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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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Many foreigners find it tricky to learn the Icelandic language, the accent, the grammar, the many declensions… But it’s hardly a superhuman feat. Unless you manage to learn the language in one week like Daniel Tammet, one of the five ‘superhumans’ covered by The Observer on Sunday.
Tammet is the bestselling author of an award-winning book where he describes what it is like to live with autism and to have extraordinary abilities of memory, mathematics and languages. He once learnt Icelandic in one week on a dare, a feat he doesn’t like to brag about.
In 2008, Tammet told Iceland Review journalist Jonas Moody that he finds words beautiful, that they vary in colors and textures, and that he likes to “collect” languages. Tammet likes visiting Iceland, “a beautifully visual country” in his view. He describes Icelandic as a “transparent” and “artistic” language.
Click here to read the full interview.
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The 2013 Reykjavík International Children’s Film Festival opens at the cinema Bíó Paradís on Hverfisgata in downtown Reykjavík on May 29.
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The exchange of power in Iceland took place yesterday when the government of Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson formally took over from that of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and ministers exchange keys.
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Mountaineer Leifur Örn Svavarsson became the first Icelander to reach the peak of Everest, the world’s highest mountain, by the North Face from Tibet just before sunrise yesterday morning.
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Iceland’s new government formally took power today following a state council meeting at Bessastaðir, the presidential residence.
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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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