Reykjavík Grapevine - 17.07.2009, Blaðsíða 48

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On the one hand you have peo-
ple who are portrayed, Cold War
style, as traitors who want to sell
Iceland’s independence to for-
eigners. On the other hand, you
have people who are portrayed
as wanting to sever all connec-
tions with the outside world.
About the actual pros and cons
of joining the EU, we hear very
little.
Valur Gunnarsson talks binary thinking and
Aristotle
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Some people cannot go home
because of what is chasing
them. Somebody who is running
for his life doesn’t have any hope
in the future to go back home.
Young Nigerian asylum seeker Ubayo on the
plight of refugees.
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It’s easy to act and do when
you’ve no time to think things
over. It’s terrifying to have a
bank of three hours, just you
and a bed of lettuce and a hoe,
to think over your life: your ac-
tions past, present and future.
Nostalgia is joyfully saddening.
Love is painfully elating. Neither
can you experience at that mo-
ment in the field; just you and a
bed of lettuce and a hoe.
WWOOFing is hard work for Catharine
Fulton
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I feel I have more in common
with that generation of Ameri-
cans than with a lot of what’s
been making the rounds these
past years. I am excited for the
next generation. Maybe Bush
saved the day by staying in pow-
er for eight years, so everyone
got fed up with careerism and
marketing and making money.
Björk Guðmundsdóttir says all sorts of
interesting things in our 'Conversation With
Björk' piece.
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