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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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Reykjavík sports club Leiknir became Reykjavík Champion in the top football division for the first time in the club’s history on Monday, beating KR 3-2 in a dramatic game where Sævar Freyr Alexadersson scored the winning goal towards the end.
Archive photo: Páll Stefánsson/Iceland Review.
Leiknir’s players were ecstatic and celebrated into the night—at least that’s what employees of security firm Öryggismiðstöðin concluded when they found the cup Leiknir had won in the swimming pool Breiðholtslaug, fotbolti.net reports.
Öryggismiðstöðin’s employees wrote in an open letter to Leiknir on the company’s Facebook page: “Dear Leiknir players. Congratulations on the Reykjavík Championship title! We found your cup in Breiðholtslaug last night. You can pick it up from us.”
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The 2013 Reykjavík International Children’s Film Festival opens at the cinema Bíó Paradís on Hverfisgata in downtown Reykjavík on May 29.
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The exchange of power in Iceland took place yesterday when the government of Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson formally took over from that of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and ministers exchange keys.
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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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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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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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