January 2014

Social Media Stars Cause Mall Chaos

Thousands of teenagers gathered at Smáralind mall in Kópavogur yesterday to see social media stars Jerome Jarre and Nash Grier, reports RÚV. Jarre and Grier, who have gained fam

Charlie Sheen May Have Gotten Married In Iceland

Last night, sitcom actor Charlie Sheen announced his marriage on Twitter, RÚV reports. In the tweet Sheen posted a photograph of himself and his girlfriend in front of Höfði in

UK Scientists Preparing For Next Volcanic Eruption in Iceland

Scientists in the UK have launched a project to create the first comprehensive civil contingency plan in the event of a catastrophic volcanic eruption in Iceland. The government sp

Jón Gnarr Does Not Want To Run For President

Reykjavík Mayor Jón Gnarr hosted an AMA on Reddit last night, his second since December 2012. Gnarr, who is leaving the Mayor’s Office in the spring following his decision

Westman Islands Mayor Wants Incinerators Back

The shutting down of toxin-emitting garbage incinerators has led to Westman Islands residents paying more to do away with their trash, and the mayor is having none of it. Westman [

Environmental Minister To Change Protected Area

The Minister for the Environment intends to change the protected area around Þjórsá river, at the behest of the national power company Landsvirkjun. RÚV reports that the previo

Class Action Suit Against Vodafone Possible

Meatless Meat Pie Company Changes Name

The company that was revealed earlier this year to be selling “meat pies” which did not actually contain any meat has changed its name. Skessuhorn reports that the food

Mayor Gnarr Fears Terrorist Attack On Reykjavík Harbour

Mayor Jón Gnarr plans to make Reykjavík a military-free zone before he leaves office in the spring, fearing that foreign warships in the capital’s harbour could attract ter

Student Reports “Disastrous” Conditions On Chicken Farm

An Icelandic student who worked on a factory farm for chickens reported conditions that she described as “disgusting” and cruel. Margrét Gunnarsdóttir, in a letter sh

Two Thousand Tourists Sought New Year’s Northern Lights

While most Reykjavíkers slept off their New Year’s hangovers, many tour operators in the city spent the first evening of 2014 busily shuttling an estimated 2,000 visitors into t