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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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Alyssa Miller, who models for the 2013 swimwear issue of Sports Illustrated, stated she had feared she would freeze to death wile posing in a bikini for a different photo shoot at Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon in Iceland.
Jökulsárlón. Photo: Páll Stefánsson/Iceland Review.
“I had to lay across an iceberg in a bikini,” Miller was quoted on latimes.com. She described the experience as “the craziest shoot” she had ever participated in. “I thought I was going to die. We had to do five minutes on, then take time off so I could warm up.”
Iceland is becoming a popular destination for film crews and photo shoots; supermodel Bar Refaeli helped organize a photo shoot where a model posed in front of what appeared to be a burning plane wreck on Sólheimasandur in South Iceland.
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Today is the Second Day of Whitsun, or Pentecost, a Christian holiday and bank holiday in Iceland. Although Whitsun is a religious holiday, many people skip mass and use the opportunity to engage in outdoor activities with their friends and families.
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Iceland finished in 17th place in the final of this year's Eurovision Song Contest yesterday.
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Whitsun, or hvítasunna in Icelandic, is a religious holiday, celebrated on the seventh Sunday after Easter. Usually known as Pentecost in English, the holiday commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples of Christ.
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Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós are set to appear on Jay Leno’s The Tonight Show on NBC on Friday next week.
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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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