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  • Editorial: Squeezing Summer For All It’s Got

    Editorial: Squeezing Summer For All It’s Got

    Even though the weather in the first week of June has tried its best to make us forget it, summer is finally here. For another three weeks, the days will continue to get longer until it will eventually feel like the sun…

  • The Race For A Great Summer

    The Race For A Great Summer

    In the summertime, Icelanders do anything for a good time Before we left our stinky turfhouses (some as late as the 1960s), winters were a time of quiet consolation when us farmers and fishermen stayed indoors. Ideally, everyone had worked their asses…

  • Victory! Reykja-biza Is Having Its Coldest Summer Since Only 1993!

    Victory! Reykja-biza Is Having Its Coldest Summer Since Only 1993!

    Rejoice, all ye who have suffered in this cold and wet Icelandic summer: You might have thought it was the worst summer in Reykjavík for 100 years, but it’s only the worst since 1993. Take that global warming! Reykja-biza is here! Today,…

  • Haukur’s 13th Editorial!

    Haukur’s 13th Editorial!

    So, this has been a pretty good summer, all things considered. We enjoyed some pretty good weather, drank some pretty good beers and saw some sights. We travelled around the country and pitched our tents, hiking up hills and mountains, seeking out seclusion, serenity…