Íslenski barinn
Opened earlier this year, Íslenski Barinn (The Icelandic bar) is a mid-range restaurant serving Icelandic food, bistro style. With a purposely cheesy brand, cosy décor and a roof
European Champions
The only negative thing to say about this book and these series of Tove Janssons’s comic strips is that they make you jealous. Jealous of the fact that they are […]
A Lost Horse Found In Reykjadam
The Lost Horse Gallery has moved from the old converted stable at Skólastræti 1 and found a new home on Vitastígur 9a. Reykjadam/Amstervík is the first exhibition on the new [&
Haukur’s 12th Editorial!
For some reason, I don’t have a lot to say this time around. No witty comments or clever analyses to espouse. If there ever were any. However, I did recently receive […]
The New Rafskinna Is Out!
The good people behind Rafskinna have been hard at work over the past year aggregating stuff for the third issue of everyone’s favourite DVD magazine. Bearing the theme ‘Reflec
Cosmic Call
Cold Hands, the track, introduces matters and sounds like Cosmic Call have collectively eaten a bunch of U2 and Kings Of Leon albums and recorded their subsequent vomiting session.
Árstíðir
Árstíðir bring a bit of a free loving, hair-flowing feel with their début, living up to their reputation as modern-day Simon and Garfunkels. While the actual sound of the music
Financial Times: Iceland Fighting Back on Debt Policy
An opinion piece in the Financial Times contends that the Icelandic parliament’s redrawing of debt conditions with regards to Icesave fights “oppressive measures”
Iceland to Sign EXPO 2010 Agreement with China
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will today sign an agreement with Chinese authorities to take part in the EXPO 2010 in Shanghai. A statement from the ministry says that IcelandR
Icelanders Just As Happy Now As Before Financial Crisis
According to a new survey from the Public Health Institute of Iceland, Icelanders are just as happy now as they were before the financial crisis. The institute conducted the last [
Prime Minister pens opinion column in the Financial Times
The Financial Times published a letter written by Iceland’s Prime Minster Jóhanna Sigurdardóttir yesterday titled “Icelanders are angry but will make sacrifices.” In the le
Icesave protest largely attended
A protest in front of parliament, orchestrated by Indefence, was attended by an estimated 3,000 people yesterday afternoon. The demonstration was intended to protest the current fo
Whaling season a great success so far
The whaling season in Iceland has been a great success thus far, with 110 whales being killed to date – 64 fin whales and 46 minke whales. What’s more, none […]
Saving Iceland protests Helguvik smelter
Vehicle access to the site of the Helguvik smelter construction was successfully blocked at 7:00 this morning when three Saving Iceland members chained themselves along the access
Já to babies, nei to weddings
If you’ve been noticing an unusually large number of swelled abdomens and designer baby carriages on the streets of this fair city you deserve a pat on the back for […]
Opposition to Icesave deal foreshadows large-scale emigration
A Capacent-Gallup poll conducted in the latter half of July indicated that a large majority of the Icelandic people oppose the idea that the government should approve the bill on [
That’s a huge boat!
The Kruzenstern, a tall-ship in the fleet of the Russian Federation, is in town for the weekend and is open to ye land-lovers for boarding. The 83-year-old ship is housing [&hellip
Eva Joly, uncensored
By now, all interested parties have likely read the letter penned by Ms. Eva Joly, the French-Norwegian judge hired on by the Icelandic government to investigate the financial coll
Central Bank to lift capital controls
The capital controls that have been sustaining the value of the krona since the economic collapse last October will begin to be lifted gradually in November, the Central Bank annou
The Word is a Virus
Imagine a poem so robust and resourceful that it could survive humanity. Imagine that the Americans finally go completely bonkers and rip the globe apart with liberational glee, th