VIDEO: Icelandic Band Member Crowdsurfed Out Of Club And Back In Again
While playing a recent show at Kaffibarinn, the incomparable FM Belfast worked up the crowd into an ecstatic frenzy, as they are wont to do. Things got so hot, in […]
Bill To Lower Voting Age To 16 In Iceland Submitted Again
A bill that would lower the voting age for municipal elections from 18 to 16 has been submitted to Parliament again. The bill has the support of every party in […]
Iceland’s First Lady Shares First Letter She Wrote In Icelandic For Day Of The Icelandic Tongue
Today is the Day of the Icelandic Tongue, a holiday that celebrates the specialness and vibrance of the language. On the occasion, Iceland’s First Lady, Eliza Reid, posted a
Icelanders Protesting Changes To Disability Pensions
The Facebook page “Jæja” is organising a protest outside Parliament tonight. The event page decries the proposed cuts in disability benefits while fees on fishing companies ar
Iceland’s President Apologises For Threat To Ban Pineapple Pizza
An off-the-cuff remark President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson made over two years ago is still haunting him, as he felt compelled to apologise for going “too far” in jokingl
One In Four Icelandic Women Subjected To Sexual Violence
One in four women in Iceland have been raped or subjected to attempted rapes, and the same proportion have been physically assaulted, at some point in their lives. These are [&hell
Dancing In Darkness: The Icelandic Dance Company Welcomes Winter
Premiering in November at the arts festival Everybody’s Spectacular, The Best of Darkness by Erna Ómarsdóttir and Valdimar Jóhannsson is the final piece in a series of four wo
Yellow Weather Warning In Effect Across East Iceland
The Icelandic Meteorological Office has issued a yellow weather warning across the Northeast, Eastern Coastal Areas, East Fjords and the South East of Iceland as for tomorrow morni
Foreign Residents Increase By 16%, Despite Slowing Economy
The number of foreign residents has increased to 43,726 in early November despite the slowing economy, according to new data from the National Registry. This marks a 15.6% increase
Nationalising Words: Literature As A Means Of Bridging Iceland With The World
Unlike in most European languages, þýða, the Icelandic word for translation, denotes translation as the act of nationalising a foreign word, making the meaning agreeable to Icel
As Electricity Demand Increases, Iceland Gets More Serious About Wind Power
Wind power in Iceland, which has been in the trial stages for the past few years now, may soon become a permanent part of the electricity grid, RÚV reports. Demand […]
Happy 55th Birthday To Iceland’s Youngest Island: Surtsey
Iceland’s southernmost island, Surtsey, poked its head above the surface of the water on this day in 1963. On November 14, 1963, a fishing boat from the nearby Westmann Islan
Rent In Reykjavik 3,000 ISK Per Square Metre
Rental prices in registered Reykjavík housing increased by 6.1%, and increased by 12.9% in neighbouring municipalities, RUV reports. Prices rose the most outside of the greater ca
VIDEO: Outlaw Sheep Family In Iceland Visit Health Clinic, Later Apprehended
A ewe and her two lambs visited a health clinic in Eskifjörður, in east Iceland, yesterday. The family has been evading being herded all autumn long, but are now back […]
McDonald’s Is Not Coming Back To Iceland
A recent article from the New York Post on Iceland’s tourism boom dropped an unsourced contention in a single sentence that set Iceland on fire for a few days: “[Icelan
Murder in Heaven: Nordic Noir and Icelandic Lit
The third Iceland Noir festival will be held this year at the Iðnó theatre on November 15th to 18th. This multi-day event is the biggest one so far, with a […]
The Absurd Case Of The Punk Mayor And Banksy
When Jón Gnarr, former mayor of Reykjavík and a renowned artist, published a picture of him with his dog going to sleep, and posted it on Twitter, he did not […]
In Case You Missed It: All Of Our Airwaves Podcasts
We sure had a rollicking good time at Airwaves, as our many reviews of the festival can attest. We also launched a podcast specifically for the festival, where we talked […]
Popular Reykjavik Nightspot Kicks Out Trans Woman, Cites “Dress Code”
Hverfisbarinn, a downtown Reykjavík nightclub, has come under fire for the actions and words of one of their doormen, who told a trans woman to leave the establishment. While the
Fighting Erasure: The Trans Teen Survival Guide
Being a teenager can be difficult; at a time when pressure to conform is probably at its strongest, being an outlier can make one especially vulnerable, heaping even more difficult
The Money Faucet: Overspending In Reykjavík City Council
In a capitalist society, budget deficits are a common part of government expenditure. Projects slated for next year go beyond the allocated funds of the current year, year after ye