Posted on 02 September 2010. Tags: comedy, culture, Iceland, rúv, spaugstofan, stöð 2, television
Spaugstofan, Iceland's most famous weekly comedy sketch show, will not be consigned to history as had previously been reported. Despite being dropped from RUV for monetary reasons, the show's creators this week signed a deal to move over to rival station, Stod 2.
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Posted in Culture, General, Iceland, Leisure, MBL
Posted on 31 August 2010. Tags: Björk, Concert Event, Damien Rice, iceland airwaves, Iceland Concert, Iceland Inspires, Iceland Music, Inspired by Iceland, Music Event, Seabear, Sigur Ros
The upcoming concert event in Iceland, Iceland Airwaves, is set to attract thousands of music lovers to the northernmost music capital in the world, Reykjavik; and with most of the line-up already announced, this years’ Airwaves will be as spectacular as ever.
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Posted in Culture, General, Iceland, International, Leisure, Lifestyle, Music, Travel
Posted on 29 August 2010. Tags: art, complaint, Denmark, gay, government, local, morals
Council employees in Denmark have demanded that a picture of two toy figures simulating gay sex be removed from their offices. According to news website lokalavisen.dk, workers at Roskilde Town Hall are in uproar over the cheeky artwork which shows two ‘Duplo’ men getting friendly in a public park.
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Posted in Art, Denmark, General, MBL, Politics
Posted on 27 August 2010. Tags: assylum, Denmark, policitcs, Sweden
A disgruntled Swede has sought asylum in Denmark, after claiming he “couldn’t stomach” the people in his homeland any longer. According to Politiken, life in Sweden got too much for the man, who skipped the country in search of a better existence elsewhere.
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Posted in Culture, Denmark, General, Lifestyle, MBL, Politics, Sweden, Travel
Posted on 26 August 2010. Tags: Iceland Heritage, Iceland History, Iceland Map, Iceland Maps, Icelandic Map, Map of Iceland, Nordic Store
The online Icelandic retailer, Nordic Store is now selling a series of illustrated
maps of Iceland for anyone interested in learning the history and heritage of the country.
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Posted in Culture, General, Iceland
Posted on 26 August 2010. Tags: drama, Iceland, London, Reykjavik, reykjavik art museum, rose bruford, theatre
The play "In the Beginning" will be shown for free this evening in the Reykjavik Art Museum.
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Posted in Art, General, Iceland, Leisure, MBL, United Kingdom
Posted on 25 August 2010. Tags: abuse, church, Iceland, religion, scandal, sex, Society
Johanna Sigurdardottir, Iceland's Prime Minister, says she has considered leaving the state church. This comment comes in the wake of a sexual abuse scandal hitting Iceland's state church.
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Posted in Culture, General, Iceland, MBL, Politics
Posted on 25 August 2010. Tags: culture, history, Iceland, music, recording
This week marks 100 years since the first Icelandic-language music record was released. The occasion has been celebrated in various ways, including concerts and a second-hand records fayre.
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Posted in Culture, General, Iceland, MBL, Music, Technology
Posted on 24 August 2010. Tags: bulbs, Energy, EU, Finland, light
Thrifty Finns are stocking up on cheap filament light bulbs before the EU brings in a blanket ban in 2012. Despite sales remaining buoyant in Finland, next month will see an end to deliveries of the old-fashioned 75-watt bulbs to the country’s stores, prompting many residents to binge buy before shelves empty.
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Posted in Business, Culture, Energy, Environment, European Union, Finland, General, MBL, Technology
Posted on 23 August 2010. Tags: California, chay lemoine, culture, food, halldor laxness, Iceland, santa barbara
The sixth in a regular series of columns by Chay Lemoine: 'California', in which Chay revisits the state he used to call home and introduces a little bit of Iceland to Sunday brunch. Continue Reading
Posted in Culture, General, Iceland, Leisure, Lifestyle, MBL, Travel, United States