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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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Icelandic hardcore band Muck head off on their European tour next week. The band will play Denmark, Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland during their ten-day tour which kicks off on October 18. For details visit the website of Iceland Music Export.
Ólöf Arnalds.
In other concert news, singer-songwriter Ólöf Arnalds is set to play the Lexington in London. Ólöf will be part of a line-up for the Nordic clubnight Ja Ja Ja.
Finally, Biggi Hilmars, who recently released his solo album All We Can Be will play three concerts at Iceland Airwaves, November 1 at Harpa, and Netgerðin and Mánabar (off-venue concerts) on November 2.
Biggi is set to announce more tour dates for later this year and next year. Biggi’s music was recently featured in a documentary about Prince Harry, Harry’s Mountain Heroes.
Iceland Airwaves’ off-venue program was released earlier this week. The program consists of 450 shows at 39 off-venues, which are free for all to attend. Tickets to Iceland Airwaves are sold out.
Click here to read an Iceland Airwaves preview.
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The government of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir will formally step down after a state council meeting with President of Iceland Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson at his residence Bessastaðir at 11 am today. At 3 pm, the new government of Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson will attend a state council meeting and afterwards formally take power.
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Air traffic was grounded at Keflavík International Airport for up to two hours this morning due to a failure in the flight data system. Due to the delay, many passengers missed their connecting flights.
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Prospective Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, chair of the Progressive Party, and prospective Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Bjarni Benediktsson, chair of the Independence Party, presented their government agreement at a press conference in the old district school at Laugarvatn in South Iceland today.
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On the way back to Reykjavík following this morning's news conference, at which the new government agreement was formally presented, the next Prime Minister of Iceland, Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, and his assistant, Jóhannes Þór Skúlason, who was driving, were stopped for speeding.
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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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REVIEWS
The 11th Reykjavík Shorts & Docs. Catch it while it lasts!
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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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