Author: Nanna Árnadóttir
Hlemmur Bus Terminal To Become Food Market
From grimy bus caterpillar to artisanal food butterfly, plans to turn Hlemmur bus terminal on Laugavegur into a food market hall…
Prisoners May Or May Not Have Asked For Red Wine With Their Meals
A PR firm acting on behalf of an anonymous group of prisoners at Kvíabryggja prison is denying claims made by…
People Keep Stealing Parkas, Presumed Cold
A new marketing campaign from clothing company 66°North, which displays actual parkas inside bus stop advertising slots, is being regularly…
CEO Compares Struggle To Sell Fish To The Chinese Trying To Sell Dog Meat
The CEO of Fisheries Iceland, the association of Icelandic fisheries, has compared Iceland’s struggle to sell mackerel and capelin to…
Reykjavík Cat “Burglar” Steals Striped Knickers
A ginger cat in Vesturbær has been caught hoarding a number of striped garments stolen from neighbouring laundry rooms, reports…
News In Brief: Early August
Don’t believe the hype. Despite plenty of news coverage detailing dangerous stunts by tourists in the past few months, Icelanders…
Don’t Ask Nanna: About Souvenirs
Dear Nanna, What’s the coolest souvenir I can buy in Iceland? Best, Future Shopper Dear Future Shopper, Anything in the…
IMPORTANT: Leoncie And Elli Grill Drop New Track
Hark, hark! The lark at heaven’s gate sings for you music connoisseurs! Much adored cult icon, the Icy and Spicy…
Don’t Ask Nanna: About Relationships, Kids And Parties
Dear Nanna, I’m getting married in Iceland next June and my fiancé and I are really stoked. The wedding pictures…
Don’t Ask Nanna: About Icelandic Hipster Chicks
Dear Nanna, What’s with Icelandic girls and thrift store shopping? I’m seeing this girl on and off and it’s all…
Don’t Ask Nanna: About Being A Tourist In Iceland
Hi Nanna, What’s the worst part of being a tourist in Iceland? Prepper Hi Prepper, Shit, I don’t know, you…
Don’t Ask Nanna: About Tinder In Iceland
Hey Nanna, Is there Icelandic Tinder etiquette I should be aware of? Heading over for a stag do and want to…
Don’t Ask Nanna: Why Icelanders Eat Shark
I WAS STATIONED IN ICELAND FROM ’67-’69. I ENJOYED EATING AT A REYKJAVIK RESTAURANT BY THE NAME OF HRESSINGAR SKAULIN….
Don’t Ask Nanna: About Ask Guðmundur
Dear Nanna, What is the deepest ravine in Iceland? – Spelunker Dear Spelunker, The Prime Minister’s approval ratings! ZING! – Nanna…
Don’t Ask Nanna: About Icelandic Skyr
Hey Nanna, What’s with all the skyr hype? I don’t get it. I mean it’s OK, I don’t hate it…
Don’t Ask Nanna: About Kids
Dear Nanna, My husband and I were visiting Iceland recently with our six year old son and we all really fell…
Hrútar Makes Cannes Un Certain Regard Lineup
Icelandic film Hrútar (Rams) by Grímur Hákonarson will be included in the lineup for this year’s Un Certain Regard at…
Björk One Of TIME’S 100 Most Influential People
Icelandic singer and artist Björk has been named one of TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people in 2015. “As an…
Icelandic Gender Studies Seminar Trends On Twitter, Brings Harsh Truths
Yesterday, a junior college gender studies students’ convention at Menntaskólinn í Kópavogi, a hashtag borne out of a seminar on…
Iceland’s QuizUp Hits Chinese Market As WeQuiz
Icelandic app developers Plain Vanilla Games, creators of Quizup, have teamed up with China’s Tencent to create WeQuiz for the…
Dinosaurs Given Old Icelandic Names
A group of enterprising students in the Medieval Icelandic Studies programme at the University of Iceland have united to bestow…
Iceland’s Eurovision Attendance In Danger?
The looming general strike might put Iceland’s Eurovision attendance in jeopardy, reports MBL. Currently there are upwards of 2,000 documents…
Study Indicates Correlation Between SO2 Levels And Deaths In Reykjavík
Research from the University of Iceland points to a link between the concentration of SO2 levels from the power plants…
PM Not At Parliament Because Reasons, And Hockey
As parliamentary sessions resumed yesterday after a two week Easter break, many MPs found themselves wondering about the whereabouts of…
So Much For Spring, Iceland!
Satellite pictures courtesy of NASA show that April is no guarantee of spring in Iceland and that in fact the…