THE TYRANNY OF DISTANCE
It used to be terribly expensive to get away from here. There were only flights available through one airline and a ferry that only sailed during the short summer to […]
Learning Icelandic the Easy Way. Can It Be Done?
The very first phrase I learned in Icelandic was “the gramophone is on the table.” It’s not something I have had much cause to say in Iceland, or indeed, anywhere. […]
Religion without God
This definition fits the descriptions of God as given by the three major monotheistic religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam), along with their offshoots, and two of the other
Echoes of the PastEchoes of the Future
A woollen raincoat cased in transparent plastic, ice cubes in the shape of Iceland, (Klakinn, as they call it), a sphere of lava as a mobile dwelling for hidden people. […]
Voices in the Waterfalls
Rúrí represented Iceland at the 50th Venice Biennale 2003 with the multimedia installation Archive – endangered waters. The work is finally displayed in Reykjavík at the N
TEABAGS & TUNES
In fact, some of the lyrics to her songs date back to her childhood in Denmark, when at the age of eight or nine, Sigríður started writing rhymes as gifts […]
CURVER SÆR 1991-1994
He’s turned everyday things like eating hamburgers and tidying his room into a form of art, but it was through his not so everyday music that Birgir Örn Thoroddsen originally [&
HURTING MY DICK: A Review of the Rolling Stones
Charlie’s Good Tonight Charlie is brilliant and right on the button as usual. Track one on CD2 is the hottest version of “ NEIGHBOURS” I have ever heard! Now this […]
Winter Lights Festival
Here you find the complete winter lights festival schedule.