Reykjavík Grapevine - 08.04.2011, Page 36

pAGe 12
An Icelandic opinion is thus a rarity like
Bigfoot or The Abominable Snowman—
so rare in fact that most people who’ve
come into contact with it aren’t entirely
sure if they did at all, and think that per-
haps what they saw was just a really big
cow or a really small Danish person.
Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl gives a rundown of Ice-
landic crisis literature and Icelandisms in his
excellent feature piece
pAGe 28
“But Laxness said,” is something you’ll
often hear in conversation in Iceland.
Icelanders relationship with their literature
further expored
Rmm SUpplemenT
Sure, if the planet doesn’t melt like in
that movie.
Kimi Records’ Baldvin Esra estimates the odds
that there will be a 2012 edition of Reykjavík
Music Mess
pAGe 10
When someone asks for citizenship, I
think the first thing [the government]
should ask is, “Who needs it most? Who
is really a needy person?” We have
been honest in everything, from the
start. And I think, honesty wins in the
end, because honesty is the best policy.
If only asylum-seeker Priyanka Thapa were
running our government
pAGe 06
Starting May 1, in what would seem like
a completely ordinary chore to anybody
in the United States, Reykjavík dwell-
ers will face the laborious task of rolling
their outdoor bin to at least fifteen
metres of the curb for pick up.
It’s time to take out the trash!
Rmm SUpplemenT
She said they don't know who Deer-
hunter is in Iceland. Well, we don't know
where Iceland is either.
Deerhunter’s Bradford Cox is SASSY! And
confusing
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