Doctor Advises Common Sense Regarding “Blood Tests”
A specialist in hematology told reporters that the public should be wary of companies offering “blood tests” to check overall health, as their methods have no basis in
Foreign Minister Pledges To Discuss Human Rights With Chinese Premier
Minister of Foreign Affairs Össur Skarphéðinsson told parliament yesterday that he fully intends to discuss China’s human rights policy when the country’s premier, W
Erotic Massage In Legal Grey Area
A journalist who ordered an “erotic massage” through a newspaper classified ad says that the legality of such services needs to be determined in court. DV reports that
Music Battle Royale 2012!
Since 1982, The ÍTR, Reykjavík’s sports and youth council, has put on The Battle of the Bands (Músiktilraunir) as a massive search for the best new acts the nation has [&h
New Poll Shows Great Upset For Government
The latest poll on party support shows the current government with the same approval ratings as the government that was forced out of office in 2009, and the conservatives holding
4G Coming To Iceland
4G service will open up in Iceland in early 2013 at the latest. Iceland has the highest per capita mobile phone use in the world. While many Icelanders buy their […]
Criticises Lack Of Training Of Personal Trainers
A professor of physical education at the University of Iceland says there are far too many personal trainers in Iceland with little to no education in their field. The matter [&hel
Cup PM Drank From Sells For 105,000 ISK
A plastic cup that Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir drank from was auctioned off and sold for 105,000 ISK, with all proceeds going to charity. Vîsir reports that the idea
A Black Box
In post-collapse Iceland, mortgages are hard to come by, and a growing number of people are turning to the rental market. Yet, with such increased demand, finding apartmen
101 Reykjavík Was Written About A More Innocent Place
Hallgrímur Helgason on his new books, and oldWriter/artist Hallgrímur Helgason should be familiar to most of our readers, not the least for his 1996 novel ‘101 Reykjavík’, w
DELAY THE HUNGER STRIKE
When I heard about Gandhi I immediately welcomed the idea even before looking at the menu. Reykjavík only has one proper Indian restaurant, the wonderful Austur-Indíafjelagið, w
A Day Tour Of Langjökull: Floating On A Sea Of Snow
Our driver and guide for the day Stefán Gunnarsson surrendered to the glacier at an altitude of 800 metres, just a few hundred metres from the top. He had already […]
New Sigur Rós Video Online
The video to a song from Sigur Rós’ soon-to-be-released album, Valtari, is now online. The song is called Ekki múkk, and the video was directed by Inga Birgisdóttir, siste
Presidential Race Heats Up
The results of the latest poll on the subject show incumbent president Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson and new candidate Þóra Arnórsdóttir with almost totally equally levels of suppor
Nepalese Asylum Seeker Granted Residence Permit
Nepalese asylum seeker Priyanka Thapa has been granted a residence permit for humanitarian reasons, after about a year of fighting to stay. As reported last year, Priyanka original
Sour Grapes And Stuff
MOST AWESOME LETTER: Dear Sir or Madam I want to make a complaint to the Icelandic tourist board, about a practice I encountered on my last visit whereby taxi drivers […]
Looking Out The Window
Whenever we share a photo of the view from our offices on Facebook, there’s always that person who points out that our view is rather boring and ordinary. But there’s […
Government Will Not Stop Protests
Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir said that the government will not hinder nor detain anyone who protests the arrival of Chinese premier Wen Jiabao – a reference to a
Elephant Poetry: Trash Can Honey
Elephant Poetry’s second album, ‘Trash Can Honey,’ is pretty much your bog-standard test card rock, complete with bullshit swagger, monochrome riffs with a whiff of psych, an