Reykjavík Grapevine - 01.07.2016, Page 2

What’s fresh in Iceland right now is
the presidential elections. My good-
ness, what a result. After waiting a
whole generation for a new President,
now we can finally have a new one for
at least another four years: historian
Guðni Th. Jóhannesson. We should
bear in mind, though, that the current
constitution has no set term limits
for the presidency. As such, our new
President may be in power for another
20 years. However, Guðni did tell us
in a recent interview that “I think no
president should be at Bessastaðir for
more than three terms,” and he seems
like a mensch, so he’ll likely keep his
word, too.
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The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 9 — 2016
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NEW PRESIDENT P:22
Meet Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, his wife Eliza
and what they really think about football.
FEATURE
FOOTBALL EVERYTHING P:30
British turncoats, assimilated Americans
+ Are we all going crazy?
ANALYSIS
LORD PUSSWHIP’S
LOST & FOUND P:60
Discover Icelandic culture through ‘Rokk í Reykjavík’
+ Markús and the Diversion Sessions, Seth Sharp & more
MUSIC
MAJESTIC ÞÓRSMÖRK P:60
Snæfellsnes is just so great
+ Selfoss and Bobby Fischer’s final resting place
TRAVEL
APPY HOUR
Happy Hours
CRAVING
Food & Dining
APPENING
Event Listings
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The hot button of this issue is foot-
ball. What makes this issue especially
hot right now is that seldom before
has Iceland’s sports world attracted
so much international attention. Per-
haps due to the novelty of the Icelandic
men’s team making it to the European
Championships for the first time, the
team’s playing has been widely report-
ed on, but likewise our Twitter feed’s
coverage of the matches, announcer
Gummi Ben’s spirited narration of the
action, and even Icelandic fans’ foot-
ball chants have been the subjects of
actual sports news articles. It is hard
to remember the last time the interna-
tional press scrutinised our sports life
with such attention to detail, and it’s
for this reason that football is the Hot
Button of this issue.
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Football
THE HOT
BUTTON
FRESH
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