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“Reykjavík Energy is bankrupt. The
city is in bad shape and its revenue
has decreased. What should be
done? Cut backs? Price increases?
Streamlining? Where and how much?
Meetings, meetings, meetings…”
-Jón Gnarr’s infamous Facebook status
that some claim wreaked havoc on
Reykjavík Energy. Can ‘social media
updates’ really bankrupt multi-jillion ISK
companies that have a bazillion captive
subscribers to their services? Read Anna
Andersen’s informative feature and learn
all that—and more!
PAGE 14
“In the internet bubble of the ‘90s,
NASDAQ gained an impressive 570%
between 1995 and March 2000. The
Icelandic Financial Miracle, however,
outdid both, as the Icelandic market
grew by a staggering 680% between
2002 and July 2007, when the market
peaked.”
- And then… it burst! WHAAAAAAAT?
PAGE 08
“I ran away from Ethiopia in order to
rescue myself. I humbly ask Iceland's
authorities, and its people, to look at
us with humanity. We are just running
away to save ourselves. Rescue us. I
would rather walk into the ocean and
die than be deported to Norway.”
- Are these Ethiopian asylum seekers
‘lying’? Do we want to ‘send them home’?
Or is there maybe plenty of room in this
nation of 320.000?
PAGE 08
“Don’t tell me how to dress, tell men
not to rape!”, “It’s my hot body, I do
what I want!” and “My short skirt has
nothing to do with you!”
- SlutWalk hits Reykjavík on July 23. See
you there!
PAGE 22
Jón and Sigur!ur each found and
killed the male and female of the last
mating auk pair (thought they didn't
know it at the time), but Ketill was
left empty-handed. Poor Ketill, feeling
left out, decided to smash the last
auk pair's egg with his boot. And that
was that.
- Yep, Icelanders killed the last Great
Auk.