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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 guided tour of the area affected by the Kárahnjúkar dam project. The people Ragnarsson specified in the letter were, along with President…
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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 a pot of said liquid. As we were about to find out, the free coffee is the sort of watery slop commonly…
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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, I had certain expectations arriving there on a Friday afternoon. A friendly waitress greeted us and gave us a window table in…
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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 can be a hassle. Choices are usually limited to some form of public transit, be it flying or riding a bus. And…
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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. Without scholars, none of these things would enrich our lives and culture. But scholars require a healthy degree of stimulation and resources…
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The Death of Effort
I am a big fan of punk rock and punk rock values. I like the superficial sense of inclusion it promotes; the sense that you shouldn’t have to be the world’s greatest instrumentalist just to play some music, the sense that everyone…
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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 known for her critique on Western science’s claim to complete and utter objectivity and “universal reason”. According to her, true math-like objectivity…
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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, colouring every moment of every day with their lumbering presence. And although their shape and form has stayed much the same during…
