Páll Óskar With Choice Words On Gay Pride
Remarks made by singer Páll Óskar during Gay Pride celebrations have been spreading like wildfire across Iceland. As many of our readers are no doubt aware, Gay Pride took place
Expecting 90% Of Icesave Money Returned
Local authorities in the UK are due to receive 90% or more of the money they deposited into Icesave before its collapse in the autumn of 2008. The Financial Times […]
WHALING IN ICELAND
Iceland is often considered an environmentally forward thinking country due to its investments in clean renewable energy. However, the same country is still somehow entrenched in t
E. Coli Outbreak In Laugarvatn
People are prohibited from swimming in Laugarvatn until the presence of E. coli bacteria in the water has been eliminated. Vísir reports that the health authority of south Iceland
Dathi: Dark Days
Today the sun is shining, people are smiling and the birds are singing. But sod that, because the doom-meister from Dalvík is back! Dathi’s latest album continues where he left
Do You Read Me?
Everyday, we face a constant interaction with our internal and external environments that requires of us one hyperawesome skill: LITER-ACY. With this superpower, we can interpret s
The Scandinavian Club
There’s really no question that Denmark, Norway, and Sweden are Scandinavian countries. But when it comes to Iceland, Finland, and the Faeroe Islands, it’s apparently not so co
Google Chrome: Most Popular Browser In Iceland
Google Chrome has now surpassed Firefox as the most popular browser of choice in Iceland. According to data culled from Stat Counter, in July 2011, 31.37% of internet users in [&he
Festival Organiser Considering Changing His Mind On Security Measures
Páll Scheving Ingvarsson – the director of the Merchants’ Holiday Festival in the Westman Islands, who famously stated that he did not want rape crisis prevention grou
Wants To Ban Certain Breeds Of Dogs
In light of an attack on a 12-year-old girl that injured her badly, a proposal from the Dog Owner’s Society of Iceland calls for a ban on two more breeds […]
Icelander Sets World Record
Skater Hlynur Gunnarsson received recognition from the Guinness Book of World Records for maintaining his balance on two wheels of a skateboard longer than anyone else. Vísir repo
Egilsstaðir: Young Money
The Eastfjords of Iceland are beautiful and fun to visit; with a rich history, a mild climate (it sometimes even gets ‘hot’ there during summer—‘feels like 35°C’) and he
Saktmóðigur: Guð hann myndi gráta
The first thing you notice about Saktmóðigur’s first album in thirteen years is not the music. It’s the rather fetching layout design. Opening up in the shape of a cross, [&h
You Cannot Put Rules On Love
Hörður Torfason—troubadour, songwriter, actor, director and human rights activist—is one of Iceland’s living legends. In recent memory, he was the organising force behi
Reykjavík’s Secret History
When Hilmar Magnússon decided to create the Reykjavík LGBT History & Culture Walk this summer, he admits that he wasn’t sure how it would go over. There had previously been
Welcome to Reykjavík Gay Pride!+Programme
For the thirteenth time we celebrate Gay Pride in Reykjavík. Our cosy little pride, originally visited by some fifteen hundred onlookers, has blossomed and evolved into a colourfu
Ellen DeGeneres Sighting Turns Out To Be German Tourist
For a few hours yesterday, it was reported that comedienne and actress Ellen DeGeneres was in Iceland. Closer investigation later revealed that the person in question was just a Ge
Eyjafjallajökull: Cash, Not Ash
While driving through the South of Iceland one’s mind will inevitably wander to that whole Eyjafjallajökull eruption event of last April, which greatly affected many of the farm
No Lamb Shortage, Say Producers
Despite complaints from buyers, Iceland’s lamb producers say there is no shortage of lamb for the domestic market. However, the purchase price for domestic lamb has increased
Jón Jónsson: Wait For Fate
What is evident about Mr Jónsson is that he has absolutely impeccable taste. The title track’s acoustic spins on The Beatles’ ‘Blackbird,’ ‘Ocean Girl’ kicks o
Suffer For Fashion, Or Whatever
It was 1977, at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. The voice, the vision, the inimitable Nina Simone erupts the audience with cheers and laughter as she chides them: “Come on [&hellip