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Happening This Week: The Past, “Presence” and The Future
It’s a new year. A time of reflection and resolutions. Of reflecting on what’s been and resolving not to do it again. The calendar on the wall has been replaced, and there are still 350 blank little boxes left to scribble on.…
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Happening This Weekend: Tattoo Expo
Yes, it hurts. Yes, it does last forever. No, it doesn’t “mean” anything. Yes, it will be there when I’m 70. Trust us, get a tattoo and you’ll be answering these questions for the rest of your life. At the same time,…
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Götuleikhúsið Turns Reykjavík Into A Stage
Before the city was swept up in the Icelandic men’s football team’s performance against Austria on June 22, a different kind of performance took place at Ingólfstorg. A group of young actors dressed in football uniforms danced their way down Austurstræti before…
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Músiktilraunir: Where Young Musicians Learn To Fly
“Nobody is born an artist. You need to practice, and have a venue to do so.” So says Ása Hauksdóttir in her calm and soothing voice, in between sips of a double cappuccino of her own making. Ása is the head of…
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Sjálfsbjörg Caseworker On Strætó’s Incompetence: Driving In Circles
When an eighteen-year-old girl with severe development disabilities went missing for seven hours in early February, people were naturally worried. Like usual, Ólöf Þorbjörg Pétursdóttir had gotten into a van operated by the public bus company Strætó, which she relies on to…