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Iceland Harbouring The Web’s “Sketchiest Sites”, NYT Report
Some of the internet’s “sketchiest websites” are registered at an Iceland address, the New York Times report in an extensive investigation. Published on October 9, NYT reporters revealed that sites dealing in identity theft, the spread of disinformation, and ransomware have found…
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The New York Times Report On Forced Sterilisations Of Disabled Women In Iceland
The New York Times published an investigative report on November 25 on the practice of forced sterilisation of disabled women across Europe. The report specifically focuses on the stories of Icelandic women who have undergone sterilisation at teh request of their caretakers,…
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Icelandic Composer Anna Þorvaldsdóttir Impresses New York
Icelandic composer Anna Þorvaldsdóttir recently performed her latest work, ‘Metacosmos’, in New York, receiving rave reviews from major American newspapers as “an orchestral odyssey through chaos and beauty.” A graduate of the University of California, Anna was named Kravis Emerging Composer by…
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Fall In Love With Emmsjé Gauti
Earlier this year, The New York Times reported on a set of 36 questions, created by psychologist Arthur Aron, that were designed to make you fall in love. We at the Grapevine decided to put it to the test with notorious local…
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Ask Your Völva
Many Icelanders around me were pretty upset last month when the Associated Press ran a story about an “elf lobby” joining environmentalist in their struggle to block road construction across a lava field. The story, which contained some factual errors, played up…