Letters
Good Afternoon, (or would HOWDY be better) I have been the editor of Iceland Explorer, (you have heard of us haven´t you ??) for the last 5 years. You guys […]
HORST TAPAS
On a hot and sultry day like this it is particularly appropriate to enjoy a round of Tapas. The only restaurant in Reykjavik specialising in this Spanish culinary delight is [&hell
A MINISTER PLEASE
The Tourism board pointed out that they have been pleased witht the response to their poster campaigns on the Tube and in the Metro, and that they plan to continue […]
WAVING A PIRATE FLAG
Seditious Superstar “She sings funny. And she don´t dance all that great either,” a character says in the film Dancer in the Dark about Björk´s persona, Selma. And B
THE NEXT IDOL…
Poetry Stakes Its Claim on Entertainment Ten poets will compete to be the next great…well, to win some prizes, probably (Davíð is on the prowl for them as we speak [&hellip
Juicy Fruits
As a result, Bryndís and Sigrún got to spend the summer doing what they love – making clothes. The girls were given a project to design clothes for the twenty-seven [&helli
American Indie
American Indie Days are starting in Háskólabíó on the 25th of August. The opening film will be Supersize Me. If Michael Moore´s Fahreinheit 9-11 shows us the geopolitical effe
THERE IS NO HAM IN HAMBURGER
We take English for granted. But if we explore its paradoxes, we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea […]
NO, NAY, NEVER
The museum itself has primarily been a venue for exhibitions and various creative events, but it is becoming increasingly focused on its position as a setting for both domestic and
THE BLACK HEART OF LOU REED
The poet must find the medium to suit the times. In ancient Greece, Homer and his cohorts would sing their epic poems. In the Middle Ages, poems troubadours would go […]
Cigarettes and Mint Tea
Yeah, we hit Germany rolling and came up shooting, sunglasses on, with a rum bottle in one hand and a hotel key in the other. We immediately went to our […]
James Brown works Laugardalshöllin
From the Godfather of punk to the Godfather of funk. And, of course, soul. To my generation, James Brown first appeared coming out of the floor, singing Living in America […
Editorial: ROCK AND ROLL
One fine mornin’, she puts on a New York station And she couldn’t believe what she heard at all She started dancin’ to that fine, fine music Her life was […]
HIP HOP TAKES CENTER STAGE IN REYKJAVÍK
The only disappointment of the evening was Geno Sydal, whose laid-back style could not make the transition to the fist-pumping persona he took on for the show. Amiable and likeable
TIME FOR THE BULLET?
The film was made almost 15 years ago when farmers had no option but to leave their farms for the city. It was part of a trend that started half […]
The Politeness of Icelanders
Come on, we’ve all bitched about it – polite mannerisms are relativity unheard of here. But another surprisingly polite saying is ‘takk fyrir síðast’ which directly t
BEERMAN IN THE ROUGH
It is common practice to start drinking in the car on the way. Somebody gets to be the designated driver and, since he´s usually the only one that cares by […]
DRINKING IN THE SHOWER
Much of my childhood was spent messing around in the local swimming pools and as a logical progression, I got hooked on long, hot showers. This habit caused some frustration [&hell
LIKE “DALLAS”, ONLY WITH SOFT DRINKS
1. ORKA The mother of all power drinks. Using the foolproof blend of ginseng, guarana and caffeine, Orka (which means “power”) not only has more drink per volume than competing
HASSANS WORLD
A black woman wearing an Icelandic national costume, but actually she’s Italian, a member of the Icelandic Alþingi with adopted South American children, countless men with Thai
CARRYING A CAMERA EVERYWHERE
So Gunnar and Ingólfur Egilsson’s grandfather, Gunnar Hannesson, has a show downtown. He died in 1976, but in the years prior earned himself a stable career in photography, publ