Reykjavík Grapevine - 10.02.2006, Blaðsíða 48

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REYKJAVÍK´S
ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER
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evine.is
ISSUE ONE: JAN 13 – FEB 9
“Even journalists have
human rights; you
can’t expect someone
to disengage himself
entirely from society
just because he has
begun working for the
media.” Liberal MP Magnús
Þór Hafsteinsson on whether
Fréttablaðið editor Þorsteinn
Pálsson should be allowed to
serve on the Parliamentary
Constitutional Committee set up
to evaluate the President’s actions
relating to Fréttablaðið’s parent
company. Page 10.
“To preserve our
nation, we have
to preserve our
language, and that’s
what literature does.
It shows us the
proximity of God, or
the distance of God,
the beautiful and
the ugly. People are
often afraid that other
medias will somehow
destroy the purpose
of literature, but it
will always serve as
our cultural root.”
Celebrated Icelandic author
Vigdís Grímsdóttir on the role of
literature in 2006. Page 18.
“This is the movie I
have been waiting for
in…However, it could
have been slightly
more interesting.”
James Davis-Mann on Little
Trip to Heaven. Page 29.
“There
are certain basics
that you find
throughout hardcore
punk, this sort of
humanistic approach.
You know, don’t
be idiotic, don’t be
judgmental of people
for something that
is nobody else’s
business…”
Indie phenom Þórir on his
hardcore roots. Page 32.