Reykjavík Grapevine - 13.08.2010, Blaðsíða 52

STUFFED WITH STUFF ISSUE 12 YOUR FREE COPY
YOUR ESSEnTIal gUIDE TO lIFE, TRavEl
anD EnTERTaInmEnT In ICElanD
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Björk stated that she and her comrades
were not one more group of “angry
environmental guerrillas”. The happy
environmental entertainers’ project
seemed to be about not challenging the
status quo at all, but rather keep on the
old track of industry and production –
this time under the banner of institution-
alised green flags and environmental
certifications.
Environmental activist Snorri Páll sort of
agrees with Björk. But not really. He has some
interesting ideas, too.
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“A good player can make a cigar box
with rubber bands sound good. Do you
know the story about Jascha Heifetz?
After a concert some lady told him, “Mr.
Heifetz, your violin sounds wonderful.”
He put his ear up to it and said, “That’s
funny, I don’t hear a thing.””
Hans Jóhannsson discusses the science of
violin-making in a totally fascinating interview.
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As a kid and teenager I was obsessed
with guns, war and soldiers. I aspired
to join a military and witness combat.
Instead I had to settle for the Icelandic
Coast Guard, although scrubbing floors
on a patrol vessel turned out to be a
really poor substitute for Rambo heroics.
Iceland’s most active peace activist Lárus Páll
Birgisson once fostered bigger dreams than
loitering outside the US Embassy.
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“Seen against this historical backdrop,
the Magma deal is what we should have
expected. As a result of the Icelandic
government’s current back-pedalling,
our international reputation is once
again being trashed in the business
publications. We’re unreliable, we don’t
understand the importance of contracts,
we can’t keep our hands off of done
deals.”
Íris Erlingsdóttir brings some more Magma to
the table.
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“It would make family pictures much
more interesting. Instead of the tra-
ditional baptism-gift of ‘a cross’, the
newborn would receive a small throw-
ing axe, maybe even a set of them. The
larger axe would be a confirmation gift.”
Andri Már Hagalín embraces his inner Viking.
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