Icelandic Facebook Groups: Hundasamfélagið
2016 and 2017 have been rough times for humanity. Syria, Orlando, Manchester, Alan Rickman, Donald Trump, Harambe, the list goes on. Of course, we’re not trying to trivialize the
Last Item I Bought – The Collection
Those people on the street: who are they? What do they do? What did they just buy? We dared to find out what’s new and who’s who in Reykjavík city’s […]
Last Words: Once In A Lifetime
Two news stories caught my attention during the first weeks of the short and bittersweet Icelandic summer. They made me think of this old chestnut revived by Kennedy in the [&helli
Word Of The Issue: Fórnarlamb
“Fórnarlamb” is the Icelandic word for “victim,” but it literally means “the sacrifice (fórn) lamb.” Especially when it comes to sexual assaults survivors, it is of
News In Brief: A Heart-Shaped Ferris Wheel, Tax Evaders & Doodies
We often talk about the insane amount of tourists who have been visiting our shores in the past few years, but it looks like tourists aren’t the only ones interested […]
Kristín Eiríksdóttir: The Freedom Of Being On An Island
Kristín Eiríksdóttir published her first book when she was 22, a collection of short prose poetry and drawings, and has been publishing every other year for the past 12 years [&
Readers Write: Travel Booking Needed
Hi there, I would like an international flight booking, can you help me with it? If yes, I would also like to know the payment methods you accept. I hope […]
Blast From The Past: Introducing Icelandic Wrestling At The Olympics
These days, it seems you can hardly open a paper without news of some Icelandic sporting victories abroad (and do a mental Viking clap). But things weren’t always so good. [&hell
Humans Of Reykjavík: Guðrún Halldórsdóttir
Guðrún Halldórsdóttir does not like to crow too loudly about her accomplishments. Like William S. Burroughs and Wallace Stevens, Guðrún’s creative blossoming started relati
Show Me The Money: The 2,000 ISK Note
Arguably the most beautiful of all Icelandic banknotes, the 2,000 ISK bill was only in circulation for 20 years. First issued in 1995, the bill’s obverse features famed Icelandic
You & Me In Different Circumstances
Christian Rølla has been working as a photographer for the past five years. He has drawn from many inspirations, including famed war photographer Robert Capa. Christian tells us h
A Way To See The Sun: ICEVIEW Looks At Iceland In A Different Light
On a park bench in Taiwan, KT Browne is watching. She is watching the embrace of the searing East Asian sun. She watches people in the park walk tree-lined laps […]
Moss, Memes And Bodily Fluids: Tourists Let Loose In Iceland
Earlier this month, international press reported that tourists allegedly carved “SEND NUDES” into moss-covered hills in the south of Iceland. Who wrote it, and where ex
Grapevine Interviews Amaryllis Fox
Amaryllis Fox spent a little under a decade working for the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) focused on counter-terrorism and counter-proliferation, i.e., keeping weapons of ma
We Need To Talk About Vikingification
“Viking is not an ethnicity; it was a profession!” an Icelandic friend of mine recently lamented on Facebook. “You are no more a Viking than I am a farmer because […]
The Blind Date: How To Date An Icelander
Can love cross boundaries? And if so, can Icelandic men make the jump? To test this out, we asked Nirali, an American tourist, to go on a blind date with […]
Darling, I Am Not Your Guide
Dear single heterosexual male tourist! Welcome to Iceland! I know you must be excited to finally have realised your dream of visiting this exotic island in the North Atlantic, and
THIRST_GAMES
Italian men wear wifebeaters and are passionate lovers. French men are skinny and smoke after sex. Brazilian men can dance and are carnal and generous in bed. But now that [&hellip
Show Me The Money: 1000 ISK
Until the mid-to-late 19th century, most financial transactions in Iceland were conducted in vaðmál (homespun wool). However, since 1922, Iceland has issued its own currency, the
Word Of The Issue: Brúðkaup
Words often give us insight on past traditions. “Brúðkaup,” for instance, the Icelandic word for “wedding,” refers to the old custom of purchasing (kaupa) a bride (brúð