Reykjavík Grapevine - 05.11.2010, Qupperneq 28

STUFFED WITH STUFF ISSUE 17 YOUR FREE COPY
YOUR ESSEnTIal gUIDE TO lIFE, TRavEl
anD EnTERTaInmEnT In ICElanD
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The theory is that if people see their
bodies as a unit and see it in relation
to other bodies, they would be less
likely to commit suicide.
Artist Gardar Eide Einarsson doesn’t know if
this measure actually worked.
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The media unfortunately delivered a
lopsided interpretation with front-
page headlines saying the sale to
Magma is OK, suggesting this was
the end of the case.
According to Björk, the case on Magma En-
ergy is not closed.
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Einar Örn had brought along a gigantic
plastic lobster when he came back from
London. Pop band Stuðmenn fancied
the lobster and made Einar Örn their
manager so they could use the plastic
crustacean in concert.
The history of The Sugarcubes somehow
involves a plastic lobster. But of course.
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The prosecutor himself was a totally in-
experienced sheriff from a small town in
the west of Iceland, appointed because
nobody else wanted the job; he had no
knowledge of white collar crime, and a
staff of only three people.
Egill Helgason on Eva Joly came to be an advi-
sor to Iceland’s special prosecutor
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How is it that the one Christian asylum
seeker I met got their application ap-
proved within 7 months, while at the
same time my guys have been waiting
two or three years for an answer and
still haven't gotten one?
Kolfinna Baldvinsdóttir keeps fighting on
behalf of asylum seekers
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Stltoday.com, a St. Louis, Missouri
news website, ran a story this month
that the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
was investigating a scam whereby the
alleged Icelandic lottery was to pay
out Missouri residents, winners of the
so-called Icelandic office of the MTA
Sweepstakes, after a one-time-handling
fee of USD 1.000.00. “Winners” received
fake cheques under the name of the
Icelandic Lottery.
A New Nigerian Icelandic Email Lottery Scam?
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