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Breaking Out Of His Old Skin – The Ólafur Arnalds Interview
“What happened was a table attacked me! We were being filmed pretending to fight each other in a scene, but…
Canadians Send Thank You Letter To Rescuers
by grapevine
Two Canadian tourists who were lost for six days in poor weather in north Iceland have sent a letter of…
News In Brief: Early September
by grapevine
Good news for those who are bound to the bus when it comes to travel: municipal bus service now extends…
Love In The Time Of War
Aside from the bombing of the oil tanker El Grillo, whose hulk can still be found lying at the bottom…
Woman Takes Part In Search For Herself
A tourist who was declared missing and the subject of an intense police search had no idea she was missing,…
Pussy For Everyone!
Jerking their limbs, wearing offensive clothing and conspiring to play a guitar. These are just a few of the charges…
Enemies Of Iceland
For as long as anyone can remember, any major or minor celebrity who set foot in Iceland has been given…
Another Side Of The God Of Thunder
The Norse gods have certainly made their mark on popular culture. Just look at last year’s ‘Thor’ or this year’s…
NATURAL TRANSITION
by Rex Beckett
On June 27, the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, a landmark occasion for human rights took place in Iceland as…
Foreigners On The Frontlines Of Whaling Battle
“Quick! We’re missing them!” 22-year-old Jongmi Lim says. A herd of six baby-faced volunteers hustle across the harbour toward the…
THE BLACK CONE
by Snorri Páll Jónsson Úlfhildarson
What this monument means about the Pots and Pans ProtestSpanish artist Santiago Sierra premiered a giant piece of rock called…
Shhh! Don’t Tell Anyone About Greenland
On the day after this paper hits the streets, Iceland’s presidential race will be over. Incumbent Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson may…
Delay-And-Reverb-A-Go-Go At The Inaugural Stopover Gig
by Sarah Pepin
Harpa’s architecture is all the more fascinating in the dark—approaching it at night feels almost surreal, a sensation that persisted…
Sigur Rós To Play Airwaves
by grapevine
Organisers of the Iceland Airwaves music festival have announced that Sigur Rós will be among the bands playing. This will…
Hello, Kitty!
by Rex Beckett
Reykjavík’s weirdest girl scored a free trip to China and told us howSometime in early 2007, a fabulous group of…
Be There Or Be Square
When I learned that a young artist that I had never heard of was putting on a show exclusively for…
Katlaaaaarrgghh (Not This Again)!
What time is it? Time for the annual Katla eruption scare, apparently. I was recently forwarded an article from The…
Owners Of Camera Lost In Iceland Found
by grapevine
The use of social networking by Icelanders has played a large part in getting a camera lost at Keflavík airport…
Truly Sated
It’s worth mentioning that all reviews are done in context. A place like Nam will be measured against other ambitious…
Icelandic Shorts: A Very Short Introduction
The big winner at this year’s Edda Awards (the Icelandic equivalent to the Oscars) was Rúnar Rúnarsson’s film, ‘Volcano.’ But…
Waiting To Thaw
by Marc Vincenz
According to the figures on the table, things in Iceland are looking up. Yes, I know we’ve heard this numerous…