New Lagoon, Blue Lagoon: Improvements Underway
Iceland’s best know geothermal hot springs and resort, the Blue Lagoon, has been undergoing renovations since the start of the new year. This is the f...
Second BAFTA Nomination for Jóhann Jóhannsson
Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson has been nominated for a BAFTA award for the second year in a row. The awards ceremony for the British Academy fo...
Iceland in the midst of a “freak storm”
Iceland is currently surrounded by what The Washington Post dubbed a “Freak Storm”. A strong area of low pressure that approached Iceland&...
Plans for High-Speed Rail Set to Move Forward in 2018
New developments are on the horizon regarding the ongoing discussions about linking Iceland’s Keflavík International Airport to the Reykjavík Capitol ...
Icelanders Nominated for Grammys 2016
The nominations for the Grammy Awards 2016 have come in and Iceland is well represented. Björk, composer Jóhann Jóhannson, and the band Of Monsters an...
An Icelander Exposed–By Choice
An Icelandic art student has caused a stir on the Internet with a live-streaming video of himself, naked, living in a glass box for an entire week. Th...
Historic Landing on Antarctica by Icelandic Plane & Crew
Loftleiðir Icelandic, a subsidiary of the Icelandair Group, landed a Boeing 757 passenger aircraft on a blue-ice runway in Antarctica just last week. ...
Holiday Book Flood Will Soon Hit Iceland
In Iceland, getting ready for the holiday season is synonymous with getting ready for book season. The weeks surrounding Christmas signify what is kno...