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“This time around, tourism will be the new basket for
all of Iceland’s eggs. Business is booming, the bubble
is swelling, hotels are sprouting faster than weeds,
and there is an unexamined, baseless assumption that
tourism is an industry that will just keep on growing
in Iceland, without end.”
It’s not you, dear tourists, it’s us!
“If a nation's PM (of whom you've never seen a picture
because you're a stupid American intern) is going to be
attending an event you're covering, do a quick search
of what s/he looks like. Otherwise you might end up
blocking the gangway as he's trying to board, and
everyone will look at you weird…”
We scoped for some sea mammals with the
prime minister aboard the new eco-friendly
tourist ship Ópal. It was a whale of a tail!
“‘They’re often highly superstitious tales,’ admits
Arngrímur, ‘but as soon as you start reading them,
you notice what a cool world it is—a complex fantasy
world that people have created over centuries. New
people are always adding on to the whole collection of
creatures. And I wanted to add something to it, too.’”
We speak to painter Arngrímur Sigurðsson
about Iceland’s hidden creatures.
“His favourite piece is a chalk-stripe Teddy Boy
suit with burgundy velvet on the collar and cuffs,
lined with a bright Japanese koi tattoo print.
“Very Johnny Depp,” he says, rolling his eyes.”
Reykjavík’s rockabilly couple live a greased-
up, 50s Americana life.
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