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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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Contemporary comics from the Nordic countries will be featured in the exhibition Nordicomics Islands, which opens today, January 12, at 3 pm, in the main building of Reykjavík City Library on Tryggvagata 15 in the central capital.
The exhibition focuses on Nordic comic writers, including from Iceland, Greenland and the Aaland Islands, as stated in a press release.
Its themes consider the abnormalities and distances between people and regions; a visitor’s interpretation of an unfamiliar environment; and historical and emotional regions of the north in the personal viewpoint of the author.
The work of the following comic writers will be presented in Nordicomics Islands:
Mari Ahokoivu (FI), Eeva Meltio (FI), Josefin Svenske (SE), Lene Ask (NO), Søren Mosdal (DK), Hugleikur Dagsson (IS), Nuka K. Godtfredsen (GL) and Linus Strandberg (AX).
The exhibition will travel between the island cities of Reykjavík, Iceland; Nuuk, Greenland; Mariehamn, the Aaland Islands; and Tórshavn, the Faroe Islands.
For further information, go to nordicomics.info.
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The Identification Committee of the National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police yesterday completed its investigation of human remains found by travelers on the beach Kaldbaksvík in Strandir, the eastern West Fjords, on Saturday.
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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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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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