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A new government on Christmas Eve
Ongoing disagreements over foreign policy, asylum law, and energy strategy have brought down the unlikely coalition formed in 2021 by the Independence Party, the Progress Party (both conservatives), and the...
A new government on Christmas Eve
Ongoing disagreements over foreign policy, asylum law, and energy strategy have brought down the unlikely coalition formed in 2021 by the Independence Party, the Progress Party (both conservatives), and the...
In the running for Icelandic literary prizes
Iceland is no exception to the literary prize ritual, and the list of finalists was announced in mid-December. The now famous Jón Kalman Stefánsson appears in fiction, with Arnaldur Indriðason...
In the running for Icelandic literary prizes
Iceland is no exception to the literary prize ritual, and the list of finalists was announced in mid-December. The now famous Jón Kalman Stefánsson appears in fiction, with Arnaldur Indriðason...
Thetta reddast // Everything will be fine
"One of my great regrets is that we have not learned enough from the great crisis of 2008 ," she explains. " We live in a system largely inspired by...
Thetta reddast // Everything will be fine
"One of my great regrets is that we have not learned enough from the great crisis of 2008 ," she explains. " We live in a system largely inspired by...
Citizens since 1915
June 19 (not March 8) is Iceland's national women's rights day, commemorating the historic date of June 19, 1915. As early as 1882, widowed and self-employed Icelandic women were granted...
Citizens since 1915
June 19 (not March 8) is Iceland's national women's rights day, commemorating the historic date of June 19, 1915. As early as 1882, widowed and self-employed Icelandic women were granted...
The invisible world
When authorities map out new roads in Iceland, the areas where elves and trolls live are taken into account and avoided. Otherwise, serious problems can arise, as in 2015: repeated...
The invisible world
When authorities map out new roads in Iceland, the areas where elves and trolls live are taken into account and avoided. Otherwise, serious problems can arise, as in 2015: repeated...
JFDR, “New Dreams” for a new world
Libération, May 26, 2020 , by Charline Lecarpentier Between folk sweetness and electronic delicacy, Icelandic Jófrídur Akadóttir releases a second album in English recorded in New York. Jófrídur Akadóttir was...
JFDR, “New Dreams” for a new world
Libération, May 26, 2020 , by Charline Lecarpentier Between folk sweetness and electronic delicacy, Icelandic Jófrídur Akadóttir releases a second album in English recorded in New York. Jófrídur Akadóttir was...