Author: Haukur S. Magnússon
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Caruso
Caruso has long been of the establishments one is bound to notice while strolling down Bankastræti any given night. Its…
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Give Me Consensus or Give Me Death!
A society of absolute consensus could be desirable. Imagine the convenience of walking into a record store that only stocked…
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Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Iceland Airwaves is Coming Again!
Now that last year’s Airwaves hangovers have finally receded to the point that we can once more look one another…
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“A deep, strong hope in its core”
Linus looks up from his lifetime of work as an under-secretary in the Department of Implausible Devices and Vera is…
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Silfur
Silfur is a new restaurant at Hótel Borg, run by the proprietors of Sjávarkjallarinn, which is often lauded in this…
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A Staple of Downtown Shopping
There are certain constants that Iceland has to offer its visitors, places that tourist boards and magazines alike have labelled…
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A Punk Rock Way to Travel
For the average tourist not in possession of a car, native or otherwise, getting from place to place in Iceland…
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A Viable Alternative to Pumping Gas
Highly advanced prosthetic limbs. Microwave ovens. Studies on the significance of Herbert Read’s use of adjectives in his later works….
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A Witness to the Execution
Television reporter and aviation-enthusiast, Ómar Ragnarsson recently published an open letter in Morgunblaðið where he invited local V.I.P.s on a…
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Núðluhúsið
The first thing that one notices upon entering Núðluhúsið is a small handwritten sign proclaiming ‘Free coffee!’ hanging directly over…
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Galileo
Having previously enjoyed what I recall to be good pizza in a comfortable environment at the downtown Italian restaurant Galileo,…
The Death of Effort
I am a big fan of punk rock and punk rock values. I like the superficial sense of inclusion it…
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Return to Form
Who: Mínus and Langi Seli og Skuggarnir Where: Sirkus When: August 19th 2006 Feminist philosopher Sandra Harding is perhaps best…
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Flateyri And The Fate Of Small-Town Iceland
As anyone who’s spent a minimal amount of time in the Westfjords will tell you, the mountains’ ancient presence is great,…