Author: Julika Huether
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Changes to Grassroots
This year, not only the intention behind the exhibition, but the whole organization will be different, thanks to the new…
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Franz Ferdinand Warms Up
Glasgow’s rock quartet Franz Ferdinand, responsible for imprinting the auditory canals of millions of people worldwide with their trademark disco…
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Tales From A Tomb:
The group consisted of seven tourists, unacquainted with going underground except for the occasional ride on the tube, and one…
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The Art of Visiting Paris
Art is something you can find in abundance in Paris. Not only in museums and galleries, but in restaurants, lifestyle,…
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KIRA KIRAEverything but the Elves
Explosions are one of many things Kira Kira has developed to perfection. Her first solo album, “Skotta”, starts off with…
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Landmannalaugar, Sprengisandur and Akureyri
Black Sheep Down Let’s start from the beginning: On a sunny Saturday morning at the end of August, a psychic…
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Irish Blood, Icelandic Heart: Two Irish Pubs in Reykjavík
According to Oscar Wilde, “illusion is the first of all pleasures,” a cynical but true remark that Irish pubs around…
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Changing Nature into a Movie Set… Permanently, with Lots of Explosives
THE WARZONE: The two locations of shooting are the Sandvík beach on the west coast of the peninsula and an…
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THE BIRTHPLACE OF ROCK, PUNK AND SNOBBERY
Originally, only the most elite hotel in Iceland could afford a good band. “In the beginning, most of the in-house…
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Like Christmas, With Even More Consumerism
But do Icelanders really loathe religion? Why is it, then, that the island adopted Christianity without making a big fuss…
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THE SIMPLE BEAUTY OF TENDERFOOT
People seem not quite to have grasped it yet, as was to be seen from the poor attendance at the…