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Pre-Saturday Night Party Party

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I came away from ATP Iceland with a programme, a chopped wristband, unused bus tickets, a pop quiz sheet, an…

Samaris: Stofnar Falla EP

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On their second EP, young trio Samaris further develop their dystopian folk sound. The palette is similar—clarinet, breathy vocals, dark…

Bumpy Start For Keflavík Music Festival

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Two days into the Keflavík Music Festival, five acts have cancelled, visir.is reports. Only two of four bands, that were…

Back To Normal

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“I haven’t smoked a cigarette since 1995, but I am going to have one now,” says a woman at an…

The Mess Is Back!

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Reykjavík Music Mess is a DIY music festival held annually in a couple of the city’s downtown venues. The festival…

All The Way

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Reynir Þór Eggertsson has a PhD in Icelandic and Danish literary history, he teaches Icelandic and Danish at the high…

Eurovision Turns Icelanders Into Monsters

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Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson is off to Malmö to represent Iceland in the annual Eurovision Song Contest. He will be singing…

Wild Sheep Found In Þorgeirsfjörður

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A rescue team from the Ægir in Grenivík found three sheep wandering about in the northern region of Þorgeirsfjörður, Vísir…

Search Continues For Missing Woman

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The search continues for 47-year old Anna Kristín Ólafsdóttir who went missing last Thursday night, Vísir reports. The extensive search…

Hallgrímur Helgason Censored In Germany?

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A Danish reporter for the newspaper Information contends that the German translation of Hallgrímur Helgason’s book ‘The Woman at 1000°’…

MISSING PERSON: Police Seeking Information

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Capital area police are seeking information as to the whereabouts of Anna Kristín Ólafsdóttir, who was reported missing last night,…

The €uchari$t?

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Your shirt is starched and ironed crisp, just like that five thousand króna bill in your pocket, ready for your…

WELCOME TO OUR GARGANTUAN ELECTION GUIDE ISSUE!

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Little did we know what we were getting ourselves into when we set out to make an “Election Guide” this…

The Artists Are Present

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To the untrained eye, Reykjavík appears to be a city with no lack of space devoted to art. For emerging…

Two Icelanders Die In Skydiving Accident In Florida [UPDATE]

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Two Icelanders taking part in a group skydive in Tampa Bay, Florida on Saturday have died, though it is not…

Cutesy-Buttons At The Idea Factory

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Walking through Elliðaárdalur towards the dreary brown factory that houses Toppstöðin, I somewhat expect to step into a vast industrial…

Half-Icelandic Twin Brothers To Be Deported Next Month

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As has long been known by Iceland-enthusiasts longing to live the good life in the North Atlantic, cavorting with elves…

Men of Letters

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Diversity, collaboration, innovation and risk are a few of the qualities that the Iceland Design Centre has aimed to highlight…

Ten People Share A Margarita At Harlem

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Reykjavík’s watering holes primarily serve beer—lots and lots of run-of-the-mill beer from the tap—but not all of us are run-of-the-mill…

More Foods Missing Key Ingredients

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After it was reported last week that beef pies produced by Icelandic company Gæðakokkar contained no beef (or any other…

Techno Epiphanies And Evolving Soundscapes

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After last night‘s shenanigans, where I spent most of the evening running around various venues like a headless chicken, I…