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News In Brief, Issue 12 2013
Word on the street is, Jesus was probably gay. And it’s Reykjavík Mayor Jón Gnarr‘s word, so it’s probably true….
Full House At Stígamót’s Champagne Club Opening Night
by Ingibjörg Rósa Björnsdóttir
Mayor of Reykjavík and a few MPs were among the people who queued up for private sessions at Stígamót’s champagne…
Screams To Warm-Up For Reykjavík Dance Festival
by Ingibjörg Rósa Björnsdóttir
The long awaited chance to scream inside a chamber begins on Friday, as a warm-up for the Reykjavík Dance Festival….
Scream
by Rex Beckett
After several years of trying different steps and shapes, the festival that unites Iceland’s freelance dance professionals has found a…
Conference Guests Wowed By Gay Rights In Iceland
by Ingibjörg Rósa Björnsdóttir
League of LGBT Esperantists was so impressed with the status of gay rights in Iceland that it passed a resolution…
Let’s Celebrate Diversity, Baby!
The annual Reykjavík Gay Pride festivities start a week from now, and isn’t that exciting? Yes. Yes it is. It’s…
Reykjavík’s Mayor Wonders If Jesus Was Gay
by Ingibjörg Rósa Björnsdóttir
Mayor of Reykjavík Jón Gnarr wonders whether Jesus Christ was crucified because he was gay. Jón gave a speech at…
Graph Searching Iceland With Facebook
In July of this year, Facebook added a “graph search” feature for English users in the US, however, this change…
They Said What? (issue 10 2013)
by Ingibjörg Rósa Björnsdóttir
“If you don’t like gay people you must really hate straight people—because they make them.” – Reykjavík Mayor Jón Gnarr…
News In Brief: Early July 2013
RYAN GOSLING. There, we got that out of our systems. EDWARD SNOWDEN. Okay, that one’s out too. Well, to be…
Calls Mayor’s Proposal Naive
by grapevine
A Reykjavík city councilperson has called the mayor’s recent proposal to sever ties with Moscow over anti-gay legislation in Russia…
Reykjavík To End Relationship With Moscow
A proposal has been submitted on behalf of Mayor Jón Gnarr to end Reykjavík’s partnership with Moscow, on account of…
Surely, You Can’t Be Serious
Do you know what really grinds my gears? Seeing developers tear down vibrant city hot spots like Nasa and Faktorý…
Gnarr To Duma: “You And Your Church Are Just Scary.”
Reykjavík Mayor Jón Gnarr criticised on his Facebook page a newly passed law in Russia which makes gay propaganda illegal….
Immigrants Happy In Akureyri
by Ingibjörg Rósa Björnsdóttir
It seems that vast majority of foreigners living in Akureyri are content with living there, according to a study carried…
VIDEO: An Interview With Jón Gnarr
In this extended, free-flowing interview, American author Stephen Markley speaks with Mayor Jón Gnarr about the difference between Icelandic and…
So What’s This Right-Wing Election I Keep Hearing About?
To put it in simple terms, the two right-wing political parties in Iceland, The Independence Party and The Progressive Party,…
Party Behind Financial Crisis Back In Business
by Alda Kravec
The Independence Party, the party which led the country into the 2008 economic meltdown, has won the largest percentage of…
Reykjavík Grapevine 2013 Election Liveblog
by grapevine
The final numbers are in: Social Democrats: 9 MPs Leftist-Greens: 7 MPs Independence Party: 19 MPs Progressives: 19 MPs Bright…
Best Party Integrated Into International Pirate Party
by Rex Beckett
The political party Best Party, led by Mayor of Reykjavík Jón Gnarr, has been formally integrated into the International Pirate…
From Plumbing To Poetry To Hard-Hats And Bouncing Back
Norðurpóllinn bids farewell to its house and looks forward to its next adventure…Rumour has it in Reykjavík that Norðurpóllinn is…