What’s in a mail?

Well, dear readers, I hope you enjoyed the brief respite from the Baugur affair, because herewith continues our reporting of one of the most titillating soap operas in Icelandic history: Yesterday an attorney working for Jónína Benediktsdóttir, accompanied by a...

Festival happyland

So last night they have this interview programme on TV, where a woman is introducing the Reykjavík International Film Festival, which begins today. YT: [idly, to EPI, over dinner] That’s funny, I thought the film festival wasn’t until next month. EPI: [idly, to YT,...

Sordid e-mails and other fun stuff

Well good, I’m glad you’re all enjoying this story because there’s more. It’s arrived at the point now where the initial feeling of stunned surprise has died down and the nation sort of leans back and observes the two camps going at it like wild beasts. Everybody’s...

Stormy

The rather sparse use of the comment boxes over the past couple of days would indicate that the topic under discussion is not a huge hit; however, please bear with me, it is the single most significant matter the Icelandic nation currently has to contend with and...

Scary monsters super creeps

Well, the earth has continued to quake here in Iceland today as Fréttablaðið kept emptying out its dirty postal bag containing secret e-mails sent in the strictest confidence between some very powerful individuals about two years ago. [Here’s a valuable lesson: Do not...