Innipúkinn Festival July 30th – August 1st 2010

Update: photos from the festival can be found here. Starting today and for the whole weekend the 9th edition of the annual Innipúkinn Festival is going to be held in Reykjavík. With its two stages at Sódóma and Venue in downtown, it will host thirty bands in its three-days long extent. The artists in the … Read the full article →

Don’t take me to a cruise

We went earlier to see the ship AIDAwhatsitcalled harbored here in Reykjavík. Such an overgrown amass of metal and glass that was a truly impressive sight to behold. A lot of Icelanders were there too, to take photos and jawdrop in silent envy. Some remained inside their cars to watch from a distance, some were … Read the full article →

Enigma no.1: the mysterious vanishing of tennis balls, deo spray and unclogging devices

Everybody knows dogs are unable to be prudent. They can’t – and maybe if they could they wouldn’t in any case – be bothered with notions like “abundance” and “shortage”. They take what they have for granted, if they are used to be pampered a bit. Kátur the dog would require a whole narration of … Read the full article →

Ólöf Arnalds at Norrænahúsið

We’ve been wondering a lot the partner in crime and I if it’s just for a coincidence that Icelandic women we observe seem to be so incredibly charismatic. Just take the most prominent example you can currently think of: Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir. In most countries women seem to have to struggle a lot everyday … Read the full article →