Reports of Trump’s summit with Putin in Iceland retracted
Yesterday’s news reported an alleged meeting between President-elect Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin in Reykjavik. The meeting was to take p...
The media response to the new Icelandic Government
A recent headline in the Washington Post remarks on the new Icelandic government „Iceland ousted one leader named in the Panma Papers, but ended up wi...
Artist salary in 2017 – 1606 artist applied, 391 received
The annual artist salary was made public yesterday. Each fall artists in Iceland sit down and go over the year a head of them, make a plan for the yea...
Artist Ragnar Kjartansson among the twelve awarded the Order of the Falcon on New Years day
President Guðni Th. Johannesson, awarded twelve individuals the Order of the Falcon in an annual ceremony at the presidential residency Bessastadir ye...
20.000 tourists estimated in Iceland over New Year’s Eve enjoying 90 bonfires around the country
According to Morgunbladid six airplanes landed in Keflavik Airport on 31 December in 2010. Today 49 plains are scheduled to arrive in Iceland, with a ...
The annual fireworks mania is on – New Year’s Eve will be a spectacle
New Year’s Eve in Reykjavik is thought to be an experience, there are a few official firework displays in the city leading up to the main event but th...
Björk and Madonna call out sexism (Videos)
Voices of female musicians grow louder answering back and calling out the sexism in their industry. This month music giants Björk and Madonna both had...
Icelandic music in the foreground in new Blade Runner trailer (Video)
The newly released trailer for Blade Runner 2049 saw the light of day this week. The movie is awaited with great anticipation, it features Ryan Goslin...