Author: Jóhannes Bjarkason
Labour Distribution In Icelandic Homes Uneven And Gendered
According to a recent national survey by Gallup, women continue to work the “third shift,” as well as carry out…
Curious Case Of Human Feces Found In Umbrella, Eskifjörður Resident Reports
A mysterious incident took place on September 27, when an Eskifjörður resident discovered excrement in his car, Vísir reports. According…
Grapevine New Music: Flaaryr, VARNA GL, Mighty Bear & More
It’s kind of hard to believe the end of September is already here. That means we’re gonna have to wake…
Track By Track: Sounds Of Summer By Kjartan Holm & Sin Fang
Smells And Sounds Make Up Fischersund’s Sounds Of Summer A soundtrack to a night out is the concept behind Sindri…
Happiness In Iceland Decreases
According to a new report published by the Directorate of Health, happiness has decreased and loneliness is on the rise…
Emergency Care Provided For Deprived Refugees
Minister of Social Affairs Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson has negotiated with the Icelandic Red Cross on an emergency care plan for…
Man Bearing LGBTQ+ Symbol Assaulted On Hverfisgata
A man was transported to the hospital earlier in the week after being physically assaulted on Hverfisgata in Reykjavík. Police…
Pepping Up The Poor
Pepp Iceland helps people in poverty through peer support Statistics released by Save the Children in March 2023 illustrate the…
Dreaming The Apocalypse
MSEA’s Our Daily Apocalypse Walk is an otherworldly achievement Since moving from Toronto to Reykjavík in 2017, Maria-Carmela Raso has…
Under Laufey’s Spell
The world’s most popular jazz artist hasn’t finished her story For decades, Iceland has boasted about its remarkable creative output…
Skull Fragments Found In Ministers‘ Residence
Two skull fragments were uncovered during construction work in the Ministers‘ Residence at Tjarnargata last week. According to reports, the…
Ground Temperatures Increasing On Reykjanes Peninsula
Volcanologist Þorvaldur Þórðarson claims the ground temperature has increased to the east of Mt. Keilir. Recent data indicates magma is…
Who You Gonna Call? Gum Busters!
Guðjón Óskarsson’s sanitation efforts keep Reykjavík gum-free Marching the streets of Reykjavík armed with a contraption reminiscent of the Ghostbusters’…
Fusing Sounds
Ingibjörg Turchi’s Stropha breaks conventions In 2020, Ingibjörg Elsa Turchi released her debut solo LP Meliae. In the wake of…
The Changing Of The Guard
Extreme Chill Festival favours the up and comers Walking into Space Odyssey, a record shop slash clothing consignment store slash…
Track By Track: Where The Light Enters By Sævar Jóhannsson
Composer Sævar Jóhannsson shares his thoughts on Where The Light Enters Where The Light Enters by composer Sævar Jóhannsson was…
Electric Scooters Caused Two Separate Fire Outbreaks In One Day
Two fires broke out recently and both of which originated from electric scooters, RÚV reports. On the morning of Thursday,…
Whaling Protests Ceased
Elissa Bijou and Anahita Babaei, the two protesters who chained themselves to whaling ships in the Reykjavík harbour, have ceased…
Two Protesters Chained To Whaling Ships
On the morning of September 4, protesters Elissa Bijou and Anahita Babaei climbed onboard two whaling ships docked in the…
Whaling Ban Ended With Concession
The moratorium on whaling, enacted by Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Svandís Svavarsdóttir on June 20, has been lifted….
Slow Production Leads To Great Work
Examining the female-centred creative nucleus Marvaða Although wanting to escape the limelight of an interview, Arnbjörg María Danielsen boasts an…
Rainbow Street Vandalised
On the morning of Sunday, August 27, neighbours of Reykjavík’s Skólavörðustræti – more commonly known as Rainbow Street – woke up…
Track By Track: The Light By Eydís Evensen
Eydís Evensen’s album The Light contrast luminous emotions with darkness Eydís Evensen’s sophomore album was released May 25. The sequence…
No Human Is Illegal
No Borders Iceland continues its fight Among the organisations in Iceland fighting for a more humane treatment of refugees is…
Fabricating A Migrant Crisis
Iceland’s immigration policy unleashed and unmasked In December 1938, the Salinger family – Erich, Gertrud and eight-year old Steffi – penned…