Great Displeasure with Media Bill
A government bill calling for sweeping reforms in the Icelandic media is meeting with strong resistance, in particular with regards to increasing competition and supervision, and f
US Air Force Returning to Iceland
A unit of the US Air Force will be coming to Iceland this September in order to conduct NATO exercises – the third such visit from the US since the […]
ECA Program Still Waiting for Green Light
Dutch military contractors ECA Program are still waiting for finalized approval of the old NATO base in Keflavík for their operations. As reported last March, Minister of Transpor
Priests Begged for Forgiveness
Clergy from the National Church of Iceland, meeting with victims of sexual abuse at the hands of former bishop Ólafur Skúlason, expressed regret and asked for forgiveness. Dozens
Witnessing a show trial or seeing justice being done?
At a hearing in the case of the state against the “Reykjavík nine” on August 17th, Ragnar Aðalsteinsson, counsel to four of the accused, quoted one of the greater legal [&hel
Rökkuró: Í annan heim
Mrs. Burton Technically, Rökkurró makes no mistakes with tuning, rhythm and production; however, “Í annan heim” fails on a larger level. The album lacks musical intuition—
Perspectives of Cultural Night
Culture Night was full of cultural happenings. But it was also lacking in free waffles. If you missed out on the good times or just want to see how your […]
CSI: Reykjavík
Our stats this issue may be grim, but there’s a perfectly reasonable explanation. The murder of Hafnarfjörður resident Hannes Helgason on August 15 has put the topic in everyon
Sour grapes and stuff
MOST AWESOME LETTER: Dear Haukur, I am glad this is solved in your mind at least. Another topic : On a trip back from the US (June 22nd fromn NYC […]
Catharine’s 1st Editorial!
Ohmagawd you guys, I’m writing an editorial! That Haukur has been working too hard for too long not to take a lengthy vacation in some far away, exotic locale and, on route [&h
Björk Wins Polar Award
Björk Guðmundsdóttir received the Polar Music Prize at a ceremony in Stockholm. Presented to her by King Carl Gustaf, the award comes with a cash prize of one million Swedish [&
Wants to Propose Withdrawal from EU Talks
Social Democrat MP Mörður Árnason told reporters that he believes a proposal on withdrawing from talks with the European Union should be voted on at once. In apparent agreement
Most Parties with No Church Platform
No political party in Iceland, with the exception of the Leftist-Greens, have any particular platform with regards to the relationship between church and state. Vísir contacted a
Wants Investigation Investigated
Former Kaupthing chairman Sigurður Einarsson has been on the defensive, calling the charges against him “groundless” and saying that he wants an investigation conducte
Welcome To Gimli
Welcome to Gimli, where the Icelandic flag is as proudly raised at sunrise on the lawns of modest family homes as it is tattooed on the limbs of young men; […]
Young Leftist-Greens Call for Mosque in Reykjavík
The Young Leftist-Greens of Reykjavík passed a resolution last night calling upon city council to deal at last with the Muslim Association of Iceland’s request for a plot of
GRRRRR!
“Ok Bob now please don’t get angry with what I’m about to tell you…” One of the more fascinating things about my wife (other than she has never cooked a […]
Valgeir Sigurðsson: Draumalandið
Divested of the enviro-politic moving picture of the same name, this ceases to be a soundtrack and transcends even the status of an album, because everything about this collection
To EU Or Not To EU
Iceland’s EU accession talks commenced on July 27, and Bloomberg implied that they were fast tracked to July primarily due to increased pressure from Britain and the Netherlands
Proposal on Separation of Church and State to be Submitted This Fall
An MP for the Leftist-Greens will submit a proposal calling for the separation of church and state when parliament reconvenes this fall. Árni Þór Sigurðsson, vice chairman of t
How Close Are Magma and the Social Dems?
Fréttablaðið has uncovered documents that show numerous correspondences from Magma Energy to Minister of Foreign Affairs Össur Skarphéðinsson and Minister of Industry Katrín