Reykjavík Grapevine - 16.07.2010, Page 52

SightseeingCanoeingRafting Super-Jeep Whale Watch ATVHorse Riding Snowmobile
Travel Agency
Authorised by
Icelandic Tourist Board

Tourist Information Centre · Aðalstræti 2, 101 Reykjavík · tel. +354 570 7711 · info@icelandonline.com
Hilton Reykjavík · Radisson Blu · Hotel Loftleiðir · IÐA Bookstore · BSI Bus Terminal · Cruise Liner Visitor Centre
STUFFED WITH STUFF ISSUE 10 YOUR FREE COPY
YOUR ESSEnTIal gUIDE TO lIFE, TRavEl
anD EnTERTaInmEnT In ICElanD
PAGE 6
It is overwhelmingly tragic that after
everything that’s gone on—all the
bankruptcies, the rise in unemploy-
ment, the pots and pans revolution
and the SIC report—that we are still
selling our wealth and resources at
bargain rates in shady deals made
behind closed doors. Have we learnt
nothing?
Björk wants to know
PAGE 38
Now, Icelandic artists are no stran-
gers to being bartered and bought
by the infinitely rich.
Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl on the fate of Icelandic
artist
PAGE 14
Iceland is a calm place, and this kind
of drinking is really nice because in
Iceland people drink enough. When I
say 'enough', I mean a lot.
Tourist Michel Jones on Icelandic drinking
culture
PAGE 18
Although it is an old Icelandic name,
one would think giving a child a
name like Ljótur (“Ugly”) would be
downright abusive.
Anna Andersen ponders Icelandic names.
PAGE 20
Cutbacks in the educational system,
like we are experiencing now, is the
worst possible solution and, sadly,
the one that has been chosen. It is
pathetic to see that we are not seiz-
ing the opportunities when they are
in front of us.
Professor Ágúst Einarsson thinks what we’re
doing is pathetic
PAGE 22
Fræbbblarnir, in a semi sulky mood,
tell us that they feel left out, as
nobody is considered cool unless
“he has worked in a fish factory for
ages.”
Dr. Gunni remembers ‘Rokk í Reykjavík’.