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a{Editor: Krista Mahr. Deputy and picture editor: Páll Stefánsson. Staff writers: Edward Weinman Designer: Erlingur Páll Ingvarsson. Contributing photographers: Gúndi. Contributing writers:
Bart Cameron, Tania Menai, Adam Key Raney, Eliza Reid, Katherine Sharpe. Copy editor: Alda Sigmundsdóttir. Illustrator: Lilja Gunnarsdóttir. Icelandair editorial consultants: Áslaug Thelma Einarsdóttir,
Guðjón Arngrímsson. Production: Erlingur Páll Ingvarsson. Color production: Páll Kjartansson. Publisher: Benedikt Jóhannesson. Advertising sales: Helga Möller, helgam@heimur.is
Editorial/advertising offices: Borgartún 23. 105 Reykjavík, Iceland, Tel: (+354) 512-7575, Fax: (+354) 561-8646, atlantica@heimur.is, www.icelandreview.com Printed at Oddi, Iceland. ATLANTICA is
published in Reykjavík, Iceland, by Iceland Review, a division of Heimur Ltd. Copies of ATLANTICA can be obtained from the publisher at USD 6 per copy (airmail, worldwide). No articles in this magazine may
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AT L A N T I C A I S P R O D U C E D F O R P A S S E N G E R S O N I C E L A N D A I R ’ S I N T E R N AT I O N A L R O U T E S A N D I S N O T F O R D I S T R I B U T I O N W I T H I N I C E L A N D
Cover photo by Páll Stefánsson
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A New Chapter in Icelandair Group’s History
Address from Icelandair President and CEO Jón Karl Ólafsson.
Airmail
Renzo Piano designs the new New York Times building. Also, women
presidents, tech gadgets & gear, plus one giant snow-dome.
Finding Forest
On the set of A Little Trip to Heaven with the veteran actor
Forest Whitaker. By Edward Weinman.
On the Fly
Go sailing on a freighter, and spice up those cold hotel rooms
with Mexican folk art.
How to Stay Warm in St. Petersburg
Atlantica editor Krista Mahr survives the Russian winter thanks to
the hospitality of some thirsty locals in St. Petersburg.
Photos by Páll Stefánsson.
The Mancunian Candidate
If you’re not a football fan, Manchester is most likely not on your itiner-
ary. But missing what George Orwell called the “the belly and guts of
the nation” would be a mistake, writes Eliza Reid.
Photos by Páll Stefánsson.
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High Water Blues
Bart Cameron rides the wake of Hurricane Katrina through the home
of the Blues. Photos by Gúndi.
Pieces of Iceland
Post-war design.
Remembering What You Hear
Garrison Keillor turns his hit radio show A Prairie Home Companion
into a movie directed by Robert Altman and starring the likes of
Meryl Streep and Lindsay Lohan. By Edward Weinman.
Your Guides to Reykjavík
Welcome Aboard
In-flight films and music, company notes, destination information,
domestic route map/facts about Iceland, US immigration and
customs information, international route map and flight bar.
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