Reykjavík Grapevine - 10.10.2008, Page 28
You ain't seen nothing yet...
President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
teaches Brits lessons from
“the Icelandic Economic Wonder"
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Nazism never really took root
in Iceland during the 30s. It
may simply be because there
was no significant Jewish com-
munity to use as scapegoats.
Immigration to Iceland only
really started in the 90s.
Former Grapevine editor
Valur Gunnarsson provides an insight
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Even if Iceland devolves back
to a semi-Third World coun-
try whose residents feed on
boiled haddock and potatoes
in-between stints of actual
physical work for a living,
this place will still be pretty
awesome.
A Grapevine journalist finds faith in life,
the universe and everything at a Skátar gig
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People can watch endless
amounts of graffiti just like
pornography; you can watch
endless amounts of sex with
bad production value but
there’s no context to the films.
Bomb It’ director Jon Reiss likes
his graffiti contextual
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I turn to you dear friend be-
cause as the old Icelandic say-
ing goes: Naked is everyoné s
back unless he has a brother.
If this request appeals to you,
please forward to me your
telephone number, your fax
number and your full name
and address to enable my law-
yer to send you the relevant
documents needed for you to
receive the sum of $31 million
to your personal or corporate
valid bank account in Russian
Federation, Africa or Asia.
Friðþjófur Már Másson in a NigerIcelandic
e-mail scam that’s making the rounds
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