In 1957, a young, Swiss graphic-designer-turned-artist, Dieter Roth (1930-1998), reached Icelandic shores. Like many men before and since he was following an Icelandic woman. He had met and fallen in love with her in Denmark a year earlier. Roth would become a household name in Iceland and a celebrated figure in 20th-century modernist art and […]
It’s a cold Sunday morning as I make my way up Skólavörðustígur towards the mighty Hallgrímskirkja church, a white, tapered structure that towers gracefully over downtown Reykjavík like a huge upside-down icicle. Very few people are out and about, and from the looks of it, most of them are tourists. None of them, however, look like they’re on their way to mass.
The British company Domino’s Pizza Group has decided to exit markets in Iceland, Sweden and Norway, RÚV reports. The company used to own Domino’s Pizza in the country but now intends to sell their ownership. Domino’s Pizza restaurants will stay open in Iceland regardless, says Birgir Örn Birgisson, director of Domino’s Icelandic branch. On its […]
Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir, Minister of Tourism, Industry and Innovation of Iceland says she is willing to look into the possibility of reforming laws around hemp production for industrial use in Iceland, RÚV reports. Halldóra Mogensen, MP for the Pirate Party, initiated the discussion, pointing out that drug laws in Iceland have made life difficult […]
The Financial Action Task Force (on Money Laundering), or FAFT, is holding its annual meeting this week in Paris. There, representatives from 205 nations have convened to discuss nations who haven’t taken adequate measures to prevent money laundering and/or financing of terrorist groups. Reportedly, the United States and the United Kingdom are fighting to put […]
Icelandic pianist Víkingur Heiðar Ólafsson won the coveted Artist of the Year award at the Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2019 last night, RÚV reports. Gramophone is a UK based classical music publication and their awards have been referred to as the ‘Oscars of classical music’. Víkingur accepted the prestigious prize in person during the awards […]
Iceland’s prime minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir has penned an article for CNN’s news site regarding gender-based violence, harassment and discrimination in Iceland and abroad, Vísir reports. The article coincides with a conference in Harpa called MeToo: Moving Forward, the first international conference focused on the #MeToo movement and its aftermath, taking place over three days, ending […]
A man in his thirties pushed a woman in her twenties off a balcony in upper Breiðholt late Monday evening, RÚV reports. The woman was rushed to a hospital and the man was taken into custody by police, where he remains. The woman is badly injured but reportedly in stable condition. Police responded to a […]
A young man entered a building belonging to the University of Iceland yesterday and harassed students and faculty, RÚV reports. At one point the man entered a classroom as a lecture was about to commence, pulled down his pants and began pleasuring himself to the horrified audience. The building in question sits at Stakkahlíð and […]
A small plane crashed into the ground at Skálafellsöxl yesterday afternoon, RÚV reports. The single engine aircraft reportedly sent out a distress signal picked up by the Icelandic Coast Guard who rushed to the scene by helicopter around 4pm yesterday. Upon arrival they were met with the pilot who was well enough to walk towards […]
