US Journalist Believes Iceland Sets Example For America
Renowned journalist and former Newsweek editor Fareed Zakaria, speaking on the CNN segment “What In The World?”, reviews Iceland’s constitutional revision process
Sour grapes and stuff
MOST AWESOME LETTER: Here’s a story for you. I have taken three vacations to Iceland over the past several years and enjoyed my experiences, until last night. &n
Building Momentum In Moss
Markús Þór Andrésson is curating the Nordic BiennialThe sixth-annual Nordic Biennial is coming up on June 18 in Moss, Norway. But don’t worry if you can’t be there. The the
Ölkelda: The Mineral Water Isn’t For Sale—It’s Free (For Now)
The first stop on our tour of northwest of Iceland was a place you’d normally drive right past without noticing it: a farm like so many other farms you drive […]
A Dream Realised By Accident
Afrocubism is a project that began as a dream thirteen years ago. Nick Gold’s idea was to fuse the sounds of Malian and Cuban music for an album. But along […]
Words Mean Things
Baldur Kristjánsson, a parish priest with a Masters in theology from Harvard University, is also a blogger on the popular news website Eyjan. Recently, he put forward the idea in
Poll: Majority Believe Bishop Should Resign
A poll conducted by news aggregate website Eyjan shows most respondents saying Bishop of Iceland Karl Sigurbjörnsson should resign from his post. As Grapevine reported, an investi
Wants To Raise Taxes On Bars And Clubs
The director of the National Centre of Addiction Medicine (SÁÁ) believes bars and clubs should pay higher taxes due to the costs they inflict on society. Gunnar Smári Egilsson,
Believes Government Should Use Free Software
A pioneer in the open source community wants to see the Icelandic government start using open source software. Richard Stallman, creator of the GNU Project and founder of the Free
“Today, We Celebrate Our Independence Day!”
Today, June 17, Icelanders celebrate their National Day (AKA “Þjóðhátíðardagur”) by parading through their towns, buying helium filled balloons and gorging on cot
THE PEN WIELDER, THE POET AND THE ROGUE
On June 17, Jón Sigurðsson will be the man of the day. This is Iceland’s ‘Independence Day’ with festivities all around the country, parades and the waving of flags, but [&
Building Momentum In Moss
The sixth-annual Nordic Biennial is coming up on June 18 in Moss, Norway. But don’t worry if you can’t be there. The theme, ‘Imagine Being Here Now’, stretches time as [&he
MILLIONS OF TIPS ON ‘ENJOYING YOUR STAY IN ICELAND’
Hi, I thought I would write down some handy tips on how you can ‘make the most of your stay in Reykjavík and Iceland’. Why? Well, I imagine some of […]
Glacier Hiking: Ice Axes, Blood, And Rainbows
Glacier hiking and ice climbing, like many things in Iceland, are once in a lifetime opportunities for most travellers. Many people in the world may never even get the chance [&hel
Welcome To The Neighbourhood
The wind must be blowing just right, as we could have walked blindfolded down Skólavörðustígur to find Sjávargrillið. The smell of a seafood grill grew stronger on approach.
FM Belfast: Don´t Want To Sleep
The album lead-in is a raging ‘90s keyboard loop with promises of a record best experienced while wearing overalls and watching some ebony mercenary on ‘Top of the Pops’ grin
TRACK OF THE ISSUE – THE DANDELION SEEDS: LOVE AND SWEET DREAMS
Man, if there’s one band out there that’s getting us somewhat excited about Icelandic rock again, it’s the goddamn Dandelion Seeds. Those psych-rockin’ bastards have been l
FM Belfast: “It’s Incredibly Boring to Be Cool”
Árni Rúnar Hlöðversson and Lóa Hlín Hjálmtýsdóttir are surprisingly fresh, considering that the day before they flew into Iceland after a short tour of Europe with their b
Phone Taps On The Rise
aaa Phone taps executed by Icelandic authorities have risen slightly, and have expanded among which authorities use them. RÚV reports that the Minister of the Interior, in respons