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Do Not Praise That POS Bjartur: Independent People, Reviewed
by Sam Knight
Six decades ago this year, Halldór Laxness was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature “for his vivid epic power which…
Seminal Icelandic Band GusGus Turn 20, Release Film Interviews
by John Rogers
Time flies, huh? It might seem like yesterday, but 2015 marks the 20th anniversary since Icelandic electronica pioneers GusGus first…
Hip-Hop Lads: A Poem
Let me tell the story of the lads of mad fun, who will at Christmas time come visit 101. Some…
Former Kaupthing Chair Stripped Of Order Of The Falcon
Former Interpol fugitive and convicted fraudster Sigurður Einarsson has become the first person to be stripped of the Order of…
The Icelandic Christmas Buffet – Explained, Explored, Expanded
The Icelandic Christmas buffet is all about tradition. December is a time where you head out with your family or—more…
The Brits Are Coming! Again!
The British Occupation that started in 1940 has certainly been dealt with a lot in Icelandic culture, as we at…
Þórir Georg: It’s Always The Quiet Ones
by Rex Beckett
Þórir Georg is the first to admit that he’s not much for interviews or self-promotion of an kind. Although he’s…
History Repeating: The Pirates Came And The Vikings Conquered
Icelanders ignored the warnings. Nobody took notice. Well, most people took no notice. Others were convinced that the threat had…
Tourist Stumbles On Whale Skeleton
A tourist stumbled upon the skeleton of a whale while walking on Seltjarnarnes beach yesterday afternoon, reports RÚV. After informing…
Giving Thanks, Low Key
Mom’s home (or store-bought) cooking has never seemed as far away as it does during your first Thanksgiving away from…
Gamla Laugin: At Flúðir, The Secret’s Out
by John Rogers
Flúðir is a sleepy village of around 400 people, just over an hour’s drive from Reykjavík. After turning off the…
Hacking Politics: An In-Depth Look At Iceland’s Pirate Party
by John Rogers
Alþingishúsið, or The Parliament House, is a hulking grey stone building that sits on the edge of the sleepy Austurvöllur…
Wintern Diaries #1: SADwatch
by Rebecca Conway and Alexander de Ridder
Winter is kind of scary, especially on this ungodly windy, hella random rock in the middle of the ocean. And…
Killing Your Darlings With A Lawnmower To The Face: We Visit An Icelandic Horror Set
by Ciarán Daly
Despite possessing a desolate landscape, long winters, and prominent bodysnatcher demographic (sorry, Alþingi), Iceland is not really a landmark when…
LORD PUSSWHIP’S SECRET; MACABRE HISTORY OF FUCKED UP REYKJAVÍK SPOTS
“In psychogeography, a ‘dérive’ (“drift”) is an unplanned journey through a landscape, usually urban, on which the subtle aesthetic contours…
POWERFUL PETTER B WILL MOVE YOU TOMORROW
by Exos
Petter B is an artist, DJ and producer from Sweden (incidentally a leading country in the techno community since the…
So What’s This I Hear About Bankers Defunding Poets?
In 2011, a teacher named Þórarinn Hannesson established the Poetry House (“Ljóðasetur”) in Siglufjörður, a small fishing hamlet up north….
It’s Ptarmigan Hunting Season Again!
Four weekends this year will be open for hunting ptarmigans, with a quota of 54,000 of the birds set aside….
Blues Redeem Me: GravelRoad And The Reykjavík Grapevine
by Bart Cameron
The scores of shitty decisions I made during my fevered dream of a run as editor of this beloved magazine…
We Went West: 12 Hours In Sagaland
by Ciarán Daly
The Westfjords. Snæfellsnes. A petrol station. All places. What do they have in common? Well, they’re synonymous with western Iceland—and,…
40 Years Ago, The Last Cod War Was Sparked
40 years ago yesterday, Iceland expanded its territorial waters from 50 to 200 miles, igniting the third – and last…