issue 03 2014
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President And Iceland’s Government Differ On Russia And Ukraine Conflict
Icelandic Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson has found himself having to defend recent remarks made by Icelandic president Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson on the subject of Russia and the Ukraine, which seem to contradict Iceland’s actual position on the conflict. Norwegian news service Nordlys,…
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Residence Permits Granted To Colombian Refugees
After facing certain deportation only weeks previous, an elderly woman, her daughter, and her seven-year-old granddaughter have been granted residence permits in Iceland. RÚV reports that the three – all originally from Colombia – were granted residence permits to remain in Iceland for…
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Madam President
Arriving at Vigdís Finnbogadóttir’s house just before noon on Friday, I find a note on the door: “Anna, please wait! I’m on my way,” signed “ViFi.” I go back to the car and nervously watch the clock. I do not want to…
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Bring Your Mobile To Hekla In Case Of Eruption
Police are asking people hiking Hekla to bring their mobile phones so that they can be forewarned in the event of an imminent volcanic eruption, reports Vísir. It is believed that an eruption is impending and may happen on short notice. The volcano…
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Old Couple Drive Into Store
An elderly couple on a shopping trip to Bónus supermarket accidentally crashed into three parked cars and pummeled through Z-Braut’s shop front, reports Vísir. “Thankfully no one was injured,” said Z-Braut shop owner Guðrún Helga Theódórsdóttir. “No one on the sidewalk and no…
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Just Another Snake Cult
Just Another Snake Cult’s ‘Cupid Makes A Fool Of Me’ could be described as a concept album on the theme of love. But if the very idea of such a thing is enough to make you run for the hills, stop and…
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“Genius Thrives on Rejection”
Former long-time resident of Kópavogur, singer-songwriter Leoncie–often self-styled as “Icy, Spicy Leoncie” or “The Indian Princess” (she was born and raised in Goa, India)–is, by her own estimation, a “200% Awesome musical wizard” and it’s hard to put a much finer point…
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Shrug Away The Stale Winter Torpor…
There is something incredibly alluring about the month of March: sometimes it’s the fresh and crispy scent of spring that lingers on the streets on sunny afternoons; other times it’s the lack of any sign that summer is approaching. One thing is…
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The Reykjavík Grapevine Design Awards 2014
For our fourth annual Design Awards, we once again rounded up a small panel of design-savvy folks to help us determine what was most cutting-edge in 2013. The following are the results: winners and runners-up in each of the four categories as…
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Sour Grapes and Stuff: Issue 3, 2014
From: Jacob Kruse <krusja03@luther.edu> To: [The Icelandic Association of Chicago] To the Icelandic Association of Chicago: Hello, my name is Jacob Kruse and I am excited to share with you that I have been chosen as a 2014 Snorri participant! I am…
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Northern Iceland: Where Winter Is Always Coming
The guy from New York has seen all three seasons of the television series ‘Game Of Thrones,’ “at least five times,” he says. He, a couple from Colorado, a father and son from New Zealand and South Korea, Nanna (our Icelandic photographer)…
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Iceland Is Feeling Pretty Insular
Come this time of year Icelandic households start receiving glossy catalogues in the mail with package deals to sunny destinations like Crete and Benidorm. It’s all the same: page after page of hotels with swimming pools that are a stone’s throw away…