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The Death Of Ben Frost
“Frosty and glacial and barren fucking… landscapes of Jökulsárlón. Fuck you. That’s so lazy.”First, some disclosure: I came to know…
News In Brief: Late June, 2014
Former prime minister and first openly gay head of state Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir delivered a moving speech about LGBT rights at…
A Few ATP Quickies
Featuring Slowdive! And Shellac! And Eaux! Wow!Look at all those great, legendary, wonderful bands that’ll be taking the stage in…
In A World Of Coffee, Where Is Iceland?
This month, the World of Coffee, one of the leading events in the speciality coffee industry, took place in Rimini,…
PISA Results For Icelandic Schools Raise Questions
The results of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) test from Icelandic schools should not be oversimplified, an education…
MoMA To Host Björk Retrospective
The New York museum plans to pay tribute to Icelandic singer in a new ‘highly experimental exhibition’ MoMA have announced…
News In Brief Early June
With a heavy heart Reykjavík waves goodbye to Mayor Jón Gnarr who concluded his four years in office this week….
MoMA Buys Biophilia App
MoMA has acquired Björk’s Biophilia app which will become the first app featured at New York City’s Museum of Modern…
Björk’s Educational Programme Added To Nordic Curriculums
Björk’s Biophilia Educational Programme is to be added to Nordic school curriculums, reports the Guardian. The Biophilia initiative, funded by the Nordic…
Icelandic Punkers Grow Old Gracefully
Punk rock faced the same problem everywhere. Whereas rock music grew up and became the soundtrack of Western capitalism, punkers…
There Is Definitely, Definitely, Definitely No Logic…
by Snorri Páll Jónsson Úlfhildarson
Or, at least, there is an error within that logicLong before the opening of his exhibition in Mexico City last…
Eurovision Nail-Biter: Pollapönk Heads To The Finals
Pollapönk, Iceland’s merry band of bearded kindergarten teachers who have brought their messages of acceptance and sartorial awesomeness to this year’s Eurovision…
News In Brief: March
So: there’s good news and bad news. March picked up where February left off with a series of protests in front…
In Another World
by John Rogers
Björk, Patti Smith and Darren Aronofsky team up with environmental organisations to safeguard Iceland’s highlandsIceland’s highlands make up most of…
Icelandic Rock and Roll in the Land of Lordi
A little bit like Liverpool in the ’60s, Reykjavík is a small coastal town that managed to turn local music…
PM: Climate Change Might Work in Our Favour
Iceland’s Prime Minister, Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, caused controversy yesterday when he said that while climate change was a negative phenomenon…
Climate Change Might Work in Our Favour
Iceland’s Prime Minister, Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, caused controversy yesterday when he said that while climate change was a negative phenomenon…
A Metallic Maiden
Þorbjörg Helga Dýrfjörð wins Best Actress at the Eddas‘Málmhaus’ (“Metalhead”), written and directed by Ragnar Bragason, is both a coming…
PHOTOS: Björk, Patti Smith, Of Monsters And Men …
Matthew Eisman’s photo collection from the benefit concert ‘Stopp – Let’s save the park’Here’s a gallery of images from the…
Björk-Fronted Campaign Raises 35 Million ISK For Environment
by John Rogers
Harpa played home to three big names from the world arts stage yesterday when Björk, Darren Aronofsky and Patti Smith…
Teachers Strike Begins
by Laura Clark
Secondary school teachers began their strike today, and whilst some students are directing their frustrations at the government, the Education…