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Naturally Connected: Exploring Icelandic Artists’ Ties With Nature
Tore Størvold’s Dissonant Landscapes presents thoughtful reflections on Icelandic nature, music and national identity There exists a widespread narrative about Icelandic music’s connection with nature. Ever since the early days of Björk and The Sugcarcubes, when Icelandic artists started receiving international attention,…
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“So, Where Are You From?”
Most of us will recognise the common conversation opener, often used as a handy ice-breaker in awkward situations, or even as to express genuine interest into another’s background: “So, where are you from?” However, for me, as a mixed-race Icelander with darker…
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Kingdom Come: Inside Iceland’s Complicated Relationship With The Danes
Writing in ‘A Defence of Iceland’ in 1593, Arngrímur the Learned argued that “we are seriously to consider, what things, and how true, writers have reported of Iceland.” Made up of nearly thirty chapters, the document attempts to dispel foreign myths about…
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Ageing Population Struggling For Jobs
Employers are reluctant to hire people over the age of 50, even when they fulfil every requirement for a job, reports Vísir. According to Landssamband eldri borgara (National Association of Senior Citizens) Icelanders who lose their job after turning 50 struggle to…
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“More Icelandic Than The Flag”
In late June, Gunnars Majones, an Icelandic company known for its sauces—and more particularly for its marquis product, mayonnaise—announced that it had gone bankrupt, quite possibly, it must be noted, because the founder’s daughters and then-co-owners were making large withdrawals from the…