Foreign Students On The Rise In The Westfjords
Students from abroad have been on the rise in Iceland, with ever-increasing numbers in the Westfjords. In a statement to the press, programme director of the university centre of t
Pink Iceland
Last March, Eva María Þórarinsdóttir and Birna Hrönn Björnsdóttir (not pictured) launched Pink Iceland, a travelling service catering specifically to the LGBT Communit
Doug Stanhope To Perform At Icelandic Prison
Comedian Doug Stanhope will be coming to Iceland to perform, on the insistence that he plays at the Litla-Hraun prison. In the comic’s own words: I’ve finally landed a
Hearts Beating As Electronic Music
After a successful debut last year, the Extreme Chill Festival returns to the foot of the Snæfellsjökull glacier between August 5 and 7 to offer us a unique summer festival. [&he
Government Loses Support
The ruling coalition of Social Democrats and Leftist-Greens has seen a drop in support, while the conservatives remain as strong as ever. A Leftist-Green MP expressed bewilderment
More Artists To Perform At Airwaves Announced
Organisers of the Iceland Airwaves music festival have announced more confirmed acts. Also, ticket sales this year have exceeded expectations. Ten new artists have been added to th
Six-Day Street Festival On Skólavörðustígur
A street festival planned for Skólavörðustígur begins today, and ends the day Laugavegur opens to car traffic again. Skólavörðustígur will be closed to car traffic from Ber
WHY I BOTHER – PART II
Ok. So in part one I told you good people about some quite infuriating examples of misogyny in the Icelandic media. I even explained why they were infuriating, why the […]
Finally! Ethiopian Food In Flúðir!
Iceland sure has come a long way since its first Thai restaurant opened for business a couple of decades ago. One can now enjoy lavish meals from most corners of […]
The Brain Behind Zombie Iceland
Author Nanna Árnadóttir interviewedJournalist, writer, and survivalist Nanna Árnadóttir has just published her first book, called ‘Zombie Iceland.’ As you may have gleaned
World Narcosis: World Narcosis 7″
When people historicise musical genres they always look for flashpoints and influences that ‘caused’ a band or something to happen. Punk, for instance, wouldn’t have happ
Gay Pride Takes The Cake
The Icelandic LGBT community achieved an especially exciting feat this year; the Reykjavík Human Rights Prize was awarded to Gay Pride. The prize is given annually to a person, gr
One Month To Pay Icesave Or Go To Court
Iceland has about one month to pay the UK and Holland on Icesave, or go to an international court to get a final ruling on the matter. As many of […]
An Alchemist
A standard feature of many European courts of the Middle Ages was the alchemist. The practitioner of alchemy was afforded respect not only because of his demonstrable powers over t
Help From Iceland Saves Thousands Of Lives
Assistance that Iceland has given to southern Somalia has already saved the lives of thousands, UNICEF reports. Somalia is a country in the midst of a brutal civil war that [&helli
SIGHING OF THE LAMBS
1919 Restaurant is on the first floor of the Radison Blu 1919 Hotel (luckily that wasn’t the first mouthful of the evening). The restaurant looks elegant and minimal and the [&he
Icelandic Fish And Candy To Be Kosher
Rabbis have recently been invited to Iceland for the purpose of ensuring that certain Icelandic products, such as fish and chocolate, can be certified kosher. Contrary to popular b
Shoot Teenagers and Fight Environmentalists
In a very short time the discourse following last week’s right-wing terrorist attacks in Norway reached both absurd and scary heights, with one of the best examples being Ame
OUR CAMPER IS EXPLODING WITH JOY
We had a ‘crazy’ idea for making our second ‘OUTSIDE REYKJAVÍK’ issue of the summer. Instead of driving around in a rental car, lodging at hotels and hostels on our [&hell
National Park Expanded
The Ministry for the Environment has announced that Vatnajökull National Park – already the largest national park in Europe – is going to get even bigger. According to