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Controversial “Article 19” Used Against Activists, Statement Issued
Several Icelandic activists face now face criminal penalties, all of them charged with violating Article 19 of the Law on…
Trans Woman Pursuing Discrimination Case That Prosecutors Dropped
Two years after the incident originally occurred, prosecutors have dropped a case of discrimination against a trans woman. The woman…
Bill Re-Submitted To Allow Home Brewing For Private Consumption
by Owen Tyrie
Helgi Hrafn Gunnarsson, MP for the Pírate Party, has re-submitted a bill to lift the ban on home brewing for…
As Icelandic Pols Condemn Capitol Riots, US Embassy And Ambassador All But Silent
As Icelandic politicians across the political spectrum condemned yesterday’s insurrection at the US Capitol building, both the US embassy and…
Finance Minister Breaks COVID Restrictions, Scandal Ensues
It started with a somewhat innocuous announcement from the police blotter—and has now blown up into calls to disband the…
Sigur Rós Survives: Endings, Eddas And ‘Odin’s Raven Magic’
by Ciarán Daly
The end is nigh. You feel it in your bones. Each time you read the news, each time your phone…
A Cinematic Collection Of Souls: The Icelandic Love Corporation On ‘Psychography’
A teenager lies on the floor feeding herself popcorn with her feet. A woman in a glamorous outfit hopelessly sweeps…
Happy Icelandic Language Day!
Today is a special day in Iceland: “Dagur íslenskrar tungu” (literally “Day Of The Icelandic Tongue,” i.e. “Icelandic Language Day”)….
Time, Water and Viruses: Andri Snær Magnason Talks Translation, The Pandemic And The “Apausalypse”
“COVID-19 has almost suffocated the discussions surrounding global warming, but perhaps that’s the distraction that’s needed to change the course…
What Are Icelanders Talking About? The Topics Getting People Banned From The Comments
This probably won’t come as a surprise to our readers, but the hottest topic right now is the increased domestic…
New Intersex Treatment Bill Criticised By Former Prime Minister
by Jess Distill
Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, chairman of the Centre Party and former Prime Minister of Iceland, has criticised the government’s plan to…
Left-Green MP Resigns From Party Over Government’s Handling Of Refugee Family Case
Rósa Björk Brynjólfsdóttir, (now formerly) an MP for the Leftist-Green Party and long a critic of the policies of both…
Creating Context In The Cloud With Bergur Ebbi
How to sum up a conversation with Bergur Ebbi? It would seem the man has done it all. Study law,…
Iceland’s Costco Selling Gold Bars At Considerable Mark-Up
Costco, the warehouse store known for selling food and household goods and reduced prices, issued a new offer to its…
GusGus, The Impossible Band: 25 Years Of Intrigue, Drama And Music
by Sveinbjörn Pálsson and Hannah Jane Cohen
None of this was supposed to happen. GusGus was just supposed to be a short film, not a band. And…
Nuuk Residents Vote On Colonialist’s Statue
by Nico Borbely
A referendum recently took place for the residents of the Greenlandic capital Nuuk on whether to remove a statue of…
Beyond Words: Reykjavík’s City Libraries Use Art To Foster Interculturalism
by Poppy Askham
Some Reykjavik residents wish they could emulate Lizzo; others dream of skydiving or travelling to space. Yet more merely hanker…
In Wake Of Worker-Led Actions, Union Head Demands Gov’t Make Wage Theft Punishable
Sólveig Anna Jónsdóttir, the director of the labour union Efling, posted an open letter to the Icelandic government yesterday, calling…
Icelandic Companies And Offices Reminded To Include Nonbinary Gender Registration
In accordance with a law on gender determination passed by Parliament over a year ago, Icelandic companies and offices now…
Growing Calls For Reform Following House Fire That Killed Three Polish Workers
by Poppy Askham
Urgent calls for legislative change are growing in the wake of a house fire on Bræðraborgarstígur 1 that killed three…