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Updated: Body Of Missing Woman Found

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UPDATE: Sandra Líf Þórarinsdóttir Long, who had been missing since Saturday night, was found dead on the beach at Álftanes…

Electric Dreams: Evil Suburban Kids – Make The Scene Great Again

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Evil Suburban Kids (ESK) is an emergent collective hosting regular dance-music events around town that showcase broad-minded DJs and musicians…

Coronavirus Impacting Iceland’s Stocks Of Vape Supplies

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One of the unforeseen consequences of 2019-nCoV, better known as the coronavirus, is that Iceland is fast running out of…

Man Buried In Avalanche Yesterday Dies From Injuries

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More details have come in this morning about yesterday’s avalanche at Móskarðshnúkar, a mountain just east of Mt. Esja, north…

Avalanche North Of Reykjavík: Missing Hiker Found Buried In Snow, Flown To Hospital

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Only one of the two hikers who were in the area of an avalanche at Móskarðshnúkar was buried in the…

Avalanche Strikes North Of Reykjavik, Two People Missing

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Rescue workers have been called to Móskarðshnúkar, a mountain just east of Mt. Esja, north of Reykjavík, in response to…

Exploring The South: Herstory And Day Drinking With Ladies In Film

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While rushing looking for bus stop #6 I hoped to find a group of women that, like me, were arriving…

Taking Out The tRASH: HATARI x tRASHY Clothing Team Up

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“It was insane,” Palestinian fashion designer Shukri Lawrence says, looking back on the moment Hatari pulled out their Palestinian flag…

The Top Five News Stories In Iceland Of 2019

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2019 was an eventful year for news, and some of it was actually good news, too. There were some stories,…

Lava, Water And Everything In Between: Finding Fire And Ice On The Southern Coast

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The words “Fire & Ice” might conjure up thoughts of a certain, off-the-radar HBO show, but on a chilly Reykjavík…

Rural Iceland Still Dealing With Power Problems From Last Weeks’s Cyclone

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Numerous regions of rural Iceland, especially in the north, are still experiencing difficulties getting electricity to homes in the area…

Body Of Missing Teenager Found

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The body of a teenaged boy who went missing after being knocked into a river by a wave of slush…

Boy Missing After Falling Into River While Helping Farmer Clear Snow

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A young boy fell into the river of Núpá in North Iceland last night, RÚV reports, while helping a farmer…

Best Of Reykjavík 2019: Best Place For Aurora Spotting

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So, you’ve shopped in the shops, drank the drinks, and eaten all the foods. And whilst those things are all…

Airwaves 2019 Saturday Super-Review: Funky JóiPé & Króli, Auður’s Energy & More Hatari

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Alas, Airwaves is over. I will not say do not weep, for not all tears are an evil. The Grapevine…

Food Of Iceland: Liquorice

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Liquorice gets a bad rap internationally, thanks to black jellybeans being the worst candy ever made, as well as Twizzlers…

Mystery Surrounds Series Of Missing Cats In Mosfellsbær

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Cats have been disappearing under mysterious circumstances in the town of Mosfellsbær, Fréttablaðið reports, and while there are numerous speculations,…

Good Weather Not Needed: Exploring Snæfellsnes In Autumn

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Autumn. An elusive season in Iceland, it briefly makes an appearance as the endless summer days draw to a close,…

Hannah Gadsby On ‘Douglas,’ PC Culture, Cher & More

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Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby’s international career ironically kicked off after she announced that she was quitting comedy in her furious…

We Used To Hate It, Now We Miss It: Almar Atlason’s ‘Thirst & Promises’

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Almost four years ago, Almar Atlason, a first-year art student at the Iceland Arts Academy, had a final project. Naturally,…

Work On Hverfisgata A Nuisance: Construction Lags While Businesses Suffer

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The eastern stretch of Hverfisgata closed on May 20th and is slated to remain closed until late September while road…