IN THE LAND OF THE BOHEMIANS
There is little here to remind you of Soviet times. Walking through Prague, you feel firmly in the heart of Central Europe. In fact, with the EU constantly expanding, Prague [&hell
WHO CARES ABOUT THE KIDS?
It used to be the case that seeing somebody famous, and I mean somebody really famous, somebody foreign and famous, was something people would talk about for the rest of […]
The Stairway 2004 elections
It was the Gothenburg Post that famously remarked on Iceland’s “democracy deficit”. I can say that this all completely unfounded. I have finally been granted the right to vot
DRESSING FOR THE OCCASION:
Iceland has no army. But Icelanders are carrying arms in Afghanistan. “Are you going to call the documentary ‘The Secret Army’?” One of the guys said joking
Letters
Whilst chatting with a friend on the corner of Austurstræti and Pósthússtræti the other day I was approached by a group of tourists – how did I know they were […]
Who´s in charge of foreign affairs?
Having talked to the opposition regarding the governments position on Afghanistan, we tried to get the governments´ point of view. This proved more difficult than expected. The mi
WHERE WILL THE INDEPENDENCE PARTY GO FROM HERE?
Halldór had then been Prime Minister in Davíð Oddsson’s government for eight years, and seems to have been loath to change partners. Oddsson, who still had the largest number
Editorial: COUNTRY OF CONSTANT SORROW
Didn’t the mujaheddin once appear on our screens along with the West’s finest, Rambo and James Bond, liberating the freedom loving Afghanis from the evil Russians? Just as the
ARE WE IN NORTH KOREA?
“The opponents of the Kárahnjúkar dam use lies and untruths.” Below this heading is an open letter which is supposed to “bring to attention the lying crap which is being [&
Davíð Oddsson: Life imitates satire
Davíð Oddsson started his career as a man of the people. He was the first student at his secondary school to be elected Inspector Scholae, or student representative, who was [&he
“A handful of men imposing their destructive dream…?”
I am guilty. That much is true. I work at Kárahnjúkar. I chose to come here. I didn´t have to. I volunteered to help build the dam so I suppose […]
“EXCUSE ME, DID I JUST HEAR YOU SAY WICIOUS?”
It’s one of the nation’s great mysteries, but not one that Icelanders are keen on investigating. Sometimes they find it insulting, but mostly they just don’t get what’s so
OUT OF BALANCE:
For this reason, it could be argued that an intrepid drug dealer would come to the conclusion that since he faces the same sentence for a kilo of hash as […]
A BEGINNERS GUIDE TO WHALING
1. Is whaling a dangerous sport? First of all, whaling is not a sport. It is an art. Like martial arts, its essence is emancipation, the liberation of man from […]
WAVING A PIRATE FLAG
Seditious Superstar “She sings funny. And she don´t dance all that great either,” a character says in the film Dancer in the Dark about Björk´s persona, Selma. And B
Letters
Good Afternoon, (or would HOWDY be better) I have been the editor of Iceland Explorer, (you have heard of us haven´t you ??) for the last 5 years. You guys […]
TIME FOR THE BULLET?
The film was made almost 15 years ago when farmers had no option but to leave their farms for the city. It was part of a trend that started half […]
Juicy Fruits
As a result, Bryndís and Sigrún got to spend the summer doing what they love – making clothes. The girls were given a project to design clothes for the twenty-seven [&helli
LIKE “DALLAS”, ONLY WITH SOFT DRINKS
1. ORKA The mother of all power drinks. Using the foolproof blend of ginseng, guarana and caffeine, Orka (which means “power”) not only has more drink per volume than competing
HASSANS WORLD
A black woman wearing an Icelandic national costume, but actually she’s Italian, a member of the Icelandic Alþingi with adopted South American children, countless men with Thai
THE NEXT IDOL…
Poetry Stakes Its Claim on Entertainment Ten poets will compete to be the next great…well, to win some prizes, probably (Davíð is on the prowl for them as we speak [&hellip