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What Happened?
Mayor Jón Gnarr explains himself, a littleFirst, nobody thought comedian Jón Gnarr’s joke party would actually make it to the…
So What’s This Christmas Tree I Keep Hearing About?
Every year since 1951 the city of Oslo has presented the city of Reykjavík with a goddamn enormous spruce tree,…
The Chief Of Reykjavík
A Ride-along on the City BookmobileI clearly remember the day, just over a year ago, when I first saw the…
Industrial Setting, Ambitious Kitchen
Kex Hostel, Skúlagata 28, 101 ReykjavíkRestaurants and bars have long had a healthy relationship with upscale hotels, pretty much all…
Good Coffee, Good Conversation, And A Good Cause
Good Coffee, Good Conversation, And A Good CauseIn a city brim-full with cafés and coffee shops, one local man—psychology student…
Icelandic Art, If There Is Such A Thing
by John Rogers
On the ground floor of a grey apartment building, across from Reykjavík’s old harbour, around the corner from the Reykjavík…
Sigur Rós Wedding Singers At King Joffrey’s Nuptials
Did you spot Sigur Rós in the latest episode of Game of Thrones? The ethereal Icelandic band turned up as…
Madam President
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir on fashion and the timesArriving at Vigdís Finnbogadóttir’s house just before noon on Friday, I find a note…
Does Iceland Need A New Flag?
Hörður Lárusson weighs in…A graphic designer, an instructor at the Iceland Academy of the Arts, and the president of the…
Shrug Away The Stale Winter Torpor…
And celebrate creativity at DesignMarch 2014There is something incredibly alluring about the month of March: sometimes it’s the fresh and…
Sour Grapes and Stuff: Issue 3, 2014
by You Guys!
From: Jacob Kruse <krusja03@luther.edu> To: [The Icelandic Association of Chicago] To the Icelandic Association of Chicago: Hello, my name is…
Northern Iceland: Where Winter Is Always Coming
Sightseeing in North Iceland via the ‘Game of Thrones’ tourThe guy from New York has seen all three seasons of…
A Nazi’s Disappointment With Iceland
In the early hours of May 10, 1940, British forces launched Operation Fork, invading Iceland. One of their first tasks,…
Eyrarrós Celebrates Culture Projects From All Around Iceland
by John Rogers
At the Skaftfell Arts Centre in Seyðisfjörður, people interested in Icelandic art and culture gathered together recently to find out…
Ram’s Balls, And Sheep’s Heads, And Smoked Horse, Oh My!
Getting a taste for Icelandic traditions at an Ásatrú ÞorrablótAt the end of January, mere weeks after most Icelanders have…
Fit For Print
Tourism, it need hardly be pointed out, is big business in Iceland, an industry which in the years following the…
Greater Beings In The Stars Will Be Frequent Guests
by Helgi Hrafn Guðmundsson, Vera Illugadóttir and Dr. Helgi Pjéturss
At the start of each New Year we are tempted to make predictions. Lemúrinn will make no such forecast for…
The White-Tailed Eagle: 100 Years Of Protection
One of Iceland’s most celebrated birds of prey, the white-tailed eagle, was first officially protected 100 years ago this year….
Happening This Weekend: Jan 24 – 26
The wind is blowing, the rain is drizzling, and the weekend is full of promising events, so it’s business as…
There Are Stars… Exploding
by Burke Jam
Ragnar Kjartansson’s ‘The Visitors’ is perfect. This is art today and it feels amazing. The show, up at Kling and…
The News Is Getting Briefer
On any given weekend, Icelandic children are likely to gather around their television set at seven in the morning to…