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The Stories That Made 2010

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The general consensus around here about 2010 seems to be “good riddance”. Where  2009 gave us hope that we’d be…

First Night Of Karaoke For Nature Great Success

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The first night of “The Voice of the People”, a karaoke marathon being held to raise signatures for a petition…

Reykjavík Mayor Wins Person Of The Year

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Jón Gnarr was honored by television station Stöð 2 as Person Of The Year, and announced his intentions to run…

Conservatives Would Run City If Elections Were Held Today

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The current coalition of the Best Party and the Social Democrats would not have the votes to maintain a majority,…

Mayor Compares Nation to Alcoholic Family

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In a compelling speech Reykjavík mayor Jón Gnarr made to city hall yesterday, he compared the nation to a family…

We Have A Choice

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One year ago I was sitting on the island of Puerto Rico. I had then just finished acting in a…

Let’s Talk

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On the morning of November 6th, the entrance to Borgarleikhúsið could have easily been mistaken for a busy New York…

Five Super-Weird Icelandic Records!

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Icelandic musicians have produced their share of weird records. Some records aim to be weird, but some are weird by…

Mayor Apologizes for Breaking Campaign Promises

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Speaking candidly on the news discussion show Kastljósið, Reykjavík mayor Jón Gnarr said he was sorry that his party has…

Mayor’s Polar Bear Project Still Ongoing

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Mayor Jón Gnarr’s plan to get a polar bear in the Reykjavík zoo is apparently still ongoing. Writing on his…

Iceland Defies China Over Nobel Prize-Winning Dissident

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Iceland has defied warnings from China that any nation who sends representatives to Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo’s award ceremony for…

Mayor Responds to Criticism

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Reykjavík mayor Jón Gnarr responds to criticism that he bullies other members of city council, by saying his critics are…

Reykjavík Mayor Encourages Women To Go On Strike

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Reykjavík mayor Jón Gnarr told reporters that he would like female city employees to take part in the National Women’s…

Iceland Officially Demands Release of Chinese Dissident

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Parliament today passed a resolution calling for the release of Chinese dissident and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Liu Xiaobo. The…

Icelandic Government Could Demand Chinese Dissident’s Release

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Chairman of the foreign affairs committee Árni Þór Sigurðsson told reporters that there is a strong possibility that the Icelandic…

City Wants to Rent Out “The Tower”

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The city of Reykjavík is looking for people who want to rent out the famed Tower, which now sits on…

The Gnarr Effect

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We were scrolling through our Facebook newsfeed the other day when we stumbled upon the phrase “the Gnarr effect.” We…

Tjarnarbíó – Saturday

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Photo by Hvalreki [Maleen Mohr took the first two acts at Tjarnarbíó so that Anna Andersen could go see her…

Stuff You Might Want to Know

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For all you new-to-town-ers, here a little something we put together to hopefully make your stay, ehrm… make a little…

Reykjavík Mayor Jón Gnarr Gets A Tattoo

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Reykjavík Mayor Jón Gnarr now has the Reykjavík city logo tattooed on his arm! He posted photos of it on…

What Do Jón Gnarr And Boris Johnson Have In Common?

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“Anyone capable of getting themselves elected as President should on no account be allowed to do the job”. So said…