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Tófa’s The Shit: Naked Wonder & Richard’s Teeth
Airwaves is upon us and there is no better place to experience all the nitty gritty Icelandic bands. We caught…
Another World Onstage: Sunna Is Rising
The polished electronica of Sunna Margrét Þórisdóttir—who, a musician, goes by simply Sunna—sounds almost surgical at times, yet somehow fluid….
Editorial: The War On Media
Before Donald Trump, there was guy called Davíð Oddsson. He was the prime minister of Iceland, the chairman of the…
American Style: Iceland’s Elections Get Farcical
Election season in Iceland always has a certain element of silliness. Campaign adverts can be cringe-inducingly bad; the “debates” are…
Connecting The Strings: ISNIC’s CEO Talks Internet Freedom
Jens Pétur Jensen is the CEO of ISNIC, the company responsible for the .is domain. This small company, comprised of…
A Fractured Right Arm: Iceland’s Conservatives Are Breaking Up
Iceland has almost always had a right wing government. The one exception was in the wake of the 2008 financial…
Iceland’s Most Frivolous Legislation: The Laws That Would Have Been, But Weren’t
A lot of people think of parliament as a super serious place where super serious ideas are debated. This isn’t…
Murder Conviction Handed Down In Case Of Birna Brjánsdóttir
Thomas Møller Olsen, the man charged with the murder of Birna Brjánsdóttir, has just been found guilty and sentenced in…
Morgunblaðið Goes Full On Xenophobia With Miserable Cartoon
Iceland’s oldest newspaper Morgunblaðið went further in its strange spiral into weirdness today with what is possibly the most xenophobic…
The Shortest Icelandic Government Ever
Shortly before midnight, on Thursday September 14, Iceland’s ruling coalition of the Independence Party, the Reform Party and Bright Future…
News In Brief: Late September Edition
Well, the past couple of weeks have been pretty slow. Nothing much happened, really. Unless you count the collapse of…
Track By Track: ‘GerviGlingur’ by JóiPé & Króli
Young rappers JóiPé and Króli burst onto the scene only weeks ago with their banger ‘B.O.B.A.’ Luckily, they also have…
Get Your Read On: Reykjavík Nights & Ashes To Dust
On a disgusting, dim, grey, rainy autumn day, what could be better than blasting up the radiator and getting stuck…
President Announces Icelandic Elections For 28 October
Today, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson announced in a press conference that elections will be held on 28 October, this makes the…
The Name Blame Game: The Icelandic Patronymic Tradition Could Disappear Within Decades
When a local mom was inspired to name her daughter Blær after a character from Nobel Prize winner Halldór Laxness’…
The Icelandic Executioner: The Nazi Informant Authorities Saved
In June 1945, large crowds of Danes and Icelanders celebrated as Esjan, the first ship to arrive from Iceland since…
Iceland’s Food Revolution: Foraging, Feasting, And Reinventing The Past
by John Rogers
Ragnar Eiríksson leans through the metal railing of Reykjavík’s Danish embassy, grasping at a bush on the other side. He…
Found in Translation: Ideas Of Iceland From Across The Globe
On September 11th and 12th, an international conference of translators will be held in Reykjavík at Veröld, the home of…
Heeeeere’s Jamie: A Visit To Jamie’s Italian
When ‘The Naked Chef’ first aired on the telly, the intention was that it’d encourage ‘blokes’ to step up in…
Elly Vilhjálms: Iceland’s Original Diva
Way before there was Björk, in fact, before Björk was even born, there was Elly Vilhjálms–Iceland’s first musical diva. For…
Premiere: Grísalappalísa Return With New Video, Announce Shows
by John Rogers
One of Iceland’s best live acts, the comedic and furiously energetic punk-poetry collective Grísalappalísa, have returned. They dropped a new…