Author: Rebecca Conway
Gender Equality Is Plan A
Picture this: conversations about women’s frustrations, aspirations, and hesitations flowing across kitchen tables all over the Arctic. Considering Arctic regions…
Akranes: The Great Unknown Across The Bay From Reykjavík
Sitting in the office on a rainy afternoon after several days reeking of the mundane, Hrefna and I take a…
Take A Moment: There’s More To Borgarnes Than Bónus And N1
Borganes is perhaps best known as the last‐chance gas and Bónus stop before the long drive onward to the remote…
Glacier Lightbulbs & Art Carpets: DesignMarch Hits Seltjarnarnes
The sixth annual DesignMarch has stormed into town, drawing local and foreign artists to the capital city to show their…
The Westman Islands Are Alive (Even In The Wintertime)
Hrefna and I stumble onto Strætó’s 53 bus at precisely 5:43 in the morning. Behind us, the Mjódd bus station…
Getting In With The Whales: The Politics Of Research
Panellists from the Lífríki foundation conclude their presentation at the 2015 Arctic Circle conference. Hands start to shoot up, even…
Opening Today: Dark Music Days Festival
It’s time to wipe away your (proverbial) emo-kid bangs, even if it’s still dim and dreary outside—because the Dark Music…
Give Trash Another Chance
by Rebecca Conway and Hrefna Björg Gylfadóttir
Everyone wants to recycle. Especially in 2016. It was your New Year’s resolution, remember? Sure you do. But, it can…
Opening Today: The First Exhibition Of Icelandic Art In Copenhagen
In 1920, over 160 works by five Icelandic artists reached the shores of Denmark. The occasion? The first joint exhibition…
Happening Today: TEDxReykjavík On Feminism
In conjunction with Reykjavík City’s celebration of the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage, TEDxReykjavík presents talks by TEDxWomen, in addition…
Between Xmas And NYE: Melt For Hot Yoga
While working as an artist in Iceland in 2009, yoga expert Lana Vogestad realized two things were missing in Reykjavík:…
Gifts Worth Giving: Aid With Unicef
The scene is familiar: fire crackling, Christmas music humming, Aunt Millie peeling wrapping paper off a garden gnome with an…
Ongoing Now: ‘Where The Land Rises’ By Peter Holliday
The ground in the Reykjavík Museum of Photography is generally pretty steady, but don’t be surprised if it shakes a…
Happening Tonight: Anti-Christian Festival 2015
Iceland’s longest running metal festival, the Anti-Christian Festival, traces its roots all the way back to 2000 AD, when it…
Happening Tonight: Singapore Sling Album Release Show
Singapore Sling makes music that’s trippy, gritty and heroic all at once, the sort of tunes you could envision soundtracking…
At Bæjarins Bestu, Hometown Hot Dog Heroes Brave The Storm
If you don’t know about this afternoon’s storm by now, then you’re in for an unwelcome weather surprise. We’re supposed…
Wintern Diaries #2: ‘Tis The Season
by Alexander de Ridder and Rebecca Conway
Winter is kind of scary, especially on this ungodly, windy, hella random rock in the middle of the ocean. Even…
Happening Tonight: Rokkjötnar
The semi-annual Rokkjötnar festival has had a tough time of 2015. Earlier in the year, the festival booked a line-up…
Ongoing Now: ‘Yearning For Space’
This exhibition features works by the late sculptors Ásmundur Sveinsson (1893-1982), Gerður Helgadóttir (1928-1975), Jón Gunnar Árnason (1931-1989), and Sigurjón…
Ongoing Now: ‘Marginalia’
This exhibit turns our heads towards the oft-overlooked edges of pages, specifically to the marginalia surrounding Iceland’s most revered artist,…
Happening Tonight: Kött Grá Pjé & Forgotten Lores
Icelandic rapper Kött Grá Pje’s shows are just as good as his photos. And believe me, his photos are good…
Ongoing Now: ‘A Journalist And Her Camera: The Photography Of Vilborg Harðardóttir’
This photography exhibit showcases the work of the indefatigable Vilborg Harðardóttir (1935-2002). Known for her work as a photographer for…
Some Iceland Things That Scare Americans
Letters that don’t look like our letters Maybe ‘ð’ and ‘þ’ both make sounds we can easily pronounce, but those…
Giving Thanks, Low Key
Mom’s home (or store-bought) cooking has never seemed as far away as it does during your first Thanksgiving away from…
Why Am I A Pirate? We Speak To The Pirate Party Grassroots
Bergþór Heimir Þórðarson (36), Reykjavík, secretary of the Pirate Party of Reykjavík, substitute in the Pirate Party executive committee, and…