Reykjavík Grapevine - 05.08.2005, Side 2

Why the Gay Pride Festival Isn’t for Páll Óskar
An interview with one of the Gay Pride organizers
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Outside Reykjavík
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Grapevine Picks for Museums and Galleries
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Pimp My Country
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t.ATu: Good Music, Sleazy Origins41
Cabaret at the Icelandic Opera45
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Review of Madagascar
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Technology Review: Things to Fear 47
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Dining, Eating and Grubbing 34
Bezt Í Heimi
Hornið: The Chianti in Wicker Kind of Classy
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Shelved Books Worth a Second Look47
The Violent Outburst of Graphic Design48
The Nohito and Other Brennevín Cocktails 54
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