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Pioneering Sculptures
by Zoë Robert
You’ll find Ásmundarsafn, the Ásmundur Sveinsson Sculpture Museum, in a unique building near Laugardalslaug swimming pool, just outside of the…
Women Paint the Town Pink
by Zoë Robert
Women around the country took part in the annual National Women’s Day celebration on June 19. The event marks the…
Bubbling Icelandic Design
by Zoë Robert
If 18th century governor of Iceland and entrepreneur Skúli Magnússon were alive today he would be a happy man. After…
Peddling Death Metal to the Gore Starved Masses
The Buffalo born, Tampa raised band Cannibal Corpse has long been a staple of the Death Metal genre. Their lyrics…
Bastards of the World
When going to a concert in Reykjavík, it’s all too easy to acknowledge the eternal coolness of the Icelandic music…
Hydrogen (Brain) Power
by Zoë Robert
You won the award together with two others. How does that work? The official explanation is that Professor Sigfusson gets…
The Nature / Culture Duality
The other day I was in Skaftafell, the most renowned National Park in Iceland. A series of didactic panels are…
Share Your Ancestors
by Ian Watson
Iceland’s genealogy is nearly done. “Finishing” a whole nation’s genealogy would be unthinkable in North America or Western Europe, where…
Expanding the Documentary Culture
Reykjavík Documentary Workshop is a newly founded independent documentary association with the goal of spreading the culture of documentary filmmaking…
Sour Grapes
Dearest Ed & Grapevine, Allow me to apologize for my previous letter to Grapevine and its suggestion to alter your…
A Modern Treasure Hunt
Geocaching is a hobby where people seek small treasures that other geocachers have hidden. This is done with the help…
Reykjavík Burns
It was just before two p.m. on the last day of winter, Wednesday, April 18. Hressó – a popular bar…
A Day Trip to the South Coast: Skógar
If you continue driving east along the ring road, you will soon notice another one of Iceland’s remarkable waterfalls, Skógarfoss,…
The Fisherman’s Burden – too many fish in the sea?
After reading a recent Liberal Party advertisement in the papers, shockingly not a joke despite being printed on the first…
A Day Trip to Borgarfjörður: Reykholt
No traveller interested in the country’s history should ignore a trip to Reykholt, a parsonage in Reykholtsdalur valley that has…
A Day Trip to Borgarfjörður: Borg á Mýrum
The west coast of Iceland is rich with history and interesting sights to explore. The area isn’t only known for…
The Arty East
“By organising a unique international film and video festival here in Egilsstaðir, we are trying to get rid of the…
No Love for Porn!
One of Iceland’s main selling points has always been “purity”, a trait on which Icelandair has capitalized with the tantalizing…
The Faroe Islands: Remote and Isolated, yet Oddly Familiar
Two days before our Friday departure to the Faroe Islands, my photographer asked, “Did you book a room yet?” “It…
A Day Trip to Snæfellsnes Peninsula
Snæfellsjökull Glacier Distance from Reykjavík: ca. 19km Snæfellsjökull glacier, a 1,446-metre high volcano on the western part of the Snæfellsnes…
Recent Books about Iceland
by Ian Watson
The Ice Museum: In Search of the Lost Land of Thule By Joanna Kavenna. The Ice Museum is a kind…