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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…
Year In News: 2013
January The year started with a number of dubious predictions from the outside world—for one, that Iceland was “a seething…
Tourist Of The Year 2013
For our second annual ‘Tourist of the Year’ award, we teamed up with Promote Iceland to make it a real…
Environmentalists Not Elf Lobby
“Elf advocates” have joined the fight to protect the Gálgahraun lava field on the Álftanes peninsula, The Associated Press reports,…
MEET ADDA’S BRAIN
Musician Arnþrúður Ingólfsdóttir—AKA Adda—has of late gained quite a reputation for her soulful, personal (to the point of confessional) and…
‘Tis The Season Of Björgvin Halldórsson
by Árni Árnason
Whether or not you’re aware of it, you’ve probably heard Björgvin Halldórsson’s voice a couple of times today if you’re…
Trading Reykjavík For Hornafjörður Reindeer
The novelty of a reindeer tour in the Icelandic countryside is the novelty of almost all ‘tours’ that take place…
News In Brief: November
With the holiday season upon us, it’s time for a little old fashioned Icelandic hospitality. It seems that visitors from…
Shadow Boxing With The Banks
During a single week in early October, 154 Icelandic families quietly defaulted on their mortgages and had their homes put…
Record Lottery Jackpot Roll Over
by Ingibjörg Rósa Björnsdóttir
No one won the National Lottery’s jackpot on Saturday night, for the 7th week in a row. This is the…
Shooting In Iceland Leads To One Dead
by grapevine
A 59-year-old man, who opened fire within his home and at police, died in a confrontation with law enforcement –…
95 Years Ago Today, Iceland Became A Kingdom
by grapevine
On this day in 1918, Denmark and Iceland signed an historic agreement that would lead to the country’s independence less…
Why Is There No Dating In Iceland?
“So how did you meet your boyfriend,” one of the girls asked. “At Prikið,” one answered. “At Vegamót,” another said….
1993: Last March Of The Supergroups
The year 1993 might not seem like a pivotal time in popular music, but in retrospect, a lot of narratives…
World Cup Dream Shattered – Football Mania Over
by Ingibjörg Rósa Björnsdóttir
Iceland’s dream of qualifying for next year’s World Cup was shattered on Tuesday night when the national team was defeated…
Giving Life To The Walking Dead
In order to raise the dead, wait until midnight on a Friday or Saturday, preferably on the 18th, 19th, 28th…
The Friendliest Little Crime Fest In Reykjavík
Going into its first year, Iceland Noir, the first ever Icelandic literary festival dedicated exclusively to crime fiction, has already…
World Cup Dream Is Still Alive
by Ingibjörg Rósa Björnsdóttir
Iceland might be merely 90 minutes away from the 2014 World Cup in football , after a nerve-wrecking 0-0 draw…
Empty Seats At Tonight’s Match
by Ingibjörg Rósa Björnsdóttir
There will be a few hundred empty seats at the Iceland-Croatia match on Friday night, despite tickets having sold out…
Could Iceland Qualify For The World Cup?
by Mark Asch
The rational answer to this article’s titular question is, “Probably not, no.” But rational probability has long since ceased to…
Outdoor Swimming Pool Coming To 101 Reykjavík
by Ingibjörg Rósa Björnsdóttir
An outdoor pool, more hot tubs and a steam bath will be some of the new additions to historic Sundhöll…