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66 Degrees of Sound: Artist Spotlight — Xiupill
As we sprint through the end of our transition to biweekly summer issues, we kick off another weekly rotation of 66 Degrees of Sound. This week’s Artist Spotlight is with the genre-bending self-described “boy band” Xiupill and it’s an absolute banger! Two…
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Harpa: The Wind Sings Through Art With New Sculpture
A new abstract sculpture made in celebration of Harpa’s 10th anniversary was introduced to the public in front of the concert hall this past weekend. Prime minister Katrín Jacobsdóttir unveiled Elín Hansdóttir’s artwork on Saturday. Vísir reports that the work was selected…
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Old Norse, New Audience: Dr. Jackson Crawford’s Curious Path From Academia To Youtube
Up in the Rocky Mountains of Wyoming, a pickup truck pulls over and out steps a pair of cowboy boots. A man saunters toward the camera and, tipping his brimmed hat, begins to lecture about historical language change and umlaut mutation. Far…
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Eggshibition: A Celebration Of Eggs And Their Historic Symbolism
“I’ve always thought of it as being normcore, even tacky, but the more I thought about it the more I appreciated its symbolic charge.” The voice of Icelandic artist Rán Flygenring is loud and clear through the phone as she explains the…
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Monster Of The Month: Móri – Ghost
Shortly before the turn of the 20th century, a young girl travelled from Reykjavík to the nearby hot springs of Laugar to do her washing. While at her work there, she felt an unpleasant presence and became sick at heart and nauseous.…
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Monster Of The Month: Ljósálfur, The Light-Elf
“Elves are the noblest and most distinguished of all earthly creatures. Their similarity to us humans is such that when one hears of light-elves—that most gentle breed of elves—one can not help but think that they are our long-dead kinsmen and forefathers,…
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Do Winter & Summer “Freeze Together?” Weather Myth EXPOSED
Each year in Iceland, the first Thursday after the 18th April each year is the official beginning of the summer, marked by a national holiday. That’s today! Happy summer. According to a well-known Icelandic legend, if the eve of this holiday suffers…
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Weird Icelandic Spirits Revealed
If you’re interested in “Icelandic stuff” (which let’s face it, you probably are if you’re on this website – thanks for that, by the way, we love you) you may have caught a glimpse of Arngrimur Sigurðsson’s Duldýrasafnið project on social media…