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  • A Voyage to the Worlds of the Amsterdam System

    In a centrally located and often-travelled region of the Reykjavík galaxy lies a surprisingly seldom-visited solar system known as the Amsterdam system. How and why it received such a name is a mystery lost to time, but connotations of reckless debauchery and…

  • Wildly Imaginative, Creatively Liberated…

    Seven albums in, it’s easy to forget how special Björk’s voice is, but seeing her sing up close is perfect reminder. Her face twists and grimaces, giggles and grins as she goes through the rapture of belting out each note, from that…

  • The Essence Of Iceland

    The Essence Of Iceland

    There is certainly no lack for photographic coffee table books in the spectrum of Icelandic publications. Generally aimed at tourists and Icelandophile types, these books tend to show the usual suspects: majestic shots of glaciers, aurora borealis, Jökulsárlón and waterfalls. Although this…

  • Must Love Zombies

    Must Love Zombies

    There is something very addictive in this ongoing, apparently non-stop series. What can it be? Its 10th paperback volume is out now, and still there is no apparent plot, the characters are kind of regular and the dialogue is kind of regular…