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Advertising Sales: Aðalsteinn Jörundsson / [email protected] Helgi Þór Harðarson / [email protected] 24 Screaming Viking, Ignoring the Volcano Photographs: Hörður Sveinsson / [email protected] Problems with Iceland’s economy aren’t superficial. Guðmundur Freyr Vigfússon / [email protected] Frímann Kjerúlf / [email protected] Essentials Proofreader: Erika Wolfe Distribution: Jóhann Páll Hreinsson 28 City Guide 30 Shopping Guide Cover Photo by: Gúndi and Grapevine Purchases That Justify Existence On Cover: Hilmar Þór Hafsteinsson & Anna Clausen Hair & Makeup: Sóley Ástudóttir Foreigner’s Guide to Buying Fish 31 Stylists: Anna Clausen & Sóley Ástudóttir with Lína Móey & Berglind Rögnvaldsdóttir 32 Restaurant reviews Thanks to: Eggert Feldskeri, Kron, Ásgeir Þormóðsson, Kjartan Jóh, Loftur, Sigurður, Jónína & Þjóðmenningarhús 33 Bezt í Heimi Printed by: Ísafoldarprentsmiðja ehf. 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GET A 10% DISCOUNT OF EVERYTHING IN OUR STORES BY PRESENTING THIS COUPON Keeping Iceland warm since 1926 LETTERS Complaints, criticism, suggestions, praise, money, anything at all: Contact [email protected] or send your mail to: The Reykjavík Grapevine, Hafnarstræti 15, 101 Reykjavík. Hi Bart, From: Kara Hnjukar [mailto: observing Icelanders in regards to I was in Iceland until yesterday [email protected]] people of color and immigrants. doing my journo-ing bit looking at Others would describe my a new product made by an Icelandic “It should be noted that the fascination as freakish obsession company and picked up an issue term “professional protestor” since I am a black woman from of the Grapevine in my hotel, (atvinnumótmælandur) has been Alabama. Most people in Alabama the Bjork. I like the look of the frequently used to describe those suffer from severely localized Grapevine, long may it succeed and practicing civil disobedience in mentalities. When I was moving prosper. Iceland. The term is inaccurate, to London years ago, countless Something else that caught my as there is no such thing as a southerners asked me what language attention was the Icelandic girl in “professional protestor.” they spoke “over there.” But, I the rather beat-up, soft-top Suzuki Of course professional protestors digress. Vitara jeep, which had broken down exist. Throughout history, imperial right in the middle of Laugavegur forces on both right and left have I visited Iceland in April through on Wednesday at around noon. often bribed citizens to turn against Icelandair’s Midweek Getaway. I Now obviously, most British guys their own government. Surely you had an amazing trip. Yes, the natural would be far too reserved to ask for must have heard the term “fifth wonders and horseback riding were the phone number of a woman in columnist”? nice, but my best days were spent distress. Normally, I would have schlepping around Reykjavík’s thrown caution to the wind and Closer to home, you say that “all are coffeehouses. As much as I would asked, but I was on my way to catch welcome” to join the demonstration like to say that I no longer feel a bus to the airport to come home. outside the Ministry of Justice. You drawn to Icelandic history and So, through your letters pages, are presumably being paid a salary immigration issues, I cannot. I feel may I enquire as to the condition at the Grapevine so the Icelandic more compelled to study the strange of her battery now (well, I am an government could claim that you are way Icelanders insist bigotry doesn’t automotive journalist!) and whether, a “professional protestor”. happen in their country. For some should she read this, she might send reason, Icelanders seem to think that me either her phone number, or e- And let’s not forget that Susan de placing focus on preservation of their mail? I’ll be coming back to Iceland Muth, the author of that Guardian lineage and culture has nothing to do later this year and would be happy piece, is the wife of protestor Ólafur with bigotry. It’s the same mentality to bring a new set up ‘jump leads’ Páll Sigurðsson. Presumably she that fueled the Ku Klux Klan in the with me. was paid for the article, which the United States. Racism doesn’t have How many girls are there in Icelandic government and others to be a violent act or a yelled slur. Reykjavík that drive beat-up white claim to be highly inaccurate It is more offensive in those small Suzuki Vitaras? I’ll be happy to share – professional protesting by a every day acts. But, I am not writing that information with you in due journalist. And that’s nothing new. to flog Iceland because I live in the course! Incidentally, on another hypocrisy capital of the modern tack, why is it that Icelanders are so This kind gentleman confirms the world. blind to the treasures that are right definition of “professional protestor” not there in front of them? I’m talking with the fascist belief that if you have a I would like to know if there is any about 1930s ‘Art Deco’ buildings. view that doesn’t match the government way someone like myself could assist True, there are quite a few bad you are there to cause disorder. No, he with your paper on a volunteer level. examples, but Reykjavík has some advances it to a unique level: if you I currently live in Philadelphia and really excellent - if rather neglected report on someone who doesn’t fully have writing experience. I work as a - examples that with a little bit of agree with the government you are a copy editor at a financial firm. imagination could provide more than “professional protestor.” Excellent logic. a good enough reason to visit the April Dobbins city. If you, or the Icelandic tourist We are familiar with the term fifth office doesn’t believe me, look no column, a term coined by General We welcome submissions from around further than the equally hard to Mola in during the Spanish Civil the world, though we focus mainly on reach New Zealand city of Napier War, but that has since been used to local issues. We pay all writers as much for inspiration. scare populations about foreign-born as we can. I managed to (just) find enough populations, especially popular against time to start photographing the best Jews in Britain in the middle of the Regarding blatant racism, in this examples I could find and asked last century, as Jews would be loyal, issue we decided not to print any of the a number of local book dealers according to their accusers, to anarchists Iceland is a white motherland emails and antique dealers whether there and Bolsheviks. How curious to see the that we receive. For one thing, they was a society in Iceland for term thrown about in Iceland when have gotten more violent in tone and the preservation of what I think a group of locals want to protest big they are not adding to the stupid racist Icelanders call ‘funky’ 1930s-style business. discussion—so if you want to read buildings and objects. With massive about ignorant angry racists, read any degrees of redevelopment now taking The kindly gentleman also confuses of our back issues. place in the city centre, it would be a the Grapevine for any and all foreign great shame if this heritage was lost media. There he is correct. The foreign Another reason we aren’t running any now in my view. media is actually a large jellyfish-like of the angry racist letters is because Is there an opening here for a new creature living in a parallel universe whenever we try to respond to one of the pressure group? If so, count me in.
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    COMMUNICATOR BETWEEN WORLDS: BJÖRK REACHES BEYOND THE BINARIES Edwin F. Faulhaber A Thesis Submitted to the Graduate College of Bowling Green State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARTS December 2008 Committee: Kimberly Coates, Advisor Robert Sloane ii ABSTRACT Kimberly Coates, Advisor Icelandic pop star Björk has spent her career breaking down boundaries, blurring lines, and complicating binaries between perceived opposites. Examining a variety of both primary and secondary sources, this study looks at the ways that Björk challenges the binary constructions of “high” and “low” art, nature and technology, and feminism and traditional femininity, and also proposes that her uniquely postmodern approach to blurring boundaries can be a model for a better society in general. This study contends that Björk serves as a symbol of what might be possible if humans stopped constructing boundaries between everything from musical styles to national borders, and as a model for how people can focus on their commonalities while still respecting the freedom of individual expression. This is particularly important in the United States of America, a place where despite its infinite potential for cultural pluralism and collaboration, there are as many (or more) divisions between people based upon race, class, gender, and religion as anywhere else in the world. iii Dedicated to Morgaine iv ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to thank my committee, Dr. Kim Coates and Rob Sloane, for all of their suggestions and encouragement while I wrote this thesis. I would also like to thank Dr. Don McQuarie and Gloria Enriquez Pizana for their support and assistance, as well as a host of wonderful professors who laid the groundwork for this thesis by inspiring me along the way: Rob, Kim, Drs.
  • World Domination Or Death!

    World Domination Or Death!

    The Sugarcubes and Their Protégés The Sugarcubes in August of 1986. From left: Einar Örn, Sigtryggur, Björk, Einar Melax, Friðrik, Þór and Bragi. Photo: Unknown. World Domination or Death! A few years after Mezzoforte Reptile; inescapably their fame making music. Guitarist Guðlau- Björk and Þór bore a son in June cracked international pop markets also brought light to their country gur “Godkrist” Óttarsson made of 1986, so life was taken easy on Iceland’s behalf, the nation fi- of origin, which few people knew some music that featured Björk during that spring and summer. Ein- nally got its international pop stars: much about. singing lyrics by Þór Eldon, her ar Örn finished his studies in Lon- The Sugarcubes. The band would boyfriend since 1983. They called don and moved to Iceland. During survive six years before implod- Pop Group for Money themselves The Elgar Sisters, long meetings at Björk’s and Þór’s ing and giving way to the biggest The obscure artists of Kukl were and three of the songs would place at Nesvegur, Einar, Björk, Icelandic star ever, Björk. of course as far removed from much later turn up as B-sides on Þór and other friends eventually pop music as possible, even Björk singles. Björk and drummer came up with the idea of forming The Sugarcubes released sever- though they had performed a Sigtryggur Baldursson also made a collective that they would call al well-received hits, and toured few “melodic” songs in their some music together under the Smekkleysa (“Bad Taste”). “Bad the world over on numerous earliest incarnation.