Reykjavík Grapevine - 10.10.2008, Blaðsíða 2

Reykjavík Grapevine - 10.10.2008, Blaðsíða 2
2 | REYKJAVÍK GRAPEVINE | ISSUE 16—2008 The Reykjavík Grapevine Vesturgata 5, 101 Reykjavík www.grapevine.is grapevine@grapevine.is Published by Fröken ehf. Editorial: +354 540 3600 / editor@grapevine.is Advertising: +354 540 3605 / ads@grapevine.is Publisher: +354 540 3601 / publisher@grapevine.is Publisher: Hilmar Steinn Grétarsson / hilmar@grapevine.is Editor: Sveinn Birkir Björnsson / birkir@grapevine.is Assistant Editor: Haukur S. Magnússon / haukur@grapevine.is Contributing Writers: Páll Hilmarsson / pallih@gmail.com Valur Gunnarsson / www.myspace.com/valurgunnarsson Ben H. Murray / ben@benhmurray.com Editorial Interns: Desiree Andrews / desiree@grapevine.is Florian Zühlke / florian@grapevine.is James Crugnale / james@grapevine.is Marcus Walsh / marcus@grapevine.is Sigurður Kjartan Kristinsson / sigurdur@grapevine.is Stevie Ward / stevie@grapevine.is Art Director: Hörður Kristbjörnsson / hoddi@grapevine.is Design: Jóhannes Kjartansson / www.joi.is Photographer: Gunnlaugur A. Sigurðsson (GAS) / gulli@grapevine.is Marketing Director: Jón Trausti Sigurðarson / jontrausti@grapevine.is Sales Director: Aðalsteinn Jörundsson / adalsteinn@grapevine.is Distribution: Vigdís Jónsdóttir / vigdis@grapevine.is Proofreader: Jim Rice Press releases: listings@grapevine.is Submissions inquiries: editor@grapevine.is Subscription inquiries: +354 540 3605 / subscribe@grapevine.is General inquiries: grapevine@grapevine.is Founders: Hilmar Steinn Grétarsson, Hörður Kristbjörnsson, Jón Trausti Sigurðarson, Oddur Óskar Kjartansson, Valur Gunnarsson The Reykjavík Grapevine is published 18 times a year by Fröken ltd. Monthly from November through April, and fortnightly from May til October. Nothing in this magazine may be reproduced in whole or in part without the written permission of the publishers. The Reykjavík Grapevine is distributed around Reykjavík, Akureyri, Egilsstaðir, Selfoss, Keflavík, Ísafjörður and at key locations along road #1, and all major tourist attrac- tions and tourist information centres in the country. You may not like it, but at least it's not sponsored. (No articles in the Reykjavík Grapevine are pay-for articles. The opinions expressed are the writers’ own, not the advertisers’). Printed by Landsprent ehf. in 30.000 copies. CovER IlluSTRATIoN Köddi Hristbjörns ASSISTANCE Jói Kjartans Siggi Eggertsson I think I speak for everyone here when I write this: HOLY FUCK! The last few weeks have wrecked more havoc on this country than anything that’s not directly caused by a natural disaster. Our economy has been reduced to the standards East- ern Europe at end of the Cold War. As a nation, we are more or less bankrupt. Credit crunch. It almost has nice ring to it, doesn’t it? Sounds like it could be a cereal brand rather than the end of an era. Currency crisis. It’s a little alarming, but still. Cancel Christmas. Now, that is a serious statement, but right now, it seems to be the only viable option we have. Thousands of people will be affected by this crisis, both in Iceland and abroad. Homes are facing unemployment; unbearable mortgage pay- ments, inflation and massive disruption to daily life caused the uncertainty of the situation. I keep hearing that this is not the time to assign blame or look for culprits, but I don’t agree. I want to… nay – I need to – see someone hang for this. But there is not much we can do at this point. Except try our best to forget about the whole thing and party like there is no tomorrow, which at this point seems like a possible outcome. Luckily, Ice- land Airwaves is just around the corner. I’ll see you there. I’ll be the guy at the end of the bar, counting his last krona and crying into his beer. Articles 06 GETTING MoRE SERIouS Director Óskar Jónasson on his latest offspring Reykjavík-Rotterdam 06 CluTuRE oF WASTE A New Yorker Gives her point of view 08 BlADES oF GloRYIceland is fast becoming an international hockey powerhouse 08 BoMB IT!A Lesson in Graffiti Culture from Director Jon Reiss 10 MoRE MoNSTERS AND MYThICAl BEINGS Miklabæjar-Sólveig 10 ThE CouChSuRFING CulTuRE The ultimate social networking site owes its existence to Iceland 11 hoW To SuCCEED IN MoDERN BuSINESS Lesson from the Icelandic Voyage 12 A 13Th CENTuRY REBEl Examining the politics of Snorri Sturluson 16 DESERTIFICATIoN WAY uP NoRTh Brant Bjork and the Bros. concert review 17 lIFE WIll NEvER SuCk Skátar concert review 18 SPAM AlERT!Icelandic criminals may try to defraud you 19 ICElANDIC FISh IN All ITS FoRMS Say hello to your new diet 20 32C Airwaves artist to watch 23 DIRECT AND BRuTAl MACBETh Bring out your dead! Features 14 ThE SkElEToN ECoNoMY During a two week period our ecconomy was reset to the Stone Age . 15 ThE lAST GREAT DEPRESSIoN The Laissez-faire dream is over. Destinations 42 AkuREYRI A day trip to Iceland´s second city 44 A TRIP To ThE SouTh CoAST Why it should be your next destination 45 BRITISh PRuDE To ICElANDIC NuDE A visit to Sundhöll EDIToRIAlTABlE oF CoNTENTS MASThEAD ThE CovER CoMIC STRIP BY LÓA HJÁLMTÝSDÓTTIR

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