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So, yesterday the Supreme Court threw out 80% of the charges in the Baugur case.Missed the prequel? Here’s a [very] brief summary: This past summer, the founders and key executives of Baugur Group, which owns half of Iceland and is working on the UK, were indicted on...

The Most Original Blog Post Award goes to Nancy, who entered the names of her 'favorite bloggers' into google image search, and posted the results.Check out my picture. If it ain't the very spitting image - and who knew that YT shared a name with New Zealand's first...

You know what I absolutely love? I love it when I go out somewhere and someone corrects my English.YT: I think we'll try some of that lamb sirloin.Pedantic Store Clerk: Some of that sir-lo-een.YT: [to EPI] Don't you think? Some of that sirloin?PSC: Sir-lo-een.*END ÁR...

Today I took my life in my hands and ventured out into Reykjavík traffic. Man! I've said it before and I'll say it again: Icelandic drivers are the scariest in the Whole Wide World.I drove to visit my friend L. up in Mosfellsbær [let's call it a suburb of Reykjavík,...

WE'RE THE BEST YEA YEA YEAIceland scored big points in a Guardian/Observer reader survey, landing the top seat in the category 'Favourite European country'. Which meant we won some award that some guy that we've never heard of got to pick up. [Who IS that guy? And who...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

Well. I think it’s safe to say that the Icelandic nation is absolutely gobsmacked over the two bombs dropped by daily paper Fréttablaðið this weekend – one yesterday [boom], one today [BOOM]. It concerns the Baugur case, which I have steadfastly tried to keep my...