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Total Drama Iceland
Icelanders who lived through the first decade of the 21st century found it to be the most interesting, and the…
To Be Or Not To Be
Will October 6th, 2008 (the day Iceland’s luckless PM Mr. Haarde, asked God to help his poor nation since he…
The Decade Of Fine Arts
Ásmundur Ásmundsson looks back on ten years of artI am deeply honoured to have the opportunity to write for Reykjavík…
A Slice of Icelandic Christmas Through the Ages
How did a child-eating ogress, thirteen mischievous yuletide lads and a creepy bogeyman crash Jesus Christ’s birthday party? Ethnologist Árni…
Bringing It All Back Home
In the 1960s, pop music in Iceland was often referred to as Bítlatónlist (“Beatle music”) and today many even speak…
A Novel, A Translation and Unapologetic Plagiarisms
by Alda Kravec
Who’s not afraid of the big bad wolf of plagiarism? The poet and central character in Bragi Ólafsson’s second novel…
The Mysterious Case Of The Disappearing Icelandic Bloggers…
by Bob Cluness
As a creature born of the 21st century, I’m primed to live on information, especially that of the useless kind….
S.H. Draumur
by Bob Cluness
S.H. Draumur were a large part of the Icelandic underground music scene of the ‘80s, but their legacy was eventually…
“No Reason” Why Interpreters Can’t Be Allowed in Blood Banks
by grapevine
An immigrants rights expert told the Grapevine that privacy and confidentiality should not be an issue in letting interpreters accompany…
Adieu Eva Joly
Eva Joly shocked some of her admirers in Iceland when she said a few weeks ago that Iceland should join…
Dr. Gunni’s History of Icelandic Rock Part 25
by Dr. Gunni
International recognition has always been every ambitious Icelandic pop musician’s goal. And no wonder. Few settle for the limitations of…
Icelandic Volcanoes – HOW DO THEY WORK?!?
In the last week or so, there’s been a lot of speculation and rumour flying around about the potential for…
True North: Akureyri
On arriving in Iceland, it generally follows that tourists are bombarded with advertisements to experience either of two things. Firstly…
Exhibition Critical of Bank Crash Pulled
A group art exhibition concerning Icelandic visual arts history was suddenly cancelled, as it did not please the exhibition director….
Screaming Masterpiece?
by Rex Beckett
After a decade’s worth of editions of the Iceland Airwaves festival, the event has finally been captured for the big…
Apótekið – Thursday
Photo by Morgan Levy When you go to a music festival it is your ethical duty to do two things:…
This Was The Real Iceland
by Ian Watson
It is a little difficult to decide which of two ways to describe Sigurður Gylfi Magnússon’s new book ‘Wasteland With…
The Icelandic Electronic Odyssey
It’s been a good summer for electronic music in Iceland. At least three interconnected electronica collectives have been wreaking havoc…
Cinema Paradiso
A few left over champagne glasses on the counter are the sole evidence of the previous night’s big opening party…
EU: Good for the Icelandic Language?
by grapevine
An associate professor of translation studies has put forward the interesting argument that joining the European Union would actually help…
Former PM to Be Charged with Negligence
by grapevine
Parliament has just voted moments ago on the four individual former ministers that a parliamentary committee recommended face charges of…