SIGURJÓN ÓLAFSSON MUSEUM
It seems that once an Icelander gets his hands on a paintbrush or a chisel, there is no stopping him. The same hunger for new discoveries that drove Icelanders to […]
NÝHIL ON TOUR
On a sunny Friday afternoon I sat down at Austurvöllur waiting for one of the founding members of the group Nýhil (pronounced nee-hil). I noticed the group last September on [&he
COMIC BOOKS IN ICELAND
The Icelandic comic scene up until recently has been as legless as a drunken worm. Mostly, the comic book culture here has consisted of importing series aimed at children. During [
17. JÚNÍ
On the 17th of June 1944 at Þingvellir, amid pouring rain and beating wind, Iceland was declared a Republic. The decision had been a hurried one. A symbol for the […]
HITT HÚSIÐ:YOUTH CULTURE IN THE JAIL CELL
At Pósthússtræti 3, there used to be a police station. The basement there was usually known aptly as “The Basement,” and was mostly used to keep drunkards off the streets. [
SAFNLAUGAVEGUR 37
Just when you think you know Laugavegur like the back of your hand, having walked up and down a million times, you discover a hidden gem: the large gallery window […]
EVE ONLINE: THE SECOND GENESIS
jEve Online is the game that Freelancer should have been. After five years in the making, and more missed deadlines than anyone cares to remember, Digital Anvil’s space trader si
SOCIALIST REALISM BY HRINGBRAUT
The sculpture is question is The Smith by the Icelandic sculptor Ásmundur Sveinsson and it stands in front of the Country Hospital by Hringbraut. It was not the first time [&helli