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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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A bronze statue by Icelandic artist Steinunn Þórarinsdóttir will be unveiled in the English seaport Hull on May 7. Its predecessor was stolen in July last year and the new statue will hence be monitored with security cameras around the clock.
"För", or "Voyage", in Vík. Photo by Bernhild Vögel.
Steinunn originally made two bronze statues called “Voyage”. One was intended for Hull but the other is located in Vík in south Iceland, ruv.is reports.
Two persons were arrested on suspicion of the theft of the Hull statue at the time but later released. The statue remains missing. The local police believe it might have been stolen because of the value of the metal, which worth was estimated at ISK 365,000 (USD 2,900, EUR 2,200).
According to the BBC, Hull city authorities have spent GBP 40,000 (ISK 8 million, USD 64,000, EUR 49,000) for a reproduction of the statue and will make sure that it won’t be stolen again by watching over it 24-7.
Click here to read more about the theft of the statue.
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Trips to the top of Iceland’s highest peak, Hvannadalshnjúkur (aka Hvannadalshnúkur), have proven popular this year, according to Icelandic Mountain Guides. Hvannadalshnjúkur is a peak on Öræfajökull in South Iceland measuring 2,109 meters in height.
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The Gender Equality Studies and Training Programme (GEST) at the University of Iceland was formally approved as a member of the United Nations University (UNU) network earlier this month.
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Sales of Icelandic vegetables are at a record high according to managing director of The Marketing Association of Horticultural Producers (Sölufélag garðyrkjumanna) Gunnlaugur Karlsson.
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Four tourists were rescued from a piece of floating ice in Fjallsárlón glacial lagoon, East Iceland, yesterday afternoon. Fjallsárlón is just west of the popular Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon.
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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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