Despite the fact that the word “menagerie” is often used to describe an accumulation of all sorts of things, it is first and foremost a word that describes a collection of (captive) animals. Wait, why ...

The fuel tax will be abolished and replaced with a kilometre-based road tax, reports RÚV. The Minister of Finance calls this an important and unavoidable change. A bill introducing a kilometre tax for ...

After another eventful year for pop star Bríet, the Grapevine took her on a date to hear about her creative process, Birnir and Bríet’s Grapevine Music Awards-nominated film 1000 orð, her personal ...

Five MPs from the Independence Party have submitted a bill proposing amendments to the laws on Icelandic citizenship, reports Vísir. The bill seeks to allow the revocation of citizenship for ...

Liberal Reform Party (Viðreisn) MP and former mayor of Reykjavík Jón Gnarr reported on social media that he was denied entry to Alþingi. According to Jón, 58, he was entering parliament when a person ...

One of the things that is perhaps not talked about enough in this job is just how privileged and rewarding being a food writer is. Even at a time when global media has steadily disinvested from ...

A conclusion was reached by Reykjavík District Court on February 17 regarding the application of a 30% tariff on imported pizza cheese. According to the verdict, the gooey topping is subject to the ...

There are cases where 13- to 14-year-old children have been placed in jail cells at the Hafnarfjörður police station for up to 48 hours, reports RÚV. The Children’s Ombudsman says this is unacceptable ...

The board of Arion Bank has announced its interest in initiating merger talks with Íslandsbanki, reports mbl.is. A formal letter has been sent to the chairman and CEO of Íslandsbanki, expressing the ...

Icelandic composers Benni Hemm Hemm and Bára Gísladóttir explore death on their collaborative album Gufa. Sometimes the most idiosyncratic and intense Icelandic music comes out of sudden ...

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