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The Identity of Us
Meet four Icelanders changing the face of arts and culture The past 30 years have brought about the biggest demographic shift in Iceland since disgruntled Norwegian pagans settled here more than 1000 years ago. In the decade leading up to 2022, the…
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Logi Pedro Album Release – “My Iceland Is Colourful”
Logi Pedro’s second album ‘Undir bláu tungli,’ meaning ‘Under the blue moon,’ is being released today, RÚV reports. It has been in production for two years, with its first songs written in the autumn of 2018, soon after the release of Logi’s…
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Beyond Words: Reykjavík’s City Libraries Use Art To Foster Interculturalism
Some Reykjavik residents wish they could emulate Lizzo; others dream of skydiving or travelling to space. Yet more merely hanker after a dozen parakeets and a bunch of grapes. Or at least that’s what the Reykjavik City Library’s collaborative collage “I Wish…
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Don’t Ask Nanna: About The Katla Volcano
Dear Nanna, So, is Katla gonna blow? Vulcan Hey Vulcan, Let’s just say, in my professional opinion as a bad advice columnist, that the Katla volcano will definitely erupt, unleashing upon the world a tide of molten lava so violent it induces a…
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One Class, 14 Languages
In case Iceland’s burgeoning multiculturalism was in any doubt, one school lays the matter to rest once and for all. In a sample size of a single 9th grade class from Fellaskóli, RÚV reports, the 24 students therein represent 13 different nationalities…
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Photos From Multicultural Day
Hundreds attended yesterday’s Multilcultural Day, celebrating the diversity of Reykjavík’s many residents. Iceland’s capital is home to over 160 nationalities, and a great many of them were represented at the event, which began with a march from Hallgrímskirkja to City Hall. Inside,…
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WAR ON CHRISTMAS: Finally, An Icelandic Front
Anyone who’s followed American politics, or switched to Fox News over the holidays, knows that a full blown war is raging at this very moment: The War On Christmas. On the battlefield, the godless forces of Politically Correct liberals—who want to take…
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Wanted: The Icelandic Christmas Mood
When they stop stacking the Rjómi (heavy cream) neatly on the supermarket shelves, you know Christmas is just around the corner. The Rjómi hasn’t disappeared though. Entering the walk-in cooler (don’t forget your jacket!) you’ll see a huge container spilling over with…
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Being The Other
I won’t soon forget the day I was finally awarded Icelandic citizenship. Having moved to Iceland eight years previous, I fulfilled all the necessary requirements for a non-Schengen immigrant – I had been living continuously in Iceland for at least the past…