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All Roads In And Out Of Reykjavík Are Closed
Due to another snow storm, roads in Reykjavík are either closed or very dangerous to drive on, reports the Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration. All roads leading in and out of the capital city have been closed. Residents and visitors of Reykjavík…
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Icelandic Kid Annoyed By Gender Roles In Comics
“This is a serious issue,” wrote 9 year old, María Hjörvar, in a letter to the publisher of a comic book she reads, outlining gender inequality issues that she found worrying. “I’m not trying to tell you off but I am bringing…
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Uber Coming To Reykjavík?
Rideshare company Uber has gotten enough signatures to offer its services and begin working on marketing itself in Reykjavík, reports Viðskiptablaðið. Uber uses a smartphone application to facilitate rides between riders and drivers. Customers use the app to request rides and track…
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Carry Me, Mark Kozelek
Sun Kil Moon, the notorious North Korean dictator, ordered the execution of a series of puffins by firing squad as an apparent snub to a cooling of Iceland-DPRK relations, reports KCNA. “They don’t belong on our plates”, said the DPRK’s Taskforce on…
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Music Teacher Says Reykjavík Holds Negotiations Hostage
Pianist Hólmfríður Sigurðardóttir writes an article in Morgunblaðið, claiming that negotiations between music teachers and the Association of municipalities have been “taken hostage” by Reykjavík city. Music teachers have been on strike for three weeks, demanding, they say, comparable wages to teachers…
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Bringing The Sun To Reykjavík
The lights turned orange, people started cheering and throwing their arms up in the air — electro duo Klangkarussell kicked off their massive breakthrough hit ‘Sonnentanz’… and Reykjavík loved it! At midnight, on the dot, Klangkarussell took the stage and the party literally…
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Residents File Written Complaint Against Planned Home For Disabled
A group of Icelanders living near the proposed site of a home for the disabled have filed a formal complaint against the decision. Vísir reports that the written complaint “demands that this decision be taken back.” The decision in question is the…
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WORLD PREMIERE: A FANCY NEW OYAMA TRACK!
The hepcats of Oyama are all set to unleash their monster of a début album, Coolboy, which will be released in Iceland via 12 Tónar on November third (those fortunate enough to live in Japan can get it in less than a…
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WHAT THE FLIPPING HELL?
Alright. So this surveillance video from the Höfðatorg parking garage in Reykjavík has been making the rounds in Iceland and across the greater internet today, after the garage’s custodian, Albert Guðbrandsson, uploaded it to YouTube (having resisted the urge for an entire…
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SO2 Pollution Spikes In Reykjavík
The severity of SO2 pollution in Reykjavík is rising, reports RÚV. The air quality monitoring station in Grafarvogur – a neighbourhood of Reykjavík – measured 500 µg/m3 yesterday. The Icelandic Met Office expects similarly high numbers today. Once SO2 pollution rises over…
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A Guide To Reykjavík Bathrooms
Something that always seems to be missing in reviews of restaurants, bars, cafés and whatnot, is the bathroom. And when you think about it, the flowery potpourri smell in the bathroom might make up for a semi-flat beer, and stumbling upon a…
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Gnarr Donates Award Money To Women’s Shelter
Former Reykjavík mayor Jón Gnarr, who yesterday received one of the five Lennon-Ono Grants For Peace, has announced he will donate the award money to an Icelandic women’s shelter, Vísir reports. “We are in seventh heaven with this boy,” said Sigþrúður Guðmundsdóttir, director…
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Cyclists Grow By A Third In Reykjavík
More and more people in Reykjavík are turning to their bicycles to get around, reports DV. According to Reykjavík’s Department for Environment and Transportation the number of cyclists has grown by a third since last year. Four times a year, the city…
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Iceland Airwaves Sold Out
This year’s Iceland Airwaves has sold out, reports RÚV. The last ticket was sold yesterday though a few Icelandair packages remain up for grabs. The festival turns 16 this year and will be held from November 5 until November 9. In all 220…
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Men Trying To Lure Schoolchildren Into Cars
A letter has been sent to parents with children attending Vesturbæjarskóli elementary school in the western part of Reykjavík, warning them of strange men who have been trying to lure children into their cars, reports Vísir. The letter was sent after some…
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A Gaggle Of Geese
Helga Bjargardóttir was dressed like the morning after a slumber party: a polka dot dress, a blue cape, plastic necklaces, a pair of pink butterfly ears, and a matching wand. She looked exactly like so many other women I had seen downtown…
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Progressives Mock Muslims On Video
Reykjavík’s two Progressive councilpersons showed up at a student party uninvited and held forth in an incident captured on video. Vísir reports that last Friday night, political science and economics students from the University of Iceland were holding a party at Hverfisgata…
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Höfði-San: Shrimp Salesman Built A Replica Of A Reykjavík Landmark
Iceland became the focus of world attention when US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev met in Reykjavík in October 1986 to discuss nuclear disarmament. The powerful couple met at Höfði, a small villa on Borgartún, the street where the…
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Police Mistaken On Child Abuse Case
The police have declined to prosecute a case of child abuse at a local playschool, and the Ombudsman for Children says this is based on a legal misunderstanding. As reported, the playschool Leikskólinn 101 was shut down in August 2013 after video…
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MPs From 5 Parties Behind Keflavík Train Proposal
MPs from five parties have proposed the Icelandic government explore building a train between Keflavík and Reykjavík, as well as a train for the greater Reykjavík area. Vísir reports that the proposal has speakers from every parliamentary party except the Pirate Party.…
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A Turkish Taste At Last
When thinking of Mediterranean cuisine in Iceland, not much comes to mind save for the Italian restaurants that have for so long been a constant in the Reykjavík landscape. There have been few, if any, Greek restaurants for example, and hardly any…
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Progressive Wrong About Peace Tower
A Progressive city councilperson has questioned the cost of maintaining Yoko Ono’s Peace Tower, and was apparently misinformed about how the Peace Fund is used. RÚV reports that Progressive city councilperson Sveinbjörg Birna Sveinbjörnsdóttir has submitted a formal request to City Hall…
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Don Donuttio DiMaggio Of The County Fair
Just as the infinitely self-deprecating Don of the Springfield mafia couldn’t resist a tiny bicycle trick, I’m a gal who can’t deny the appeal of a mini doughnut (or donut, depending on your upbringing). From the classic Americana appeal of the Munchkin…