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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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Film director Bill Condon (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn) will shoot scenes in downtown Reykjavík tomorrow for an upcoming film on Julian Assange and WikiLeaks entitled The Man Who Sold the World.
Shooting is expected to take place in Austurvöllur square, which is located opposite Alþingi, the Icelandic parliament. The square was the scene of mass protests, the so-called Kitchenware Revolution (or Pots and Pans Revolution), following the financial collapse in 2008.
As reported earlier, screenwriter Josh Singer consulted with former WikiLeaks volunteer and MP for the Movement Birgitta Jónsdóttir. Birgitta was also active in the Kitchenware Revolution.
Actor Benedict Cumberbatch of the BBC adaptation series Sherlock will play Assange. Dutch actress Carice von Houten will play Birgitta, Morgunblaðið reports, and German actor Daniel Brühl also features in the film.
Icelandic production service company True North is assisting with the production.
Click here to read more about the shooting of the film in Iceland.
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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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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 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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