Buys Black Sundays’ 2018 Film Calendar
Film event Black Sundays has clocked up over 100 screenings of cult and classic films at Bíó Paradís. Since its…
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A Cheapskate’s Guide To Romance In Reykjavík
A romantic getaway in Reykjavík, oh wouldn’t it be heaven? But everything costs a fortune here and let’s face it,…
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Finding Phono: Nothing Left To Lose
I’ve lost my wife, she took the goddamn kids–those brats–but maybe, just maybe, if I solve this Phono case, everything…
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Gunnarsson & Armand On Nazis, 9/11 And Icelandic Society
I meet authors Valur Gunnarsson and Halldór Armand Ásgeirsson at Fridarhús (Peace House), “the home of the Campaign against militarism,”…
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Meet The Smiters: Gylfi “The Viking Virtuoso” Sigurðsson
Gylfi Sigurðsson is the raisin at the end of the Icelandic footballing sausage. The footballing poetry produced by this “Viking Virtuoso” is…
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Ólafur Arnalds’ Island Songs: Embracing The Beautiful Everyday
In the accompanying film to his 2016 album ‘Island Songs,’ Ólafur Arnalds explores “the real culture of Iceland”. The result…
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Vakan Aims To Drum Up The Youth Vote
by Greig Robertson and Andie Sophia Fontaine
Grapevine caught up with Marta Sigríður Pétursdóttir of Vakan; the non-profit organisation putting on a free concert encouraging young Icelanders…