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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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Icelandic actor Darri Ingólfsson, who has lived in the U.S. in the past years playing the part of a senatorial aide in the ABC series Last Resort, has now been cast to play in Showtime’s popular drama series Dexter.
Darri Ingólfsson. Source: IMDb.
In Iceland, Darri is best known for his part in the thriller Messenger by director Hjálmar Einarsson.
Darri is set to star as an antique dealer of old medieval equipment who starts dating the blood spatter pattern analyst/serial killer Dexter’s Morgan neighbor, as reported by Entertainment Weekly.
This will be the eighth and probably last season of Dexter and will also feature Charlotte Rampling and Sean Patrick Flanery. The season’s premiere is scheduled for the summer.
The award-winning series is based on the eponymous novels by Jeff Lindsay and have earned Michael C. Hall, who portrays the main character, a Golden Globe.
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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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One of the last tasks of Steingrímur J. Sigfússon while in office as minister of industries and innovation was to issue a regulation on Monday extending the reserve for whales in Faxaflói bay, off Reykjavík in Southwest Iceland. The regulation took affect at midnight.
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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 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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