What Does “Welcome Home” Signify?
The Icelandic Dance Company premieres its February production, Welcome Home, today. The show is intriguing in many ways. Most dance productions have a single choreographer calling
Jóhann Jóhannsson
It’s all very nice and atmospheric, but what’s the point? An unfair question, to be sure, but somehow one has come to expect more, and somehow Fordlandia feels all too [&hellip
Shorts, Beer-guts & Blastbeats
Owing to the fact that by some freak accident of nature the promoter managed to stick to the posted schedule, I rob myself of the always enjoyable Celestine, whose Cult […]
Hard Rock At Grand Rokk
It seems hardly a month can go by without another of Reykjavík’s few suitable live venues going under, so seeing Grand Rokk getting back into the game is a thing […]
Dr. Spock
Dr. Spock’s experimentation and unwillingness to have their music categorised makes them a hard thing catch on to right away. Hard rock mixed with some strange concepts and a dos
Fm Belfast
FM Belfast definitely will make some friends, and not just because they are such a sympathetic live band and generally awesome people. On “How to make friends”, the trio underl
Community without Authority
I am an anarchist and I know that the individuals who have placed themselves in power are dangerous to my community and me; therefore I consider them my enemies and […]
I Am Not An Icelander
I am an Icelandic person, living in New York. I don’t much care for the term ‘Icelander’. Not for any moral reason or ideological distinction, I just don’t like the [&helli
Monsters and Mythical Beings – Tilberi
This eleventh instalment in our Hugleikur Dagsson illustrated series of Iceland’s monsters and mythical beings (or are they?) tells of the Tilberi. And boy, is that one fuc
Minister of Business Says “Logical” to Adopt the Euro
Minister of Business Gylfi Magnússon believes Iceland needs to adopt a more stable currency, and says the euro would be the “logical” choice. At the same time, he beli
Unemployment Reaches 15,000
Unemployment amongst Icelanders aged 20 – 24 has crossed 11%, marking a five-fold increase in unemployment from the same month last year. Those 25 and older, up to 60, have [
Ísafjörður Takes Action on Dog Curbing
The town council of Ísafjörður passed a resolution calling for tougher measures against residents who don’t clean up after their dogs, citing a growing problem with animal
Stuff We Like!
‘All of Them Must Go’ – Naomi Klein’s recent Nation column is an excellent read. It directs some much-needed attention to the fact that politicians worldwide seem unable to
78% of Tourists to Húsavík Go Whale Watching
41,000 guests to Húsavík in 2007 spent roughly 129 million ISK on whale-watching alone that year. These tourists spent roughly 13,000 ISK per day, and 650 million ISK was generat
Immigration to Iceland Sees Decline
There were sharp differences in the number of people immigrating to Iceland between the years 2007 and 2008. Namely, thousands fewer arrived on these shores last year than the year
Stuff We Like!
In “Ice Storm”, Portfolio writer Joshua Hammer has crafted an eyebrow-raising and extremely readable profile of Iceland’s first lady, Dorrit Moussaieff, and her husband as th
Kreppa News
In financial crisis-related news: -Magnús Gunnarsson, the chairman of New Glitnir, and Valur Valsson, the chairman of New Kaupthing, submitted a joint letter of resignation to Min
Icelandic President “Misunderstood” by German Media
In an interview that Icelandic president Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson gave to the Financial Times Deutschland set off a media frenzy in Germany when the president was quoted as saying
Bubbi Morthens Performs Protest Concert at Central Bank
Icelandic rock veteran and former Idol judge Bubbi Morthens gave a free concert yesterday morning in front of the Central Bank, accompanied by one of his previous backing bands, Eg
Financial Times: Iceland’s Image Harmed
An article in the Financial Times contends that the conflict between Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and Central Bank chairman doesn’t improve Iceland’s credib
Article on Presidential Couple Causes Controversy
An article published in Condé Nast’s Portfolio depicts President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson and his wife Dorrit Moussaief arguing mildly about Iceland’s economy, past an