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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 double album Latin Faculty, with lyrics written by various authors and performed by nine vocalists, including Eivør Pálsdóttir, Guðrún Gunnarsdóttir, Þór Breiðfjörð and jazz singers Marína Ósk Þórólfsdóttir and Erla Stefánsdóttir, was recently released by Ingvi Þór Kormáksson.
CD 1 includes songs in English and Portuguese, as well as two instrumentals, while CD 2 consists of the same songs but sung in Icelandic. The CD is described as “Red hot and romantic Latin music from Iceland.”
Track 15, ‘The Image of You,’ has been nominated in the Jazz category of the 2012 HMMA’s (Hollywood Music in Media Awards).
A number of Icelandic artists who performed at the Iceland Airwaves music festival earlier this month have also released new albums in recent weeks. Among them are former Bellatrix vocalist Eliza Newman with her solo album Heimþrá, released on October 25.
The twin sisters of Pascal Pinon have also announced the release of their second album Twosomeness.
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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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Leader of the Progressive Party, Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, who held the mandate to lead coalition talks, presented the government agreement between the Progressive Party and Independence Party to the President of Iceland Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson at the presidential residence Bessastaðir this morning.
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The chairmen of the Independence Party and Progressive Party, Bjarni Benediktsson and Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, formally presented the government agreement to the public at a press conference shortly after 11 am this morning.
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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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