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December
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Dancer in the Dark
I am a great admirer of Davíd Oddsson as a politician and prime minister from 1991 to 2004. But he should have known when to stop.
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November
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Icelandic Fishballs
Click on the picture to watch an audio slideshow of how Icelandic fishballs are made. In light of the economic crisis, people are increasingly turning towards inexpensive and healthy food traditions. Homemade fishballs, a favored treat by children of generations past, are among dishes that are returning to Icelandic dinner tables.
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BUSINESS PROFILE
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December
03
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Iceland Presents Plan to Save Companies
Leaders of Iceland’s government, Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde and Foreign Minister Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, presented a 12-step plan to help companies cope with the economic crisis at a press conference yesterday.
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December
03
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Mugison Goes on an Icesave Tour
Icelandic singer-songwriter Mugison is currently touring Britain, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands, countries where account holders in Icelandic banks have lost their savings, primarily through the infamous Icesave deposits.
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December
03
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Morgunbladid Publishing House Seeks New Investors
Árvakur, the publishing house of Icelandic daily newspaper Morgunbladid, is working on reorganizing the company’s financing and introducing it to interested investors. The company has run into operational difficulties.
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December
03
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Many Icelanders Look for Job Opportunities Abroad
A number of people attended a promotional meeting organized by EURES (European Employment Services) at the facilities of the Directorate of Labor in Reykjavík yesterday to look into opportunities of employment overseas.
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December
03
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Search for Lost Ptarmigan Hunter in Iceland Postponed
Search and rescue teams decided yesterday to postpone their search for a ptarmigan hunter who has been lost in Iceland’s southern highlands since Saturday and reassume their search next Saturday.
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December
03
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South Iceland Priest Not Guilty of Sexual Harassment
The District Court of South Iceland found Rev. Gunnar Björnsson in Selfoss not guilty of sexual harassment against two teenage girls from his congregation yesterday. Compensation demands were dismissed.
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For a limited time only, Iceland Review is offering new subscribers to the magazine a free copy of the recipe book Northern Delights: Reykjavík Cuisine by Erna Kaaber. The book contains an overview of Reykjavík’s finest restaurants and a wealth of mouth-watering recipes, including photographs of Iceland’s amazingly versatile landscape. Click here to subscribe.
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REVIEWS
Fridrik Thór Fridriksson’s Children of Nature, Cold Fever and Devil’s Island were recently re-released with English subtitles. The 1990s were Fridriksson’s most productive years, in which he directed four successful films. The three titles above all feature his pure form of storytelling, minimalist direction, wistful music, sarcasm and a glorification of both Icelandic nature and culture.
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December
01
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Feature of the Week: Hoop Dreams under the Glacier
The normally placid seaside town of Stykkishólmur is home to just over one thousand souls. In late April, more than 600 of them crammed into the local gym to cheer on their basketball team in the season’s most important game; for only the third time in its 56-year history, Snaefell had made it to the finals of the Icelandic basketball league.
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December
01
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Event of the Week: Water Carrier
This week dive into the world of watercolors at the group exhibition “Water Carrier” at Reykjavík Art Museum – Ásmundarsafn. A group of Icelandic artists come together regularly—the make-up of the group varies from year to year—to celebrate the ancient art of watercolor and then display the results in a joint exhibition.
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