Dreams Of Something Wild: The Blouse Interview
Sometimes Reyka vodka is good not just for drinking and for setting fire to random objects. It can sometimes be used to bring new and unknown artists to our collective […]
Superjack Soul Sisters: Sisý Ey Interviewed
Iceland’s new house group are gonna make you feeeeeeeellll…… If IDM is the brain of electronic music, and techno is its muscle, then surely house music is its sti
Prime Minister Retiring From Politics
Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir has announced that she will not run for office again. Jóhanna has been a member of parliament since 1978, and has been active both within
Icelander Confesses To Major Fraud
An Icelander involved in a bizarre and high-profile fraud case in the US has confessed to her crimes, and has asked for sentencing. As reported, in 2010, Vickram Bedi and […
Icelanders Arrested In Major Drug Operation
A drug operation spanning across Scandinavia has been brought to a close, leading to the arrest of eight Icelanders, one of whom coordinated the operation. DV reports that at least
An Oldie But Goodie
There is something about the strange and perverse mind of director Hrafn Gunnlaugsson that makes him ideally suited to deal with the strangeness and perversity of bygone times. Alt
Réttir Went Smooth As Beer
Fall means it’s time for the annual gathering of sheep, the “réttir”—an important event for rural Icelanders that has been growing in popularity with tourists as of late.
The Knitted Worlds Of Sonja Bent
We met with Sonja Bent, a fashion and knitwear designer for LazyTown, a wildly popular children television program in America that’s produced both in Iceland and overseas. In the
Chariots Of The Suomi – The Siinai Interview
Siinai are definitely a band that you would call wide-screen. From the thick synth drones of opening track “Anthem 1&2” on their 2011 debut album ‘Olympic Games,’ t
Mayor Apologises For Previous Depiction Of Cyclists
Reykjavík mayor Jón Gnarr has apologised for potentially depicting cyclists negatively in his role as one of the main characters of the Icelandic situation comedy Næturvaktin (N
Vulva Museum Proposal Was Satire
A proposal to build a Vulva Museum in Mosfellsbær was a work of satire, says the residents’ group who produced the idea, meant to poke fun at town council’s actual, [&
Rabbits Have Become A Part Of Iceland’s Nature
Previously domestic rabbits that were since released, and later reproduced in great numbers, have become so numerous that they may as well be considered a part of Iceland’s n
Keeping Downtown Wild
Two-dozen little girls in Icelandic sweaters are singing songs inside a small glass building just outside the Nordic House. To the north one can see Vatnsmýri (“water swamp”),
Three Men And Their Penises
Filmmakers document the Icelandic Phallological Museum’s search for a human specimenOnly a minute into ‘The Final Member’ and there’s already a dismembered set of genitalia
Seduced By The Silver Slipper At Selfoss
FISHING was impossible. The river had been running big and brown for a couple of days and as the rain continued to lash down, hope was in short supply. In […]
Beatmakin Troopa: If You Fall You Fly
I must admit my ineptitude: I didn’t know until relatively recently that “chill” was an actual genre name. Seemingly it is, and it implies something that I would’ve
Mosfellsbær Wants “Vulva Museum”
The residents association for suburban capital area town Mosfellsbær, contrary to the wishes of the town council majority, wants to open a “vulva museum” instead of th
No More Throwing Away Paper
At the start of next month, it will be forbidden to throw out paper products as a part of household garbage. RÚV reports that starting on October 1, all paper […]
Film Academy Submits The Deep For Oscar
The Icelandic Film and TV Academy have selected Baltasar Kormákur’s The Deep as their submission for a possible 2013 Best Foreign Language Oscar. In a statement to the press
Iceland Permits Cannabis-Based Medication
The Icelandic Medicines Agency (IMA) has approved the use of a marijuana-based medicine, albeit under certain strict conditions. Morgunblaðið reports that the IMA gave the green
Eat Your Way Through Iceland’s Fauna
Lækjarbrekka is in that black tar hut at the end of Bankastræti, next to the Ellis Island of tourist info kiosks. The building has been part of downtown Reykjavík since [&hellip