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Will There Be A KFC in 101?
A Facebook group has popped up in support of bringing KFC to 101 Reykjavík. As of the time of writing…
City Council To Discuss Financing Of Harpa
Reykjavík City Council will discuss the possibility of the City and state joining forces to provide 640 million ISK in…
Mayor Wants To Eliminate Sidewalk Parking
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Reykjavík Mayor Jón Gnarr says he has asked local and national authorities for the power to tow away cars that…
City Approves Plot For Mosque
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The Planning Committee of Reykjavík City Council has approved a plot of land for the building of a mosque, some…
Year In News
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January Tension was in the air at the start of the year, as President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson insinuated in his…
Sour Grapes & Stuff
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Most Awesome Letter of the Issue Dear Jón Gnarr, Thank you for working so hard to make our city a…
About One In Three Icelanders Own Guns
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In light of recent remarks by Reykjavík mayor Jón Gnarr about America’s gun culture, a better look at Iceland’s gun…
Mayor Speaks Out On Name Committee And Guns
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Reykjavík mayor Jón Gnarr has never been one to cushion his opinions, as recent statements he has made about the…
Checkmate
Recently, sculptures around Reykjavík have been disappearing. Either a science fiction movie is coming true with aliens abducting earthly monuments…
Jón Gnarr Running For Parliament
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Reykjavík mayor Jón Gnarr is officially running for parliament next spring. Despite his current popularity, one political scientist considers it…
Mayor To Raise Money For Mental Health Organisation
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Reykjavík mayor Jón Gnarr will get into costume as an Icelandic jólasveinn to raise money for the Icelandic Mental Health…
Calls Mayor’s Remarks “Irresponsible”
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A conservative city councilperson for Reykjavík has called mayor Jón Gnarr’s recent remarks about making the city a military-free zone…
Reykjavík Mayor Wants Warships Banned From Harbour
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Reykjavík mayor Jón Gnarr wants military sea vessels banned from the capital’s harbour, among other details, as part of his…
What’s So Super About Supergroups?
There was a time when supergroups walked the Earth. Their first recorded appearance dates back to the late ‘60s, and…
Don’t Have A Ticket To Airwaves?
You can still take part in some of the awesome festival fun! By Anna Andersen Attention tourists who for some…
Lady Gaga Encourages People To Breed Compassion
On the birthdays of her husband John Lennon and their son Sean, Yoko Ono presented the fourth biennial LennonOno Grant…
Gaga, Gnarr Honour Peace Awards
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Reykjavík mayor Jón Gnarr and singer Lady Gaga were among the guests at the LENNONONO peace awards, held yesterday at…
Mayor Apologises For Previous Depiction Of Cyclists
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Reykjavík mayor Jón Gnarr has apologised for potentially depicting cyclists negatively in his role as one of the main characters…
Keeping Downtown Wild
by Arit John
Two-dozen little girls in Icelandic sweaters are singing songs inside a small glass building just outside the Nordic House. To…
Premier Division Men
by Bob Cluness
“I don’t really do photo shoots. I let Jón Gnarr do them all,” jokes Einar Örn Benediktsson, Icelandic music legend,…
Erró At 80: Still Not Wearing A Tie
by Mark O'Brien
An entire cast of grotesque, comic figures watches us as we cross the room: exaggerated nudes in mock classical pose;…