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A Conversation With Björk

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As part of the promotional campaign for the new Voltaic box set, Björk Guðmundsdóttir gave out several interviews to the…

A Peter Parker Conforms: “The Truth Is Out There?”

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A great philosopher once said in a rather cryptic manner that nothing changes; one could say that our naked, tame…

You Can Take My Life, But You’ll Never Take My Freedom!

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“There are a bunch of crazy fanatics inside, but don’t worry, they’re all very friendly,” a young man tells me…

Movie Madness

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Having been pleasantly surprised by the quality of movies in last year’s IIFF with gems such as The March of…

The Geeks of Gotham

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“I liked acting in Catch and Release because they gave me a really big trailer.” Kevin Smith, known by his…

You’ll Be Dead in Three Years:

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The last 18 months have been productive for singer and songwriter Þórir Georg Jónsson (also known by his interesting stage…

Blues Gone Wild

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Bob Log III, the black sheep of Mississippi blues label Fat Possum Records, hit Iceland like a more hormonal, if…

REVENGE OF THE DRUM NERDS

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I’m well aware of the fact that in Iceland, famous people are not treated with the same degree of fawning…