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Watch an audio slideshow of how traditional Icelandic rhubarb stew is made. Rhubarb is one of the few vegetables that grows effortlessly in Iceland and for that reason it used to be a highly-valued addition to the traditional diet of fish and lamb.
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The German film festival “Í skugga stríðs” (“In the Shadow of War”) opened in Reykjavík City Library in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut on Friday and will run through May 13.
The films, which will be screened on the 5th floor in the library’s main building on Tryggvagata, provide a good insight into German cinema in post World War II years, both in East and West Germany, the library’s website states.
The films include Die Mörder sind unter uns, Abschied von Gestern (Anita G.) and Spur der Steine. Click here to read more about the films and program.
On Sunday at 8 pm the Reykjavík Shorts & Docs Festival will open in Bíó Paradís on Hverfisgata with the documentary Town of Runners by Jerry Rothwell, featuring three talented long-distance runners in Bekoji in southern Ethiopia, and the Icelandic short Krass by Tómas H. Jóhannesson about two brothers who operate a car wash and have to deal with a dodgy client with a fancy car.
The opening screenings will be preceded by a reception hosted by UN Women and W.O.M.E.N. at 7:30 pm, an association of women of foreign origin in Iceland. Admission to the event is free.
In other film festival news, the sixth annual Icelandic documentary festival Skjaldborg will take place in Patreksfjörður, the southern West Fjords, May 25-27.
Click here to read more about the Reykjavík Shorts & Docs Festival, which will run through May 9, and go to shortsdocsfest.com to learn more about its program.
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The Identification Committee of the National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police is working on the identification of a body swept up on the beach at Kaldbaksvík in Strandir, the eastern West Fjords, on Saturday. The body was found by travelers in the area.
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Outgoing Prime Minister of Iceland Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir stated that The Simpsons episode which was dedicated to Iceland and premiered on Sunday had definitely served as good promotion for the country.
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The party council of the Independence Party and central committee of the Progressive Party have been called to separate meetings tonight to discuss the planned coalition of the two parties in Iceland’s next government.
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Trips to the top of Iceland’s highest peak, Hvannadalshnjúkur (aka Hvannadalshnúkur), have proven popular this year, according to Icelandic Mountain Guides. Hvannadalshnjúkur is a peak on Öræfajökull in South Iceland measuring 2,109 meters in height.
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The 2013 April-May issue of Iceland Review & Atlantica has been released. Packed with informative and entertaining stories, highlights include an interview with outgoing Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and the people who know her best, a photo essay of ice caves in Europe’s largest glacier and a colorful feature on life in the West Fjords.
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Interwined at the Einar Jónsson Museum is a group exhibition by the first Master students (Class of 2014) from the Iceland Academy of the Arts. The site-specific 21st century artworks delightfully freshen up the interior in the home and studio of the famous 20th century Icelandic sculptor.
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Artist couple Nína Ivanova and Ómar Smári Kristinsson explain why they decided to settle in the West Fjords’ capital.
Reykjavík Queer Choir’s annual spring concert takes place on Friday, May 24.
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