Reykjavík Grapevine - 14.07.2006, Page 2

Articles
06 A Second Look at City Hall
10 Daddy Dearest
Icelandic Father of Prussian Blue Fights for Custody - and Loses
12 From Newsman to Man on the News
An interview with Paul Nikolov, Organizer of The New Icelander Party
14 “He Was Just Standing There”
Magni Pulls Iceland into Reality Television
16 Why Are They Dancing? Because They’re Plugged In
A Controversial Ad Campaign From the City-Owned, Monopoly Power Company
18 A Nation Defenceless

20 A Historical Day to Be Gay
A column by Þórdís Elva Þorvaldsdóttir Bachmann
38 “I Love Skólavörðustígur”
The most beloved street of downtown Reykjavík
40 Follow This Cab
Political intrigue, marketing exploits, and sexual frustration in a hired car
Feature
22 Reykjavík!
The Grapevine proudly presents an excerpt from our first book, Inside Reykjavík
Essentials
36 Dining, Eating and Grubbing
43 Nýhil Poetry in the Grapevine: Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl
Music & Nightlife
34 Album Reviews
42 We Did It Sam, We Saved Homoerotic Icelandic Rock!!!
HAM at Nasa with the Nine Elevens
42 How the Techno and Lo-Fi Show Didn’t Disappoint
Hairdoctor with Skakkamanage at Café Amsterdam
Outside Reykjavík
44 A Great Place for Lobster, Ghosts, Giraffes, and Friends of Foo
Grapevine visits Stokkseyri, the art commune on the shore
48 192-Hour Party People
Roskilde Festival 2006
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