Reykjavík Grapevine - 16.06.2016, Page 66

LÓABORATORIUM
SMJÖRFLUGA
About Icelandic
Blueberries
By NANNA DÍS ÁRNADÓTTIR
Hey Nanna,
My mother is from Iceland and when I was growing up she of-
ten spoke about blueberry season and how the bushes stretched
for miles—when is blueberry season? Wondering if my trip
maybe coincides with this phenomenon. I’m coming in August.
Berry Delicious

Hey Berry Delicious,
You need to give mom a reality check—they’re called
bilberries, Ma, DUH! They’re blue berries, not blueberries,
UGH!
But yeah, they should be ripe when you visit.
Nanna
Nanna,
Would you let your baby sleep outside a café in a pram?
Oi Oi Oi
Hey Oi Oi Oi,
Would I? You mean, have I done it in the last twenty
minutes (maybe yes). God damn, can’t a mother get five
fucking minutes to drink a cup of coffee and shovel some
snow in her nose without the looming presence of a sleep-
ing child?
Nanna
Dear Nanna,
I’d like to visit Iceland from September 25 until October 3.
What flights do you recommend?
Jonathan
Dear Jonathan,
I am not Google. If I was, I wouldn’t be wearing underpants
I bought six years ago. Just look it up like the rest of us
schlubs.
Nanna
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DON'T ASK NANNA MONSTER OF
THE MONTH
The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 8 — 2016
66
It is reported that the monster called
Hafstrambi is found in the seas of
Greenland. This monster is tall and of
great size, and rises straight out of the
water. It appears to have shoulders,
neck and head, eyes and mouth, and
nose and chin like those of a human
being; but above the eyes and the eye-
brows it looks more like a man with a
peaked helmet on his head. It has shoul-
ders like a man’s, but no hands. Its body
apparently grows narrower from the
shoulders down, so that the lower down
it has been observed, the more slender
it has seemed to be. But no one has
ever seen how the lower end is shaped,
whether it terminates in a fin like a
fish or is pointed like a pole. [...] No one
has ever observed it closely enough to
determine whether its body has scales
like a fish or skin like a man. Whenever
the monster has shown itself, men have
always been sure that a storm would
follow. They have also noted how it has
turned when about to plunge into the
waves and in what direction it has fall-
en; if it has turned toward the ship and
has plunged in that direction, the sail-
Hafstrambi
The Sea Stack
"Monster of the Month" is a spin off of 'The Museum of Hidden Beings', by
artist Arngrímur Sigurðsson. He delved into Iceland´s mythological history,
taking creature encounters from across the centuries and bringing them to
life through painting in an act of creative cryptozoology. Find the book at
bookstores, or order it online at arngrimur.com.
DON'T ASK
NANNA
ors have felt sure that lives would be lost
on that ship; but whenever it has turned
away from the vessel and has plunged in
that direction, they have felt confident
that their lives would be spared, even
though they should encounter rough
waters and severe storms.
Source: Konungs skuggsjá, p. 52-53. Writ-
ten in the 13. century. Author unknown.
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represented by the gallery,
selected works by acclaimed
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