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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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Hallgrímur Helgason’s novel, The Hitmans Guide to Housecleaning, or 10 ráð til að hætta að drepa fólk og byrja að vaska upp (which translates as 10 tips to stop killing people and start doing the dishes), reached the eight place of Amazon’s chart of most sold books, issued by Kindle as an e-book. Amazon issues the book both in Kindle- and paperback form and the book was put on the site in late January 2012.
On the first day, the book had already reached the top ten list in the Kindle-branch of Amazon, England, and for a while it even took the first place in the thriller category from Stieg Larsson, author of the Millennium trilogy. Yesterday, visir.is reported that the book had reached eighth place of sold books on Amazon in all categories.
The book was published in Iceland in 2010 and has been published in ten different languages, most recently in Korean. The movie rights to the book have also been sold to Denmark.
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The Identification Committee of the National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police is working on the identification of a body swept up on the beach at Kaldbaksvík in Strandir, the eastern West Fjords, on Saturday. The body was found by travelers in the area.
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Outgoing Prime Minister of Iceland Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir stated that The Simpsons episode which was dedicated to Iceland and premiered on Sunday had definitely served as good promotion for the country.
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The party council of the Independence Party and central committee of the Progressive Party have been called to separate meetings tonight to discuss the planned coalition of the two parties in Iceland’s next government.
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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 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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