Iceland Time Is Bullshit – All Our Clocks Are Wrong
“As it stands today, the time is 06:30 when we wake up at 07:00 if we look to the position of the Sun,” Dr Erna Sif Arnardóttir head of the […]
Coast Guard Stops Unregistered Tour Guide Boat 4 Times Over Capacity
Just past 23:00 yesterday, the Icelandic Coast Guard vessel Þór was notified that a sightseeing boat was sailing with an expired license and with the number of tourists 4 times [
Roy Hodgson Has Painful Flashbacks While Enduring Icelandic Viking Clap
Húh! Yesterday, Championship team Bristol City trashed Premier League team Crystal Palace in the English Football League Cup 4-1. Playing for the victorious Robins was our very ow
Vakan: Icelanders Encouraging The Youth Vote In A Novel Way
Parliamentary elections will be held in Iceland this Saturday, and one group is encouraging young people to take a selfie at the polls. The group in question, Vakan, has organised
What’s New & Who’s Who At Airwaves, #7: Acid, Phlegm, Xanax
Airwaves is almost here, so it’s homework time. It’s time for part seven of our monolithic guide to 48 local bands playing the festival for the first time in 2017. [&he
Missing American Tourist Believed To Be Found Dead
The American tourist who we reported earlier today was missing has possibly been found deceased. Just past 15:00 today the police in the south of Iceland sent out a statement [&hel
Highest Earning Icelandic Airbnber Made 236 Million ISK
According to figures from the newly launched tourism fact database Mælaborði ferðaþjónustunnar, the individual who made the most from renting out apartments through Airbnb pro
Icelandic Police Search For American Man Last Seen October 13
Update: Police they have found the man’s body. South Iceland Police are searching for an American man of Indian descent who has been missing since October 13, reports Vísir.
Steak Out Catches 3 Men Stealing 100s Of Kilos Of Meat
The police in Suðurnes has arrested three men suspected of stealing at least hundreds of kilos of meat over the past four to five years, reports RÚV. Two of the […]
Icelandic Women Will Effectively Work For Free From October 30 Onwards
Due to the gender wage gap, women across Europe will effectively be working without pay for a large portion of the year. In Iceland, that date begins on October 30. […]
More Eagles In Iceland Than At Any Point Since Late 19th Century
Good news everyone! Not since the time of the Gothic novel, Victorian sensibilities and rampant homophobia against Oscar Wilde have there been more white-tailed eagles in Iceland.
Finally The Church Bells Of Hallgrímskirkja Will Toll Once Again
Since last year the church bells of the Reykjavík landmark Hallgrímskirkja have remained silent, but now, a year later will chime once again, reports Vísir. In August 2016, the
Editorial: The War On Media
Before Donald Trump, there was guy called Davíð Oddsson. He was the prime minister of Iceland, the chairman of the Independence party and is remembered today as one of the [&hell
The End Has No End
One by one, ticking time bombs won It’s not the secrets of the government That’s keeping you dumb Oh, it’s the other way around-wait What’s that sound? One
What’s New & Who’s Who #6: Drag, Techno, Indie, Soft Rock
SO MUCH NEWNESS. It’s part six of our epic Airwaves 2017 festival debutantes guide. Mighty Bear Iceland’s resurgent drag scene is colourful, rich and varied, and Mighty Bea
Comic By Elín Elísabet
Elín Elísabet is an illustrator with an abnormal interest in the mundane. You’ll find her around the streets of Reykjavík, documenting the everyday with her trusty sketchb
Life In Pictures: Katrín Jakobsdóttir
As she prepares for the upcoming elections, the chair of the Leftist-Green party Katrín Jakobsdóttir has barely any time to breathe. Juggling her personal life and a workplace th
Icelandic Football Valkyries Smite Bratwurst German Frauen
So you know how fucking awesome our men’s football national team is? Well, equally fucking awesome is our female national team. Today they beat two time World Cup winners Germany
News In Brief: Mid-October Edition
Iceland’s smite-ability once again made international headlines last week when the men’s national team utterly crushed Turkey, 3-0, and qualified for the World Cup for the firs
Theatre Of The Absurd: Guð Blessi Ísland
In the wake of the October 2008 financial crash, the Special Investigation Commission (SIC) was tasked with trying to assess why exactly it had happened. The report they would end