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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 song ‘Pretty Face’ by Icelandic musician Sóley, who is playing this year’s Airwaves, has hit an all-time Icelandic record: more than eight million, 8,233,558 to be exact, as of yesterday evening, have watched her song on YouTube.
Björk, the queen of Icelandic music, has only had one song that has been viewed more than four million times on YouTube, the world’s most popular video site.
Sóley told Morgunblaðið music supplement Monitor that she didn’t want people to connect her music with just one song.
“Originally, the song was not supposed to be on last year’s record. This is so unbelievably random. It was someone from Germany who put the song on YouTube one year ago, not anyone from the record company. Now this is the song everybody is talking about and people now judge my music based on this one song.”
At the same time, Sóley says she has also benefited from the exposure.
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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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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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