MAKING HISTORY:
Acting on an election promise to further equality, Zapatero began by breaking the European political mould by appointing 50% of his cabinet portfolios to women. In a recent intervi
Getting Warmer, Post-Colonial Style
Species that form the basis of indigenous lifestyles -whales, seals, reindeer, and many birds- are under increasing threat from climate change. Impacts include melting permafrost i
“HI. MY NAME IS THOR, AND I’M AN ALCOHOLIC”
Some try to explain this alcoholic phenomenon by pointing out various factors, such as the climate, the extremes of light and night, and most recently, that the answer is is [&hell
Does a Uniform a Soldier Make?
In early September, we printed a feature on the Icelanders in Afghanistan, posing the question whether they were soldiers or not. Because of the three Icelanders who have sadly bee
The Meeting of the Bear Men
It was clear that these people had something in common that strongly bound them together and they were happy to have found their kind – hence the laughter created by […]
A CHANGE OF TERMS
A roadside. A tree. Chattering. Phone rings, a Bob Marley tune. Godot (At the other end): Guys? Vladimír: Yeah. G: Hey. V: Er, hi. G: It’s Godot. V: Ah, yes, […]
On graphic design and Iceland
The first floor of the exhibition “Graphic design In Iceland,” currently in Hafnarhúsið, is mostly dedicated to the early days of the craft, about a century ago, when the typ
The Reykjavík Film Festival
What’s the difference between a big-budget feature film and a low-budget independent film? The assumption once was that major releases got the money for their promotion because t
Bitter Coffee or: The Worst Mood in the History of This Director
What got you interested in film making? I first got interested in film making when I changed a short story which I had sold to a literature magazine in Iceland […]
The Struggle for New Iceland
by Valur Gunnarsson TAKE 1: The Vikings Relations between North Americans and Icelanders did not get off to an auspicious start. The Icelanders came upon nine Native North American