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  • Icelanders Object To Pay Toilets At Bus Station

    Icelanders Object To Pay Toilets At Bus Station

    When a private company set up pay toilets at a public bus terminal, a group advocating for the poor issued strong objections, saying in part that it hits those most likely to use the bus hardest. Mjódd is a bus terminal in…

  • Man’s T-Shirt Becomes National Celebrity

    Man’s T-Shirt Becomes National Celebrity

    A scathing political t-shirt belonging to music teacher Michael Jón Clarke has become a viral sensation in Iceland. The t-shirt features pictures of two prominent politicians and a luxury SUV with the tagline: Fired the the cleaning ladies but bought themselves luxury…