Round and Round Around Route 1
The last time I came to Iceland, in 2006, I drove the 1,339 km Ring Road in 27 hours. My best friend and I came flying out of Reykjavík in […]
Arnarstapi
One of the benefits of living in the greater- Reykjavík area is a convenient closeness to nature. It essentially means that no matter how involved in business, barhopping or Nu- [
The Einar Jónsson Museum
The first art museum in Reykjavík, the Einar Jónsson museum, opened in 1923. The history of this beautiful building goes back to 1909 when the beloved artist offered to give [&he
Saving Iceland Mega Concert
A barefoot girl with long blonde hair reaching down to her lower back was dancing enthusiastically to the deserving catchy beats of Retro Stefson when I entered NASA on a […
Ipswich vs. Gavin Portland
In one corner we have the residents of Ipswich – one of Britain’s oldest and most historic towns – who number about 117,986. Their town is built beside an estuary […]
Thrash Revival
There’s still hope my friend,” bellowed I Adapt’s singer Birkir. The second band on stage, these hardcore mainstays pounded through Future in You, from their recent 7” rele
GusGus at Glastonbury
How do you explain an Icelandic dance band playing Glastonbury’s Jazz Stage? If you’re GusGus’s President, President Bongo to be precise, you simply redefine musical genres t
Brim
As many comparisons as Iceland gets with Hawaii, it certainly seems to lag behind its Pacific counterpart in the way of Surf and Skate apparel stores. Brim, an enormous surfwear, [
Classic Toys Return
Back in the old days, Icelandic children couldn’t run out to the next over-stuffed toyshop to stock up on plastic dolls, action figures or computer games, if they happened to [&h
Café Flóra
The Reykjavík Botanical Garden (Grasagarðurinn), located in the Laugardalur valley, is truly a hidden oasis in the city. Established in 1961, it contains a large collection of va
Fljótt og Gott
The journey down to the BSÍ bus terminal for my first bite of boiled Icelandic sheep’s head was not a cakewalk. I wanted to be a man, but I wasn’t […]
From the Editor’s Chair
Issue number 61 is done, and I am off for a summer vacation. I will be back, hopefully, but at this stage it is probably too early to make any […]