Reykjavík Grapevine - 05.10.2018, Blaðsíða 4

What Are Icelanders
Talking About?
The latest flare-ups from social media
Words: Andie Fontaine Photo: Archive
H i s t o r y w a s m a d e
l a s t w e e k w h e n a l l
five suspects in the notorious
Guðmundur and Geirfinnur
case had all charges against them
dropped. This case, arguably the
most famous criminal case in
Icelandic history, saw the five
convicted of murder in 1974, despite
their being no bodies, no witnesses
and no material or circumstantial
evidence connecting them to the
disappearance of the two men the
case is named after. Prime Minis-
ter Katrín Jakobsdóttir issued an
apology on behalf of the Icelandic
government and will soon explore
if reparations will be paid for the
prison time the men served and the
damage done to their reputations
and families.
What time is it in Iceland? Turns
out, the answer isn’t so simple. A
workgroup under the auspices of
the Ministry of Health has proposed
that Iceland abide a different
time zone than GMT, citing the
deleterious effects on health that
sticking with a timezone far to the
east of us has, including a lack of
sleep, depression and decreased
attention span. No need to be in a
hurry to reset your clocks, though;
the measure will likely not even
be voted on until the 2019-2020
parliamentary session.
Iceland often gets praised for its
parental leave policies, which give
parents a combined nine months
off to care for their newborns. That
may soon change—for the better. A
new bill from the Social Democrats
would like to see parental leave
extended to 12 months, partly
in response to the lack of avail-
able spaces in daycare around the
country. Although it’s an opposi-
tion party bill, it may actually pass,
very likely to the delight of expect-
ant parents across Iceland.
Lastly, allegations of sexual
assault have been levied against
Sigur Rós drummer Orri Páll
Dýrason, made by artist Megan
Boyd. In two lengthy Instagram
posts, she said that the two met
at a club in 2013, and that he later
assaulted her as she slept. Orri
announced shortly thereafter that
he was quitting the band, saying
that he will fight, but intends to do
so out of the public eye.
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Interesting fact: if you go 888mph in a bus you move Iceland into EST
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