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News In Brief: Early July Edition
by grapevine
June ended on a somewhat predictable note as Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson was re-elected for his fifth term in office. If…
MP Calls For Review Of Libel Law
by grapevine
A member of parliament believes the time has come to review Iceland’s law on libel and slander, in light of…
Journalists Win Case Against Icelandic State
by grapevine
Two journalists who were forced to pay damages over articles they wrote about two strip clubs won their appeal in…
Journalists Appealing To Human Rights Court
by grapevine
Two Icelandic journalists, who were forced to pay damages for articles they had written about strip clubs, are taking their…
Iceland’s Neighbours Turn Up Heat On Declaring Independence
In her 2007 electro anthem “Declare Independence,” Björk shouted patriotic lyrics dedicated to Iceland’s neighbours—Greenland and the Faroe Islands. “Start…
The Village Idiot SPEAKS
Growing up in a quaint old village in Kent, England, my Icelandic Dad liked to tell me stories about a…
“I Have Never Written A Love Song”
“My heroes were the poet Steinn Steinarr and the drummer John Bonham,” says singer-songwriter Bjartmar Guðlaugsson who at 60 can…
Arpeggio Ascending
Víkingur Heiðar Ólafsson sees classical music as having too much high brow and not enough high voltage. That’s why he…
From The US Army to Army of Me
The US Naval Air Station in Keflavík, which operated for 55 years before closing in 2006, has cast a long…
So What’s This New Constitution I Keep Hearing About?
After the 2008 financial crash there were loud calls for a new Republic of Iceland, where fat cats would have…
Björk Programme To Teach Primary School Children In New York
by grapevine
Artist Björk Guðmundsdóttir, in conjunction with the New York Public Library and others, will be creating an interactive learning programme…
HE HEARTS ICELANDIC MUSIC!
Belgian physician Dr. Wim Van Hooste is arguably Icelandic music’s biggest fan and greatest supporter. Upon overhearing the Sugarcubes’ “Birthday”…
Of Monsters and Men: Colour Us Impressed
So we learned this week that Of Monsters and Men have sold over 100,000 copies of their début album, ‘My…
Accessorised Fantasy Worlds
Hildur Björk Yeoman is a Reykjavík-based fashion designer and illustrator. We were taken by her show at this year’s Reykjavík…
Europe’s Ex-Best Kept Secret
Every now and then, Icelanders—and expats especially—complain about living on an island. The produce can certainly get old in every…
Harpa As A Symbol Of Iceland’s Recovery
Iceland was recently described as a success story of the economic crisis in a Financial Times article. Just free from…
‘I Never Went South’: Ísafjörður’s 100% Free Good-Time Family Festival
by Rex Beckett
“It’s such a treat for us,” Sigurlaug Gísladóttir of Mr. Silla and múm said. “All the companies in Iceland have…
Mad Money, Big Fish And Kiss-Me-Quick Tourism
by Marc Vincenz
The short and narrow of it is that those who have never graced these shores have no clue what we’re…
You’re Just Too Krútt To Be True
by Rex Beckett
As far as old clichés go, ‘better late than never’ is one of the easiest to doubt. Sigríður Níelsdóttir may…
Fashion Is A Growing Trade
Veteran Linda Árnadóttir weighs in on the industryWith DesignMarch and the Reykjavík Fashion Festival on the calendar, spring is for…
Sigur Rós Release Album Details, New Song, Hate Tourists
The internet has been bursting with joy and excitement today, as everyone’s favourite non-Björk related Icelandic musical outfit, the mighty…