bits and pieces from the northern island.
There are more events to be brought to everybody’s attention. First of all, submissions to the Reykjavík International Film Festival – RIFF 2011, Iceland’s most important film event and one of the most relevant events worldwide, are now open. The 2011 edition of the film festival is going to take place from September 22 to … Read the full article →
For all the Japanophiles and cinephiles of Iceland, we want to bring to your attention: from March 10 to 13, 2011, at the Bíó Paradís a retrospective by the title Grín og gaman frá Japan is going to take place every day with screenings of a selection of Japanese films. Among them, one of the … Read the full article →
Bolludagur, or Cream Puff Day in English, is almost over. If you’re in Iceland, maybe you too had your fill of cream puffs today. Or maybe not, since this is one of the many Icelandic festivities overlooked by foreigners. Bolludagur always falls on the Monday preceding Ash Wednesday, so its actual date changes every year. … Read the full article →
It’s perhaps a little late to call this news. Thor Vilhjálmsson, one of the most widely known contemporary Icelandic writers, has passed away yesterday at the age of 85. I’m not sure why, but I expected this to be bigger news than it actually was according to its media coverage. I expected to read lengthy … Read the full article →
More than five hundred tremors were recorded in the past two days in the Reykjanes peninsula, mainly in proximity of the area of lake Kleifarvatn, 24 km SSW of Reykjavík. Since Thursday an increase in the local seismic activity has been observed. Although most of the shakes are smaller scale events with a magnitude of … Read the full article →
When you are very young, it seems life is an endless path where crossroads can appear at any moment. Even if life is not even remotely as good as it could be, the deceitful notion of time tells you there is still hope. Getting to adult age, you realize time is pressing and crossroads only … Read the full article →
I should credit a man living in our neighborhood for coming up at the right time with the simple statement I am using as a title, which perfectly sums up the last days’ events. He said this not to me, but to the partner in crime, as they were both replacing their tires in the … Read the full article →