Author: Kirsten O'Brien
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Reykjavík’s War On Graffiti
For the last five years, the City of Reykjavík has been waging a war. For a country without a military,…
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Next Stop: SHOP!
Never underestimate the power of tiny Iceland to capture the world’s attention with financial crashes, volcanic eruptions, and a tourist…
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Finding Your Muse
Reykjavík’s only online gallery showcases Icelandic art worldwideUnlike traditional galleries, Muses has no brick and mortar structure, and instead exists…
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The Centre Of The Universe
“Welcome to the centre of the universe,” our guide Stefnir Gíslason says as we drive along a snow-covered, two-lane road…
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Rolling Around Reykjavík
Kristbjörg Sigtryggadóttir recalls the time when she lost consciousness at her very first bout in Montgomery, Alabama. A member of…
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Crowdfunding Credibility
The year is 1945. After suffering defeat at the hands of the Allied powers, a secret fleet of Nazi Germans…
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Sounds From The Kitchen
It’s been said that a person’s home is their castle, but that may not be entirely true. In the words…
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Meet Iceland’s Father Christmas: Brian Pilkington
After 36 years of living in Iceland, Brian Pilkington laments that he is beginning to turn into the lively bearded…
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Happy Hangikjöt
No Icelandic Christmas is complete without hangikjöt, or smoked lamb. It is traditionally served on Christmas Day with potatoes, green…
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Beans, Beans The Magical Fruit
You cannot find authentic Mexican food in Reykjavík. I’ve tried. It’s something I know. More importantly, it’s something I feel….
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Party Like A Pirate
On Saturday, the pirates will party. The fledgling Icelandic Pirate Party will hold a founding meeting tomorrow at the Grassroots…
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Reality TV That’s Actually Real
Four young Icelanders film short, candid videos about their lives for Doxwise IcelandAhh, the diary—considered by many to be the…
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There’s Music In Your Closet
After 24 hours of hacking, coding and eating plenty of cold pizza, the first ever Reykjavík Music Hack Day came…
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Hacking Their Way To The Future Of Music
It’s been said that music expresses emotions that words cannot, but what if there was a scale to quantify exactly…
Petition To Earmark Liquor Tax To Help Alcoholics
More than 15,000 Icelanders have a signed a petition to put 10% of the state’s revenue from alcohol taxes toward…
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Iceland Number One in Gender Equality
Iceland ranks first among 135 other nations for its expansive gender equality measures for the fourth consecutive year. The annual…
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Have Some S.L.Á.T.U.R.
When describing S.L.Á.T.U.R, a Reykjavík-based music collective, it’s perhaps best not to try to describe them at all. “It is…
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Lady Gaga Encourages People To Breed Compassion
On the birthdays of her husband John Lennon and their son Sean, Yoko Ono presented the fourth biennial LennonOno Grant…
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An American Queen
“Goddamn, our house is falling apart,” Dave Siegel says in one of the opening scenes of Lauren Greenfield’s, ‘Queen of…