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Watch an audio slideshow of how traditional Icelandic rhubarb stew is made. Rhubarb is one of the few vegetables that grows effortlessly in Iceland and for that reason it used to be a highly-valued addition to the traditional diet of fish and lamb.
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Today marks the opening of over 100 exhibitions, installations, fashion shows and other events all over the capital with the launch of DesignMarch, running through March 17, and Reykjavík Fashion Festival (RFF), running through March 16.
From Reykjavík Fashion Festival. Courtesy of RFF.
DesignMarch opens with DesignTalks, a day of lectures by internationally-acclaimed design thinkers: Mark Eley and Wakako Kishimoto of Eley Kishimoto, Juliet Kinchin of MoMA, Maja Kuzmanovic and Nik Gaffney of FoaM and Inge Druckrey, professor emerita, who will speak about the ‘Magic of Creativity.’
DesignMarch takes places in dozens of different locations all over town where fishbone toy sets, fashion illustrations, catwalk shows, letterpress printing and shellfish jewelry will be among the design displayed.
‘Reykjavík Fashion Night Out,’ a big celebration of fashion and shopping, will be held today on with a number of concept stores and boutiques remaining open until 9 pm.
RFF’s opening party will take place at Hotel Borg at 10 pm where DJ Margeir will entertain the crowd. The festival’s main event will be the catwalk fashion shows at concert and conference center Harpa, starting at 11 am on Saturday.
For further information about the two festivals, go to designmarch.is and rff.is.
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Mountaineer Leifur Örn Svavarsson became the first Icelander to reach the peak of Everest, the world’s highest mountain, by the North Face from Tibet just before sunrise yesterday morning.
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Iceland’s new government formally took power today following a state council meeting at Bessastaðir, the presidential residence.
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One of the last tasks of Steingrímur J. Sigfússon while in office as minister of industries and innovation was to issue a regulation on Monday extending the reserve for whales in Faxaflói bay, off Reykjavík in Southwest Iceland. The regulation took affect at midnight.
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The Identification Committee of the National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police yesterday completed its investigation of human remains found by travelers on the beach Kaldbaksvík in Strandir, the eastern West Fjords, on Saturday.
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The 2013 April-May issue of Iceland Review & Atlantica has been released. Packed with informative and entertaining stories, highlights include an interview with outgoing Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and the people who know her best, a photo essay of ice caves in Europe’s largest glacier and a colorful feature on life in the West Fjords.
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REVIEWS
The 11th Reykjavík Shorts & Docs. Catch it while it lasts!
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Artist couple Nína Ivanova and Ómar Smári Kristinsson explain why they decided to settle in the West Fjords’ capital.
Reykjavík Queer Choir’s annual spring concert takes place on Friday, May 24.
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