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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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A new play about the current economic situation in Europe by Icelandic playwright Jón Atli Jónasson will premiere in the renowned theater Schaubühne in Berlin in March.
“It is a play in which I’m collaborating with theater artists from Greece and Spain where the situation is the worst at the moment,” Jón Atli told Fréttablaðið.
The play, which has yet to be named, will be directed by Falk Richter, who is among the most respected theater directors and playwrights in Germany.
It will be Jón Atli’s second premier in a short time; Reykjavík City Theater will stage his play Nóttin nærist á deginum (‘The Night Feeds on the Day’) at the end of January.
Jón Atli is among Iceland’s foremost playwrights. He wrote the critically-acclaimed plays Brim (Undercurrent) and Djúpið (The Deep) about seamanship, both of which have been adapted to equally critically-acclaimed films.
Click here to read more about director Baltasar Kormákur’s film The Deep.
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Sales of Icelandic vegetables are at a record high according to managing director of The Marketing Association of Horticultural Producers (Sölufélag garðyrkjumanna) Gunnlaugur Karlsson.
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Four tourists were rescued from a piece of floating ice in Fjallsárlón glacial lagoon, East Iceland, yesterday afternoon. Fjallsárlón is just west of the popular Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon.
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Today is the Second Day of Whitsun, or Pentecost, a Christian holiday and bank holiday in Iceland. Although Whitsun is a religious holiday, many people skip mass and use the opportunity to engage in outdoor activities with their friends and families.
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Iceland finished in 17th place in the final of this year's Eurovision Song Contest yesterday.
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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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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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