Reykjavík Grapevine - 06.08.2004, Qupperneq 2

NATURAL DEFENSE
Hilmar Malmquist discusses Káranhjúkar, reindeer and the myth of
progress
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THIS MAN IS REAL
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and located in the National Gallery
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A new breed of food critics hatches
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Food for Thought
Feature
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Paddy starts a new career. Again
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A MAN MAY DREAM
A mild mannered man pushed to his limits by the price of potatoes.
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GIVE US YOUR DIRTY MONEY AND WE´LL
CLEAN IT FOR YOU: A former Sugarcube in a Kurt Weill play
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DON´T BOOTLEG IT
Dóri DNA prepares to rewrite Hip hip
DRUM SOLO B1
Another happening at Klink og bank
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KING ARTHUR COMES ALIVE
So what if it´s not entirely historically accurate?
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ABOUT REALISM
A new translation of a story by Einar Már
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writers
wanted
Send enquires to editor@grapevine.is
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THE PATENTED ICELANDIC UNDERWATER MASSAGE
As tested by Marcie Hume
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Outside Reykjavík
BREIÐAFJÖRÐUR: THE ICELANDIC MEDITERRANEAN
No, seriously.
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