Iceland’s Hotel Industry Harshly Criticised
A 3-star hotel in Iceland can cost the same as a 5-star hotel in Manhattan, while receiving lower customer ratings, says one tourism official.MBL reports that Renato Gruenenfelder
“When Winter And Summer Freeze Together”
Yesterday was the Icelandic holiday known as “the First Day of Summer”, and one of the more common folk beliefs about this holiday might not be as old as suspected.Acco
Norway Want To Lure Hollywood By Copying Iceland
Norway is looking to boost its appeal to foreign film production companies by emulating Icelandic financial incentives, reports The Wall Street Journal.A report issued by the Norw
Sexologist Warns: Teens Love Viagra
Sales of Viagra have gone up by 120% in the last 4 years and has become the drug of choice among high school students, sexologist says. “Ask any high school student, […]
Man Offers Take-Away Coffee From His Home Window
A Reykjavík resident has taken it upon himself to sell coffee he makes in his own kitchen, and sell it from his ground floor window. MBL reports that Sverrir Rolf Sander has [&h
How Icelandic Politicians Stack Up
A new poll on the character traits of various Icelandic politicians revealed some interesting results.According to the poll, conducted by Market and Media Research, two politician
“It Doesn’t Have To Be Warm To Be Exotic”
The songs on My bubba’s new album, ‘Goes Abroader,’ were written during the long, dark nights of a Scandinavian winter. Guðbjörg Tómasdóttir (‘Bubba’) was in her nati
First Icelander Admitted to Yale’s World Fellows Programme
Þóra Arnórsdóttir, renowned national media personality and 2012 candidate for the Presidency of Iceland has been invited to Yale’s prestigious World Fellows programme, becomi
Pizza Guy Wins Annual Eating Contest
Prikið held their annual Big Kahuna Eating Contest yesterday and 22 year old pizza maker, Björn Ingvi Tyler Björnsson, won by eating 1.5 kilos of food in under four minutes, [&h
Russian Military Aircraft Come Nowhere Near Iceland
Two Tupolev 95 bombers were spotted heading for the North Sea last night, where NATO aircraft met them, before they changed course. They did not come close to nor approach [&hellip
New Limits Set For Geothermal Emissions
New levels for poisonous and polluting hydrogen sulfide emissions from geothermal energy plants will be going into effect this July.DV reports that starting this July, geothermal
Asylum Seeker On Hunger Strike
An Afghani asylum seeker in Iceland has had neither food nor water for nearly three days now, and wants the Directorate of Immigration to take his asylum application into considera
Bloomberg Invests In Ólafur Elíasson’s Solar Lamps
Former Mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, has invested 5 million dollars in artist Ólafur Elíasson’s solar lamp project, Little Sun, reports Politiken.Little Sun is a proje
EU Referendum Petition Ending
The petition created to call upon the Icelandic government to hold a referendum on whether or not to continue accession negotiations with the EU will end this Sunday, reports RÚV
Deportations Could Lead To Torture Or Death
Three asylum seekers are facing deportation to countries where they will likely be tortured and possibly executed.DV spoke with the three, who are from Iraq, Sudan and Nigeria, re
Louder, Brighter, Bigger
In the wake of several live venues closing down in the past few years, news of Gamli Gaukurinn not only staying open, but working on improving its stage, lights and […]
Summer Is Upon Us
Despite the fact that it’s still only April and it snowed last week, tomorrow is the first day of summer.Celebrated on the first Thursday after April 18, it is supposed [&hel
Iceland: A Washer Woman’s Dream Come True And MORE…
Former newsreel production company British Pathé recently uploaded its entire archive of 3,500 hours of historic footage to its YouTube channel, including a number of films from I
Vilborg Calls Off Everest Climb
Adventurer Vilborg Arna Gissurardóttir, who planned to climb the tallest mountain of each continent in one year has decided to call off her final climb, Mount Everest, after an av
Höfuðsynd
It should be noted that when you first play ‘Höfuðsynd,’ the debut album from new band Atónal Blús, you quickly realise that despite the cool name, that they’re not reall
My bubba’s New “Island” Music video
The lyrics of My bubba’s single “Island” offer listeners a visual feast—full of cannons, clamshells, seahorses, and windswept beaches. In an interesting twist, the song’s