Articles by: Sam O'Donnell
Yellow And Orange Warnings For The Weekend
The Icelandic Meteorological Office has issued orange and yellow warnings for the entire country to go in effect on Saturday,…
Metal And Indie Make Sam Happy
Une Misère – Sermon What a fucking album this is. This celebration of suffering is a series of well-polished anthems…
Christmas Art Market In Reykjavík
Tucked away on Freyjugata, Ásmundarsalur is a quaint art space/coffee shop that runs a number of exhibits year round. From…
New Traffic Laws In 2020
At the start of 2020, police will begin fining people who park backwards on the road. This is only one…
Airline Recap: A Game Of Business
In March, WOW Air ceased operations after a long, tedious and public financial struggle. The question of how the tourism…
Weekend Forecast: Cold As Hell
The temperature will drop to -20°C in some parts of the country today. These cold temperatures are expected to continue…
VIDEO: Þór Rides Into The Storm!
This morning, the coast guard’s patrol ship Þór made contact with the massive storm that is expected to hit us…
Icelanders Nervous On Social Media Over Storm Forecast
Icelanders have been talking endlessly about the coming storm on Twitter. It’s all over Vísir, Rúv, and other news media…
Snow, Rain, And Wind Sweep Iceland
Brace yourselves, folks, we got a wild storm coming up. Those of you who were up early will remember the…
Five Men Arrested, One Man Dead
Police in Úlfarsárdalur were on high alert at 3:00 on Sunday morning, when they responded to a report that a…
Writing Is Einar Már Guðmundsson’s Politics
Author Einar Már Guðmundsson has been publishing books for nearly forty years. He wrote the critically acclaimed novel ‘Angels of…
Pave The Parking Lot, Put Up Paradise
The Transportation Authorities agreed at a meeting on Wednesday to a new land development plan for Hlemmur, Vísir reports. If…
Temperatures Dropping, Snow Falling, Almost Like It’s Winter
Experts at the Icelandic Met Office are predicting that temperatures will continue to drop over the coming days, after some…
Katrín Jakobsdóttir Meets The Queen At The NATO Summit
Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir met Queen Elizabeth at the NATO Summit in London on Tuesday, Vísir reports. The meeting celebrated…
“Dirtbag” And “Shit Spreader”: Central Party Comes For Pirate Party In City Council
Reykjavík city councilperson and municipal chair of the Centre Party, Vigdís Hauksdóttir, engaged in a bit of name-calling Monday in…
Reykjavík City Council Racks Up Massive 7.2 Million ISK Food Bill
The cost of 20 Reykjavík City Council meetings from June 2018 to July 2019 amounted to 17 million ISK, or…
Reading Comprehension Poor Among Icelandic Teenagers
The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) has released a new survey done by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and…
BBC Recommends New Iceland Crime Drama ‘The Valhalla Murders’
The upcoming RÚV/Netflix co-production ‘The Valhalla Murders’ was just recommended on BBC’s ‘Ten TV shows to watch in December’ and…
Minister Of Justice Proposes Shutting Down Naming Committee
Minister of Justice Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir has put forth a proposal to shut down the Naming Committee. If passed, it…
There Are Now Over 50,000 Immigrants In Iceland
Well folks, we’ve done it. There are over fifty thousand immigrants in Iceland. First-generation immigrants now make up just over…
Mail Order Alcohol In The Works
Minister of Justice Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir intends to submit a bill to Parliament in March next year, permitting the sale…
Burglar Steals All The Cigarettes From Ísafjörður Shop
A break-in occurred at Hamraborg in Ísafjörður on Saturday night. The burglar, a bearded man dressed in black, stole all…
Icelandic Teenager Claims Child Protection Failed To Protect Her From Abuse
17-year-old Margrét Lillý Einarsdóttir is speaking up about the lifetime of abuse she endured by her mother, which she blames…
Heavy Air Pollution In Reykjavík
The city of Reykjavík is suffering from heavy air pollution. The concentration of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is high in Reykjavik…
Decline of Icelandic Church: Scandals And Controversy Lead To Mass Exodus
The number of Icelanders who trust the National Church has decreased by half since the turn of the century. Only…