All Kinds of Everything
Just take a peek in the windows of Fríða Frænka, the little grey corrugated metal house in downtown Reykjavík, and you’ll be hooked. This antique shop is enough to make [&hel
Different Opinions About the Future of the Bishop
Clergy of the National Church of Iceland are of varying opinions with regards to whether bishop Karl Sigurbjörnsson should resign altogether, step aside temporarily while a “
Muslim Cultural Center to Be Built
Three Muslim investors have bought a building in Reykjavík with the intention of creation a Muslim cultural center. The purpose of the center, Fréttablaðið reports, will be to
New Media Bill Attracts Strong Words from Former Editor
A new bill being submitted to parliament by Minister of Culture and Education Katrín Jakobsdóttir has evoked a strong reaction from former editor of newspaper DV for “banni
Wait for a Plot for Mosque Coming to An End?
Reykjavík city council told Fréttablaðið that they were optimistic that they can find a plot of land for Iceland’s Muslims to finally build a mosque, ten years after they
Dispatches From The Corpse-Painting Station
Just down road from the bruised, bloody, moshing mess of Eistnaflug’s main venue Egilsbúð was another den of depravity and darkness. Those who were brave enough ventured to Ent
Entrepreneurial Thinkers Unite!
There’s a whole lotta creativity oozing out of this little island. You can see it in the way people dress, the art people create, the stories they write and the […]
Ward of the State
In this place time is an abstract. Though it inches it still leaps. The crazies don’t mind, they just sit and stare into empty space. Time, for them, is irrelevant. […]
Confusion Surrounds ECA Program Deal
Numerous conflicting stories surround Dutch military consultancy firm ECA Program’s relationship with Iceland, many of which are related to former Minister of Transport and C
Magma Completes HS Orka Purchase, Despite No Government Approval
Magma Energy has completed purchasing its 98.5% stake of HS Orka, despite the fact that the Icelandic government put a freeze on the sale at the end of July until […]
MP’s “Slip of Tongue” Leads to Fashion Statement
Just days after Social Democrat MP Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir made a colorful statement on live radio, one fashion line decided to immortalize the exclamation on clothing. The in
Volcanic Ash Descends on Reykjavík
High winds are once again sending ash from Eyjafjallajökull over the capital area. Vísir reports that high winds over the south of Iceland, moving from east to west, are carrying
Book Review: 25 Beautiful Walks Walking Trails of the Greater Reykjavik Area
With author Reynir Ingibjartsson’s interest in his subject and sense of humour coming through every entry, 25 Beautiful Walks is a nature-walk-lover’s ode to Reykjavík. Each r
ECA Matter Causes Controversy UPDATED
Controversy has arisen surrounding outgoing Minister of Transport and Communications Kristján Möller and Dutch military consultancy firm ECA Program. Kristján contends he hasn&#
Former Justice Minister for President?
The prime minister’s assistant said that he’d like to see outgoing Minister of Justice Ragna Árnardóttir run for president of Iceland. Ragna had been hired as Ministe
Bjarnfreðarson
Georg Bjarnfreðarson is a fucked up, middle aged lunatic. And he’s in prison for murdering a woman. But, after Georg implements some “prisoner friendly” changes – mandator
DV Victim of Pervasive Online Attack
The news website dv.is found itself the unwitting accomplice of as yet unnamed sources looking to extract personal information from people accessing the site. The attack itself is
Heydalur: Western Magic
Moss covered lava fields, jutting cliffs, sheep-dotted mountains, roadside cairns—the treeless landscape from Reykjavík to the West Fjords kept my travel companion and I wide-ey
Meet Your New Government
The new ministerial line-up was announced at the president’s residence of Bessastaðir just before noon today, and there were a few surprises. Social Democrat Guðbjartur Han
The Power of Positive Thinking
Positive thinking is a skill that can be mastered just as Kung Fu or Tango. Some people have learned it from a very young age while other struggle to acquire […]
Snorkelling in Between Two Continents
Mother Earth is a stable, solid rock – that has always been something I was sure of. Walking on this special piece of earth called Iceland, this fundamental certainty vanishes. [