Author: Nanna Árnadóttir
Court Fines Bankers Over 5 Billion For Fraud
Reykjavík District Court ordered former Milestone investment bankers to pay a 5.2 billion ISK fine yesterday and sentenced them to…
Skaftafellsjökull Glacier Barely Visible
A ranger with Vatnajökull National Park has published an incredibly sad series of photographs documenting Skaftafellsjökull glacier over the past five…
Oppression Olympics
I am fat. My doctor has attested to this, though he used the words “morbidly obese”, to which I gasped…
One In Ten Workers Foreign Nationals
Foreign nationals now comprise 10.3% of the work force, reports Vísir. That is roughly 2000 more than in 2008 and…
VIDEO: Man Destroys Easter Egg Display
A man became an unexpected folk hero on social media yesterday after footage of him destroying an Easter Egg display…
Children Award Sexist Radio Host “Most Arrogant Award”
Children’s organisation Stelpur Rokka (Girls Rock) have announced they plan to award radio host Frosti Logason with the Most Arrogant Award…
Tourist Found Dead In Iceland AirBnB
A young American man was found dead at his Reykjavík AirBnB flat Saturday morning, reports Stundinn. The man was visiting Iceland…
Radio Host Facing Major Backlash After Sexist Remarks
The hosts of radio show Harmageddon are under fire this week after one of the hosts suggested that singer Hildur…
Inhumane Egg Company Files For Bankruptcy
Owners of Brúnegg, an egg farm exposed for inhumane treatment last year has filed for bankruptcy and laid off all…
Police To Close Birna Case In Coming Weeks
The Police aim to close their investigation into the death of Birna Brjánsdóttir in the coming weeks, reports RÚV. “We’re…
Don’t Ask Nanna: About Óli Darri’s Fineness
Hey Nanna, Am stuck inside watching Trapped on Netflix in honour of the Snowpocalypes and wondering if I can get…
UPDATE: Icelandic Singer Still Barred From Entering US
Earlier this week singer, Júlía Hermannsdóttir, made headlines when she was barred entry to the US. While she will not…
Class Pets Receive Flaming Viking Burial
Freddy and Bubbles, two goldfish who served bravely as primary school class pets received a flaming Viking burial earlier this…
Guess What? If You Click On The Austur Sex Tape, You’re Awful!
A 26 second video, showing a man and a woman having sex in the bathroom stall of the popular Icelandic…
Hundreds Of People Injured Post-Snowpocalypse
In the past few days Icelandic Ambulance Services have had to transfer over a hundred injured people to hospitals in…
Powerful Earthquakes Reported At Bárðabunga Volcano
Five powerful earthquakes have been reported at Bárðabunga stratovolcano. “Yes something triggered some powerful earthquakes this morning,” Bryndís Ýr Gísladóttir,…
Chicken Keeper Runs A Fowl Of Authorities
Despite council regulations and his neighbour’s ongoing suffering, a local man vows to fight for his right to keep chickens…
Icelandic Singer Barred From Entering U.S
The US Immigration authorities have barred entry to Icelandic singer, Júlía Hermannsdóttir, on route to the US to tour the…
Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology: The Greatest Hits
Neil Gaiman, one of the world’s most beloved genre-bending fiction writers has written a retelling of Norse Mythology. The slow…
Don’t Ask Nanna: About Annoying Tourists
Hey Nanna Yesterday I saw two tourists staging their coffee and breakfast at Roasters. One of them even stepped on…
Don’t Ask Nanna: About Body Hair
Nanna, I started dating this girl who doesn’t like body hair. I don’t really have a preference one way or…
Don’t Ask Nanna About: Meeting Locals
Dear Nanna, I’m traveling with my girlfriend over the Christmas/New Year’s period, I read on the Grapevine that mostly locals…
Don’t Ask Nanna: About Grapewaves!
Hæ Nanna, OK, I was at Gaukurinn on Wednesday for PSB’s set and struck up a conversation with this girl…
Don’t Ask Nanna: About Viking Reparations
Hey Nanna, I read that when the Vikings raided Ireland they killed all the men and kidnapped the tall beautiful…
Don’t Ask Nanna: About The Katla Volcano
Dear Nanna, So, is Katla gonna blow? Vulcan Hey Vulcan, Let’s just say, in my professional opinion as a bad…