Author: Sam O'Donnell
BREAKING: It’s Dangerous To Party All Night During A Global Pandemic
It is still dangerous to party all night long. Chief Epidemiologist Þórólfur Guðnason said at a press conference that there…
Half Capitalist Venture, Half Protest, Bjórland Sells Icelandic Beer Online
In an unprecedented turn of events, Bjórland, a new online store offering home delivery of beer from major craft breweries…
Passengers Outside Schengen May Have To Wait
Travelers wanting to come to Iceland from outside the Schengen region may have to wait until the end of June….
COVID-19 Tracking App Updated With New Languages
The app designed by the Directorate of Health to track COVID-19 infections in Iceland has been updated with new languages….
Icelandair To Fly To 11 Destinations Starting June 15th
Icelandair has plans to fly to a total of 11 destinations starting June 15th. Since April, the airline has only…
Coast Guard Unearths World War 2 Era Explosive
The Coast Guard on Wednesday unearthed and destroyed a World War 2 Era explosive. The Bomb Squad division of the…
Reykjavík Police Provide Pointers For Pedestrian Paths
The deputy chief of police in Reykjavík said that the city did everything right in turning certain stretches of road…
Motorists Continue To Drive Through Pedestrian Streets
Motorists in downtown Reykjavík have been ignoring new regulations that made certain stretches of road pedestrian. Recently, part of Laugavegur,…
Chinese Tourist’s Coin Collection Is Genuine
An investigation by the Central Bank has revealed that Chinese tourist Wei Li’s coins that he brought to Iceland are…
Gramming The Joy: Documenting The Pandemic Through A Positive Lens
Two artists—an illustrator and a photographer—have chosen to see the glass as half-full. The duo has taken to Instagram to…
City Officials Discuss Closing Laugavegur To Motorists
City councilperson Vigdís Hauksdóttir is against closing part of Laugavegur to motorist traffic, and making a stretch of the road…
Duck Couple Of Hlöllabátar Divorce
The ducks outside of Hlöllabátar have apparently divorced. That’s right, love is dead and life is meaningless. If two ducks…
Cannabis Cultivation Causes Catastrophe; Committee Calls For Compensation
The Housing Complaints Committee believes that a landlord is entitled to compensation from a tenant for damage caused to an…
Lightning Expected In Forecast Today, Rain Rest Of Week
Very unstable air will cause heavy rain and possible thunderstorms with lightning, according to the Icelandic Meteorological Office. Southerly winds…
Kaffitár’s CFO Objects To Homeless Shelters
Guðrún Drífa Hólmgeirsdóttir, CFO at Kaffitár, apparently objects to the construction of tiny homes for Reykjavík’s small homeless population. She…
Infamous Hunter Accused Of Trespassing
Police in the Westfjords received a tip that one of the most well-known hunters in Iceland had been shooting guillemot…
Weather Forecast: Rainy Day, Sunny Weekend
Considerable rain is expected in the south of the country, which is most welcome after several dry days in that…
Diehard Eurovision Fans Outraged By Will Ferrell’s Trailer
A clip from the upcoming movie written by and starring Will Ferrell has sparked outrage among the song competition’s most…
Cost Of Testing Tourists Fifty Million ISK Daily
The cost of testing travelers at Keflavík Airport could amount to up to 50 million ISK per diem. The testing…
Kids Stand In Heart Shape Outside Retirement Community
Students at Grundarfjörður Elementary School, Eldhömar and Sólvöllir kindergarten banded together to stand in a heart shape outside of the…
New Method Ready To Detect Coronavirus Antibodies
Landspítali’s virology department has devised a method for measuring blood for coronavirus antibodies. In the near future, a number of…
Gummi Ben Unlikely To Open Again
It is most likely that Gummi Ben sports bar will not open again. The relative newcomer that replaced Húrra in…
Corner Store Sells VHS Tapes Like It’s 1999
Some say VHS is a dead format. While the technology from yesteryear has been surpassed by digital formats, there are…
Byko’s Raven Cast Fails After Chicks Mysteriously Die
The five raven chicks who hatched from eggs in the nest above Byko in Selfoss on April 28th have all…
Food Agency Warns Against Harvesting Mussels From Hvalfjörður
The Food Agency in Iceland has warned against picking mussels from Hvalfjörður and eating them. Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) toxins…