Word of the Week: Frek(ur)
The word of the week is frek(ur). This is a very useful word when describing everyday behavior. Frekur describes people who act with a combination of pushiness, stubbornness and o
The Hot Button: Early Elections
The hot button issue of this issue is early elections. However anyone feels about the current government, this is an issue on everyone’s minds. The spectacularly public outin
For & Against: Puffin Shops
FOR: It seems there is nothing Iceland’s Marx-loving dirt-munching contingent hate more than someone else’s success. This was the case when we put all our eggs in t
Don’t Ask Nanna: About Puffins
Dear Nanna, Are there eagles in Iceland? What types of birds are common? Birder Dear Birder, I’ve got no fucking clue about eagles. I’ve seen some swans, a few duc
The Iceland Diaries #1 – Spring Is A Lie
Foreigners often delight in expressing their confusion over the Icelandic holiday known as “the first day of summer”, and not without reason. April in Iceland is barely
Don’t Ask Nanna: About Sex Stuff
Hey Nanna, What’s the best available lube in Iceland? Slip’n’Slide Hey Slip’n’Slide (ew), The best available lube in Iceland is the tears of sex
Iceland Was Always Too Good To Be True
Listen to the hype and you start to understand why Iceland, this island in the middle of the North Atlantic, full of lava, moss and geysers, is the dream destination […]
Don’t Ask Nanna: About EVE Fanfest
NaNnA! I’m coming to Iceland for EVE Fanfest but my girlfriend says she wants us to Skype like every night while I’m away and keeps making remarks like she doesn’
Do Winter & Summer “Freeze Together?” Weather Myth EXPOSED
Each year in Iceland, the first Thursday after the 18th April each year is the official beginning of the summer, marked by a national holiday. That’s today! Happy summer. Acc
BLUSH: A New Intimate Pleasure Store
BLUSH just opened its doors last Saturday. The intimate pleasure store — situated at Hamraborg 5 — is decorated in a minimalist style, highlighting a range of quality sex toy
Divide And Conquer: When The Opposition Eats Itself
The breaking news of the Panama Papers leak last week, and the Icelandic politicians involved, has sparked some truly inspiring behaviour from the general public – clear dema
A Different Conversation On Sexual Violence
Dr. Nina Burrows is a British psychologist who specialises in the psychology of sexual abuse, training police officers, prosecutors, barristers, and judges in the UK, offering them
Garage Session With Hórmónar
The light-haired punk rockers of Hórmónar come together for an impromptu jam session in their garage, a cosy space crowded by instruments, speakers and records galore. A week ago
Democracy In The Balance
Iceland is a very interesting country. With its small population, it can, more easily than larger countries, experiment and innovate in social organization. For instance, it has he
Don’t Ask Nanna: About Skyr Tossing
Dear Nanna, Why are protestors throwing perfectly good Skyr at Parliament? Please let us send you some of that rubbish Arla stuff we have to put up with in the […]
Let The Children Boogie
The year 2012 was a big hit for disco dancers worldwide: they lost their queen, Donna Summer, and their prince, Robin Gibb (from the Bee Gees). But that year also […]
Happening Tonight: Icetralia
Icelandic comic and cartoonist Hugleikur Dagsson has teamed up with Aussie ex-pat Jono Duffy to put together this recurring comedy event in Café Rosenberg. Their comedy, as they p
Why Doesn’t Anyone Whistle To Me On The Street?
Having grown up in Belgium, where you get catcalled often, I was surprised that no one whistled or looked at me in an inappropriate way while I walked the streets […]
A Timeline Of The PMs Offshore Company, Wintris
The focal point of the current political scandal involving PM Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson is an offshore company located in an Island called Tortola, a part of the British Virgi
600 Silver Lions: How Iceland was Betrayed, Again
The Panama Papers scandal hit us like a tsunami. Iceland, a nation of 330,000, has 600 names on the list! Sweden, with its 9.5 million, has only 200 names. Once […]
The Cold Creeps In
When it finally set in last November, Iceland was seemingly headed for another severe winter in comparison to the years between 1998 and 2013, in a near to perfect chilly […