Madam President
Arriving at Vigdís Finnbogadóttir’s house just before noon on Friday, I find a note on the door: “Anna,…
The Exception That Proves The Rule
Earlier this year, artist Ragnar Kjartansson and composer Kjartan Sveinsson put on a particularly subversive production at Berlin’s…
The Hemp Oil Salesman
Matthew “Mills” Miller discovered the benefits of cannabidiol, or CBD, after a near-death experience involving guinea-pig-and-alpaca stew. As…
Mr. Zilker Bark
When Alex Hopes moved to Austin in 2012, it was on a whim. He had never visited, he…
The Incumbent
Incumbent President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson is Iceland’s fifth elected president. If re-elected on June 30, he will become…
Eurovision Turns Icelanders Into Monsters
Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson is off to Malmö to represent Iceland in the annual Eurovision Song Contest. He will…
What Brings Face Hunter To Town?
Yvan Rodic hasn’t been in the same place for more than two weeks in the last five years….
Lighting A Fire Under The Orchestra
After an exhilarating performance of Giacinto Scelsi’s ‘Hymnos,’ the conductor turns to the audience and tells us that…
Do Icelanders Need More Ayn Rand In Their Lives?
As Iceland struggles to emerge from an economic depression brought on in part by lax government regulation, Professor…
E-Democracy Takes Off In Reykjavík
In the midst of heated protests following Iceland’s economic collapse in October 2008, two Icelandic programmers started dreaming…