Enjoying Emptiness
Artist Sigurður Guðmundsson has been unusually prominent in the Icelandic art scene this year, publishing a new novel, exhibiting his early photographic work in Reykjavík and in
Noam Chomsky to Be Guest at RIFF
Linguist and political thinker Noam Chomsky will be a guest at the Reykjavík International Film Festival (RIFF), and is taking your questions now. According to the official site o
Search for Gold in East Iceland Ends
An Australian mining company’s search for gold in east Iceland has been concluded, with no nuggets found. According to RÚV, Platina Resources say that their metals prospecti
New Birth Record Set in Iceland
More babies were born in Iceland in 2009 than in any recorded year previous in the country. Statistics Iceland reports that all told, 2,561 boys and 2,466 girls were born […
Mayor: “I Was Kidding”
Reykjavík mayor Jón Gnarr clarified his position on pornography today after a remark he made during an interview with the AFP sparked harsh criticism from other Icelandic politic
Mayor’s Internet Porn Use Discussed in City Hall
Due to a remark in an interview with the foreign press that Reykjavík mayor Jón Gnarr goes online to look at “mostly porn,” the matter will now be brought up [&hellip
Morgunblaðið Loses Third of Subscribers in the Past Year
Since former Central Bank chairman Davíð Oddsson was hired as the paper’s co-editor, Morgunblaðið’s subscriptions have dropped by a third. According to data from Ca
Denied Residence Permit Because of her Husband
A woman from Brazil who has lived in Iceland for two years now has been denied a residence permit, because her husband has a criminal record. According to Vísir, despite […
Local Social Dems Welcome ECA Program
The Social Democrats of Reykjanesbær applaud former Minister of Transportation and Communications Kristján L Möller for telling the Civic Aviation Authority to give Dutch milita
The Real Deal
Take One: My charming date and I had spoons and forks on the brain and simultaneously declared “Aha! Let’s venture up Laugaveur to Ban Thai!” So that is what we […]
Sorry Breiðholt, but I´d Rather be a 101 Douchbag Whore
Right now I’m happy. I know it won’t last but right now I feel a good sense of calm surrounding me like a gooey comfort blanket. Why? Well, after months […]
Farewell, but not goodbye, to the House band from Hell…
I love free shit. If there is something that I can get for nothing, then my grasping mitts are all over it. And when Iceland’s premier death metal monkeys, Severed […]
Jonsí is Way Out West
It is closing in on midnight in Slottskogen in Gothenburg and singer M.I.A. is the last act to take the big stage on a Friday night for the Way Out […]
“Travis Bickle” is Back
The rancid repertoire of the intravenous fiend strikes fear in the hearts of everyman Joe. Sprawled like a sack of waste across the backseat, seeking either another fix or extreme
New Website for Learning Icelandic Opens
Icelandiconline.is – a website specifically designed for people to teach themselves Icelandic – has formally opened. Opened by former president Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
Calls PM’s Visit “Provocative”
Another Faeroese MP has spoken out against Icelandic Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir’s visit to the Faeroe Islands, calling her traveling to the country with her wif
Tourists Decrease, Icelanders Traveling Abroad Increases
According to the latest figures from the Icelandic Tourist Board, while there were fewer tourists this August than there were last August, more Icelanders have traveled abroad this
Faeroese MP Refuses to Dine with Iceland’s PM for “Religious Reasons”
Jenis av Rana, chairman of the Christian Centrist Party of the Faeroe Islands, told Faeroese media that for Icelandic Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir to come to the Faeroe
Krua Thai
With watering mouths, my date and I arrived at Krua Thai. On our way to the harbour, where the restaurant is located, we talked about coconut milk, lemon grass an
Experimentalism is a Humanism
A few days ago (the rather awful) writer’s magazine Writer’s Digest tweeted the following: “Free short story competition to raise awareness for those suffering from depressio
Rip It Up and Start Again
Þeyr, an Icelandic musical phenomenon shrouded in a veil of mystery and deliberately obscure, recorded seven albums from 1980- 1983 and were undoubte