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“A number of musicians expressed their
regret at NASA’s impending doom, with
singer Páll Óskar going so far as to say
he would chain himself to demolition
machinery to prevent it from happen-
ing.”
Will you join Páll in the fight for your
right to party?
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“Nevertheless, he was undeniably the
man in charge in the years leading up to
the collapse, and if someone was to be
held accountable, it seemed reasonable
to start with Geir Haarde. Even more
importantly, the trial would force many
of the most powerful people in Iceland
to take the stand, and this in itself might
force much valuable information on the
reasons for the collapse out into the
open.”
…And Justice For All.
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“There is no big tradition here hang-
ing over me and telling me I can’t do
something”
We interview Iceland Symphony Orchestra’s
new conductor, Ilan Volkov
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“Then murmurs start to pick up, heads
peer skyward and eyes strain through
coach windows—we have first contact”
Not them pesky aliens invading again. No, it’s
the Northern Lights!
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“But look it up in a dictionary or ask any
Icelander and they will tell you that the
word is primarily a derogatory term for
black people.”
Even reviewing beer can be problematic
sometimes.
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“THE CORPORATION: Can we divert the
Kreppa?
THE NARRATOR: “… the destruction of
nature was immense…”
THE CORPORATION: Dessine-moi un
hydro-power dam.”
A play with words. Words with meaning.
Meaning within a play. Ouroboros.
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