Articles by: Haukur S. Magnússon
The Mission is the Goal
“I didn’t pick Iceland. I was assigned it,” says Elder William Ferrell, 22, a native of Utah and a missionary…
Silfur
Silfur is a new restaurant at Hótel Borg, run by the proprietors of Sjávarkjallarinn, which is often lauded in this…
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…
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…
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…
“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…
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…
Núðluhúsið
The first thing that one notices upon entering Núðluhúsið is a small handwritten sign proclaiming ‘Free coffee!’ hanging directly over…
Galileo
Having previously enjoyed what I recall to be good pizza in a comfortable environment at the downtown Italian restaurant Galileo,…
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…
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….
The Death of Effort
I am a big fan of punk rock and punk rock values. I like the superficial sense of inclusion it…
Return to Form
Who: Mínus and Langi Seli og Skuggarnir Where: Sirkus When: August 19th 2006 Feminist philosopher Sandra Harding is perhaps best…
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,…