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The Horde Assembles! Iceland’s World Cup Squad Announced
It was the moment we’ve all been waiting for. At a press conference today at the Icelandic Football Association (KSÍ) headquarters, Heimir Hallgrímsson—dentist and manager of Iceland’s national football team—announced the final 23-player raiding party that will soon set sail for Iceland’s…
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Counting Sheep: Ka Ki Wong’s Latest Short Set In Iceland
You are walking towards the person you have been searching for your whole life. Your heart starts beating faster and your hands are sweaty. You’re so close that you can almost touch them. The person turns around. You wake up. This is…
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Ask A Zoologist: Why Are We Able To See Puffins Only During A Few Months?
Puffins are in many ways a symbol of Iceland. While some eat them, others buy them as cuddle toys from one of the puffin tourist stores in downtown Reykjavík. Only a few people, however, know why they can actually only be seen…
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Meet Herdís Hallvarðsdóttir — The Voice From The Reykjavik City Bus
Herdís Hallvarðsdóttir has one of the most famous voices in Reykjavík – maybe even in Iceland. Anybody who has ever taken one of the yellow, shiny busses in Reykjavík has heard the characteristic “BING” followed by Herdís’s legendary “Næsta stop er…” (“the…
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This Day In Icelandic History: Murder Duo Bjarni And Steinunn Get Sentenced To Death
In summer 1802 two curious murders happened in Sjöundá, near Rauðasandur beach in the Westfjords. The village consisted only of two families: Bjarni Bjarnason with his wife Guðrún Egilsdóttir; and Steinunn Sveinsdóttir with her husband Jón Þorgrímsson. Jón disappeared on 1st April…
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Seeking The Inner Child: María Viktoría Embarks On A Cacao Adventure To Guatemala
Musician María Viktoría laughs heartily on a bright day in Reykjavík, anticipating her upcoming travels to the United States and Guatemala. She plans to take part in traditional cacao ceremonies there—and to record a new song on the subject. “San Marcos is…
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Why Not? Reykjavík’s Underground Scene Gets A New Home
Why Not? Plötur is a young record label owned by Ægir Sindri Bjarnason that makes sure that records see the light of day in the form that the band had imagined them. “I don’t want to put any restrictions on what the…
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A New Era: Meet Vigdís Jakobsdóttir, Reykjavík Arts Festival’s New Director
“I truly believe that the arts are the most powerful tool to celebrate humanity and to sustain and create peace on earth. That’s why I have devoted my entire career to the arts,” says Vigdís Jakobsdóttir, the new director and CEO of…
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On The Edge Of Morality: Börkur Sigþórsson On His New Film “Vargur”
After the international success of the Icelandic TV series “Trapped,” Icelandic director Börkur Sigþórsson is close to finishing his new film called “Vargur” which will be in theatres on May 4th. In a noir-style crime story, two Icelandic brothers are trying to…
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Monosodium Glutamate FTW: Prins Póló On His New Record And Solo-Tour
Svavar Pétur Eysteinsson is a very busy man. Not only is he a farmer, producing the popular bulsur (vegan sausages) and sveitasnakk (vegetable chips), but he is also releasing his third album called “þriðja kryddið” under the name of his alter-ego Prins…
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Ask An Astrochemist: What’s With All The Sunburn In Iceland?
Did you ever wonder why, after hiking in Iceland, you wake up the next day with a red nose, shoulder or other body parts? Somehow, nasty sunburn seems to occur faster than in other European countries, often carrying an unpleasant itch. We…
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Sumardagurinn Fyrsti: Iceland Celebrates The First Day Of Summer Today!
It’s April 19th and the sun is shining. Laugavegur has been converted into one giant water slide. If you are not jumping into the massive swimming pool at Hljómskálagarðurinn, you are getting a sunburn chilling on the sun lounger at Loft Hostel.…
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María Sólrún Back With A New Film
14 years after her last major effort, “Jargo“, Icelandic director María Sólrún returns to cinemas with “ADAM“. The film will be shown in Bíó Paradís until the end of the week. The screening on Tuesday April 17th at 17:00 will be followed…
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Icelandic Choir Scores Soundtrack For Legendary Video Game
Schola Cantorum, the chamber choir of Reykjavík’s prominent Hallgrímskirkja, will be featured on the soundtrack by Bear McCreary for Sony‘s upcoming video game “God Of War,” which is set for release on April 20th. It is the newest offspring of the homonymous…
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More Amplifiers Than Band Members: The Powerful Doom Metal Of Morpholith
“The concert is held on the occasion of the screening of ‘The Doom Doc’ that we and Godchilla are organising,“ says Hörður Jónsson, guitarist, about the concert that the band Morpholith will play on April 20th at Gaukurinn, along with Godchilla and…
