2 - the reykjavík grapevine - august 22nd - september 4th, 2003 THE VIEW FROM THE INSIDE SOUND OFF LIKE YOU´VE GOT A PAIR IS AN ARMY NECESSARY IN 6 ICELAND OR ANYWHERE? LITTLE ORCAN ANNIE THE WEIRDISH WORLD KEIKO, POP ICON 8 ICELAND VS. THE WORLD COD WARS, WHALING AND 10 THE EU DEBATE KIMONO NO R´s, NO S´s, BUT REVERSE MULLET IS OK 19 LETTERS: YET MORE ON WHALE, ART: KJARVAL, THE BJÖRK OF 4 AND A BIT OF FOOTBALL 20 ICELANDIC PAINTING EDITORIAL: EXCLUSIVE REPORT ON THE MOST INSANE MAN IN THE 5 THE INSIDE WORKINGS OF THE VINE 22 LAND? SIGGI PÖNK AND HARDCORE COLUMN: HOW TO SURVIVE AN NERO, BACK FROM THE DEAD AND 12 ICELANDIC ROUNDABOUT 23 RIGHT AT HOME IN REYKJAVÍK ANOTHER COLUMN: THE BENEFITS LITERATURE: THE DAY THE SAGAS 13 OF BIG, POLLUTING JEEPS 24 CAME HOME CINEMA: PIRATES AND IGBY, SOME SELLING ICELAND: THE HIGHLANDS 14 GOOD NEWS FOR A CHANGE 25 AND INDUSTRIALISATION YOU ARE HERE: A MAP OF WAKING UP IN THE WESTMANS: 16 REYKJAVÍK BARS AND EATERIES 29 AFTER THE HORDES HAVE LEFT THE REYKJAVíK GRAPEVINE ISSUE SIX, AUGUST 22ND - SEPTEMBER 4TH 2003 Publisher: Hilmar Steinn Grétarsson Editor: Valur Gunnarsson Co-Editors: Jón Trausti Sigurðarson & John Boyce Production director & listings editor: Oddur Óskar Kjartansson Graphic design & Layout: Hörður Kristbjörnsson, (
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